Developmental Screening and Strategies for Support: Hand in Hand Training Fall 2025

Registration Closes: Friday, September 5, 2025

Welcome to the Developmental Screening and Strategies for Support! The objective of this training is to increase knowledge and skill that directly impacts the work practitioners do with infants and young children under the age of 6 and their parents/caregivers. The training is designed to enhance knowledge and skills in recognizing and responding to concerns about a child's development. Upon meeting the requirements of the training, participants will receive a certificate of completion from IEMHP.

If you/your organization have 20 or more committed participants please reach out to iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca for details on group discounts.

Learning Objectives

In this training, participants will:

1. Gain a better understanding of developmental screening and its benefits in supporting children's development.
2. Understand, facilitate, score, and interpret the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3rd edition and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional 2nd edition.
3. Gain a better understanding of developmental support plans and the benefits in supporting children's development with concrete strategies.
4. Implement the knowledge of infant and mental health and developmental screening into their practice and how they support families of young children.
5. Understand and navigate the Hand in Hand resource manual and the DSP templates.
6. Make the appropriate decisions to support a child's development.

Prerequisites

• Introduction to Infant and Early Mental Health is required to enroll in this training. This course is self-paced and takes ~3 hours to complete. If you have already completed Introduction to Infant and Early Mental Health than no action is required.
• Learner Acknowledgment: You are required to certify you have reviewed and understand the Learner Acknowledgment that outlines the expectations of the training. Return to the 'Your progress' tab and scroll down to the tile entitled 'Learner Acknowledgment'. The acknowledgment will open in a new tab as a pdf. Please review and return to the Learning Portal tab. Click certify to compete.

1. Scroll down and select the Learner Acknowledgment
2. The agreement will open in a separate tab
3. Review the agreement
4. Return to the Learning Portal tab
5. Click the Certify Button

• Select your Live virtual Sessions: Participants must attend one (1) of each live virtual session type: Orientation Session, ASQ Coaching Session, DSP Coaching Session, and Implementation Session - Session selections are DUE: Friday, September 5, 2025 - please see below for a full lists of dates.

1. Scroll down to the 'Registration' section
2. Choose your preferred Orientation Session, ASQ Coaching Session, DSP Coaching Session, and Implementation Session. You must choose and attend one (1) of each session type.
3. Click on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFO button of your selected Orientation Session, ASQ Coaching Session, DSP Coaching Session, and Implementation Session to find your Zoom link and additional instructions regarding what you must do to prepare for the session.
   

Dates

Participants must be available to attend one (1) of each session type below. Please note our live virtural sessions are not recorded and failure to attend any one of the required sessions may result in a participants withdrawal from this training.

Orientation Session 1: Tuesday, September 9, 2025: 10:00am - 10:30am EST

Orientation Session 2: Thursday, September 11, 2025: 1:00pm - 1:30pm EST

ASQ Coaching Session 1: Tuesday, September 16, 2025: 10:00am - 12:00pm EST

ASQ Coaching Session 2: Wednesday, September 17, 2025: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST

ASQ Coaching Session 3: Thursday, September 18, 2025: 10:00am - 12:00pm EST

ASQ Coaching Session 4: Thursday, September 18, 2025: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST

DSP Coaching Session 1: Tuesday, September 23, 2025: 10:00am - 12:00pm EST

DSP Coaching Session 2: Wednesday, September 24, 2025: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST

DSP Coaching Session 3: Thursday, September 25, 2025: 10:00am - 12:00pm EST

DSP Coaching Session 4: Thursday, September 25, 2025: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Implementation Session 1: Tuesday, September 30, 2025: 10:00am - 11:30am EST

Implementation Session 2: Thursday, October 2, 2025: 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Training Materials

The training materials will be posted on Monday September 8, 2025. The MATERIALS tab can be found next to the ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY tab

Questions? Please contact us at iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca