PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
WV Birth to Three Professional Development Information
WV Birth to Three (WVBTT) is proud to offer professional development and trainings for enrolled professional service providers and service coordinators, centered around early intervention, at no cost.
As part of your enrollment within the WVBTT system, trainings are offered as requirements to fulfill your role within the system, to enhance tools that you may already have, or to provide opportunities for certifications or a leadership role within WBTT.
Types of Trainings:
- Webinar Trainings - Trainings that allow for interaction with the trainer and other WVBTT providers through live presentation using a virtual platform.
- Self-Paced Courses - Opportunities to work at your own pace and receive credit within a specified timeframe.
- Facilitated Courses - Courses you complete with a group of professionals. A facilitator guides you through the content using a variety of activities and assignments to enrich your learning experiences.
- Lunch'n'Learn Webinars - Live webinars offered each month January - October that provide valuable resource information for our WV Birth to Three providers and families. Information presented covers state and national resources that support families in raising young children with or at-risk of developmental delay.
- Learning Cohorts - Opportunities to network with other early intervention practitioners to explore and support practice. Examples include ASQ: SE, SEAM, and BABES. Watch the WV BTT Website and statewide emails for upcoming learning cohort opportunities.
- Pre-Recorded Videos - Recently recorded videos that contain valuable information for providers or families. Contact hours are not available for recorded videos.
WVBTT SELF-PACED ORIENTATION TRAINING
Orientation to WV Birth to Three is a requirement for direct service providers and service coordinators who are interested in enrolling
in the early intervention system. Participants will learn the legal and philosophical foundations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C: Early Intervention for
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, how early intervention is implemented in West Virginia, and the expectations for practitioners providing services with children and families who reside within West Virginia.
This self-paced course overviews family-centered services, the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process, procedural safeguards, required system components, personnel standards, and enrollment procedures.
The Orientation Certificate of Attendance is required when submitting your WVBTT enrollment information packet. Your enrollment packet will need to be submitted to the WVBTT system within six months
after completing this training.
WEBINAR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Step 1 - Please review the WVBTT monthly offerings listed in the Webinar Training Schedule.
Step 2 - To register for an individual course, click "Click to Register Here" beside the course on the training schedule and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your registration.
Please complete registration for WV Birth to Three webinar sessions 24 hours in advance of the start date and time for the session.
SELF PACED AND FACILITATED LEARNNG OPPORTUNITIES
WV Birth to Three offers self-paced training opportunities through the Canvas Learning Management System and the WV STARS Registry. The process to access these sessions is on the flyers below.
Self-Paced learning opportunities WVBTT currently has available:
- WV STARS Online Courses Flyer - Ongoing Sessions
- Canvas Online Courses Flyer - Ongoing Sessions
Facilitated learning opportunities WVBTT currently has available:
- Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) Communities of Practice - A series of five Communities of Practice that dig deeper into the FGRBI content that can be completed
once the FGRBI self-paced overview course has been completed in Canvas. To enroll in these Communities of Practice, email dhwvbtttraining@wv.gov.
PRE-RECORDED TRAINING
RECORDED WEBINAR/VIDEOS TRAINING
Lunch n Learn Pre-Recorded Webinars
SERVICE COORDINATION COMPETENCY TEST
Service Coordinators must pass a competency test within their first year of enrollment. For information on how to access the test, click the link below:
JOIN THE WV STARS TRAINING REGISTRY
The WV State Training and Registry System (WV STARS) is a collaborative effort across
West Virginia early childhood programs to implement a comprehensive continuum of specialized training and career mobility for all early care and education professionals.
WV Birth to Three training opportunities are registered with WV STARS. You can create an account with WV Stars by clicking the link above to track your training hours.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
WV Birth to Three Professional Development Information
WV Birth to Three (WVBTT) is proud to offer professional development and trainings for enrolled professional service providers and service coordinators, centered around early intervention, at no cost.
As part of your enrollment within the WVBTT system, trainings are offered as requirements to fulfill your role within the system, to enhance tools that you may already have, or to provide opportunities for certifications or a leadership role within WBTT.
Types of Trainings:
- Webinar Trainings - Trainings that allow for interaction with the trainer and other WVBTT providers through live presentation using a virtual platform.
- Self-Paced Courses - Opportunities to work at your own pace and receive credit within a specified timeframe.
- Facilitated Courses - Courses you complete with a group of professionals. A facilitator guides you through the content using a variety of activities and assignments to enrich your learning experiences.
- Lunch'n'Learn Webinars - Live webinars offered each month January - October that provide valuable resource information for our WV Birth to Three providers and families. Information presented covers state and national resources that support families in raising young children with or at-risk of developmental delay.
- Learning Cohorts - Opportunities to network with other early intervention practitioners to explore and support practice. Examples include ASQ: SE, SEAM, and BABES. Watch the WV BTT Website and statewide emails for upcoming learning cohort opportunities.
- Pre-Recorded Videos - Recently recorded videos that contain valuable information for providers or families. Contact hours are not available for recorded videos.
WVBTT SELF-PACED ORIENTATION TRAINING
Orientation to WV Birth to Three is a requirement for direct service providers and service coordinators who are interested in enrolling in the early intervention system. Participants will learn the legal and philosophical foundations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C: Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, how early intervention is implemented in West Virginia, and the expectations for practitioners providing services with children and families who reside within West Virginia.
This self-paced course overviews family-centered services, the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process, procedural safeguards, required system components, personnel standards, and enrollment procedures.
The Orientation Certificate of Attendance is required when submitting your WVBTT enrollment information packet. Your enrollment packet will need to be submitted to the WVBTT system within six months after completing this training.
WEBINAR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Step 1 - Please review the WVBTT monthly offerings listed in the Webinar Training Schedule.
Step 2 - To register for an individual course, click "Click to Register Here" beside the course on the training schedule and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your registration.
Please complete registration for WV Birth to Three webinar sessions 24 hours in advance of the start date and time for the session.
SELF PACED AND FACILITATED LEARNNG OPPORTUNITIES
WV Birth to Three offers self-paced training opportunities through the Canvas Learning Management System and the WV STARS Registry. The process to access these sessions is on the flyers below.
Self-Paced learning opportunities WVBTT currently has available:
- WV STARS Online Courses Flyer - Ongoing Sessions
- Canvas Online Courses Flyer - Ongoing Sessions
Facilitated learning opportunities WVBTT currently has available:
- Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) Communities of Practice - A series of five Communities of Practice that dig deeper into the FGRBI content that can be completed once the FGRBI self-paced overview course has been completed in Canvas. To enroll in these Communities of Practice, email dhwvbtttraining@wv.gov.
PRE-RECORDED TRAINING
RECORDED WEBINAR/VIDEOS TRAINING
Lunch n Learn Pre-Recorded Webinars
SERVICE COORDINATION COMPETENCY TEST
Service Coordinators must pass a competency test within their first year of enrollment. For information on how to access the test, click the link below:
JOIN THE WV STARS TRAINING REGISTRY
The WV State Training and Registry System (WV STARS) is a collaborative effort across
West Virginia early childhood programs to implement a comprehensive continuum of specialized training and career mobility for all early care and education professionals.
WV Birth to Three training opportunities are registered with WV STARS. You can create an account with WV Stars by clicking the link above to track your training hours.