In This Issue What's the Buzz? Resources Upcoming Training & Learning Opportunities New Trainer Process Finding Training We Need Your Help

Your Wisconsin Pyramid Model Trainer Update

The Wisconsin Pyramid Model Trainer Buzzzzz..... What’s all the “buzz” about? Welcome to the newest edition of the Pyramid Model Trainer Buzz! This is a trainer newsletter that will keep you, our knowledgeable and talented Pyramid Model Trainers, updated on the latest and greatest PM training news and resources. Watch for it to come out quarterly throughout the year!   We appreciate all you do for children and their adults!

Resources (click on the blue links for more information about each resource)

Self Care Resource - to support you! Stress Posters - visual reminders of strategies to share with families and staff Trainer Resources - to support your thinking!  With the start of a new year, teachers and caregivers are focused on building relationships with young children and their families. Strong relationships between educators and families can strengthen children’s social and emotional health. Children learn that they can trust the adults in their lives because those adults trust each other! We also know that the best outcomes for children happen when families and teachers/caregivers partner together in supporting children’s growth and development. Below are some resources that you can keep handy as you support the adults who work with young children to reflect on the work of engaging families in the social and emotional development of their children. When working with families to provide individualized support for children... Positive Solutions for Families: Family Routine Guide Resources to engage families in their child’s social and emotional development... Family Engagement Parent Resources New Fillable Action Plan A fillable format of the Action Plan has been created. Take a look and consider how you might use it with your participants!

Upcoming Training and Learning Opportunities

2021 Wisconsin Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Conference - Holding the Holders This year’s conference acknowledges the tremendous stress and trauma that our or infant and early childhood professionals who work in multiple systems and across all disciplines have endured and survived throughout the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. We honor your commitment, resilience, and grace in carrying on our critical work in such challenging circumstances.  You can attend this virtual conference from the comfort and ease of your own office or workspace. If you miss a session, you’ll be able to watch the recording at your convenience. We plan to return to an in-person conference in 2022 at the Osthoff Resort! REGISTER HERE

Pyramid Model Community of Practice

The Pyramid Model Team is looking forward to our regional fall Community of Practice. For those of you who have never been to a Pyramid Model “CoP,” we invite you to join us in your respective region to meet and collaborate with other professionals who share in the work of supporting the social and emotional development of young children in your area.  The Communities of Practice are designed for everyone who supports PM implementation to gather and learn together. If you haven’t received your invitation, contact your Regional Lead to be added to the list. Regional Lead contact information is found at the end of the Trainer Buzz Newsletter. Northeastern Regional CoP - October 13, 2021 Western Regional CoP - October 20, 2021 Southern Regional CoP - October 27, 2021

Pyramid Model Institutes We are excited to offer a Pyramid Model Institute designed for: members of Wisconsin Pyramid Model program-wide leadership teams, external coaches of Wisconsin Pyramid Model teams, Wisconsin Pyramid Model training and technical assistance providers interested in learning more about program-wide implementation of the Pyramid Model.  To find out more about the Pyramid Model Institutes being offered this year, please check out the Stay Connected page on our WI-AIMH Website.

Infant Mental Health Endorsement®

What is IMH Endorsement®? Infant Mental Health (IMH) Endorsement® for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health is an internationally recognized credential that supports and recognizes the development and proficiency of professionals who work with or on behalf of infants, toddlers, and their families. It is based on a set of Competencies designed to support and enhance culturally sensitive, relationship focused practice within the framework of infant mental health. An applicant demonstrates acquisition of these competencies through education, work, specialized training and reflective supervision experiences. How do I find out more about IMH Endorsement®? For more information about IMH Endorsement® click on the link below. About IMH-Endorsement® Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement® The Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health is currently exploring adding Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (ECME-E) in Wisconsin. The ECMH-E® is meant to provide a path to Endorsement® for professionals who are promoting and implementing infant and early childhood mental health principles in their work with or on behalf of children ages 3 up to 6 years old and their families. Why should I pursue IMH or, eventually, ECMH Endorsement®? For young children, mental health is synonymous with healthy social and emotional development. So, Infant Mental Health (IMH) Endorsement® truly compliments and underscores the work that we do as Pyramid Model trainers and coaches in the early childhood field! As our work continues to grow, we are working to create opportunities for Pyramid Model trainers to pursue IMH Endorsement.® We’ll talk more about this at our upcoming Pyramid Model communities of practice. Endorsement enhances your professional credibility and your confidence in working with infants, young children and their families; plus, you’ll gain recognition and belong to a network of professionals in WI.

Training Content Updates

Wisconsin Pyramid Model 8 Part Infant Toddler Series Pilots are Underway! The Wisconsin Pyramid Model Infant Toddler 8 Part Series Training is in it’s pilot phase! Pilot trainers are currently providing the training in the Northwest, Northeast and Southern Regions of the State. The pilots are expected to be completed by November. Once final edits are made we are hoping to provide a roll out of the new material in early 2022. Stay tuned! Wisconsin Pyramid Model 8 Part Series Training Revisions Beginning A small work group made up of experienced 8 Part Series Trainers will be pulled together to begin revisions to the content in late summer/fall of 2021. Stay tuned...we will continue to update you on the progress of this work as it moves forward! Spanish E-Modules - Wisconsin is Piloting! The Del nacimiento a los 5 años - Paquete de Módulos ePirámide (Spanish version of the Birth to 5 e-Modules) have been released by the National Pyramid Model Consortium. Wisconsin currently has 3 Spanish speaking reflective coaches piloting the Wisconsin Pyramid Model e-Modules with Reflective Coaching course. This pilot is expected to be concluded by December. If you are a Spanish speaking Pyramid Model Trainer and are interested in learning more about the Spanish e-Modules course, please reach out to Julie Betchkal to learn more: jbetchkal@wiaihm.org Parents Interacting with Infants (PIWI) - Building a cadre of Facilitators This training content is best delivered in a workshop format that brings families together face to face. During this Covid time this face to face workshop has been suspended. WIAIMH will continue to work on building a cadre of PIWI facilitators.  Positive Solutions for Families (PSF) - Updated by NCPMI Our friends at The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) have recently updated the Positive Solutions for Families Training content. Wisconsin is currently piloting that content for NCPMI. Stay tuned for further updates on the new PSF content.

We Need Your Help!

You have a significant impact on the social and emotional development (mental health) of young children in the work that you do to bring this understanding to the adults in their lives. We are grateful for your experience, knowledge and passion. You now have an amazing opportunity to share your voice and opinion on how The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding should be prioritized! Please complete this short survey from the Dept. of Children and Families: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KXWWH56 Note that Question 8 asks you to rate the importance of funding for training and coaching for social and emotional development as well as how important it is to create a system of infant/early childhood mental health consultation. Also, please consider (on the last open ended question) highlighting the need specifically for funding to support the Pyramid Model, Mental Health Endorsement and Mental Health Consultation in Wisconsin. Please take a moment to fill this out. It will take only minutes and will matter!

We Want To Help! Pyramid Model Regional Lead Contacts

Tina Ruckdashel Northeastern Region truckdashel@wiaimh.org

Becky Buck Northwestern Region bbuck@wiaimh.org

Delechia Johnson Milwaukee Area djohnson@wiaimh.org

Jenny Durand Southern Region jdurand@wiaimh.org

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