Training
Information related to training paraprofessionals such as core competencies, training plans,etc
- Facilitated Dialog Basics - Lets Dance
University Nevada Cooperative Extension
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD
- Basic online course - you need to register for access
Nutrition and Health and Physical Activity
http://courses.sph.unc.edu/tms/centertrt/?this_nav=getting_started
- Food Safety 2011, Justine Hoover, MS,RD,LD Iowa State University Extension
- 2010 EFNEP Reviews
Discussion Guide for Food Safety Presentation Answers
Discussion Guide for Food Safety Presentation
Food Safety Policy and Procedures
Safe Food Activities Presentation Handout
Food Safety Training Link https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/safe_food_activities/
Training Program Reviews
- EFNEP Paraprofessional State Training Program Reviews, Western Region Project 2009
March 2007 EFNEP Coordinators Conference
EFNEP Paraprofessionals - Competencies and Training For Success
Overview - the Paraprofessional Model
Core Competencies
Hiring EFNEP Paraprofessionals - Donna Vandergraff facilitating
Resources:
Maximizing Paraprofessional Potential. Joye Norris and Susan Baker, Krieger Publishing Co, 1999.
University of Wisconsin WNEP Hiring Web Page.
Initial Training of New Paraprofessionals
Training Content
Alternative Training Delivery Methods - Peggy Martin facilitating
Building respectful relationships with families (17 minutes)
Explore building relationships with families that convey mutual respect and trust, that shows how you, as the in-home visitor, value differences among families and reflects that you are able to withhold judging families. Jeanne will talk about what respect and trust mean, and Jeanne will specifically identify techniques to help families reclaim their own sense of self-respect by recognizing their strengths.
presented by:
Jeanne Warning,
Assistant Director to Families,
Iowa State University Extension
How to keep staff motivated
How to use assessments and records to assess what training is needed
Credentialing
Paraprofessionals in the 1890s
Core Competencies for FSNE paraprofessionals
In January 2006, core competencies for FSNE paraprofessionals were released. Many of these may apply to EFNEP paraprofessionals as well.