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- Caring for Children with Asthma Webinar
Asthma is a very common medical condition. Pennsylvania early education and child care professionals and those who work with PA early care and education programs may participate in the ECELS Caring for Children with Asthma webinar on Thursday, April 19 from 12:30-2:30. Dr. Beth DelConte will provide participants with tools to understand asthma and how to care for children with this special need. Participants must register, pay the registration fee and receive the unique log in to participate. The materials for the webinar are in these files: 1) Asthma Webinar Document Packet, 2) Asthma Webinar PowerPoint, 3) Credit Request Form, 4) University of Pittsburgh Required Forms for Viewing. - Preventing and Managing Common Illnesses – A Two-part Webinar Series
This webinar series was for Pennsylvanians who work in early education and child care programs, Part One on November 2 and Part Two on November 16, 2011. Due to technical difficulties of the software provider for the webinar, ECELS cannot post the recordings of the webinar series. However, you can download the document packet that contains materials with much of the content discussed during the webinars. Susan Aronson, MD was the presenter and discussion leader. If you participated in both parts of the live webinar and want to receive the 4 hours of professional development or Act 48 credit, complete and submit the work described in the instruction letter. All the materials and links to handouts and media (videos) used in the webinar are in these files: 1) A letter with instructions, the Document Packet Description, Overview of Common Illnesses, Daily Health Check, Links to Additional Handouts and a Self-Assessment. 2) PowerPoint slides for Part One. 3) PowerPoint slides for Part Two. 4) Forms to evaluate and request PA Key and/or Act 48 Professional Development Credit. - Types of Professional Development Available from ECELS
Pennsylvania Early Education and Child Care Practitioners may use different types of professional development that ECELS-Healthy Child Care PA offers: Self-Learning Modules, Workshops, Audioconferences and Webinars. In addition, in collaboration with Northampton Community College, ECELS offers a 3 credit college course for early educators to learn how to be Child Care Health Advocates. All offerings are listed on this website. ECELS awards state-authorized professional development credit for successful completion of professional development activities. Click here for a brochure that lists many of the topics of the Self-Learning Modules and Workshops and the credit available for each. Look for notations on many of the offerings that indicate that these activities meet the Keystone STARS Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety.
Make requests for workshops and self-learning modules by using the Handy Tools in the left pane of this page. Some Self-Learning Modules are entirely on-line; others include audio-visual materials that ECELS provides. All Self-Learning Modules require completion of a Registration Form and payment of $10 per person for review of the module for credit. If submitting payment for more than one person who has completed the module, send the Module Review Payment Form with the check, and for each individual seeking credit, a Registration Form and individually completed module work. For more information contact ECELS by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (800-243-2357). Updated 4/11/12
- Child Care Health Advocate Course
Northampton Community College offers a 3 credit Child Care Health Advocate Course that is available either On-Campus or Online. A Child Care Health Advocate is a designated staff member who makes sure that best practice in health, safety, and nutrition are integrated into program policies and procedures while carrying out the usual duties of a director, lead teacher or similar role. A Child Care Health Advocate coordinates a program's operations with external sources of health expertise such as a Child Care Health Consultant and other health professionals who provide technical assistance and education. For more information about how to register for the next course offering, go to www.northampton.edu/ccha, call 610-332-6585 or e-mail [email protected].
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- Health Capsule-Professional Development Online in PA from ECELS
Is it difficult or costly to get to a workshop or have a workshop on site? Are you interested in learning the latest information about health and safety? ECELS-Healthy Child Care PA offers 22 topics online to help PA early education and child care providers earn professional development credit. Anyone with access to the internet may use the self-learning modules. For those who work in Pennsylvania, the self-learning modules meet STAR Level 2 Performance Standards for Health and Safety. Most of the modules provide 2 hours of professional development credit. The online self-learning modules are easy to access and complete at your convenience. With 22 module topics and frequent updates, there is always something new to learn. Read about how Pennsylvania early education and child care professionals can take advantage of a limited time, no-fee offer for ECELS to review completed modules and to award state-authorized training credit for one of the new, media-rich self-learning modules.Click here to learn more. 9/10/12 - Self-Learning Modules: To Order Materials and Obtain Professional Development Credit
 ECELS offers self-learning modules for use and review for credit by ECELS-Healthy Child Care PA staff to Pennsylvania early learning and child care practitioners. Beginning July 1, 2010, ECELS requires a $10 per person co-pay for review of completed self-learning modules. Payment is by check, payable to the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ECELS encourages use of online materials on this website by anyone who wants to improve care for children. The self-learning modules are listed below in the following order for each type of format: 1) Online learning materials 2) Online learning materials combined with hard-copy print and/or audiovisual materials and 3) hard-copy print materials only. Each self-learning module offers state-authorized Professional Development credit. Read the descriptions on this web page to learn about each self-learning module.Note many of the modules are approved to meet the STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety. Some require materials you must obtain from ECELS and some include A-V materials from ECELS that you can keep to use over and over again. Click on the title “Self-Learning Modules: To Order Materials and ...“ above this text to view the following details: registering for credit and how to obtain the hard-copy and A-V materials that some of the self-learning modules require. If you already have the module materials and only need a Registration Form for ECELS Self-Learning Modules, click on the link provided here. If sending a check for the completion of a module by more than one person in a program, include the Module Review Payment Form, and for each individual seeking credit, a Registration Form and the individually completed self-learning module. (Updated 2/14/11) - Preventing and Managing Common Illnesses
ECELS presented a two-part webinar series in fall 2011 on how to prevent and manage common illnesses in group are programs. The focus was on infectious diseases with a brief discussion of allergies and asthma. Excess illness makes it difficult for chldren to learn. Their care challenges teachers and families. To view the handouts for this webinar series go to the Child Care Provider Training tab, select Professional Development. - SLM Online - Active Play (Safe Active Play) [Available for Order]
Learn how to keep your indoor and outdoor active play areas safe. Uses Safe Active Play video/DVD and Dirty Dozen online activities to recognize hazards and a checklist based on current CPSC and ASTM guidelines to asses the areas where children play. Submit completed module with the Registration Form and $10 per person fee for ECELS to review the work for professional development credit. Revised 10/08. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Space and Furnishings, Activities, Interaction. K7C2-84-2 hours credit.Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety)
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- Workshop Request Procedure (Please Read First)
ECELS arranges on-site health and safety workshops for early education and child care providers in Pennsylvania. Workshops can be subsidized if funding is available, or arranged on a fee-for-service basis. To learn more about the procedure and which topics the state has approved to meet the STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety, click on the title above this text. To view an updated list of all the individual workshops that are available, click here or scroll down the list of topics below. If a workshop on a health or safety topic is desired that is not specifically listed, ask ECELS to arrange for a workshop provided by a health professional who is an expert on this topic. You may discuss your workshop request by e-mail or telephone using the contact information in the Handy Tools on the left pane of this page. (Updated 10/08) - WKSHP-Active Play (Safe Active Play)
Highlights 12 most common active play hazards. Emphasizes the use of certified playground inspectors, facility checklists and injury reports to identify and remove significant hazards, and teaches how to maintain safe play areas. Workshop was revised in 2008. (ECERS-ITERS: Space and Furnishings, Interaction, Activities. K7C2-84; 2 hours credit. Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - WKSHP-Asthma
Interactive discussion, visual aids and hands-on demonstrations to address the causes, symptoms, bodily responses, and current prevention and management for asthma episodes. (ECERS-ITERS: Program Structure, Personal Care Routines. K7C2-84; 2 hours credit; meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - WKSHP-Blood-borne Pathogens: Keeping Safe While Touching Blood or Other Body Fluids
This workshop highlights special practices needed to protect staff and children from contact with blood or other potentially infectious body fluids. Learn how to minimize your risk of exposure to disease causing pathogens (germs, viruses, etc.) Learn how to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Explore your facility's policies and Exposure Control Plan. Discuss how to handle a biting incident. (ECERS-ITERS: Personal Care Routines, Parents and Staff. K7 C2-84; 2 hours credit. Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety)
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