Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Training Narrative for EC-PBIS

This training series will allow providers to gain an understanding about the importance of building relationships with children and families of preschool-age children. Additionally, they will be able to describe and identify various strategies that can be used to encourage and support positive behaviors through a child care environment design, structure transitions, rules, routines and engaging activities. This training is NAC approved.

• Module 1: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Preschool-Age Environments (6 hrs)
  • Understanding Social-Emotional Development
  • Structuring the Environment for Success
• Module 2: Social Emotional Teaching Strategies (6 hrs)
  • Emotional Literacy
  • Managing Strong Feelings and Developing Problem-Solving Skills

Training Narrative for EC-PBIS-IT

This training series will allow providers to gain an understanding about the importance of building relationships with children and families of infants and toddlers. Additionally, they will be able to describe and identify various strategies that can be used to encourage and support positive behaviors through a child care environment design, structure transitions, rules, routines and engaging activities. This training is NAC approved.

• Module 1: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Infant and Toddler Environments (9 hrs)
  • Understanding Social-Emotional Development
  • Understanding Behavior
  • Forming Sustaining Relationships and Supporting Social-Emotional Development
• Module 2: Social-Emotional Teaching Strategies (6 hrs)
  • Social-Emotional Climate and Supportive Environments
  • Strategies to Build Social-Emotional Skills

*Please check the details on the DHS Training Registry as Module 3 is not always offered with Modules 1 & 2.

• Module 3: Determining the Meaning of Behavior and Developing Appropriate Responses (9 hrs)
  • What is Challenging Behavior
  • Relationship-Based Approach to Challenging Behavior
  • Developing an Individual Support Plan

Training Narrative for EC-PBIS-FCC

Family child care providers report that challenging behaviors continue to be an important issue for them as they perform their professional roles. The EC-PBIS-FCC modules outline effective practices for implementing the Pyramid Model in Child Development Homes. CCR&R delivers the EC-PBIS-FCC modules throughout Iowa with consultation services available to support implementation and practices in this setting. 

• Module 1: Building Relationships and Creating Supportive Environments in Family Child Care Settings (10 hrs)
  • Challenging Behavior: What It's All About
  • Building a Solid Foundation: Relationship Between Behavior and Social-Emotional Development
  • Creating Environments that Promote Engagement and Prevent Challenging Behavior
  • Age-Appropriate Expectations and Maintaining a Positive Learning Environment
• Module 2: Social Emotional Teaching Strategies (10 hrs)
  • Teaching Social-Emotional Skills and Emotional Literacy
  • Helping Children Develop Empathy and Managing Strong Feelings
  • Friendship Skills
  • Problem Sovling Skills

CCR&R Child Care Consultants are available to work with Child Development Home (CDH) providers implementing the EC-PBIS Pyramid model. Click here to find a directory of CCR&R Child Care Consultants.

Early Childhood Mental Health Development Initiatives including EC-PBIS on the Early Childhood Iowa website.