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Be sure to visit our Professionals and Program Resources page for a complete list of all professional development opportunities we offer.

Training: Youth Mental Health First Aid

Online Workshop

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This virtual training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 12-18) who may be developing... Read more »

$30

Veteran’s Day

A US federal holiday to honor military veterans of the US Armed Forces.

Community of Practice (Session 1 of 3): Vermont STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS) Overview

Virtual Training

Vermont Afterschool is offering a 3-part Community of Practice series to support afterschool programs in Vermont through the STARS process. Participants are encouraged to attend all three sessions. Session 1: Vermont STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS) Overview Facilitators: Courtney Isham, Child Care Quality Program Administrator (Child Development Division), Dacia Ostlund and Kathleen Bray, Vermont Afterschool... Read more »

Free

Training – Basic Specialized Care

Vermont Afterschool 150 Kennedy Dr., South Burlington, VT, United States

Basic Specialized Care is a six-hour introductory training for early childhood and afterschool professionals who serve vulnerable children and their families in regulated child care and afterschool settings. This in-person training is one of the requirements to become a Specialized Care Provider in Vermont. Topics covered include:

Free

Training: Youth Thrive (Day 2 of 2)

Steele Community Room, Waterbury Municipal Office 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont, United States

Youth Thrive is an evidence-informed framework for approaching our work with youth ages 9-24. Instead of a sole focus on limiting risk factors or maintaining a problem-free environment, Youth Thrive teaches youth work professionals and parents to recognize, support, and build on protective and promotive factors. Based in strengths-based and positive psychology, this approach can... Read more »

Free

Community of Practice (Session 2 of 3): STARS Observation Visits – What to Expect

Virtual Training

Vermont Afterschool is offering a 3-part Community of Practice series to support afterschool programs in Vermont through the STARS process. Participants are encouraged to attend all three sessions. Session 1: Vermont STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS) Overview Facilitators: Courtney Isham, Child Care Quality Program Administrator (Child Development Division), Dacia Ostlund and Kathleen Bray, Vermont Afterschool... Read more »

Free

Thanksgiving Day

A US federal holiday to celebrate the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

Training: Youth Mental Health First Aid

Online Workshop

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This virtual training gives adults... Read more »

$30

American Flatbread Benefit Bake for Jr Iron Chef VT

American Flatbread Burlington Hearth 115 St. Paul St, Burlington, Vermont

Help support Jr Iron Chef VT by eating pizza at American Flatbread in Burlington, VT! A percentage of every order (eat-in and take-out) will be donated to support this career... Read more »