Three levels of HUG Training are available
(Part I)
HUG Your Baby: Helping Parents Understand their Newborn
Avaliable ONLINE ($35) or On-site (Price negotiable)
- two-hour class
- describes primary concepts of The HUG to prevent and solve problems around a baby's eating, sleeping, crying, and around parent-child attachment and bonding
- presents real-life scenarios using The HUG with new moms and dads
- prepares participants to introduce The HUG concepts to families
- continuing education credit is provided
What professionals say about this online course:
“Jazzed up my parent classes and made learning fun!!”
“Saved me the time and money of ‘live’ classes.”
“Everyone who works with babies should take this course.”
(Part II)
The HUG: Skill Building Training
Avaliable On-site (Price negotiable), Online Training is in production now
- three hour class
- provides more indepth review of medical and child development literature on newborn behavior
- reviews impact of The HUG on fathering and secure attachment
- enhances providers ability to demonstrate baby's orienting behaviors
- describesThe HUG strategies and how they enhance parent's confidence and care of their baby
- presents case studies, video analysis of encounters with babies and parents, demonstration opportunities, and problem solving experiences
- PREREQUISITE: completion of Part I
- Continuing education credit is provided
(Part III)
- distance learning program Includes:
- reading and reflecting on selected articles (See Table of Contents)
- forms for documenting HUG encounters with families (See form)
- resources to teach “Understanding Your Newborn” classes
- certification exam
- prepares participant to teach The HUG classes to expectant and new parents and to use The HUG with families more confidently and effectively
- PREREQUISITE: completion of Part I & II
- Continuing education credit is pending
- Cost is $150
HUG Train the Trainer curriculum (preparing Certified HUG Teachers to teach other professionals ) is under development
Continuing Education Credit provided by...
Lamaze International, CAPPA, DONA, ICEA
NC Nurses Assn (accepted by all other nurses associations)
NC HSS - Division of Child Development
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