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FINE U.S. TRAINING | BABIES & PreSTEPS TRAINING

WONDERbabies is proud to be the sole provider in the United States for Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education Training.

Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education FINE TRAINING

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WONDERbabies is the exclusive provider of FINE training in the United States. We have currently trained over 300 people from across the U.S. and will be providing additional classes this Fall.

What is FINE?

A high quality evidence-based program run worldwide by experienced teams of neonatal healthcare professionals.

FINE stands for Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education. Licensed by the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam and created by a team lead by Inga Warren (UK) and Monique Oude Reimer (ND), it is a global approach that provides online and live training for professionals. It is designed to give neonatal professionals of all disciplines opportunities to develop knowledge and skills that can be paced to their career needs. The FINE curriculum is a unique step by step, multidisciplinary educational pathway that changes the way we care for babies in hospital settings.

Through FINE U.S., we strive to find innovative ways to support high standards of infant and family centered developmental care based on up-to-date researched-based evidence.

100% of people who gave feedback on FINE say they would recommend it to colleagues and have said it would change their practice. All participants have said that the course was interesting and useful.

FINE Level 1 Program Description

FINE (Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education) Level 1 provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, scope and evidence for family centered developmental care practices. It is intended to enhance practice of front line NICU staff by providing the foundational knowledge and practical skills to deliver relationship based, individualized, neuroprotective, developmentally supportive care. FINE is based on the theories and concepts of NIDCAP (Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program) and has been endorsed by the NIDCAP Federation International as foundational education.

Program Details

Level 1 topics will include: Central Nervous System Development, Learning to Observe Babies, Family Participation, Stress and Pain, Sleep and Arousal, Sensory Development, Motor Development, Skin to Skin Care, and Early Feeding Experiences. There will be three breakout sessions where skills can be practiced in a simulated environment.

FINE Level 1 is a 1.5 to 2 day (depending on hospital needs) course.

Target Audience

Nurses, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Respiratory Therapists, Child Life Specialists, Infant Developmental Specialists, Early Intervention Providers, Social Workers, Family Support Specialists and NIDCAP Professionals who work with families and infants in the NICU and who also support families and infants as an infant transitions to home.

FINE 2 and 3

FINE 2 Program Description

FINE Level 2 – FINE Level 2 is a 12-16 week mentored experience that provides the professional with activities to practice family centered and infant supportive developmental care implementation at the bedside. Each “module” allows the professional to apply principles of observation, intervention and reflection in a weekly program that does not take them away from the bedside.

FINE Level 3 Program Description

FINE Level 3 – is open to those who have completed FINE Level 2 or NIDCAP Certification and who have an active role on a neonatal unit. It is suitable for nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals. There must be evidence of management support and a pre-course interview may be required. Please contact us for additional information. Scheduled per request.

FINE U.S. Level 1

FOUNDATION TOOLKIT FOR FAMILY CENTERED DEVELOPMENTAL CARE

SAMPLE AGENDA HERE

FINE U.S. Level 2

PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR FAMILY CENTERED DEVELPMENTAL CARE

FINE U.S. Level 3

INNOVATIONS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TRAINING – AS REQUESTED

Our aim is to give every neonatal healthcare professional the knowledge and skills to deliver the quality of personal care that gives parents and babies the best start on their developmental journey, care that is tuned to individual needs and is delivered with compassion and skill.

FINE U.S. 1 FLYER

SAMPLE AGENDA

FINE U.S. 2 FLYER

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ALL COURSES FOR HOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH WONDERBABIES

FINE* U.S. Level 1

Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education Training 1 is the first level in the FINE program, which introduces the scope of family-centered care and the evidence that supports it. FINE 1 is a 1 1 /2 to 2 day (depending on hospital interest and needs) foundation that provides evidence-based science for a variety of topics (e.g. sleep, feeding, positioning, observation, etc.) and hands on workshops for people to practice skills like developmentally supportive KMC transfers, positioning of complex babies, feeding issues, etc.).

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Rapprochement Model

The Rapprochement Model aims to assist staff members who care for fragile babies in intensive care settings with a step by step model of supporting parents to progress to full skin to skin holding from a cognitive, emotional and behavioral perspective. The model assumes that the abrupt separation from the regulatory interaction of the mother and fetus needs to be carefully resumed through smell, voice, and touch after birth, especially for the fragile infant.

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FINE* U.S. Level 2

Practical Skills for Family Centered Developmental Care follows the FINE 1 Foundation Course, bridging the gap between theory and practice in Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care (IFCDC). FINE 2 is a 12-16 week mentored experience that provides the professional with activities to practice family centered and infant supportive developmental care implementation at the bedside. Each “module” allows the professional to apply principles of observation, intervention and reflection in a weekly program that does not take them away from the bedside. Mentoring of their reflective journals and worksheets is provided by experienced faculty who are also NIDCAP trainers.

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FIFI

The Fragile Infant Feeding Instituteis a 4 1/2 day intensive study of feeding and nutrition for infants with special needs. The interprofessional institute focuses on hospital and community feeding practices and encourages close interaction between the faculty and participants.

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APIB

Assessment of Preterm Infant Behavior is a comprehensive, systematic assessment of the preterm and full-term newborn, and provides a valuable resource in support of developmental care provision by professionals and families. It is a neurodevelopmental diagnostic instrument for clinicians and developmental consultants in the nursery setting, such as psychologists, neonatologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, developmental pediatricians, and advance practice nurse clinicians.

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NIDCAP

Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Training is a system for assessing and supporting the individual strengths of prematurely born and other high medical risk infants while they are still in the hospital, including a caregiving approach that focusses on each infant’s unique behavioral communications and adapts care and the caregiving environment (www.nidcap.org)

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WONDERbabies Offers Additional
Resources to Use in Your Practice

Wonderbabies Caregiver Guide

What: The WONDERbabies Caregiver Guide was developed utilizing information from both the BABIES domains of development as well as the PreSTEPS model of caregiver contributions to supporting infant development. It is intended to inform caregivers about what to expect their baby to do, ways to support their baby, things to look for along the way as well as reflective questions to ask themselves across the six BABIES developmental domains. It also provides “red flags” to watch for in both babies and parents/caregivers, along with a host of resources to connect with.

Included with all purchases are directions for the community provider on how to best use the Guide with primary caregivers.

Who this is for: Caregivers of fragile newborns and young infants

Goal: To provide information to caregivers about developmental building blocks for fragile newborns and young infants

Faculty: Kristin Frank, OTR, CIMI and Jennifer Harrrison, MS, CLE, CIMI

To order the Caregiver/Family Guide, please contact us here.

“Getting to Know Your Baby Guide/Pamphlet” – Electronic versions in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic

The “Getting to Know Your Baby” is a 35-page booklet with photographs of typical communication behaviors of the developing preterm and term newborn. Used to help primary caregivers understand the approach and avoidance behaviors of babies, it sets the stage for how to support babies when they are overloaded and to promote optimal development. Based on Als’ Synactive Theory, it covers observable autonomic, motor, state, interaction and self regulation behaviors that can guide care. It is available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

To order the “Getting to Know Your Baby Guide” please contact us here.

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Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education FINE TRAINING