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CPSY 5515:
NCAST
Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training

Earn 2 University of Minnesota graduate credits
or
Earn CEU credit

Dates: June 9-12 and June 30-July 2 (7 days total), 8:30am to 4:30pm

Enrollment limited to 15 students

Tentative Location:

University of Minnesota West Bank Minneapolis Humphrey Center
For June 9-12: Room 20
For June 30 to July 2: Room 30

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Course Description

The focus of this course is to help participants achieve reliability in two observational measures of parent-child interaction that are widely used in research and practice: the Nursing Child Assessment Feeding (0-12 months) and Teaching (0-36 months) Scales. This is accomplished through discussion, lecture, use of videotapes, and careful listening and observational tasks. The program is intended for individuals from diverse clinical and educational backgrounds including:

• early childhood educators
• social workers
• public health nurses
• physical and occupational therapists
• psychologists
• pediatric practitioners

Education and experience in infant mental health and relationship-based practice are beneficial.

Instructors

Kathi Blomquist, PHN, MS,
St. David's Child Development and Family Services
CEED Field Faculty

Karen Lindberg, PHN, MPH
Dakota County Public Health Department
CEED Field Faculty

Cost

Credit students: $771.16 tuition plus student fees

CEU students: $400 registration fee

ALL STUDENTS: Purchase of NCAST materials

Choose one of these options of materials (see instructions on how to purchase under Step 3):

1. $200 includes Feeding and Teaching Manuals, score sheets, and Teaching Kit, or
2. $155 includes Manual only (if not needing to have the teaching kit to use the scales in practice or able to share kits within agency)

To Enroll in this Course

STEP 1: Obtain permission.

Because enrollment is limited to 15 students, the first step in registering for this course is to request permission to enroll.

Email Christopher Watson at watso012@umn.edu to request permission to enroll.

STEP 2: Register and pay tuition or course fee

To Register for Graduate Credit

Christopher Watson will provide you with the necessary information to register for graduate credit when you gain  permission to enroll.

To Register for CEU Credit
(AFTER receiving permission to enroll)

1. Download, print, and complete the Registration Form.
2. Checks or purchase orders are accepted (we currently do not accept credit card payments). Make check payable to "University of Minnesota."
3. Mail or fax:

Fax purchase order and registration form to:
Karen Anderson, fax: 612-625-2093

Mail check and registration form to:

Karen Anderson
Center for Early Education and Development
University of Minnesota
Education Sciences Building, Suite 40
56 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-6617

Upon receipt of your CEU registration, an email confirmation notice will be sent to you.

STEP 3: Purchase NCAST materials as soon as possible and separately from registering!

NCAST materials can only be purchased by a certified NCAST instructor. The instructor for this course is handling collecting payments and ordering materials for this course. Because it takes several weeks to receive materials, please send payment to the instructor:

1. Make check payable to NCAST for one of these amounts:
   $200 if purchasing all materials (Feeding and Teaching Manuals, score sheets, Teaching Kit) or
   $155 for Manuals only (if you don't need to have the teaching kit to use the scales in practice or are sharing kits within agency)
2. Mail to:
   Kathi Blomquist
   5305 West 61st Street
   Edina, MN 55436

Questions?

Contact Karen Anderson at 612-625-6617 or ander352@umn.edu.