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Become a Certified Interviewer and Trainer in the RBI Method
RBI Certification Institute 2012 Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20 The Routines-Based Interview is used in many states and programs worldwide. About 24 selected applicants participate in the RBI Certification Institute each year, representing numerous states and territories. The Institute is an intensive hands-on instructional opportunity conducted by Robin McWilliam, Ph.D., and colleagues. Training will include demonstration, practice and feedback; demonstration of competence will result in certification. Components of the Certification Institute include:
The Routines-Based Interview is a tool for collecting systematic information about the activities that occur in a family’s and a classroom’s typical day and the roles of adults and children during the activities. It is designed to identify a child’s abilities and determine educational/therapeutic needs. The RBI includes a discussion of home routines, so the classroom staff have the opportunity to learn what the child and family do during the majority of their day (i.e., at home). It also includes a discussion about the routines in the classroom, which allows the parent the opportunity to learn what the child does in school. The method produces a list of functional goals; they are functional because the family and teachers choose them on the basis of the child’s abilities and needs within the context of family and community ecologies. The purpose of the RBI Certification Institute is to train a cadre of expert interviewers who can train others to conduct the Routines-Based Interview. In turn, the quality of IFSP/IEPs is expected to improve. The Institute is one step in "scaling up" this practice that has been associated with more functional outcomes and greater satisfaction by families with the IFSP/IEP process. The principal instructor will be Robin McWilliam, Ph.D., who provides training, technical assistance and consultation on the RBI throughout the U.S. and in Europe. McWilliam has described the RBI in his books Routines-Based Early Intervention and Working with Families of Young Children with Special Needs. Since then, he has conducted hundreds of popular workshops on the use of the interview; most workshops have included live demonstration with families in early intervention. His workshops are renowned for applied, provocative and evidence-based. Professionals who have the opportunity to train others to plan IFSP/IEPs. Such professionals might include: supervisors, technical assistance or inservice providers (including those working on CSPD for Part C in their state), and faculty members. The face-to-face portion of the Institute will be 5 days (July 16-20, 2012). Post-Institute activities are required for certification. Daily Schedule Training will occur from 9:00-4:00 pm the first four days, with time on the first day (Monday, July 16) devoted to introduction to advanced issues regarding the RBI and to the Certification Institute and time on the last day (Friday, July 20) devoted to final issues regarding implementation of interviewing and training. A typical midweek schedule will be as follows: 8:30 am Travel from hotel to Siskin Curriculum Content Each of the following four main topics is competency based and has a performance checklist.
Process
Materials Participants will receive the following materials at the institute:
Post-Institute Activities To become certified as Routines-Based Interview Trainer, participants will need to complete and pass a competency exam within 1 month of the close of the Institute (August 31). After the exam, participants will need to practice interviewing, and video record an interview and mail it to the instructors, along with the resulting IFSP/IEP outcomes, within 3 months (November 1). We will assess the quality of the interview and IFSP/IEP outcomes and issue certification to those meeting the compentency-based quality standards. The Institute faculty will develop quality standards for (a) interview competencies demonstrated during the training week, (b) outcome-writing competencies demonstrated during the training week, (c) training competencies demonstrated during the training week, (d) interview competencies demonstrated on the post-Institute video recorded interview, and (e) outcome-writing competencies demonstrated as a result of the post-Institute video recorded interview. Owing to the high demand for the RBI Certification Institute, the limited space, and the high caliber, we desire of the participants an application and curriculum vita/resume. Timelines
Information Needed
Selection Criteria Participants will be selected on the basis of the following:
Cost For each selected Institute applicant, tuition is $965. This cost does not include travel and lodging.
A nonrefundable deposit of $300 must be received by all selected applicants by June 1, 2012 to guarantee Institute participation. The balance of the tuition may be paid at anytime, but must be paid by the first day of the Institute, July 16, 2012. Checks and credit cards are accepted. All checks must be payable to: Siskin Children's Institute, with RBI Institute on the memo/for line. Credit cards accepted only by phone and a confirmation of approval will be emailed. Contact Information Dr. Amy Casey, Research Scientist, amy.casey@siskin.org, 423-648-1791 The Siskin Center for Child and Family Research, research@siskin.org, 423-648-1792
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