We are so pleased with how group leaders have been implementing groups online during COVID! Group leaders have been writing to ask if they can begin the certification process now, during online group delivery, and if their remote IY parent video tele-sessions (individual or group) can count towards accreditation/certification in the IY programs that they are delivering.
We want to encourage group leaders to pursue certification, even during this unprecedented time! The certification/accreditation process is considered to be of value for many reasons, especially in that it maximizes the quality of group leader delivery and program fidelity. It is believed that certified leaders implementing the IY programs will achieve results similar to those in the published literature. While we do not have any research into delivery in the online format, we want to be flexible, to meet the needs of families for parenting support at this challenging time, and also to support group leaders to continue to deliver high-quality intervention with high fidelity.
Group Leaders who are interested in beginning the certification process, are encouraged to send us their first video for review from an on-line group. This allows group leaders to get valuable feedback and supervision during this period of remote delivery. However, we are not accepting online group videos as the final video prior to passing for accreditation. The reason for this is that we do want to make sure that leaders can demonstrate all the skills in an in person group. So, for leaders who are submitting a 2nd video, we can’t count an online recording, although we are happy to review and give continued feedback to these group leaders during remote delivery due to COVID. On-going professional training and supervision is important to assure quality delivery using the online tele-session format.
When group leaders are ready to submit their application paperwork (after passing the video review of their in-person group), we are currently accepting paperwork with one complete group/cohort delivered in the online format, and one complete group/cohort delivered in an in-person format.
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