NBO training program - Brisbane October 29 and 30 2017

Helping parents getting to know their baby

NBO System Training Program for Professionals

Strongly Recommended Reading:

"Understanding Newborn Behaviour and Early Relationships: The Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO) System Handbook" By K. Nugent et al, Brookes: Baltimore, pg 51-130 

Day one

Afternoon session

Date	Sunday 29 October 2017
Time	2.00pm - 5.30pm
Venue	Mater Medical Centre, South Brisbane, QLD

Outline

2.00-2.15pm	Pre-NBO-training questionnaire completed at the venue
2.15-2.45pm	Introduction to the NBO practitioner training program (ppt 1)
2.45-3.25pm	Foundations of the NBO as a relationship building tool for parents and their babies  (ppt 2)
3.25-4.05pm	Watching the baby: refining your observational skills (ppt 3)
4.05-4.25pm	Break
4.25-5.15pm	The NBO step-by-step 1: Video demonstration  (ppt 4)
5.15-5.30pm	‘Take-home’ concepts, homework and planning for Day two  (ppt 5)

Day two

Full day workshop

Date	Monday 30 October 2017
Time	8.30am - 4.30pm
Venue	Mater Medical Centre, South Brisbane, QLD

Outline

8.30 - 8.45am	Introduction and aims for the workshop
8.45 - 9.15am	Small group work including review of homework
9.15 - 10.00am	The NBO step-by-step 2: Recording the NBO and providing anticipatory guidance (ppt 6)
10.00 - 10.25am	Administering the NBO (practice with dolls)
10.25 - 10.45am	Break
10.45 - 11.30pm	Using the NBO to build relationships with families (ppt 7)
11.30 - 12.00pm	Using the NBO with families from different cultural communities (ppt 8)
12.00 - 1.00pm	Lunch
1.00 - 2.00pm	Role-play with dolls and complete NBO video
2.00 - 2.45pm	Working with at-risk infants and their families  (ppt 9 and 9A)
2.45 - 3.00pm	Break
3.00 - 4.00pm	Live demonstration of NBO and discussion
4.00 - 4.30pm	Wrap up: steps to certification, post-training questionnaires (ppt 10)