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Becoming a BBH Educator

ABOUT THE BRINGING BABY HOME™ TRAINING

The Bringing Baby Home (BBH) Educator Training Program teaches professionals the skills necessary to help couples and expectant parents increase relationship satisfaction and guide healthy social, emotional, and intellectual development in their children.

This research-based and research-tested program is taught by BBH Training Specialists and offered under the direction of the Gottman Institute of Seattle. This 2 or 3-day workshop trains professionals from a variety of disciplines (including educators, nurses, social workers, doulas, midwives, childbirth educators and clergy) to facilitate the Bringing Baby Home Workshop for pregnant and parenting couples. Attendees will learn how to teach couples the skills needed to encourage healthy, supportive family relationships while decreasing postpartum depression, relationship conflict, and hostility.

PROGRAM BENEFITS AND IMPACT

Every year in the United States, approximately 4 million babies are born to couples. This transition holds potential for great joy; yet, research shows that soon after the birth of a child, approximately two-thirds of couples experience a significant drop in relationship quality. Furthermore, many parents experience not only the baby blues, but also postpartum depression and other mood disorders. The result of these changes is compromised parenting and decreased quality parent-child interactions, which can have negative impacts on infant development.

The first year of life is a crucial time in the healthy development of a child. A foundation of trust develops for children when they consistently experience that their world is safe and approachable. Effective parents can help their children build this essential foundation of trust. The early relationship that is established between a parent and child will lay the foundation for all other relationships a child experiences. Experts have discovered that the relationships and emotions that children are exposed to in their earliest years impact them for the rest of their lives. Educators, Professionals and Healthcare organizations can offer Bringing Baby Home to parents as an early educational prevention program to help promote the healthy social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of children.

After completing the training, participants will be able to:

Teach pregnant and parenting couples what to expect and how to prepare for the transition to parenthood
Provide couples with useful tips on how to strengthen their relationships, and help to effectively manage stress and conflict
Explain the signs of postpartum depression and mood disorders and how to recognize and respond to these in relationships
Educate parents on how to meet the emotional and psychological needs of a child
Assist couples in creating a plan for keeping both parents involved in parenting
Promote themselves as a BBH Gottman Educator

The Bringing Baby Home Program is currently taught by a wide-range of professionals who have completed this comprehensive training. The Program can be modified to meet the varying needs of hospitals, community organizations, and professionals in private practice. The BBH Program is currently offered across the U.S. and in over a dozen countries worldwide. To learn more about the Bringing Baby Home Program, please visit Parenting & BBH at www.gottman.com.

BBH EDUCATOR TRAINING - HOW DOES IT WORK?

Can You Provide the BBH Training at Our Location?

We are now able to provide you with onsite training. Offering training at your location cuts down on your travel expenses, and allows you to train many staff and the opportunity to invite other attendees at one time. You choose the days that work for you and your team; you choose the location and our Training Specialists will come to you!

What Happens During the Training?

The BBH Training is a high quality training that uses a combination of lecture, multi-media presentations, interactive exercises, hands-on teach back opportunities, discussion and periodic quizzes. Your workshop includes a dedicated trainer to facilitate two days of research-based training and all workshop materials. Participants will be taught how to use the materials, content, tools and exercises, and will be able to teach the BBH workshop to parents, immediately following the training.

During the BBH Educator Training, participants will have the opportunity to:

Attend insightful research-based and research-tested lessons
Participate in teach-back sessions with peers
Learn ways to market and promote the BBH program in their communities
Participate in brown bag discussions that will help reinforce key topics or points of interest
Test their knowledge of what was learned over the course of the training. Periodic quizzes during the training and sample test questions help participants prepare for the final Certificate of Completion test. Passing this exam enables participants to teach the BBH Program in their community.

BBH WORKSHOP OUTLINE

Day One
8:30 a.m.    The Power and Potential of Bringing Baby Home!

•    What do we know about the Transition to Parenthood?
•    What Dynamics need to be Navigated?

Break

10:30 a.m.    The Art and Science of Reaching and Teaching Your Community

•    The Model: How to Foster the ‘House’ into a ‘Home’
•    What Children have to Teach Us

Lunch

1:30 p.m.    Sharing, Learning and Networking with Each Other

•    Teach-back Opportunities to Connect and Converse
What are Teach-Backs? Teach-backs” have been a popular and instructive way to reinforce participant understanding of key concepts, decisions, or instruction taught in the workshop. In a teach-back, participants have the opportunity to quickly and concisely demonstrate learned skills within a small group environment.
•    The Weaving Tapestry of Family Relationships

Break

3:30 p.m.    Effectively Managing Stress and Conflict

•    Connecting as a Family
•    Where is the Disconnect?

5:00 p.m.     Day One Quiz

Day Two

8:30a.m.    Welcome Back!
    Effectively Managing Stress and Conflict, Part II

•    Recognizing and Reinforcing Steps to Regulating Conflict
•    The Biology and Psychology of it All

Break

10:30a.m.    Sharing, Learning and Networking

•    Teach-backs
•    Feedback

Lunch

1:30p.m.    Creating a Shared Family Legacy

•    Preserving Intimacy and Romance
•    Connecting as Partners and Parents

Break

3:30p.m.    Review and Reflection

•    What’s on Your Minds?
•    Q and A
•    Closing and Congratulations

5:00 p.m.     Day Two Quiz

KEY INFORMATION

Who is this Program Designed For?

A variety of professionals, including educators, nurses, social workers, child and family therapists, birth and postpartum doulas, midwives, childbirth educators, professors, parent coaches and clergy have taken the Bringing Baby Home Training and become Gottman BBH Educators. The training program is designed for professionals who work with expectant parents and families with young children. Attendees learn the information and skills needed to facilitate BBH workshops for families in their own neighborhoods, organizations, and communities.

How Many People Can Attend a Training?

In order to maintain high standards of training, TGI operates at a maximum number of participants per trainer ratio. The ratio is 1 presenter for up to 25 attendees. Workshops with more than 25 attendees will require one or more additional training facilitators.

What Materials Will the Participants Receive?

Each participant will receive the following training materials:

One Training Manual: Gottman Educator Training Manual, 300 pages. This manual was developed and written by Drs. John and Julie Gottman and Master BBH Trainers, and includes all the teaching tools, exercises and research for successfully teaching the Bringing Baby Home Workshop.
One Couple’s Workbook: Bringing Baby Home Couple’s Workbook, 150 pages. This workbook includes insightful research, key parenting tips, guides and information, resources and interactive exercises. This is the manual that participants receive when taking the BBH Workshop.
Six Card Decks: These fun, interactive cards are used in the Bringing Baby Home Workshop with parents as part of interactive exercises. Titles include: Love Map Cards, Love Map Cards For Couples with Kids, Open-Ended Questions Cards, Expressing Needs Cards, Parenting Cards, Softened Start-up Cards.

What Are the Costs for the Training? The fee for onsite training includes: Training Fee, Materials Fee, and Travel, as follows:

Standard Two-Day BBH Educator Training:

$7,500 for up to 25 participants; $10,500 for up to 50 participants; $13,500 for up to 100 participants

Three-Day BBH Specialized Training (1-day add-on option for customizing the training to the organization):

$10,000 for up to 25 participants; $13,000 for up to 50 participants; $15,500 for up to 100 participants

Workshop Materials Fee:

The fee for Workshop Materials is $145 per person.

This includes:

One BBH Gottman Educator Training Manual, 300 pages
One BBH Couple’s Workbook, 150 pages
Six Card Decks – cards for interactive exercises for parents
Travel: Coach airfare for the BBH Trainer(s)
Accommodations at a convenient location (3-4 nights, as needed), 1 room per Trainer
Meals: Meal allowance up to $60 per day per Trainer

What if We’ve Never Put on a Training Before?

Once we have a written agreement in place, we will send you a BBH Training Information Guide and will provide staff support for making your training a success.

How Does the Participant Receive their BBH Gottman Educator Certificate of Completion?

At the end of Day 1 and Day 2 of the training, participants will be asked to complete a True/False and Fill-in-the-Blank, etc. BBH Training Post-Test. They must achieve a passing score of 80% or greater. Sample test questions will be included with the participants’ materials, which they can refer to during the training. The final tests are monitored by CMI Education Institute, Inc., http://www.cmieducation.org, a non-profit organization serving the education needs of health and mental health care professionals. Workshop participants mail their completed test to CMI along with the $30 CMI Payment Processing Form and Fee. CMI grades the tests, then emails the BBH Certificate of Completion along with a Continuing Education Certificate back to the individual.

Can Participants Receive Continuing Education for Completing this Training?

Yes. When CMI mails the BBH Certificate of Completion back to the individual, they will also send a CE Certificate. The two-day course provides 12.0 CE’s.

How Do I Schedule a BBH Training?

If you are interested in onsite training, please contact our office at (206) 523-9042 ext 108, to inquire about availability and scheduling. We will do our best to work with your organization to find a time that works for you.

About The Gottman Institute

The Bringing Baby Home Program is operated under the auspices of the Gottman Institute (TGI). TGI, co-founded by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, is an internationally renowned organization dedicated to researching and restoring relationships. TGI provides workshops, trainings and tools for couples, families and professionals. The Gottman Method is based upon Dr. John Gottman’s four decades of research with over 3,000 couples.