2009 Summer Regional Trainings

This year CWA will not be putting on a Fall Management Conference. Instead, we will be supporting the State WIC Division in bringing Regional Trainings closer to YOU!

The California WIC Program and the California WIC Association have partnered to provide Regional Food Package Training for you and your staff! This two day event will provide information on the new WIC foods; infant assessment; and the new ISIS screens! The trainings are designed for frontline staff as well as your trainers, and they are scheduled early enough so that you will have plenty of time to train all staff before we “go live” with the new food packages in October.

Day 1

Healthy Habits at WIC: The New 2009 WIC Food Packages
8:30am - 5:00pm

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All staff who teach or train those who provide education; and those who provide direct service to participants

Every wonder how you will learn about the new WIC foods, as well as the new food package names, codes and descriptions? Day 1 of the Regional Food Package Training will answer your questions. During this training, you will take part in hands-on activities designed to help you understand what foods are allowed and not allowed; as well as practice various scenarios to help you understand which food package a WIC participant would receive.

AT THIS TRAINING, YOU WILL:

• Review the new foods and identify the allowable and non-allowable foods
• Explore specific changes for women, infants, and children
• Hear about the many food package options
• Analyze the new standard default food package for each category
• Examine how the food package prescriptions are coded
• Review some of the new ISIS screens
• Apply the new food package information by practicing with case scenarios

Day 2

First 30 Days Training
8:30am - 5:00pm

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Staff who provide training to local agency staff

Learn the skills and knowledge you will need to support WIC moms in the first 30 days of their infant’s life.

AT THIS TRAINING YOU WILL:

• Review the policies and recommendations regarding food packages provided during the first 30 days, and scheduling of mom and baby appointments
• Explore frequently asked questions regarding the first 30 days
• Review the if/then flowchart for assessment, documentation, certification, and FI issuance for mom and baby at the first postpartum appointment, and scheduling for mom and baby’s next appointment
• Learn the protocols and skills for infant assessment, participant education, breastfeeding counseling, and referral
• Practice scenarios for staff to practice the needed skills and knowledge to successfully support mom’s choice of breastfeeding to the maximum extent possible