Assessing parent-child interaction:
NCAST II Teaching scale

Tuesday, May 23, 2006, and Thursday, May 25, 2006
R.140 in the main hospital building, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m

Wed., December 6, 2006, and Thurs., December 7, 2006
R.140 in the main hospital building, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m

Course description: NCAST II-B is an advanced course for nurses interested in learning to use the NCAST assessment tools in their practice. These tools provide objective nursing assessments of infant behavior and the parent-child environment, which are useful in early case finding of infants at risk and subsequent intervention. NCAST I is not a prerequisite but is encouraged.

The new NCAST II-B course primarily prepares nurses in the use of the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scales. A review of infant state and infant behavioral cues is also provided.

NCAST instructor Sue Horner, RN, MS, 773.880.4488

Accreditation: This program has been accredited by the Illinois Nurses' Association for 15.8 contact hours for Part B.

Children's Memorial Hospital is an approved provider of continuing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Registration is due one week before each class. (Please call Clinical & Organizational Development at 773.880.4114 for more information.)