FAQs

There are three main requirements for participation in the Certificate Program:

1. Attend 3 full-day training sessions that extend over a twelve-week period.

2. Watch a series of training videos and complete remote activities prior to attending the in-person day (approximately 6-7 hours per month).

3. Complete surveys both before and after sessions.

• Baltimore City: Healthy Start Inc., Healthy Start HFA, Nurse Family Partnership, Baltimore City Health Department, Dru Mondawmin, Family Tree, and Sinai
• Baltimore County: Healthy Start
• Calvert County: Healthy Families America
• Carroll County: Early Head Start
• Frederick County Health Department (Maternal Child Health)
• Hartford County: Early Head Start and Hartford County Health Department
• Healthy Families Mid-Shore
• Lower Shore Healthy Families
• Montgomery County: Healthy Families America
• Prince George’s County: Child Resource Center (Healthy Families), Mary’s Center, and Bright Beginnings
• Washington County Health Department: Healthy Families
• Wicomico County Health Department

• Currently, the UMBC George & Betsy Sherman Center provides funding for UMBC Home Visiting
  Training Center activities. You can learn more about the George & Betsy Sherman Center at: https://sherman.umbc.edu.
• Development of the Training Certificate program has been supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number HRSA D89MC26357, “Maryland State Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)”. DHHS recognized the need for training and support of home visitors and supervisors nationwide and made MIECHV grants available to states to develop training and support infrastructure. The State of Maryland Department of Health (MDH) chose to develop a training center to meet the needs of the state and subcontracted with UMBC faculty in the Department of Psychology to develop one.