PHCD 4-hour is now available in a virtual live format!
The Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD) is a 4-hour training that equips front-line leaders (anyone working with children aged 4 to 12 – i.e. camp counsellor, coaches, after school staff, swim instructors) with the tools to immediately enhance the quality of the programs they are leading. It provides essential training in the HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development so front-line leaders understand what they need to do to ensure each child’s social, emotional and cognitive needs are met.
Target Audience: Front-line leaders
Duration: 4 hours
Pre-requisite: None
This 2-hour online training with help supervisors and managers assess, develop, measure and adop child-focused policies and procedures. Participants will gain access to 86 policies and procedures in key risk areas including hiring, emergency management, program planning and report tracking.
Learners will identify how to use the evidence based HIGH FIVE QUEST 1 to adopt a child-centred approach to service delivery and operations to minimize risk. If there are areas where no policy or procedure exists, managers will have access to templates to develop them.
Target Audience: Directors & Managers
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $150
To register for PHCD QUEST 1 please email education@bcrpa.bc.ca for more information!
This training helps supervisors improve risk management in children’s programs by learning how to assess and measure quality with the HIGH FIVE QUEST 2 Tool. Supervisors will use the QUEST 2 Tool, learn how to enter their data into the HIGH FIVE Database to track their organization’s progress, and identify areas for improvement. Students of this training will also learn how to debrief the results of the assessments with staff in a positive way and create a process for continuous improvement.
PHCD QUEST 2 is presented in two parts: an on-demand, online training and a virtual live session with a certified HIGH FIVE trainer. You will need to complete the on-demand portion before the virtual live session.
Target Audience: Supervisors and managers
Cost: $129
To register for QUEST 2 please email education@bcrpa.bc.ca for more information!
Designed for those involved with children's sport, the HIGH FIVE® Sport 4-Hour On-Demand training helps those working with children aged 4 to 12 enhance program quality. This training equips coaches, managers, and trainers with essential knowledge about the physical, social, emotional and cognitive attributes of each age and stage of a child’s development.
Target Audience: Coaches or anyone providing sport programs for children
Duration: 4 hours
Cost: $60
To register for HIGH FIVE Sport click here and get certified today!
In-person courses are also available by request. To request a course, submit an electronic course request form.
HIGH FIVE® has online courses available which you can take anytime and anywhere you have access to wifi. Take advantage of these online opportunities and get certified today!
PHCD QUEST 1
This 2-hour online training with help supervisors and managers assess, develop, measure and adop child-focused policies and procedures. Participants will gain access to 86 policies and procedures in key risk areas including hiring, emergency management, program planning and report tracking.
Target Audience: Directors & Managers
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $150
To register for PHCD QUEST 1 click here and get certified today!
HIGH FIVE Sport On-Demand
Designed for those involved with children's sport, the HIGH FIVE® Sport 4-Hour OnDemand training helps those working with children aged 4 to 12 enhance program quality. This training equips coaches, managers, and trainers with essential knowledge about the physical, social, emotional and cognitive attributes of each age and stage of a child’s development.
Target Audience: Coaches or anyone providing sport programs for children
Duration: 4 hours
Cost: $60
To register for HIGH FIVE Sport click here and get certified today!
Take PHCD 4-hour and learn the HIGH FIVE® Principles and Design Guidelines which can be implemented in programs right away. This certification program helps front line leaders gain more confidence, knowledge, and tools when leading children's programs. Learn best practices for healthy childhood development, how to create environments where children thrive, and get certified.
Benefits of PHCD 4-Hour
- One time certification that is recognized across Canada
- Gain knowledge and tools that leaders can apply to ensure each child's social, emotional, and cognitive needs are met
- Leave the course having confidence in your ability to create postive experiences for each child
Target Audience: Front-line leaders
Duration: 4 hours
Pre-requisite: None
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This online course (up to 2 hours) will help organizations improve their children’s programs by measuring the quality of the organization’s policies and procedures. It is about learning how to use the QUEST 1 Tool to asses policies and procedures, how to use the Guide to Policies and Procedures and how to increase the quality of programs by improving the content management and application of policies and procedures.
Target Audience: Directors & Managers
Duration: <2.0 hours
Pre-requisite: None
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This 7.5 hour course is for those who supervise children’s programs and are responsible for quality assurance. It provides a means of testing, evaluating and providing feedback to maintain the highest quality programming at both the individual and organizational levels. It is a means for organizations to pinpoint areas that need improvement and subsequently ensure these improvements are realized.
Target Audience: Supervisors
Duration: 7.5 hours
Pre-requisite: PHCD or HIGH FIVE® Sport
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This workshop will help coaches who work with children aged 6 to 12 improve the quality of their sport programs. It is geared toward coaches of competitive athletes and provides training in the principles of healthy child development so coaches understand what they need to do to balance training and competition with each child’s social, emotional and cognitive needs. Coaches learn activities and gain knowledge, tips and resources to enhance their programs as well as their relationships with their athletes.
Target Audience: Coaches
Duration: In-person: 5hrs / Virtual On-Demand: 4hrs
Pre-requisite: None
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This course is for those wish to become a HIGH FIVE® Trainer, to deliver PHCD.
Becoming a HIGH FIVE® Trainer (BAHFT) is a 2-day course designed for people responsible for training staff who deliver children's programs or those interested in delivering training to multiple agencies who believe in ensuring children have the best way to play!
Using evidence based research, knowledge and resources a HIGH FIVE Trainer will be able to continually enhance an organization’s commitment to quality. By enrolling your staff in the Trainer program, organizations improve the quality of programs by making a commitment to continuous improvement in the area of healthy child development and training delivery.
Learner Outcomes
At the completion of this workshop, learners will be able to:
- Identify participant learning styles
- Identify evidence-based content on healthy child development
- Use creative techniques and effective communication skills to deliver training content with confidence
Result: Successful candidates will receive a certificate and are certified to teach the program across Canada
Duration: 3.0 days
Pre-requisite: PHCD + all modules, QUEST 2, QUEST 1, and HIGH FIVE Sport
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This course is for those who wish to become a HIGH FIVE® Sport Trainer.
Audience: Individuals with extensive experience with training & children’s programming in sport.
Duration: 4 hours
Pre-requisite: HIGH FIVE Sport, QUEST 2, and NCCP training
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Funding available! Contact education@bcrpa.bc.ca for more information.
The HIGH FIVE® Strengthening Children’s Mental Health (SCMH) program is a one-day in-person training for recreation leaders, developed in collaboration with Ontario’s Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The program is intended for municipal staff and supervisors offering children’s programs to be better informed about providing early intervention for children’s mental health.
Learner Outcomes:
- Participants will learn key concepts and factors that affect children’s mental health including the impact of stress and environment on a child’s ability to cope.
- Tools and suggested activities to use with staff to help improve their understanding and interactions with children who face challenges in their programs.
Duration: 7.5 hours
Pre-requisite: None
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This 4-hour training provides insights into the unique needs of older adults when participating in recreation or leisure activities in municipal or retirement communities. It provides evidence-based approaches to improve the experience of participants by implementing the HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Aging. Topics include ageism, program planning, and the importance that physical literacy plays in sustained long-term health, increased social connectedness, improved general mental and physical well-being and a better quality of life.
Learner Outcomes
At the completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Design activity plans to enhance a participant’s experience,
- Build healthy relationships in all areas of programming for older adults with participants and staff members,
- Gain knowledge, tips, and resources to enhance programs,
- Apply the HIGH FIVE Principles to create environments and spaces that foster positive experiences,
- Design an activity plan to enhance physical and mental health,
- Build healthy relationships in all areas of programming for older adults, and
- Create environments and spaces that foster healthy active aging.
Resources: Principles of Healthy Aging Workbook
Duration: 4 hours
Audience: Coaches, Counsellors, Instructors, Managers, Prospective Trainers, Supervisors, Teachers
- Program Supervisors/Coordinators
- General Interest program instructors
- Group fitness and aqua fitness instructors
QUEST 2 – Healthy Aging
This online training provides an evidence-based approach to evaluating programming for older adults. Themes include: ageism, program planning, and the importance that physical literacy plays in sustained long-term health, increased social connectedness, improved general mental and physical well-being and a better quality of life.
Learner Outcomes
At the completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Use the QUEST 2 scientifically validated Tool for assessing older adult programs
- Identify the risk of not assessing programs and the benefits of regular program assessment
- Identify how to conduct an effective debrief with staff
Resources:
- Workbook for Assessors and Assessment Tool
- Successful candidates will receive a certificate.
Contact your Authorized Provider to access the online training.
Duration: 2 Hours
Pre-Requisite: Principles of Healthy Aging
Audience: Supervisors
QUEST 1 – Healthy Aging
This online training will help supervisors and managers assess, develop, measure and adopt older adult focused policies and procedures. Participants will be provided with sample policies and procedures in key risk areas including hiring, emergency management, program planning, and report tracking and learn how to adopt an older adult-centred approach to service delivery and operations to minimize risk.
Learner Outcomes
At the completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Use the QUEST 1 Tool for gap analysis
- Use the QUEST 1 Guide for policy development
- Identify evidence-based best practices for risk management
Feel free to contact your Authorized Provider to access the online training.
Duration: 2 hours
Audience: Managers
The Healthy Aging Trainer Training is designed for those responsible for training staff in a single organization or anyone interested in training recreation professionals on the Principles of Healthy Aging more broadly. PHA trainers believe deeply in the importance of quality programming for older adults and are interested in helping organizations make a commitment to continuous improvement in the area of healthy aging and training delivery.
For more information, please visit the Become a Trainer page.
Duration: 3 days
Pre-Requisite: PHA
Audience: Prospective Trainers
Please note - this information is applicable to BC residents only. For other provinces please contact your Provincial service provider.