Lead With Confidence. Elevate With Purpose.

ELEVATE… The Advanced Practice Series

Lead With Confidence. Elevate With Purpose.

ELEVATE… The Advanced Practice Series.

Advanced Skills. Greater Impact.

ELEVATE… The Advanced Practice Series is a library of self-paced, online courses designed for certified Growing Great Kids Next Generation curriculum users — including staff, supervisors, and coaches. The series helps users deepen skills, build confidence, and expand leadership in family support and early intervention. Each course provides advanced, practice-driven training to tackle complex cases, mentor peers, and strengthen program impact.

Each ELEVATE course includes:

2-hours of self-paced, online learning
Advanced training for GGK-certified users
Certificate of completion

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Research-Based

For GGK Users

Self-Paced

Online Learning

ELEVATE COURSES

Supporting Optimal Development

This course helps learners use the GGK curriculum to support optimal development, understand its materials and Fidelity Guide, and tailor it to meet families’ unique needs and abilities.

This course supports you to:

Define unique needs and optimal development
Enhance your knowledge of the Fidelity guide and how to individualize the curriculum for all families
Understand how the curriculum provides tools to build trusting relationships

Mini, Measurable, and Meaningful Goals

This course explores goal creation, language, stages of change, and a framework that helps families set goals using GGK and GGF as essential resources.

This course supports you to:

Use the GGK curricula to create goals with families
Reflect on your own goal journey to develop empathy for families
Understand the research behind why goal setting is important

Using GGK to Support Family Culture

This course teaches learners to use the curriculum to support families’ cultures, exploring cultural concepts, tools, and how Growing Great Kids fosters culturally responsive services.

This course supports you to:

Define culture and what it is made up of
Learn how to use the culture humility approach with families
Use the curriculum manual modules to learn about a family’s culture and values

A Deep Dive into the GGK GPS Tool

Embark on a deep dive into the GGK GPS Tool, a resource for the home visitor to use in partnership with the family to plan upcoming visits.

In this course, you will:

Understand the significance of intentional and parent-involved planning
Define the GGK GPS Tool and describe its components
Recognize when to use the tool
Use the tool to support planning and partnership with families

Exploring the Great Kids Assessment Tools

This course provides a detailed exploration of using GGK Assessment Tools with fidelity, emphasizing the benefits of reflection and collaboration for professional growth.

This course explores the following tools:

GGK Fidelity Self-Assessment Checklist
GGK Fidelity Observation Tool for Supervisors and Coaches
GKI Core Competencies for Effective Home Visiting Self-Assessment
The Individual Professional Development Plan

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Support Staff. Empower Families. Advance Practice.

ELEVATE helps GGK-certified staff, supervisors, and coaches build confidence, sharpen advanced skills, and lead with purpose. Staff gain practical tools, supervisors strengthen coaching and guidance, and families receive more intentional, responsive support — creating stronger relationships, higher-quality services, and better outcomes.