Training Opportunities

The International RBI Certification Institute

What is the RBI

The Routines-Based Interview is a semi-structured interview about the family’s day-to-day life, focusing on the child’s engagement, independence, and social relationships. Its purposes are to create a strong relationship with the family, to obtain a rich and thick description of child and family functioning, and to result in a family-chosen list of functional and family outcomes/goals. The International RBI Certification Institute is an intensive week-long training consisting of practice with real families, follow-up activities, engagement with resources and materials, and certification. This matters beyond the individual family: the RBM framework organizes information around Engagement, Independence, and Social Relationships (EISR), which maps directly onto the three federal Child Outcomes Summary (COS) areas states must report on annually. A well-conducted RBI naturally surfaces the information teams need to generate accurate COS ratings.

Purpose

The purpose of the Routines-Based Interview (RBI) International Certification Institute is to prepare a cadre of certified interviewers who can conduct high-quality, family-centered RBIs that lead directly to functional, participation-based outcomes for children and their families. The RBI is a cornerstone practice of the Routines-Based Model, and its quality shapes everything after. The IFSP goals that are written, the services that are delivered, and the extent to which families feel heard and equipped in their daily routines to support their children and family.

Internationally Certified RBI interviewers will have demonstrated the ability to lead a full RBI with fidelity, write functional participation-based goals, and support the implementation of the RBI within their own program, district, or state system.

Many states currently struggle to generate accurate, well-supported COS ratings for federal reporting (SPP/APR Indicators 3A/C) — often because their IFSP forms ask about the three outcome areas without connecting those questions back to the interview process that actually generates the information. The RBI, combined with training on coding EISR information into the three federal outcome categories, gives programs and states a concrete, replicable process for closing that gap.

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For questions please email: stevenson.camistevenson.cami@gmail.com

DATES April 26th-30th, 2027

FORMAT Fully Virtual

COST $1,650 / participant

APPLY BY March 1st 2027

Apply here.

Coming Soon! Spring 2027!

More training opportunities from EIEIO.

We’re expanding our lineup of virtual, evidence-based trainings for early intervention and early childhood professionals worldwide. Check back soon, or reach out to stevenson.camistevenson.cami@gmail.com to be notified when new opportunities open.

Individualized Training

On-site training is one of the most effective methods we provide. Two trainers, one of whom is usually Robin McWilliam, travel to your site and provide discussion-based workshops, using adult-learning principles. Participants engage in discussion of dilemmas, solve problems with consultation from the trainers, and participate in the case method of instruction. The goal of on-site training is to prepare learners to face real-world situations, as defined by learners, using principles and methods from the Routines-Based Model for Early Intervention Birth-5.

• Costs involve airfare and lodging for each trainer and $7,500 per day for both trainers

Virtual training is available for an individual or agency at three levels:

1. One-time overview of the model or a component of the model, for $1,500 (USD) for up to 4 hours;
2. Multiple 2-hour sessions at $3,000 a session, with no post-training review, unlimited number;
3. Multiple 2-hour sessions at $3,000 a session, with post-training review of video and written products at $300 per participant, limited to 20 participants

We will be offering four half-day webinars during the year (dates to be announced) for $450 per participant per webinar.
Implementation planning, preceding training, for $5,000, to organize a 4- to 5-year plan for adopting RBM practices.

Telecoaching

One-on-one telecoaching is available for any of the content areas of the Routines-Based Model (e.g., Routines-Based Interviews, Routines-Based Home Visits, Collaborative Consultation to Children’s Classrooms). We can lend the equipment needed and provide either real-time (i.e., bug in ear) or follow-up feedback and guidance. Dr. Kimberly Tomeny is available to provide telecoaching to early intervention (0-3) professionals working with families on social communication strategies for children with autism. Contact us for fees for telecoaching.

Certification Institutes

We offer three certification institutes:

• RBI Certification Institute
• Routines-Based Home-Visiting Certification Institute
• Collaborative Consultation to Children’s Classrooms (CC2CC) Certification Institute

Beginning in 2023, institutes will be in person for 2-3 days, followed by recorded back-home practice, with feedback from institute coaches. In concert with evidence-based professional development (Dunst & Trivette, 2012), the following training methods are also used:

Routines-Based Academy of Institutes

Participants can apply for one, two, or all three institutes in the year. The first one is full price; the other one or two are discounted. Locations and prices to be determined.