3. Around the World of Assessment How can Arizona WIC navigate successfully through the lands of assessment? Our map: ABCDE! What tools can we use? What obstacles do we face? What can we do?

4. What are the mysterious lands of Nutrition Assessment?

7. CLINICAL

8. Dietary Land

9. Environmental Land

10. Assessment is like: Climbing a mountain! A walk on the beach… Sailing rough seas! Exploring a forest… Being lost at sea!!

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12. How do you feel? Time for activities Discussion and review Opportunities for practice Observations

13. Try our skills Lucy is a 3 year old girl who is returning to WIC for recertification. She has been through A and B of the assessment. Her hemoglobin is normal, growth is normal. However she plots above the 97% BMI. Beginning with C, help us navigate through the rest of the assessment.

16. Lucy

19. Lucy - Wrap Up

20. Transitioning to Nutrition Education Summarizing concerns/discussion Offering topics and referrals Identifying WIC Codes and Next Steps

21. Lucy - Wrap Up Documenting: Why do we? What is important?

22. GTHM All Staff Trainings…Taking it Up a Notch

23. What You Can Expect Continued practice of ABCDE – Case Studies Addition of “human touch” – Projective techniques

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25. Work Arounds

26. How You Can Help

27. Send in Baby Pictures By May 3 rd to: – Jaclyn.Chamberlain@azdhs.gov Jaclyn.Chamberlain@azdhs.gov – OR Your State Helping HAND

28. Other News PCS Champions Course – Optional – Great for Helping HANDS too! – Provides tips on PCS Skills WITH A twist that focuses on observing fellow staff

29. Questions?