Course Description
FINE stands for, Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education. FINE is the only programme that gives neonatal professionals of all disciplines opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in steps that can be paced to their career needs, from orientation for beginners, to developing competent practice or leadership.
FINE programs assist to bridge the gap between theory and practice with a range of learning opportunities that can be adapted to different settings. We have universal appeal with activity in over 20 countries and translations into 12 languages.
First Steps is a 100% online program created to introduce the key principles of FINE and infant and family centred developmental care.
- Course fee:
$109 (reduced for a limited time from $149)
- Learning mode:
Online
- Duration:
1 hour
What’s included?
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Interactive activities designed to evaluate the application of developmental care in your personal practice and neonatal unit
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Links to current evidence
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Video and print resources
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Receive a Certificate of Achievement as proof of evidence for continuing professional development
Learning outcomes
The module consists of complimentary webcasts and a variety of resources to support a holistic approach and provide strategies on how to:
Sensitive care
Neuroprotection: sensitive care helps to stabilise the infant, to protect and promote brain development
Parent engagement
Relationships: interactions between infant and caregivers, most particularly family members, have a significant impact on child development
Every baby
Individualised care: every infant is unique and individual needs can be interpreted through observation of the behavioural signs that give the infant a voice
Fee Information
The FINE Program is currently priced at
AU$109
- 10% available for members of the Council of International Neonatal Nurses,
- The Australian College of Neonatal Nurses (ACNN), and
- The Neonatal Nurses College of Aotearoa.
- 50% discount for Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Staff
Learning modules
First Steps in Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education (FINE)
- Sensory development
- Touch
- Vestibular experience
- Taste and smell
- Hearing
- Vision
- Sleep
- Sleep in the neonatal unit
- Stress, Pain and Comfort
- Pain assessment
- Managing stress and pain
- Positioning
- Nesting
- Closeness
- Communication
- Skin-to-skin (kangaroo care)
- Feeding
- Understanding baby behavioural signs
- A 5 step approach to individualised caregiving