Brazelton Institute Trainings

Unless noted, trainings are offered virtually on Zoom. Email us at institute@childrens.harvard.edu for more information or with questions. Please note, all times are US Eastern Time.

Register for any of our upcoming trainings

2026 NBO training schedule (subject to change; 2026 registration links coming to catalog soon).

Level 1

  • March 23, 26 & 27; 10am-3pm
  • May 19, 21 & 22; 10pm-3pm
  • September 28, 29 & 30; 10am-3pm
  • November 5, 6 & 12; 10am-3pm

Level 1 – High Risk

  • April 16 & 23; 9am-5pm
  • October 8 & 15; 9am-5pm

Level 2 – Certification course

  • First Tuesday of the month; 12-1pm

Level 3 – Advanced Mentoring for NBO-Certified Practitioners start date

  • Wednesday, January 28, 2026; 10am-12pm

Courses offered in French (includes Level 1 + Level 2)

  • March 3, 10 and 17; 8am-1pm

Courses offered in Spanish (includes Level 1 + Level 2)

  • March 6, 7 & 14; 9am-2pm

Advanced Workshop on Using the NBO with Families in Substance Use Recovery

  • April 14; 12-4pm
  • October 13; 12-4pm

Refresher Course start dates

  • April 15; 9am-3pm
  • October 13; 9am-3pm

Private NBO Training

If you are interested in private in-person or virtual NBO training for your group, please contact institute@childrens.harvard.edu.

2026 NBAS Training Schedule

Introduction to the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)

  • March 30; 9am-5pm
  • November 5; 9am-5pm

Advanced Training in the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)

  • March 30 & 31; 9am-5pm
  • November 5 & 6; 9am-5pm

NBAS Training to Reliability

Please contact Yvette Blanchard at yvette.blanchard@childrens.harvard.edu to discuss your training to reliability.

Open Mentoring

Open mentoring sessions are available at no cost for anyone who has attended a Brazelton Institute NBO or NBAS training. Whether you have done a few, many or no NBO or NBAS sessions yet, you are welcome to join us! Ask questions, get inspired, and connect with colleagues.

We will be hosting mentoring sessions on Zoom. Please click the mentoring session links below to register.

NBO Open Mentoring in English

NBO Open Mentoring in Spanish

NBO Open Mentoring in French