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Important Notice about University of Nevada Campus Extension Courses

Beginning July 1, 2025, The University of Nevada, Reno Extension office has implemented modest fees for select initial training courses previously available at no charge. Please email Cathy Pesklakai at UNR Extension (cpeshlakai@unr.edu) with any questions about this change and/or to learn more about their courses.

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Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) and Abusive Head Trauma is now available online, free of charge! This cost-saving opportunity is made possible by the University of Nevada Reno – Extension Office. Now you can complete this high-demand, low supply training any time of day, from any place you have an internet connection.

Vetted by Child Care Licensing, the Washoe County Health Department and the Washoe County Medical Unit, this training can be taken to meet the initial training requirement for Shaken Baby Syndrome. The course is FREE and is approved by The Nevada Registry for one child care training hour.

Visit The Nevada Registry’s Training Calendar to access the course.

  1. Choose ‘Online’ as the training format.
  2. Select ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ under ‘Initial Training Requirements’.
  3. Select ‘University of Nevada Reno – Extension’ under ‘Online and Distance Learning Organizations’.
  4. Click the ‘Search’ button.

Thank you to the University of Nevada Reno – Extension Office for making this opportunity available to ECE educators statewide!