Call for Presentations

PARENTING NOW! and our conference partners and sponsors invite you to participate in our first statewide conference on parenting April 28-29, 2008 at the Hilton Eugene in Eugene, Oregon. Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in this exciting event.

We are seeking presenters for a wide range of topics. Participants will be interested in workshops that encompass research, organizational, and programmatic topics which support effective parenting education. Possible workshop topic areas are listed below. Proposals will be accepted until midnight (PST) December 14, 2007.

One presenter per presentation will be provided a complimentary registration for the full conference.

We hope you submit a presentation proposal and look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your interest!

Our Goal

The goal for this conference is to bring together professionals who work with families for dynamic and informative educational and networking opportunities. We will share information and present current research and best practices that attendees can use to improve services, advance our understanding, and thereby improve opportunities for families to grow together.

Who will be attending?

Approximately 300 attendees are expected, including parenting educators, social service providers, healthcare providers, educators and others.

Examples of topics

Providing the latest research information on topics impacting parenting education programs and the families they serve

Temperament
Brain development
Resiliency in families
Health, fitness, and nutrition in families
Early literacy
Impact of media and high tech world on children
Bonding and attachment

Setting parenting programs up for success

Getting parents there, keeping them coming
Creative ways to find funding for parenting groups
Solving parenting group logistical problems
Building community collaborations
Changing community norms about parenting education

Working effectively with families with diverse backgrounds and needs

Engaging fathers
Perinatal mood disorders
Teen parents
Latino families
Parents in recovery
Parents with mental illness
Incarcerated parents
Grandparents raising children
Parents of children with developmental delays

Strategies to meet the challenges to effective parenting education

Ethical and professional issues such as boundaries, confidentiality, and reporting
Responding effectively to almost any parent question, across ages and in tough situations
Honing group process skills

Components which can enhance a parenting program

Circle time for parents and children
Signing with children
Infant massage
Tools for screening families for referrals

Schedule

Submission	Deadline
Presentation Proposals	December 14, 2007
Acceptance	January 10, 2008
Presentations (final version) submitted	April 11, 2008

Presentation Guidelines

Please read and follow the instructions for preparing and submitting your presentation and for how to present it.

For further assistance with the content of the program and your participation in it, please contact Juvata Rusch at (1-541) 349-7790 for additional information.

For technical assistance preparing your materials for presentation and publication, please contact Bob Winget, Toolbox Conference Management.

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