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All presentation materials received to date are online. Together they comprise the Conference Proceedings. Go to the Workshop Description or Keynote Speaker page and click on the title of the presentation and in some cases links to additional resources provided by the presenter.
Conference Program
Workshop Areas of Focus
(D) Cultural Diversity (C) Essentials of Parent Education - Content
(PI) Professional Issues (S) Essentials of Parent Education - Skills
Each workshop has a coded designation (D, PI, C, or S) which indicates its primary area of focus. These designations are not intended to limit or suggest who should attend any given workshop but rather to further clarify what the content of the workshops will be. Some workshops may have more than one designation. Each block of workshops has a balance of choices among these areas.

Monday, April 28

7:30 am Registration, Deluxe Continental Breakfast, Exhibits
8:45 am Opening Session

Keynote Address: Advances in the Field of Parenting Education and Support, Dana R. McDermott, Ph.D., CFLE

10:00 am Break and Exhibits
10:30 am Workshops
Topic
Presenter(s)
Focus
Creating a Supportive and Effective Learning Environment for Multi-Stressed Parents Joanna Byford
S
Blooming the Richness of the Latino Family Jorge Navarro and Carmen Urbina
D
Best Practices: Understanding How Your Program Can Help Families Succeed Clara Pratt, Ph.D.
PI
The Art and Science of Perinatal Support: Identifying Strategies That Work Based on Emerging Research and Traditional Wisdom Karen Van Tassell
C
Goal Setting for Families with Young Children ...Turning Dreams into Goals Joanna Morales, B.A.,ITMH,LE and Carol Freitas
S
Temperament and Parenting: From Research to Practice Laura Backen Jones
C
Parents' Development: Helping Parents Help Their Children Harold Ireton
S
12:00 pm Luncheon

Keynote Address: Fostering Language Development of Infants and Toddlers: What Care Providers and Parents Need to Know, David Dickinson

1:30 pm Workshops
Topic
Presenter(s)
Focus
Creating Infant Groups That Become Extended Families: How the Magic Happens Penny Church and Dianne Reinmuth
S
Facilitating Effective Parenting Education Classes for Families from Diverse Backgrounds Gary Glasenapp and Pam Deardorff
D/S
Strengthening Developmental Health and Sturdiness in Young Children: A Pediatrician's Perspective David Willis, M.D.
C
If You Ask They Will Come... and Stay Karen Pautz, Amy Conroy, and Karen Derry
PI
"Oh No! What Do I Do Now?!... Becoming an 'Askable' Parent" Mary Gossart
C
Credentialing in Parenting Education Dana McDermott
PI
Teaching Skills to Drug Affected Parents: Mixing Empathy with Science-A Forum for Parent Educators Victoria Johnson
D
Social/Emotional Skill Building in Children: Its Long-Term Implications for Self Mastery & Resiliency Juvata Rusch
C
3:00 pm Break and Exhibits
3:30 pm Workshops
Topic
Presenter(s)
Focus
Fostering Children's Language Skills While Deepening Emotional Bonds David Dickinson
C
Preventing Compassion Fatigue: How to Keep Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do, Without Losing Your Health, Heart, or Mind Jana Svoboda
PI
Discipline as Teaching: The Journey to Self-Discipline Claire Davis, Coleen Alexander, and Maria Westerhoff
C
Creating Successful Latino Parenting Groups: Bienvenidos! Ana Maria Dudley
D
Panel: Working with Parents Who Have Children with Special Needs Judy Newman and EC Cares Panel
D
An Introduction to the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ): A Parent Completed, Child Monitoring System Elizabeth Twombly
S
Understanding Children and Parents Needs that will Promote Family Harmony Kay Endres-Reavis, LCSW
C
5:00 pm Break and Exhibits
7:00 pm Celebration Dinner

Keynote Address: Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relationship to Adult Health and Well-being, Dr. Vincent Felitti

Tuesday, April 29

8:00 am Registration, Deluxe Continental Breakfast, Exhibits
8:45 am Plenary Session

Keynote Address: Cherishing Childhood in our "Screen Machine" World, Gloria DeGaetano

10:00 am Break and Exhibits
10:30 am Workshops
Topic
Presenter(s)
Focus
Creating Positive Community Norms on Parenting Success By 6 Executive Team:
Debi Farr, Judy Newman, and Dan Reece
PI
Supporting Parents With Cognitive Challenges Jan Aho
D
The Art of Engagement—How to Get Your Families to Say "I DO" Tedra Mandell
S
The Appreciative Family: Creating Rich Family Conversations to Discover and Dream the Best for Your Family Rebecca Heckman
C
From Tummy Time to School Success: The Connection Between Gross Motor Skill Development and Learning Success in Very Young Children Margot Heiniger-White and Linda Harrington
C
Computers in Early Childhood Gloria DeGaetano
C
Postpartum Depression and Other Perinatal Mood Disorders: Understanding Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Community Resources and Practical Help Csilla Andor and Amy-Rose White
C
Engaging Parents With a Self-Administered Parent Education Program: Parenting Wisely Donald Gordon
S
12:00 pm Luncheon

Forum: Building Support for Early Childhood Inside and Outside of Government,
Swati Adarkar and Erinn Kelley-Siel

Closing: Dr. Vincent Felitti

1:30 pm ESPP II Funded Projects Meeting
 

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