Preconference Seminars

Saturday, October 25    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

PARENT EMPOWERMENT (PEP) FACILITATOR TRAINING
Trainer: Keami Harris, Program Associate, National Black Child Development Institute
Fee: $175.00, includes a copy of the PEP curriculum
You are invited to take advantage of this excellent opportunity to become a Parent Empowerment Project (PEP) facilitator through an intensive, interactive training seminar. Experience this training to become prepared to implement the PEP curriculum and provide the parents you serve with a unique, parent driven, culturally relevant approach to parent education and empowerment. Participants will review child development knowledge, explore values and attitudes while strengthening facilitation skills. In addition, participants will become familiar with the array of topics featured in the Successful Parenting module; learn how to “weave the story” to reinforce the lessons using the African American Culture and Latino Culture modules; and build parents’ self esteem as well as cultural awareness.

Saturday, October 25    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING – INFANT AND TODDLERS WORKING WITH CULTURALLY DIVERSE INFANTS,TODDLERS AND FAMILIES TO CREATE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL READINESS
Trainer: Sarah Semlak, NBCDI Consultant
Fee: $75.00
“Strong, early social-emotional development underlies all later academic success.” Learn more about the relationship between social-emotional development and education, by taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to attend a training session that will prepare educators to support and contribute to children's resilience.The session will address issues of the social-emotional development of infants and toddlers from a cultural perspective. Issues such as school as a stressor and family cultural and linguistic identity will be discussed. Participants will receive practical tools and strategies to strengthen wat they are currently doing to help children be ready for school.

Saturday, October 25    8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING – PRESCHOOL TO 3RD GRADE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AS ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE
Trainer: Lisa Gordon, NBCDI Consultant
Fee: $75.00
“Strong, early social-emotional development underlies all later academic success.” Learn more about the relationship between social-emotional development and education, by taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to attend a training session that will prepare educators to support and contribute to children's resilience. The session will address issues of the social-emotional development of pre-school aged through 3rd grade children from a cultural perspective. Issues such as school as a stressor and family cultural and linguistic identity will be discussed. Participants will receive practical tools and strategies to strengthen what they are currently doing to help children succeed in school.

Saturday, October 25    1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

EVELYN K. MOORE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (ECLI)
“STRENGTHENING FAMILIES: SUSTAINING THE GLOBAL VILLAGE”
Paid conference registrants (Option 1,2 or 3) may attend this session at no additional charge.
Presiding: Linda Hassan Anderson, President, Black Child Development Institute – Atlanta Affiliate and Member, NBCDI Board of Directors
Speakers: Judy Langford, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Evanston, IL,
Jamilah R. Jor’dan, PhD, Consultant, Strengthening Families Illinois, Chicago, IL,
and Nina Sazer O’Donnell, Director,National Strategies, United Way of America
Strengthening Families is rapidly becoming a nationally adopted framework for child abuse and neglect prevention in early care and education programs, child welfare departments, school systems, and others. It can help program developers, policymakers and advocates embed effective prevention strategies into existing systems. Strengthening Families universal, evidence-based model is built on promoting family strengths and resiliency. By building five Protective Factors, parents have what they need to parent effectively, even under stress.

The Strengthening Families national network includes program staff, state leaders, legislators, policy advocates, and others. Join national experts as they share innovative practices and experiences of practitioners and families that have been positively impacted by the Strengthening Families Initiative around the country and learn how you can incorporate these strategies in your program.

Saturday, October 25    1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

JUST FOR PARENTS
A GATHERING OF PARENTS: STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FOR OPTIMAL CHILD OUTCOMES
Convener: Charlyn Harper Browne, PhD, BCDI Atlanta Strengthening Families Project Manager & Center for the Study of Social Policy Consultant
As a result of extensive research, the Center for the Study of Social Policy identified five Protective Factors which contribute to optimal child outcomes and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect when they are present and robust in families. The gathering of parents will learn about the Protective Factors and strategies which build them in all families.They will also have an opportunity to reflect on the challenges and joys of the awesome responsibility of parenting.