Past Event Archives: 2010 • 2009
Trauma and Resilience in the Lives of Young Children and Their Families
Featuring Keynote Speakers:
Daniel Schechter, MD
Gilbert Foley, EdD
Therapists of the Primary Prevention Project for
Mothers, Infants and Young Children of 9/11/2001
ABOUT OUR CONFERENCE:
Trauma has profound implications for the mental and physical health of family members and for the development of young children. Whether it’s the “big T” traumas, such as war, serious accidents and incest, or the “little t” traumas, such as ongoing emotional neglect or a family history of alcoholism, trauma impacts children either directly, when children, themselves, are victims, or indirectly, when parents’ trauma is transmitted to their children. This conference will explore the concept of both trauma and its equally important, but more elusive, counterpart: resilience. Speakers will define trauma and resilience and illustrate through case studies the impact of intra-family traumas, such as abuse, and extra-family traumas, such as those occurring on September 11, 2001.
When: Friday May 14, 2010 from 8am to 3:30pm
Where: New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania
Penntop South / Skytop Room
401 7th Avenue at 33rd Street, 18th Floor
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 THE INSTITUTE FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN & FAMILIES JEWISH BOARD OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES
Invites you to join us for
INFANT-PARENT STUDY CENTER
OPEN HOUSE
Supporting Both Child & Family:
Integrating the Holding of Physical Therapy with Infant Mental Health
In working with children, the physical therapist needs to factor in the biological needs of the child & the needs of the family, as well. To crystallize this multilevel approach, case study video clips of an infant with torticolis will be discussed. Physical therapy is a practical application of the natural sciences in the care of people with injuries and disabilities.
Presenter
HAROLD ROSENTHAL, P.T.
A graduate of the Institute for Infants Children & Families, JBFCS (2006), Harold Rosenthal has worked with children for more than 20 years in hospitals, schools, community health centers and in private practice.
Discussant
REBECCA SHAHMOON SHANOK, LCSW, Ph.D., Director
Institute for Infants, Children & Families
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
120 West 57th Street, Room 306/307
Refreshments will be served
To RSVP, please e-mal Eula M. Guest at emyoung@jbfcs.org
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You're Invited
to Lunch with
Early Childhood
Mental Health Pioneer,
Barbara Blum
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RSVPs needed by April 9th!
Announcing the 2010 Emily Fenichel Award for Leadership
Nominations are invited for the 2010 Emily Fenichel Award for Leadership in the Zero-to-Three Field in New York. Established by the New York Zero-to-Three Network in 2007, the award honors the memory of Emily Fenichel, MSW, Associate Director of ZERO TO THREE: The National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, whose work often served to bring the voices of “unsung heroes” in the zero-to-three field to the fore. Because many zero-to-three leaders work quietly in their schools or organizations without much public acknowledgement, the Emily Fenichel Award is intended to provide an opportunity for their dedication to be recognized.
Nominees may be a supervisor, a teacher, a community advocate, a home visitor, a therapist, a childcare worker, a parent, a policymaker – anyone whose contributions to infants and toddlers through practice, research, leadership or advocacy are deemed exemplary by a panel of judges.
To nominate an individual for The Emily Fenichel Award, please submit a nominating statement of no longer than 750 words, typed, double-spaced, to Emily Fenichel Award Committee, New York Zero-to-Three Network, 331 West 57th Street, #166, New York, NY 10019. Deadline for submission is February 12, 2010.
The recipient of the 2010 Emily Fenichel Award will be announced in February 2010 and the award will be presented at the New York Zero-to-Three Network’s Annual Spring Conference to be held in May 2010 in New York City.
For further information about The Emily Fenichel Award, please contact Pamela A. Guarrera at the New York Zero-to-Three Network at 718-638-7788 or info@nyzerotothree.org.
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Nassau BOCES, in collaboration with various bi-county agencies,
is proud to host the third annual
Learning in the Early Years Conference
Thursday March 25, 2010
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Hofstra University's Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center,
Theater and Multipurpose Room
Registration due no later than March 11, 2010
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Synergizing Methodologies ABA and DIR
Tuesday, March 16th at 4:00pm
with Elisa Chrem, MS, CCC-SLP, Ms. Ed Principal
Ms. Chrem holds a masters degree in Speech Language Pathology and holds a second Masters degree in Educational Leadership. Ms. Chrem is a member of the Interdisciplinary Council on
Location: 1465 East 7th Street, Brooklyn, New York
RSVP: asetton@imagineacademy.com or 718-376-8882
Please Join Us For Our: Clinical Roundtable Series
Movement, an Instrument of Cognition
and the Translator of Emotion
March 4, 2010 at 6 - 8 pm
Ackerman Institute for the Family
149 East 78th Street (Library)
What you can expect:
This presentation will introduce the participants to the purpose and intent of motion in humans, and it will discuss the impact of mobility in the way observers perceive emotionality and cognition. The presentation will look at the studies of facial expressions including the work of Guillaume Duchenne in 1862, and the current investigations into what happens when there are Movement Differences at work. The goals for this presentation are:
- To learn the role of movement as a visible marker of developmental progress
- To understand the connection between mobility and cognition
- To discover the effect of emotions on facial expression
- To analyze what happens when movement conveys unclear messages
Carola d’Emery, PhD, PT
Carola d’Emery, PhD, PT hails from Chile, the beautiful country anchored between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. She graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Chile with a degree in Physical Therapy, and came to the United States to pursue a doctoral degree in Movement Sciences from Columbia University. Dr. d’Emery has dedicated 30 years to the practice of Pediatric Physical Therapy and 25 of those years are linked to Early Intervention. This has provided the foundation to become what she always wanted to be, an Early Interventionist. Dr. d’Emery is the Targeted Evaluation Team Clinical Educator for Sunny Days Early Childhood Developmental Services and she is a member of the N.J. State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) since appointed in 2003. Dr. d’Emery is a consultant for Monmouth Regional High School and she is the President of deTech, a company she created to develop products and ideas meant to support and facilitate the daily experiences of exceptional children and their families.
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Please Join Us For Our: Clinical Roundtable Series
Shared Intentionality and Shared Meaning:
What Makes Acquiring Language Possible (or Difficult)?
February 24, 2010 at 6 - 8 pm
Ackerman Institute for the Family
149 East 78th Street (Library)
What you can expect:
The development of language is not often thought of in the context of mind-body connections. And
yet, the child’s own actions and interactions in the world of objects and people serve as one of the
foundations for his capacity to learn to ‘crack the linguistic code.’ In this workshop, we will discuss the early stages of child development which set the stage for the development of the comprehension and production of language. In particular, the capacities for shared attention, shared intention, meaning, representation, and reference will be explored. By the end of this talk, you will be able:
- To identify the early capacities seen in typical development which set the stage for comprehending and producing language.
- To identify how children with autistic spectrum disorders are different from other children with challenges in language acquisition.
- To identify contemporary language and communication intervention goals and strategies which are based on the science of child development.
Sima Gerber, PhD, CCC
Sima Gerber, PhD, CCC is an Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders of Queens College, CUNY. She has over 35 years of clinical experience, specializing in the treatment of young children with autistic spectrum disorders. Dr. Gerber is on the Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL), the faculty of the ICDL Graduate School, and the Board of Directors of the New York Zero-to-Three Network. Dr. Gerber has presented nationally and abroad on the topics of language acquisition and developmental approaches to intervention for children with challenges in language development. She is the recipient of the award for Outstanding Service to the field of Speech-Language Pathology given by the New York City Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Louis DiCarlo Clinical Achievement Award from the New York State Association. Dr. Gerber was elected to Fellowship by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2006.
E-mail nyzerotothree@gmail.com or call 718.638.7788 to reserve your seat and register TODAY!
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Imagine Academy for Autism Lecture Series
Meaningful Exchanges
Tuesday, February 10th at 4:00pm
with Janet London MS, CCC-SLP Augmentative Communication Specialist
Janet Lonon has been a practicing Speech Pathologist for over 40 years. She served as a Staff Developer for the NYC Dept. of Education where she trained speech therapists how to better serve the speech and language needs of severely handicapped students with multiple physical and cognitive deficits including Cerebral Paslsy and Autism. She has particular expertise in Augmentative Communication and developing speech with Apraxic children using the PROMPT system of facilitation.
Location: 1465 East 7th Street, Brooklyn, New York
RSVP: asetton@imagineacademy.com or 718-376-8882
Please Join Us For Our: Clinical Roundtable Series
Mind-Body Experiences of Play:
Strategies for Supporting Emergent Development
January 28, 2010 at 6 - 8 pm
Ackerman Institute for the Family
149 East 78th Street (Library)
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What you can expect:
A well-informed developmental picture of a child should take into account the full array of elements in the child's internal and external world. We will look at the unfolding of the child's natural strivings and how to create strategies for success around the child's developmental needs. We will pay particular attention to the choreography between child and caretaker and factors that support or inhibit regulation/organization. Through case examples, we will explore how to look at a child, what to do with what you see, and to see seeing as doing, doing as seeing and all as play.
Objectives:
- Appreciate the particulars of development as the incremental unfolding of body/mind.
- Examine how this unfolding is mediated through the relationship of self/world/other.
- Explore play, environmental and relational strategies to support and maintain the organismic regulation and organization
Speaker: Ken Kessel, LCSW
Ken Kessel, LCSW, recently returned to the NY area after working at Learning Together in Raleigh, NC as Senior Mental Health Consultant. He specializes in infant and early childhood mental health, particularly children who are hard to read. He obtained his MSW from NYU in 1983. In addition to his clinical practice, he serves as Guiding Teacher at the New Haven Zen Center and teaches at the Chogye International Zen Center of New York. He also writes children's poetry.
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