Webinars
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Growing Gratitude in Early Childhood
Jan 22, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
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Wellness: Self-Care
Jan 23, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Explore the potential impact of secondary trauma and chronic stressors on providers who work with young children and their families
- Define and discuss the benefits of self-care in addressing provider wellness, with an emphasis on activities that activate the parasympathetic nervous system
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Growing Healthy Eaters
Jan 24, 2025 9:00 am - 10:00 amWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: Sara Johnson, LCSW
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Review activities and approaches that can be used to support the ongoing development of healthy eating habits
- Discuss potential interventions designed to support children who are already showing signs of picky eating and/or food aversion
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Developing Empathy in Early Childhood: Apologizing
Jan 24, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 amWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Discuss potential risks of “forcing” children to apologize
- Review research related to parental/caregiver goals when prompting apologies
- Identify healthy ways to help children make repair by using empathy, modeling, and problem-solving skills
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Trauma-Informed Adoption
Jan 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 2 hours
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Child advocates (e.g., GAL, CASA)
- Child welfare workers
- Mental healthcare providers
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Review the potential impact of early childhood exposure to traumatic events
- Discuss the importance of the following domains: supporting attachment, developing a healthy adoption narrative, and promoting ongoing connection to the adopted child’s family and/or culture of origin
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Caregiver Affect Management
Jan 27, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: Aimee Nakamura, LCSW
Target Audience:
- Early career providers/ students
- Direct care providers (e.g. caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
Objectives:
- Discuss the role of affect management for caregivers in promoting childhood emotional regulation and improvement in the parent-child relationship
- Identify interventions and activities that support affect management for caregivers
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Supporting Sleep in Early Childhood
Jan 27, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 60 minutes
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Review common sleep problems seen in early childhood, associated risk factors, and behavioral correlates
- Consider multicultural lenses related to sleep practices and the role of caregiver preference in sleep routines
- Address methods of improving sleep in early childhood
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Wellness: Self-Reflection
Jan 28, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Explore the potential impact of secondary trauma and chronic stressors on providers who work with young children and their families
- Define and discuss the benefits of self-reflection in addressing provider wellness, including developing an independent practice of self-reflection and engaging in reflective supervision/consultation
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Racial Socialization in Black American Families
Jan 29, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 60 minutes
Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Early career providers / students
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- To gain an understanding of how racial socialization is defined in Black American families
- To identify practices that may be included in racial socialization
- Explore potential implications in providing services to Black American families
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Supporting Social and Emotional Growth Through Caregiver-Child Interactions
Jan 29, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 2 hours
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Identify potential influencing factors on children’s socioemotional development, as well as the functional impact that these experiences often have in specific areas of development
- Discuss interventions to support parents/caregivers and their children in the development of important social and emotional skills, using techniques that can be applied daily in a variety of settings
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Toileting Problems in Early Childhood
Jan 30, 2025 8:30 am - 9:30 amWebinarsWebinar Length: 60 minutes
Presenter: Stephanie Glaittli, CMHC & Rachel Maldonado LMFT
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Identify common toileting problems in young children, risk factors, and impact on children’s behavior
- Learn basic strategies for toilet training to implement in family therapy
- Learn how to accommodate cultural preferences when making recommendations to improve toilet training
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Foundations of Healthy Attachment
Jan 30, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 120 Minutes
Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Early career providers / students
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
Objectives:
- Review attachment styles and how attachment is developed
- Identify interventions and activities that enhance attachment
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Growing Healthy Eaters
Jan 31, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: Sara Johnson, LCSW
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Review activities and approaches that can be used to support the ongoing development of healthy eating habits
- Discuss potential interventions designed to support children who are already showing signs of picky eating and/or food aversion
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Understanding Trauma in the ECE Setting
Jan 31, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pmWebinars -
Supporting Social and Emotional Growth Through Caregiver-Child Interactions
Jan 31, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmWebinarsWebinar Length: 2 hours
Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Identify potential influencing factors on children’s socioemotional development, as well as the functional impact that these experiences often have in specific areas of development
- Discuss interventions to support parents/caregivers and their children in the development of important social and emotional skills, using techniques that can be applied daily in a variety of settings