Online November 4th, 2021. Registration will open in May 2021. This annual Family Support Training Conference offers learn from top experts in the field, meet colleagues from all over New England, earn Social Work and Early Childhood CEUs, and participate in a Community Resource Fair.
* 2021 Workshop and Speaker information TBA.
For more information about the 2021 conference visit https://childrenstrustma.cventevents.com/event/5be9d591-adec-42a9-a483-5321ac2dd696/summary or contact info@childrenstrustma.org or 617-502-8739
The 2020 View From All Sides Virtual Conference Featured:
* The Key Note speaker Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Faculty Member of Harvard Medical School and former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital.
Keynote Address: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue: Strategies to Lead a More Resilient, Meaningful Life.
2020 Workshop Descriptions:
A1 – RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN AND TEENS IN A STRESS-FILLED WORLD. With Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist And Faculty Member Of Harvard Medical School (Part-Time) And Former Director Of The Department Of Psychology At Mclean Hospital
A2 – RAISING CONFIDENT, COMPETENT AND RESILIENT CHILDREN IN THE DIGITAL AGE. With Jessica Fortunato, Psy.D., Fortunato Psychology Services, LLC, Providence, RI
A3 – “LIONS AND TIGERS AND TRAUMA! OH MY!” HELPING CAREGIVERS TO ADDRESS TRAUMA REACTIVE BEHAVIORS. With Sasha Svendsen, MD, Child Abuse Pediatrician, and Yosstina Saadallah, LCSW, Trauma Educator, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, Worcester, MA
A4 – EMOTIONAL DETOX FOR EDUCATORS. With Sherianna Boyle, M.Ed., C.A.G.S, Author, Mindfulness Expert, Psychology, Sarah Nitsch, BA, Marketing and Events Coordinator for Cape Cod Children’s Place in Eastham, MA.
B1 – VIRTUAL FAMILY SUPPORT: RESPONDING AND ADAPTING PROGRAM SERVICES DURING COVID-19. With Cindy Horgan, M.Ed., Executive Director of Cape Cod Children’s Place, North Eastham, MA
M. Lori Reyes, Program Supervisor, People, Incorporated- Healthy Families, Fall River, MA
Zihui (Mandy) Situ, BA, Family Connector and Kin Ting (Kit) Yung, MA, Family Connector of Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Boston, MA
B2 – CONFRONTING RACISM AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IN YOUTH-SERVING-ORGANIZATIONS. With Kathy Lopes, LICSW, inKLusion Consulting.
B3 – LEARNING FROM NEW FATHERS: FATHERHOOD & FAMILY SUPPORT RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND POLICY. Milton Kotelchuck, PhD, MPH, Senior Scientist in Maternal and Child Health at the Center for Child & Adolescent Health Research and Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, and Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School
B4 – MUSIC IS DEVELOPMENTAL! UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MUSIC. EEC Core Competency Areas: 1 – Understanding the Growth and Development of Children and Youth, Laetitia Brundage, MT-BC, Clinical Director, Roman Music Therapy Services LLC, Wakefield, MA
