The New York State Parenting Education Partnership (NYSPEP) eNews is published bi-weekly with the exception of monthly editions in July and December. Please share with friends and colleagues. Visit our website at www.nyspep.org and click "Join NYSPEP" to sign up for the NYSPEP eNews.
To announce an event or resource, send details to nyspep@nyspep.org. Please include your name and phone number, in case we have questions.
NYSPEP NEWS: NYSPEP Member Spotlight - Jennie Knox
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NYSPEP Webinar - Credential Introduction; NYSPEP Webinar - Credential Orientation; PCANY - CAP Conference and Pre Conference Institute; IMHA Workshop - Sensory Development; Parenting Institute at Adelphi Workshop - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
RESOURCES: ZTT - Parent Guides
NYSPEP Member Spotlight - Jennie Knox
Jennie Knox, MSEd., returns to the NYSPEP Steering Committee after a hiatus in 2013 to provide care for an elderly family member. She previously co-chaired the Professional Development team and presented the 2012 Strong Roots Media Literacy workshops across the state.
To read Jennie's expanded biography with photo on our blog, please CLICK HERE.
NYSPEP Webinar - PE Credential Introduction
What Is the PE Credential? Introduction & Overview
Thursday, March 27, 2014 • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Presenter: Meg Akabas, NYSPEP-CPE
Learn about the Parenting Educator Credential's history, purpose, and value in New York State. You'll find out exactly what the credential is (and isn't) and how it is awarded. Understanding this peer-driven statewide standard will assist in engaging those who are qualified by the credential. This webinar is open to anyone who wants to know more, including employers, grantees, agency leaders, program managers, supervisors, applicants, clients, and parents. NOTE: This webinar does not satisfy an applicant's prerequisite attendance at an Orientation.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
NYSPEP Webinar - PE Credential Orientation
Orientation & Application Process Tier I, II & III
Wednesday, April 02, 2014 • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Presenter: Wyn Frechette, Credential Coordinator
Parenting Education is now recognized as a specialty requiring unique skills and knowledge. Many related professions provide a component of parenting education in support of parents and families with children. Learn how the Credential recognizes achievement, supports advanced learning goals, and sets a path for advancement. Agency leaders, program managers, and supervisors who believe parenting education may be a component of their organization's services will learn to recognize the core competencies identified as essential to parenting education. Attendance at this Orientation satisfies the application prerequisite.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
Prevent Child Abuse New York - CAP Conference 2014 - Register NOW!
Ideas, Inspiration & Innovation
Monday, April 28 through Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Albany Marriott Hotel • Albany, NY
Registration is now open for Ideas, Inspiration & Innovation, the 19th annual New York State Child Abuse Prevention Conference. Highly rated workshops, quality programming, and national presenters will inspire and equip you to strengthen families, prevent child abuse, and improve outcomes for at-risk children and families. This year introduces a brand new Pre-Conference Institute on grant writing on Sunday, April 27th.
Workshop Tracks include: Parenting Education & Support, Child Abuse Prevention Skills & Strategies, Reducing Barriers to Children's Well-Being, Family Engagement & Involvement, and Personal & Organizational Resilience.
Plenary Speakers: Janet Rosenzweig, Author of The Sex Wise Parent and VP of Research and Program at Prevent Child Abuse America; Tonier Cain, Survivor, Speaker, and Team Leader at the National Center for Trauma-Informed Care, on Healing Neen; and Joel Weintraub, Humorist & Motivational Speaker.
Documentary Screenings: Healing Neen is the inspiring story of keynote speaker Tonier Cain and her healing from child abuse. Spit’in Anger: Venom of a Fatherless Son is the story of Kenneth Braswell, a national leader in the responsible fatherhood movement. Tonier Cain and Kenneth Braswell will answer questions from the audience following each of their respective screenings.
The conference is co-presented by the New York State Children and Family Trust Fund, Office of Children and Family Services, and co-sponsored by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children - New York (APSAC - NY).
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
ALL NEW! Pre-Conference Institute
Be Prepared to Win Grant Funding in 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Albany Marriott Hotel • Albany, NY
This year introduces an all new Pre-Conference Institute: Be Prepared to Win Grant Funding in 2014. Jana Hexter, Grants Champion, presents. This institute is for novice grant writers and those who learned by default and are seekings ways to make grant writing more effective. More information is available in the conference booklet available on the Prevent Child Abuse New York website.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
Infant Mental Health Association of New York's Captial Region - Workshop
There's No Such Thing as Just a Baby, There's a Baby & Someone
Friday, April 4, 2014 • 9:00 - 11:30 AM
SUNY Cobleskill • Cobleskill, NY
Dr. Martha Frank, licensed Occupational Therapist and Professor in the Occupational Therapy Program at Sage Graduate School of Health Sciences, will focus on the brain, sensory development, and the impact of interactions.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
The Institute for Parenting at Adelphi University - Workshop
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Assessment & Treatment, Visible & Invisible Consequences
Thursday, March 6, 2014 • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Alumni House, Garden City Campus • Garden City, NY
Amy Dickson, PsyD., explains what Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is and how prenatal alcohol exposure effects the developing fetus, as well as the behavior and development of young children as expressed at different developmental stages.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
Zero To Three - Free Parent Handouts
Zero To Three offers a variety of free guides and brochures, which support parents to engage in healthy child development and early learning strategies with their children.
To access this resource, please CLICK HERE.
Posts
