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NYSPEP NEWS: NYSPEP Professional Development Team - Field Survey
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NYSPEP Webinar - Credential Introduction; NYSPEP Webinar - Credential Orientation Tiers I, II, & III; PCANY - CAP Conference; Fatherhood Buzz - Call for Participants; University at Albany School of Social Welfare - ACEs Symposium; NRC Healthy Marriage & Families Webcast - Working with African American Families
RESOURCES: Families and Media Project Report - Families' Educational Media Use
NYSPEP Professional Development
FIELD SURVEY 2014
You, more than anyone else, recognize the training areas that you need and which matter most. NYSPEP wants to support you in providing quality support and services. We invite you to complete a quick survey to identify which practice-related training topics are important to you! Your response will help shape Strong Roots Last a Lifetime trainings this Fall. This survey is open to parenting educators and related professionals who provide support to parents or families with children. Extended deadline: Wednesday, February 19th.
To participate in this survey, please CLICK HERE.
NYSPEP Webinar - Save The Date
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. This webinar is open to anyone who wants to know more, including agency leaders, program managers, supervisors, applicants, and parents. NOTE: This webinar does not satisfy an applicant's prerequisite attendance at an Orientation. More information and a registration link is coming soon.
Please check the next bi-weekly eNews for updates.
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 - Save The Date
Child Abuse Prevention Conference 2014
Monday, April 28 through Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Albany Marriott Hotel • Albany, NY
Ideas, Inspiration & Innovation, the 19th annual New York State Child Abuse Prevention Conference will inspire and equip professionals, advocates, and caregivers to strengthen families, prevent child abuse, and improve outcomes for at-risk children and families. This year’s quality programming will include nationally renowned keynote speakers, highly rated workshops, and new offerings. A documentary screening of Spit’in Anger: Venom of a Fatherless Son produced by Kenneth Braswell will also be shown.
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.
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). More information and registration links are coming soon.
Please check the next bi-weekly eNews for updates.
Call for Barbershops and Community Partners to Get Involved
Fatherhood Buzz: Healthy Relationships - Planning Call & Event
Planning Call TODAY: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 • 2:00 PM
National Event: Saturday, February 22, 2014 • Participating Barbershops
Fatherhood Buzz 2014 will take place Saturday, February 22, 2014 with a focus on healthy relationships. This outreach effort promotes responsible fatherhood by disseminating information at one of the most trusted community resources for men: barbershops. There's still time to register and attend this week's planning call.
Planning Call Dial-in: (888) 403-8872 - Passcode: 867669
To register for this event, please CLICK HERE.
University at Albany School of Social Welfare
ACEs, Trauma & Response: Capital District Symposium
Tuesday, March 04, 2014 • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
UAlbany Downtown Campus, 135 Western Avenue, Room TBA • Albany, NY
This one-day symposium will explore the rapidly expanding science of brain development and impact of trauma on the developing brain. Speakers will illustrate emerging connections between trauma and social, psychological, and physical health across the lifespan. Advance registration for this free event is required.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage & Families - Webcast
Working with African American Individuals, Couples & Families
Thursday, February 20, 2014 • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Join nationally recognized experts and practitioners to address cultural competencies, discuss strategies to improve services, and highlight free resources to support workers and their agencies in efforts to strengthen families. A question and answer session will follow facilitated dialogue.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
Families and Media Project - Report
Families’ Educational Media Use in America
A survey of more than 1,500 parents of children ages 2-10 resulted in this first comprehensive analysis of parents’ experiences with the educational media their children use. The study also examines children’s reading behaviors, especially online or on electronic reading devices.
To access this report, please CLICK HERE.
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