Kate Provencher is a Program Specialist in the Division of Integrated Community Services for Families and Children, NYS Office of Mental Health. In this capacity she oversees several prevention and early intervention initiatives that promote the importance of children’s social emotional health and early identification of problems. These initiatives include the Early Recognition Screening Initiative and Project TEACH (Training and Education for the Advancement of Children’s Health).
Kate also serves on NYSPEP's Steering Committee. She is a member of NYSPEP's newly emerging workgroup that is exploring connections between parenting educators and pediatricians, as well as related practitioners and providers of health services for families with children.
Prior to joining the Office of Mental Health in 2013, Kate’s experience included working for over 20 years in community mental health as a clinician, supervisor and coordinator of Trauma Recovery services.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
NYSPEP Renews Membership with NPEN
NYSPEP is pleased to announce our renewed Organizational Membership with NPEN, the National Parenting Education Network. NPEN provides a variety of resources for parenting educators and networking on the national level.
The 2015 Organizational Membership allows NYSPEP's website (www.nyspep.org) to be listed on NPEN's website. Up to five NYSPEP representatives are granted access to post to the NPEN list-serve. The representatives are also eligible to join NPEN Committees if they wish.
The following NYSPEP Steering Committee members have been selected to represent NYSPEP's Organizational Membership with NPEN in 2015:
Two additional NYSPEP Steering Committee members are currently serving on the NPEN Council:
The 2015 Organizational Membership allows NYSPEP's website (www.nyspep.org) to be listed on NPEN's website. Up to five NYSPEP representatives are granted access to post to the NPEN list-serve. The representatives are also eligible to join NPEN Committees if they wish.
The following NYSPEP Steering Committee members have been selected to represent NYSPEP's Organizational Membership with NPEN in 2015:
- Tim Hathaway, Prevent Child Abuse New York
- Liz Hood, New York State Education Department
- Susan Perkins, New York State Council on Children and Families
- Deirdre Sherman, New York State Office of Children and Family Services / Children and Family Trust Fund
- Rebecca Widrick, New York State Council on Children and Families
Two additional NYSPEP Steering Committee members are currently serving on the NPEN Council:
- Meg Akabas, Parenting Solutions and author of 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom
- Judith Rae "Judy" Wolf, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tioga County
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