Friday, May 20, 2016

NYSPEP Professional Development Webinar Series to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

New York State Parenting Education Partnership (NYSPEP), with support from the New York State Office of Mental Health and New York's Greater Capital Region Healthy Environments And Relationships That Support (HEARTS) Initiative out of University at Albany, along with Prevent Child Abuse New York, is pleased to offer an exclusive series of professional development webinars for parenting educators and family-support providers.


Presenter: Heather Larkin, Ph.D.
Heather Larkin, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare, Director of the National Center for Excellence in Homeless Services, and Project Director of the HEARTS Initiative, will present the series.

This educational audio-visual series will address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Focused topics offer flexibility to attend any of the webinars independently from the series. Pick and choose which webinars you want to attend, or register to attend the entire series. Following each presentation, registrants will have an opportunity to present questions.


Below are five webinars offered in the series. Please register for each webinar you would like to attend. Registrants will have an opportunity to complete a brief survey. A link to the pre-webinar survey will be provided in the automated registration confirmation email, which only needs to be completed once for any or all of the webinars in the series.



Please visit www.nyspep.org/webinars to access links to previously recorded webinars, as they become available on the website. 


1.) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE): Overview and Implications

Wednesday, June 01 at 12 pm EST


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This 90-minute webinar will review research findings on adverse childhood experiences (ACE), starting with the original ACE Study as well as extensions of the ACE Study. Distinctions between adversity and trauma will be addressed. We will present findings, including the health and social consequences of accumulated adversity and trauma, and discuss implications for ACE‐informed policies and programs.



2.) ACE Response: Introduction to the Restorative Integral Support (RIS) Model

Wednesday, June 15 at 12 pm EST


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Following a review of ACE research findings, this 90-minute webinar will provide a framework for ACE Response. The Restorative Integral Support (RIS) model is presented with key elements of ACE‐informed care.


3.) Supporting Parents: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Responding to the Caregiver

Wednesday, July 13 at 12 pm EST


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Following a review of ACE research, this 90-minute webinar applies the RIS model for ACE response specifically to supporting parents / primary caregivers and breaking intergenerational cycles of ACEs.



4.) ACE Response: RIS Model Application for Community Capacity Building 

Tuesday, July 19 at 12 pm EST


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Following a review of ACE research, this 90-minute webinar applies the RIS model for ACE response specifically to community capacity building, with an emphasis on the power of social networks and peer supports.


5.) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) & Substance Abuse Treatment Implications: Developing ACE‐Informed Substance Abuse Programs 

Tuesday, August 09 at 12 pm EST

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Following a review of ACE research and implications, this 90-minute webinar focuses on breaking the trajectory from accumulated adversity and trauma to substance abuse problems, as well as the development of ACE‐informed substance abuse treatment programs.



UPDATE! Social Work CEUs are available for the series. The University at Albany School of Social Welfare Continuing Education program is offering 6.25 CE hours for those who complete all 5 of the NYSPEP Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) webinar series in full. A CEU registration link will be sent after the final webinar in the series concludes. There is no cost to attend the webinars. The cost for CEUs is $46.25. 

To qualify, please ensure you: 

  1. Register for each webinar in the series using the same name and email address 
  2. Log-in to each webinar using your unique join link and fully attend each live webinar in the series 
  3. Complete the pre-webinar survey and the FINAL post-webinar survey at the conclusion of the series using the same identifier (initials and date of birth). NOTE: The instructions have been modified: Moving forward, please ONLY complete the final post-webinar survey at the conclusion of the final webinar in the series, which will evaluate all five webinars. 
  4. Retain all copies of the automated "thank you for attending" emails 
Kindly note, webinar activity reports will also be reviewed. Live attendance is required. CEUs cannot be given for recordings or partial attendance. Please contact sswceu@albany.edu with questions about CEUs. 

HEARTS agencies only: When 10 or more staff sign up for continuing education, each may receive 20% Off the CEU cost. To receive this discount, you must provide all the names to Heather Larkin - hlarkin@albany.edu - by Tuesday, July 19. 

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

NYSPEP Announces Our 2016 Member Meeting

Please join the New York State Parenting Education Partnership (NYSPEP) on Monday, June 6 from 10 AM to 3 PM for Resiliency & Relationships: The Nature of Nurturing presenting Haji Shearer. 



REGISTER NOW (Deadline 5/26): www.nyspep.org/member-meeting 

All professionals who support parents and primary caregivers of children are welcome to attend.

Monday, April 18, 2016

What's Great in Our State 2016: A Celebration of Children's Mental Health Awareness

Finding Help, Finding Hope

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Huxley Auditorium, New York State Museum

What's Great In Our State 2016




























Please CLICK HERE to pre-register for this FREE event!

Check-In / Free Registration: 2:00 PM
Formal Event: 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Refreshments & Children's Art Exhibit: 4:30 - 5:00 PM

Stop by the exhibit tables for free information.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

NYSPEP Member Spotlight: NYSPEP Members on the NPEN Council

NYSPEP Members (left to right): Meg Akabas, Wales Brown, and Judy Wolf 

The New York State Parenting Education Partnership (NYSPEP) is proud to be an Organization Member of the National Parenting Education Network (NPEN). Like NYSPEP, NPEN is committed to advancing the field of parenting education so that all parents will have the information, resources, and support needed to provide a nurturing relationship and optimal environment that will encourage their children's healthy growth and development.  

NYSPEP is pleased to announce: three NYSPEP Steering Committee members are also seated on the NPEN Council. 

At NPEN's recent annual meeting in New Orleans, Council member Meg Akabas, a Tier II NYSPEP Credentialed Parenting Educator (NYSPEP-CPE), was confirmed as Chair-Elect. For the next two years, Meg will function as a vice-chair. In 2018, Meg's role will transition to NPEN Council Chair for an additional two years. 

Wales Brown, a Tier III NYSPEP Credentialed Senior Parenting Educator (NYSPEP-CSPE), was newly nominated to the NPEN Council and elected to the Secretary position. Wales is also a Fellow with Zero To Three

Judy Wolf, recently retired from the Family Development Program at Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tioga County, will serve her final year on NPEN's Council. Within NYSPEP, Judy serves as Co-Chair for NYSPEP's Credential Workgroup, which developed and administers the NYSPEP Parenting Educator Credential

NYSPEP warmly congratulates Meg, Wales, and Judy on their commitments and contributions to advancing the field of parenting education for the benefit of all children and their families!


Wednesday, March 16, 2016

NYSPEP Member Spotlight: Abbe Lynne Hahn Hook

Abbe Lynne Hahn Hook

Abbe Lynne Hahn Hook, Director of Programs and Services at The Early Care & Learning Council (ECLC), serves on NYSPEP’s Steering Committee, Professional Development Workgroup, and Communications Workgroup.

Abbe joined the Early Care & Learning Council in 2000 as a trainer. Currently, she is chiefly responsible for managing and overseeing all activities related to the delivery of training, technical assistance, and data collection by ECLC staff for Child Care Resource and Referral agencies and child care center directors in New York State. In the development and implementation of ECLC membership services and benefits, she is assisted by the ECLC coordinator.

Abbe holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a concentration in Management and a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education. Abbe is also a Fully Certified PITC Trainer through the Program for Infant/Toddler Care in California and holds a Level 3 New York State Early Learning Trainer Credential.


NYSPEP Member Spotlight: Britt Myrhol-Clarke

Britt Myrhol-Clarke

Britt Myrhol-Clarke is an Early Childhood Prevention and Intervention Program Specialist with the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). Since the release of The Children’s Plan in 2008, OMH has taken steps to build systems to support the social-emotional wellness of children under age 5; and Britt has helped to develop the cross-system collaboration and public policies to support our youngest citizens.

Annually, Britt helps to coordinate New York State’s “What’s Great in Our State: A Celebration of Children’s Mental Health Awareness” event honoring programs, people and services throughout New York state.  

In addition to sitting on the Executive Committee for NYSPEP, Britt participates on: New York City Early Childhood Strategic Workgroup; NYS Pyramid Model Leadership Team; Early Childhood Advisory Committee Promoting Healthy Development and Strong Families workgroups.

Britt is a certified Circle of Security trainer and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect educator. She lives and breathes early childhood and parenting- as a mother of three young girls who are 2, 3 and 4 years old.


Thursday, March 3, 2016

2nd Annual New York Fathering Conference - Taking Care of Business: Equipping Dads for Parenting, Employment and Wellness































2nd Annual New York Fathering Conference  
Taking Care of Business, Equipping Dads 
for Parenting, Employment and Wellness 
Tuesday April 5, 2016  ▪  9:30 am - 4:30 pm  
Westchester County Center  ▪  White Plains, NY


ABOUT:
This conference features 21 all-new workshops presented by some of the most accomplished professionals in the fields of family strengthening, parenting, workforce development and health. Continental breakfast and boxed lunch is included with registration.

The New York Fathering Conference is presented by a coalition of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other individuals that work directly with fathers and families.


SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
  • Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director, Fathers, Inc. 
  • Dr. Ron Mincy, Columbia University

REGISTRATION:
http://nyfatheringconference2016.eventbrite.com


INFORMATION:
Please email: information@childfindofamerica.org