2008 Kansas Infant Toddler Mental Health Conferences

 The Kansas Infant Toddler Mental Health Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the following professional development events focusing on infant and toddler mental health throughout Kansas. Partial funding was provided for each of the these events through a collaborative effort with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Health Care Policy, Children’s Mental Health Services; KDHE Children’s Developmental Services; Head Start Collaboration Office; Kansas State Department of Education, Parents As Teachers; Kansas Early Head Start; Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and the Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (KACCRRA).

Date

Location

Title of Conference

Speaker

Contact

February 2, 2008

Dodge City

Infant Toddler Mental Health conference

Alice Eberhart-Wright

Rebecca Clancy
Child Care Connection
Ph: 620-275-0291 rclancy@smartstartswks.org

March 8, 2008

Wichita

“Growing with Children” conference

Alice Eberhart-Wright

Marcy Cone, Child Start, Inc.
Ph: 316-682-1853 x230 mcone@childstart.org

March 29, 2008

Emporia

Infant Toddler Mental Health conference

Rachelle Mengarelli

Dawn Miles or Vanessa Apodaca The Family Resource Center
Ph: 620-232-9700 or 620-687-4324 CenterRandR@yahoo.com

April 8, 2008 April 15, 2008
April 17, 2008
April 25, 2008

Oakley

Phillipsburg

Hays

Hays

Music and Movement Therapy in Early Childhood

JoAnn Jordan, Music Therapist

Elizabeth Williams
Northwest Kansas Child Care Resource & Referral Agency
Ph: 785-625-3257
elizabeth@hacc.info

April 11, 2008

Manhattan

ZERO TO THREE: Reflective Supervision

Dr. Nancy Seibel

Susy Willard Curry, KCCTO
Ph: 785-532-7197
swcurry@ksu.edu

April 12, 2008

Lawrence

“Partnering to Support Social and Emotional Development in Young Children”

Dr. Gerard Costa

Marie Treichel
ERC Resource and Referral
Ph: 785-865-0669 marie@ercrefer.org

April 17 & 18, 2008

Salina

“Infant Toddler Mental Wellness: How the Relationships with Family, Caregivers, and Service Providers Impact Mental Health”

Dr. Larry McDonald

Pat Kinnard
Central Kansas Mental Health Center
Ph: 785-823-6322
PKinnaird@ckmhc.org

April 22, 2008

Independence

“Brain Based Interventions” & “The Power of Play”

Dr. Rick Gaskill

Susan Hill
Four County Mental Health Center Ph: 620-332-1912
shill@fourcounty.com

April 24 & 25, 2008

Winfield

Infant Toddler Mental Health

Dr. Rick Gaskill

Marie Frazee
Cowley County Mental Health & Counseling Center
Ph: 620-442-4540
mfrazee@ccmhcc.com

June 2008

Kansas City

“Special Delivery: Infant Mental Health Social Emotional Development”

Janita Clifford, Ages and Stages: Social Emotional Development

Dawn O’Brien
Nurturing Families Inc.
Ph: 913-651-1100 dobrien@nfilv.org