Tuesday, February 7, 2012

EXPANDING QUALITY IN INFANT TODDLER CARE


February 2012—April 2012
Teller County
Trainers: Heather Kenyon and Deana Hunt
Tuesdays 6:00 pm-9:00 pm                                                       Saturdays 9:00 am—3:30 pm
DATE
MODULE
TOPIC
February 7

MANDATORY ORIENTATION
February 11
(SATURDAY)
1
The Wonder of Infancy: An Introduction to Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler Care
2

Care of the Spirit: Emotional Development
February 14
3
Responsive Care giving for Healthy Relationships
February 21
4
Our Partners: The Families
February 25
(SATURDAY)
5


The Cornerstones of Quality: Safety, Health, and Nutrition

6

February 28
7
The Power of Places and Spaces
March 6
8
Day to Day the Relationship Way: Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
March 10
(SATURDAY)
9

Exploring Early Learning
10

Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn
March 13
11
The Joy of Discovering Literacy
March 20
12
Babies in Motion
April 3
13
Understanding and Respecting the Gifts of Culture
April 10

14
Welcoming Children with Special Needs
April 17
15
Making a Difference with Relationship-Based Care
April 24
16
Celebrating our Profession
April 28
(SATURDAY)

Make up day

***Participants are required to attend each class to receive their certificate.***
Schedule is subject to change.  Participants will be given advance notice whenever possible.
Contact Deana Hunt, Executive Director
Child Care Connections

The Impact of Trauma on Child Development



CPCAN is excited to announce our 2012 Event
Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month 




Thursday April 19, 2012
8:30am - 4:15pm
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Specific location TBA) 
Early Registration $40 
if payment received by March 9
(Regular $50 due by April 6)
http://cpcan.org/default.aspx

**Certificates of Attendance will be provided to submit for CEUs**  

   
Dr.  Bruce D. Perry is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization based in Houston (www.ChildTrauma.org) and adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago. 

Dr. Perry is the author of over 300 journal articles, book chapters and scientific proceedings and is the recipient of numerous professional awards and honors, including the T. Berry Brazelton Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award, the Award for Leadership in Public Child Welfare and the Alberta Centennial Medal. He has presented about child maltreatment, children's mental health, neurodevelopment and youth violence in a variety of venues including policy-making bodies such as the White House Summit on Violence, the California Assembly and U.S. House Committee on Education.
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Dr. Perry will be preceded by Karen Logan, Child Welfare Manager from the El Paso County Department of Human Services, who will present information about current child maltreatment issues.