Recharge for Resilience
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Join us for the 2nd Annual Recharge for Resilience conference, a day dedicated to all who work directly or indirectly with children and families in the home. This all day event will recharge and rejuvenate you to build resilience for yourself and the families you serve.
Admission
$25 per person
Presented by
Nebraska- Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting, Nebraska Children & Families Foundation, Sixpence Early Learning Fund, Buffett Early Childhood Institute, Head Start State Collaboration Office, Early Development Network, Together for Kids and Families
Agenda
8-8:45am: Registration
8:45-9am: Morning Charge-Up Katherine Brockman
9-10am: General Session I: Sam Meisels
10-10:10am: Break and Transition
10:10-11:25 am: Breakout Session I
11:25-11:50am: Resource Walk/Break/Get Lunch
11:50am-1:05pm: General Session II: Lunch & Family Panel
1:05-1:20pm: Recharge- Katherine Brockman
1:20-1:30pm: Break and Transition
1:30-2:45pm: Breakout Session II
2:45-2:55pm: Resource Walk/Break
2:55-4:10pm: General Session III: Mark Hald
4:10-4:25pm: Reflection and Wind-Down- Katherine Brockman
4:25-4:30pm: Raffle Drawing and Dismissal
General session speakers
Dr. Mark Hald is a Licensed Psychologist who has focused his life’s work around helping families with young children with an emphasisin working with children under the age of five. He is a founding member of the Nebraska Association of Infant Mental Health and the current board president, a registered Play Therapy supervisor, a nationally certified School Psychologist, a Circle of Security facilitator, a Reflective Supervision Consultant and a Child-Parent Psychotherapy trainer for the State of Nebraska. In addition, Dr. Hald is an internationally known speaker on Early Childhood Mental Health. We are fortunate to have him join us to talk about infant mental health. This workshop will provide a brief overview of infant toddler early childhood mental health. It will help the participant understand and support secure care-giver/parent child relationships child relationships. 50 years of research has demonstrated that secure attachment/good mental health allows children to think clearly, develop socially, learn new skills, enjoy more happiness with their parents, solve problems with friends, feel less anger at their parents, build self-esteem, and develop a positive mental outlook etc. Yet, fostering a child’s mental and emotional needs of children may not be as obvious as physical health needs. Knowing how to support the right conditions for secure attachment relationship is a part of each of us when we know how to see and support what is actually hidden in plain sight.
Dr. Sam Meisels is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the assessment of young children and early childhood development. He joined the University of Nebraska in 2013 to serve as the Buffett Institute’s founding Executive Director and undertook an extraordinary first year to launch the Institute and form its programs. He is a Professor of Child, Youth, and Family Studies at UNL and holds courtesy appointments on the other three campuses as well. Dr. Meisels formerly served as President of the Erikson Institute in Chicago, one of the country’s premier graduate schools in child development. Prior to heading Erikson Institute, Dr. Meisels had a distinguished 21-year research career at the University of Michigan, where he remains a Professor and Research Scientist Emeritus as well as President Emeritus of Erikson. A former preschool, kindergarten, and first grade teacher, Dr. Meisels was also a faculty member at Tufts University for eight years and director of the Eliot-Pearson Children’s School at Tufts. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Rochester and received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He will be joining our conference to discuss how early care and education can launch children on a positive trajectory in life, emphasizing that interactions between children and their caregivers are the primary engine of change in early childhood.
Katherine Brockman is founder of Meditation for Everyone whose mission is to make meditation accessible to the masses and allow each individual to glean from mediation what he or she needs most. In 2012, Katherine added “moving mediation” to her list by becoming a certified Hatha Yoga instructor. During that time she founded PLAY (Parks, Lincoln, and Yoga) a free, outdoor, community yoga initiative held Sundays in September in Lincoln’s Antelope Park. Katherine’s “day job” is in Marketing and Membership for the Lincoln YMCA where she enjoys spreading YMCA’s message of youth and family development, balanced wellness and community support. Last year she joined our conference to bring mediation and relaxation to all periodically throughout the conference. This year, she will also have a breakout session for those that would like to learn more.
Families and service providers from Early Head Start, N-MIECHV, and Sixpence will provide us with insight in their participation in home visiting, the benefits for their own families, and to tell about their personal experiences. Their home visitors will be joining them to discuss the coordination of services and their work with other programs to reduce the burden on families. This panel is designed to give VOICE to the families we serve, so that we can learn from each other.
Families and service providers from Early Head Start, N-MIECHV, and Sixpence will provide us with insight in their participation in home visiting, the benefits for their own families, and to tell about their personal experiences. Their home visitors will be joining them to discuss the coordination of services and their work with other programs to reduce the burden on families. This panel is designed to give VOICE to the families we serve, so that we can learn from each other.
Hotels
For those travelling the day before, we have provided a block of rooms at the following hotels. The reservations are listed under “Recharge for Resilience” Conference. To book at block rate please call.
Holiday Inn- (402) 745-6272
Hampton Inn- (402) 362-0222
Comfort Inn- (402) 362-6555
