Supporting Families with Young Families

Date:

November 08, 2004

Details:

The Supporting Families with Young Children Conference is a means of bringing people together from across initiatives and disciplines. The conference strengthens and supports the efforts of service providers, advocates, leaders, and parents in communities throughout Michigan who have made great strides in increasing the complement of services available to expectant families and families with young children. These efforts are a result of the increased awareness of the significant development that takes place in the first years of life and the need to support families.

The conference will feature sessions from eight different areas of discipline/tracks. These include Administration, Policy, Advocacy, Partnership (AD); Child Development and Physical Health (CD); Diverse Populations (DI); Family Literacy (FL); Home Visiting and Family Issues (HV/ FI); Nurturing the Worker (NU); Social-Emotional Well Being and Mental Health (SE/MH); and Supervision (SU). The sessions are designed for individuals and families working with young children and children's issues.

Extended Learning: The first day of the conference, Monday, November 8, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., will offer extended learning opportunities with 12 Institutes; at least one offered in each area of discipline/track. Those choosing to attend this day of the conference will select one Institute. SB-CEU's are available, pending approval, for the full-day Institute sessions.

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