Please find below the pdf versions of the conference presentations. These materials are posted with the speakers’ consent. If the session you are looking for is not listed below, this means that the speaker did not allow for his/her presentation to be available online. We may continue to add presentations, so please check back for updates.
Pre Conference: Thursday January 25, 2018
AM 2 – Session 1: Ready or Not!?! A Practical Reframe of Readiness in the Early Years
Presenters: Moray Mclean & Sandra-Lynn Shortall
AM 2 – Session 2: Using Funds of Knowledge to Support Successful Transition to School for Children with Developmental Delays
Presenter: Jacquelene Gibbs
AM 4 – Session 2: Understanding Relationships between Negative Food Experiences in Early Childhood and Subsequent Feeding and Eating Disruptions: Responding with Trauma Informed, Attachment Based Interventions
Presenters: Andrea Chatwin, Joanne Crandall
PM1 – Session 1: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as a Core to System Leadership
Presenters: Joanne Schroeder, Sally McBride, Pippa Rowcliffe
PM4 – Session 1: Trauma-Informed Practice for Community-Based Practitioners
Presenters: Mary Motz, Margaret Leslie
Main Conference: Friday January 26, 2018
Plenary. The Social Ecology of Resilience: Nice Ways Families and Communities Nurture a Child’s Wellbeing
Presenter: Michael Ungar
PDF Presentation HERE
A4. Canadian 24-Hour Moveent Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
Presenters: Mark Tremblay, Valerie Carson, Guy Faulkner, Casey Gray
A7. Supporting Children’s Resilience through Play
Presenter: Jessica Chisholm
A8ii. Baby Group – From Fragile Beginnings to Strong Futures
Presenters: Dawn Grunert, Dee O’Connor, Cheryl Fertich
B3. HELP’s Program of Research as Tools to Understand Aboriginal Children’s Wellbeing in BC
Presenters: Duane Jackson, Laranna Androsoff
B6. Reaching Millennial Parents: What Today’s Parents Know, Do and Believe About Parenting and Early Development
Presenters: Rebecca Parlakian, Jodi Whiteman
B8. The Intersection of FASD and Infant Mental Health: Applying a Trauma-Informed Lens for Children in the Child Welfare System
Presenters: Mary Motz, Margaret Leslie
Plenary. Early Adversity and Lifelong Health: Risk and Resilience
Presenter: Sarah Enos Watamura
PDF Presentation HERE
Main Conference: Saturday January 27, 2018
Plenary. Tots and Today’s Technology
Presenter: Sarah R. Lytle
C3. Sound to Meaning
Presenters: Marlene Lewis, Janet Gibson
C4. The Interface Between Mothers with Experiences of Trauma and Children’s Mental Health Services
Presenter: Erika Ono
C6. Building the Pathway of Change
Presenters: Sheila Grieve, Joan Gignac, Marc Lalonde
C7. Building Resiliency in Families
Presenters: Johanna Martens, Gloria Cleve
C8i. Understanding the Why: Parents Beliefs About Mobile Devices for Infants and Toddlers
Presenter: Michaela Wooldridge
C8ii. Parental Awareness of Pediatric Screen Time Recommendations and Screen Time Use in Children Less than Two Years of Age
Presenters: Annie Lau, Wendy Hall, Florence Escandor, Reda Wilkes
D3. Creating Culturally-Safe and Trauma-Informed Physical Activity Programming for Pregnant and Parenting Aboriginal Women in the Downtown Eastside (DTES): A Community Based Approach
Presenters: Jessica Webb, Francine Darroch, Robyn Fabiosa
D5. How to Incorporate Family Support into Your Work and Why it’s Important: Lessons from Family Resource Programs
Presenters: Sherry Sinclair, Gini Bonner, Diane Elliot-Buckley, Mary Johnston
D6. Chésha7 Mixálh ménmeń: Attachment in the Classroom
Presenters: Tanya Brown, Sonya Vellet
D7. Building Friendships: One Step at a Time on a Journey to Belonging
Presenter: Marta Carlucci
D8. “You are My Sunshine…” How an Intergenerational Parent-Child Mother Goose Program® Cultivates Brain Development and Creates Community Through Song
Presenters: April Martin-Ko, Maureen Doll, Patricia Asbun
D9i. Make the Connection 0-1 Parenting Program Makes a Difference – Results of an Outcome Evaluation
Presenters: Mary Ann Gargano-Lucanie, Michele Antunesr
D9ii. Fostering Resiliency through Strengthening Connections and Coping Skills
Stress Tool Handout (PDF)
Presenter: Cindy Andrew
Plenary. The 4 R’s: A Unique Perspective on Resilience, Relationships, Respect and Reconciliation
Presenter: Monique Gray Smith