MOAIMH-EC Annual Conference: Nurturing Resilience
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Join us for the MOAIMH-EC Annual Conference: Nurturing Resilience, a comprehensive full-day event dedicated to advancing early childhood development. On November 15, 2024, at the Kaufmann Foundation Conference Center, get ready for a full day dedicated to enhancing early childhood development and resilience.
Dive deep into the latest breakthroughs in understanding how play influences brain development, behavior, and emotional growth. Discover cutting-edge strategies and practical tools to seamlessly integrate play into your educational and therapeutic practices. We’ll also tackle the challenges posed by modern technology and its impact on child development, emphasizing the vital role of child-directed play.
This conference is designed for educators, therapists, and anyone passionate about nurturing young minds. Engage with expert-led sessions, connect with fellow professionals, and leave with actionable insights to foster resilience and support the well-being of the children and families you work with. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your practice and make a meaningful difference in early childhood development!
Don’t miss out on:
Engaging seminars, including interactive workshops and informative lectures, led by field experts on the latest research and best practices.
Networking opportunities with fellow professionals passionate about childhood mental health.
Access to valuable resources and tools to enrich your work with children.
Endorsement Credits
CEUs
MOPD Clock Hours
Meet Our Presenters
Georgie Wisen-Vincent LMFT, RPT-S.
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The Way of Play: Strengthening the Profound Role of Play for Developing Minds.
In the upcoming book, The Way of Play (co-written with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, NY Times bestselling author of The Whole-Brain Child), renowned play therapist Georgie Wisen-Vincent, LMFT RPT-S, presents the latest scientific research with a special emphasis on early childhood, the power of play, and the developing brain.
In a way that’s clear, interesting, and immediately practical for early care and multidisciplinary 0-5 practitioners, therapists, educators, and parents, Georgie will present an innovative, research-supported approach to play she and her team have developed at The PlayStrong Institute. The focus is on better understanding the role of play and what it does for the mind, brain, and relationships, with ample attention on rethinking challenging behaviors in early childhood and how connection and play can address adversity, change behaviors, and boost development.
In this highly engaging 3-hour training, presented by PlayStrong developer Georgie Wisen-Vincent LMFT RPT-S, you’ll learn what we currently know about the science of play and how play builds the child’s healthy developing brain from “back to front, bottom-up.” We’ll also take a look at how family trauma can interrupt patterns of strong emotional development and the early bonds of attachment. You’ll see tons of examples – through funny and heart-warming stories, fascinating video clips, and interactive live demos – of how the PlayStrong approach invites infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children to explore and interact in play alongside their therapists, parents, and teachers, to improve behavior, create healthy and secure bonds, and boost stress recovery and resilience.
Dr. Barbara Sorrels
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Screen Based Childhood: The Disappearance of Play and the Impact on Child Development
The current generation of young children has been born into a technological culture in which child directed play has been replaced by interaction with a screen. A screen-based childhood has a significant impact on the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive growth of children. This 2-hour session will address the various effects on different aspects of growth and the importance of a return to child-directed play. Participants will identify key cultural developments that have led to the disappearance of play, describe the impact of a screen-based culture on young children's healthy growth and development, define “child-directed” play,and identify the twelve different kinds of child-directed play that every child needs to flourish.
Who Should Attend?
Whether you're a teacher, social worker, counselor, therapist, parent, medical professional, or any professional working closely with children, this conference is tailored to empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference.
Where?
The conference will occur at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center located on The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation campus in Kansas City, Missouri, near The Country Club Plaza and the University of Missouri Kansas City.
Where Can I Register?
Conference Registration is now open until November 8th. Your registration not only supports the growing work of Missouri's Infant and Early Childhood workforce but also gives you access to CEUs, essential topics, networking opportunities, resources from our vendors, and complimentary morning and afternoon snacks and lunch!
Questions?
E-mail us at conference@moaimh-ec.org
Interested in Sponsoring or being a Vendor at our Conference?
Registration has closed, please consider signing up for next year’s conference!
This project is/was funded in part by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Title V Maternal Child Health Services Block Grant and is/was supported by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant #B04MC47428, Maternal and Child Health Services for $12,834,718, of which $0 is from nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.