2008 Infant-Toddler Institute
Pre-Registration is now closed. You may register in person at the Infant-Toddler Institute beginning at 7 a.m. (Eastern) on each of the three days: August 11, 12 & 13.
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In addition to our four Pre-Institute sessions, the two-day Institute offers over 40 unique training sessions, all tailored for a wide variety of interests and experience.
Nationally Recognized Speakers
Download a list of the trainings and information about out nationally prominent speakers by clicking here.
Keynote Speaker:
 Naomi Haines Griffith, MA, MSW, "Encourager"
Renewing Our Commitment: Seeing the Hard Work with New Eyes
A consultant and national speaker on child welfare issues, Ms. Haines Griffith is a well-known storyteller and family systems specialist. She uses humor and her own experiences to challenge and inspire audiences in education, mental health and child abuse prevention.
*NOTE: Kentucky’s Continuous Assessment Tool Trainings at Institute
Training on Recommended Assessment Tools (Carolina, HELP & AEPS, as well as Bayley [Pre-Institute]) will be offered. Bring your own tools or purchase
them at the Institute. For a description of each tool, click here.
Participation is limited to 50 people per session, and the sessions have sold out. Participants must have pre-registered to take the Assessment Tool Trainings. If registering by mail, please check the “Interested in Assessment Training” box to receive important follow-up information (sent only to those with a FAX or E-mail). Priority is given to online registrants.
IMPORTANT: There will be no waiting lists or on-site registration for the Assessment Tool Trainings.
Partial List of Institute sessions:*
Tuesday, August 12*
- Tips and Strategies for Participating in STARS
- Breastfed Babies and the Child Care Provider
- Partnering with Parents to Prevent Abuse and Neglect
- Childhood Asthma: Managing Asthma in a Child Care Setting
- Billing Insurance for First Steps Services
- Building Lasting Relationships with Families
- ECE-TRIS: A tool for tracking your success
- Empathic Learning: Encouraging the Development of Empathy in Children
- First Steps Update
- Understanding the Regulations for Certified Family Child Care Homes and Licensed Child Care
- Ripple Effects: Maternal Substance Abuse, the Drug World, and the Drug Endangered Child
- KY Unbridled Spirit: HANDS Home Visitation: From the Starting Gate to the Finish Line
- Promoting Infant/Toddler Resilience: An Introduction to the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Infants and Toddlers
- Let's Get Engaged! Real Talk from Families about Early Intervention
- (This session is sold out.) Introduction to Administering the HELP®
- Encouraging Father Involvement
- Providing Therapy in Natural Environments: A Functional, and Family-Guided Approach
Wednesday, August 13*
- Nutrition and Physical Activity for Infants and Toddlers
- (This session is sold out.) Assessment with the Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs(CCITSN)
- Quality from the Perspective of Toddlers: A Different View of Caregiving Practices
- Preparing for and Responding to Pandemic Influenza in the Child Care Environment
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- If You Build It...They Will Learn. Designing A Toddler Classroom
- Supporting Secure Relationships in Families
- Using Professional Development Plans to Increase the Quality of Your Program
- Preventing Preterm Birth Saves Babies' Lives and Improves the Future for Families and Communities
- Starting Strong: Family Members as Leaders in Improving Quality
- Buckling up Kids: A Primer for Child –Care Professionals
- Infant/Toddler Curriculum and the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards: Making the Connection
- Transition Steps in the IFSP
- Regulation and Engagement in Young Children
- National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders
- (This session is sold out.) Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS®) for Infants and Children
- Selecting and Writing Measurable Outcomes
- Behavior Management with Infant and Toddlers
- Home Visitation Safety
*Subject to change
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Institute Schedule:
August 12 -- 13, 2008
Registration: 7 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
Exhibits: 7 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
Opening Keynote: 10 a.m. -- 11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions: 8 a.m. -- 4:15 p.m.
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