IMPORTANT NOTE:The Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MassAEYC) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Guidelines:In order to earn .5 CEUs, participants must attend the keynote presentation, a morning and an afternoon workshop. Workshop selections must meet the same EEC Core Competencies Area as the keynote presentation.Update: The keynote presentation addresses the following EEC Core Competency Area: 3: Partnering with Families and Communities. This is the only category that CEUs are being offered through MassAEYC.
** The following three workshops do not meet the EEC Core Competencies Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Criteria. If you select these workshops, you are not eligible to apply and receive the Early Education Credit CEUs.
A4: Confronting Cyber Addiction: Unplugging Teens from Their ScreensA6/B6: Youth Mental Health First AidA11/B11: Facilitative Leadership: Creating Quality Results from Positive Environments and Relationships
A1 - RECOGNIZING AND HEALING THE TRAUMA OF FATHER ABSENCEChildren have real adverse childhood experiences of traumatic loss when their Dad is absent from their life. The workshop will be multi-sensory, using research, music, photos, video, and interactive conversation. We will examine the complexity of father absence for family workers and children, and its impact on a child’s brain function, social-emotional development, and behavior. We will explore ways to begin a process of healing, along with the soft skills necessary to make it happen.
Track: Complex Family Situations, Fatherhood and TraumaLearning Level: Intermediate, AdvancedWho should attend: Family Support Staff, Supervisors and Administrators, Social Workers, Early Childhood Professionals, Home-based Family Support and Coaching Programs.Protective Factors addressed: Parental Resilience, Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development, Social Connections, Children’s Social and Emotional DevelopmentEEC Core Competency Areas: 3: Partnering with Families and CommunitiesHandouts:Recognizing and Healing the Trauma of Father Absence 2019
Track: Innovative Parenting CurriculaLearning Level: Introductory, IntermediateWho should attend: Family Support Staff, Home-based Family Support and Coaching Programs, Parent Education and GroupsProtective Factors addressed: Parental Resilience, Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development, Children’s Social and Emotional DevelopmentEEC Core Competency Areas: 3: Partnering with Families and Communities
Erin Morris, B.A., Program Coordinator and Group Facilitator and Johna Lemoine, B.A., Parent Education Specialist and Group Facilitator, Child Care of the Berkshires, North Adams, MA