June 5, 2019 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Families Savings Programs from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department Presenter: Karen Carr, Program Representative, Bureau of Savings Programs – Pennsylvania Treasury Department Description: This webinar will provide a greater […]
April 10, 2019 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Principles and Practices in Infant Mental Health Presenter: Shashi DeHaan, MAS-IFP, IMH-E ®, CFTP, Reflective Consultant, Infant Mental Health Specialist You are invited to take a brief, deeper […]
March 6, 2019 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). Reframing Challenging Conversations to Meaningful and Solutions Oriented Conversations Presenter: Sarah Holland, Special Assistant on Family Engagement, Office of Child Development and Early Learning Working together with other […]
February 6, 2019 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). Responding to and Preventing Child Neglect: Providing Support for Families using the Strengthening Families Approach Presenter: Kayla Kressler, Director of Prevention Programs, Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance This webinar is […]
December 5, 2018 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). Community Assets and Connections Presenters: Larry Klinger, Allegheny Intermediate Unit; Julie O’Connor, Carson Valley Children’s Aid and Karen Shanoski, Center for Schools and Communities Description: Many of us […]
November 7, 2018 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Engaging Parents: Linguistic and Cultural Strengths as Resources in Language and Literacy Learning Presenter: Ellen Skilton, Ph.D., Professor, School of Education at Arcadia University Description: Utilizing a strengths-based […]
October 3, 2018 Hosted by the Center for Schools and Communities with support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Presenter: Cherilyn Leet, M.Ed., Assistant Director of Education for Six Seconds Description: Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify feelings and their significance in order to make optimal decisions. […]
September 5, 2018 Presenter: Kayla EA Kressler, MA Clinician & Educator – Director of Prevention Programs at PA Family Support Alliance Description: This webinar will focus on families in recovery from substance use disorder through a holistic, strengths and needs based lens. The discussion will focus on direct and indirect challenges these families […]
August 1, 2018 Presenter: Rijelle Kraft, Center for Schools and Communities Description: The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework is a strengths-based approach that many organizations integrate into their work with families. One of the major characteristics of the framework is that organizations and professionals create environments where parents and caregivers build protective factors for […]
June 6, 2018 Presenter: Mimi Loughead, Quality Initiatives Specialist at Trying Together The best predictor of a child’s success in school is a brain that develops in healthy ways, as a result of secure, responsive adult-child relationships. School readiness doesn’t mean just knowing the academic basics. It means a child has a willing […]
