Strategies to Support At-Risk Children and Trauma-Impacted Families
Presented by Dawn Mastoridis
Children who experience homelessness, child abuse and neglect, poverty or other similar situations are at greater risk for developmental delays and disabilities. Many children who receive early intervention or special education services experience these situations, which can exacerbate their developmental needs. It is important for early childhood professionals to be familiar with how these situations impact early development, learning, and parent-child interactions. This webinar provides strategies and resources related to supporting high risk children and families in challenging situations.
DISCLOSURES [DAWN MASTORIDIS]
Financial Disclosures – DAWN MASTORIDIS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Nonfinancial Disclosures - DAWN MASTORIDIS has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Objectives
The participants will be able to…
1. Identify common forms of early childhood trauma and family crisis.
2. Describing the impact of neglect and trauma on a child’s development.
3. Use assessment tools and resources to support families impacted by housing or food insecurity, violence, poverty, or other high stress challenges.
4. Apply strategies to support healthy parent-child dynamics with high-risk families.
Agenda
1. Overview on Adverse Childhood Experience (7pm-7:05pm)
2. Understanding Child Trauma (7:06-7:15pm)
3. Strength & Needs Assessment Tools (7:16-7:25pm)
4. Promoting a Protective Factors Approach (7:26-7:30pm)
5. Importance of Social Connections
(7:31pm - 7:36pm)
6. Trauma Informed Strategies & Resources (7:37pm - 7:45pm)
7. Conclusion & Q&A (7:45pm-8:00pm)
This program is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUS (Intermediate Level)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA Certification Maintenance Standards require that all certificate holders (CCC-A and CCC-SLP) must accumulate 30 Certificate Maintenance Hours (CMHs) of professional development during each 3-year certification maintenance interval in order to maintain their ASHA Certificates of Clinical Competence (CCC).
How to obtain your certificate:
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You MUST attend the webinar from start to finish
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You MUST fill out the attendance form (will be sent via email)
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You MUST answer & submit the evaluation form after the webinar (will be sent via email)
ASHA will reflect your CEU credits on your ASHA CEU Registry within 45 days.
Contact [email protected] for any issues/concerns.
Speaker's Biography
Dawn is an accomplished leader who's served for over 20 years as an Executive Director of home and center-based Early Intervention Programs supporting special needs infants and toddlers. She has also directed vocational rehabilitation and career training programs for youth and adults with disabilities. In September of 2020, Dawn joined Queens Community House (QCH) as the Director of their Childcare Network (QCCN). Dawn manages over 80 licensed family-based childcare providers who support children ranging from infancy to 12 years of age. Dawn oversees a contract with the NYC Department of Education (DOE) for EarlyLearn and 3K Programs. Dawn is also responsible for developing and implementing ongoing grant funded initiatives within QCCN. In addition to her role at QCCN, Dawn serves as a Parent Trainer and Behavior Interventionist for Blue Sea Educational Consulting.
Host's Biography
Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.
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