Go Back to All Events CALL FOR PAPERS - Expanding Horizons for the Early Years: Promoting Mental Health from Conception Beyond
Event Information
- Host: Infant Mental Health Promotion, The Hopsital for Sick Children
- Date: Friday, March 30, 2012 to Tuesday, July 31, 2012
- City/Province: Toronto, ON
Event Details
- Event Type: Training Events
- Topics Covered:
- April 16 & 17, 2013
- Expanding Horizons for the Early Years 2013 will focus on the continuum of care and the social and emotional factors that shape an individual from the beginning. Scientific evidence strongly indicates that maternal mental health and wellness impacts an infant’s overall development even before birth. As a new baby grows to toddlerhood, it is equally important for practitioners to be aware of social, emotional and cognitive development. Professionals working with infants and families have the capacity to have significant impact on a child’s life trajectory and to improve
- outcomes through prevention and early intervention.
- This theme will allow us to explore social and environmental determinants of health and the impact of risk on mental health outcomes for infants and young children. As well, integral topics promoting mental health, understanding brain development, self regulation, attachment, parent/ child attunement, observation, assessment, intervention and support for infants and families, will be woven throughout.
- Learning objectives: To expand knowledge and increase understanding about the social and emotional wellbeing and development of infants and young children and the influences of family, community, environment and culture
- To increase understanding of the importance of the prenatal period and early years on lifelong development
- To expand knowledge of effective assessment and intervention approaches
- To learn about new and innovative interdisciplinary practices for supporting families, infants and toddlers, and each other
- To become informed about emerging research findings and evidence-based practice and to consider practical implications for working with families
- To create opportunities for networking and collaboration among colleagues from diverse areas of interest and practice with infants, young children and their families
- To learn about tools and resources to support advocacy efforts and promote a global understanding of infant mental health
Event Agenda/Program: Event Agenda
Registration Details
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Registration Details & Fee(s):
Submissions are invited for 90 Minute Presentations of Research Papers, Workshops or Symposia and/or Posters on:
Innovative infant mental health interventions, programs, evaluation & research to support best practices
Current and developing policy and advocacy efforts
Observation, screening and assessment
Typical vs. atypical early development (e.g., developmental delays, disorders) and the implications for practice
Family-centred practice, crosscultural competence and father involvement
Interagency and interdisciplinary collaboration
Parent support programs and program evaluation
Important intervention themes (e.g., trauma, poverty, adoption) as applied in practice, which could include case presentations
Deadline for submissions is July 30, 2012.
Submission forms in Word format can be downloaded from IMHP’s website – www.IMHPromotion.ca
Featured Speaker(s)
- This learning event is for: Multidisciplinary practitioners concerned with the care of infants and young children and their families.
- This event will bring together practitioners, physicians, academics and researchers from across Canada to present and share their work with infants, toddlers and families.
Additional Information
- Contact Name: Donna Hill
- Contact Phone: 416-813-7654 x 1082
- Contact Email: donna.hill@sickkids.ca
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