Use this link to learn more and to submit: Requests for Proposals for 2020 Virtual NC Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health, Home Visiting & Parenting Education Conference
This is the second annual combined conference presented by the the Smart Start network and the North Carolina Infant/Young Child Mental Health Association (NCIMHA), and NCIMHA’s 9th annual conference. It will include two days focused on infant and early childhood mental health, home visiting, and parenting education.
The conference will strengthen early childhood systems of care, elevate the importance of early childhood mental health, home visiting, and parenting education, and expand knowledge, skills, and connections among early childhood professionals.
Workshop focus areas include:
- Trauma and Resilience Informed Care
- Practitioner Well-being
- Policy, Advocacy, and Efforts to Shift Public Perspective About Early Childhood, Home Visiting, Parenting Education, and Mental Health
- Promoting Collaboration and Best Practice Across Early Childhood Systems and Services
- Telehealth and Virtual Connections with Families during the Pandemic
The Conference will be held Monday, November 16, and Tuesday, November 17 virtually via Zoom through our registration platform.
Workshops should
- focus on key early childhood topics and build the capacity of professionals to provide safe, nurturing environments and relationships for children 5 and under and their families,
- demonstrate a commitment to the Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants and Families,
- promote coordinated early childhood systems that meet the complex needs of North Carolina families and children,
- address the economic, programmatic, and structural changes to the early childhood field, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic
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