Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Health: Assessment Tools, Research and Practice
This is the fourth year of this pre-conference workshop, held as a “track day” prior to the annual conference of the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC). This is a unique collaboration of parents, academics and professionals who work on behalf of young children in the public school, early childhood and health-related systems. The partners who are co-sponsoring the workshop are The Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC), The Infant Development Programs of BC (IDP), the Psychoeducational Resource and Training Centre (PRTC) at UBC, the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) and the CHILD Project, a five year interdisciplinary study of early child development.
This year’s event was an opportunity to once again share our knowledge and perspectives in order to provide ongoing support and information for early childhood professionals on the social and emotional health of children. We welcomed Ms. Jinny Sims, President of the British Columbia Teacher’s Federation, who presented our Opening Remarks, followed by Nancy Cohen, of the Hincks-Dellcrest Institute in Toronto, Ontario, this years’ keynote speaker and workshop presenter. Dr Cohen shared her extensive research in emotional development of young children through her programs “Handle with Care” and “Watch Wait and Wonder” –both focusing on the promotion and support of infant and young children’s mental health.
Workshop presenters included early childhood educators, professionals and therapists working in infant and children’s mental health, preschool community workers, elementary school teachers, paediatricians and university professors who shared their experiences and research on the different strategies used in the assessment of young children’s social and emotional development. The event concluded with a discussion panel on “Supporting Social and Emotional Health of Children Across Community Settings,” introduced by Dr William McKee and moderated by Dr Shelley Hymel, Faculty of Education at UBC. The panel had the participation of prominent government representatives and professionals representing institutions and community based agencies in the Lower Mainland in the area of early child development/education, including Vanessa Lapointe, Ministry of Children and Family Development; Carol Matusicky, B.C. Council forFamilies; Carol McGauley, Burnaby Ministry for Children and Family Development; Maureen O’Donnell, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children; Georgina Robinson, Vancouver School Board; and Diana Stewart, Langara Community College and ECEBC Board of Directors.
Participants strong ratings of the workshops have provided this Organizing Committee with invaluable feedback to already start planning for our 2007 Assessment Workshop event on the most recent trends on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary assessment and practical intervention strategies for children 0 – 8 years.
Please see the description and links to the presentations below.
We would like to thank:
| ECEBC and their Board of Directors, in particular Diane Tannahill, (Acting) President, and Ann Silberman | |
| Joyce Branscombe and Nicky Byres of EventAbility | |
| Dana Brynelsen and the Provincial Advisor Office of IDP of BC | |
| William McKee and The Psychoeducational Training Centre at UBC | |
| Clyde Hertzman and staff from HELP and CHILD | |
| …for their support and enthusiasm in presenting this exciting event | |
| We gratefully acknowledge the administrative and logistical support provided by: | |
| Lori Boerma, The Psychoeducational Training Centre, Faculty of Education, UBC | |
| Shaun Tanassee , Sauder School of Business, UBC | |
| Barbara Goyer, CHILD Project Coordinator with HELP | |
| Sophia D’Amato, Lorraine Gibson and Kate Trafford, HELP | |
| D’Anne Rathie, Office of the Provincial Advisor, Infant Development Programs of BC | |
Warm thanks to our enthusiastic and committed Volunteers: |
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| Luz Nelly George, Out-of-School Program, Kinder Coordinator, SPG (Shaughnessi Point Grey Center), Hadas Av-Gay, Lina Darwich; Martin Guhn, Chiaki Konishi and Ann Tomlinson, ECPS, Faculty of Education, David Wu (HELP); Javier Landaeta, Mechatronics Program, School of Engineering, UBC |
| Presentations | Speaker |
| Keynote Address: Handle with Care: Strategies for Promoting the Mental Health of Young Children |
Nancy Cohen, Ph.D., Hincks-Dellcrest Institute, Toronto, Ontario |
| Teaching Cognitive and Emotional Self-Regulation to Preschoolers & Assessing its Benefits
No presentation available. Forthcoming publication on this topic to be announced |
Adele Diamond, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, U.B.C. Elena Bodrova, Ph.D. and Deborah Leong, Ph.D., |
| Economic Games as an Assessment Tool for Children’s Moral Behaviour | Michaela Gummerum, Post Doctoral Fellow, The CHILD Project: Consortium of Health, Intervention, Learning and Development, HELP, U.B.C.
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| Supporting Children & Families Struggling with Issues of Attachment & Anxiety
No presentation available. Interested delegates should contact presenters either by telephone (604) 266-3141 or by email at: thepace@vcn.bc.ca. |
Michéle Aderem, Director, PACE Program Colleen Clancy Co-supervisor PACE Preschool Paul Gordon,
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| The Healing Tribe: Relationship in Art Therapy | Bronwyn, A. Chambers, BFA, DVATI, Art Therapist |
| Diverse Perspectives on Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Involvement | Beth Hutchinson, Provincial Coordinator, Parent-Child Mother Goose Program
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| Understanding the Social Cognitive Deficits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
Georgina Robinson, Ph.D., School Psychologist, Vancouver School Board |
| On Wings of Song: Music Therapy and Child Health No presentation available. Interested delegates should contact presenter by email beautyofmusic@hotmail.com. |
Angie Ji, BA, Music Therapist |
| The Role of Emotions in Children’s Concurrent and Future Competence and Life Success | Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Angela Jaramillo, MA |
| Demystifying Mental Health Services for Preschool Age Children and their Families
No presentation available. |
Vera Maslove, Family and children’s therapist, and Lawella Muirhead,
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| Understanding the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children in Foster Care | Vanessa LaPointe, Ph.D. Candidate, School Psychology Program, and Megan Tardif, MA,
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| Play Therapy Assessment and Intervention Techniques: Preschool to Eight Years
No presentation available.
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Mary Ann Carter, Ph.D., BC Children and Women’s Health Centre; Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University Clinical Psychology Centre |
| Our Experiences with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Social/Emotional in Rural BC.
No presentation available. Interested delegates should contact presenters by telephone at: Lynn – (250) 378-5331 or Mary – (250) 566-4504. |
Lynn Krausert, Infant Development Consultant, Regional Advisor for Central South east B.C., and Mary Stewart, B.SC.,, |
| Watch, Wait, and Wonder: A Child-Led Approach for Working with Children and Important Caregivers | Nancy Cohen, Ph.D., Hincks-Dellcrest Institute, Toronto, Ontario |
| What Does it Mean?!?! A Guide to Common Measures of Social-Emotional Development in Young Children | Laurie Ford, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and
Carla Merkel, Ph.D. Student, School Psychology, Faculty of Education , U.B.C.
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| Promoting Children’s Social and Academic Success through Mindfulness Education | Nancy Fischer, Program Developer of the program Mindfulness Education for Children Molly Stewart Lawlor, BA,
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| Music Therapy: Supporting Healthy Child Development | Lyn Van Lidth de Jedue, Infant Development Consultant and Music Therapist
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| Use of Narratives in Promoting Social and Emotional Development of Young Children | Pratibha Reebye, M.D., Child Psychiatrist, Department of Child Psychiatry, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Vancouver |
| Surveillance and Screening, Partnerships and Advocacy: Integrated Services in Early Years | Jill Houbé, M.D., M. Phil., Ph.D. Candidate, FAAP, FRCP (c), Assistant Professor, Division of Developmental Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, U.B.C.
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| Body Movement/Dance Therapy
No presentation available. |
Anna Kemble, MA, RCC, DTR, CLMA, Registered Clinical Counselor, Registered Dance/Movement Therapist
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