Plenary Speaker: Bryan Post
For 30 years, the Attachment & Trauma Network has been committed to supporting families of children impacted by early childhood trauma. This track is full of expertise, compassion, understanding and strategies for anyone caring for a child with trauma-based challenges and disorders. In addition to the Plenary session and 6 workshops focused on therapeutic caregiving, there will be 30-minute sessions for networkin and support or chats with the speakers. Plus attendees can watch session recordings for the next 30 days, giving you an opportunity to learn from professionals in the other tracks: Education, Youth Justice, Communities and Counselors/Therapists.
Parenting Track Schedule:
Thursday, September 17
Online Safety Trends: New Threats to Youth and How You Can Help – Belinda B. Swan, MPAff
Designing Self-Healing Communities One Family at a Time – Tif Junker
Nurturing Neurodivergent Children: Connection, Regulation, and Everyday Support- Ginger Healy, LCSW
The Invisible Backpack™: Becoming Your Child’s Best Advocate at School – Laura Adams
September 18
Beyond Parenting: The Attachment Ecology Framework and Why Raising Securely Attached Children Is a Collective Responsibility – Ingrid Cockhren, MEd
Embracing Hope: A Conversation with Two Fathers on Raising Neurodiverse Teens – Carl Young, MS and Joel Sheagren
Introducing Olley: A Skills-Based Program for Caregivers to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse – Nancy Weaver, PhD
CLOSING SESSION – Exploring the PATH Framework: a therapeutic caregiving approach to help children and their families thrive – Lorraine Schneider, Anna Paravano, Julie Beem, MBA
