Please forward to your networks and contacts.
 
The Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference is taking place
February 22-24, 2011 at the BMO Institute for Learning in Toronto. We
developed a full-day session called "Resilience: What's new? Now what
can we do" as one of our pre-conference sessions on February 22nd. It
will be an event of interest to all those working with children up to
the age of 6 years, families with young children or early years service
providers. Speaker information is now available on the conference
website at
http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf11/program.htm 
 
Register by January 7, 2011 to take advantage of the "early bird"
special of $200 for the pre-conference. Regular registration fees of
$225 apply after January 7, 2011.
 
This pre-conference workshop will highlight current theory and research
about resilience and what this means for practitioners. Examples of
current initiatives and programs will be presented as well as strategies
that participants can use to promote resilience in children around them.
 
This full-day workshop will present current knowledge about resilience
by exposing myths and misinformation, highlighting evidence-based
programs and strategies and exploring practical strategies that support
resilience in young children and the adults around them. Strategies and
resources that practitioners can use to promote resilience in their own
work with children and families will be shared and explored through
video clips, discussion, and activities.
 
AGENDA:
 
Resiliency - What do we know? Now what do we do? 
 
9:00 am - 9:15 am  Welcome
 
9:15 am -10:30 am  Background information on resilience
*      What is resilience? Why it is important? 
*      Results from the Ontario "Resiliency Synthesis Project:
Resilience in context; Current research and theory - social ecology of
resilience and case study
*      Dialogue in Dyads 
*      Pathways to resilience
 
10:30 am -10:45 am  Break
 
10:45 am -12:00 pm  Implications for practice
*      Current initiatives in resiliency promotion for young children
*      Core competencies associated with resilience
*      Strategies, discussion, video and small group/dyad activities 
 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  Lunch
 
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm  What you can do to promote resilience in children
*      Strategies, discussion, video and small group/dyad activities 
 
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm  Break
 
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm  What you can do to promote resilience in children,
continued
*      Strategies, discussion, group activities, case studies & action
plan (presentation - then break into small groups)
 
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm  Additional Sources of Information, Closing
 
Participants are invited to bring resources and strategies to share and
discuss. 
 
We hope to see you at the resilience pre-conference session. For more
information contact Hiltrud Dawson at [log in to unmask] 
 
 

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