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Engaging Fathers:
Strengthening
Families
January 13-15,
2010
Arrowwood Resort,
Alexandria, MN |
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View Agenda and
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In 2010, the
Strong Foundations Conference and the
Minnesota Fathers &
Families Network Minnesota Fatherhood Summit are joining
together to provide one conference that promotes the importance
of building strong families to support children in their
earliest years.
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Keynote Presenters
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- Dr. James McHale, Chair of the
Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida and
author of Charting the Bumpy Road of Coparenthood
- Dr. Kyle Pruett, Clinical Professor of
Child Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and author of
Fatherneed
- Vicki Turetsky, Commissioner, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support
Enforcement
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Purpose
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The purpose of
this conference is to strengthen the
knowledge, skills, strategies, and alliances
of those who work with expectant families,
infants, toddlers, parents and communities
to build a strong foundation for healthy
development. |
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Theme
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The 2010
conference theme, Engaging Fathers:
Strengthening Families, reflects the
integral role that fathers play in the
healthy development of young children. |
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Audience
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The joint
conference is designed for professionals in
public health, health care, social
work/mental health, child care, early
childhood education, ECFE, ECSE, School
Readiness, Early Head Start, child abuse
prevention, home visiting, parenting
education, family law, and child support,
and those who work with refugee and
immigrant communities, the field of
fatherhood, and other helping professions. |
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Objectives
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The conference
aims to highlight sessions that offer new
information, advanced knowledge, practice,
and skills development with opportunities to
collaborate, build awareness of existing
services and resources, and forge new
professional relationships. |
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Questions?
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Contact Sara
Zettervall, CEED Events Specialist, at
612-625-2252 or
sarazet@umn.edu. |
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Register
Online Now! |
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Past Conferences
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2009 Strong Foundations Conference:
January 15-17, 2009
View
photos from the 2009 Conference
Read about the
2008 Strong Foundations Conference
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