Connecting
Science, Policy and Practice:
Improving Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers
December 4-7,
2008
Los Angeles, CA
Join your
colleagues in the infant-family field for
ZERO TO THREE’s 23rd National Training Institute (NTI) December
4-7, 2008 at the
Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, CA.
The NTI offers more than 72 workshops and training sessions from
leading experts
in the field for professionals seeking to enrich their knowledge
and practice.
The NTI attracts
multidisciplinary professionals working in mental health, early
intervention,
early care and education, child welfare, family support, social
services and healthcare.
Upcoming
2008 Conference Highlights
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton will be the speaker for the
opening plenary.
The Emotional World of Infants and Toddlers
This plenary will look at research discoveries during the past
two decades that offer a vivid
new portrayal of infants. Presenters will explore profound early
insights into mental states
that very young children achieve during the first two years of
life.
Policy Initiatives to Address the Needs of the Most Vulnerable
Infants and Toddlers
Presenters in this plenary will describe ways in which we can
design policies that address the
needs of both children living in poverty and children of immigrant
families that can also support
the healthy development of all children.
Group
Care in the US: Past, Present & Future Opportunities to Improve
Quality Care
The
third plenary will offer a lively dialogue among leading voices
in the field on the history of
group care for infants and toddlers, the obstacles we have faced
over the years in providing high
quality group care and current efforts and progress to overcome
these challenges.
The National
Training Institute is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary conference,
which focuses on cutting-edge research, best practices and policy
issues for infants, toddlers and families.
ZERO TO THREE's mission is to promote the health and development
of infants and toddlers
by informing, training and supporting the adults who influence
their lives. Every year,
ZERO TO THREE provides an unparalleled opportunity
for professionals to enhance their knowledge about early childhood
development through our National Training Institute (NTI).
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