Conference Agenda
September 28 – October 1
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Monday, September 28th

2:00 – 2:30 PM Opening Session

Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund Keynote
Amy Meek, Education Childhood Director

2:30 – 4:00 PM Breakout Sessions

A – Introduction to Infant Mental Health: Be A Voice for Babies
Lana Messner, M.S.Ed., IMH-E®, Infant Mental Health Mentor
Tammy Wallin, MS, Co-Chairs, KAIMH Endorsement Committee 

B – Motivational Interviewing
Peggy Kelly, Executive Director, Kansas Head Start Association

C – Self-Care
Shelley Tellez, Parents as Teachers Implementation Support Specialist for Kansas 

Tuesday, September 29th

2:00 – 2:30 PM Opening Session

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Keynote
TBD

2:30 – 4:00 PM Breakout Sessions

A – Virtual Leadership
Callie Peace, Executive Director, Kansas Parents as Teachers Association

B – Supporting Breastfeeding
Brenda Bandy, Executive Director, Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition

C – Effective Advisory Councils
Trina Morgan, Assistant Director, KCSL Healthy Families 

Wednesday, September 30

2:00 – 2:30 PM Opening Session

Employment Services at Department for Children and Families
Jaryl Perkins
Becki Travis

2:30 – 4:00 PM Breakout Sessions

A – Effective Home Visiting Practices During a Pandemic
Lisa Holliday, Project Eagle Early Head Start Home Visitor
Selvinth Maldonado, Project Eagle Early Head Start Bilingual Home Visitor
Jenna Mick, Project Eagle Early Head Start Home Visitor
Pat Webb, Project Eagle Early Head Start Home Visitor

B –  Connections to Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Shane Hudson, CEO, CKF Addiction Treatment

C – Building Capacity to Support Language Learning and Address the Word Gap for Infants and Young Children
Dale Walker and Kathy Bigelow, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, University of Kansas

Thursday, October 1st

2:00 – 3:00 PM Opening Session
KSDE Welcome and Remarks
Tabitha Rosproy, 2020 National Teacher of the Year

3:00 – 4:00 PM Breakout Sessions

A – Racial Equity in Home Visiting
Suzy Green, Early Childhood Coordinator, USD 497 Lawrence, Parents as Teachers Team

B – Part C and the Interagency Coordinating Council
Jordan Christian, State ICC Staff

C – Preventing Infant Abuse with the Period of PURPLE Crying
Rachelle Soden, Training Specialist with Kansas Children’s Service League

 

Registration is now open at https://www.dccca.org/events/virtual-kansas-home-visiting-conference/