Kansas Home Visiting

2022 Kansas Home Visiting Virtual Conference

Thank you for making our 2022 Kansas Home Visiting Virtual Conference a success!

Graphic Recordings designed by Sara O’Keeffe for Kansas University

Conference agenda

Wednesday, September 7th

12:30 PM CST

Opening Keynote Session: Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity in Kansas
Carrie Akin, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Lisa Williams, Kansas State Department of Education, Jennifer Francois, Ph.D. Director, Kansas Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research, Professor of Practice, Applied Human Sciences, Michelle Gilbert, Early Care & Education Specialist

1:45 PM CST

Breastfeeding: The Powerful Role of the Home Visitor
Brenda Bandy, Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition, Jennie Toland, Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition

Home Visiting Collaboration
Lori Arndt, MSE, IMHII-E, Early Childhood Special Educator, Suzanne Sawalich, Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers

Home Visitor Safety Panel
Cammie Braden, Program Coordinator, Keystone Parents as Teachers, Mary Dumler, Kansas Children’s Service League, Andie Fullerton, Kansas Children’s Service League

3:30 PM CST

“I was hotlined!!” – Engaging and Supporting Families Involved with the Child Welfare System
Shelly Crawford, Kansas City Kansas Parents as Teachers

Innovative Strategies Related to Maintaining Service Delivery and Client Recruitment During COVID
Sherri Dockter BSN, RN, CLC, PMH-C, Maria Garcia Baquero, Teresa Starr

Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies on Quality Childcare and the Struggle to Find Childcare
Jeanna Capito, Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies

Reducing the Hazards of Lead in the Home
Eric Shov, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Residential Lead Hazard Prevention Program

Thursday, September 8th

12:30 PM CST

Keynote Session: Rediscovering Why You Knock On That Door
Jovanna Rohs, Ph.D. Director of Early Learning | Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)

1:45 PM CST

Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence through Universal Education
Sarah Hachmeister, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence

The Three C’s of Relationship Building: Regulate, Relate, Reason
Vanessa Lohf, Community Engagement Institute Center for Public Health, Wichita State University

Using the Period of PURPLE Crying Program to Prevent Infant Abuse
Rachelle Soden, Kansas Children’s Service League

3:00 PM CST

Home Visiting Success Stories
Starla Bieberle, Kansas Children’s Service League, Andie Fullerton, Kansas Children’s Service League

Kansas Home Visiting Website Review
Tobias Harvey, Create Uplift

Quality Childcare
Kelsey Trower, Childcare Aware

The Basics of Car Seats
Lori Moriarty, Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office/DCCCA, 

4:00 PM CST

Closing Keynote Session
Carrie Akin, Kansas Department of Health and Environment