2022 Kansas Home Visiting Virtual Conference
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,Â
4:00 PM CST
Closing Keynote Session
Carrie Akin, Kansas Department of Health and Environment