| 9:00
AM | Greetings: Dr.
Joseph Moore, President, Lesley University |
| 9:10 AM | Morning Plenary |
| (Amphitheatre) | Child Homelessness in Massachusetts: An
Overview- Presiding: Ms. Amaryllis Hager '12
- Elizabeth Curtis Rogers, Executive Director, Interagency
Council on Housing and Homelessness
- Asa Fanelli, President and CEO, Horizons for Homeless
Children (HHC)
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| 10:15-11:15AM | Concurrent Morning
Workshops |
| (Amphitheatre) | Federal Policy Priorities: Child and
Family Homelessness- Presiding: Ms. Sarah Blache '12
- Peter D. Cirioni, State Coordinator, Office for the
Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Massachusetts Department of
Education
- Kelley Gossett, Director of Policy and Advocacy,
Horizons for Homeless Children
- Christina Murphy, MM - Director, Campaign to End Child
Homelessness, The National Center on Family Homelessness
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| (UNIV 3-094) | Immigration, Trauma and Homelessness in
Massachusetts - Presiding: Ms. Bianca Staudt '14
- Dr. Carmela J. DeCandia, Senior Program Associate,
Children and Families; The National Center on Family Homelessness
- Dr. Yvonne Vissing, Founder and Director, Center for
Child Studies, Salem State University
- Dr. Christopher Hudson, Professor & Chairperson,
School of Social Work, Salem State University
- Shannon Irwin, State Policy Director at Massachusetts
Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
- Discussant: Dr. Susan Gere, Professor of
Counseling Psychology, Lesley University
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| 11:30-12:30PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:45-1:50PM | Roundtable |
| (Amphitheatre) | The Child Homelessness Initiative at
Lesley University - Curriculum, Research Possibilities, Internships and
Teacher Education
- Moderator: Laurie Schoen, Founder, United States
4 Kids; Lesley College Alumna
- Panelists:
- Dr. Joanne Szamreta, Professor of Education, Lesley
University
- Dr. Robin Roth, Professor of Sociology and Social
Policy, Lesley University
- Dr. Brian Becker, Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Lesley University
- Dr. Heather MacDonald, Assistant Professor of
Psychology, Lesley University
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| 2:00-3:15pm | Afternoon Plenary |
| (Amphitheatre) | The Use of Science and Practice to
Protect and Nurture the Well-Being of Children
- Presiding: Dr. Selase Williams, Provost, Lesley
University
- Inaugural Lecture: From Neurons to Neighborhoods:
A Ten Year Retrospective
- Dr. Jack Shonkoff is the Julius B. Richmond FAMRI
Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard School of Public
Health and the Harvard School of Education. He serves as Director of the
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
- Respondent: Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Professor
Emerita, Early Childhood Education, Lesley University
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| 3:30-4:30PM | Concurrent Afternoon
Workshops |
| (Amphitheatre) | Interagency Collaboration and Expansion
of Early Education and Care Contracts in support of Homeless Families in
Massachusetts
- Presiding: Dr. Jonathan Gillette, Dean of the
Graduate School of Education, Lesley University
- Presenter: Sherri Killins, Commissioner,
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Session Description:
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
(EEC) increased the number of subsidies for homeless children from 80 to 591
a year ago. This tremendous growth has brought new opportunities for
collaboration between EEC and fellow state agencies and reflects a new
vision for the support of homeless families championed by Governor Deval
Patrick. This workshop will provide an overview of the history, vision
interagency partnership and implementation successes and challenges related
to this growth in early education and care for homeless children in
Massachusetts.
Audience: Question and Answer Session |
| (UNIV 3-094) | Finding the Hope: The Horizons for
Homeless Children Community Children's Center (CCC) Model
- Moderator: Stacy Dimino, Chief Education and
Training Officer, Horizons for Homeless Children
- Panelists:
- Michelle Campbell, Edgerley CCC Center Director
- Amy Curran, Parent, Horizons for Homeless
Children
- Shelly Ann Dewsbury, CCC Family Advocate
- Lizzie McEnany, Jewish Family & Children's
Services Mental Health Consultant
Session Description:
This panel will highlight the critical nature of building
relationships with young children and families experiencing homelessness. We
will illustrate the importance of our partners: family shelters, housing
agencies, community based organizations, donors, volunteers and others who
help us with the work that we do every day! We will describe the Center for
Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (CSEFEL) approach and how we
have incorporated the CSEFEL model in our work with our children, parents
and staff. Through the lens of a Center Director, a Mental Health
Consultant, a Family Advocate and Parent, we will share our experiences and
HHC-learned practices gleaned over the 20+ years we have worked with
children and families experiencing homelessness.
Audience: Question and Answer Session |
| 4:30-5:30PM | Reception |
| (Atrium) | |