Educational Events

The following events offer continuing education (CE) credits to health care professionals.

Upcoming CE Events

May 7
Why Do They Do That? Understanding Children's Behaviors Through A Cultural Lens
Presentation by Rosa Milagros Santos, Ph.D., from 9 a.m - 4 p.m. at the Hagerty Center, NMC Great Lakes Campus, 715 East Front Street, Traverse City MI 49686. Cost for sponsoring agency employees is $25/person per session. Cost for non-sponsoring agency employees is $75/person per session. To register on-line, go to the TBAISD Website at www.tbaisd.k12.mi.us. From the Professional Development tab, select Online Registration. Select Professional Development Opportunities, click Go. Then select The Impact of Culture on Early Development and follow the instructions. If on-line registration is not possible, call Robin at 231/922-6437.

In this session, participants will learn about the intersection between culture and language and social emotional development. Participants will also learn about specific strategies that will help early care providers facilitate the social and emotional development of young children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Discussions will focus on the CSEFEL’s “Teaching Pyramid” that focuses primarily on supporting social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors of young children. Participants will engage in small and large group activities designed to raise awareness, learn specific strategies, and evaluate and reflect on their current practice.

1. Gain an understanding of the different ways children's behaviors are perceived and interpreted.

a. Describe behaviors children exhibit that may be misinterpreted as challenging but are in fact deemed acceptable by their families and communities.

b. Describe behaviors associated with specific developmental phases that children learning a new language typically go through.

2. Gain an understanding of how differing expectations at home and at center-based, early care programs can impact children's opportunities to learn.

3. Identify strategies designed to bridge center-based programs and home expectations of children's behaviors.

9:00 – 10:30

Introductions
Importance of promoting social emotional skills and preventing challenging behaviors
Variations in expectations in children’s behaviors at home, school, and community


10:30-10:45

Break

10:45 – 12:00

Variations in expectations in children’s behaviors at home, school, and community (continued)
Cultural and linguistic differences versus challenging behaviors

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:30

Overview of CSEFEL
Teaching pyramid: Evidenced-based strategies for supporting children’s social emotional development and preventing challenging behavior

2:30 – 2:45

Break

2:45 – 3:50

Teaching pyramid: Evidenced-based strategies for supporting children’s social emotional development and preventing challenging behavior (continued)

3:50 – 4:00

Conclusion and Evaluation

This event offers 5.5 hours of continuing education credit for Social Work professionals.