Past Events

Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health Quarterly Meeting: Dr. Robert Harmon Memorial Lecture
Janet Dean, LCSW, will present "Recovery and Resolution in Infant Mental Health: A community based treatment of addiciton and unresolved trauma in the parent-infant relationship". The presentation will follow a mother and her toddler son through foster placement, recovery from addiction, and subsequent reunification. Discussion will highlight the sensitive and crucial task of bringing treatment providers together to hold in mind unresolved traumatic aspects of the mother's past being enacted in the relationship with her son.
June 7, 2011
Denver, CO

Neonatal Advanced Practice Nursing Forum
This Forum is for Advanced Practice Nurses and similar professionals. Forum topics include but are not limited to: New paradigms in neonatal care in extreme prematurity: Approaches and outcomes from Europe and Japan; The resilient clinician: How patient safety and optimal clinical outcomes are linked to you; Emerging evidence on the long-lasting epigenetic impact of early life adversity; Show me the evidence: Integrating and implementing the new NRP recommendations; and much, much more! The Forum also includes a Simulation Center, a Filmfest, and a pharmacology workshop.
June 1-3, 2011
Washington, DC

Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference
This conference is great for families and professionals alike. The Colorado Assoication for the Education of Young Children, Colorado Head Start Association, Denver Preschool Program, and Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado collaborate to sponsor the conference. There are hundreds of sessions to choose from including the following tracks: Child development and curriculum, Family partnerships and systems, Child/family health and well-being, Leadership administration and management, and Business and Policy. Keynote speakers include Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, and Dr. Jerlean Daniel, Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Student scholarships are available.
April 15-16, 2011
Denver, CO

Effective Methods for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Options and Decision Strategies for Maximizing Positive Outcomes
This workshop will spotlight the identification, application, and evaluation of practices and strategies that are most practical and effective in educating, managing, and supporting the needs of children with autism-related disorders.
April 5, 2011
Aurora, CO

Fussy Baby Network at The Children's Hospital Lunch and Learn
Come hear experts in the field of child abuse talk about prevention efforts here in Colorado. Stacey Bromberg, PhD, and Dena Dunn, PsyD, will be presenting on the Fussy Baby Network Colorado whose mission is to support building confidence and competence in caregivers of fussy babies. Then, join Dr. Antonia Chiesa from the Kempe Child Protection Team in a workshop designed to walk you through making a plan for when an infant cries and learn how to empower others to be a strong advocate for their baby. If you have any questions, please contact Dena Dunn at dena.dunn@ucdenver.edu.
April 5, 2011, 12pm-1pm
Aurora, CO

Autism Guidelines Training
The purpose of this two-day regional training is to support providers that work with infants and toddlers, birth through two years, who have characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in the delivery of early intervention services based on a child’s individualized identified need, and not on a prescriptive curriculum or treatment model. The Guidelines document on which this training is based is also intended to assist local early intervention programs to provide early intervention services that are derived from evidence-based practices and published research that will increase the awareness and knowledge of families, providers, and early intervention administrators. Who should attend? Administrators, coordinators, and providers.
April 4, 2011
Lakewood, CO

The Young Child with Special Needs 20th Annual Conference
20 concurrent sessions including nature vs. nurture's impact on recovery from brain injury, community interventions, the impact of media on young children, examination of the Least Restrictive Environments mandate, and more! The conference is great for special educators, public school teachers, social workers, counselors, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, early interventionists, physicians, psychologists, directors, administrators, case managers, service coordinators, and anyone involved in the care of young children with special needs.
March 2-5, 2011
Las Vegas, NV

PEAK Parent 2011 Conference on Inclusive Education
This year's conference, Expand Your Toolbox & Construct New Possibilities, includes sessions on co-teaching, autism, literacy, cognitive diversity, behavior strategies, access to currriculum and concepts, IDEA, school reform, ESEA, advocacy, systems change, parent/professional partnerships, differentiated instruction, inclusive performing arts, transition, assistive technology, and much more! This one of a kind conference includes a can't-miss performance by AXIS Dance Company. Keynote speakers include Patrick Schwarz, Jason Corning, and Christi Kasa.
February 10-12, 2011
Denver, CO

Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health (CoAIMH) 2011 Biennial Conference
The 3rd CoAIMH Biennial Conference entitled The Culture of Infant and Early Childhood Practice: Addressing the Challenges of Our Work will focus on state-of-the-art practices for infant and early childhood mental health professionals, careful consideration of the important impacts and influences of culture for the developing child and family, and building cross-disciplinary competency for the workforce. The program will feature national speakers and local early childhood mental health leaders, including Rosemarie Allen, M.Ed., Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S, ECMH-SPIII, Barb Danis, PhD, Janet Dean, LCSW, Evelin Gomez, PhD, Susan Hepburn, PhD, Kim Kelsay, PhD, Jon Kormacher, PhD, Betsy Rogers, LCSW, and Kelly Stout, LCSW. 
February 10-11, 2011
Englewood, CO

WONDERbabies 3rd Annual Stakeholders' Community Forum
The theme of this year's Forum is Developing Health Homes for Children Enrolled in Early Care and Education Settings, featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Julie Novak. Click the above link for more information and to register.
December 1, 2010

APHA 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition
This year's American Public Health Association Annual Meeting will be held in Denver. The theme is Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative. The Annual Meeting attracts more than 13,000 physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health professionals from around the world.
November 6-10, 2010 


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