Keynote Address – 9:30-10:30 AM ET
Family Resiliency in the Era of COVID-19
Carol Weitzman, MD
Dr. Carol Weitzman is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and the Co-Director of the Autism Spectrum Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard School of Medicine. She is a Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine. Nationally, she is the immediate past president of the Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP) is the immediate past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and a member of the American Board of Pediatrics DBP sub-board Dr. Weitzman is the author of the AAP Clinical Report “Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems,” which is undergoing revision this year. She authored the AAP's Interim Guidance on Supporting the Emotional and Behavioral Health Needs of Children, Adolescents, and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Break – 10:40 -11 AM ET
Breakout Session One* – 11 AM - 12 PM ET
- Early Childhood Education Quality During Rapid Expansions: Lessons from the Field and Opportunities
Rasheed Malik, Center for American Progress
Christina Weiland, EdD, School of Education and Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan
Ariel Ford, Division of Child Development and Early Education for the Department of Health and Human Services
- Active Ingredients of Early Interventions for Social Communication and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Sarah Edmunds, PhD, University of South Carolina; Community-Oriented Lab for Autism and Behavioral Interventions (COLAB)
- Program Innovations for the “New Normal”: Making Pandemic Adjustments Permanent for Families
Tanya Camunas, A Child’s Haven (Greenville, SC)
Ben Goodman, PhD, Duke Center for Child and Family Policy
Sonya Ebeling, Medical University of South Carolina Center for Telehealth
Lunch – 12-1 PM ET
Breakout Session Two* – 1-2 PM ET
- Measuring What Matters: Equity Considerations in Early Childhood Measurement Tools
Tyson Barker, PhD, EC PRISM (Early Childhood Precision, Innovation, and Shared Management)
Katie Hammond, EC PRISM
Aimée Drouin Duncan, PhD, EC PRISM
- LEND Family Panel
Moderator: Karen E. Irick, University of South Carolina Center for Disability Resources
- Health Equity During a Time of Global Crisis
Mary C. Garvey, Institute for Child Success (ICS)
Bryan Boroughs, Institute for Child Success (ICS)
Break – 2-2:30 PM ET
Breakout Session Three* – 2:30-3:30 PM
- Early Childhood Workforce: Supporting the Professionals Who Support Our Families
Megan Carolan, Institute for Child Success (ICS)
Amber Posey, Institute for Child Success (ICS)
- Genetics of Autism
Curtis Rogers, MD, Greenwood Genetic Center (Greenville, SC)
- Universal Screenings as a Tool for Child Well-Being
Kerrie Schnake, South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association (SCIMHA)
Kerry Sease, MD, Prisma Health
Kristine Hobbs, SC Department of Health and Human Services
*Tentative Session and Speaker lineup.
Closing Remarks – 3:30 PM ET
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