KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Carey Casey, CEO of the National Center
for Fathering
Fathers & Father-Figures:
Join Carey at the
Dad’s Draft Day Dinner
Thursday, January 15
6pm • Monroe Civic
Center Arena
Since 2009, Carey has served on the White House
Task Force on Fatherhood and Healthy Families.
He also serves as a member of the executive
committee of the National Fatherhood Leaders
Group, which promotes responsible fatherhood
policy, research, advocacy and practice. In June of
2012, Carey was selected as a Fatherhood
Champion of Change, as part of President
Obama’s “Winning the Future” initiative, honoring
those individuals shaping the fatherhood field and
fathers themselves through their diligent work as
“Fatherhood Champions of Change.”
Mark Perlman, Nurturing Fathers
Mark has 35 years of experience working with
parents, children and families in strengthening the
family bond. He authored “The Nurturing Father’s
Program,” a 13-week parenting curriculum for men
that has been utilized by thousands of fathers and
implemented by organizations such as Prevent
Child Abuse, Head Start, Milwaukee Fatherhood
Initiative, and the North Carolina Department of
Corrections. As part of the Children’s Coalition
Fatherhood Initiative, funded by the Sisters of
Charity, Mark will train a network of fathers who
will serve as team leaders in their community.
CHILDREN’S COALITION
WHAT WORKS
CONFERENCE 2015
PARENT IS A VERB
January 16 – 17, 2015
Monroe Civic Center
Conference Hall
Register online at
www.childrenscoalition.org/what-works-conference
www.childrenscoalition.org/what-works-conference
P. 318-323-8775
318-323-8775
Friday, January 16
Saturday, January 17, 2015
9:00 am Training I
Training I
Classroom:
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits
Amy Clancy Open Julie Emory
Al's Pals
12:00 pm
SHARE
Mark Perlman
Child Care Connections Child Care Connections
(Conference
Tammy WM
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Creating and aintaining a SessionRooms) 5
Caring Companion
Nurturing Fathers
Learning Through Play
Family Partnerships
Socially-‐Emotionally Connected 9:00
am6Training I
Training I
Classroom:
Session
Caring Companion
Nurturing Fathers Training Amy Clancy
Julie Emory
Al's Pals
12:00
pm
1:00 pm Training SHARE II
Mark PIIerlman
Child Care Connections Child Care Connections
(Conference
Rooms) Tammy Washington
4:00 pm
SHARE
Mark Perlman
(Conference
Rooms) Session 6
Caring Companion
Nurturing Fathers Training Full Conference: $100
REGISTER ONLINE:
1:00 pm Training II
II
Saturday only: $25
www.childrenscoalition.org/
4:00 pm
Mark Perlman
SHARE
what-works-conference
Coalition
members
receive
50%
off
(Conference Rooms) Choices. In addition, Child Care Connections will offer three courses for Early Childhood teachers that will count toward
Creating and Maintaining a Session 5
CDA certification.
Caring Companion
Nurturing Fathers
Learning Through Play
Family Partnerships
Socially-‐Emotionally Connected Session 3
1:3012:00
pm - pm - 1:15 pm Lunch Keynote: Mark Perlman, Nurturing Fathers (Ft. Miro Room)
2:30 pm
(Conference
SessionRooms) 3
1:30 pm 2:30 pm
(Conference
Session Rooms) 4
2:45 pm 3:45 pm
(Conference
Session Rooms)
4
2:45 pm 3:45 pm
Saturday, January 17
(Conference Rooms) Saturday,
January
17, 2015
The conference will offer 3-hour workshops for those who wish
to be certified
in nationally-known, evidence-based programs:
Nurturing Fathers, Compassionate
Care
Giversam
for Pregnancy
& Infant Loss Support (SHARE)
and Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy
8:00
- 8:30
Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits
Open
Session 1
9:30 am 10:30 am
(Conference
SessionRooms) 1
9:30 am 10:30 am
SessionRooms) 2
(Conference
10:45 am 11:45 am
(Conference
SessionRooms) 2
10:45 am 11:45 am
12:00
pm - 1:15
Keynote: Mark Perlman, Nurturing Fathers (Ft. Miro Room)
(Conference
Rooms) pm
Lunch
8:30 - 9:15 am Opening Keynote: Carey Casey, CEO National Center for Fathering (Bayou Room)
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Conference Room 4
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Conference Room 2
Conference Room 7
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adolescents
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Tammy Washington
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Cathi Lammert, University of Virginia
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Derek Little
Cathi Lammert, RN
Patti McGilton, LPC, LMFT
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Al's Pals
Health
Derek Little
Gatha Green
Cathi Lammert, RN
Patti McGilton, LPC, LMFT
Louisiana Department of Triple P Parenting
Tammy Washington
Dr. Curtis Eberts
SHARE
Education
WrapAround Services
It's not your A New Way to Look at Supporting bereaved Adolescent Reproductive Grandmother's Early Maintaining a YouthSpeak: Talking families and caring for Discipline and Behavior Head Start
Health in Louisiana
Socially -‐Emotionally Management
about Adolescent Health
yourself
Connected Classroom I: Antionette Hoard, Thomas Stolz and Al's Pals
Mark Perlman
Martha Carroll
Cathi Lammert, RN
Children's oalition Elizabeth Victor
It's nCot your Early Nurturing SHARE
Head Start Program LPHI
Tammy Washington
Early Supporting bereaved A N
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Head Start
families and caring for Discipline and Behavior Health in Louisiana
Socially -‐Emotionally YouthSpeak: Talking yourself
Management
Connected Classroom I: about Adolescent Health
Antionette Hoard, Thomas Stolz and Al's Pals
The Talk: Adolescent Children's Coalition Early Cathi Lammert, RN
Mark Perlman
Elizabeth Victor
Martha Carroll
Health Panel
Early Childhood Maintaining a The Nurturing Ten Most FIathers
mportant Head Start Program SHARE
LPHI
Tammy Washington
Education and Care Bereaved Parent Panel Things for Being a Great Socially -‐Emotionally Director
Update Panel
Dad
Taslim Von Hatten (LPHI), Connected Classroom II: Cathi Lammert, RN
Martha Carrol (SPLC), Al's Pals
SHARE
Mark Perlman
Mathew Thornton (CFCF) Maureen Gallagher, The Talk: Adolescent Moderator
Tammy Washington
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mportant Early Childhood Maintaining a APRN
Education and Care Socially -‐Emotionally Bereaved Parent Panel Things for Being a Great Taslim Von Hatten (LPHI), Dad
Update Panel
Connected Classroom II: Martha Carrol (SPLC), Al's Pals
Cathi Lammert, RN
Mathew Thornton (CFCF) Maureen Gallagher, Mark Perlman
SHARE
and Naomi Smith, DNP, Nurturing Fathers
Moderator
Tammy Washington
APRN
8:30 - 9:15 am Opening Keynote: Carey
Casey,
CEO 16,
National
Friday,
January
2015 Center for Fathering (Bayou Room)
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits Open Path E: Friday, January 16, 2015
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits Open
Designed to address the ways we “parent” the children in our personal and professional lives, the What Works Conference 2015
provides Continuing Educational Units (CEUs) in specific career paths – education, nursing, social work and counseling – as well as
special panels and presentations from state and national agencies on current initiatives related to early childhood care and
education, and adolescent health.
SCHEDULE