Devereux Center for Resilient Children provides a variety of pre-conference, keynote, and breakout sessions on topics related to the social and emotional health and resilience of children and the adults who care for them.
DCRC Presentations at National & State Conferences
2019 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Pre-K Early Childhood Conference | January 3-4, 2019 | Mobile, AL | Three Sessions: (1) Resilient Parents and Resilient Kids - Partnering with Parents to Promote Resilience, (2) 5 Strategies to Promote Resilience and Reduce Challenging Behavior, (3) Introduction to the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Program |
| Macomb Early Childhood Collaborative Conference | January 19, 2019 | Clinton Township, MI | Keynote: Building Your Bounce: 23 Questions That Can Change The Way You Look At Life Breakout Session: Building Their Bounce: Promoting Resilience in Young Children |
| Region IV Head Start Association Conference & Expo | February 5, 2019 | Atlanta, GA | Pre-Conference Session: Adult Resilience, Staff Mental Health, and Workforce Wellness: One-Day Train-the-Trainer |
| Ohio Early Childhood Conference (Ohio AEYC) | April 25-27, 2019 | Sandusky, OH | Keynote: Building Your Bounce Session: Facing the Challenge |
| National Head Start Conference and Expo | April 29, 2019 | San Antonio, TX | Pre-Conference Session: The Resilience Connection |
| Center for the Promotion of Social & Emotional Learning Conference | May 20-22, 2019 | Camp Hill, PA | |
| New York State Head Start Association Annual Professional Development Conference | May 30, 2019 | White Plains, NY | Keynote: Building Resilience and Healing from Trauma in Early Childhood Settings Session: Facing the Challenge: Working with Preschool Children with Challenging Behavior |
| NYSCAA & NYSWDA's Professional Development Conference | June 5-6, 2019 | Poughkeepsie, NY | Keynote: Resilient Leadership: Building STAFF Bounce Session: Can you really FLIP IT? Using a Four-Step Strategy That Works on Children with Your Fellow Adults |
| Early Childhood Education Associates, Inc. | June 8, 2019 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | Keynote: Building Your Bounce: Simple Strategies for a Resilient You Sessions: (1) Could It Be Me? A Reflective Look at Managing Children's Challenging Behaviors, (2) We Are Family! All Children Come with Grown-Ups Attached, (3) Strategies for Becoming a Resilient Leader |
| 4C of Southern Indiana, Inc. Summer Conference | July 13, 2019 | Evansville, IN | Keynote: The Resilience Cascade: Supporting Children, Families, Organizations and Communities Session: Assessing and Strengthening Children's Resilience Utilizing the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Program |
| Mayor Muriel Bowser's National Maternal & Infant Health Summit | September 10, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | Panel participant; discussed risk and resilience as it relates to health and education outcomes |
| Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance Summit | September 28, 2019 | Lake Placid, NY | Keynote: Bridge to School: Building School Readiness in Our Youngest Learners |
| Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services | October 1, 2019 | San Antonio, TX | Keynote: Do You Believe in Magic? The Ordinary Magic of Resilience is to Be Believed Session: Strategies for Becoming a Resilient Leader |
| New York AEYC, Rochester Chapter | October 4-5, 2019 | Rochester, NY | Keynote: Beyond What the Eye Can See: Uncovering the Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and Resiliency in Children in Poverty Workshop: Strategies for Becoming a Resilient Leader |
| DC Early Childhood Summit | December 6, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | Keynote: Building Your Bounce: 23 Questions That Will Change The Way You Look At Life! Session: Building THEIR Bounce: Promoting Resilience in Young Children |
2018 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region IV Head Start Annual Conference | February 5-6, 2018 | Atlanta, GA | Pre-Conference Session on FLIP IT!, Workshop on Building Your Bounce/Challenging Behaviors |
| California Head Start Association Conference | February 9, 2018 | Costa Mesa, CA | Keynote and Breakout on Building Your Bounce/Adult Resilience |
| Illinois Head Start Association Conference | February 21, 2018 | Peoria, IL | Pre-Conference Session on Challenging Behavior, Keynote on Your Journey Together, Breakout on Strategies for Resilience for Organizations |
| Upper Peninsula Early Childhood Conference | March 9, 2018 | Marquette, MI | Opening Keynote on Building YOUR Bounce, Closing Keynote on Building THEIR Bounce |
| Pennsylvania Head Start Association Conference | April 11, 2018 | Silver Springs, PA | The Resilience Cascade |
| Florida Head Start Association Conference | April 16-19, 2018 | Orlando, FL | Presentation on Family Resilience |
| New York State AEYC Conference | April 19, 2018 | Verona, NY | Keynote on Building THEIR Bounce, Session on Building YOUR Bounce |
| NHSA Annual Conference | April 23-27, 2018 | Anaheim, CA | Adult Resilience |
| Ohio Department of Mental Health Conference | April 24, 2018 | Columbus, OH | Workshops on FLIP IT! and Building Your Bounce |
| Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence Conference | June 14, 2018 | Birmingham, AL | Keynote on Building Your Bounce, Session on Your Journey Together |
| UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference | October 19, 2018 | Kearney, NE | Keynote on Facing the Challenge: Working with Young Children with Challenging Behavior |
| NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) | November 14-17, 2018 | Washington, D.C. |
2017 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Annual Alabama First Class Pre-K Conference | January 4-6, 2017 | Mobile, AL | Two, 3-Hour Building Your Bounce Sessions Four, 1.5-Hour DECA Preschool Program Sessions |
| Michigan Head Start Association Annual Conference | March 2, 2017 | Troy, MI | Keynote & Session |
| 2017 Virginia Head Start Association Conference | April 4, 2017 | Roanoke, VA | Keynote |
| NTI: Addressing Challenging Behaviors | April 4-7, 2017 | St Petersberg, NJ | Breakout on Resilient Leadership: Building Staff Bounce! |
| 2017 Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children Conference | April 6-8, 2017 | Indianapolis, IN | Keynote & Sessions |
| 2017 National Smart Start Conference | May 1-4, 2017 | Greensboro, NC | It Takes a Healthy Village: Promoting the Resilience of Staff (feat. Dr. Nefertiti Bruce Poyner) |
2016 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devereux Arizona REACH Conference | September 20-23, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ | Keynote on Resilience |
| Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) National Research Conference on Early Childhood | July 11 - 13, 2016 | Washington, DC | Poster Title: Measuring Social Emotional Skill Growth Using a Behavior Rating Scale in an Economically Disadvantaged Pre-K Population Authors: Jennifer Fleming Robitaille and Paul LeBuffe |
| 2016 Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA) National Conference | July 10 - 13, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Risk Does Not Define Destiny: Promoting Resilience in Children in Child Welfare |
| Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) 2016 National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) | June 22, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Social and Emotional Assessment and Intervention: A Promising Approach to Reducing the Achievement Gap |
| Society for Prevention Research - 2016 Annual Meeting | May 30 - June 3, 2016 | San Francisco, CA | - Can Protective Factors Explain Racial Disparities in School Discipline? Examining the Role of Social Emotional Competence |
| 2016 National Head Start Conference and Expo | May 16 - 20, 2016 | Nashville, TN | -1.5-Day Pre-Conference Training on Your Journey Together: Building Resilience of Children and Families - Register now! -1-Hour Session on "Children Need You to Take Care of YOU! Come Learn Strategies to Improve Your Health and Well-Being!" |
| PATHS International Conference | May 5 - 6, 2016 | Chicago, IL | Paper 1: Monitoring the Growth of Youth Protective Factors in Response to a district-wide implementation of PATHS Paper 2: Monitoring Implementation of the PATHS® Curriculum: Lessons from a District-Wide Social Emotional Learning Initiative Presenting Author: Jennifer Fleming |
| 2016 NTI Addressing Challenging Behavior Conference | April 19-20, 2016 | St. Petersburg, FL | -Resilience-based Tips and Tools to Support the Pyramid Model -Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure: 50 Activities to Promote Resilience in Young Children |
| 2016 American Educational Research Association | April 8-12, 2016 | National Harbor, MD | -Building Infrastructure for Social Emotional Learning in Routine Practice: Assessing Student Competence and Instruction Fidelity -Understanding Social Emotional Learning through Assessment, Profiling, and Mediation |
| Global Summit on Childhood | March 31-April 3, 2016 | San José, Costa Rica | Using the DECA-P2 to evaluate the Aflatot Program |
| National Afterschool Association | March 20-23, 2016 | Orlando, FL | Effective Use of SEL Assessment: A National Effort |
| Supporting Social-Emotional Learning in Massachusetts | January 27, 2016 | Wellesley, MA | Preparing to engage schools & districts in thoughtful discussions about the benefits of SEL assessment, best practices for SEL implementation, and using SEL assessment data to inform practice. View a PDF of the slideshow here. |
| Society for Social Work and Research | January 13-17, 2016 | Washington, DC | Using Observer Ratings to Predict Observation Rates and Implementation Quality: Implications for Improving Implementation Process |
2015 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaning Forward 2015 Annual Conference | December 5-9, 2015 | Washington, DC | Promoting Teacher Resilience to Enhance Instruction |
| 2015 National Head Start Association Parent and Family Engagement Conference | December 1-4, 2015 | Sant Diego, CA | Keynote on Resilience |
| 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference | November 18-21, 2015 | Orlando, FL | Building Resilience in Children and Families |
| South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children 2015 Annual Conference | October 1-3, 2015 | Columbia, SC | Building Resilience in Young Children |
| 2015 Region IV Head Start Association Education and Health Services Institute | September 21-24, 2015 | Atlanta, GA | - Promoting Resilience and Reducing Challenging Behaviors: A Win-Win Combination - Don’t FLIP Out, FLIP IT--- Preventing and Managing Children’s Challenging Behaviors |
| 22nd Annual National Foster Care Conference | May 20-22, 2015 | Orlando, FL | -Building Your Bounce: Building Resilience in Children and Caregivers |
| 12th Annual National Training Institute of Effective practices: Addressing Challenging Behavior | April 21-24, 2015 | St. Petersburg, FL | - Building Your Bounce/Adult Resilience - FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behaviors in Children 3-8 |
| 2015 Institute for Strengthening Families Conference | April 20-22, 2015 | Indianapolis, IN | - Building Their Bounce: Promoting the Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience of Vulnerable Children and Their Families |
| IDA Southern California Regional Conference | April 17-18, 2015 | Riverside, CA | - Creating Bright Beginnings: Strengthening Social and Emotional Skills to Build Resilience |
| 2015 Ready by 21 National Meeting | March 31-April 2, 2015 | New Orleans, LA | - Building the Bounce of Teachers and Staff |
| 42nd Annual National Head Start Association Conference | March 29-April 2, 2015 | Washington D.C. | Pre-conference Session on the 3 Rs of Leadership |
| ACSD Annual Conference | March 21-23, 2015 | Houston, TX | Paper: Social-Emotional Innovation: Building on Student Strengths for Life Success |
| National AfterSchool Association Annual Conference | March 8-11, 2015 | Washington D.C. | - Social-Emotional Competence: Critical for Success - Assessing Social-Emotional Skills with the DESSA |
| National Association for School Psychologists 2015 Annual Conference | February 17-20, 2015 | Orlando, FL | - Paper: Closing the Efficacy-Effectiveness Gap in Social and Emotional Learning Programs -Mini-skills Workshop: Integrating RTI and Social-Emotional Learning: Tools for School Psychologists |
2014 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero to Three National Center for Children and Families Annual Conference | December 10, 2014 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Babies Can't Wait |
| 31st Head Start Parent Conference and Family Engagement Institute | December 8-9, 2014 | New Orleans, LA | - Pre-Conference Session - Building Your Bounce: Effective Resilience Building Strategies - 30 Minute Learning Session - FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior |
| National Association for Children's Behavioral Health Annual Conference | December 4-5, 2014 | St. Pete Beach, FL | Promoting Staff Resilience, Promoting Resilient Organizations, Characteristics of Resilient Leaders |
| 2014 Annual National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference | November 5-8, 2014 | Dallas, TX | - Resilience: Not Just NICE to have, it's NEED to have - Bullying in Early Childhood: What you need to know and what you can do about it |
| 3rd Annual Family Resilience Conference | October 18, 2014 | Philadelphia, PA | Accepting and Supporting our Children's Differences: Building Resilient Families |
| 19th Annual Conference for Advancing School Mental Health | September 18-20, 2014 | Pittsburgh, PA | Project Ki'll: Culturally Relevant SEL for America Indian in Alaska Native Boys |
| 2014 North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference | September 12, 2014 | Raleigh, NC | Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience |
| 2014 American Psychological Association Annual Conference | August 7-10, 2014 | Washington D.C. | - Poster - Critical Skills for School Success - Poster - Enhancing Implementation and Evaluation Efforts of SEL Programs |
| 2014 New York City Citywide Infant and Toddler Conference | July 25, 2014 | New York City, NY | - Building Your Bounce keynote - Promoting Social and Emotional Health of Infants and Toddlers Workshop |
| Foster Family-Based Treatment Association 28th Annual Conference | July 20-23, 2014 | Lake Buena Vista, FL | Building Resilience in Child Welfare |
| 2014 Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County Annual Conference | June 19-20, 2014 | Tampa, FL | Building Their Bounce: Promoting Resilience in Young Children Birth through Five Years Old and their Caregivers |
| Ready Kids Conference | June 16-18, 2014 | Covington, KY | Kindergarten, Playground, and Baby-Sitter Ready: Perspectives on Social Emotional Learning in Early Childhood |
| NAEYC's 2014 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development | June 8-11, 2014 | Minneapolis, MN | - Using Social and Emotional Assessment and Strategies to Help Every Child Build Resilience - Panel Presentation: How do Standards Work for Child Who Use Challenging Behavior |
| 2014 Frank Porter Graham Early Childhood Inclusion Institute | May 20-22, 2014 | Chapel Hill, NC | Pleneary Session - Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience |
| National Head Start Association 41st Annual Conference | April 28-May 2, 2014 | Long Beach, CA | - Preconference Session - The Three R's of Leadership: Reflection, Relationships, and Resilience - FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior |
| South Dakota Early Childhood Conference | April 24-26, 2014 | Sioux Falls, SD | - Keynote on Don’t FLIP OUT, use FLIP IT! Transforming Challenging Behavior - Workshop on What’s in the suitcase? Helping children pack resilience for life’s journey! |
| 11th Annual National Training Institute on Effective Practices: Addressing Challenging Behaviors | April 23-25, 2014 | St. Petersburg, FL | - Strategies and Activities that Build Bounce |
| New York State Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference | April 10, 2014 | Verona, NY | 1-Day Preconference session on FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior |
| Society for Research in Child Development Conference | April 3-5, 2014 | Alexandria, VA | The Three R's of SEL Assessment: Rigor, Relevance, and Reasonableness |
| California Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference | April 3-5, 2014 | Pasadena, CA | Building Resilience for Child and the Caregiver |
| 2014 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting | April 3-7, 2014 | Philadelphia, PA | Paper Presentation - Utilizing Quality Assessment to Enhance Social and Emotional Learning |
| Western New York Association for the Education of Young Children | March 8-9, 2014 | Orchard Park, NY | - Are you an Emotional Container? Creating a safe space for staff to process feelings |
| Michigan Head Start Association | March 5-7, 2014 | Ann Arbor, MI | - 1-Day Preconference Session on You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup |
| National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association Annual Conference | February 22-25, 2014 | Vienna, VA | Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience |
| National Association for School Psychologists Annual Conference | February 18-21, 2014 | Washington D.C. | - Integrating RTI and Social Emotional Learning: Tools for School Psychologists >>View the presentation - Social and Emotional Competence: Critical Skills for School Success >>View the presentation |
| 2014 Annual Head Start Region IV Conference | February 3-7, 2014 | Atlanta, GA | - Breakout Session - FLIP IT - Closing Session - Promoting Resilience in Young Children |
2013 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Head Start Assocation 30th Annual Parent Conference and Family Engagement Institute | December 9-11, 2013 | Atlanta, GA | 1-Day Preconference Presentation on FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior |
| 2013 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Conference | November 20-23, 2013 | Washington D.C. | Better Bounce, Better Behavior! How RESILIENCE and social and emotional protective factors reduce challenging behaviors! |
| 2013 California AEYC Forum for Professional Development | November 2, 2013 | San Jose, CA | Building Your Bounce, Building Their Bounce: Practical Strategies for Building Social and Emotional Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities |
| Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education Summit | October 22-24, 2013 | State College, PA | Building Your Bounce: Taking Care of Adults Who Care for Children |
| Capital District Child Care Council Fall Conference | October 14, 2013 | Troy, NY | Building Your Bounce: Caring for Those who Care for Children >>View the handouts |
| Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health | October 3-5, 2013 | Arlington, VA | - Leveraging Collaboration to Implement SEL in Schools: Practical Examples and Successful Strategies - Closing the Efficacy/Effectiveness Gap in Social-Emotional Learning Programs >> View the PowerPoint Presentation |
| National Head Start Association Fall Leadership Institute | September 30, 2013 | Arlington, VA | Fostering Resilience in Staff and Programs >>View the PowerPoint presentation |
| Florida Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference | September 26-29, 2013 | Orlando, FL | For Now and Forever: Resilience for Life |
| ChildPlus Training Scramble | September 24-26, 2013 | Las Vegas, NV | Web-Based Screening and Assessment of Children's Social and Emotional Strengths. >>View PowerPoint presentation |
| Foster Adoptive Parent Association “Bridge to the Future” Conference | June 21-23, 2013 | Orlando, FL | Your Journey Together ~ Building Resilient Children |
| The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and Research Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare | June 12-14, 2013 | Philadelphia, PA | Promoting the Resilience of Children and Families in Supervised Visitation Services |
| Region VII Head Start Conference | June 10-14, 2013 | Kansas City, MO | Preconference Session on Promoting Resilience: A Key to Prevening & Reducing Challenging Behavior in Preschoolers |
| 2013 NAEYC Professional Development Institute (PDI) Conference | June 9-12, 2013 | San Francisco, CA | - Resilience-Building Strategies for Preschoolers: Build Their Bounce! - Panel ~ Developmentally Appropriate Practice through the Eyes and Ears of a Child with Challenging Behavior |
| 40 Annual National Head Start Association Conference | April 30-May 3, 2013 | Washington D.C. | Promoting Resilience In Preschoolers through the use of the DECA Program |
| National Smart Start Conference | April 29-May 2, 2013 | Greensboro, NC | Ready, Set, Resilience: Everyday Activities to Promote Positive Behaviors |
| Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children | April 25-27, 2013 | Columbus, OH | - Keynote on FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior - Breakout Session on Using the FLIP IT Strategy with Young Children - Breakout Session on Using the FLIP IT Strategy with Adults |
| Child Welfare League of America Conference ~ Making Children and Families a Priority: Raising the Bar | April 14-17, 2013 | Washington D.C. | A Resilience Building Journey |
| Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children Conference | April 12-13, 2013 | Philadelphia, PA | Caring for the Caregiver, Caring for Yourself Workshop |
| Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children | April 9-11, 2013 | Indianapolis, IN | - Preconference Session on How Can the Right Lenses Help Prevent Challenging Behavior in Preschoolers? - Don't Flip Out, Use FLIP IT! Transforming Challenging Behaviors - Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience - Facing the Challenge: Helping Teachers Work with Preschoolers with Challenging Behaviors - Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure Preschoolers! |
| Pennsylvania Head Start Association Annual Conference | April 10-11, 2013 | Gettysburg, PA | Promoting Resilience: The Key To Reducing Challenging Behaviors |
| National Afterschool Association Conference | April 8-11, 2013 | Indianapolis, IN | Workshop on Social and Emotional Screening and Assessment: The DESSA Comprehensive System |
| Healthy Families Institute | April 8-10, 2013 | Indianapolis, IN | - Building Their Bounce: Promoting Resilience in Children Birth through Five - Building Your Bounce: Promoting Resilience in Adults Who Care for Children |
| New York State Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference | April 4-6, 2013 | Verona, NY | - Four Steps to Help You Focus in Challenging Moments - Can you really FLIP IT? Using a 4 Step Strategy That Works on Children With Your Fellow Adults |
| 12th Annual Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference | April 2-3, 2013 | Framingham, MA | - Keynote: Promoting and Restoring Resilience in At-Risk Youth - Workshop: Caring for the Caregiver - Promoting Our Own Resilience |
| National Association of School Psychologists Conference | February 12-15, 2013 | Seattle, WA | - Integrating RTI and Social-Emotional learning:Tools for School Psychologists - Utilizing Quality Assessment to Enhance Social and Emotional Learning - Initiative, Self-Regulation, & Attachment: Reliable Assessment of Preschooler Protective Factors |
| California Head Start Association Conference | February 4-8, 2013 | San Diego, CA | Promoting Resilience in Children |
| Region IV Head Start Conference | February 4-7, 2013 | Atlanta, GA | - Promoting Resilience: They Key to Reducing and Preventing Challenging Behavior - FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior in Preschool Children |
| Michigan Collaborative Early Childhood Conference | January 23-25, 2013 | Dearborn, MI | -Pre-conference session on FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior |
2012 Conferences
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | Session Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Association for the Education of Young Children | November 7-10, 2012 | Atlanta, GA | - Promoting Resilience in Children Birth-8th grade - Promoting the Social and Emotional Health of Infants and Toddlers and the Adults who care for them - Your Journey Together: Promoting Resilience in Children invoiced in the Child Welfare System - FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior |
| 5th Annual Early Childhood Education Summit | October 22-24, 2012 | State College, PA | Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience Session |
| Crucial Early Years Institute | October 20, 2012 | St. Louis, MO | - Facing the Challenge: Working with Children with Challenging Behaviors |
| Community Living Kawartha Lakes Early Childhood Conference | October 10-11, 2012 | Haliburton, Ontario, Canada | - Building Relationships with Children with Challenging Behavior - Adult Resilience |
| Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children | October 6, 2012 | Denver, CO | Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience Keynote |
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