Announcing the 10th Annual New York Zero-to-Three Hedi Levenback Memorial Evening with a Zero-to-Three Pioneer: "The Effect of Psychology on Biology: The Impact of the Parent-Infant Relationship on Heathy Child Development – An Interview with Myron Hofer, M.D."
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 6-8 pmJewish Board of Family and Children's Services
120 West 57th Street, Room 306
How does the parent-infant relationship affect human development? Please join us for an evening with Myron Hofer, M.D., a pioneer in the field of Developmental Psychobiology. Whether you are a clinician who works with young children or an educator in the classroom, an evening with Dr. Hofer will change the way you view your work and especially the way you discuss it with others. Dr. Hofer's lifetime has been devoted to exploring the link between psychology and biology in infant development and he is expert at explaining complex scientific concepts in a simple, understandable manner. Don't miss this important event. Space is limited; registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration by mail only. To download a brochure and registration form, click here.
Registrations Now Being Accepted for 2008-2009 Interdisciplinary Study Program Clinical Roundtable Series
Limited to 30 participants, each of the New York Zero-to-Three Network's Clinical Roundtables feature a respected professional describing an exemplary or unusual case and the application of the latest research-based practice to that case or discussing current clinical research. To download a brochure and registration form, click here.Join the Infancy Policy Leadership Circle
The second meeting of the New York Infancy Leadership Policy Circle was held on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Our current goal is to begin to describe a comprehensive policy agenda for infants and toddlers and families using the Winning Beginning for All Children vision statement and the New York Zero-to-Three Network\'s Unequal from the Start: A Check-up on New York City\'s Infants and Toddlers.The Policy Circle meets in several locations (New York City, Albany and the Rochester/Buffalo area) to give more people a chance to meet in person. Phone lines are also be available for calling in to the meetings. The timing will be mid-afternoon (probably 2-4 pm). For information about future meetings, please contact Julia Travers (jtravers@childcareinc.org) about the New York meeting; Jackie Jones (jjones@caoheadstart.org)) about the Rochester and Buffalo meeting(s); and Carole Oshinsky (coshinsky@nyzerotothree.org) about the Albany meeting.
Our first two meetings were attended by people across the state and many others have contacted us to join our work. A number of the ideas for the future were suggested by participants and we will be developing a work plan and timeline for the next six to nine months. We hope this is the start of a really important opportunity to bring the issues for infants and toddlers forward in the state as well as in the regions.
We encourage your feedback and thoughts. Please tell us how you want to participate; e.g., help draft the work plan, host a meeting, prepare a parent survey, host a focus group, think about processes, serve on a committee for particular issues or activities, recruit additional members to fill gaps, help with communications, take minutes, suggest activities, etc. Please contact Carole or Jackie and let us know your ideas and interests.
To read more about the Policy Leadership Circle, click here.
New York Zero-to-Three Network Releases Assessment of New York City\'s Successes and Failures in Meeting the Needs of Infants and Toddlers
New York City is falling short in addressing the specific health and emotional needs of infants and toddlers, leaving them vulnerable to a host of physical, social, and educational problems later in life, says a report released today by the New York Zero-to-Three Network. Entitled \"Unequal from the Start: A Check-Up on New York City\'s Infants and Toddlers,\" the report points out that New York City is spending millions of dollars on the treatment of older children for conditions that could have been prevented in the first three years of life. To download the Network\'s press release, the executive summary, or the full report, click here.