Contact Person: Katia Selezeneva
Contact Email: ipad@interchange.ubc.ca

The Early Years Conference 2012

The Development of Children’s Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are?

Conference Description:

Our early relationships and experiences shape all aspects of physical and mental health and are pivotal to who we become and how we function throughout life. We naturally strive forward. The behaviour of young children is meaningful and understanding this concept is vital for all involved with children. This conference will stimulate dialogue reflection a deeper understanding of a childs total development as rooted in their earliest relationships and may revolutionize our approaches and practices with young children their families and their communities.

The Development of Children’s Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are?

Our early relationships and experiences shape all aspects of physical and mental health, and are pivotal to who we become and how we function throughout life. We naturally strive forward. The behaviour of young children is meaningful, and understanding this concept is vital for all involved with children. This conference will stimulate dialogue, reflection, a deeper understanding of a child’s total development as rooted in their earliest relationships, and may revolutionize our approaches and practices with young children, their families, and their communities.

Learning Objectives:

• To understand global development of children (birth to six years), and how it progresses through their early relationships and experiences
• To promote focused dialogue among individuals and groups who support early child development and learning
• To showcase exemplary approaches that support healthy early childhood social emotional development

Contact Email: ian.ipce@ubc.ca

February 02, 2012: the Public Health Association of British Columbia (PHABC) and the Pan Canadian Task Force on Public Health Nutrition Practice, Dietitians of Canada

In this third Fireside Chat in a series of five, co-sponsored by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and CHNET-Works!, PHABC and the Pan Canadian Task Force on Public Health Nutrition Practice will present their public health workforce development projects.

Join us to learn about:

• Continuing education programs;
• Competency sets and implementation tools;
• Continuing professional competency programs;
• Technology to manage surveillance data in the field; and
• Practicum placement tools.

PHABC’s Competency Project

Learn about how the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0 relate to the Core Public Health Functions for BC and how PHABC:

• Assessed the needs of the public health workforce;
• Implemented processes to meet the competency profile gaps;
• Identified education/training opportunities;
• Developed tools for education and workforce development.

Food Grows Here – Share in Our Future, Invest in Farms and Food FarmWorks CEDIF

Wednesday, Feb 2nd
7 pm in Pereau Baptist Church, Pereau

FarmWorks Chair, Richard Melvin, and Board Members will present: FarmWorks – Supporting Agricultural Enterprises
Refreshments and Conversation follow