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Archived Seminar Resources and Presentations

School Learning and Behaviour Problems – Early Detection and Strategies for Intervention		16th March, 2010
Assoc. Prof Jill Sewell Associate Director, Clinical Services, Centre Deputy Director		Children with School Problems: A Paediatric Perspective (presentation)
Professor Paul Dworkin Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut		An American Perspective: No Child Left Behind - The Last 8 Years (presentation)
Kerry Woods University of Melbourne Ian Claridge Department of Education and Early Childhood Development David Huggins Catholic Education Office		The Journey So Far: History, current trends and practice in response to behaviour and learning needs (presentation)
Professor Paul Dworkin Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut		Research, Training and Policy Implications for Early Detection and Strategies for Intervention (presentation)
Dr Sharon Goldfeld Principal Child Health Medical Advisor, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Ian Claridge Department of Education and Early Childhood Development		Towards a health and wellbeing service framework: a discussion paper for consultation (presentation)

Community Systems that Facilitate Improved Outcomes in Children		15th March, 2010
Dr Sharon Goldfeld Community Pediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health The Royal Children’s Hospital		Community Systems that Facilitate Improved Outcomes in Children (presentation)
Professor Paul Dworkin Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut		Help me grow: Building Systems in the US (presentation)
Mary Sayers Associate Director Programs, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		The Importance of Data (presentation)
Jan Barrett Early Years Consultant, Municipal Association of Victoria		Community Systems that Facilitate Improved Outcomes for Children (presentation)
Joyce Cleary Manager, Statewide Outcomes for Children, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development		Community Profiles: The Victorian Child and Adolescent Monitoring System (VCAMS) (presentation)
Dr. Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		CCCH Platforms Service Redevelopment Framework (presentation)
Rachel Robinson Manager, Program Development, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne		Integrated Approaches, Opportunities and Challenges (presentation)
Pam Regan Senior Project Officer, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne		Moving towards Integration (presentation)

Children’s Mental Health – Prevention, Early Detection & Early Intervention		11th March, 2010
Assoc. Prof. Peter Birleson Director Integrated MH Program, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Planning Mental Health Services for Children & Young People: A CAMHS Perspective (presentation)
Professor Paul Dworkin Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut		An American Systems Perspective (presentation)
Professor Lyn Littlefield		A National Policy Perspective (presentation)
Leanne Beagley A/Assistant Director, Service Improvement Mental Health, Drugs and Regions Division, Department of Health		Victorian Health Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009–19 (presentation)
Dr. Harriet Hisock Paediatrician and Post-doctorial Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		A population approach to prevention of child mental health problems (presentation)
Warren Cann Executive Director, Parenting Research Centre		Research into practice: Parenting strategies and interventions (presentation)
Professor Beverley Raphael Professor of Population Mental Health and Disasters, University of Western Sydney & Professor Psychological Medicine, Australian National University		National Action Plan for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention: Past & Future – Significance for CAMH (presentation)

Early Detection of Health and Development Problems in Young Children		9th March, 2010
Dr. Zeffie Poulakis VIHSP Director, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Newborn Hearing Screening in Victoria (presentation)
Dr. Martin Wright Paediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Early Detection of Vision Problems (presentation)
Professor Edith Bavin Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		The Early Language in Victoria Study (presentation)
Dr. Harriet Hisock Paediatrician and Post-doctorial Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Early Detection of Health and Developmental Problems in Young Children: Behaviour (presentation)
Professor Melissa Wake Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Early detection of overweight and obesity (presentation)
Professor Frank Oberklaid Director, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne		Developmental screening: Pitfalls and pathways (presentation)
Professor Paul Dworkin Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut		Early Detection of Developmental Problems: Evolution of the Concept and Current Practice-A US Perspective (presentation)
Dr Sharon Goldfeld Principal Child Health Medical Advisor, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development		Maternal and Child Health: Taking Evidence into Policy and Practice (presentation)
Helen Cunningham Maternal and Child Health Service, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development		Maternal & Child Health Service Key Ages and Stages Framework (presentation)
Crystal Camilleri Preschool Teacher, Hume City Council Christine Brewer Preschool Field Officer, Hume City Council		At the coalface: Early intervention a preschool perspective (presentation)

Including Fathers		21st October, 2009
Dr. Richard Fletcher Leader, Fathers and Families Research Program University of Newcastle		What Research tells us about men as fathers. What the Research challenges Early Childhood Services to do. (presentation)
Mr. Paul Prichard Senior Project Officer, Centre for Community Child Health,Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital		What could be done differently - stories from the field (presentation)
Mr. Darren Varley Lecturer, Children’s Services, Box Hill TAFE		Experiences from the field (presentation)

Integrated Service Delivery: How does the System Work? What does it mean for Practice?		30th July, 2009
Dr. Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Integrating Early Childhood Service Delivery: Rationale & Principles (presentation)
Ms. Rachel Robinson Manager, Program Development, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne		Integrated Service Delivery at the local level: Working with Services in Victoria (presentation)
Ms. Nicole Regan Best Start Community Facilitator, Mornington Peninsula Shire		A Case Study: The redevelopment of Wallaroo Child and Family Centre - supporting a local community (presentation)
Mr. Anthony Semann Director, Semann & Slattery		Moving theory into practice: How early years educators can give children the best start possible (presentation)

Responding to the Early Years Agenda: System Change at a Community Level		15th July, 2009
Ms. Naomi Eisenstadt CB Director, Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office, UK		10 years: what we have learned about children, parents and disadvantage (presentation)
Mr. Tony Cook Deputy Secretary, Office for Children and Portfolio Coordination, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria		Systems Change: A Victorian Perspective (presentation)
Dr. Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Supporting System Change at a Local Level (presentation)
Ms. Rachel Robinson Manager, Program Development, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne		Case Studies from Victoria (presentation)

Workshop One: Together in Care - Meeting the Intimacy Needs of Babies and Toddlers

Workshop Two: Tuning in to Babies: Creating Nurturing relationships with babies and toddlers

8th April, 2009

Professor Ron Lally
Co‐Director, Center for Child and Family Studies, WestEd, USA

Helping Child Care Teachers Nurture Early Childhood Mental Health (presentation)

Service Integration & School Transition		7th April, 2009
Professor Jane Bertrand School of Early Childhood George Brown College, Toronto, Canada		Quality and Integration Travel Together (presentation)
Dr. Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Starting Well and Continuing Well: Ensuring a Smooth Transition to School (presentation)
Ms. Judi Gray Community Facilitator, Broadmeadows Uniting Care Mr. Daniel Leach Brotherhood of Saint Laurence		Developing Partnerships between Early Childhood Services and Schools (presentation)
Dr. Myfanwy McDonald Project Officer, Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne		Blurring Boundaries and Building Bridges (presentation)

Quality Care for Babies & Toddlers		6th April, 2009
Ms. Karen Weston Manager Strategic Policy and Projects, Office for Children and Early Childhood Development		New Regulations and Quality Reforms (presentation)
Ms. Vivienne Amery, CEO, Tweddle Child and Family Health Service		More Than Sleep ‐ The Early Parenting Challenges In 2009 (no presentation notes available)
Dr. Robyn Mildon Director, Knowledge Transfer, Parenting Research Centre		Home based parenting programs for parents with learning difficulties and young children: The effectiveness of the Parenting Young Children and Healthy and Safe programs (presentation)
Professor Ron Lally Co‐Director, Center for Child and Family Studies, WestEd, USA		Understanding the Nuances of Development: Birth to 36 months (presentation) The Uniqueness of Infancy: How Infants & Toddlers Develop and How Development if Best Facilitated (presentation)

Infant crying: causes, challenges and long-term outcomes		2nd March, 2009
Professor Ronald Barr Director, Centre for Community Child Health Research, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada		I hope my next child has colic! (presentation)
Mr. Anthony Raitman Assistant General Manager, Early Childhood Programs, Office for Children and Early Childhood Development, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)		Service Challenges for Managing Infant Crying (presentation)
Dr. Harriet Hiscock Paediatrician & NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne		What do Parents of Crying Babies Find Helpful?(presentation)
Associate Professor Brigid Jordan Paediatric Social Work (Infant and Family) The Royal Children's Hospital and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics		Long-term Outcomes of Early Infant Crying (presentation)
Professor Jeannette Milgrom Parent Infant Research Institute, Austin Hospital, Melbourne		Towards Parenthood- an Intervention to Prepare for the Changes and Challenges of a New Baby (presentation)

Linking schools and early years	12th November, 2008
Dr. Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health	Linking schools and early years services - What does the research evidence tell us? (presentation)
Panel discussion	Linking schools and early years project - Overview and site case studies (presentation)
Dr. Kylie Valentine Social Policy Research Centre, University of NSW	Linking schools & early years project - Evaluation (presentation)

Early Identification - Working in partnerships with families	22nd September, 2008
Professor Sir David Hall Emeritus Professor of Community Pediatrics University of Sheffield	The Importance of Early Identification (presentation)
Dr. Frances Page Glascoe Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University	Early Identification – The USA Context (presentation)
Dr. Sharon Goldfeld Community Pediatrician Centre for Community Child Health The Royal Children’s Hospital	Early Identification – The Australian Context (presentation)
Ms. Jeanette Nagorcka General Manager, Early Childhood Programs Office for Children and Early Childhood Development Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)	Maternal and Child Health Framework (presentation)
Ms. Katy Radic M&CH Nurse & Diabetes Nurse Educator Orbost Regional Health	Family Engagement Strategy, 2006-08 (presentation)
Ms. Sue Christo Unit Leader, M&CH Services Wyndham City Council	Introducing PEDS into Maternal & Child Health programs in Wyndham (presentation)

Working in partnership with Indigenous Communities		26th May, 2008
Mr. Warren Cann Executive Director, Parenting Research Centre		Working in partnership with Aboriginal Family Services Agencies (presentation)
Mr. John Lawrence Chief Executive Officer, Kilmany UnitingCare Ms. Debbie Leon Indigenous Family Services Co-ordinator, Kilmany UnitingCare Ms. Suzie Egan Aboriginal Best Start & Indigenous Early Years Co-ordinator, Kilmany UnitingCare		Macro to micro - an agency's learnings to benefit Koori Kids (presentation)

What works for Children: Bridging the Gaps
Hosted by Marymead Child and Family Centre and ARACY, Canberra

Effective Integration of Early Childhood Services		29 - 30th August, 2007
Dr. Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health		Building integrated early childhood and family support services: An outcomes-based approach (presentation)

The Early Years: From Research to Policy to Practice Seminars

Linking Schools and Early Years Services		20th August, 2007
Professor Jane Bertrand Executive Director at the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto		Toronto First Duty: Thinking Big Starting Small (presentation)
Mr. David Huggins Assistant Director, Student Services, Catholic Education Office Ms. Judy Connell Manager, Student Learning Programs, Catholic Education Office		Early Years Oral Language Intervention (presentation)
Mr. Murray Geddes Principal, Doveton Primary School Ms. Jeanette Miller Coordinator, Early Years Centre, Doveton Primary School Ms. Jacqui McBride Team Leader, Casey Cardinia CHS		Ready Set School (presentation)
Ms. June McLoughlin Director, Policy & Service Development, Centre for Community Child Health		LSEY (Linking Schools and Early Years Project) (presentation)

How do neighbourhoods matter for children and youth?		3 July 2007
Professor Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University		How do neighbourhoods matter for children and youth? (presentation)
Mr Damian Ferrie Executive Director, Community Programs & Volunteering, Department for Victorian Communities		Strengthening communities using place-based approaches (presentation)
Dr Tim Moore Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Community Child Health		Changing development trajectories, Conditions and resources for young children and their families (paper) Changing development trajectories, Conditions and resources for young children and their families (presentation)

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Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Archived Seminar Resources and Presentations

School Learning and Behaviour Problems – Early Detection and Strategies for Intervention

16th March, 2010

Community Systems that Facilitate Improved Outcomes in Children

15th March, 2010

Children’s Mental Health – Prevention, Early Detection & Early Intervention

11th March, 2010

Early Detection of Health and Development Problems in Young Children

9th March, 2010

Including Fathers

21st October, 2009

Integrated Service Delivery: How does the System Work? What does it mean for Practice?

30th July, 2009

Responding to the Early Years Agenda: System Change at a Community Level

15th July, 2009

Workshop One: Together in Care - Meeting the Intimacy Needs of Babies and Toddlers

Workshop Two: Tuning in to Babies: Creating Nurturing relationships with babies and toddlers

8th April, 2009

Service Integration & School Transition

7th April, 2009

Quality Care for Babies & Toddlers

6th April, 2009

Infant crying: causes, challenges and long-term outcomes

2nd March, 2009

Linking schools and early years

12th November, 2008

Early Identification - Working in partnerships with families

22nd September, 2008

Working in partnership with Indigenous Communities

26th May, 2008

What works for Children: Bridging the Gaps Hosted by Marymead Child and Family Centre and ARACY, Canberra

Effective Integration of Early Childhood Services

29 - 30th August, 2007

The Early Years: From Research to Policy to Practice Seminars

Linking Schools and Early Years Services

20th August, 2007

How do neighbourhoods matter for children and youth?

3 July 2007

What works for Children: Bridging the Gaps
Hosted by Marymead Child and Family Centre and ARACY, Canberra