Each year, since 1996, Criterion has sponsored the “Great Beginnings Conference”. This conference, designed to provide experienced professionals with the opportunity to focus on current research in a specific area relevant to their work, attracts hundreds of early intervention specialists, teachers and pediatric professionals from all over New England. Past conference topics and keynote speakers have included:
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CONFERENCE |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER(s)
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1997
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Issues in Service Coordination |
Carl Dunst
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1998
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Efficacy of Early Intervention |
Craig Ramey
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1999
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Attachment Theory |
Gary Kramer
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2000
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Genetics |
Robert Shprintzen
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2001
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Critical Periods & Their Implication for Early Childhood Services |
Don Bailey
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2002
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Child Directed Learning |
Todd Risley
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2003
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Routines: Their Impact on Child and Family Development |
Steve Warren
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2004
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Making the Connection |
Mark Wolery
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2005
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Integrated Developmental Therapies |
Diane Bricker
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2006
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In Search of Evidence-Based Practice |
Kevin Nugent
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2007
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Promoting Parental Responsiveness Through Routines-Based Intervention |
Juliann Woods
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2008
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The Developing Brain: The Impact of Early Experience on Learning |
James E Black
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2009
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Assessment in Context: What Early Educators Need to Know |
Samuel J. Meisels
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| 2010 |
Can We All Get Along: The Case for Blended Autism Interventions |
Travis Thompson |
| 2011 |
The Role of Genetics in the Nature and Nurture Interaction: A New Understanding |
James A. Blackman |
| 2012 |
Attachment Problems, Behavior Problems, New Neuroscience, Intervention: Making the Pieces Fit
Early Childhood Programs Produce Immediate and Long-Term Benefits for Children, Parents and Society
Early Intervention Referrals: The Impact of Genetic Disorders on Management and Outcomes
Self-Regulation in Child Development: Why the Terrible Twos Don't (Usually) Last Forever |
Gary W. Kraemer
Craig T. Ramey
Robert Shprintzen
Susan D. Calkins |
| 2013 |
Parental Mental Health and Childhood Outcomes
Good Nutrition in Pregnancy: How Eating Right Promotes Health Moms and Healthy Babies
The Neurobiological Consequences of Exposure to Adversity and What We Might Be Able to Do About It
Environmental Chemicals and the Health of Young Children
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Pec Indman, Ed.D., MFT
Alayne Ronnenberg, Sc.D.
Lauren A. Smith, M.D., MPH
Alan Woolf, M.D., MPH |
| 2014 |
Immigration Status and Public Benefits: Being a Resource for Children in Immigrant, Refugee and Mixed Immigration Status Families
Beyond Words: Effective Use of Cultural Mediators, Interpreters, and Translators to Build Trust with Families
Early Intervention Alchemy: Mining and Valuing Families' Cultural and Linguistic Resources
Cultural Humility: Working in Partnership with Families and Communities
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Shannon Erwin, JD
Clara Pérez-Méndez and Susan M. Moore, JD, MA CCC-SLP
Victoria I. Puig, EdD
Melanie Tervalon, MD, MPH |
| 2015 |
Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children
Strategies to Implement Family-Based Interventions for Young Children
Routines-Based Early Intervention: Promoting a Family-Centered Approach Through Home-Based Visits
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk: Feeding and Swallowing Management for Early Intervention Providers
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Elizabeth Daniels, LMHC
Angel Fetting, PhD and Angela Stone-MacDonald, PhD
Amy Jenkins, MEd
Amanda Warren, MS, CCC-SLP and Brooke Littleton, MS, CCC-SLP
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