Past Conferences

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:

	CONFERENCE	KEYNOTE SPEAKER(s)
1997	Issues in Service Coordination	Carl Dunst
1998	Efficacy of Early Intervention	Craig Ramey
1999	Attachment Theory	Gary Kramer
2000	Genetics	Robert Shprintzen
2001	Critical Periods & Their Implication for Early Childhood Services	Don Bailey
2002	Child Directed Learning	Todd Risley
2003	Routines: Their Impact on Child and Family Development	Steve Warren
2004	Making the Connection	Mark Wolery
2005	Integrated Developmental Therapies	Diane Bricker
2006	In Search of Evidence-Based Practice	Kevin Nugent
2007	Promoting Parental Responsiveness Through Routines-Based Intervention	Juliann Woods
2008	The Developing Brain: The Impact of Early Experience on Learning	James E Black
2009	Assessment in Context: What Early Educators Need to Know	Samuel J. Meisels
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	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	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	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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