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Good Business Sense Tract
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Marketing Strategies for the Small Business Owner |
| Presented by: Shyla McFrederick |
| Participants will discover what makes their business marketable by analyzing the market and finding their niche. A smart business owner knows what are the best uses of time and money. Learners will discover how to make their presence known in the community to build a solid business for the future. |
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Money & Emotion |
| Presented by: Marta Curry |
| Money & Emotion - What are your feelings when it comes to your money? Do you have a calm approach to your income and expenses? Or does the idea of money, expenses, bills and finances cause you great emotional stress? In the context of financial wellness with respect to financial planning, we will explore the relationship between the two. |
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Cash Flow Strategies for 2010 |
| Presented by: Marta Curry |
| What methods do you employ to monitor your cash-flow? Do you currently track your profit and loss? Do you keep records to facilitate the record-keeping process? We will explore strategies to aid you and your business as it pertains to your financial planning objectives. |
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Early Childhood Safetly Tract
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Making the Tough Call: Your Role as a Mandated Reporter |
| Presented by: Audra Kenneson |
| As a child care provider, you know you are a mandated reporter; but struggle with what you should report and the repercussions of reporting it. Will the family find out that you are the one who made the call? Will you be called to court to testify? What happens if NOTHING happens? Participants receive an overview of the definition, prevalence and risk factors of abuse/neglect. This session also addresses how and when to report suspected abuse and neglect, and what happens after you make the report. |
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Safe Slumber: Reducing the Risk of SIDS in the Child Care Setting |
| Presented by: Christy Schunn |
| This session focuses on what Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is and is not, ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in the childcare setting, how to handle a SIDS emergency and how to help yourself and others cope when SIDS occurs. Participants explore strategies to reduce the risk of SIDS such as not smoking, back sleeping, proper temperature control, encouraging breastfeeding, proper use of pacifiers, establishing a Safe Sleep Policy and support information from the SIDS Network of Kansas. The course addresses definitions and statistics of SIDS and describes steps to take to reduce infant death. |
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Breaking the Silence: What Every Child Care Provider Should Know About Child Sexual Abuse |
| Presented by: Mary Stolz-Newton |
| Child care providers will learn the basic classifications of child sexual abuse. Learning objectives include: being able to recognize behavioral, physical and emotional indicators of abuse, being able to effectively communicate with and educate small children on the topic of personal safety. Participants will discover the community resources available to the children and families that utilize their child care services. |
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Health & Wellness Tract
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Humor in Our Lives: More Than Just a Little Gigglin’! |
| Presented by: Marshall Post |
| Nearly all of us share an occasional laugh with those around us. However, few of us truly understand the importance of this natural human behavior. In this presentation, the speaker takes a lighthearted look at the emotional, psychological, and physical benefits of humor and laughter, and how these affect our well being on a daily basis. Methods of bringing more laughter and humor into our lives are also discussed. |
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Asthma in MY Classroom? Why Should I Be Concerned? |
| Presented by: Marshall Post |
| Asthma is one of the most common causes of school absenteeism according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The speaker discusses the physiology of asthma, the signs and symptoms of the disease, and actions to take if a child experiences an asthma episode while in the educator’s care. |
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The Benefits of Health Wave |
| Presented by: Chris Beurman |
| An overview of the benefits available to those individuals who qualify for the Kansas Medicaid program. Many times, members, potential members and advocates do not have a good understanding of the program and what it has to offer. Advocates need to know about the benefits and who may be eligible for the program so they in turn can educate those that may be able to benefit from HealthWave health insurance. |
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School Age Interactions Tract
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Labels Left Behind: Determining the Function of Behavior and What To To Next |
| Presented by: Brandi Newry |
| The objective of this session is to familiarize the audience with behavior concepts on an individual and classroom management level. Fundamental concepts such as functions of behavior, how to quantify, validate, assess, and interpret behavior are discussion topics in this session. Participants will be given tips and tools to assist with behavior data collection and have an opportunity to review sample behavior plans for individual students and class-wide interventions. |
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We’re Going to Timbuktu and Sharing Along The Way! |
| Presented by: Dr. Catherine Strecker |
| Educators, child care providers, and administrators journey into Timbuktu to discover your multiple intelligences! Put on your Safari hats and explore the uniqueness of each child's intelligence, behavior and learning pattern. Take home activities that will not only boost their self esteem, but keep them interested! |
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Help, I Have a Volcano In My Tummy! |
| Presented by: Angela Bitker |
| Come learn creative ways to handle anger with school-aged children. Participants will role-play and discuss new ideas for positive discipline and learn ways to resolve children’s anger appropriately. The learner will be able to demonstrate ways to teach children how to express their feeling in a healthy way and list ways that anger can be positive if managed appropriately. Featuring an interactive lecture: Don’t Bottle it Up! |
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Infant Mental Health Tract
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Positive Relationships - The Foundations of Social-Emotional and Behavioral Health of Infants & Toddlers |
| Presented by: Phil Newman |
| This session will focus on social-emotional development, key elements for supporting the emotional health of infants & toddlers and the use of self-reflection to support the emotional health of the young children in care. |
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Structuring the Care Environment to Support the Social-Emotional Wellness in Infants & Toddlers |
| Presented by: Katherine Mick |
| This session looks at the importance of caregiving routines and the physical environment in promoting social emotional development in infants and toddlers. In addition, strategies for building emotional literacy and social skills in infants and toddlers will be discussed. |
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Understanding the Meaning of Behavior in Infants & Toddlers and Intervening Effectively |
| Presented by: Suzanne Chapel-Miller |
| This session examines the communication of distress in infants and toddlers and the characteristics of challenging behavior for infants and toddlers. Family circumstances may impact the social emotional development of infants and toddlers. We explore steps for working with parents in addressing concerns about infant and toddler behavior. |
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