Early Years Conference 2018
| Start | 17 May 2018, 9:00am |
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| End | 18 May 2018, 5:00pm |
2018 Conference
The 2018 Early Years Conference – Today’s Children Tomorrow’s Future – is a collaboration between Mission Australia, the Benevolent Society, QLD Department of Education and Training – Early Childhood Education and Care, the Department of Communities, Child Safety & Disability Services, Queensland Health and The Cairns Institute, JCU. This holistic and cross-sectional collaboration will create a unique opportunity to have a strong state and regional focus on the importance of birth to 12 in regards to evidence based planning with a community collective impact.
2018 Conference Themes
The 2018 Conference will focus on 3 themes within the sector:
1. Safe Hands: supporting families, and protecting children
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Domestic and family violence
- Challenging conversations – working with parents
- Capacity building
- Mandatory reporting requirements
2. Children with additional needs
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Trauma, attachment & child development
- Challenging behaviour
- NDIS
- Mental Health
3. Reaching Families and Children
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Trends
- Engagement
- Effectiveness of home visiting
