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The Families Alive Conference, held 100% online, will feature breakout sessions in three categories: Community Partners & Professional Development, Social-Emotional Development, and Families & Households Thriving Together. Below, you will see a preview of the sessions. 

Register for the conference today! After you have registered, a version of the agenda with links to the presentations will arrive in your email inbox before the conference begins.

Available
Beginning 6 p.m.

Boogie on the Brain (Webinar)

Dr. Peter Lovatt

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Special Lecture (Webinar)

Jennie Taylor

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Sessions

 

Community Partners & Professional Development (Pre-Recorded)

Presented by:
Wei Qiu, Ph.D.
Weber State University

Parenting of Young Children in Physical Distancing: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Learning Environments and Parental Stress

 

Social Emotional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Aspen Florence
Ogden School District

What is SEL(social emotional learning)? How do I Increase it in Myself and Others?

 

Families & Households Thriving Together (Zoom)

Presented by:
Julee Smith

Turning on the Synergistic Power that Makes Communities Great

11 – 11:50 a.m.

Sessions

 

Community Partners & Professional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Robert Hunter
United Way of Northern Utah Public Affairs Consultant

Getting to Know Your Allies

 

Social Emotional Development (Pre-Recorded)

Presented by:
Stacy Bernal

 

Awesome Autistic Ogden: Creating a Movement from a Moment

 

Families & Households Thriving Together (Pre-Recorded)

Presented by:
Brandon Burr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Central Oklahoma

Relationship Skills

12:30 1:45 p.m.

Break for Lunch (On your Own)

2 – 3:15 p.m.

Peter Lovatt Lecture (Webinar)

3:30 – 4:20 p.m.

Sessions

 

Community Partners & Professional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Kara Shade, Ph.D.
CFLE

Relationship Educator + Candlemaker: A New Spin on Relationship Science

 

Social Emotional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Paul Schvaneveldt, Ph.D.
Professor, Weber State University

The Key to Safe Communities and Economic Development Begins with Flourishing Families

 

Families & Households Thriving Together (Zoom)

Presented by:
Ashley Randall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Arizona State University

The Couples Coping Enhancement Training (CCET): Applying Stress Theory and Research to Practice

8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

Gale Gorke: The Next Right Thing (Webinar)

10 – 10:50 a.m.

Sessions

 

Community Partners & Professional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Alex Collopy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Weber State University

Who Gets to be Competent? Reconceptualizing Children’s Social and Emotional Development in Preschool

 

Social Emotional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Andrew Chris

The Protective Shield: How Dads Are Protective Factors in Children's Lives

 

Families & Households Thriving Together (Pre-Recorded)

Presented by:
Sheila Anderson, Ph.D.
Vivian Hardy

Developmental Parenting

11 – 11:50 a.m.

Sessions

 

Community Partners & Professional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Mark Homer,
HR Business Partner, Ford Motor Company

The People Side of Business

 

Social Emotional Development (Zoom)

Presented by:
Jordan Barrett
OWCAP

Introduction to Bridges out of Poverty

 

Families & Households Thriving Together (Zoom)

Presented by:
Gale Gorke

Parents Helping Children Deal with Stress and Develop Coping Skills