Supporting the early childhood workforce through education, collaboration, and advocacy.
New York Zero-to-Three Network is a community of professionals committed to strengthening the development of children birth to three and their families.
With a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we provide education and support policies to promote the health and well-being of infants, toddlers, and families from the prenatal period through the first three years of life.
New York Zero-to-Three
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ACEs, Resilience, and Your Role in Strengthening Families, October 2024
As knowledge and understanding around the Adverse Childhood Experience Study grows, so does the need for tangible action steps to build resilience. To do this, we all must recognize that we have the opportunity and shared responsibility to build resilience of children and families. This 90-minute training begins with a brief review of the ACE Study, discusses the importance of intentional resilience strengthening and engages participants in perspective shift work to equip them with everyday action steps that are grounded in the Protective Factors Framework.
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New York Zero-to-Three Network's Friend and Fun(d) Raiser, June 2024
Reconnect and Renew your support of professionals who work on behalf of infants, toddlers, and their families.
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New York Zero-to-Three Network Annual Conference The Border is Here: Addressing Trauma and Loss in Mixed-Status and Undocumented Immigrant Families with Young Children, May 2024
The ripple effect of immigration policy enforcement on young children in immigrant families is an urgent topic for infant and early childhood providers (pediatricians, mental health clinicians, early childhood educators, home visitors, and other frontline workers).
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Never Too Late: Solving Problems Collaboratively with Very Young Kids, April 2024
Presented by: Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., originator of the innovative, evidence-based approach called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)
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Hedi Levenback Evening with an Innovator, February 2024
Each year, the New York Zero to Three Network, in memory of a founding Board Member, Hedi Levenback, honors an innovator in the field of infancy and early childhood. In 2024 we honored Dr. Serena Wieder.
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Webinar Series for Parenting Educators in 2024: The Parenting Educator's Role in Supporting and Fostering Healthy Child and Parent Development Across the Lifespan, February 2024
Cosponsorship webinar with New York State Parenting Education Partnership (NYSPEP) and the New York Zero-to-Three Network (NYZTT).
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HealthySteps- Transforming pediatric care by embedding child development and infant mental health services into primary care, January 2024
The workshop will review the guiding principles and lessons learned from implementing HealthySteps, a multidisciplinary pediatric-child development program offered to families with new babies during early pediatric well-child visits.
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Working With Difficult Families: Approaches To Engaging Complexity, December 2023
Presenters: Ken Kessel, LCSW and Deric Boston, MSW, LCSW
In this workshop, Deric Boston and Ken Kessel discuss the scope, contours and spectrum of these complications, share their sensibilities, with case examples, on how they approach them, and explore the larger contexts in which these issues arise.
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See Us, Support Us: Supporting children of incarcerated parents, October 2023
Presenter: Allison Hollihan, LMHC
The Osborne Association’s NY Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents shared how best to support children whose parents are involved with the criminal legal system from arrest through reentry.
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Parenting in Mental Health Recovery: Perspectives from Parents and their Adult Children, June 2023
Panel discussion moderated by Cynthia Piltch, PhD, MPH, CPS, with participation from Jacquie Martinez, FPS, CPS, COAPS, Ziona Rivera and Sandi Whitney-Sarles, MS, CPS,COAPS. A collaboration between the NYZTT, New York State Parenting Education Partnership, and the Center of Excellence for Psychosocial and Systemic Research.
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NYZTT 2023 Annual Conference, May 2023
Reflecting in and Across Differences: Developing Reflective Capacities in Ourselves and Our Clients
Keynote speakers: Arietta Slade, Ph.D. and Christiana Awosan, Ph.D.
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Comedy Night Fund Raiser, April 2023
Night of laughter and support for NYZTT. Hosted by Kendra Cunningham (DryBar Comedy), guest comics include Alyce Chan (MomComedy), Ivy Eisenberg (The Moth), and Maggie Champagne.
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Breakfast for Babies, April 2023
The Therapeutic Relationship in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Work
Speakers: Bonnie Keilty, EdD and Ashley Cattaneo, MSEd
Panelists: Masayo Douglas, MSEd/MSW candidate, Susan Rabinowicz, PhD., and Richard Kahn, PhD, MS, RD.
Moderator: Margorie Brickley, MSEd
Presented by the New York Zero-to-Three Network and New York State Association for Infant Mental Health
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NYZTT Book Party Event, March 2023
Authors: Dr. Suzi Tortora & Dr. Miri Keren, Dr. Susan A. Stallings-Sahler & Dr. Gilbert M. Foley, Linda Garofallou, MS,IMHS E@III & Louisa Silva, MD, MPH
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Supervision Matters: Disrupting Microaggression within Organizations, January 2023
Presenters: Natalie Brooks, Ph.D., LCSW-R. IECMH-E
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Updated and Revised CDC Developmental Milestones, November 2022
Presenters: Dr. Lisa Wiggins, Dr. Elizabeth Isakson, and Dr. Romina Barros
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Strong Starts Court Initiative for Infants and Toddlers: Bringing Infant Mental Health into the Family Courts, October 2022
Presenter: Kiran Malpe, LCSW and Susan Chinitz, Psy,D.
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Hedi Levenback Evening with an Innovator, October 2022
Tribute Memorial for Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok
co-hosts: Barbara Greenstein, Ph.D and Gil Foley, Ed.D
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Breakfast for Babies: The Harmful Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children’s Health Breakfast for Babies: The Harmful Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children’s Health, June 2024
Breakfast for Babies is a collaborative project of NYS-AIMH and NYZTT. Open to all who work with or on behalf of very young children and their families – those who work in childcare and early learning; home visiting; Early Intervention; psychotherapy; child welfare; healthcare; policy and research, and more!
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Our members include practitioners and researchers in diverse fields such as early education, special education, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, child psychiatry, pediatrics, rehabilitation, child development, family counseling, child life, speech and language pathology, nutritionists and representatives from the legal, business and philanthropic community.
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