United Way ofGreater Atlanta
Sponsored by the Georgia Department of Public Health and the United Way of Greater Atlanta
Georgia Home Visiting InstituteSETTING BOUNDARIES FOR SUCCESS
2017
AUGUST 28, 2017 | Peachtree City Hotel & Conference Center | Peachtree City, Georgia
7:00 AM–7:45 AM YOGA FOR SELF-CARE
8:00 AM–9:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
9:00 AM–9:10 AMWELCOME & INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Home Visiting Team Georgia Department of Public Health
Sara Jane Blackman Parents as Teachers State Coordinator
9:10 AM–10:00 AMPLENARY
Josh Spitalnick, PhD, ABPP Spitalnick & Associates
10:15 AM–11:45 AMMORNING WORKSHOP
11:45 AM–12:45 PMNETWORKING LUNCH
1:00 PM–1:45 PMCONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT POSTER SESSION
2:00 PM–3:30 PMAFTERNOON WORKSHOP
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healthy mothers, healthy babies®
HEALTHY MOTHERS,HEALTHY BABIESCoalition of Georgia
United Way ofGreater Atlanta
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M O R N I N G P L E N A R Y“KNOW THYSELF: What You Want, What You Need, and What You Really Have Control Over as a Home Visitor”
Meet Josh Spitalnick
AS SOMEONE WHO BEGAN his professional career in Atlanta as a Home Visitor, Dr. Spitalnick will share key moments personally and professionally that have in-formed his professional identity — one that emphasizes joy, creativity, and laughter along with the clarity that the only thing that he truly has control over is himself. He will be highlighting humbling and challenging professional moments he has faced, experiences that attendees of the Home Visiting Institute face on a regular basis. In reflection of these experiences, Dr. Spitalnick will explore empowering ways to view them, confront them, and seek them out to offer the truest sense of mastery and control in our line of work where there is so much uncertainty.
The demands of home visiting are undeniable and can lead to stress, burnout, and professional self-doubt. Feeling overburdened is real, and Dr. Spitalnick’s career work has focused on addressing these real-world stresses, ambivalences and fears by strengthening one’s sense of self, one’s worldview, and reinforcing the belief that deliberate planned actions can transcend almost any tough moment. To do so, however, one must be mindful of personal strengths, limitations, and passions as these can help facilitate effective decisions and actions and in turn, reveal the joy of this important work.
Dr. Spitalnick’s plenary will emphasize the key ingredients of finding purpose, self-control, pride, and professional success no matter the situation. When embraced and implemented effectively, your unfortunate moments and exciting breakthroughs as a Home Visitor and Supervisor are appreciated in their proper context: The one thing in life you ultimately control…is you.
Dr. Josh Spitalnick is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, and Owner of Spitalnick & Associates, a group practice in Dunwoody, GA specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Dr. Spitalnick specializes in the treatment of stress, trauma, and difficulties in various personal and professional relationships. He serves on the board of several early childhood education committees and holds an appointment as Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Emory University’s School of Medicine. He has been a featured expert on various local, regional and national news outlets.
Promoting Infant Mental Health in Home Visiting | CAMPBELL ROOM
HOME VISITORS CAN PLAY a pivotal role in promoting social emotional development and strengthening attachment relationships in young children and their parents. This session will help you to identity signs of emerging mental health problems in infants and toddlers; optimize strategies for buffering toxic stress and learn about curriculum resources for promoting emotional well-being for young children and their caregivers.
Safety: The Foundation of Home Visiting | CLAYTON ROOM
IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP with a family, everyone involved must feel and be safe. Physical safety is priority, but mental and spiritual safety are vital as well. This workshop will tackle all aspects of safety during a home visit, including and moving beyond, (1) effective relationship building, (2) improved awareness and observation skills, and (3) safe practices for each segment of a home visit.
Healthy Moms Happy Babies: Moving Beyond Screening for Domestic Violence to Building Safety and Empowerment | SPAULDING ROOM
THERE ARE FEW ISSUES in home visiting that are quite as sensitive as domestic violence – and Healthy Moms Happy Babies (HMHB) curriculum was created specifically to provide training to home visitors on how to deal this topic. In this workshop, you will learn about a safe and non-threatening approach to making sure that mothers get the information they need without actually having to disclose any violence in their own relationships. You will be provided with a variety of tools (scripts and safety cards) to help you become skilled and confident about having these difficult conversations with a caregiver. Finally, you will be given tips on how to facilitate partnerships with advocacy agencies that promote safety planning and supported referrals to domestic violence programs.
Trauma STARs: Understanding Trauma and Trauma Informed Practice | COBB ROOM
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT the importance of being “trauma-informed” these days, but what does that really mean? In this workshop, you’ll find out – and open up avenues in your work with families that may surprise you. You will learn not just how to recognize the signs of trauma, but how the experience of trauma impacts the parent-child bond as well as the caregiver’s relationship with her home visitor. Most importantly, you’ll learn about some effective approaches and interventions in your work with families that will help you engage families that have been exposed to trauma and enhance the social-emotional well-being of the whole family.
Establishing Professional Boundaries in Home Visiting | CANTERBURY ROOM
WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT it is to establish healthy boundaries with the families we serve, but we also know that working with a young family within their home can lead to confusing situations and make healthy boundaries hard to find. In this workshop, participants will learn how to develop appropriate boundaries at the beginning, middle, and end of your work with families and explore some of the com-mon barriers to maintaining boundaries, such as fear of rejection, guilt, and safety issues. You will learn to recognize boundary “risks” and strategies for standing firm in professional relationships without sac-rificing empathy, compassion, and sincerity. Vignettes and role plays will be used to provide context and experiential training to reinforce the skills and knowledge acquired in this workshop.
Finding Our Way Together: The Impact of an Influential Supervisor (Supervisors Only) | BROOKS ROOM
IN THE MORNING POR T ION of this special track for home visiting supervisors, participants will spend time exploring simple (but not necessarily easy) components of being a supervisor: listening, reflecting, leading, and growing. They will learn ways to establish common ground when communicat-ing, tips on how to connect with others, lead by example, resolve conflicts, and execute leadership that influences and inspires others. The session will conclude by generating questions and challenges that will be addressed during the Home Visiting Supervisors Get Real session.
Finding our Way Together: Home Visiting Supervisors Get Real (Supervisors Only) | BROOKS ROOM
IN THE AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS’ WORKSHOP, Ms. Swayne will facilitate a panel discussion led by home visiting supervisors from various models implemented in Georgia, including Parents as Teachers, Healthy Families Georgia, Early Head Start-Home Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership and Healthy Start. During this structured peer learning session, participants will dig into the real challenges of supervising a home visiting program and learn from each others’ hard-earned wisdom about what works and what doesn’t.
Sue Laney DHL, Ped. D Chief Executive Officer, HEARTS for Families™
Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D., ABPP Dr. Mimi Graham, Ph.DCenter for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy,
Florida State University
Rebecca Levenson, MA Futures Without Violence
Alisha Curry Walker, MS, LPC & Scot Fincher CHRIS 180
Monica A. Swayne, LCSW, LLC
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To access Institute handouts and for more information about the Home Visiting Institute, visit www.greatstartgeorgia.org
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Gabrielle Bargerstock Nurse-Family Partnership
Sara Jane Blackman Parents as Teachers
Katrina Brantley Georgia Department of Public Health
Anita Brown Center for Family Research, University of Georgia
Deborah Chosewood Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Paige Ferrell Healthy Families Georgia
Theresa Glasheen SafeCare
Lisa Goldman Early Head Start-Home Visiting
Jessica Gurnow Parents as Teachers
Jodi Hudgins Healthy Start
Sue Laney Nurturing Parenting
Michelle Lanier Center for Family Research, University of Georgia
Allison Setterlind Georgia Head Start State Collaboration Office
Kate Teague First Steps Georgia
Natasha Worthy Healthy Start
GEORGIA HOME VISITING INSTITUTE PLANNING COMMITTEE