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Speakers

The Early Years Conference promotes the wellbeing of children and families by advancing collaboration and evidence-based practice; and provides a platform to reflect multiple perspectives to improve early childhood development. Taking a cross-sector approach, our speakers have been carefully selected to present relevant material for all professionals working with children and families from birth to 8 years including early childhood educators, teachers, healthcare professionals, child protection professionals, family support workers, child and family counsellors, community workers and program managers.

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Presentations

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THURSDAY PRESENTATIONS

“Expanding Cultural Intelligence: Looking within, to expand our cultural horizons”

Presenter: Jaimee Hamilton (M1) – Jaimee.hamilton@jcu.edu.au

“Kindness Ninjas: Preschool Age Children Turn Kindness into Inter-generational Action”

Presenters: Rod Soper & Genevieve Frazer (M2) – rod@thinkersinq.com

“Lessons from the scale up of an effective early life nutrition and active play intervention: INFANT”

Presenters: Kathy McConell & Sonya Stanley (M4) – kathy.mcconell@deakin.edu.au or sonya.stanley@deakin.edu.au

“Move Baby, Learn! Exploring Movement and Learning Connections in Early Childhood.”

Presenter: Dr Chris Payard (M6) – chris@integratingthinking.com.au

“Cupifying School Readiness: A story of decreasing vulnerability and increasing ‘on-track’ development using the Phoenix Cups”

Presenter: Linda Price (M1) – Linda@phoenix-support.com.au

“Raising Happy Kids: A Collaborative Approach to Building Connection and Capacity”

Presenters: Michelle Harrison & Jorian Cunliffe (M4) – MHarrison@parentingrc.org.auceo@mcf.ngo

“Gather + Grow: Building Collective Action for Food Security in Children”

Presenters: Sarah Christensen and La’shauna Nathaniel (M6) – Sarah.Christensen@hw.qld.gov.au

“Read and Talk to Learn (RATTL): Using social media to share early language and literacy messages”

Presenters: Kym Dunstan and Helen Smith (M3) –  ppasp@health.qld.gov.au

FRIDAY PRESENTATIONS

Keynote: “Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Future – Partnering for childhood building”

Presenter: Adjunct Professor Michael Hogan

“A Powerful Model of Community Consultation”

Presenter: Nicole Talarico (M4)

“How cross-sector collaboration and co-design strengthened the development and implementation of Podsquad, a new wellbeing app for Queensland families”

Presenter: Fiona Nave for Rebecca Farletti & team (M6)

“Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment for Children Exposed to Sexually Explicit Material”

Presenters: Sheena Callaghan and Danae Owen

“Connected to culture – Tools for Reflective Practice”

Presenter: Tameeka Glass (M1)

Counter-stories From Former Foster Youth: Early Childhood Protective Factors in Schools – Coming soon

Presenter: Dr Amanda Moon (M1)

“Trauma Informed Practice in Early Childhood”

Presenter: Suzanne Chapman (M1) – Sue.Chapman@searchlightinc.org.au

“Socioemotional Learning through Movement and Sports Based Education: The Co-Design of the MobMoves Program in Yarrabah”

Presenter: Emily Hall (M6) – emily.hall@uq.edu.au

“Indi-Kindi: Decolonial Strategies in an Indigenous Early Childhood Education Program”

Presenter: Prof Rosita Henry (M7) – rosita.henry@jcu.edu.au

“Ready2Learn – Partnering to tailor learning using the AEDC”

Presenters: Jamie Finger & Elissa Cordukes (M7) – jfing11@eq.edu.au

“Weaving and Connecting to your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community starts from within.”

Presenter: Cecelia See Kee (M7) – cecelia@connectingthedotsthroughculture.com.au

“Anxiety in children in a post-Covid world: Supporting children’s mental health through Play”

Presenter: Kylie Ellison – Kylie@c4pt.com.au

“Being With the New Generation: Circle of Security-Parenting program for mothers with complex substance use”

Presenter: Tegan Russell (M2) – Tegan.Russell@thewomens.org.au

“Notice, Inquire and Provide a stepped approach to Mental Health” 

Presenter: Maree Kirkwood (M1) – MKirkwood@earlychildhood.org.au

“The fast-changing views on family structure and the importance of building your village.”

Presenter: Palu Ingram (M6) – Palu.Ingram@anu.edu.au