Read about Touchpoints in the new issue of Harvard Magazine, available online!
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Touchpoints National Forum – May 4-5, 2012
November 29, 2011 By
Save the dates! We will be holding our 15th Annual Touchpoints National Forum May 4th-5th, 2012 in Boston, MA. Visit our National Forum web page for general information about our National Forum. We will update this page regularly as the forum draws closer!
Position Openings at NCPFCE
October 31, 2011 By
The National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement has two (2) position openings. We have extended our search for a Director of Knowledge Managment and are now searching for a Program Manager. Visit our employment page to view full job dsecriptions.
Pueblo of Laguna Receives 2011 Center of Excellence Award from OHS
October 7, 2011 By
On September 30, 2011, Pueblo of Laguna, Department of Education, New Mexico, received a 2011 Centers of Excellence Award from the Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, HHS. Pueblo of Laguna, Department of Education is the first American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start program to receive this award.
Pueblo of Laguna, Department of Education, has been a Touchpoints site since 2003 and have been integrating Touchpoints into their early care and education programs including Early Head Start and Head Start. Congratulations to Ruth Kie and all her staff on this achievement.
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Every Child Matters Honors Dr. Brazelton
October 7, 2011 By
On Thursday, November 10th, Every Child Matters will honor two legendary children’s champions – our own world renowned pediatrician, author, and teacher T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and former U.S. Senator and now Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America Chris Dodd
Every Child Matters is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to make investments in children a national political priority. Given the real threat posed to vital children’s programs by proposed federal budget cuts, the interests of children need to be heard. ECM is working on several fronts to make that happen.
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OHS Family Engagement Framework and Webcasts Now Available
September 26, 2011 By
Ther Office of Head Start (OHS) has launched the Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework. The Framework is a road map for progress in achieving the kinds of outcomes that lead to positive and enduring change for children and families. This research-based framework was created in collaboration with the OHS National Center for Parent, Family and Community Engagement awarded to the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and 4 partner organizations. Visit the OHS Early Learning Center to download the Framework, access a series of webcasts and listen a national conference call to learn more about PFCE Framework.
These webcasts include the voices of parents, program directors, and staff discussing what the PFCE framework would look like in programs. Topics included:
The PFCE Framework and School Readiness
Parent and Family Engagement Outcomes
Program Leadership and Family Engagement:
Children’s Learning and Development and Family Engagement
Parenting a Child who has been Sexually Abused
March 21, 2011 By
New Publication: Nurturing Children and Families, Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton
October 21, 2010 By
Nurturing Children and Families
Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton
Edited by Barry M. Lester and Joshua D. Sparrow
For more information, to request an examination copy, or to order, visit www.wiley-blackwell.com or call 1-800-225-5945.
This volume celebrates the work and influence of T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world’s foremost pediatricians, by bringing together contributions from researchers and clinicians whose own pioneering work has been inspired by Brazelton’s foundations in the field of child development.
August 2010 • 416 pages • 978-1-4051-9600-0 • HB • $119.95
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