Aug 2-3

1. AGENDA GLANCE
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. - Break & Visit Exhibitors
Amway Concourse
4:00 - 5:15 p.m. - 300 Workshops
301 - Being a Teen Parent: Life has changed but
it’s NOT over
Ambassador East
302 - Communities Leading Together: A Shared
Leadership Training
Emerald B
303 - How Can Parents Feed their Babies? (While
Keeping them safe and not losing their minds!)
Governor’s Room
304 - Women and Mental Health Issues
Ambassador West
305 - Leading Across Generations
Pearl
306 - Using Parent Voices: An Untapped Secret to
Improving Your Services
Vandenburg B
307 - The Negative Impact of Using Tobaccos
in Pregnant Women and How We can Increase
Quitting Attempts
Emerald A
308 - Opportunities in HV to Help Parents Support
Their Child’s Developing School Readiness: A
Community and Culturally Driven Approach
Vandenburg A
6:00 p.m. - Evening Reception
Grand Rapids Public Museum
272 Pearl St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
108 - Let’s Talk About Intimate Partner Violence
Ambassador East
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch
Ballroom AB DeVos
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - General Session
A View of Men in 3Ds-Depression, Drugs, and
Domestic Violence
Ballroom AB DeVos
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Break & Visit Exhibitors
Amway Concourse
2:30 - 3:45 p.m. - 200 Workshops
201 - Environmental Health and Home
Emerald B
202 - Don’t Worry, But Don’t Wait: Referring to
Early On Michigan
Vandenburg B
203 - Family Engagement: Turning Obstacles into
Opportunities
Ambassador West
204 - Addressing Sensitive Issues with Families in
Home Visiting Services
Pearl
205 - Expanding Reflective Practices in Your
Program 201
Vandenburg A
206 - The Gathering: Effective Techniques for
Developing Parent Meet Ups
Governor’s Room
207 - Substance Use and Home Visiting
Ambassador East
208 - Helping to Find Child Care that Meets the
Needs of the Family
Emerald A
6:30 - 7:30 a.m. - Morning Exercise
Thornapple
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. - Day 1 - Check-In
Amway Concourse
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Breakfast & Opening Keynote
Using a Trauma-Informed Approach in Home-
Based Service Delivery
Ballroom AB DeVos
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break & Visit Exhibitors
Amway Concourse
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. - 100 Workshops
101 - The Genesee County Healthy Start Engaged
Father Program: Dads and Kids Growing Together
Emerald B
102 - How to Lead a CQI Team
Emerald A
103 - Infant Mental Health: Developing
Competence and Building Relationships in the
Infant and Early Childhood Field
Ambassador West
104 - Addressing Sensitive Issues with Families in
Home Visiting Services
Pearl
105 - Expanding Reflective Practices in Your
Program 101
Vandenburg A
106 - Parent-To-Parent: Connections ARE
Community
Governor’s Room
107 - Keeping Families Healthy: Promoting
Vaccines Across the Lifespan
Vandenburg B
Full Conference - Day 1 • August 2, 2017

2. AGENDA GLANCE
Full Conference - Day 2 • August 3, 2017
506 - Outreach and Engagement:
Attracting Parents to Local Community
Events
Vandenburg B
507 - Mentally Healthy Home Visitors
Ambassador West
508 - What is ACE’s and Why Is It Important
to You
Pearl
12:15 - 1:15 a.m. - Networking Lunch
Ballroom AB DeVos
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Closing Keynote
Making Life an Adventure: The Importance
of Self Care
Ballroom AB DeVos
Thank you For Attending!
We'll see you in 2018!
408 - WIC and Home Visiting Collaboration
- Impact on Participation
Emerald B
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Break & Exhibit Spotlight
Amway Concourse
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - 500 Workshops
501 - Fatherhood as Leadership in Native
American Communities
Emerald A
502 - Lactation Clinical Skills: Assessments
and Feeding Plans
Governor’s Room
503 - Ethical Considerations in
Documentation
Emerald B
504 - The Face of Trafficking
Ambassador East
505 - Using the 10 Keys to Effective
Supervision to Solve Current Leadership
Challenges (Part 2)
Vandenburg A
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - Morning Exercise
Thornapple
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
Amway Concourse
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. - 400 Workshops
401 - Toxic Stress: New Research and New
Promising Practices
Ambassador West
402 - Tooth Fairy in Training
Pearl
403 - MiTeam Safe and Together DV Model
Emerald A
404 - Using Protective Factors to Build
Family Resilience
Governor’s Room
405 - Using the 10 Keys to Effective
Supervision to Solve Current Leadership
Challenges (Part 1)
Vandenburg A
406 - Working Alongside Parents
Vandenburg B
407 - Opioid Epidemic: Impact of
Opioid Abuse Education and Naloxone
Distribution
Ambassador East