Come join Joanna McNeilly of Center for Babywearing Studies and Henrik Norholt of Ergobaby, Inc. on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm for an interactive exploration of attachment theory, why it matters and how Kangaroo Care can facilitate a secure attachment and make the families you work with happier and healthier. Join us for a full day of working and exploring through mini lectures, open discussions, and thought provoking content. We will cover the history of the psychological paradigms for parenting in the past century that continue to influence current caregiving ideals. We will also review the evolution of modern child developmental psychology, leading to the most recent scientific advances in child psychology, drawing from the fields of mammalian and primate research, attachment theory, infant sleep organization, neuropsychology and studies into the effects of parent-infant physical contact. There will be a strong focus on participant involvement, with many brief exercises and small-group discussions to optimize participant understanding and practice application of the research presented. 6 DONA CEUs available. Cost $99.
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Is the founder of Center for Babywearing Studies, a company dedicated to training providers and consultants in the best proven methods for babywearing and helping to make a positive impact one family at a time. Joanna first conceived of the idea to start a babywearing consultant training program in 2009, while working day in and day out doing personal consultations. She recognized that each person was an individual with their own personal needs that had to be addressed. There was no cookie-cutter recipe that fit all people or families. She decided then to create a curriculum that addressed the unique needs of North American market. A curriculum that respects the heritage and multiple cultural influences that are specific to North America. So that is what she has done. Before Joanna worked for years in NYC’s leading Babywearing store, the first of it’s kind for NY. She was there daily doing free classes and consultations. Joanna studied with the well-renowned Die Trageschule Dresden, a German babywearing school that has been around for almost 20 years. Joanna pours all she knows about people, about babywearing, and even about selling into creating a fun, interactive, and professional curriculum. One that is versatile enough to work for absolute beginners and seasoned professionals as well.
Henrik Norholt, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, Ergobaby Inc.
Dr. Norholt is actively engaged in developing research into novel parent-infant interventions through his international network of researchers and clinicians within psychology, pediatrics, obstetrics and midwifery. Outcomes for the research include attachment, parental depression & child physiological health. The research is based on a wide range of scientific fields, including mammalian & primate research, child development, attachment theory, brain development research and perinatal stress and hormone impact on child attachment, stress and behavior regulation outcomes. He is a frequent lecturer at various early years practitioners’ universities, colleges, association meetings and conferences.
Dr. Norholt is a member of The World Association of Infant Mental Health, The Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health and the Society of Emotion and Attachment Studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Science at Copenhagen University and is a resident of Copenhagen, Denmark.