Quarterly Newsletter
Top 10 List from the past year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make 2014 your year to Build Healthy Resilience, in YOURSELF, and the children and families whose lives you touch!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Think of this year as a 365 page

book with blank pages.

 

 

Every day is a chance to write your story.

 

 

Make it a

 good one.  

 

 

 

 

 

  
  
  
     
  
DCRC National Professional Development Opportunities,
  
  
For all Professional Development
inquiries, please contact 
 

(610)574-6141

dmahler@devereux.org

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Words and Phrases

to Build Resilience in 2014!

 

1.) "Thanks."

2.) "Sorry."

3.) "I noticed..."

4.) "I'm listening."

5.) "I appreciate..."

6.) "I care."

7.) "You're right."

8.) "You're really good at..."

9.) "Let's try it."

10.) "I love you." 

 

More resilience tips like this are posted on our

Facebook page! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take care of yourself in 2014 so you can model Resilience for those around you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Hello friends of DCRC,
 
It has been a very busy, exciting, and powerful year for promoting resilience.  Please read our Kick off to 2014 Letter from the Director written by Paul LeBuffe.
 
Below are some of our favorite happenings, events, and announcements from the past year.  We hope you will take the time to catch up on anything you missed.  Happy 2014 to all!
 
(For a printable version, please click here!)
 
Top 10 From this past year...
 
1. Celebration of Children's Resilience: DCRC hosted policymakers and national thought leaders for an event that brought together leaders from a variety of disciplines-all with one focus: Promoting children's resilience! Press Release and Video Montage
 
2. Awards and Newsworthy Happenings! Several newsworthy events were captured this year by various news outlets.
  • Center for Children's Initiatives honors DCRC with a Children's Champion award! Watch the video here.
  • Hot off the press... Metrokids publishes guest blog from Paul LeBuffe on SMART ideas for building resilience in the New Year!
  • Building Your Bounce in the news... The United Press International (UPI) picked up one of our pieces on Adult Resilience and reducing stress.
  • NAEYC's family site picked up one of our pieces about not rushing children; "The Hurry-up Button".
  • Early Care and Education Professionals in Plattsburgh, NY get excited about Resilience in a workshop with one of our authors.
  • Akron, OH DECA Users make a video of their experiences!
  • Researchers from North Texas University publish an article in Children and Youth Services Review that references our resilience assessments and resources.
  • A Head Start study of over 1800 children uses DECA and finds "...strength-based screeners can inform interventions that improve protective factors and may reduce behavioral problems in at-risk preschool populations."
  • In the Harvard Family Research Project Newsletter, a project from Kansas City, MO uses DECA to help parents learn to use data to inform decisions and interventions! 

 

3. DECA Preschool Program Second Edition Launch Events: Where 2012 brought the publication of the DECA-Preschool 2nd edition, 2013 brought national professional development events around the best practice implementation of these resources to several communities across the country.  We offer many options for professional development on the revised DECA Preschool Program and other topics related to social/emotional health and resilience in children including webinars, live trainings, technical assistance, and national events.  Take a look at a listing of our 2014 National Professional Development Events or contact Debi Mahler, Director of Professional Development, at dmahler@devereux.org for information on scheduling a training in your community!
 
4. New School-age Publishing Partner:  The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment Comprehensive System is now being published by Apperson, Inc.!  More to come on this exciting endeavor and partnership soon!  Preschool resources will still be published by the Kaplan Early Learning Company.
 
5. DCRC Partners with National Head Start
Association to Promote Adult Resilience: DCRC and NHSA have committed to working together around the important focus on adult resilience. View the recorded webinars (Part 1 and Part 2) on this important topic and please stay tuned for additional joint partnership activities in the coming year. 
 
6. International Presence! Both the DECA and DESSA are now being published in Europe through Hogrefe.  In addition, the DECA will be used in
several countries across the globe by Aflatoun, one of the world's top Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), to evaluate their practices to promote children's success.
 
7. New Resources: DCRCs FREE webinar series was an overwhelming success and will be featured again in a 2014 webinar series.  Classroom Moments video downloads were also made available and have been a popular addition to our resource line up.  And, we have new FLIP IT resources available!
 
8. Staff Recognition: We are proud that DCRC team members have been asked to lead keynote sessions and participate in advisory boards and work groups that focus on increasing awareness about the importance of resilience.
DCRC staff members serve on:
  • Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)'s research advisory board
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)'s Consulting Editor's for Young Children Magazine
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)'s Research board  
DCRC members have delivered featured sessions,
preconference and keynotes at the following conferences and workshops this year:
  • National Head Start Association 30th Annual Parent Conference and Family Engagement Institute
  • National Head Start Association Fall Leadership Institute
  • NAEYC's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
  • Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
  • Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children
Find DCRC at conferences you are attending, by clicking here. 
 
9. DCRC's Child Welfare Initiative Grows: DCRC's Your Journey Together curriculum is being used to help families involved in child welfare bounce back in Delaware.  It is the curriculum of choice for the Children and Families First Parent Aide Program, funded by the Delaware Division of Families Services.  The Devereux Adult Resilience Survey (DARS) is being used in Florida's lead child welfare agency in Circuit 10 Florida as part of the foster parent licensing home study requirement. Download your free copy of the DARS here! Check our website for updates on this growing initiative!
 
10. Find us in the Social Media world! Please subscribe to our YouTube account, Friend us on Facebook, and Follow us on Twitter.  Join us in conversation and information sharing about #Resilience and Social and Emotional Health!
 
And one to grow on...
 
11. More opportunities for collaboration... with YOU!  We are always welcoming folks interested in learning more about resilience, and discussing possible partnerships!   With opportunities to partner in research, write for our newsletters, conduct webinars together, contribute to social media, and more - don't hesitate, contact us today!
  

 

     

Editor Contact

Karen B. Cairone, DCRC National Newsletter Editor

 

Contact me with comments/questions or contributions:  kcairone@devereux.org