Conference Presentations - Thursday

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Concurrent Session 1 (Thursday 13:15 - 14:45)

ENGAGING CALD & INDIGENOUS FAMILIES
Lily Lee & Alana Douglas	Engaging Diversity: A Therapeutic Framework For Working With Culturally Diverse And Indigenous Families And Their Children
Paul Harnett, Moana Harlen, Sally Frye & Sharon Dawe	The Parents Under Pressure Program: A Model Of Dissemination For Indigenous Communities
Roberta Chavez & Rebecca Galea	Sustaining Engagement With Aboriginal Families In Early Childhood Programs: The Experience Of A Non- Aboriginal, Non-Government Agency
Marcus Stewart & Shaun Coade	I’m An Aboriginal Dad’: An Innovative Collaborative Community Based Program Aimed At Building The Capacity Of Indigenous Fathers In Growing Up Their Kids (Presentation not available)
ENGAGING FATHERS
Christine Cooper	Dads On Deck
Graham Rankin	The Dads Matter Project
Liz Mann & John Maddick	See You At Bunnings:Engaging Dads In Dandenong
Ann Johnson & Darren Varley	Early Parenting Education:The Father’s Perspective
SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Valerie Green	Mater Infant Parent Service (Presentation not available)
Kerry Connolly	Promoting Positive Mother-infant Interactions Where There Are Feeding Difficulties (Presentation not available)
Kerrie Napoli & Sue Dicker	New Pathways To Restoring Relationships
Deborah Nemeth & Karen Willcocks	Working With Adolescent Mothers In Custody: Promoting A New Future For Families
BUILDING RESPONSIVE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Karen Myors	Promoting Partnerships: Reflecting On Organisational And Clinical Practices
Mary Kirk	New Ways In An Old Organisation
Sandra Mortimer & Sharon Worby-Hogben	Building Relationships. The Key To Reorienting A Primary Health Service That Better Responds To Vulnerable Children And Families
Sue Gardiner	Creating The Environment Of Success
PROMOTING MATERNAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
Susan Rogers	Evaluation Of The Queen Elizabeth Centre’s Playsteps Program
Christeen Waring	Enhancing Parent-child Interaction Through Play
Maggie Dent	10 Resilience Building Blocks For Children 0-12 From The Latest Book 'Real Kids In An Unreal World'
Meredith Kiraly, Cathy Humphreys, Rhona Noakes & Jim Oommen	Infants In Care And Family Contact
Ruth Griffiths	Behind Closed Doors
Betty Rankin	Transition To Parenthood: Supporting Families In The Perinatal Period
Kay Turner, Sandie Wong & Megan Turner	Building Resilience: SDN Child And Family Resource Centre, A Model Of Effective Practice
Leanne Sheeran	Women’s Experiences Of Learning To Feed

Concurrent Session 2 (Thursday 15:15 - 16:15)

ENGAGING CALD & INDIGENOUS FAMILIES
Karen Ingram	Breastfeeding Peer Support Training CALD Mothers
Robyn Howarth	A Breastfeeding Study Focusing On Women From An Arabic Speaking Background In Rural Victoria (Presentation not available)
Virginia Dods	To Interpret Or Translate, Is It That Simple?
ENGAGING FATHERS
Catherine Flynn & Lesley Hewitt	Engaging Fathers: Reflecting On Learning From Research And Practice (Presentation not available)
Kate Teggelove & Helen Efron	Fathers Too: Reporting The Experience And Outcomes Of A Father-Inclusive Practice Pilot Within The Sing & Grow Early Intervention Music Therapy Project
Rob Koch	What Produces A Paradigm Shift In ‘Mere Males’ To Become ‘Devoted Dads’? (Presentation not available)
BUILDING RESPONSIVE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Crispin Day & Paul Harnett	Managing Child Safety Issues Effectively: Improving Certainty With Complex Families
PROMOTING MATERNAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
Lynn Priddis, Gail Wells & Kathie Dore	Promoting Reflective Parenting And Parallel in a Community Agency
Dy Loveday	Improving Safety And Care: Working With Familes Who Are At Risk
Andrea Carrington	The Grass Roots Approach, Community Bubs And Keith St
Jennifer Ericksen	Community Hugs: A Specialist Playgroup, Focusing On The Interaction Between Mother And Infant. Experiences Of Moving Beyond The Specialist Setting (Presentation not available)
Campbell Paul	Working With Infants Whose Parents Have Major Mental Illness
Belinda Horton	Building Sustainable Group Programs For Women With Perinatal Depression
Emma Baldock	Relaxing Into Parenting A Primary Health Early Intervention Program To Reduce Anxiety In The Transition To Parenting

Concurrent Session 3 (Thursday 16:20 - 17:20)

ENGAGING CALD & INDIGENOUS FAMILIES
Sally Regan & Kathryn Voutier	Supporting Newly Arrived Refugee And Humanitarian Entrant Families
Christine Heuston	Linking Refugees Into The Maternal And Child Health Service In Dandenong
ENGAGING FATHERS
Heather Rowe	PEPP: An Innovative Postpartum Mental Health Promotion Program; Evidence Of Best Practice In Engaging Fathers
Kerry Judd, Linda Shawyer & Angela Ross	Letting Fathers In: Mother- Baby Or Infant-Parent?
Paul Prichard	Linking With Dads Before Baby Arrives
BUILDING RESPONSIVE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Mary Crowley	Reaching Parents Who Do Not Acceess Services
Ingrid Ioannidis	Social Emergency Team (S.E.T) Decreasing Violence: Increasing Communication To Address The Safety Needs Of Staff Working With Complex Social Issues
John Lawrence	Empowering Organisational Change: Change Management In The Bush (Presentation not available)
Angela Armstrong-Wright	The Great Divide
PROMOTING MATERNAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
Hanan Sukkar & Olivia Watchman	The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program: A Case Study Of A Family-Centred Early Intervention Literacy Initiative
Melanie Field-Pimm	Early Intervention Approaches To Understanding And Supporting Children Of Offenders (Presentation not available)
Kirsty Evans & Claire Powell	Using Evidence To Ensure Effective Decision Making
Patsy Quealy & Lesley Shanley	Messenger Mums Caring For Families On-line
Jane Fisher	PEPP: An Innovative Universal Psycho-Educational Postpartum Program Promotes Maternal Confidence In Infant Care