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    Parents and children receive ingredients from Charlayne Espinosa (center) and Leilani Lafaele (right), Guam CEDDERS staff, to make GAK out of simple household products during the Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play held on June 27, 2015 at the Agana Shopping Center.

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    Children and parents try their creative skills making hats at the Anigua Learning Ladder Child Care Center booth during the Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play held on June 27, 2015 at the Agana Shopping Center.

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    A father proudly poses with his two daughters with their finished hats during the Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play held on June 27, 2015 at the Agana Shopping Center.

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    Participants stop by the Origami craft table set up by Harmony Kids Child Care Center booth during the Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play held on June 27, 2015 at the Agana Shopping Center.

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    A father poses with his three children while making GAK during the Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play held on June 27, 2015 at the Agana Shopping Center.

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    Dolores Cruz (Right), Guam CEDDERS staff, presents a goody bag to a parent who completed visiting the various vendor tables set up during the Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play held on June 27, 2015 at the Agana Shopping Center.

2015 Parent Interactive Conference: Power of Play

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Early Childhood Information Dissemination

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    Kristen Hassmiller-Lich, provided technical assistance on how to create a systems map using a web based program. Kristen Hasmiller-Lich was part of a team of consultants from the National Maternal Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development Center that visited Guam to provide training and technical assistance to the Guam Cohort 2 Leadership Team on June 24-26, 2015 at the Multi-purpose room 129, Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero Building, University of Guam.

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    Dorothy Cilenti (standing left) and Kristen Hassmiller-Lich (standing right) facilitated a session on program flow diagramming during the National MCH Workforce Development Center, Guam site-visit, on June 24-26, 2015 at the Multi-purpose room 129, Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero Building, University of Guam.

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    Guam Cohort 2 Leadership Team gathered for a group picture with the National MCH Workforce Development Center Consultants, Kristen Hasmiller-Lich (1st row bottom left), Dorothy Cilenti (2nd row far left), and Sharron Corle (3rd row far left). The Guam Cohort 2 Leadership Team is a team of early childhood agency administrators and representatives and parents that have been receiving technical assistance from the National MCH Workforce Development Center on how to improve early care & education services and early childhood health & human services integration on Guam. Parents were involved with the team along with representatives from the following agencies: Division of Public Health; Maternal Child Health Program; Child Care Development Fund; Bureau Of Social Services Administration; Immunization Program; Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program; Women Infant Children Program; Project Karinu; Project Bisita I Familia; Project Launch; and Project Tinituhon.

National MCH Site-Visit TA

by Guam CEDDERS Bureau of Social Services Administration Community Services: Training Department of Public Health & Social Services Early Childhood Guam Launch Project Bisita I Familia Project Kariñu

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    Eleven Early childhood providers completed training on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ- 3). Participants included (L-R): Katrina Cruz, Special Education Preschool Program; Rose Estrellado, Project Bisita; Arleen Dela Cruz, Project Bisita; Sherill Imo, Project Bisita; Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS Training Associate; Joleen Dagaine, Project Kariñu Intern; Elizabeth Calvo, Projects Kariñu and Bisita; Lolita Leon Guerrero, Project Kariñu; Pauline Camacho, Lead Family Partner Projects Kariñu and Project Bisita Home Visitor; Aisha Diaz, Project Kariñu Student Intern; Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Consultant; Eileen Quitugua, Guam LAUNCH; Tammy Bamba, Guam LAUNCH. Elaine Eclavea and Vera Blaz served as ASQ Trainers.

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    Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS Training Associate, reviews how to administer the ASQ-3.

Early Childhood Providers Complete Training on ASQ-3

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance Early Childhood Project Bisita I Familia Project Kariñu

Guam EHDI Team and DPHSS Representative meet with Information Systems Consultant

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance Early Childhood Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
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The Guam CEDDERS CDC Early Hearing Dectection and Intervention (EHDI) Team met with Norman Okamura, Ph.D., faculty specialist and consultant from the University of Hawaiii – TASI unit and Linda DeNorcey, Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) health services administrator, to discuss the progress and needs to further enhance the interoperability of Child Link, the Guam EHDI database, and the DPHSS health information system. L-R: Dr. Okamura; Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director; Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS EHDI Consultant; Ms. De Norcey; and Joseph Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS EHDI Data Coordinator.

Parents Receive Support from National Team

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance Early Childhood
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Parents on the Cohort 2 Leadership Team are shown receiving support via a webinar from the National Maternal Child Health Workforce Development Center team on how to create a system support map on June 17 at Guam CEDDERS. This tool will enable parents and caregivers to graphically express their ongoing personal journey as they support their child or children with special health care needs. The process of creating a system support map will help them clarify, demonstrate, document, and troubleshoot the complex responsibilities, needs, resources, services involved in supporting their child or children. The Cohort 2 Leadership Team is a team of parents and early childhood leaders & administrators working together to improve and increase access to health, early care and education services for children birth to age 8 that are uninsured or medically indigent.

Guam EHDI Advisory Council Meeting

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance Early Childhood Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
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Guam EHDI Advisory Council Meeting on June 8, 2015 at the Lotte Hotel. The Guam EHDI Advisory meets on a quarterly basis to review program updates and data for all newborn-infant hearing screenings on Guam. The June meeting was the first meeting of 2015. Members also discussed the transition of staff and the newly funded HRSA grant.
  • Parents & service providers seated at tables in discussion.

    Guam CEDDERS helped facilitate the Head Start Mini Parent Cafe on Building Strong Relationships with Your Children at the Head Start Parent Transition Conference on May 12, 2015 at the Pacific Star Resort & Spa.

  • Parents looking at display tables.

    Head Start Parent Transition Conference on May 12, 2015 at the Pacific Star Resort & Spa. Various early childhood programs participated in the conference by hosting information tables for parents to find out more about the different resources on Guam.

Families Attend Head Start Parent Transition Conference

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Early Childhood Uncategorized

Project Bisita Advisory Committee Holds Quarterly Meeting in May

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance
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Guam CEDDERS facilitates the Project Bisita Advisory Committee meeting on May 12, 2015 at the Dededo Lagu Resource Center. The Project Bisita Advisory Committee meets on a quarterly basis to provide feedback on the state of the program and to support Strengthening Families Guam activities. Guam CEDDERS provides technical assistance and supports to this project in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and Social Services through a contract.

Pacific VIP Scholars Meet with Consultant

by Guam CEDDERS Pacific VIP
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Donna McNear, University of Massachusetts – Boston Adjunct Faculty, conducted a practicum site visit with Guam-based student scholars in the Pacific Vision Instruction Project (Pacific VIP) on April 29. Pictured here at Price Elementary School are (L-R) scholars Darlene Taimanglo and Diane Artero, Professor Donna McNear, and scholar Erica Acfalle. Not shown are scholars Joni Manibusan and Norma Jean Santos. The site visit took place during the week of April 27 through May 1, 2015.

LEND Faculty Provided Training to Service Providers & Parents

by Guam CEDDERS Interdisciplinary Pre-Service Preparation LEND
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Leolinda Parlin (standing), Co-Director of the University of Hawaii Maternal Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities (MCH LEND), Program, conducted a presentation during a parent meeting focusing on the topic of “Addressing the Needs of Older Children (5-12th grade) with Autism” on May 7. Ms. Parlin was joined by Mariailiana Stark, DrPH, APRN-Rx, PNP-BC, and Joshua Fouts, PhD., BCBA-D. Approximately 25 parents and interested community members attended the meeting held at the IT&E Lecture Hall, Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero Building, University of Guam.