Oakton - Infant Toddler Conf 2008 Keynote

Keynote Address

Registration Form
Fee: $35 in advance
$45 at the door
(if space is available).
Fee includes boxed lunch and admission to all sessions.

Registration deadline
April 18, 2008.

Hosted by
Oakton Community College
TenHoeve Center
1600 E. Golf Road
Des Plaines

Directions

Parking in Lot C or D.
Registration in Main Lobby.

Presented by Oakton Community College in collaboration with:
Kendall College, Children’s Home and Aid, Chicago Metro AEYC Infant/Toddler Commission

For further information, contact Rosann Scalise at 847-635-1910 or
Marsha Hawley at
312-752-2432.

Dancing Through Life: Beginning in Infancy
John Roope and Denee Jordan

John Roope, M.Ed., director of the Chaddock Training Institute in Quincy, Illinois, and project manager for Caregiver Connections, the IDHS Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation initiative, is a parent, stepparent, foster parent, and educator with nearly 28 years of professional experience working with children and families. Roope is a lecturer for the McCormick Center for Early

Childhood Leadership at National-Louis University. He also serves on the board of the Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health and is a member of the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership.

Denee Jordan is a practicing psychotherapist with 20 years experience in settings ranging from the criminal justice system and psychiatric hospitals, to substance abuse treatment centers and residential mental health programs. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has recently become a licensed clinical psychologist. Jordan currently conducts

the Family Recovery Program at the Gateway Foundation in Springfield, Illinois. She is an accomplished dancer and believes in creativity and fun as fundamental tools for the wellness of all people, big and small.

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