Track 1
Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Challenging Behaviors (CSEFEL)

Sharon Doubet, PhD.
Assistant Professor Illinois State University

These sessions will be built around the Center of Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning’s (CSEFEL) Teaching Pyramid, (Fox, Dunlap, Hemmeter, Joseph & Strain, 2003) which is a framework for understanding effective practices related to supporting young children’s social and emotional development and addressing challenging behavior.

For more information: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/

In the last decade, we have all become more aware of the importance of the emotional and social development of infants and toddlers. Research has shown that development in these early years provides the foundation for the child’s future development in all areas. Problems that occur in the infant’s or toddler’s social or behavioral development may be early indicators of more difficult and persistent challenging behavior as the child grows older.

In this track we will learn practical strategies to support young children’s social and emotional development and to reduce challenging behaviors. The following topics will be discussed:

• Social and emotional development within the context of relationships
• Responsive routines, environments, and strategies to support social emotional development
• Individualized interventions to determine the meaning of behavior and developing appropriate

Who should attend? Early childhood working with infant & toddlers

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