This conference honors the work T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and of those he has inspired in both research and clinical interventions for babies, young children, and their families. Dr. Brazelton is one of the world’s foremost authorities on pediatrics and child development; Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus Harvard Medical School; and founder of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center at Children’s Hospital, Boston.
The power of observation, development, relationships, dynamic systems theory, and a focus on strengths that emerge from his work over the past half-century inform many of today’s most effective models for research and intervention, and hold further promise for future ones. Dr. Brazelton’s groundbreaking Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) is used worldwide to recognize the physical and neurological responses of newborns, as well as emotional well-being and individual differences.
The timing for this conference coincides with the release of a major book on current innovations in practice, research, and policy that build on the foundations Brazelton has established, (Lester, B. & Sparrow, J., (Eds.), 2010, Nurturing Children and Families: Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton, Wiley-Blackwell).
In this session, Dr. Brazelton reflects on the development of his ideas and how he came to see relationships as central. He is joined by four leading scholars and practitioners: Dr. Joshua Sparrow examines the ongoing potential of Brazelton’s transformational ideas for infant and family development and for the parallel processes of professional and community development. Dr. Barry Lester discusses how Dr. Brazelton’s work revolutionized the developmental sciences research paradigm. Dr. Jayne Singer discusses contemporary issues in child care and early childhood education. Dr. Ed Tronick discusses self regulation and mutual regulation in the infant-parent dyad. Dr. Hofer will discuss hidden regulatory processes that have become the basis for a new understanding of the early origins of attachment and the shaping of development by that first relationship. At the end of the program, all speakers join in a panel to take questions from the audience. Topics in this session cover: the newborn infant’s capacity for state regulation; ways in which the newborn shapes the care-giving environment; newborn attachment behaviors and their meanings; the impact of maternal depression on mutual regulation; the impact of different subtypes of maternal depressive symptomatology; non-linear models of development; developmental disorganization on parental functioning; and implications for clinical intervention.
Oct 16, 2010 9:00 am – Oct 16, 2010 4:30 pm
Event Type: Continuing Education Program
Category: Special Events
T. Berry Brazelton, MD, Keynote Address
Myron Hofer, MD, Barry Lester, PhD, Jayne Singer, PhD, and Joshua Sparrow, MD, presenters
Program Code: TBB1
6 CE Credits
Location: at MSPP, West Roxbury/Boston
Early registration ends on 07/31/2010.
Regular registration starts on 08/01/2010 and ends on 10/06/2010.
Late registration starts on 10/07/2010.
All times are 12:00am (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
For more information about this conference, including how to register, please visit the MSPP website.