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Registration is now open for Trying Together’s UnConference: Mental Health in Early Childhood Education. The event will be held on Monday, February 19, 2024, at the Carnegie Science Center.

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From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., participants will attend expert-led sessions that focus on a variety of ways to build relationships with children in order to help them grow emotionally and developmentally; creating an awareness of the “invisible” elements at play in our relationships and at work; reflective practice; and using mindfulness as a tool for taking an inventory of our needs and strengthening self-care practices.

Sessions include:

• Keynote – Atoms, Stories, and The Universe | Dr. Susan W. Parker and Dr. Jennifer H. Tepe
• Baby Steps: Cultivating the Power of Relationships in Our Work | Erin Troup, LPC, NCC, CT, IMH-E IV® from Sprout Center for Emotional Growth and Development 
• Beyond Self Care: The Role of Awareness in Educator Mental Health | Jennifer Austad, LCSW, ECMHS and Sarah Grubb, M.Ed., SEP from System 1-2-3
• Mental Hygiene | Danielle Thum, MS, RYT, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Family Care Connection Centers
• A Practice To Promote Mental Well Being And Increase Professional Satisfaction | Diana Schwab, M.Ed., LCSW, and Allison Robinson, ELRC Region 5
• Mindfulness for Self Care | Shannon Jenkins, Awaken PGH

Tickets for the UnConference cost $25. Free parking will be available for participants at the Carnegie Science Center. Space is limited. Register by February 5, 2024.

For details and registration information, please visit the UnConference: Mental Health in Early Childhood Education webpage.