Pacific Oaks College Faculty and Alumnae to Present at 2010 Conference of California Association for the Education of Young Children

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Mar 31, 2010, 04:33 ET

PASADENA, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pacific Oaks College will be a prominent participant at the California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) 2010 Conference, as the College's faculty and alumnae lead a host of workshops throughout the 3-day conference beginning on April 8. Known for its dedication to social justice and efforts to reduce bias within the education system, Pacific Oaks offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in human development and counseling, as well as teacher credentialing.

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Workshops led by Pacific Oaks:

Practitioner to Researcher: Enlarging the Circle, Thursday, April 8

Pacific Oaks College faculty member Dr. Susan Bernheimer will co-present a workshop with Dr. Enid Elliot that explores how early childhood educators can combine their experience as practitioners and researchers to meet the needs of a field defined by complex and consistently changing human relationships. Advocating narrative and story-telling as a powerful vehicle for research in early childhood education, the workshop will lead participants through exercises and discussion enabling them to develop their own research based on practice.

Dr. Bernheimer teaches human development at Pacific Oaks and has published and presented internationally on early childhood education. Dr. Elliot, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Victoria, B.C., is also a published author who has done extensive research on staff development of infant and toddler caregivers.

Discipline with Respect: Supporting Healthy Self-Regulation, Saturday, April 10

Ruth Anne Hammond, M.A., who leads the Infant-Toddler/Parent Program at the Pacific Oaks Children's School and teaches at Pacific Oaks College, will present a workshop focused on helping children develop the empathy, cooperation and respect that lay the groundwork for authentic self-discipline. The program will include lecture, small and large group sharing and discussion as it explores how adults, through their own behavior and self-regulation, can more effectively guide children.

In addition to her role at Pacific Oaks College and Children's School, Hammond is a specialist in infant/toddler development and care-giving, President of the Board of Directors and a mentor/teacher with Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), and recently published a book based on her work with RIE.

Pacific Oaks College alumnae and faculty will lead additional workshops throughout the three-day conference. In addition, Dr. Cindy Carter, president of Pacific Oaks College, Dr. Betty Jones, faculty emerita, and Dr. Susan Bernheimer will lead an informal discussion about Pacific Oaks at the Conference's Center for Social Change from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 9.

The 2010 CAEYC Annual Conference and Expo will be held in Long Beach, CA from April 8 – April 10. See http://www.caeyc.org/main/page/2010Events.

About Pacific Oaks College and The Children's School

Pacific Oaks College (POC) is an accredited institution offering bachelor's, master's, and certificate programs in human development, counseling, and teaching credentialing.

Founded in 1959 by a small group of Quaker families, POC is dedicated to the fundamental Quaker principles of inclusion, social justice, and the valuing of every human being. The institution is known and recognized for its pioneering efforts to reduce bias within our nation's education system, and for equipping graduates with the skills they need to help people from diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and strengths uncover and realize their unique individual potentials.

Founded in 1945, The Children's School is widely recognized today as one of the finest preschools in the Los Angeles region.

For more information, visit www.pacificoaks.edu.