Social Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers and Supporting the Dyadic relationship
Recording
Description
The presentation focuses on the critical role of dyadic relationships in the social and emotional development of infants and toddlers, highlighting the importance of nurturing and responsive caregiving. We will focus on responsive caregiving practices that foster secure attachment, better emotional regulation, and social competence. We also will describe how to support caregivers to use these strategies to support the healthy development of young children.
Presenter
Erin E. Barton, PhD, BCBA-D, is an international educational consultant and Faculty for the Pyramid Model Consortium. She has worked in the field of education for over thirty years in many different capacities including as a special education teacher, family coach, and university professor. She developed the training materials, coaching tools, and overall approach for using the Pyramid Model in early intervention systems. She provides TA and coaching on the program-wide use of the Pyramid Model in early intervention to states, agencies, and districts. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and directs research projects related to evidence-based practices for young children, policies and practices that support high quality inclusion, and effective professional development systems. Dr. Barton is an active scholar with over 120 publications in major journals, multiple chapters, and several textbooks related to evidence-based practices. Dr. Barton serves on several editorial boards and is the Editor-in-Chief of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. She has received many honors including as the 2021 Peabody Faculty Excellence Award: Service to Students and 2020 Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University. She also was honored with the 2019 Merle B. Karnes Award for Service to the Division for Early Childhood and the 2017 Distinguished Early Career Research Award from the Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children.