The Digital Distraction: Creating Spaces for Lessons Learned, Reflective Practice, and Professional Strategy Part II December 7, 2021 • Talks on Tuesdays Webinar

DESCRIPTION: Part II of this series will offer participants the opportunity to review the implications for technoference in the parent-child dyad, analyze professional bias that may enter the work with families surrounding technology, and use reflective practice to build professional practices to support families. This session will be interactive and provide the “voice” of many who are impacted by technology use while trying to navigate our relationships within the context of a technologically based life.

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Tracy Walters, MEd, ECSE, IMH-E Tracy is a new team member in the Office of Child and Family Services at the Department of Behavioral Health and Services, where she currently serves as the State Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator. Tracy has devoted 31 years of her professional career to the service of children and families. She has occupied roles in Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, and Mental Health. Tracy has studied Early Childhood Education in Italy, focusing on family centered partnerships, child-centered education, and the importance of community in supporting the social-emotional wellness of children. Over the course of her career, she has served children and families in both the public and private sector, and has worked diligently to engage with community partnerships to lift the needs of Virginia’s children. Tracy currently serves on the Board of the Virginia Infant-Toddler Mental Health Association, and serves as a Co-Chair for the Central Chapter of Virginia Association of Infant Mental Health. She engages in speaker appointments at both the national and local conferences, and looks for any platform that allows her to share the importance of social emotional wellness for children birth to five. Tracy’s passion is to advocate for the rights of young children, and views her work in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health arena as a disruptor of inequity for children in Virginia. Tracy resides in the City of Richmond, is interested in supporting small businesses and is a patron of the Arts. Tracy enjoys spending as much time as possible with her family and is an avid reader.

The development of this resource was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (Early Intervention Office) through a contract with the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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