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Karen VanderVen

6670 Kinsman Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

(412) 521-3679 (H)

kvander@pitt.edu

CURRENT POSITION

University of Pittsburgh. Professor Emerita, (as of 5/2011) Department of Psychology in Education, School of Education, 5940 Posvar Hall University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Education. (Higher) Education Administration. Internship: Office of Continuing Education for Women. 1975

M.S., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Child Development and Child Care, 1965

Graduate study, Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, Program in Group Guidance of Young Children, University of Iowa, 1960-1961

A.B., Vassar College. Psychology, 1959

Continuing Education: Conferences, workshops, classes and seminars on topics including early intervention, risk and resilience, aging, life span development, leadership, marketing, management, project design, grant writing, philanthropy, chaos theory, longitudinal research, educational technology, many other developmental, clinical, managerial, educational topics. 1970-present. Fine arts courses, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh Filmmakers.

CERTIFICATION

Faculty Fellowship Program, Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania. Certificate of Achievement, 1988. Intensive interdisciplinary training program and implementation educational project in geriatrics and gerontology

Professional Certification as a Child and Youth Care Practitioner by the Association for

Child and Youth Care Practice, Inc., and the North American Certification Project. 2007.

Certified Trainer, Pennsylvania Pathways Program. Qualified to give training in early childhood and school age developmental and practice topics to practitioners to meet their annual required training requirement in PA. Trainer number CT-036300. 2003- 2008.

Certified to teach Elementary School, Special Education for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Nursery School and Kindergarten in a State Private Academic School by the State Board of Private Academic Schools, Department of Public Instruction, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1969

Certified Child Care Worker. Child Care Association of Pennsylvania Certification Program, 1991

AWARDS AND HONORS

Received 225th Anniversary Medallion, “honouring (225) (University of Pittsburgh) alumni whose

achievements have brought honor to the University and whose efforts have contributed to Pitt’s progress in the last 25 years”. Given March 7, 2013

Lifetime Achievement Award, “For your endless compassion, leadership and commitment to the field of out-of-home care for children and youth, we honor you”. American Association for Children’s Residential Centers. Awarded at annual conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2013

Lifetime Achievement Award “ In recognition of distinguished career accomplishments within the field of child and youth care. Awarded by Ohio Association of Child and Youth Care Professionals at 30th Annual Conference, Huron, OH, February 2010.

Lifetime Achievement Award, “for your outstanding commitment, dedication and contributions to the field of child and youth care”. From Academy of Child and Youth Care Professionals.

Presented at International Child and Youth Work conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2009.

Recognized at University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation, for faculty achievement, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2004. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Named as “Key Theorist” in postmodern approaches to play (for chaos theory) in presentation of

Centre for Family Literacy.

President's Award, Association for Child and Youth Care Practice, "for distinguished service over many years to children, youth and families". 2003 Awarded in Victoria, Canada.

Albert E. Trieschman Memorial Award "For Distinguished Contribution to the Profession of Child and Youth Care Work" from the National Organization of Child Care Workers Associations (N.O.C.C.W.A.). Presented at the "Family Centered Child and Youth Care" Conference co-sponsored by N.O.C.C.W.A. and FICE (The International Federation of Educative Communities), Milwaukee, WI, June 1994

The Albert E. Trieschman Center's 1993 Outstanding Service Award "in recognition of her steadfast commitment to the professionalization of child and youth care workers as demonstrated in her teaching, writing, consulting and training, Dr VanderVen serves as an inspiration to her colleagues and students throughout the child and youth care field". Presented at the Finding Better Ways Conference, Cambridge, MA, April 1993

Status appointment, Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto, CA , "conferred upon an individual of recognized professional, scholarly, and community stature in a field of significance to professional schools". Faculty of Community Services, 1991-1995

Albert E.Trieschman Prize Competition "for the best original contribution to the literature in child care" (Published author category). $1,000. Presented at Third National Conference, Albert E. Trieschman Center, Cambridge, MA, July, 1989

Achievement of Excellence Award, Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania for completion of Faculty Fellowship project, January 1989

Awarded Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation for "Outstanding Contributions to the Society" by American Society of Allied Health Professions, 1986

Invited Membership in Academy of Child and Youth Care Professionals for "significant contribution to the field of child and youth care", 1986

Distinguished Service Award from Kansas Association of Child Care Workers "in recognition of accomplishments and contributions to field of child care work education", 1985

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC

Professor, Department of Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh 2000-2011

(Also in School of Social Work and School of Health Related Professions)

Program Coordinator, M.S. Program in Applied Developmental Psychology, Department of

Psychology in Education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. Oversee 7-specialization Master’s degree program, including planning, admissions, orientation, curriculum, advising, marketing, program development. August 2006- May 2008.

Sabbatical leave, 2006. Research for book in progress “The Twenty-first Century Erikson: A new life course theory for a changing world:.

Program Director, Program in Child Development and Child Care, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh.

September 1, 1996 - August 31, 2000. (Administrative home- School of Education - from July 1, 2000) . Academic leadership and administration of six full time faculty program offering bachelor's and master's degrees now enrolling about 160 students (largest enrolment in program history). Program content focuses on applied development in a family centered and life span context. Responsibilities include planning, marketing, promotion of scholarly activity, relationships with the university, community and other universities and organizations; and general administration of office, recruitment, registration, orientation, procedures and coordination and placement of all student interns, recruitment and hiring of part time faculty.

Sabbatical Leave, 1995-1996. Visiting Scholar, focusing on child and youth work. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Activities included studying educational innovations, giving seminars on activity programming and developmental benefits of activities, , chaos theory, intergenerational work and others; meetings with students, consultations and trainings to local programs and agencies.

Secondary Faculty Appointment /Steering Committee, Women's Studies, University of Pittsburgh.

Professor of Child Development and Child Care, University of Pittsburgh, 1981-2000. Awarded tenure, 1976. Graduate Faculty membership granted 1977. Staff - Associate Professor, 1968-1981.

Senior Fellow and Senior Visiting Fellow/Resident Scholar.

SEARCH Institute, Minneapolis, MN. Prepared written materials and Participated in dissemination activities focusing on early childhood as part of its First Decade project adapting the Developmental Assets

Framework to younger children. 2002-2004.

Harvard University. Visiting Scholar in Education, Graduate School of Education. Academic year September 1995 -June 1996. Extended through August 1996. Affiliation with Risk and Prevention Program in Human Development and Psychology, focusing on development and intervention with young children, school age children, and youth . Interacted with faculty and students, organized and delivered seminars

and presentations

Wheelock College, Boston. Adjunct Faculty. March-June 1996. Taught course on Adult Development for Child Care Careers Institute.

Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Program Professor (Adjunct part time faculty.) Instructional assignments in distance education model. Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, Fischler Center for Education and Human Services. 1990- 2003. Taught two ip courses in Leadership; courses in curriculum design, child and youth development. and contributed to preparation of study guides.

Sabbatical leave, July 30 - December 31, 1988. Projects included study of life span implications of developmentally oriented caregiving; travel to Switzerland and to England to study the English social care system for clients throughout the life span.

Coordinator, LEAD (Leadership, Education, Administration, Development) track and emphasis, preparing health related professionals for managerial and educational positions in health care system, Graduate Program, School of Health Related Professions. Responsible for overall program development, including planning, curriculum design and coordination, internship component, external relationships, para-curricular components, written materials, work with interdisciplinary faculty. Program came to enroll over 100 students representing numerous health disciplines such as physical therapy, medical technology, health records administration, occupational therapy, nursing. 1981 (inception)-1986 (when Program in Child Development and Child Care was transferred into School of Social Work). Adjunct faculty, 1986-1989.

Senior Visiting Fellow in Early Childhood, SEARCH Institute, Minneapolis, MN. 2002-4. Wrote Early Childhood Developmental Asset Framework (ECDAF) and accompanying material. Book describing work Promoting Positive Development in Early Childhood: Building Blocks for a

Successful Start published 2008 (Springer).

Project Director, Educating Intergenerational Teams in Prevention /Literacy Strategies to Promote Positive Child Development and School Achievement. Received Innovation In Education Award (funding), University of Pittsburgh, 2001. (Did not accept. Not in position to implement).

Project Co-Director, Productive Employment of Older Adults in Child Care. Project to develop guidelines / standards for child care centers in training, placing, utilizing and supporting older adults as child care workers. Generations Together, University of Pittsburgh. Funded by Burden Foundation, New York, January 1990-1992

Project Director, Educating Intergenerational Teams in Prevention /Literacy Strategies to Promote Positive Child Development and School Achievement. Received Innovation In Education Award (funding), University of Pittsburgh, 2001.

Project Co-Director, Productive Employment of Older Adults in Child Care. Project to

Project Director, Conference-Research Sequence in Child Care Education, 3 year project funded ($227,000) by National Institute of Mental Health to identify core curriculum for child care worker professional preparation and encourage professional networks. Yielded Principles and Guidelines for Child Care Personnel Preparation Programs, 1979-1982.

Clinical Coordinator, Program in Child Development and Child Care, responsible for developing and arranging practicum/field work component of undergraduate and graduate curriculum.1997-present; 1972-1979. Activities include(d) development of policy and procedures; establishing and maintaining placement relationships with over 50 agencies such as family centered programs, child welfare services, preschools, day care centers, schools, hospitals, and various programs serving physically handicapped, mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed children; placing students for both clinical and indirect work, e.g. administration, training, supervision.

Project Director, Baccalaureate Program in Child Development and Child Care, 4 year funding from National Institute of Mental Health. 1973-1975. (Coordinator, 1970-1973)

Administrative support to Program in Child Development and Child Care. Development of recruitment, curricular, orientation, procedure pieces; serving as Acting Chairman in absence of Chairman.

International and National Professional Activities

International:

Invited to prepare interview video on perspectives in child and youth work for International Child and Youth Work conference, St. John’s Newfoundland, spring 2013.

Invited Participant, “Smart Talkers”/ El Saito Discussions Meetings (for North American leaders in child and youth work. Taos, NM, May 2008, May 2010

Invited to serve on International Experts Panel for the Center for Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs conducted by the Early Intervention Task Force of Mount

Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, 2002.

Invited to be member of External Review Team (only American) to School of Child Care, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada. Nov. 2000; participated in report preparation.

Founder, FICE (International Federation of Educative Communities)-North America with Canadian colleague, and member, Federal Council.1986-1994. Organization of over 15 European and Eastern European countries with UNESCO affiliation concerned with care and welfare of children and youth. Attended meetings in Prague, Sweden, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Budapest, Vienna, England, Finland. FICE North America accepted as member St.Gallen, September 1988

Planning Committee, 1994 International Child and Youth Care Conference, "Family Centered Child and Youth Care" sponsored by the International Federation of Educative Communities (FICE) and NOCCWA (The National Organization of Child Care Workers Associations)

North American Consortium on Child and Youth Care Work, member working on criteria for program review of educational programs.

International Leadership Coalition for Professional Child and Youth Care. Invited participant, initial meeting, Milwaukee, WI, March 1992. Member, Networks and Coalitions project.

Invited Presenter, "Experts Seminar" on Training of Residential Child Care Workers, Hadassah Neurim, Israel. July 1991

Planning Group for the North American Chapter of A.I.E.J.I. (International Association of Workers for Troubled Children and Youth). 1991

Invited participant and presenter, International seminar on residential care and education, funded by Lola Hann-Warburg Fund, Kinderdorf Pestalozzi, Trogen, Switzerland. April 1990. Presentation on staff turnover and retention in residential care

Invited participant, Meetings on accreditation for child and youth work educational programs. School of Child Care, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. March 1990

Representative of English speaking countries, Committee Planning for the 1988 Congress of FICE, St. Gallen, Switzerland. 1987-1988

Invited member, Planning Committee for 1990 Twelfth World Congress of the International Association of Workers With Maladjusted Children. 1987-1990

Invited participant, International Working Group on Training of Residential Child Care Workers ("Rasmussen Group"),1980, Copenhagen; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, 1981

National and State:

Invited to serve on Expert Panel for “Youth Thrive”, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, D.C. , 2013.

Invted to serve on National Advisory group, Brevard Family Partnerships, Melbourne, FL. 2012

Invited participant to Child Abuse Prevention meeting at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta,

GA , October 2008. Attended and discussed Early Childhood Developmental Assets Framework.

Invited participant, Youth Leadership meeting, focusing on training and education for child

and youth work, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. October 2008. Attended.

Invited to participate in “SmartTalkers” summit meeting for leaders in child and youth work.

Taos, New Mexico, May 2008 (attended)

Invited to Governor’s Summit on After School, Harrisburg, PA March 2006. (attended)

Advisory Committee and Thought Leaders Group, City Year Inc. Boston, MA. 2003-200. Attend periodic meetings Meetings on youth leadership and out of school time activities,

March 2008. Interview on out of school activities videotaped.

Invited to review papers for Roslyn Carter Institute. Topic: Intergenerational caregiving.

Invitational WINGSPREAD Conference, on Strategies for involving youth in community evaluation and research, Racine, WI, June, 2002

Invitational Conference on Workforce Development sponsored by MOST (Making the Most of Out of School Time) Project, Washington, DC, July 2001

Invited participant, panels and ceremony in honor of awarding of honorary doctorate to Henry Maier by University of Minnesota. Sponsored by University of Minnesota School of Social Work and SEARCH Institute, May 2001

Review Committee, Task Force on Development of Best Practice Behavior Management Guidelines, Child Welfare League of America, 2001. Excerpts from my work on activity programming using activity as a positive way of managing behavior, are included in the draft text

National Advisory Board Member, KidsWellness, Inc. Boston, MA.2000-

Harvard National Leadership Council for Resilient Readers in Relationship Program (educational partnership of Harvard Learning Team.) 1998.

Competency and Resource Committees, North American Certification Project in child and youth care practice, ACYCP (Association for Child and Youth Care Practice). 1997-present.

Co-chair, Preparing Competencies in Change Strategies.

Pennsylvania Advisory Group for the Liaison Project sponsored by the Council on Social Work Education and the Association for the Advancement of Social Work to develop and encourage teaching of social group work.1996-1998.

Professional Advisory Group to the Regional Training Academy project of the Commission on Juvenile Justice, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1997- 2002.

Coalition for Competence. Organization for improving primary care in Massachusetts. Boston, 1995-1996

Advisory Committee, Albert E. Trieschman Center, Needham, MA 1995-1996

Advisory Group, Regional Training Academy Project, Albert E. Trieschman Center, Cambridge, MA, 1995-present

Advisory Group, "Mapping a New Direction" Project of the Child Welfare League of America, working to enhance family focused practices in traditional child welfare services. 1993-1996

Elected to Board of Directors, and to serve as Chairman of Publications, of the National Organization of Child Care Workers Associations, 1992.

Training and Education Committee, National Organization of Child Care Workers, (now Association for Child and Youth Care Practice) 1986-present

Invited Participant, Colloquium on The Future of Child and Youth Care Work as a Profession. Child Welfare League of America, May 5-6, 1991

Program Committee, Albert E. Trieschman Center Second National Conference "Leadership in Group Care: Sharing Our Best", July 1988. Coordinator (with Raymond Peterson). Trainers and Educators' Day Program, Albert E. Trieschman Center Memorial conference, "Whole Days Whole Lives", 1986-1987

Academy of Child and Youth Care Professionals. Membership Chairman, 1989-1992

EDITORSHIPS

Associate Editor, Global Adolescent Psychology Worldwide: Global Perspectives on Risks, Relationships, and Development Michael Nakkula and Andrew Schneider-Munoz, Editors, In preparation (2016)

Editorial Board, Global Education. Journal published by Mercy College, New York

Senior Editor, Reclaiming Children and Youth. 2008. Previously Editorial Board.

Editorial Board and Past Editor, Journal of Child and Youth Care Work. Published by Association for Child and Youth Practice and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Served as Editor 1992-1998.

Chair of Committee to select classic articles for domain “Developmental Practice Methods”, 2011

Editorial Board, , Child and Youth Care Forum (formerly Child Care Quarterly). Associate Editor, 1977-2007. t. Contributing Editor, 1975-1977

Editorial Board, Relational Child and Youth Care. Appointed 2002 –

Editorial Board, International Journal of Child and Family Welfare.

Editorial Board, Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: Programs, Policy and Research. 2001 - 2010

Steering Committee, CYC-Net (on-line journal of child and youth work). 1999-present. Wrote monthly column, From the Soapbox, ~ 2000-2004.

Consulting Editor, Journal of Child and Youth Care, published by the University of Calgary Press, Canada. 1992 - 2002. Also Guest Columnist (Views of the Field)

(Editorial) Advisory Board, The OnLine Chronicle of Distance Education and Communication. Nova Southeaster University 1993 .

Editorial Consultant, National Staff Development and Training Association's (NSTDA) issue on Training in Human Services. 1999- present.

Editorial Advisory Board. International Journal for Residential and Family Care.. SWP Publishing Company, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 1996-. Invited to continue, fall 2002

Board of Consulting Editors, The Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, published by National Educational Service. 1992

Associate Editor, Children in Contemporary Society, published by Haworth Press, 1980-1988

Editorial Board, Child and Youth Services, published by Haworth Press, 1977-present

Other Funded (Research) Projects

Training Consultant, Training Model for Planning and Conducting

Intergenerational Programs in Child Care Centers. Generations Together. Buhl Foundation, 1985-1986

Three decades out of Vassar: Coming of age in a new era for women. University of Pittsburgh Central Research Development Fund, 1987

Parental influences on women's selections of allied health careers (With Dr. A. Pascasio). School of Health Related Professions Research and Development Fund, 1985

Children's perceptions of aging (with Dr. N. Elman). School of Health Related Professions Research and Development Fund, 1982

Roles of child care practitioners in work with families (With M. Griff). School of Health Related Professions Research and Development Fund, 1978

Instructional Activities (At University of Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted)

Graduate Courses:

NIOST (National Institute on Out-of-School Time) National Afterschool Matters Initiative Practitioner Fellowship. Co-Facilitaor. Instruct,encourage and guide fellows (child and youth work practitioners, teachers) in conducting and writing up action research project using qualitative methods of inquiry. September 2011- Fall 2012.

Theory, Meaning, and Practice of Play. 1971-3; 1994- 2008. (joint listing as undergraduate course)

Core of Child and Youth Care Work. . 2009. Initiated and developed course based on the competencies of the North American Child and Youth Work (joiint listing as undergraduate course)

Out-of-School Time: Premises, Programs and Practices. 2007, 2008 (joint listing as undergraduate course. Initiated and developed this course.

Introduction to Intergenerational Programs . On-line course. Generations Together Intergenerational Studies. Contributed unit on life span development , reviewed student assignments, participated In planning and administering course. 2007-2008 (3 participations)

Psychology of Learning and Education. 2005. Developmental knowledge and application to educational issues and settings.

Graduate Internship. 2005 (and 1980s and 90s). Seminar focusing on

Clinical issues of students in various practice sites.

Professional Leadership. (2007 on; 2002). Theory and knowledge of leadership with an orientation towards human services. Attributes of leaders, self development into leadership, thinking and communicating in leadership, leadership tools, e.g. strategic planning, marketing.

Program Design and Evaluation. Concepts in intervention design science, evaluation; logic and program design models and their application to addressing social and developmental issues of children, youth and families, and the service system. 1976-2007. . Each student designs a complete interventive program using a planning model developed by me; this serves as their required written paper for a M.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh and is the basis of their oral comprehensive examination. ~ 1986-2007.

Adult Development. Adult development theories and applications to

personal and professional development. For Wheelock College, Boston, MA, March-May 1996

Intergenerational Experiences in Society. Conjoint planning for course taught in School of Social Work, 1987; lecturer 1988-1994; 1999

Early and Middle Childhood. Developmental theory, processes and intervention. Nova University Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, 1999

Adolescence. Adolescent development and intervention. Nova University Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, 1999

Leadership I and II. Nature of leadership, characteristics of leaders, trend analysis, futurism, strategic planning, organizational dynamics, leadership in an organizational and societal context; ethics in leadership, adult development, career development for leadership. Nova University Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, 1991 - present. (Taught fall 1994, spring 1995, fall 1995, summers 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 in electronic , distance format, using electronic classroom, bulletin board, and e-mail, to students worldwide).

Curriculum and Instructional Design. Nova University, Fischler School of Education, Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, 1990, 1991

School Based Management. Nova University Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, 1990

Program Development and Evaluation. Nova University Doctoral Program in Early and Middle Childhood, 1990-1992

Professional Communications With Clients and Systems. (Co taught with Dr. Mark King). Course for all health related professions

graduate students. Content included principles of communication applicable to clinical health care and health care systems, proposal and grantwriting strategies. 1981-1987

LEAD Seminar I and II. Various topics related to professionalization, leadership, allied health trends. 1981-1986

Coordinator, and training designer, project bringing Dr. Sara Smilansky, international authority on children's play, to Pittsburgh to give special seminar on play sponsored by the Institute for Practice and Research and Education. (1991) Collaborated with representatives from Pittsburgh Public Schools Early Childhood, Carlow College and Louise Child Care

Interventive Program Design and Evaluation for Child Abuse

and Neglect. Special course developed as part of University of Pittsburgh funded as Regional Child Abuse / Neglect Center. Taught 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Professional Issues. Program in Child Development and Child Care, Co-coordinator and lecturer, 1992-1994. Topics included societal

issues, career development, grant writing

Graduate Internship. Clinical and administrative knowledge and skills for practice. Program in Child Development and Child Care. 1989 - 1995. Students placed in variety of settings, functions include play therapy, child life, family based intervention in agencies and

homes, individual and group counselling.

Supervision, Administration and Teaching, 1973-1981

Supervision Seminar, 1971-1973

Graduate Teaching Practice, 1972-1973

Undergraduate Courses:

Theory, Meaning, and Practice of Play.. (joint listing as undergraduate course 2009)

Core of Child and Youth Care Work. . 2009. Course based on the competencies of the North

American Child and Youth Work (joiint listing as undergraduate course)

Out-of-School Time: Premises, Programs and Practices. 2007, 2008 (joint listing as undergraduate course.

Child and Youth Care Practice II (internship supervision - early childhood sites). Spring, 2004

Child Care Supervision and Administration, 1987-1993. Content included simulation of early childhood agency; organizational theory and dynamics, communication skills, staff development and training; budgeting

Developmental Curriculum and Activities. 1996 -2006

Activity Programming and Environmental Design I and II, 1976-present. Content (I) includes developmentally appropriate early childhood education, play, curricular areas, environmental design, concept of early intervention; (II) includes activity programming for children and youth, workshops with various curricular and activity media, arrangement of physical settings, program design methods, dealing with normal and exceptional children, youth, and older adults.

Child Care Theory and Practice I , (co-taught) 1984

Professional Issues, 1984

Orientation to Clinical Experience, 1974 -1984

Senior Seminar and Project, 1975, 2001

Developmental Aspects of Children's Play, 1971-1973

Child Care and the Changing Roles of Women (sponsored by Women's Studies Program), 1973

Contemporary Issues-Child Care & Changing Roles of Women, 1972

Foundations of Psychosocial Growth I, 1970-1972

The Child from Birth to Adolescence, 1970

Practicum With Normal Preschool Children, 1968-1970

Special courses:

After School Matters (ASM) Writing Fellowship co-sponsored by National Institute on Out-of School Time (NIOST), University of of Pittsburgh, and Heinz Foundation. Facilitator of year-long course encouraging teachers and after school workers to do and write up inquiry research. 2011-2012.

Implications of Adult Development for Effective Staff Training in Child Care Settings (Mini-course, co-taught), 1981

Effective Teaching Through Experiential Teaching Methods: Role Play and Simulation. (Mini-course), 1980

Lectures and Workshops:

Guest lecturer, Professional Leadership, Spring 2010

Guest lecturer, Core of Child and Youth Work, Spring 2010

Guest lecturer, Developmental Curriculum and Activities, Fall 2007

Various topics such as proposal preparation, marketing, simulation design, child care issues to courses in Schools of Health Related Professions and Public Health; lectures on life cycle child and adult development to intergenerational courses in School of Education and School of Social Work; lectures on play in School of Education

Research, Independent Study, Internships:

Member, Doctoral Dissertation and Comprehensive Committees, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, 2002- 2016 (present).

External reader, Doctoral dissertation committees. Harvard Graduate School of Education (2) 1995-1999 ; University of Victoria (Canada), (2) 1995,2011

Member, Doctoral dissertation committees, University of Pittsburgh. Administrative and Policy Studies, 5) ; Higher Education,; Curriculum and Supervision; Educational Administration; Developmental Psychology, Psychology in Education. Chairman and Member, Master's thesis committees; Scholarly Paper Committees. (Child Development and Child Care; School of Health Related Professions) Supervisor, student independent study and internships

Special University and Departmental projects, memberships and offices: (selected)

Member, After-School Project Team. Participated in meetings and prepared conceptual summary on possible themes for seekig funding for after school work. 2010-2012

Member / Leader. Group preparing proposal for Innovations in Education grant and other

funding for project in training out of school time practitioners in child and youth work competencies and offering academic credit. January –February 2010.

Member, Course Mapping Committee, revising MS program curriculum. 2009-2010

Member, Committee to Plan Doctoral Program in Leadership, 2010

Co-Chair, “ Kaplan Event” Committee with Mark King, planning to honor Family Court Judge and Preschool Program Director (husband and wife). 2009.

Organized event to bring Judy Nee, President of National Afterschool Association to present at University, July 2009

Director and Developer, lst Summer Institute, Department of Psychology in Education.

“Train the Trainer”, July 17-19, 2008

Coordinator, Brown Bag Seminars, Department of Psychology in Education, 2007-2009

Chair, Search Committee for faculty position in Psychology in Education, spring 2007

Organized and ran event to bring Sue Erikson Bloland, daughter of Erik Erikson, to the University, November 2006

Faculty Co-Chair, School Council. Elected position, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, 2002-2003. Member, 2001-2004.

Editor and Writer, Slice of Pie Departmental Newsletter, 2006-8.

University Committee on Aging, School of Education representative, 2002.

Planning Committee for Global Intergenerational Conference to be held at U. of Pittsburgh in October 2003. 2002-3.

Planning Committee, Alumni and Friends Conference, School of Social Work, 1996-1997

Administration Committee and Educational Policies Committees. School of Social Work, 1996-

Faculty Executive Committee and Educational Policies Committees, School of Social Work. Elected member. 1994-1995

Continuing Education Committee, School of Social Work. Design of Mentor Training Curriculum for child care center personnel. 1994 -

present.

Chair, Program Committee. Alumni Symposium celebrating the 40th

Anniversary of the Program in Child Development and Child Care, 1993

Invited member, Steering Committee, Women's Studies Program, 1991-present

Child Care Committee to plan future of University Child Care Center, 1992

Comprehensive Child Care Services (Homeless and Shelter), and Child Abuse Network, Office of Child Development, 1990

Steering Committee, Child and Family Institute, School of Social Work, 1989-1990

Faculty Seminar Committee, School of Social Work, 1987-1989

Senate Athletic Committee; Faculty Fitness Committee, 1985-

Re-Elected to Athletic Committee for 1987-1990

Chancellor's Ad Hoc Committee on University Sponsored Child Care, 1983-1985

Chair of the Faculty,School of Health Related Professions, 1985-1986

Faculty Coordinator for planning the 1986 American Society of Allied Health Related Professions Annual Conference, 1984-1986

Chairman, Publications Board, School of Health Related Professions, 1977-1980

Editor, School of Health Related Professions Newsletter, 1972-1974

Chair, Annual Giving Fund, School of Health Related Professions, 1973

Chairman, Program Director Search Committee,1981

Member, Ad Hoc Promotion and Tenure Committees, School of Health Related Professions; Medical School

Coordinator, "Child Care Training for a Changing World", 3 day nationally attended conference, 1974

University Council on Graduate Study, 1978-1981

Senate Council, 1975-1978

Senate Organization and Procedures Committee, 1973-1975

Planning Committee,Joint Early Childhood Education Program, 1973 1977

Expressive Therapies Curriculum Planning Committee, 1979-1981

Coordinator, Teaching Seminars, Women's Studies, 1973-1974

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and OFFICES

Child and Youth Care Certification Board. Portfolio Assessor. 2015-present.

Child and Youth Care Certification Board. Advisory Board Member. 2009 – present

- Contributed to project to cross walk child and youth competencies with the competencies of the

National Institute on Out of School Time (NIOST). 2011

Proposal reviewer for Annual Conference, National Association for the Education of

Young Children (NAEYC), 2006-2011.

Child and Youth Care Net (cyc-net). On-line journal and discussion board.

Board Member. 2009-2011

Society for Research in Adult Development, 2008-

Society for Study of Human Development (SSHD), 2004-

Society for Chaos in Psychology and Life Sciences, 1993- 2011..

Coordinated arrangements for and hosted annual Winter Conference in Pittsburgh, February 2006

Association for Child and Youth Care Practice (ACYCP) Board Member --- present.

American Educational Research Association, 1998-2004.

Proposal Reviewer for 2000 Conference; and

Chairman, Doctoral Dissertation Awards Committee, Early Childhood SIG, American Educational Research Association. 1998-1999

Secretary, National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, elected 1996 to 1998, Board Member and Region Three Representative, elected for 1994-1996 term

Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children (affiliate, National Association for the Education of Young Children), 1969 – present

- Appointed to President's special advisory committee on professional issues, 1990

- Co-Chair, 1990 Annual Conference , "Play in Practice" attended by over 850. Conceptualized overall theme and program, recruited outside speakers, worked with co-chair and committee in program development, brochure, publicity, special events and arrangements.

-Consultant to Executive Council on fund raising and possible grant-supported activities. 1988

- Member, Committee to suggest policy for early childhood education in public schools, 1985

- Elected to Executive Council, 1970-1973; re-elected 1973-1975

- Prepared Membership Action Grant proposal, 1979

- Member, "Week of Young Child Committee", 1976

- Professional Growth Committee, 1969-1972

Pennsylvania School Age Child Care Alliance, 1999 -

Play in Practice and Policy Caucus. (1993-1998). Advocacy organization sponsoring presentations at National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference

American Educational Research Association, 1998-present

American Association for Health, Physical Education and Dance, 1997-8

The Chaos Network, 1992-1995

American Psychological Association, 1979-present

Academy of Child and Youth Care Professionals (honorary), 1986 -present. Secretary 2001-.

Pennsylvania Association for Family Based Services. 1992-1995

Association for Curriculum and Development, 1990-2000

Child Care Association of Pennsylvania.

Planning Committee for S.W. Branch Conference, 1987, 1988

American Orthopsychiatric Association, 1973-1981. Fellow, 1978

American Society on Aging, 1987-1988

Pittsburgh Association for the Arts in Education and Therapy.

Vice President, 1975-1979

Society for Research in Child Development, 1973-1977; 2002-

Pi Lambda Theta (National Honorary and Professional Association in Education) 1973-1978

Administrative Women in Education, Pittsburgh Area Council, 1974-1976

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES / OFFICES

Group to implement Reggio Emilia in Pittsburgh convened by staff of Cyert Center,

Carnegie-Mellon University. 2016

Board member, Hug Me Tight Child Care Center, Pittsburgh . 2011- 2012

Proposal Reviewer and Site Visitor, United Way of Allegheny County. 2008, 2009, 2010

Member, Advisory Committee for Youth, United Way of Allegheny County. 2007-8

Member, Advisory Group for Arts in Early Childhood Education program, Pittsburgh Public

Schools. 2006- 2007

Board Member, Pittsburgh Association for Psychoanalytic Thought, 2005-2006

Member, Steering Committee Hope Academy of the Arts, East Liberty Presbyterian Church. To 2011.

Advisory Board, Wellness Inc. Alphabet Fitness Program, Boston, MA

Volunteer, Neighborhood Academy, 2005.

Board of Directors, SARAH Adult Day Care Center, Wilkinsburg. PA Fall 2003-2004.

Professional Development Committee, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children ( was Early Childhood Committee and Professional Development Committee, Education, Policy and Issues Center (for early childhood). 2002-

Co-Chair, Higher Education Committee; Steering Committee, Member, Training and Education Committee, Gateways Project, sponsored by Education, Policy and Issues Center, in connection with Wheelock College Center on Career Development, Pittsburgh. To

2002.

National School Age Child Care Alliance, member local Planning Committee for April 2000 Conference in Pittsburgh, arranging special Events 2000.

Advisory Task Force, Complementary Behaviors of Older and Younger Child Care Providers Research and Demonstration Project, Generations Together, 1998-present.

Board of Directors, Shady Lane School, 1998 -

Resources Committee. Invited to serve on Program Committee, Fall 2003. Extended term 2002-3 to participate in strategic planning activities.

Policy Board, The Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Education and Program for Collaborative Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1998-2002.

Board of Directors, Generations Together. 1984-present. (Now

Advisory Board.) Vice-President, 1986-1988

Secretary, 1986-1988

Finance Committee, 1986-1987

Career Development Subcommittee, Early Childhood Initiative, Pittsburgh. 1997-1999

Board of Directors, Holy Family Institute, 1992 - present

Chairman, Mission Effectiveness Committee, 1993-1995

Board of Directors, Louise Child Care, Pittsburgh. Comprehensive child care agency offering group and family based care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers; consultation, training and resources to other

community agencies. 1990- 1997; re-appointed 1998.

Secretary, 1991; Vice President, 1992-1995

Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Child Guidance Foundation. 1984 -1987; re-elected for 2nd 3 year term, 1987-1990. Reappointed to Board, 1996-

Review and Grants Committee, 1984-1986; Co-Chair, 1986-

Chair, 1987-1988

Board of Directors, Parental Stress Center, Pittsburgh. 1990 - 1995

Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, 1991-1992

Reggio Emilia Planning (Finances) Committee, Shady Lane School. To bring Reggio Emilia (preschool) exhibit to Pittsburgh. 1993-1995

Local Arrangements Committee, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 1991

Steering Committee, JDM (John D. MacDonald, author) Bibliophile and Conference Planning. 1995-1996

Mystery Writers of America. 1995-2004

Advisory Committee, Initiative on Physical and Mental Health of Students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Invitation of Superintendent Richard C. Wallace Jr. 1991-1993

Child Abuse Research Task Force, Western Pennsylvania Committee on Prevention of Child Abuse. 1989-1991

Pittsburgh Head Start Parent Policy Council, Pittsburgh Board of Education Head Start. 1988-1990

Advisory Committee, Side by Side, An Intergenerational Child Care Model. Sponsored by Generations Together and Point Park College. 1988 - present

Executive Women's Council of Greater Pittsburgh, 1981-1992.

Vice President, Membership, 1987-1988

Chairman, Program Committee, 1983-1984

Pittsburgh Vassar (College) Club

President, 1979-1981.

Executive Committee, 1981

Chair, Nominating Committee, 1987

Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 1981

Chair, Alumni Directory Committee, 1981-1983

Careers Chair, 1989-1995

Mt. Aloysius Jr. College Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, Cresson, PA. Advisory Board. 1974-1980

Oakland Children's Center, University and City Ministries, Pittsburgh.

Board of Directors, and Board of Consultants, 1973-1977

Personnel Committee, 1972

Citizen's Advisory Committee, St. Peter's Child Development Oakland Center. 1972-1976

Educational Projects, Inc. Regional Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania Day Care Project, 1972-1974

Listed in Pennsylvania Day Care Consultants, project report

Arsenal Family and Children's Center University Council, 1972-1973

Women in the Urban Crisis Day Care Committee, 1971-1973

CONSULTATION

Resume preparation consultant. Off and on for decades. Rewrite resumes and vitae; advise

clients on resume revision based on current business practice and information processing relevance.

Program Consultant:

Two Consultations to Mashantucket Pequot Nation, Connecticut, on use of Early Childhood Developmental Assets Framework. 2007

Wrote indicators for early childhood component for America’s Promise project; fall 2000 - Advised on conceptualization of The First Decade of Life Assets-Based project. 2005

Consultant, Division of Juvenile Justice, Dane County, Wisconsin (Madison). Two and one half day consultation with staff of Juvenile Detention Center and Shelter Home, on eliminating

reliance on point and level systems and replacing with activity programming. Included all - day training session. January 2003

Consultant, Binney and Smith Crayon Company, Easton, PA.

Prepared material on how art promotes development of children and

pre-adolescents. Summer 1998.

Consultant, Albert E. Trieschman Center, Needham, MA. Regional

Training Academy Project and "Carolinas Project" for training residential agency personnel to adopt a family centered model.1995-1996

Consultant, Alternative Program Associates, Pittsburgh, PA

Review of unit programming and design of staff training. 1994-1995

Consultant, Lutheran Youth and Family Services, Zelienople,

PA. Activity programming and milieu design, proposal

development, staff training (7 workshops), assessment, report and

follow up staff training for design of institution wide activity plan. 1990 - 1995

Consultant/ Trainer. Earlscourt Family and Children's Service, Toronto, Canada. Activity programming. 1992

Consultant, St. Aloysius Home, Greenville, Rhode Island. Review

of total program, including on-unit programming and training. 1992 - 1993

Consultant, Board of Directors, Bradley Center, Saxonburg, PA, 1990

Organizational Consultant, Center for the Assessment and Treatment of Youth, Pittsburgh, 1988

Consultant. "Families Facing the Future" project, Community Human Services of Pittsburgh, Inc, 1986

Consultant, Review of School Lunch Program, North Hills School System, 1983

Discussant, Medical Care Center Governing Committee, reviewing proposed play activity area, Magee Hospital, 1979

Consultant, Therapeutic Preschool, Craig-House Technoma, 1972-3

Consultant, West View Parent Living-Learning Program, 1971

Training/Educational Consultant:

Director/Developer, Train the Trainer Summer Insittute. Department of Psychology in

Education, 2007-8.

Project Consultant, Albert E. Trieschman Center, Needham, MA. Development of Regional Training Academy model of integrated child care preservice preparation, 1995-

Consultant for design of a child care worker training program. The Bradley Center, Pittsburgh, 1993

Trainer, Pittsburgh Child Care Training Institute, Louise Child Care, 1992-present

Adult Education and Learning Styles. P.C. Concepts (computer training), Pittsburgh, May, 1989

Residential Child Care Program, Maryland School for the Deaf, March 1989. Training and career paths for residential child care workers

External Evaluator, Child Care Program, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA. April 1988

Training Design Expert, Child Care Intergenerational Project, Generations Together, University of Pittsburgh, funded by Buhl Foundation.1983-1985

Consultant, T.A.S.K. Curriculum for preparation of residential child care workers. Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, 1985

Consultant, Department of Psychology, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Program to prepare child care workers. 1983

Consultant, Title XX Day Care , Health and Welfare PLANNING Association of Allegheny County, PA. Conducted training seminars in supervision and staff development, 1980-1981

Curriculum Consultant, Total Communications Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Pittsburgh, 1979-1981

Consultant and presenter on Child Care Worker Education,(with M. Mattingly) School of Social Administration, Temple University, 1981

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Private Practice.

Analyze, advise, write, revise, resumes and vitae for people in a variety of fields.

Resume Consultant. 2015 -present

Success Story Resumes. 1980s and 1990s.

Clinical

Consultant, Inclusive Out-of-School Care Initiative (funded through YMCA). Provide program consultation and guidance in integrating special needs children into after school programs to two after school programs in Allegheny County. 2001.

Mental Health Consultant, Allegheny Intermediate Unit Head Start. Observation, case formulation and recommendations for individual children; provide staff training, consultation, parent education. 1990-1995

Mental Health Consultant, Preschool Child Development Head Start, Inc. 1987-1994. Observation, case formulation and write up, consultation to teachers; team meetings with teachers and parents,

Mental Health Consultant, Pittsburgh Catholic Educational Programs Inc. Head Start, Observation, case formulation and write up, consultation to teachers; team meetings with teachers and parents,

1983-1985

Child Development Specialist, Craig House-Technoma Workshop.

Developed and conducted agency and community based parent education programs, assessment and treatment home and office visits with preschool children and families, preschool consulting. 1968-1974, part time

Therapeutic Activities Worker I and II, Western State School and Hospital, Canonsburg, PA. Activity therapy with individual children, program supervisor and coordinator on units of emotionally disturbed, retarded, physically handicapped children, youth, adults; leader of interdisciplinary team meetings; supervisor of occupational therapy aides. 1963-1966 full time; 1967-8 part time

Arts and Crafts Specialist (as Graduate Assistant), Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Children's Residential Treatment Service, Pittsburgh. Developed and conducted arts and crafts activity program for severely disturbed children seen individually and in small groups. 1961-1963

Therapy Aide, New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton, Occupational Therapy Department. Developed and conducted arts/crafts/activity program for children and youth in residence, 1961

Assistant Teacher, State University of Iowa Laboratory Preschool, Iowa City, Iowa. Worked with normal 4 year olds. 1960-1961

Therapy Program Assistant, New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute, Occupational Therapy Department, Princeton, N. J,. Worked in arts/crafts/activity program for severely disturbed children. 1960

Related Experience

Editorial Assistant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Preparation of manuals and other materials related to tests, summarized research studies of tests published by Cooperative Test Division. 1959-1960.

PUBLICATIONS

Books / Edited Journals / Book Length Editions:

Munoz, A. and VanderVen, K. (Eds).. (2015). Special issue on applications of Eriksonian (Erik Erikson’s) theory to today’s children and youth. Eriksonian Perspectives on Youth Development in he 21st Century. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work (25).

VanderVen,K. (2008) Promoting Positive Development in Early Childhood. Building Blocks for

A Successful Start. Springer Publishing Co. Presents the Search Institute Early Childhood

Developmental Assets Framework, its design, rationale and applicability. Paperback

published 2011.

VanderVen, K. (2009, Winter). Guest Editor. When focusing on control backfires. Reclaiming

Children and Youth.

VanderVen, K. (1999) Guest Editor. Special Issue: Making Developmental Work with Children a Profession: The Example of Early Childhood Education. Child and Youth Care Forum 28(1).

VanderVen, K.(Ed.) (1996). Broadening Vistas in Child and Youth Work: The Harvard Program in Risk and Prevention. Theme issue of the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work

Journal of Child and Youth Care, 7(4)., University of Calgary Press

VanderVen, K. (Guest Ed.).(1994) Developmental Care Throughout the Life Span. Part I and II: Applications. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 8(1). University of Calgary Press

Newman, S., VanderVen, K., & Ward, C. (1992) Practitioners Manual for the Productive Employment of Older Adults in Child Care. Pittsburgh: Generations Together. To accompany Guidelines for the Productive Employment of Older Adults in Child Care (same authorship) which have been endorsed by and published by The National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, D.C.

VanderVen, K. (1991) International Directory of Training and Education Activities in Child and Youth Care Work. Washington, D.C. National Organization of Child Care Workers Association (NOCCWA) Caregivers-Competent Children. New York: Haworth Press. Published as hardcover and softcover textbook; also as Journal of Children in Contemporary Society 17(3)

Vander Ven, K. (1977). Home and Community Influences on Young Children. Textbook and Instructor's Guide. Albany, NY: Delmar

Foster, G., Vander Ven, K., et. al. (1972; 1981- 2nd printing, Hardback; 1982, Paperback. Child Care Work With Emotionally Disturbed Children. University of Pittsburgh Press

This book was selected to be digitalized for greater availability by the University of Pittsburgh

Press, 2009

Primary author of Part II, " Child Care Work in the Large Institution"; author of Part IV, " Developmental Activity Programming"; Co-author Part I, " The Child Care Worker".

Compiler of "Suggested Reading " in paperback edition.

Cited as one of 20 books "of interest and merit" by Abby Mendelson in "Books You May Have Missed: A Pittsburgh Collection, Carnegie Magazine, Pittsburgh, November/December 1982.

Chapter on developmental activity programming (Vander Ven) reproduced in Residential Child Care: A Reader, State University of New York at Albany, School of Social Welfare; and in T.A.S.K. Curriculum for Residential Child Care Workers, Washburn University. Topeka, KA

Invited Chapters/ Papers:

VanderVen, K. 2016). Community partnerships.. The Sage Encyclopedia of Contemporary

Early Childhood Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.

VanderVen, K. (2015). Activity –oriented, family-focused child and youth care practice. In Fulcher, L.

and Garfat, T. Child and youth care practice with families. Child and Youth Care (CYC-Net) Press.

(reprint of earlier version)

VanderVen, K. (2015). Protean selves, tradiing zones, and nonlinear dynamical systems: The role of play in future progress. In D. Fromberg and D. Bergen (Eds.). Play from Birth to Twelve: Contexts, Perspectives, Meanings. New York and London? Routledge/Taylor Francis Group.

VanderVen, K. (2014) The professional career of Mark Krueger:. Relational Child and Youth Care. Also on-line

VanderVen, K. You didn’t earn it ! Avoiding retraumatizing children and youth with point and level systems. For Krueger, M. and Gharabaghi, K. (Eds.). With Children and Youth.. In preparation.

VanderVen, K. (2013). When age is , April) .The future promise of intergenerational relationships.

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.

VanderVen, K. with Munoz, A. (2012, May). Attaining a harmonious future world: The significance and challenge of intergenerational connections Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.

VanderVen, K. (2011, January), The road to intergenerational theory is still under construction:

A continuing story. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 9(1), pp.22-36. IInvited paper.

VanderVen, K. (2008) From spontaneous play and hanging out to out-of-school time programming: An American perspective. In Hilmer-Capece, J., Schneider-Munoz, A. & Politz, B.

Afterschool around the globe: Policy, Practices and Youth Voice. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Jossey -Bass.

VanderVen, (2009) K. If theory and practice were the same, then what ? A

new concept for designing professional education. Child and Youth Services, 31, 3 &4, 188-21-

VanderVen, K. (2006). Attaining the Protean self in a rapidly changing world:

Understanding chaos through play. Invited revision of chapter published in 1998, for Play from Birth to Twelve and Beyond: Contexts, Perspectives and Meanings.2nd Edition. Routledge Falmer.

VanderVen, K. (2005). What do we mean by positive development during the early years ? In Summary of Conference Proceedings. “Promoting Positive Development in Young children”. Head Start’s 7th National Research Conference. Washington, DC: US Dept. of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Bureau, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Society for Research in Child Development, Xtria-LLC.

VanderVen, K. (2004) Beyond fun and games to a meaningful theory of play: Can a hermeneutic perspective contribute ? In Reifel, S. and Brown, M. (Eds). Chapter for Social Contexts of Early Education and Reconceptualizing Play and Day Care. In Advances in Early Childhood Education and Day Care (13) series (Elsevier)

VanderVen, K. Patterns of Career Development in Group Care Redux. Invited commentary on chapter published in 1981, Patterns of Career Development in Group Care for revised edition.

VanderVen, K. (2000).Beyond creativity to artistic competence n a meaningful life: Supporting arts education in quality early childhood arts education. Paper commissioned by Shady Lane School for Early Childhood Arts conference, Pittsburgh, November.

VanderVen, K. (2000) . Capturing the breadth and depth of the job: The administrator as influential leader in a complex world. In M. Culkin, Ed. Managing quality in young children's programs: The leader's role. Columbia University Teachers College Press.

VanderVen, K.(1998) Play, Proteus and Paradox: The Significance of Play in a Chaotic - and Supersymmetric - World. In Fromberg, D.and Bergen,D. (Eds.). Play from Birth to Twelve and Beyond: Contexts, Perspectives and Meanings. New York: Garland Publishers.

VanderVen, K., McIntyre, K., Schomburg, R. & Tittnich, E. (1995) Enhancing children's sociodramatic play through teacher instruction: 'The Play Training Collaboration'. In Klugman, E. (Ed.) Play, Policy and Practice. St.Paul, MN: Redleaf Press

VanderVen, K. (1994). Preventing second-generation child abuse: Applying chaos theory to reframe interventions. In S. Brissett-Chapman (Ed.) Guest Editor. The Vulnerable Executive in Child Welfare Agencies and Implications for Leadership. Journal of Child and Youth Care Administration, 6(1)

VanderVen, K. (1993). Selected Topics (The Child and Youth Population in Extrafamilial Care, the Residential Child Care Worker, Training the Residential Child Care Worker, The Care Process, Schooling, Supervision, the Residential Home and the Umbrella Organization,

Types of Residential Establishments, Trends and Radical Changes in

Extrafamilial Care, Innovative Projects in the United States.

In Gottesman, M., (Ed.) New Practices and Perspectives in Residential Child and Youth Care Work in Twenty-Five Countries. Zurich, Switzerland: International Federation of Educative Communities (FICE) Publications

Vander Ven, K. (1991) Working with families of children and youths in

residential settings. In J. Beker & Eisikovits, Z. (Eds.) Knowledge Utilization in Residential Child and Youth Care Practice. Child Welfare League of America, 171-194

Vander Ven, K. (1991). Residential care, education, and treatment of children and youth in the United States. Invited chapter for Gottesman, M. (Ed.), Residential Care and Education in the Member Countries of the International Federation of Educative Communities. London: Whiting and Birch, 275-299

VanderVen, K. (1991). The relationship between notions of caregiving held by early childhood practitioners and stage of career development. Paper presented at International Conference on Early Education and Development, Hong Kong, August 1989. One of papers selected for inclusion in M. Smilansky (Ed.) Early Childhood in the 21st Century: A World Perspective. Paper also selected for listing in ERIC

VanderVen, K. (1990). From two years to two generations: Expanded career options in direct child and youth care practice. In Anglin, J., Denholm, C. et.al. (Eds.) Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care. Child and Youth Services. New York: Haworth Press

Vander Ven, K. (1988). Pathways to professional effectiveness for early childhood educators. In Spodek, B., Saracho, O., and Peters, D.(Eds.) Professionalism and the early childhood practitioner. Columbia University Teacher's College Press Vander Ven, K. (1988). Fighting for Our Future: A Radical Proposal for Applying Military Strategy to Transform the Economic Base of the Field of Child Care. Invited to prepare oral presentation given at Albert E. Trieschman Memorial Conference for publication in Alwon, F., and Small, R., (Eds.) Challenging the Limits of Care. Needham, MA: Triieschman Center

Vander Ven, K. (1987) Issues in Responding to Physical Assaultiveness: a Conceptual Overview. In Kupfersmid, J., and Monkman, M. Responding to Physical Assaultiveness of Youth in Hospital, Residential and Community Settings. Child and Youth Services. 10(1)

Vander Ven, K.(1989) Working with families: expanded roles for child care professionals. In Olson, D., (Ed.) Family Perspectives in Child and Youth Care Work. Child and Youth Services

Vander Ven, K. (1985). Activity programming: Its developmental and therapeutic role in group care. In Ainsworth, F., and L. Fulcher, (Eds) Group Care Practice With Children. London: Tavistock Press

Vander Ven, K. (1981) Patterns of career development in group care. In Ainsworth, F.,and L. Fulcher, eds. Group Care for Children: Concepts and Issues. London: Tavistock Press

Articles and Papers: (Published, in press, being submitted and in preparation.)

VanderVen, K. (2016).. Karen VanderVen’s DIGITAL Point Pack. (Resource compilation on

destructiveness of ‘point and level systems’ (in group care settings), alternative practices,

strategies for eliminating them. Distributed on line to over 40 people by request. Currently being edited for on-line posting by Child and Youth Care (CYC)Net.

VanderVen, K. (2015). Blowing bubbles from my Soapbox: New Perspectives on Activities.

CYC-On Line 200th Anniversary Issue.

DeVooght, K. , Daily, S., Darling-Churchill, K., Temkin, D., Novak, M. and VanderVen, K. (2015, August). Bullies in the block area. Early childhood origins of “mean” behaviour. Washington, DC:

Child Trends.

DeVooght, K. , Daily, S., Darling-Churchill, K., Temkin, D., Novak, M . and VanderVen, K. (2015, August). Understanding and addressing the early childhood origins of “mean” behaviour and bullying. Resources for practitioners. ( Research Brief). Washington, DC: Child Trends

VanderVen, K. (2013) Editorial Comment. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.

VanderVen, K. (2011). From the bully pulpit. A child and youth work approach to bullying. Relational Child and Youth Care. 24 (1-2), 86-95.

VanderVen, K (2009). If theory and practice were the same, then what ? A new approach to designing professional education. Child and Youth Services, 31, pp. 1-25

VanderVen, K. (2009, Winter) ). Why focusing on control backfires. A systems perspective. In K. VanderVen (Guest Editor). Controls from Within issue of Reclaiming Chldren and Youth.

VanderVen, K. (2006). Maybe you smiled for the rest of the day ? Relational Child and Youth

Care Practice. 19(3), 50-55

VanderVen, K., Rosenblatt, P. and Munoz, A. (2005). Beyond the culture of point and level systems to creating an relationship and activity rich environment. Based on presentation

prepared for publication in Journal of Group and Residential Care.

Rosenblatt, P. and VanderVen, K.(2005) Perspectives on Point and Level systems in Residential Care: A responsive dialogue. Journal of Group and Residential Care. 22(3),

VanderVen, K. (2005) Beyond Game Boys, Walkmans, and TV: The significance of activities and activity programming in group and residential care. Residential Group Care Quarterly (publication of Child Welfare League of America). 5(2). pp. 12-16

VanderVen, K. (2005, February). 10 guidelines for an open system of education and training for child and youth workers (so what else is new?). CYC- ONLINE, # 73

VanderVen, K. (2004). Intergenerational theory in society: Building on the past, Questions for the future. Journal of intergenerational relationships: Programs, policy and research. 2(3/4

VanderVen, K. (2004, August) Adults are still needed ! The role of intergenerational and mentoring activities with at-risk children and youth. Reclaiming Children and Youth

VanderVen, K. and Mannes, M. (2004). The Early Childhood Developmental Asset Framework (ECDAF). On Search Institute Website, http// search-

VanderVen K. (2003) Activity oriented, family focused child and youth

work in group care: Integrating streams of thought into a river

of progress. Child and Youth Services, (25), 1/2, 131-147.

VanderVen, K. (2004) Transforming the milieu and lives through the power of activity: Theory and practice. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work

VanderVen, K. A gentle cosmopolitan leader affirms the future. the legacy of Meir Gottesmann. Child and Youth Care Forum, 31(3), 183-190

Mattingly, M. (Ed.), Stuart, C. (Assistant) and VanderVen, K. (Associate Editor). (2002). North American Certification Project (NACP) Competencies for Professional Child and Youth Work Practitioners. Jounal of Child and Youth Care Work, 17, 16-49.

VanderVen, K. (2001) Attaining the applied developmental profession of the future by challenging the "dominant logics" of higher education. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 15-16.

VanderVen, K. (2001). What's the story about what works ? Why don't you ask us ? Youth speak out about what works for them in group care.

Child Welfare League of America Residential Services Newsletter

VanderVen, K. (2001) Perspectives on the theory-to-practice issue and implications for transforming teacher preparation: Proceedings of the Symposium in Honor of Lilian G. Katz. ERIC: Champaign-Urbana, IL. On-line. .

Accepted for inclusion in ERIC, 2002.

VanderVen, K.(2000, June) "Work is more fun than fun": On the contribution of Jerome Beker to the emerging profession of child and youth care work. Child and Youth Care Forum, 20(3), 217-223

VanderVen, K. David and Goliath join together: Synergistic professionalization of developmental work through connecting early childhood education and child and youth work. In preparation

VanderVen, K. and Torre, C. Towards transforming education conceptualized as a multi-systemic hierarchy: Applications of complexity theory. Paper presented (by KV) at the International Conference on Complex Systems, Nashua, NH, May 2000

VanderVen, K. (2000, Winter) Using military strategy to attain your goals. Leadership Quest: The Journal for Professionals in Early Care and Education.

VanderVen, K. (2000, spring). A multiple-intelligence approach to

school-age activities. School-Age Review, 1. 20-25

VanderVen, K. (2000). Cultural aspects of point and level systems.

Invited for "Healing Racism" issue of Brendtro, L. (Ed.). Reclaiming Children and Youth, 9(1), 53-59

VanderVen, K. & Torre, C. (1999, December) A dynamical systems perspective on mediating violence in schools: Emergent roles of child and youth care workers. Child and Youth Care Forum, 28(6)

VanderVen, K., & Wayne, J. Activity programming in the group care setting: Enhancing roles for social workers. Paper presented at Annual Council on Social Work Education Program Conference, Orlando, Fl, 1998; and being revised for submission for publication.

VanderVen, K. (1998) Point and Counterpoint: On point and level systems. In Residential Care, publication of Child Welfare League of America

VanderVen, K.(1996). Towards socialization and harmonious cross-cultural relationships: Integrating cultural universals and cultural specifics through the activities of "the culture of childhood."

Paper prepared for presentation at "The Many Cultures of Childhood" conference, Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 1996. Presented at "Growing Minds"International Jean Piaget Anniversary Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1996

Torre, C., VanderVen, K., Maholmes, V. & Fischer, E. The full- service school: Towards a New Non-Linear Paradigm for Integrating Services. In preparation.

VanderVen, K. (1999) . The dual functions of director competencies and leadership: A model for early childhood teacher education. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 193-199

VanderVen, K. (1999, fall) Professionalism, adult development, and leadership: A new trilogy. Leadership Quest:: The Journal for Professionals in Early Care and Education.

VanderVen, K. (1999) Intergenerational theory: The missing element in today's intergenerational programs. In Kuehne, V. (Ed.) Intergenerational programs: Understanding what we have created. New York: Haworth Press. Also published as issue of Child and Youth Services, 20 (1,2), November 1999.

VanderVen, K. (1999). You are what you do and become what you've done: The role of activity in development of self. Journal of Child and Youth Care, (13)2.

VanderVen, K. (1998, December). Modeling and modified situational leadership: Some comments on (Miriam McN Johnson, Applying a situational leadership model to residential group care settings.Child and Youth Care Forum, 27(6).

VanderVen, K. (1997). Chaos/complexity theory, constructivism, inter-disciplinarity and early childhood teacher education. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 18(3). 43-48

Dimidjian, V., VanderVen, K. & Greene, M. (1998-99). Chaos theory and campus child care: A case study on the evolving family resource center at Florida Gulf Coast University. National Forum of

Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 15(2).

VanderVen, K. (1996, December) Travis McGee meets Jake Lassiter in the Pitch Black Flashback: A new synergism in defense and rescue. JDM (John D. MacDonald) Bibliophile. 58, 52-58

VanderVen, K. (1996). Towards quality care and positive development through a coherent professional preparation system for primary caregivers. The Child and Youth Care Leader. 7(1), 43-46

VanderVen, K. (1995, December) Point and level systems: Another way to fail children and youth. Child and Youth Care Forum, 24(6)

Maier, H., Greenwald, M., Kelly, C., Klassen, T., Krueger, M., Pratt, S., Rose, L, & VanderVen, K. (1995). Curriculum content for child and youth care practice: Recommendations of the task force for the North American Consortium of Child of Child and Youth Care Education

Programs (NACCYCEP). Child and Youth Care Forum, 24(4), 269-278.

VanderVen, K. & Stuck, E. (1996). Child care worker training for residential centers with a family centered service delivery model. Published both in the Journal of Child and Youth Care (10,3, 1995) and in Braziel, D. (Ed.) Family Focused Practice in Out-of-Home Care, Child Welfare League of America, 1996

VanderVen, K. & Stuck, E. (1995). Preparing agencies and workers for

family contract services. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 10(3), 1995. 13-36

Ward, C., Newman, S. & VanderVen, K. (1994). Developing guidelines for the productive employment of older adults in child care. Southwest Journal on Aging, 10 (1 & 2)

VanderVen, K. (1994). Professional Development: A Contextual Model

In J. Johnson and J. McCracken (Eds). The Early Childhood Profession Coming Together. National Association for the Education of Young Children's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development

VanderVen, K. (1994, December). Travis McGee as Emergent Mid-Life Author: Life Progress Update and Excerpts from his Master-Work, The Biography of John D. MacDonald. University of South Florida. JDM Bibliophile

VanderVen, K. (1994, Summer) All I needed to know about kindergarten, I learned at the Wimpfheimer Nursery School. Vassar College Quarterly.

VanderVen, K. (1993, Fall). Point and level systems: Do they have a place in the group care milieu ? Research and Evaluation in Group Care, 3(2)

VanderVen, K. (1992). Developmental care: A proposal for a new profession whose time is coming ! and Afterword: An action agenda for installation of developmental care. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 7(4) and 8(1)

VanderVen, K. (1993) Advancing child and youth care: A model for integrating theory and practice through connecting education, training and the service system. Child and Youth Care Forum. 22(4), 263-284 (Publication of winning paper for Albert E. Trieschman competition for bes writing in child care,

1989)

VanderVen, K. (1992). The gentle aging of Travis McGee as reflected in his emergence as a writer, with illustration by author. JDM (John D. MacDonald) Bibliophile. Tampa: University of South Florida Department of English

VanderVen, K. (1991). How is child care work different from other professions? Reflections on time, space and context with apologies to Albert Einstein. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 5(1). Reprinted in Die Kinderversorger (The Child Care Worker), publication of the South Africa Association of Child Care Workers, 1992)

VanderVen,K. (1991, Autumn). Towards balancing staff retention and turnover: the Lane-VanderVen 3-S Model. FICE International Bulletin, 5 (The International Federation of Educative Communities.

VanderVen, K. (1990). Origins of my career in child and youth care work: The 4 C's Pathway. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work. Volume 6

Jones, H.D.J., and VanderVen, K. (1990). Education and training for child and youth care practice: The view from both sides of the Atlantic. Special International issue, Child Care Quarterly, 19(2), 105-122

VanderVen, K. (1990, Fall) The child care administrator as warrior: The military approach to leadership and management. Child and Youth Care Administrator, 3(1), 36-40

VanderVen, K. (1990, October). Zavodska vzgoja, izobrazevanje in obravnava. Bilten Sekcije Za Izvendruzinsko Vzgojo. FICE Pri DDS. Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

VanderVen, K. (1990) Towards challenging the farthest limits of care: The rationale for a scientific revolution. Journal of Child and Youth Care, (4) 5, 1-6

VanderVen, K. (1990). The child care practitioner in work with families: Towards resolving interpersonal dynamics in the family and in residential care. The Child Care Worker (Die Kinderversorger). (South Africa) 8(5), 7-10

Elmer, E. & VanderVen, K. (Spring/Summer 1990) Survey of hospital - based pre - and post - natal parent education education programs. Safe and Sound News. Pittsburgh. W. PA. Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse

VanderVen, K. (Spring/Summer 1990). Psychological genesis of the prototype hero in mystery/detective fiction as embodied by Travis McGee: A retrospective analysis of his development as a child and youth. Clues A Journal of Detection

VanderVen, K. (1990, December). The Mc Gee Family: Travis as father and Jean Killian as daughter. JDM (John D. MacDonald) Bibliophile. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida Department of English. # 45

Kelly, C., Fox, L., & VanderVen, K. (1989) Professional development and identity. Prepared as position paper for Academy of Child and Youth Care Professionals

Vander Ven, K.(1989) Training and education for intergenerational activities: An agenda for the future. In S. Newman and S. Brummel, (Eds.). Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends. New York: The Haworth Press

Vander Ven, K. (1986). From child care to developmental life cycle caregiving: a proposal for future growth. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 2(2)

Vander Ven, K.and Peterson, R. (1986). About FICE: The International Federation of Educative Communities. Child Care Quarterly, 15(1)

Vander Ven, K. (1986). Developing leadership capacity through

curricular initiatives: The LEAD Program of the School of Health Related Professions at the University of Pittsburgh. Paper given at the 19th Annual Conference of the American Society of Allied Health Professions, Pittsburgh

Pascasio, A., and Vander Ven, K. (1986). Parental influences on women's selection of allied health careers. Paper given at the 19th Annual Conference of the American Society of Allied Health Professions, Pittsburgh

Vogt, M., and Vander Ven, K. (1986). Professional growth and socialization in a multi-disciplinary graduate program. Paper presented at 19th Annual Conference of the American Society of Allied Health Professions, Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K. (1985). (1) You've come a long way, baby (2) And you have a ways to go: the current status of and emerging issues in training and education for child care practice. (companion articles). In Vander Ven, K., and E. Tittnich, (Eds.) Competent Caregivers: Competent Children. Journal of Children in Contemporary Society,17(3)

Mattingly, M., Tittnich, E., and Vander Ven, K. (1985) Positive signposts towards the future in training and education for child care practice. In Vander Ven, K., and Tittnich, E., (Eds) Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, (17)3

Vander Ven, K., and Peterson, R. (1985) The current situation in children's homes (group care) in the United States of America. Report for 1985 FICE meeting, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Translated into German for use in the social service system of Zurich, Switzerland

Vander Ven, K. (1984). Barriers to an effective marketing stance in child care. Children in Contemporary Society, 17(2)

Vander Ven, K. (1984) Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Relationships With Children and Youth. Paper presented at Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Conference sponsored by Vassar College; copy deposited in F.D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY

Vander Ven, K. (1984) Selected readings/Books/Journals. In Frank,M., (Ed). Teachers: Economic Growth and Society. Children in Contemporary Society, 16(3/4)

Vander Ven, K., and King, M. (1984). Creative communications in allied health professions education. Unpublished manuscript

Vander Ven, K. (1982). Puzzling children: a challenge to the child care service system. Journal of Children In Contemporary Society, 14(4)

Vander Ven, K., Mattingly, M.A., & Morris, M. (1982). Conference-Research Sequence in Child Care Education: Executive Summary. Child Development and Child Care, School of Health Related Professions, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K. (1982). Administrative Concerns.(in implementing a Total Communications Program) In R. Hanna, E. Lippert, & A. Harris, Developmental Communication Curriculum Guide. Columbus: Charles E. Merrill

Vander Ven, K. (1982) Educating practitioners in primary prevention. Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 14(2/3)

Vander Ven, K. (1982) Field work in child care education. Principles and Guidelines for Child Care Personnel Preparation Programs, Child Care Quarterly

Vander Ven, K. (1982) Practitioner titles in the child care field. In Principles and Guidelines for Child Care Personnel Preparation Programs, Child Care Quarterly

Vander Ven, K. (1982) The Nature of Professional Education: Implications for Child Care. Prepared for Conference-Research

Sequence in Child Care Eduication. Unpublished manuscript

Vander Ven, K., and Mattingly, M. (1981). Action agenda for child care education in the 80s:From settings to systems. Child Care Quarterly, 10(3)

(7) Contributors and Vander Ven, K. (1981). On growing older: Curriculum on aging project, Generations Together, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K. (1981) The international working group on the training of residential child care workers, 1980 meeting. Special report, Child Care Quarterly, 10(2), 179-182

Mattingly, M. & Vander Ven, K. (1981) Child Care Education Issues for the 80's: An Analysis. In C. Porter, K. Vander Ven, & M. Mattingly (Eds.), Perspectives on Educating for Child and Youth Care Practice, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K., Mattingly, M.A., & Towne-Smith, S. (1981) Educational Preparation and Professionalization of Child Care Workers: A Documented Assessment of Current Needs as a Blueprint for Future Planning. In R. Ferguson (Ed.), Canadian Trends in Child and Family Services, University of Victoria, British Columbia

King, M. & Vander Ven, K.(1980) Creative Behavior is Involved in Personal Growth, Development, and Values of Child Care Practitioners. The Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 5, 86-93

Vander Ven, K. (1979). Towards maximum effectiveness of the unit team approach in residential care: an agenda for team development. Residential and Community Child Care Administration, 1(3)

Vander Ven, K. (1979). Developmental Characteristics of Child Care Workers and Design of Training Programs. Child Care Quarterly, 8(2), 100-112

Vander Ven, K.(1979). The Influence of the Family on the Woman Writer - A New Perspective. Children in Contemporary Society, 12(13).

Vander Ven, K. (1979) Conference Activity in Child Care - Signpost of a Consolidating Profession. Child Care Quarterly, 8(2)

Vander Ven, K.(1978). Child Ecology: The Expanding Concept of Child Development. Children in Contemporary Society, 11(4)

Vander Ven, K. (1978). An Ecological Rationale for Encouraging Personal and Professional Development of Workers With Young Children. Children in Contemporary Society, 12(2)

Vander Ven, K. (1978) Special Review: Two Regional Reports on Residential Care. Child Care Quarterly, 7(2), 186-189

Vander Ven, K. (1978) Professional Literature and Resources on Mainstreaming. Children in Contemporary Society, 11(3)

Vander Ven, K.(1978) Involving Children in Food Preparation: A Pathway to Increased Learning and Mastery. Children in Contemporary Society, 11(1)

King, M., & Vander Ven, K.(1978). Personal Development and Values of Child Care Practitioners. Paper abstract in Conference Folio, Child Welfare, 57(9).

Vander Ven, K. (1977) Special Report: Inauguration of the National Organization of Child Care Worker Associations. Child Care Quarterly, 6(4), 331-332

Vander Ven, K. (1977) Professional Literature in Environmental Design. Children in Contemporary Society, 11(1)

Vander Ven, K. (1976) A Compendium of Training Programs in the Child Care Professions (Special Report). Child Care Quarterly, 5(4).

Vander Ven, K. (1976). The Impact of Play: How Play Facilitates Optimal Growth and Development. Children in Contemporary Society.

Vander Ven, K.(1975) .Proceedings of the 1974 Conference: Child Care Training for a Changing World, Child Care Quarterly, Winter, 1975, 4(4)

Vander Ven, K. (Ed.) (1975). The Baccalaureate Program in Child Development and Child Care: A Collection of Papers. Department of Child Development and Child Care, University of Pittsburgh, 1975

Vander Ven, K. & Mattingly, M.A.(1975). The Developmental Child Care Model of Education: The Baccalaureate Program in Child Development and Child Care. Report for the National Institute of Mental Health. Department of Child Development and Child Care, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K.(1975). Report on the Development, Implementation, and Implications of the Baccalaureate Program in Child Development and Child Care. In K. Vander Ven & M.A. Mattingly. The Developmental Child Care Model of Education: The Baccalaureate Program in Child Development and Child Care. Report for National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Child Development and Child Care, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K.(1974). The Corporate Transfer Father, Frequent Mobility, and the Impact on Children and Families. Pittsburgh Area Preschool Association Publication

Vander Ven, K.(1973). A Simulated Children's Agency: Construction and Implications for Professional Education. Modeling and Simulation, Volume 4. Proceedings of Fourth Annual Pittsburgh Conference. Instrument Society of America

Vander Ven, K.(1973). Child Care and the Changing Roles of Women. Syllabus of course, in D.Rosenfelt (Ed.) Female Studies VII: Going Strong. The Feminist Press

Vander Ven, K. (1973, Spring). Caring for our children-programs, problems, possibilities. PITT Magazine

Vander Ven, K. (1973) Infancy-Research, Early Experience, and Child Care Practices - Some Key Issues. Pittsburgh Area Preschool Association Publication

Vander Ven, K.(1972). From Raising Kids to Parenting--Current Modalities of Parent Education. Pittsburgh Area Preschool Association Publication

Reprinted in Schur, J.H (1980, revisions 1982,3). Group Process

Facilitating Skills: A Training Manual for Group Leaders

Vander Ven, K. (1971). School of Health Related Professions Faculty Biography Book. University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K.(1971). Child Care and the Changing Roles of Women. Pittsburgh Area Preschool Association Publication

Vander Ven, K.(1971). Erik Erikson: On A Life and Life Work. Pittsburgh Area Preschool Association Publication

Vander Ven, K.(1970). A Precis of Some Recent Articles and Book Reviews on Nutrition. Pittsburgh Area Preschool Association Publication.

Proceedings / Monographs:

VanderVen, K. (2016, Spring). Advancing child and you work through professional preparation: Proceedings of the Summit on Higher Education in Child and Youth Work at the University of Pittsburgh. Newsletter of the Association for Child and Youth Care Practice. (ACYCP).

VanderVen, K. (1994). Report on the 1994 Winter Chaos conference.

Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences Newsletter, (2),2, 2-6

VanderVen, K. (1993). A perspective and future agenda for the revolution in caregiving: A crucial service for a troubled future. In E.Amir & D. Lane (Eds.) Training of residential child and youth care staff. Proceedings of International Experts' Seminar, Neurim, Israel. Israel: FICE-Youth Aliyah

VanderVen, K. (1992). The rights of the child for prepared caregivers: Challenges to staff, training, and administration. Invited presentation to Day Conference on Realization of the Rights of the Child, Helsinki, Finland

VanderVen, K. (1993). In the best interest of the child - The transformation of child care work in the twenty-first century". Keynote speech in Report, Spring Session of the Annual Program Meeting, North Carolina Child Care Association, Asheboro

Tittnich, E. and VanderVen, K. (1992). Preparing residential child care staff to meet the needs of the future: An agenda for action. In Soisson, R. (Ed.) Policymaking, Research and Staff Training in Residential Care. Proceedings, of the 39th Congress of the International Federation of Educative Communities (FICE). Luxembourg. Zurich: FICE

VanderVen, K.(1992, August). Dare to be outrageous and get the mainstream message across. (Condensation of keynote speech given at Symposium 1992) Specialink: The National Child Care Mainstream Network, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

VanderVen, K. (1990). An alumna and faculty member looks to the future. Proceedings of the Developmental Profession in the 21st Century. University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work

Ehrlich, L., Vander Ven, K., Newman,S., and MacIntyre, K. Children and Older Adults Learn to Live Together: A Training Model for Planning and Conducting Intergenerational Programs in Child Care Centers. University of Pittsburgh: Generations Together

VanderVen, K. (1989). Advancing child and youth care in the future: A reframing of four dialectic issues in preparing competent practitioners. In D. Lane (Ed.) New Horizons in Group Care for Children- Lessons from Home and Abroad. Collected Conference Papers. Proceedings of conference held 19-21 June, 1989

Mullins, J., & Vander Ven, K., Co-Editors. (1989) Across the Generations: Monograph of the Intergenerational Policy Forum. University of Pittsburgh: Generations Together

Vander Ven, K.(1988). Developmental Life Span Caregiving: A Proposal for a New Profession. Monograph prepared in support of requirements of Faculty Fellowship Program of the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania

Vander Ven, K. (1989) Professional development of child and youth care workers for practice with families. Proceedings of the 40th Anniversary Congress of the International Federation of Educative Communities, St Gallen, Switzerland

Vander Ven, K. (1987). Training and education for child and youth care practice in the United States: Towards a common agenda for international collaboration. In Ligthart, L (Ed.) Proceedings of the Congress of the International Federation of Educative Communities. Malmo, Sweden. Zurich, Switzerland: International Federation of Educative Communities

Vander Ven, K.(1989). On the job! Expanded career options in child and youth care work. In Mattingly, M. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Conference of the Child Care Association of Pennsylvania

Vander Ven, K. (1985). From just keeping 'em busy to the core of treatment: advances in activity programming. Proceedings of the 9th Annual InterAssociation Child Care Conference: Valley Forge, PA

Vander Ven, K. (1984). How adults think about children: a significant variable in their development and potential well-being. Invited paper, Proceedings of the 1984 20th Anniversary Conference of the Pittsburgh Association for Education of Young Children. (not

published)

Vander Ven, K. (1983). Marketing and image building in child care. Proceedings of Inter- Association Child Care Conference: Valley Forge, PA

Vander Ven, K., Mattingly, M., and Morris, M. (1982). The end is just the beginning: Outcomes of the Conference-Research Sequence in Child Care Education. Proceedings of the Inter-Association Child Care Conference, Valley Forge, PA

Vander Ven, K (1980). Improving Health Care Through Socialization of Women for Multi-Level Job Functions.In Proceedings of the School of Health Related Professions Continuing Education Programs; Studies in the Health Related Professions, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K.(1980). Paradigm Describing Stages of Personal and Professional Development of Child Care Practitioners with Characteristics Associated With Each Stage. In Proceedings of the 9th Congress, The Future of the Maladjusted. Montreal, Canada, International Association of Workers for Maladjusted Children

Vander Ven, K. (1980). Grantsmanship strategies and proposal writing. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual National Conference for Child Care Workers, Valley Forge, PA

Vander Ven, K., and Mattingly, M. (1979). Meeting treatment needs of children through educational preparation of child care practitioners. Proceedings: Inter Association Child Care Conference: Valley Forge, PA

Editing (not already cited):

Vander Ven, K, (Ed.)(1984) Perspectives on Children and Families in the 80s.A Collection of Writings on the Occasion of the Symposium Held in Honor of Dr. Margaret McFarland. Pittsburgh: Arsenal Family and Children's Center

Vassar College Alumni, Pittsburgh Area Directory. (1983). Conceived content format and chaired committee preparing "occupations" directory with descriptions of interests/activities of each member

Mattingly, M., and Vander Ven, K., (Eds) (1981). Emerging issues in child and youth care education. Special issue, Child Care Quarterly, 10(3)

Porter, C., Vander Ven, K., and Mattingly, M.(Eds) (1981). Perspectives on Educating for Child and Youth Care Practice. University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K.(Ed.) (1975). Proceedings of the 1974 Conference: Child Care Training for a Changing World. Child Care Quarterly, 4(4)

Book Reviews

VanderVen, K. (2009). Review of A Mandate for Playful Learning n the Preschool: Presenting Evidence by Kathy Pasek. American Journal of Play.

VanderVen, K. (1999) New Voices in Child and Youth Work: Two Book Reviews (Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education; Matters of Interpretation. Child and Youth Care Forum, 28(4)

VanderVen, K. (1992, April). People Care in Institutions: A Conceptual

Schema and Its Application by Yochanan Wozner. Child and Youth Care Forum, 21(2)

VanderVen, K.(Autumn, 1989) Share it with the Children: Preschool Curriculum on Aging Instructional Guide. In Generations Together Exchange, Pittsburgh, PA

Vander Ven, K. (1988, Fall). Chaos: Making New Science. by James Gleick. "Who is Mitchell Feigenbaum?" The Child and Youth Care Administrator

Editorials, Columns, Commentary, Interviews, Other:

VanderVen, K. (1999, Spring/Summer). Inventing the future: Play saves the day. In Play, Policy and Practice Connections, V (2).

VanderVen, K. (1999, Winter). Point/Counterpoint: Level/PointSystems. (taking the Counterpoint) position. Residential group care quarterly, 1(2), Child Welfare

League of America.

VanderVen, K. (1997) Preface to Arieli, M. Caring and its Discontents. On the Occupational Experience of Residential Child and Youth Care Workers. New York: Haworth Press, xix-xxi

VanderVen, K. A proposal for a professional dead end or for a dynamic process of professional development ? The paradoxes of Craig Shealy's "The Therapeutic Parent": A model for the child and youth care profession. Child and Youth Care Forum,

VanderVen, K. (1995). The relationship between chaos theory and play

'Ask the Expert' column, interview. Play, Policy and Practice Connections, 2

VanderVen, K. (1995). Activity analysis (contributor). In Griff, M. et.al. LinkAges: Planning an Intergenerational Program for Preschool. Addison-Wesley

VanderVen, K. (1994). VanderVen's Response. (To 'Improve-Don't dismiss- Behavioral techniques in group care' Response to VanderVen's "Point and Level Systems: Do they have a place in the group care milieu?" by Dr. Richard Small.) Research and Evaluation in Group Care. 4(1)

“ Soapbox 500”. Child and Youth Care on Line. Beginning May 2015.

* Henry Would Have Loved These Squirrels”. May 2015

* The Nash Equilibrium and Advancing Child and Youth Care- What’s the Connection ? June 2015\

* Bully, Bully!”August 2015

* Looking at the Past and Creating Our Future (January 2016)

“From the Soapbox – Again” (Newsletter of the Association for Child Care Practice. (ACYCP) 2012- present

* TREATING OTHERS WELL” and COUNTERING “DANGEROUS IDEAS” - WE MUST SHAPE THE FUTURE. (Winter 2017(

* Play a good game and do poke around about it. (Fall 2016)

* Truly Grit ! (July 2016)

* Far from the tree – Close by on your bookshelf (January 2016)

* It’s not either-or ! Camp is still camp! (2015)

* The economy: A visionary goal for child and youth work in the 21st century.

* Don’t provide a sanctuary for point and level systems.

* The Dunce of the Rainbow Loom Class

From the Soapbox" Columns - CYC (Child and Youth Care

(Journal) of OnLine Child Care (http:cyc-)

* When Bad Things are Done by Good People – The 10 Worst Practices in Child and Youth Care

2008

From September 2001, monthly, through June 2005; 2008

* Evaluation Forms: Should They be Pro Forma or Reformed ? June, 2005

* We’re Not in this Work by Accident: Stories from Childhood, Ours and Others. * Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wow ! (April 2005, # 75)

* 2005 - A Year for Questions. (January, 2005, # 72)

* ‘This the Season for Giving.... Of Yourself. (December 2004)

* Things are Looking Up: Positive Signs for Child and Youth Work. ( November 2004)

* Four News Items in a Week: Do They Mean Anything to Us? (October 2004, # 69)

* Good fishin’, Daniel ! For Better and Worse the World is Your Child Care Laboratory ( July 2004, # 66)

* The Basketball Net Criterion: What Do You See? (June 2004, # 65)

* The Legacy of O’Neil and Mrs. Kennedy - There’s Good Wine in Old Bottles. May 2004, # 64)

* The Presence of Mr. Fitzgerald

* To Be or Not to Be: Arts Programs Pave the Way

* Let Us Be Self-Serving: Reframing Our Vocabulary

* The”If” of Child and Youth Work Professionalization

* When Youth Ends: A New Focus for the Field

* “But You Were Going to Show Us How to Make Water Bombs!” - The Uniqueness of Child and Youth Care Work

* Overprogramming for the Few, Underprogramming for the Many

* Why are Kids Acting So Mean ? Hurt Feelings Really Hurt”

* They’re All Wet ! On Water Activities and the Need for Challenge in the Daily Lives of Youth”

* Off-Shore Schools- Sea-Change Needed!

* Just a Warming Experience

* With Whimsy- Are you really a child and youth care worker ?

* Bed time story, a wake up call, and serve it with a cup of cocoa"

*It's you I like- Remembering Mister Rogers".

* Token economies, point and level ystems, whatever we call them, let's rethink them

* These kids never had a chance to be productive... and a new take on technology

* Crafting the future of child and youth work - Passions spin the plot

* Ice Cream City social - You all come. The milieu's the thing". Telling our stories - Marketing 101

* Recess is over, but it should never end

* It's a time of renewal but I'll always remember the wallpaper

*Rain and sunshine, smiles and tears, dance and delight

* Life line, life long. How play and relationship empower our work

* All he wants--is attention

* Get the Picture ?

* Santa, Scrooge or Sage ? Reframing holiday celebrations

in the long run.

* Illuminating one sad day in group care"

* The last normal day and no more "Ms. Know-it-All".

* I've seen manners

* Social constructivism and two ideas for the field

* Setting the stage

"Views of the Field " Columns

Journal of Child and Youth Care

VanderVen, K. Holding out for higher education.Journal of Child and Youth Care. 12(4), p. 95-98.

VanderVen, K. Something new, something old, and a vision. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 12(3) 87-90

VanderVen, K. (1996) "I got excited about clay"- A powerful story in one page. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 11(4), 101-2 (submitted 1998)

VanderVen, K. (1996). One of us, too. Journal of Child and Youth Care.11(3), 93-94 (submitted 1997).

VanderVen, K. (1995) Attaining hoop dreams: Intergenerational Basketball, chaos theory and a parable for the field. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 10(4)

VanderVen, K. (1995). Care-for all of God's creatures. Journal of Child and Youth Care. 10 (3)

VanderVen, K. (1995) Hoop dreams..Societal schemes ? How do you see it ? Journal of Child and Youth Care. 10(1)

VanderVen, K. (1994). Someone's got to Propose it: How to transform the social service system.Journal of Child and Youth Care. 9 (4)

VanderVen, K. Towards care work in the next century: The Canadian connection. Journal of Child and Youth Care. 9(2)

VanderVen, K. (1994). Meeting the needs of today's youth: The continued

significance of child and youth care work. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 9(1)

VanderVen, K. (1994). "It Was Like Somebody Died"-

On the closing of a residential treatment center" Journal of Child and Youth Care, 8(4)

VanderVen, K. (1993). "It's That Simple." Journal of Child and Youth Care , 8(3), 97-99

VanderVen, K. "Dr. Henry Meower".(1993). Illustrated (by author) poem in honor of Dr. Henry Maier. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 8(2)

VanderVen, K. (1993). "On the synergy of developmental work with children and youth: From apples and oranges to fruit." Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 8(1), 75-77

VanderVen, K. (1993). The case against behaviour point and level systems. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 7(3),97-99. Reprinted in Die Kinderversorger (The Child Care Worker), publication of the South African Association of Child Care Workers.

VanderVen, K. (1993). We are ready now. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 7(4), vii-viii.

VanderVen, K. (1992). Do or drown. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 7(2), 97-98

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VanderVen, K. (1992) From the side of the swimming pool and the evolving story of child and youth care work. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, Vol.8

VanderVen, K. (1992) You heard it here ! Six popcorn poppers and the significance of care in a new world order. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 7(1)

VanderVen, K. (1991) Commentary on "A Review and Analysis of the Development of Professional Child and Youth Care Work." Child and Youth Care Forum

Vander Ven, K. (1988). "We know how they got seated in five minutes, Floyd": On orality in child care. Child and Youth Care Quarterly, 17(1)

VanderVen, K. (1987). Fight for the future of child care. In "Views and Comments", Child Care Work, National Organization of Child Care Workers Associations, 5(3)

Vander Ven, K. (1986). From child care to life cycle developmental caregiving: the numbered painting and the evolution. Invited guest editorial for " Editorial dialogue: Two perspectives on the future". Child Care Quarterly, 15)2

Vander Ven, K.(1980). Common sense is dead. Child Care Quarterly, (9)1

News of the Field.(1975- 199 News column appearing periodically in the Child Care Quarterly including nationally based information on conferences, professional child care associations, training programs, resources, and other activities in the child care field

Newsletter Articles:

VanderVen K., with additional contribution by Frank Eckles. (2016, January). “… That’s Dale”: On the Child and Youth Care Career of Dale H. Curry, Ph.D.. Newsletter of the Association of Child and Youth

Care Practice.

VanderVen, K. (1993, November). Women and leadership in early childhood education. Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children Newsletter

VanderVen, K. (1991, Fall). Out of the Dark into the Light: A Future Vision for Child and Youth Care. Reprint of Keynote Speech to Child Care Association of South East Pennsylvania, June, 1991. Child Care in Practice, Child Care Association of Pennsylvania. Also to be reprinted in Newsletter of Holy Family Institute, Pittsburgh

VanderVen, K. (1989). Childhood in the 21st Century. Report on the International Conference on Early Education and Development in Hong Kong) .Newsletter of the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children

VanderVen, K. (1989). Child care in Hong Kong. Child Care In Practice. Child Care Association of Pennsylvania

Vander Ven, K. (1986, Fall). Workshop A # 1- How to enjoy a great conference: A report of the Fall, 1986 CCAP Conference. Child Care in Practice. Sellersville, PA: Child Care Association of Pennsylvania

Vander Ven,K. (1986, Spring). Band aids or bucks: victims or victors: Comments on Act 33 and 34. Child Care in Practice. Sellersville, PA: Child Care Association of Pennsylvania

Vander Ven, K. (1986).ASAHP's 19th Annual Conference to be held in Pittsburgh-the Nation's Number 1 City. In Trends, Newsletter of the American Society of Allied Health Professions

Vander Ven, K. (1986) (with M. Vogt and M. Wood). ASAHP calls for papers for 1986 conference. In Trends, Newsletter of the American Society of Allied Health Professions, 3-4

Vander Ven, K. (1983) An agenda of key issues in the child care field:highlights of the October 1982 meeting of the Child Care Education Consortium. Child Care Education Consortium Newsletter

Vander Ven, K., and Mattingly, M. (1982). From the Directors: The End is Just the Beginning. In News from the Project: The Conference Research Sequence in Child Care Education, 1(1)

Vander Ven, K. (1981). Enhancing the impact of the expressive therapies through professionalization. Images. Newsletter of the Pittsburgh Association for the Arts in Education and Therapy

Vander Ven, K. (1977) Margaret McFarland: A Special Creator.

Newsletter of the Pittsburgh Association for the Arts in Education and Therapy

Vander Ven, K. (1975). Assessing Behavioral Outcomes of Instruction By A Simulated Social System. Doctoral Dissertation, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

Vander Ven, K. (1964). Activity Programming for Ego Development of Severely Disturbed Children. Master's Thesis, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Reviewer/Referee:

Reviewer, Program Design and Evaluation, for Sage Publishers, March 2006

Reviewer for book on contemporary youth work, University of Toronto Press

Reviewer, Edited book on out-of-school programming, Lawrence Erlbaum, Fall 2001

Reviewer, Books on community youth work, early childhood literacy, parenting for SEARCH Institute, Minneapolis, 2001-present.

Reviewer, curriculum materials for training Georgia Academy child and youth workers and social service workers. 1997

Also have 4eviewed book manuscripts: Brooks Cole Publishing Co., National Association for the Education of Young Children,Lawrence Erlbaum, Allyn & Bacon

Appraiser of instructional materials, Association of American Medical Colleges, 1978

INSTRUCTIONAL PROJECTS

Draft of proposals for training and education in out of school time and for evaluation of training project in out of school time. 2010

Instructional Materials (selected)

Manual/Study Guides

- Handbook for Master’s Students in Applied Developmental Psychology (revised and added to older version) 2006.

- Orientation to Doctoral Study and Professional Writing

- The Components of Powerful Thinking

- Personal and Professional Development for Leadership.

In Leadership I Study Guide, Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, Nova University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (1991)

- Resource Development and Marketing

- Communications

- Theory to Practice In C. Dumas, Ed. Leadership II Study Guide, Doctoral Program in Child and Youth Studies, Nova University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1993

Simulations:

"The Transformation of the U.R.I. Newroles School" - A simulation

of the transition of a school from a traditional organizational

design to a school based management model (1990)

"Child Care Center". (1987). Role playing simulation designed to illustrate organizational structure and dynamics of an early childhood day care center

"Ward 7." (1975) Role playing simulation designed to instruct in the characteristics of a total institution or non-therapeutic milieu, encompassing 64 objectives

"Smilapia Child Development Center" (1974) Role playing simulation designed to illustrate dynamics of staff-parent interaction around curricular and philosophical issues in early childhood centers.

"Children's Treatment Center." (1972). Role playing simulation designed to illustrate organizational, interdisciplinary and interpersonal aspects of a multi-disciplinary children's treatment agency

Student Support Materials: (Program in Child Development & Child Care)

Writing on Child Care, (1976). Periodically distributed to students.

Handbook for Baccalaureate Students, (1971). Revision 1972, 1973, 1974

Orientation Program "Study Guide," (1972) ( as part of a self-study orientation program for prospective students (developed with Dr. Martha A. Mattingly).

Policies and Procedures Governing Practicum Placements.

Other:

Vander Ven, K. (1985). The impact and distinctive competence of the Program in Child Development and Child Care at the University of Pittsburgh. Unpublished manuscript.

Vander Ven, K., and Baumgardner, J. (1982). The LEAD curriculum and program . University of Pittsburgh School of Health Related Professions.

Prepared Report of Pittsburgh "People" Subcommittee on Standards for Group, Infant, and Toddler Care in Pennsylvania, to be included in report for state review,(1972).

Spreading Your Knowledge: Written Communication Skills for Child Care Workers. (1976) Booklet prepared for distribution at Inter-Association Child Care Conference, Atlantic City, N.J., and other distribution.

PRESENTATIONS:

SPEECHES, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, CONFERENCES

On-line session on child and youth practice and my work. Nova Scotia Community College.

October 2016,

2015

Lunchtime comments on higher education and child and youth care work. For Symposium

on higher education in child and youth care. University of Pittsburgh, March

Bullies in the Block Corner: On ‘endemic anxious attachment’ and early childhood ‘bullying’ behaviour.

Expert Panel on Early Childhood Bullying, Child Trends, Bethesda, MD June 4

2014

From wrapping in the baby blanket to wrapping up a good lifeL The power of wraparound through the life course. Workshop given at the National Wraparound Conference, Melbourne, FL. March.

2013

Developmental intervention into “mean” and bullying behaviour. The insights of Fred Rogers.

Symposium on Fred Rogers sponsored by the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. June.

2 011

Back to the future: How concepts from classic play theories can prepare young children for a complex, unpredictable world. Presentation with Sonja deG. Kim. Annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Orlando FL. November

Panelist, Play Summit, University Club, Pittsburgh. September

Attaining a harmonious future world: The significance and challenge of intergenerational connections. Joint Keynote presentation with A. Munoz. Generations United Conference,

Washingtion, DC, July.

Building social and academic competence in youth.. Workshop at Promisig Practices- Proven Strategies conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSYAYDN), the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Center for

Schools and Communities. Harrisburg, PA, March

An ecological approach to bullying prevention: A perspective. Round table leader at Promisig Practices- Proven Strategies conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSYAYDN), the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Center for Schools and Communities. Harrisburg, PA, March

2010

The culture of childhood. Presentation to Out of School Time: Premises, Programs and Practices course. Fall.

Supporting Child and Youth Care Competencies in Activities. To Summer Seminar focusing

on out of school time. Department of Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh. June.

65 Years of Play and Still Going: Perspectives on Play in the Life Course. Senior Symposium,

David Lawrence Hall, Univerisity of Pittsburgh, March.

From Play Zones to Tradiing Zones.: Towards the Development of Scientific Thinking.

Presentied at “Child’s Play Children’s Pleasures” Conference, Hofstra Univeristy, March.

Child’s Play or Adult Genius: Analysis of the Marla Olmstead Phenomenon.

Presentied at “Child’s Play Children’s Pleasures” Conference, Hofstra Univeristy, March.

Life Cycle, Life span, Life Course; Ages, Stages, Phases: Reconceptualizing Erikson

for the 21st Century. Society for Research in Adult Development, Philadelphia. March

There’s Always Smething in it for the Kids – and What’s in it for You ? Key note speech,

30th Annual Conference of the Ohio Association of Child and Youth Care Professionals,

February

2009

Lessons from Reggio Emilia: Approaches to Co-Constructing Curriculum in Early

Childhood Teacher Education. With Sonja deGroot Kim. National Association for the

Education of Young Children Annual Conference and Expo, Washington, DC, November.

From Play Forms to Trading Zones: Towards the Development of Contemporary Scientific

Thinking. Chaos and Complexity SIG, American Educational Research Association,

San Diego, CA, Arpil

2008

Beyond Point and Level Systems to Strengths Building Through the Circle of Courage. Roots

And Wings Conference, Detroit, MI. September

From Play Zones to Trading Zones: The Relationship of Sociodramatic Paly to

Scientific Interdisciplnary Thinking. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, February.

What About Homework ? A Developmental Approach. Foundations for a Brighter Future

Conference on out of school time. Jacksonville, FL , February

2007

Professional Development in Out of School Time . Webinar for national audience,

Sponsored by Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC

Young children, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Vassar College. Presentation at History Panel,

National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, November.r (with Sonja

deGroot Kim)

The Mathematical Life Span. Poster session, Society for Study of Human Development.

The Pennsylvania State University, October

Innovative Activities in Out of School Time. Webinar for national audience sponsored by

Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. October

You’ve Gotten Rid of Your Point and Level System: Now What ? American Association of

Children’s Residential Centers, Orlando, FL, October

Wholistic, Fluid Connections: The Brain, Play and Meaning. Invited discussant for two-paper program session for Early Childhood Education SIG meeting, American Educational Research

Association, Chicago, IL. April

2006

Shaping Early Childhood Education in the 20th Century: The Role of Vassar College.

History Seminar, Annual Conference of National Association for the Education of Young

Children. Atlanta, GA. November.

The Power of the Playful Adult. Invited workshop. Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth Services.

Rocky Gap, MD, October

The Twenty First Century Erikson: A New Life Span Theory for a Changing World.

Poster session presented at Aging Research Program sponsored by UCSUR, University of Pittsburgh. October

The Twenty First Century Erikson: A New Life Span Theory for a Changing World. Brown

Bag Seminar, Department of Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh, September

The Mathematical Life Span. Winter Chaos Conference, Pittsburgh. February

2005

The Power of the Playful Adult. Workshop. 41st Annual Pittsburgh

Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, November

Reconceptualizing Erikson’s 8 Stages of Man and Life Span Theory.

Poster presentation at Society for Study of Human Development conference, Asilomar, CA. October.

Beyond the culture of point and level systems to a relationship and

activity rich environment. American Association of Children’s

Residential Centers annual conference, Pasadena, CA, October

Yellow Skies and Red Sunsets: Themes of Weather in the Life and Works of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society, Crystal River, FL, April 2, 2005. (Note: application of developmental psychology lens to literary works)

Programming Without Points and Levels. Now What? Workshop, Annual Wisconsin Child Care Worker Association Conference. Milwaukee, WI. March.

The Life Span Theory of Erik Erikson - Is There Chaos in It ? Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences Annual Meeting. Springfield, MA, February.

Misbehavior on the Rise: The Developmental Meaning of Challenging Behavior. 3 Workshops given in McKeesport, PA (January) Washington, PA (February) and Greensburg, PA (April). Sponsored as part of after-school training by Pittsburgh YMCA and Pennsylvania Pathways.

2004

Everyone can promote assets in young children: The Early Childhood Developmental Asset Framework: (ECDAF). Workshop, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. October.

A Lifelong Career in Child and Youth Care" Pathways, Options, and Enhancement Strategies to Mark the Journey. Workshop for Canadian National Child and Youth Care Conference,

Calgary, Alberta, October.

Developmental Aspects of Child Custody. Family Law Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association. September.

The Early Childhood Developmental Asset Framework: An Ecological, Integrated Approach to Promoting Positive Development in Early Childhood. Invited speaker, National

Head Start conference, Washington, DC, June

Child and Youth Work of the Future: Be a Part of It ! Tentative title for invited Keynote Speech to Child and YouthWork staff, KidsPeace, Ellsworth, ME.

Maternal Themes in the Life and Works of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Presented at the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society, Apalachicola, FL, April

Reframing the Theory-Practice Dichotomy in Teacher Preparation. Presented at Winter Chaos Conference, Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences. Stony

Brook, CT. March

2003

Advancing Intergenerational Understanding: The Role of Relationship Theory". Presented at Enhancing Global Social Change Through Intergenerational Initiatives Conference, University

of Pittsburgh, October.

Shaping the developmental assets framework for promoting strengths and positive outcomes for young children: A participative forum. Accepted for presentation at National

Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference,

Chicago, November.

Transforming the milieu and lives through the power of activity: Theory and practice. Invited to present asFeatured Speaker, Seventh International Child and Youth

Work Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada, August

"I've got a child who..." Workshop for CitiParks Preschool staff, Pittsburgh, April.

Children's games and economic game theory - potential

relationship. Informal presentation at "sharing our work" seminar, Harvard Graduate School of Education, April.

Playing with the paradigms of play: Reconceptualizing the nature and functions of play and its role in reconceptualizing early childhood education. Presented at 11th Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education conference,

Arizona State University, January.

2001-2002

Role of play with young children. Workshop given to staff at Hug-a-Bug Child Care Center, Penn Hills, PA, December.

Remembering Ed Hirshberg and the JDM Bibliophile. Brief comments at Memorial Service for Professor Edgar Hirshberg, Department of English, University of South Florida. September.

The dynamic interplay between activity and relationship: Reframing a dichotomy ; and Integrating clutrual universals and cultural specifics through the activities of the "culture of childhood".

(poster session). Accepted for presentation at the conference of the International Society for Culture Research and Activity Theory, ISCRAT, Amsterdam, June (unable to attend to present).

Direct Care Through the Life Span: Live Classroom.] Moderator and Presenter. Direct Care: Making a World of Difference International conference, New Paltz, NY, June 2002

Play: Life line, life long. Playshop given to 100 preschool teachers, Catholic diocese, Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell, Pittsburgh, April.

Me, Travis McGee, or Just Me ? The sources of Randy Wayne White's "Doc Ford". Paper delivered at The Florida Mystery Connection, Sarasota, April

Non-linear dynamical systems theory and implications for school reform. (With C. Torre and V. Maholmes). Winter Conference of the Society for Chaost Theory and the Life Sciences. Vermont, February.

2000-2001

Promoting School Age Program Quality Through a Coherent and Coordinated System of Care; and Secrets of Effective After School Programming for Middle School Youth. Presentations accepted for Florida School Age and Florida Older Children Conference, W. Palm Beach, October. Conference cancelled due to 9/11.

Developmental care in the lifespan (preconference session, Mid-Hudson Coalition, Vassar College, June)

From Risk, Restriction and Restlessness to Resilience: The Power of Activity in the Lives of Youth. Boston's 2001 Symposium on Youth Development and Well-Being, Boston, MA, March

Themes of Human Development in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' The Yearling. Annual Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Conference, Fernandina Beach, FL, April

Activity Programming: The Hidden Tool for Promoting Prosocial Behavior, Mental Health, and Resilience in Youth. Governor's

Conference on Juvenile Justice, Ft. Mitchell, KY, March

Beyond Courses and Competence to Effective Practice in a non-linear Dynamical Systems Context: Applying Heuristics and Algorithms to the Theory-Practice and Transfer of training.

Issues in Education and Human Services.Winter meeting of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, Brattleboro, VT, February

I've got a child who..." Workshop given at Saw Mill Creek Ohio Child and Youth Care Association Annual Conference, Huron, OH, January

Standards for Children's Art Experiences. To Symposium, Shady Lane School, Pittsburgh, November 2000

"Think Like a Leader". To Pittsburgh Association for the

Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, October.

Three workshops: Facilitating Play, "Time Out is Out", and "I Have a Child Who". To "Action for a Better Community" Head Start, Rochester, New York. September, 2000

Towards the Profession of the Future: A Model for Academic

Programs in Child and Youth (Applied Developmental) Work.

Educator's Day, "Together 2000" International Child and Youth Care Conference, Cleveland, OH, June

Developmental Care in the Life Span. Panel Co-organizer. At "Together 2000" International Child and Youth Care Conference, Cleveland, OH, June

Writers' Workshop. At "Together 2000" International Child and Youth Care Conference, Cleveland, OH, June

Towards transforming education conceptualized as a multi-systemic hierarchy: Applications of complexity theory. Paper (VanderVen, K., & Torre, C.) to be presented at by KV) at the International Conference on Complex Systems, Nashua, NH, May

Keeping Youths Safe Through Productive Multiculturally Oriented

Activities. Karen VanderVen and Andrew Schneider-Munoz. At Finding Better Ways : Keeping Everyone Safe conference of the Child Welfare League of America. Philadelphia, May

Leaders Aren't Born, They're Adult Developed ! Adult Development:

The Driving Force in Professional Competence conference, Louise Child Care, Pittsburgh May

The Blended Career: Creating New Roles for School-Age Care Professionals. National School Age Care Alliance Annual

Conference, Pittsburgh, April. With Ellen Gannett

Tell Your Story- In Print! With Selma Goore and Diane Barber. National School Age Care Alliance Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, April

The Developmental and Multi-Cultural Rationale for Activity. National School Age Care Alliance Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, April

Goodbye, Point Systems ! Hello, Productive ( and Exciting! ) Activity the Ohio Association of Child and Youth Care, Huron, Ohio,

anuary

1999

From Point Systems to Productive (and Exciting) Activity Programming:

A Multicultural Approach. With Andrew Schneider-Munoz. InterAssociation Child Care Conference, Valley Forge, PA, November

Predicting the future: You can do it! Luncheon speech to Pittsburgh College Club, September

Practical Communication Skills for Working with Young Children. Two training sessions for Jump Start student workers, University of Pittsburgh, September

Non-linear dynamical systems theory (chaos and complexity) and its implications for reconceptualizing early childhood education.

Accepted for presentation "8th Interdisciplinary Conference on Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Politics, Identity and Practice", Columbus, O, June.

Session Organizer - Higher Education and Leadership development in Early Childhood Education. Institute on Professional Development, National Association for the Education

of Young Children, Cincinnati, O., June

Chaos/Complexity theory, hermeneutics, and post-modern education: Implications for constructivist teaching and learning in children, youth and adults. American Educational Research Association.

April.22 Session organizer and presenter.

"Thinking outside the box: Chaos and complexity theory ( dynamical systems theory) and preparing children and youth for the future. Keynote speech, New Frontiers in Math and Science Conference,

Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania, April

1998

Valuing play: Past, present, future. Sponsored by the Play, Policy,

and Practice Caucus. National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Toronto, November

.

and

From Froebel to the future: Enhancing pattern perception of young children. National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Toronto, November

A dialectic model of generic and specific education for direct/indirect

practice in developmental care. (At School-age child care: opening doors-creating professional development opportunities for school-age providers session)

and

Breaking the boundaries: Developmental care in the life span. (Cluster

group)

and

Beyond the boundaries: A futuristic look at early childhood teacher

education in the new millenium. (Session organizer and moderator

for session sponsored by the National Association of Early Childhood

Teacher Educators.) National Association for the Education of Young Children National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development. Miami, FL, June

Three week invited speaking tour to Australia, May 7-30. Presenting on activity programming to promote positive development and resilience; and leadership in child and youth work, to conferences, agencies; and consulting, to administrators and practitioners, in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, and Perth. Total of 11

presentations: all morning, all-day, and one two day, workshops.

Major presenter, "Current Life Span Collaborations". For Life Span Perspectives: Incentives/Insights/Challenges. A colloquium sponsored by the Office of the Provost, University Center for Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. April 21

Point and level systems. A workshop for child and youth workers.

University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Child and Youth Care Learning Center. April 20

Chaos/complexity theory, hermeneutics, and construction of the world

by children and those who work with them. Session organizer and

presenter, with Doris Fromberg, Carlos A. Torre, and Michael J.

Nakkula. American Educational Research Association Annual

Meeting, San Diego, CA, April

Discussant, "Symbolic Meaning of Play" symposium for SIG on Early Education and Child Development. American Education Research Association Annual Meeting. April.

Promoting resilience in working with troubled youth and families:

The power of activity programming. One day presentation, and

Connecting is key:Activity Programming in Child and Youth Care

Work: A Two Day Training. NEXUS trainings sponsored by the Family and Children's Division, Department of Community Services, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, March

Finding better ways for children and youth through basketball.

Albert E. Trieschman Center "Finding Better Ways" conference,

Cambridge, MA, March. Session organizer and presenter with Michael

Nakkula and Mark Krueger. Also discussant, showing of Hoop Dreams.

and

Writers' Workshop

Activity programming in the group care setting: Enhancing roles

for social workers. Council on Social Group Work Education

Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL, March

"The Culture of Childhood". Harvard Graduate School of

Education. Presentation to class on multiculturism;

Featured discussant at coffee open to HUGSE community, February 18

Chaos and complexity theory applied to two issues in higher education:

faculty retirement and academic unit administration. Society for

Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences Annual

Winter Conference, Northampton, MA., February.

1997

Enhancing administration through the STAR Model of transformational

leadership. With Doris Fromberg. Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Anaheim, CA, November

From"Just getting training hours in" to a mentoring program that

works. The National Conference on Mentoring, Supervision, Training. Louise Child Care, Pittsburgh, September.

Chaos theory and its applications. Interdisciplinary informal seminar for Harvard doctoral students. Cambridge, MA, September

Direct Care Workers: Forward March ! Using military strategy to

advance the profession. Mid Hudson Coalition, New Paltz, NY, June

Expanding professional boundaries (Cluster group)

and

What is the core knowledge base for the school age field (Panel member)

"Transforming ideas into action" Sixth Annual Conference of NAEYC's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional

Development.Seattle, WA, June

Institute for Professional Development, Seattle, WA

From disengagement to competence: Activity programming as developmental intervention for children and youth.

and

Redrawing the boundaries of professions-Developmental care in the life span. Panel organizer and panelist.

and

Advanding child and youth work education through critical/emancipatory

pedagogy.: A modern- Post modern approach.

Breaking Down the Barriers - Redrawing the Boundaries Fifth International Child and Youth Care Conference. Toronto, June

Professional practice and quality care -the significance of everyone: A look into the future ( Keynote speech).

and

The role of the director in staff development. Keystone College Conference, La Plume, PA. May

"It's absolute chaos here!" Effective early childhood leadership through applying chaos theory. With Victoria Dimidjian. Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children conference, May

Productive detention and in-school suspension:Developing academic competence and pro-social behavior in youth in schools through activity- oriented experiential education (With Andrew Schneider-Munoz).

and

Joint organizer (with M. Nakkula and J. Erbe (and original founder0 "Almost Midnight Intergenerational Basketball", Northeastern U. gymnasium.

and

Writers Workshop. Albert E. Trieschman Center "Finding Better Ways" Conference, Cambridge, MA, March

Developmental Care in the Life Span:Interdisciplinary Preparation of Primary caregivers. Panel Organizer. Annual Conference of Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Boston, February.

Chaos/complexity and dynamic systems theory: Its applicability to social and psychological phenomena. Winter conference of The Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life

Sciences. Waterbury, VT, February

Table top footballs, fortune tellers and water bombs: Hands-on

activities as developmental tools for parents and professionals. All

day workshop for mental health professionals, half day workshop for parents and teachers.

and

Bringing back the traditional culture of childhood: The role of

children's museums in promoting positive development ( presentation

to Board of Directors). Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Milwaukee, January

1996

Preparing children for a rapidly changing world: chaos and complexity theory in early childhood education. Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dallas, TX. November.Presenter and session organizer.

Shifting boundaries in professions and chaos theory: Implications for early childhood education. Session sponsored by The National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, November.

Developmental Care in the Life Span: New Perspectives. Special symposium held at Vassar College as pre-conference day at theAnnual Conference of the Mid-Hudson Coalition, June

From two years to a life time: Career development strategies in life span care. Annual Conference of the Mid-Hudson Coalition, Poughkeepsie, NY, June

From disengagement to competence: Activity programming as developmental intervention for children and youth. Harvard Graduate School of Education, April

Toward socialization and harmonious cross cultural relationships: Integrating cultural universals and cultural specifics through the activities of the " culture of childhood". of children through the "culture of childhood". "The Many Cultures of Childhood" Thireenth Annual International Forum. Harvard Graduate School of Education,

February

Beyond chaos and complexity to supersymmetry in a post modern world:

Implications for research and practice in education and human services.

Winter Conference, Waterbury Vermont, Society for Chaos Theory in

the Life Sciences, February

1995

Activities as tools for engaging and developing youth. Harvard Graduate School of Education, December

Intergenerational Studies class, Graduate Program, Wheelock College.

Resource discussant. December.

A new way of viewing and representing the world: Chaos and complexity

theory and its applications to early childhood education. Session

organizer and co-presenter (Overview and Chaos Theory and Play) with

Carlos Torre and Doris Fromberg. National Association for the

Education of Young Children. Washington, DC, December

Emerging Trends in Society and Child Care. Mentoring/Leadership

Certificate Program in Child Care. University of Pittsburgh/Louise

Child Care. Pittsburgh, November

From the Past to the Future of Child and Youth Care Work and

The InterAssociation Child Care Conference; (Speech).From Two Years to a Life Time: Productive Career Development Strategies in Care Work.(Workshop). Inter-Association Child Care Conference 20th Anniversary, King of Prussia, PA, November.

The Changing Nature of Child and Youth Care Work. Panel Member, Annual Conference, Massachusetts Association of Child Care Workers, Danvers, MA, November.

Activity Programming: An Alternative to Point and Level Systems. All

day workshop to consortium of agencies: Janus Youth Programs, Edgefield Children's Center, Parry Center For Children. Mt Hood Community College, Oregon, September.

"But Then What Can We Do ? Replacing Point Systems with the Power of

Activity Programming." Keynote speech. Annual conference of Oregon Association of Child Care Workers, September

"Give Back Their Childhoods": The Power of Activity Programming; The Effective Use of Role Play in Training; "It's not Hard to Break

Into Print": Writer's Workshop (Workshops);

The Future of Family Centered Child and Youth Care in a Changing

World" (Panel Organizer and Moderator). Annual conference

of Oregon Association of Child Care Workers, September

Reframing Social Work with Chaos Theory. All day workshop, Continuing Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. May

"What if All Direct Care Workers United?" Panelist and facilitator

(with Margaret Calista). Quality Care: Community Action Through

Innovative Partnerships,sponsored by Mid-Hudson Coalition, Poughkeepsie, NY, May

"Cat's Cradles, Paper Airplanes, Devil Sticks and Much, Much More":

Recreating the Culture of Childhood". (With Andrew Schneider-Munoz).

Finding Better Ways Conference, Trieschman Center, Needham, MA, April

"Point-Counterpoint: Merits and Pitfalls of Level Systems". (Debate with Richard Small). Finding Better Ways Conference, Trieschman Center, Needham, MA, April

"Writer's Workshop- Breaking into Print!" Finding Better Ways Conference, Trieschman Center, Needham, MA, April

"The School as a Social System: A Chaos Theory Rationale." (With Carlos

Torre). Conference of the Society for Chaos and the Life Sciences. Northampton, MA, Februrary.

"Supervising Others" and "Water and Clay Play Make My Day". Workshops

for Pittsburgh Child Care Training Institute.

1994

Another Way of Seeing Things: Chaos/Complexity Concepts and Implications

for Early Childhood Education. (Session organizer and co-presenter). With Doris Fromberg and Carlos Torre. National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, December

Play, Curriculum and Chaos Theory in Early Childhood Education.with Doris Fromberg). Play in Practice and Policy Caucus, National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, December.

(Panel member - role of group work group care organized by F. Herbert

Barnes). XVI Annual Symposium on Social Work with Groups. University of Connecticut School of Social Work, October 27-30

Travis McGee as midlife author: Life progress update and excerpts

from his master work, the biography of John D. MacDonald. The 5th

John D. MacDonald Conference on Mystery and Detective Fiction, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 18-20 (Currently scheduled)

Career Development in Child and Youth Care; and Writers' Workshop.

to be presented at Canadian 9th National Child and Youth Care Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, October 2-6 (Currently scheduled)

Milieu and 'Flow' in the Milieu for At-Risk Youth. "Beyond Crisis Towards Opportunity" conference on prevention and treatment of substance

abuse. InterAssociation Child Care Association, Valley Forge, PA, July 8-10

Playing with Creativity: Towards a New Chaotic Construct. Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences Annual Conference, Johns Hopkins University, June 24-26

Advancing Child and Youth Care Through Transforming Education. Educator's Day presentation; 'The Future of Family Centered Child and Youth Care Work in a Changing World'. Panel presenter and moderator

International Child and Youth Care Conference, sponsored by the International Federation of Educative Communities and the National Organization of Child Care Workers Associations. Milwaukee, WI; June 20- 24

Beyond Administration: Chaos and Complexity in Transformational Leadership in Early Childhood Education. (with Doris Fromberg).

National Association for the Education of Young Children Institute for Professional Development Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. June 2-5

Keynote Speaker. 'Primary Care: The Generic Profession'. Annual Conference of the Mid-Hudson Coalition. New Paltz, NY, May 13

Keynote Speaker. Women and Leadership in Early Childhood Education. Annual Meeting of the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children, February 9

Chaos concepts in social services intervention and professional preparation and practice. Winter conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, New Haven, CT, February 4-6

1993

Perspectives on professional development: Some new findings and models. Presentation and panel organizer, National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Curriculum and children growing together. (October) Series of three workshops,"Expand play and games to challenge your children"; Add energy and spark to creative activities". "Growing with blocks and manipulatives". For Pittsburgh Child Care Institute, Louise Child Care.

The power of play. Pennsylvania Association of Child Care Agencies Conference, Harrisburg, October

Women and Leadership. Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Retreat, Jennerstown, PA, June

Chaos theory and its application to human services. Faculty Colloquium, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. May

Keynote Speaker. "In the best interest of the child: The transformation of childcare work in the 21st Century. Annual Program Meeting of the North Carolina Association of Child Care Workers, Asheboro, April. 'Eliminating Point Systems: But, then, what can we do ?'; and 'Atten-hut! Powerful problem solving through military strategy'. (Workshops)

The power of play (With Sonja DeG.Kim) New York Association for the Education of Young Children. Lake Placid, NY, April

The chaos of caregiving: Finding better ways in an uncertain world.

"Finding Better Ways" Conference, The Trieschman Center, Cambridge, MA, April

Activity programming ! Again ! A new look at the power of activities in the lives of children, youth and families. (With Andrew Schneider-Munoz.) "Finding Better Ways" Conference, The Trieschman Center, Cambridge, MA, April

Behavior modification in practice: Uses and abuses. Presentation for

Research and Practice Forum, sponsored by Office of Child Development. University of Pittsburgh, April

Developmental caregiving: The concept of a new profession serving people throughout the life span. Presentation and panel organizer. Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Louisville, KY, March

Successful teamwork: Art and practice. Workshop. For Pittsburgh Child Care Institute, Louise Child Care. March & October

Applications of chaos concepts to child abuse and misapplications of behavior modification. First Winter Chaos Conference, sponsored by the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology, Craftsbury, VT, February

1992

Making training take: Confronting issues in staff development. Presented with E. Tittnich and K. McIntyre, National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. New Orleans, November

The gentle aging of Travis McGee as reflected in his emergence as writer. Presented at 4th John D. MacDonald Conference, Bahia Mar, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November

Chaos theory: A new way to look at the impact of child sexual abuse interventions. Lunch presentation, It Happens to Boys Too conference sponsored by St. Aloysius Home, Warwick, RI, October

The rights of the child for prepared caregivers: Challenges to staff, training and administration. Day Conference on the Realization of the Rights of the Child. Espoo, Finland, August

Early Child Child Care in the 90's: Emerging Trends and Perspectives. Panel Moderator (Members Ellen Galinsky, Jay Belsky, Sonja Kim). Vassar College, June.

Preparing practitioners for professionalism in early childhood education. Invited presentation at the Early Childhood Profession Coming Togehter conference of the National Associationfor the Education of Young Children, Los Angeles, June

Keynote Speaker. Enacting change in child care through application of military strategy. Specialink Conference of the Day Care Mainstream Information Network in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, May

Use of plastic media in early childhood programs. Workshop for Allegheny Intermediate Head Start Training Day. Pitsburgh, February

Productive employment of older adults in child care. (With S. Newman and C. Ward). Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Baltimore, February.

1991

From Aggression to Achievement: Work with Troubled Children and Youth Through Activity Programming. Part I: Plays the Thing: Adult Play as the Pathway to Working With Youngsters Through Activity Programming and From Points to Productive Program-ming: Strategies for Using Activities in Work with Aggressive Youngsters. InterAssociation Child Care Conference, Valley Forge, PA , November.

Matching models of staff development: Play theory into play practice. (With Ethel Tittnich and Karen McIntyre) National Association for the Education of Young Children, Denver, CO, November

The Adult Role in Mediating Children's Play. (With Shirley Dean). At Play, Policy and Practice: A Multi-Faceted Look at Play. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Denver, CO, November.

Keynote speaker. Out of the Dark into the Light: A Future for Child and Youth Care. Child Care Association of Southeast Pennsylvania, June 7. Wiley House, Bethlehem

From points and punishment to productive programming:the use of activities in the therapeutic milieu. International Conference, Children and Youth: Their Future is Now. Montreal, May

The Rationale of Activity Programming for Promoting Developmental and Therapeutic Goals with Children and Youth. Harvard Graduate School of Education, May

The Power of Activities : A Festival and Symposium. "Special guest", Presenter and panel and festival coordinator, Trieschman Conference, "Finding Better Ways, Cambridge, MA, April

Preventing Staff Stagnation. Day Conference, Wakefield, Engand, Sponsored by Social Care Association and the International Federation of Educative Communities. April. With Kathleen Lane

Keynote Speaker. Therapeutic Activity Programming in Residential Treatment. Monthly Lecture Series, Villa Maria, Timonium, MD, March

Developmental caregiving: The concept of a new profession serving people throughout the life span. Presenter and panel organizer. Association for Gerontology in Higher Education 17th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, March

'Pathways to professionalism'. Keynote speech, and ' Military strategy in child care', workshop. Manitoba Child Care Association, Winnipeg, January

1990

Presenter, 'Matching Staff Models' and facilitator, "The Adult Role in Play" subgroup, at "A Multi-Faceted Look at Play" session, National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November

The McGee Family: Travis as Father, and Jean Killian as Daughter: A Profile of Two Personalities in a New Relationship. 3rd John D. MacDonald Conference on Mystery and Detective Fiction. Fort Lauderdale, FL, November

Olders- Boon or Bane ? A Look at Intergenerational and Life Span

Issues in Child Care. Invited presentation, National Association of Homes for Children conference, September

'From the paralysis of points to the power of program: The transforming power of therapeutic activities' and 'Reach for the stars ! Utilizing your child care skills to buid your career both inside and outside the field.' Workshops given at the Child Care Association of Pennsylvania Annual Conference, September

Advancing care and education through military strategy. Nova University Summer Institute, Ft.Lauderdale, Fl. July

The Cosmology of Child and Youth Care: Towards a Scientific Revolution. Twelfth World Congress of the International Association of Workers for Troubled Children and Youth. July

Expanding Your International Horizons: The International Federation of Educative Communities (FICE). (With James Anglin). Twelfth World Congress of the International Association of Workers For Troubled Children and Youth. July

Atten-hut! Advancing on the Fronts of Child Care: Solving Problems Through Applications of Military Strategy. Inter Association Child Care Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, May

"Two Years In and Out" or a Productive Life Time Career! Career Options for Child Care Workers Inside and Outside the Field. InterAssociation Child Care Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May

"What, Me ? Work with the Family ? Career Development for Family Centered Child Care Practice. Fifteenth Annual Spring Conference, Child Care Association of Pennsylvania Southwest Region. May.

Changing Families: The Dual Career Family. American Society of

Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, April.

Residential care and child care worker training in the United States. Invited lecture, Ljubljana University School of Education, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, March.

Staff Turnover and Staff Retention in Residential Care: What is Ideal ? (with Kathleen Lane, England). Seminar on Residential Care and Treatment in FICE Countries, Kinderdorf Pestalozzi, Trogen, Switzerland. March

The Child Care Profession of the Future. The Caring Profession in the 1990's. University of Pittsburgh, Alumni Association, February

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