Possibilities in the Field of Early Childhood Intervention

FROM BIRTH TO THREE YEARS OF AGE

International Professional Conference Organized by the 20-year old Early Intervention Center of Budapest

Patron of the conference: Zoltán Balog Minister of Human Resources

October 29-31 2012

Stefánia Palace, Budapest

The rate of all aspects of development is the fastest in the first years of a child’s life. This holds true for all children, whether they develop in a typical or in a different way or whether they are vulnerable to impaired development.
The primary goal of our conference is to examine whether we are actually doing all we can to assist children in need of early intervention during the first and most formative period of their lives. We intend to explore international experience and research results, present domestic and special regional practices along with specifically Hungarian forms of therapy. We want to follow the process of early childhood intervention from diagnosis and screening all the way to actual treatment, taking into consideration the perspectives of both parents and professionals. We also eant to look at different aspects of early intervention teamwork and the partnership between parents and professionals.

Keynote presentations

Samuel J. Meisels, Ed.D

President of Erikson Institute
Chicago

Malka Margalit, PhD

Head of the School of Behavior Sciences
Peres Academic Center, Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University

Franz Peterander, Prof. Dr

Professor of Psychology
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich

Szabó Miklós, MD, PhD

Neonatologist, Chairman of Hungarian Perinatal Society
Semmelweis University

Zack Boukydis, PhD

Fullbright Fellow, & Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Semmelweis University Budapest, Eotvos Lorand University

Gergely György, PhD, DSc

Professor of Psychology
Central European University, Budapest

Fogarasi András, MD PhD

Scientific Director
Bethesda Children's Hospital

Czeizel Barbara

director
Early Intervention Centre, Budapest, Hungary

Langerné Victor Katalin

Deputy State Secretary for Social Inclusion
Ministry Of Human Resources