About the Course
Resilient children need resilient adults. Sadly, too many adults caring for young children face stress and burnout and are struggling to show up each and every day with a resilient mindset. It does NOT have to be this way!
In this edWebinar, Nefertiti Poyner, Ed.D., Early Childhood Specialist and National Trainer at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, takes you to a place of greater strength and determination. The focus is on YOUR resilience, YOUR well-being, and YOUR overall health and happiness. You learn simple strategies that can reduce your stress and increase your ability to focus, to be patient, to show empathy, to feel capable, to set limits, and to feel joy. These simple strategies are not magic bullets that make stress and burnout go away, but they are research-based tools that you can start using immediately.
You leave this session with energy, enthusiasm, and a commitment to make a few positive changes in your life that lead to greater happiness and fulfillment and will undoubtedly resonate in the work you do every day with children, families, teams, and communities. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK through elementary teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
Your Instructor
Nefertiti Poyner, Ed.D.
Nefertiti Poyner, Ed.D., Early Childhood Specialist and National Trainer, received her undergraduate degree from Virginia State University, her graduate degree from Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania, and her Doctor of Education degree from Walden University. Prior to joining the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, Dr. Poyner worked as a preschool and kindergarten teacher in the city of Philadelphia. Since joining DCRC in 2002, Dr. Poyner has provided professional development and presentations that focus on educating parents, teachers, and administrators on the importance of paying attention to not only how children perform academically but also how they feel, socially and emotionally. Dr. Poyner has co-authored two resources—Building Your Bounce: Simple Strategies for a Resilient You and the award-winning Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure: 50 Activities to Promote Resilience in Young Children.