Check out our series of 7 seminars, plus a bonus seminar to be held at UIC. We are delighted to provide a diverse set of topics from an array of professional expertise and for the first time we will be hosting the seminars in numerous locations across the state. Three seminars will be held at the JCFS Center for Practice Excellence in Northbrook, our series co-sponsor. We will offer seminars in conjunction with our Southern and Central Chapters in O’Fallon and Urbana. New this year will be a seminar in Rockford. And, we will offer a bonus seminar to be held at UIC in the spring. For more detailed information about the seminars and to register, please click here.

The DC: 0-3 R allows practitioners working with infants and toddlers and their families to arrive at age- appropriate diagnoses for purposes of treatment recommendations and practice. DC: 0-3 R diagnoses, however, are not billable for insurance companies and Medicaid. The Illinois DC: 0-3 R Crosswalk Manual aligns appropriate DC: 0-3 R diagnosis with the billable DSM IV or ICD 9 code. Practitioners with training and experience in diagnosing infants and toddlers and their families are ideally suited to using the DC: 0-3 R and the Crosswalk. For more information or questions about the Manual, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Fall Conference

Save the Date: October 25, 2013 with Keynote Brenda Jones Harden, Ph.D.
The conference will be held on at the University of Illinois-Chicago Forum on October 25, 2013. The keynote speaker will be Brenda Jones Harden, Ph.D. Dr. Jones Harden is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development, University of Maryland College Park. She has worked over thirty years in the early childhood policy, practice, and research arenas. Her research interests include children who are at environmental risk and receiving home visiting, early intervention, early care and education, and child welfare services. She has facilitated and collaborated on numerous writings and trainings regarding reflective practice for early childhood professionals. Dr. Jones Harden received her doctoral degree in developmental and clinical psychology from Yale University, and the Master in Social Work degree from New York University.

The Research Committee has completed the Guide to Screening and Assessment Measures. This guide provides a current list of screening and assessment measures for social and emotional development. Detailed information about each measure is provided in an easy-to-read table format, including its purpose, psychometric properties, administration, training requirements, and distributor and ordering information. It should be extremely helpful for early childhood professionals from a diverse array of professional backgrounds looking for a way to assess and track the progress of the children with whom they work.