
2025 Training Institute – Full Schedule
The Brilliance of Resilience: Helping Families Thrive
Wednesday, May 21 @ Renaissance Hotel Albany
6:00pm-6:30pm – Check-in
6:30pm-7:30pm – Interview of Tovah Klein
Author Interviewer: Meg Akabas
7:30pm-8:30pm – Networking & Book Signing
Thursday, May 22 @ Albany Capital Center
9:15am-10:00am – Registration, Meet & Greet, Networking
10:00am-10:10am – Welcome & Introduction
Kevin Chamberlin, NYSPEP Program Manager
10:10am-10:20am – NYSPEP Workgroups Introduction
Susan Perkins, NYSPEP Steering Committee Chair
10:20am-10:30am – NPEN & Parenting Education Nationally
Debbie Farr, NPEN Chair
10:30am-11:30am – Resilience Starts with Us: Who I Am Impacts What I Do
Tovah Klein, Author
11:30am-12:15pm – Split Happens: Core Principles That Help Families Build Resilience As They Navigate Divorce/Separation
Nancy Nybergh, FamilyKind
12:15pm-1:00pm – Lunch
Tables: NYSPEP PEC, NYSPEP Workgroups, Community Cafes, Book Signing
1:00pm-2:00pm – Navigating the Negatives: Using H.A.L. F. to Build Resilience
Debbie Farr, NPEN Chair
2:00pm-3:10pm – Expert Panel Q&A
Moderator: Kimberly Kopko, Cornell University
Panelists: Debbie Farr, Tovah Klein, Nancy Nybergh
3:10pm-3:30pm – Closing & Evaluations
Kevin Chamberlin, NYSPEP Program Manager
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