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Donna LaTour-Elefante
Donna
LaTour-Elefante is founder and executive director
of the Family Nurturing Center of Central NY, Inc.,
a private not-for-profit corporation devoted to providing
family education and support programs and services
for parents, children, adolescents, and individuals
throughout Central New York.
Ms. LaTour-Elefante is a Nationally Recognized Trainer/Consultant
in the Nurturing Parenting Programs, a member of the
International Nurturing Collaborative Council, a Child
Life Therapist, and has been involved with the Nurturing
Parenting Programs since 1987. She has a bachelor's
degrees in both education and in psychology / child
life therapy and is working toward a master's degree
in child and family studies at Syracuse University.
Ms. LaTour-Elefante has extensive experience in providing
special trainings and workshops in the prevention
and treatment of child abuse and neglect; and she
has traveled through the country to train professionals
who work with families and those who now implement
the highly-effective Nurturing Parenting Programs.
She is responsible for introducing the Nurturing
Parenting Programs for Parents and Their Children
to New York State, and participated in piloting both
the Nurturing Program for Parents With Special Learning
Needs, and the Nurturing Program for Foster/Adoptive
Parents and Their Blended Families.
Through the Family Nurturing Center, Ms. LaTour-Elefante
has provided Nurturing Parenting Programs for Parents
and Their Children ages birth to 18 years, and continues
to offer trainings, workshops, and staff development
in-services in nurturing skills.
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#2 Donna LaTour-Elefante
The Family Nurturing Center of Central NY, Inc.
Utica, New York
(315) 738-9773, x223
delefante@fnccny.org
Websute: www.fnccny.org
Michele
is a Certified Child Life Specialist with a degree
in Psychology Child Life from Utica College of Syracuse
University. She has 18 years of experience working
with children and families in diverse settings and
has provided both direct service and administration
of programs. She began working with the Family Nurturing
Center of CNY, Inc. in the implementation of Nurturing
Parenting Programs in 1987 and became a nationally
recognized trainer/consultant in 2004.
She currently works in the Pediatric Intensive Care
Unit at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
in Norfolk, Va. where she serves on the Palliative
Care and Pain Management committees.
Prior to moving to Virginia she helped to develop
and implement the CompassionNet Program, a family
support and pediatric palliative care program serving
a 36 County region in New York State. CompassionNet
provides services to children with potentially life-threatening
illnesses and their families, with the goal(s) of
improving quality of life and reducing stress regardless
of the outcome of the illness. She provided leadership
in the planning process for five (5) All-Inclusive
Care for Children Coalitions in the Southern Tier,
Central NY, Mohawk Valley and Northern New York State
Regions.
Some of her most meaningful experiences occurred while
providing Child Life interventions in an inpatient
unit at University Hospital's Center for Children's
Cancer and Blood Disorders. She has made a commitment
to helping children heal through the use of play and
has provided presentations and workshops throughout
the country on the benefits of play and expressive
activities in supporting children who have experienced
loss, illness or grief. She recently completed training
in implementation of the Initiative for Pediatric
Palliative Care (IPPC) curriculum designed to enhance
communication and build partnerships between healthcare
providers and families with children who have potentially
life-threatening illness.
As Director of Prevention Education and Counseling
Services for the Herkimer County Prevention Council
at Catholic Charities and Integrated County Planning
Project Coordinator, she provided leadership for integration
of County services and community asset building as
a part of New York State Office of Children and Family
Service's statewide initiative. She also responded
to the needs of sexually abused children and their
non-offending family members, as a member of the interdisciplinary
team for the tri-county Sexual Abuse Task Force in
Oneida, Herkimer and Madison Counties (NYS).
She is co-author of the The Nurturing Program for
Parents and Their Children with Health Challenges
and looks forward to the piloting and publication
of this unique curriculum.
#52 Michele Tryon
Virginia Beach, Virginia
(757)- 668 -7609
mtccls1@aol.com
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