YCSC Grand Rounds: Most Vulnerable to Most Valuable—Early Childhood Policies as a Fundamental Building Block of Resilience, Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Development

Session Description

The presentation will address how policies and Programs that support Early Childhood Development (ECD) have a triple return on investment (Human Development, Community Climate Resilience, and Sustainable Development) and consider how ECD policies and programs can deliver on this promise. Actions being taken by countries and international institutions to elevate the importance of early childhood in the sustainable development policy arena will also be reviewed.

The learning objectives for this session are for participants to understand:

• that policies and programs supporting Early Childhood Development have a triple return on investment
• how ECD policies and programs can deliver on this promise
• what actions are being taken by countries and international institutions to elevate the importance of early childhood in the sustainable development policy arena

Continuing Education

This session is approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEC) by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, and Licensed Psychologist Licensure renewal. Additional information and instructions for earning CEC for this session will be provided at the live event.

YCSC Grand Rounds are also reviewed for eligibility for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on an annual basis and most lecture-style sessions are approved for the year. Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Individual event designation details are provided at applicable live events.

YCSC Grand Rounds sessions are typically presented in the Cohen Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom. Internal participants are encouraged to attend sessions in person​​​​​. Recordings are posted on-line as soon as they are available. Compassionate Care Rounds are not recorded to maintain confidentiality.