Lunch Break With The Village

Parenting During COVID and Integrated Care for Your Family

May 6, 2021

Part one: Parenting During COVID: Tips to Keep Calm at Home with guests Lesa Lovelace, Village Child First Clinician and Mackenzie Christopherson, Village Child First Care Coordinator.

Part two: The Benefits of Integrated Care for Your Family with guests Amy Signore, Village/CCMC Psychologist and Dr. Robert Keder, M.D.

Lunch Break With The Village is hosted by Yvette Young, LPC, The Village’s AVP of Programs and Advocacy.

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Dr. Amy Adolfo Signore, PhD, MPH, The Village

Dr. Signore is a pediatric health psychologist from The Village for Families & Children who is currently embedded in primary care at Connecticut Children’s. She works as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, nurses, and staff to provide brief evidence-based interventions to patients. Common presenting problems include ADHD management, toileting, anxiety, feeding, and behavioral aspects of managing chronic illness. Dr. Signore received specialized training as an intern and post-doctoral fellow in the development and delivery of integrated care at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. She earned a doctorate of Psychology from the University of Rhode Island, a Master of Public Health Degree from Brown University and Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with honors, from Tufts University.

Dr. Robert Keder, M.D., Connecticut Children’s

Rob Keder grew up in Connecticut, attended the Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and then completed his residency in pediatrics through the University of Connecticut. He completed a three year fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center / Boston University and a one year LEND (Leadership Education for Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities) fellowship through the University of Massachusetts Shriver Center. He returned home to Connecticut Children’s in 2016 where he is involved in several aspects of medical education working with students, residents, and colleagues. His clinical interests relate to autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and bullying. He is currently a co-chair of the Advocacy Committee for the Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and services on the UConn Pediatric Residency Program’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee as well as the UConn GME Diversity Oversight Committee.

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