Category: Professional Development
Fragile X Conference SOON
October 11, 2016
Targeting Social Skills and Behavioral Strategies for School, Work and Fun Saturday, November 12, 2016 8:00 am – 5:00 pm University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, Connecticut Featuring Internationally Renowned Fragile X and Autism Spectrum Disorder Experts Jennifer Epstein, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD Yale Child Study Jonathan Picker, MBChB, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital $60 per person, which includes breakfast, lunch and a conference binder. CEU credit & Attendance Certificate available on request. Online Registration or http://www.eventbrite.com and search for “Fragile X” Register by October 29, 2016 In lieu of Online Registration, pay by Check, made payable to “NFXF” … Continue reading
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SPOTLIGHT ON…
September 13, 2016
Shout Out to Theracare! 50 of their program’s staff have already completed the online training module on the IFSP! Way to Go!!! Take advantage of this online training on the IFSP at your convenience (30 minutes in length) and receive a certificate of completion when you are done!
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Rave Reviews for the Provider Support Team and Birth to Three Providers!
September 8, 2016
National experts, Dathan Rush and M’Lisa Shelden, have applauded the strides Connecticut has made in increasing knowledge and implementation of best practice in Early Intervention. Rush and Shelden have been providing annual training and technical assistance to support Connecticut’s Activity-based teaming practices. The Birth to Three Provider Support Team has been providing training and technical assistance to enhance their work. Some of Dathan and M’Lisa’s comments on what they are seeing: “It’s clear that you have been doing A LOT of work to move practices forward in CT” “It’s the first time EVER on the first call that all … Continue reading
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Birth to Three Professional Development – New!
August 30, 2016
Assistive Technology: An IDEA Part C Service will be presented by CT. Birth to Three and NEAT Marketplace on October 26, 2016. The training will include a morning session covering AT regulations, procedures, and NEAT supports; and an afternoon session on low tech to high tech communication supports. Register for either or both sessions through the Birth to Three Calendar. Going Deeper Into Natural Learning Environment Practices. If you did not attend last year, take advantage of the knowledge and support for working with families that you will gain in this one day training: an essential training for all individuals working … Continue reading
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Best Practice Resources for you!
July 27, 2016
Have you checked out the resources, tools and research at your fingertips regarding best practices in Birth To Three? Find everything you need on the CT. Birth to Three Website. And don’t forget to sign up for the weekly email updates for our BLOG – and easy way to keep up to date!
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Support for the new IFSP
July 26, 2016
The IFSP has been translated and posted in three additional languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic. We have also modified the IFSP Handbook which will be posted on the website. In addition, we are posting an online module on completing the new IFSP. The link for the module will be posted on our website under Learning Modules . A short, fun video on Writing Functional Outcomes will also be found there and here (click on lower right area of video to watch it full screen).
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Back by Popular Demand!
July 20, 2016
Two additional trainings on “Going Deeper Into Natural Learning Environment Practices” have been added to the Birth to Three Calendar. Dates are September 14th in Trumbull and November 16th in Hartford. This is a critical training for all interventionists in the Birth to Three system. Focus will be on developing increased competence in using a family’s everyday activities, and all the learning opportunities present within those activities, to help families promote their child’s development. Sign up soon as trainings fill up fast!
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Mind the Baby training at Yale Child Study Center
July 11, 2016
The annual Minding the Baby® (MTB) training institute is right around the corner, to be held July 19-21, 2016 at the Yale Child Study Center, and there is still time to register! For more information, please see below and visit: http://www.mtb.yale.edu/training To register, please visit: http://mtb.yale.edu/training/registrationform.aspx MTB is an evidence-based home visiting model run in collaboration with the Yale School of Nursing, Yale Child Study Center, and Fair Haven Community Health Clinic. Developed in a home visitation setting, MTB is an interdisciplinary, primary intervention model that can also be adapted for use in non-home settings. The annual 3-day MTB training institute is focused on the clinical … Continue reading
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Training for All Program Directors – May 2nd
April 1, 2016
As part of our intensive trainings regarding Birth to Three practices, we have a day with Dathan Rush and M’Lisa Shelden specifically for Program Directors or high level supervisors. The morning (9-12) will provide an overview of the research, rationale, and process for using evidence-based practices in early childhood intervention. The focus will be on the three practice areas of natural learning environment practices; coaching as an evidence-based strategy for interacting with parents and team members; and characteristic and use of a primary service provider approach to teaming. The afternoon ( 1-4 ) will focus on Implementation: Leadership Tools for Supporting Fidelity … Continue reading
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Endangered Play, Endangered Development event
March 31, 2016
Educators, students, parents and community members are invited to hear Diane Levin, Professor and author of Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood: Teaching Young Children in the Media Age on May 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the Yale University School of Management Zhang Auditorium Free, no registration required Questions/Comments: carla.horwitz@yale.edu
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Sign-up for Natural Learning Environments Training!
March 2, 2016
Due to high demand, the Provider Support team has added two more natural learning environments trainings: March 16th in Hartford and April 13th in Hamden. We have room in both trainings – sign up soon – March 16th is right around the corner. Feedback from your colleagues has been very positive indicating that the training changed their thinking about Early Intervention and their role with families and children – for the better. Hope to see you there!
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CT. DEC Open Meeting Discussing the New DEC Recommended Practices
February 18, 2016
CT DEC is excited to announce the upcoming event that is open to all interested members of the ECE community. ece 2016 Special Educators with a Purpose : Keynote speaker, Mary Beth Bruder from UCONN Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. “Building our Capacity for Evidence Based Practice: Our Responsibility to Those We Teach” and Discussion of the new DEC Recommended Practices. All attendees will receive a copy of the DEC Recommended Practice. March 22nd, 6-9 p.m. in the Community Room, Goodwin College. Please RSVP to ctdecearlychildhood@gmail.com
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EASTCONN Hosting 3rd Annual Infant/Toddler Conference: Let’s Talk
February 9, 2016
This Conference on March 11th, will place an emphasis on development of language skills for children 0-3, including supporting language with quality children’s books. Supporting Dual Language Learners will be an integral component to this professional learning, as well as supporting children to understand language and use language for social interaction. See Birth to Three Calendar for more information.
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Have you joined your colleagues at Birth to Three’s Natural Learning Environment training yet?
February 5, 2016
The Provider Support Team has been busy offering trainings around the state on “Going Deeper Into Natural Learning Environment Practices”. The trainings have been filling so fast that we will be adding two additional trainings in March and April. Be on the lookout for postings on the Birth to Three Calendar!
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Natural Learning Environments Training: January 12th
December 11, 2015
As many of you know the Natural Learning Environments trainings have been filling up as soon as we put them on the calendar. That’s great! We do still have some room in the NLE training on January 12th ( snow date January 26th) at Education Connections in Litchfield. Don’t worry about the snow….it’s a beautiful drive any time of the year!! See you there. www.birth23.org/calendar
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Five New Videos from Iowa via Florida
December 7, 2015
When other states develop and share resources, we like to pass them along in case you aren’t part of one of the many email lists out there. We all know that coaching isn’t a “model” which means there isn’t yet a strong theoretical foundation and a body of empirical research that supports the practices. Many states refer to it as coaching methods or coaching strategies or coaching practices so when you watch the first video and the interventionist uses “model” just know that she knows it’s not a model yet. (“It’s a model in development!” – Juliann Woods) Larry Edelman developed these videos … Continue reading
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Motor Training December 4th
November 17, 2015
“Babies Have Lots to Learn: Emphasis On Motor Skill in the First Year” is only a few weeks away! Sign up soon. The objectives of training include identification of key points of typical motor development in the first year of life; emphasis on recognizing the “quality” of motor skill performance; appreciation of the effect of repetition and functional activities on the development of motor skills; and identification of “red flags” that would warrant further consultation for motor skills. Will be presented by Linda Bamonte PT, DPT (Birth to Three Provider Support) and Cindy Jackson, MSPT, C.NDT (Children’s Therapy Services).
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Deadline for UCONN Early Intervention Course & Stipend November 19th!
November 17, 2015
The University of Connecticut, Mary Beth Bruder, is offering a course including a series of 3 modules on early intervention. Many of our providers have taken a similar course with her in the past and stated that they learned so much and were astounded by their change in practice. The course will allow for graduate for credit and a stipend, as well as attainment of the CT. Birth to Three Early Intervention Specialist Credential after successful completion of the 3 modules. Please contact Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW at 860-679-1563 or freyre@nso2.uchc.edu. The deadline for application is Thursday, November 19, 2015.
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Webinar – Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Issues in Children with Congenital Heart Defects: Expected Not Accepted
November 4, 2015
In collaboration with the CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, the AAP Program to Enhance the Health and Development of Infants and Children (PEHDIC) is developing several webinars with the aim of educating pediatricians and child health providers about birth defects and modifiable risk factors. The first webinar, entitled “Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Issues in Children with Congenital Heart Defects: Expected Not Accepted,” will take place Thursday, November 12th at 2pm CT. There is no charge to attend; however prior registration is required. <https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7661475456886910978>.
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Last Call for Early Start Denver Model Training November 20th!
November 4, 2015
There is still some room in the Early Start Denver Model training which is sponsored by Birth to Three and will be held November 20th. We will be opening the training up to additional agencies in the next few days. Don’t get closed out of this important training on the ESDM curriculum which uses developmental-relationship based approaches combined with empirically supported, teaching practices from applied behavior analysis. Birth to Three Calendar – Register.
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