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Provider Meeting with PCG
August 24, 2018
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Service Coordination In-Person Training
August 6, 2018
The Service Coordination Certificate is required for all Early Interventionists who will be functioning as service coordinators for families. The following pre-requisites MUST be completed prior to attendance at the one day in-person service coordination training: REQUIREMENTS – All requirements MUST be completed PRIOR TO the one day training: MUST have previously completed all online modules, exam and received the Birth to Three Initial Certificate MUST have previously completed all online modules required as training for the Service Coordinator Certificate Must have passed the online Service Coordination Exam MUST have minimally completed 3 required observations at your program: Initial Evaluation, … Continue reading
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Service Coordination In-Person Training
July 18, 2018
The Service Coordination Certificate is required for all Early Interventionists who will be functioning as service coordinators for families. The following pre-requisites MUST be completed prior to attendance at the one day in-person service coordination training: REQUIREMENTS – All requirements MUST be completed PRIOR TO the one day training: MUST have previously completed all online modules, exam and received the Birth to Three Initial Certificate MUST have previously completed all online modules required as training for the Service Coordinator Certificate Must have passed the online Service Coordination Exam MUST have minimally completed 3 required observations at your program: Initial Evaluation, … Continue reading
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Rush & Shelden 2 Day Training
May 23, 2018
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Transition from Birth to Three to Preschool Special Education
April 20, 2018
Objectives: »Provide school districts an overview of the Connecticut Birth to Three system »Implement strategies to smooth the transition process for families »Clarify the role of Birth to Three and school district representatives in the transition process Presented by: Alice Ridgway, Part C coordinator, The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Deborah Richards, Director of Student Services, CREC Jane Hampton-Smith, Parent Representative, Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
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Transition from Birth to Three to Preschool Special Education
April 20, 2018
Objectives: »Provide school districts an overview of the Connecticut Birth to Three system »Implement strategies to smooth the transition process for families» Clarify the role of Birth to Three and school district representatives in the transition process Presented by: Alice Ridgway, Part C coordinator, The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Deborah Richards, Director of Student Services, CREC Jane Hampton-Smith, Parent Representative, Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
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Service Coordination
March 29, 2018
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Service Coordination
March 29, 2018
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Webinar: Supporting Young Children’s Power Mobility Skill Development
March 27, 2018
Sponsored by Numotion. Presented by Roslyn Livingstone MSc(RS), OT and Debbie Field MHSc OT, PhD Power mobility interventions can be used to promote development in children with severe and profound delays as well as those who may use a power wheelchair independently throughout the lifespan. Assessment and training strategies are needed to provide appropriate power mobility interventions for children at all stages across the learning continuum from exploratory to independent use.
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Birth to Three Provider Meeting
March 23, 2018
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TWW/CC: Facing Today’s Challenges, Embracing Tomorrows Success
March 15, 2018
The conference aims to transform families and communities by building protective factors and resiliency across systems and sectors. The call to action for the 2018 Childhood Conversations/Together We Will Conference is to elevate our conversations, redefine attitudes, and foster collaboration within and across communities to develop trauma informed systems and resiliency supports for all children prenatal-12 years old in Connecticut.
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Going Deeper Into Natural Learning Environment Practices
March 15, 2018
This is a critical training for all interventionists in the Birth to Three system. An overview of Birth to Three best practices will be presented including Natural Learning Environments, Coaching as a Style of Interaction, and Primary Service Provider approach to teaming. 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. As one very skilled program director put it: “We really thought we were using natural learning environment practices, but through this training we realized how much deeper we could … Continue reading
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Webinar: Social Communication Interventions for Preverbal and Minimally Verbal Children with ASD
October 3, 2017
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WEBINAR: Social Communication Interventions for Preverbal and Minimally Verbal Children with ASD
September 27, 2017
A Webinar from AUCD’s Early Intervention/ Early Childhood Special Interest Group (EIEC SIG): Behavioral interventions have been critical for improving the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Notable achievements include the improved numbers of children with optimal outcomes, and the larger number of children accessing the regular curriculum. Despite these gains, standard behavioral methods have had the least success in social communication outcomes. This talk will focus on the core social communication impairment in children with ASD, evaluations of this core domain and recently developed, effective interventions. REGISTER
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Master Coach Training – Rush & Shelden
September 22, 2017
This is a CLOSED training, available only to team leaders who have been accepted to the Rush and Shelden training on May 3 & 4, 2018 or to team leaders who have previously attended the Training and 6 months of TA follow-up. The training will focus on materials and skills necessary to function as support to your colleagues for fidelity with our evidence-based practices in Birth to Three. These practices include natural learning environment practices, coaching as a style of interaction and primary service provider approach to teaming.
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Going Deeper Into Natural Learning Environment Practices
September 13, 2017
This critical training for all interventionists in the Birth to Three system is an overview of best practices including Natural Learning Environments, Coaching as a Style of Interaction, and Primary Service Provider approach to teaming. Focus will be on natural environment practices that support families and children during their regular, everyday activities. Outcomes include developing increased competence in using a family’s everyday activities to support learning; addressing the wealth of learning opportunities possible in an activity vs. focusing on only one skill; understanding that child interest is essential to increased participation and learning; and developing competence in supporting families and other caregivers during their everyday activities. As one very … Continue reading
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Service Coordination
September 6, 2017
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September 6, 2017
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Evidence-Based Practices in Early Intervention – Rush & Shelden
August 25, 2017
This is a two-day training only available for teams from programs that have been selected through an application process. The content of the training is focused on operationalizing an evidence-based practice model in early intervention using natural learning environment practices, coaching as an interaction style for working with families and colleagues, and a primary service provider approach to teaming. Using accelerated learning strategies, demonstration, guided practice opportunities, feedback, and scenario-based instruction, participants will leave the institute with action plans prepared for immediate implementation.
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