Navigating Special Education As We Return to School
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09/4/20
Category Archives: Parent Training
09/4/20
SpEd PAC Meeting Sept 24th: Dyslexia & Reading Comp
Vietnamese
Spanish
Somali
Portuguese
Haitian Creole
French
Chinese
Cabo Verdean Creole
Arabic
Bengali
07/14/20
Webinars: Mixing Therapy Strategies with Fun Summer Activities
Kitchen Conversation, Summer Style: How to mix OT into summer fun
July 16th
Carrie Alvarado, Ph.D., OTR, Chief Operating Officer, Autism Community Network (San Antonio, TX)
Carrie Alvarado is the creator and director of the Earliest Connections Clinic and the DIRFloortime/PACT (Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy) Hands-on Family Empowerment program at Autism Community Network (ACN), a non-profit focused on provision of both interdisciplinary diagnosis and innovative intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Kitchen Conversation, Summer Style: Supporting mental health during summer fun
July 23rd
Marcela Mota Aversa, clinician, Preschool Outreach Program, The Home for Little Wanderers (Boston, MA)
Marcela Mota Aversa is a Clinician & Early Education Mental Health Consultant at The Home For Little Wanderers and a Gallery Educator at the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Kitchen Conversation, Summer Style: How to mix speech therapy into summer fun
July 30th
Cindy Harrison, M.Sc., Reg. CASLPO, Speech Language Pathologist (Ottawa, CA)
Cindy Harrison is a speech language pathologist practicing in Ottawa, Canada. Cindy’s area of clinical focus is the assessment and intervention for children/youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities. Cindy is also senior faculty with Profectum, a not for profit training institute that specializes in training clinicians in DIR/Floortime.
05/18/20
Coping Strategies & Mental Health During COVID-19
To REGISTER, use the “Quick Links” at the bottom of the Parent University page.
Para REGISTRARSE, use haga clic en “Quick Links” en la parte inferior de la página de la Universidad para Padres.
05/14/20
04/28/20
Parent Professional Advocacy League Virtual Support Groups
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Special Education Family Support Drop-In via phone Monday – 9-11am Get help, support and resources Phone Number: 1(574) 807-6224 PIN: 481 219 769# ******************** Parent/Caregiver Support Group Social via zoom 2nd and 4th Thursday – 6-8pm https://zoom.us/j/987989…eUp3Q1ZtUkZscWEwaHd5QT09 Meeting ID: 987 9897 8222 Password: 708467 / +1 646-558-8656 ******************** Fun Friday Family Support Drop-in via phone Friday – 9-11am Drop in on Friday to get parent-peer support & ideas for a fun weekend Phone Number: 1(574) 807-6224 PIN: 481 219 769# *** Friday Family Support Group for Lynn Families via zoom Friday – 6:30pm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78189460790?pwd=TzJ5NXVjSFp3ZHl5UzdxdDUzTFphQT09 Meeting ID: 781 8946 0790 Password: FFSG2020 Every week on Fri, until Jun 5, 2020, 7 occurrence(s). For more information join group here or email Dalene at ptahsw@verizon.net |
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04/24/20
Everyday ABA for Parents
https://www.bmc.org/pediatrics-autism-program/parent-training-everyday-aba
Parent Training: Everyday ABA
Everyday ABA: Practical Strategies for You and Your Child
ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis, is considered by many to be the gold standard intervention for teaching individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Through its data driven, evidence-based methodology, ABA has been shown to encourage positive behavior change, skill development, and greater independence for a wide variety of learners. ABA is a science and each child’s program should be designed around their unique learning profile. While ABA may be accessed as an intervention by trained professionals through a child’s individualized education plan (IEP), or through your family’s insurance plan, the foundations of this therapeutic approach can be used by YOU, right at home.
In partnership with New England ABA, the Autism Program at BMC developed a free 6-part parent training series, focused on helping parents and caregivers learn about behavior, how to change behavior, and ways to promote skills in their children. Click below to access these training videos and supplemental materials.
Accessibility and Language Settings
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Everyday ABA Session 1: What is ABA anyway?
In this session, Tim Sullivan (M.Ed., BCBA, LABA; Executive Director, NE ABA) will describe the background on Applied Behavior Analysis and how it can be used to support behavior management, promote communication, facilitate play and independence skills, and help you connect with your child.
Everyday ABA Session 2: Promoting Lasting Behavior Change
Everyday ABA Session 3: Teaching Communication
Everyday ABA Session 4: Creating a Reinforcement System
Everyday ABA Session 5: Building Home Routines
Everyday ABA Session 6: Community-based Strategies
Additional Resources
About the Class
04/24/20
Free Disability Support Network Sessions
Friends:
This Thursday, April 23, 2020 at noon, please join our free Disability Support Network session via Zoom.
Over the last four weeks, 1,000 people have participated in these sessions to:
- Learn how people are coping with stay at home orders and get some tips.
- Hear the best practices for supporting people with disabilities.
- Talk with families, advocates, professionals, people with disabilities and direct support professionals from other states and countries.
Participant feedback: “The session helped me connect to others who are passionate about supporting people with disabilities in their communities. It was a great platform to learn, share ideas, and problem solve with leaders from other states who understand the complexities of living life with a disability during these unprecedented times. The breakout rooms were most helpful.”
Here are the upcoming sessions:
Supporting People with Disabilities
Next Meeting: Thursday, 4/23/2020 – 12 noon ET, (11am CT, 10am MT, 9am PT)
Join Zoom at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/v5MocOGqqzotUhHCCTAwT92w0RLvUGaKYg
Or call in: +1 301 715 8592 US; +1 647 374 4685 Canada
Meeting ID: 275 782 517
Learn How to Facilitate Meetings and use Zoom Breakout Rooms
Thursday, 4/23/2020 – 4 p.m. EDT (3pm CT, 2pm MT, 1pm PT)
Join Zoom at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/vJIqc-yrqzwpibWfo81SO5BM_fx5ls70uw
Or call in: +1 301 715 8592 US; +1 647 374 4685 Canada
Meeting ID: 167-453-573
You can preregister and receive a meeting reminder.
Join the mailing list to get notices of future sessions: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/KGc4Szb/DSN
The Disability Support Network is a volunteer effort to:
- Support each other and share best practices to support people with disabilities. We meet every Thursday at 12 noon EDT.
- Zoom Tech Support. Teach participants how to use Zoom to better support people with disabilities, families, professionals, advocates, and direct support professionals. We will share the best practices for using Zoom to moderate and facilitate meetings, setting up free accounts, using Smartphones, break out rooms and answering tech questions. We will cover how to address the recent security issues in Zoom. We meet every Thursday at 4 p.m. EDT.
Hope to ‘see’ you online.
Mark Friedman and David Wetherow
Disability Support Network
04/16/20
April 30th SpEd PAC Zoom Meeting: Send Questions
Arabic
Cape Verdean Creole
Haitian Creole
French
Chinese
02/20/20
01/22/20
11/26/19
10/29/19
October 2019 General Meeting: Basic Special Education Rights
If you missed our October meeting or want to see it again, please check out our YouTube channel.
10/25/19
10/17/19
10/16/19
10/16/19
10/9/19
10/9/19
Special Education Workshop Series for English As a Second Language (ESL) Families
Spanish
Haitian Creole
Chinese
Somali
Portuguese
10/9/19
Webinar: Language Based Instruction
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