EST Training for August: Mark your calendars for August 5-7 and September 9-11, 2008 and plan to attend the Indiana Supported Employment Training Team (ISETT) Employment Specialist Training session to be held at Easterseals Crossroads, Indianapolis.
EST is designed to provide basic skills to service providers who have worked as employment specialists for less than one year. Attendees learn best practices in job and career development, employment support planning, ecological analysis, follow-along, and emerging industry trends.
EST is a six-day training split into two sessions held one month apart. An exit test is required for participants seeking certification. Individuals who attend all days of both sessions and successfully complete the exit test receive a competency-based certificate from Indiana University. CEUs and CRUs are available. To date, the EST training team has trained and certified over 2,500 employment specialists in the state of Indiana. Past participants have included job coaches, teachers, job developers, parents, mental health professionals, vocational coordinators, state agency and Work One staff.
Registration fee is regularly $300.00 per person. Act now and receive a $200.00 discount! Questions, want to register? Contact Kay Moore via e-mail at moorel@indiana.edu or call (812) 855-6508.
2008 Indiana Statewide Transition Conference "PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE"
Sheraton Hotel & Suites - Indianapolis, IN
August 6-7, 2008
The Statewide Transition Conference provides an opportunity for individuals engaged in transition services to share information, sharpen their skills and re-ignite their commitment to the task of advancing transition outcomes in their own communities. This bi-yearly conference provides multiple venues for participants to gain new knowledge, based on research and practical experience. Participants will enjoy quality speakers, productive dialogues, formal and informal networking, and exhibitors of tools and techniques to enhance transition outcomes and the lives of young adults with disabilities. We believe that self-determination should be infused in all we do so, come "Paddle Your Own Canoe."
Concurrent sessions include:
Finding a Job! An Employment Resource from the Great Lakes ADA Center
The Best Buddies Indiana Project - Creating Inclusion in High Schools
What to Expect from Your Job Coach
Setting the Direction of Your Trip: Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment
Helping Students with Disabilities Stay in School
Rowing Upstream: College Students Accessing Post-Secondary Supports
What's Around the River Bend...Understanding and Knowing What to Expect from Adult Service Providers
Team Work: Is It Just Too Much Work?
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 101
and many other topics
A limited number of stipends are available for students with disabilities and/or their family members to financially assist them in attending the conference. To qualify for a stipend, you must be an Indiana resident and cannot be a professional in the human services or special education field. For stipend applications and information, please contact Brenda Hamilton at (866) 247-8457 by no later than July 7, 2008. All conference registrations for stipend recipients will be made through Brenda Hamilton once the stipend request is approved.
CEUs available. This conference offers one (1) Continuing Education Unit.
Understanding and Recognizing Sensory
Processing Disorders Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Jasper County Public Library
208 West Susan Street
Rensselaer, Indiana
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (local time)
Outreach Services of Indiana is presenting "Understanding and Recognizing Sensory Processing Disorders" in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Anyone interested in attending should register by calling (866) 406-7134 or emailing Lou Ann Vollme at lvollmer@awsusa.com.
Sensory Processing/Making Connections Presented by Laura Barker, MS, OTR
Christ's Chapel Conference Room
3819 Turfway Road
Florence (Erlanger), KY
August 16, 2008
This information is relevant for all brains where learning is involved including Autism, ADD and ADHD.
In Laura's lively, entertaining and energetic teaching style, you will learn
How to get anyone's brain ready for learning
How to use easy brain input to help kids and adults focus and concentrate
A perspective for helping people of all ages and abilities feel/do better no matter what challenges they face
Input that can enhance the results of other treatments
Enhance learning for all ages
How brain strategies influence learning
How stress influences behavior and learning
The scientific rationale for using senory processing strategies
How to identify what brains need
How to interpret behaviors from a sensory processing perspective
SKI-HI Parent Advisor Training
(SKI-HI is a family-based home intervention service for families with
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Intants and Young Children) September 4-6, 2008 and November 19-21, 2008
(Must attend all 6 days)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Indianapolis, IN
If you are currently working with or have always wanted to work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and their families, this is the training for you!
What Is Involved:
Attend 6 full days of training broken into two 3-day sessions.
Enroll in First Steps as an early intervention provider.
Follow the Individualized Family Service Plan for each family on your caseload.
Provide weekly parent advising services to families when requested.
Attend regular mentoring sessions with Outreach Services EI staff.
Attend quarterly group Parent Advisor meetings for support and training, and
Follow all First Steps guidelines, including submitting reports in a timely manner.
Cost:
$150.00 includes lunch, snacks, materials and training by nationally certified SKI-HI trainers
Sponsored by
Outreach Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Indiana Department of Health, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
First Steps
To recieve an application form, please send an email to earlyinterventions@isd.k12.in.us with your name and mailing/email address, and it will be sent to you.
For more information about the SKI-HI Program, contact Jodee Crace at (317) 920-6262 or Michelle Coleman at (317) 924-8415.
Ninth Annual Self-Advocacy Conference Rev Up Your Engines for Indianapolis:
Self-Advocacy's Got the Fever Indianapolis, IN
September 4-7, 2008
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), a national self-advocacy organization, will host the ninth national self-advocacy conference titled "Rev Up Your Engines for Indianapolis: Self-Advocacy's Got the Fever," scheduled for September 4-7, 2008, in Indianapolis.
SABE's mission is to ensure that people with disabilities are treated as equals and that they are given the same decisions, choices, rights, responsibilities, and chances to speak up to empower themselves, opportunities to make new friends, and to learn from their mistakes.
July 15 - Deadline for early bird registration rate of $350. After July 15, the rate increases to $425. Children aged 9 and under must register but can attend at no cost.
Stipends are still available to Indiana residents to cover the cost of registration. To request a stipend, register online at www.sabe2008.org.
The Indiana Youth Institute
presents Conflict Resolution & Anger
Management
for Tweens & Teens South Bend, IN
Septemer 10, 2008
This workshop is a must for youth workers who serve adolescents and pre-adolescents. Participants will gain practical, concrete strategies that will help youth work out conflicts instead of fighting, effectively manage anger using calming strategies, deal with bullying, and work together productively. Based on Naomi Drew's award-winning book, "The Kids' Guide to Work Out Conflicts: How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe and Get Along."
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Parents, front line youth workers, teachers, community leaders, counselors, social workers, youth ministers, librarians and all other who impact the lives of youth in Indiana.
WHERE
Century Center, 120 South St. Joseph Stree, South Bend, IN 46601
WHEN
Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Conference 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
COST
$45 (Save $5 by registering online at http://www.iyi.org/training_registration
Second International Conference on Signs of Autism in Intants:
Changing the Outcomes Through Early Intervention October 11-12, 2008 -
Los Angeles, CA
The Second International Conference on Signs of Autism in Infants: Changing Outcomes through Early Identification and Intervention is scheduled to be held on October 11 & 12, 2008 in Southern California. Hosted by Child Development Media, Inc., the conference brings together experts from all over the world who will share their latest research on the identification of early indicators of autism as well as their experience with the process and tools for diagnosis. The second day of the conference will be devoted entirely to state-of-the-art intervention approaches. Professionals of all disciplines, including public officials, early interventionists, allied health professionals, pediatricians, nurses, and parents concerned with autism are all invited to attend.
Margie Wagner, President of Child Development Media and chief organizer of the conference states that “our First International Conference on Signs of Autism in Infants helped to raise awareness of the need for early diagnosis. This year we will bring together experts from Italy, Canada, Israel, and the United States to help develop a comprehensive methodology and plan of action!”
Autism is a condition of urgent public health concern. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that approximately one in l66 children will eventually be diagnosed with an autism disorder in the U.S. Early recognition and intervention are critical for preventing the onset of what would otherwise become a lifelong, devastating condition.
Designing Effective Sensory Diets for
Home, School and Community Chicago, IL—October 17 & 18, 2008
COURSE DISCRIPTION This two-day, intermediate to advanced level, presentation is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of sensory diet application for individuals with sensory processing disorders. Interventions specific to the use of sensory diets for sensory modulation and discrimination disorders will be discussed. Methods to apply clinical reasoning and effective planning will be presented through case analysis. Application of planning to school, home and community will be reviewed. Case study presentations, lecture and small group discussions will allow participants to apply these concepts to their specific populations. The course is designed to address treatment for all ages and populations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES Participants will be able to:
Develop understanding of sensory-based intervention in optimizing human performance.
Learn to analyze activity for optimizing intervention effectiveness.
Recognize the potential and implement sensory diets across the curriculum.
Develop sensory diet strategies through home programming and community activities.
Understand the joint planning strategies for effective implementation of sensory-based intervention in all settings.
EST Training for November: Mark your calendars for November 4-6 and December 2-4, 2008 and plan to attend the Indiana Supported Employment Training Team (ISETT) Employment Specialist Training session to be held at Easterseals Crossroads, Indianapolis.
EST is designed to provide basic skills to service providers who have worked as employment specialists for less than one year. Attendees learn best practices in job and career development, employment support planning, ecological analysis, follow-along, and emerging industry trends.
EST is a six-day training split into two sessions held one month apart. An exit test is required for participants seeking certification. Individuals who attend all days of both sessions and successfully complete the exit test receive a competency-based certificate from Indiana University. CEUs and CRUs are available. To date, the EST training team has trained and certified over 2,500 employment specialists in the state of Indiana. Past participants have included job coaches, teachers, job developers, parents, mental health professionals, vocational coordinators, state agency and Work One staff.
Registration fee is regularly $300.00 per person. Act now and receive a $200.00 discount! Questions, want to register? Contact Kay Moore via e-mail at moorel@indiana.edu or call (812) 855-6508.
Pre-K to 3 Education:
Promoting Early Success
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 13-15, 2008
Connecting the years from Pre-K to the Third Grade (PK-3) are crucial to creating a foundation for later school success. Pre-K to 3 Education: Promoting Early Success will provide education leaders and practitioners nationwide with an overarching framework and practical strategies to develop and sustain effective PK-3 programs - programs that strengthen and effectively align instructional, family engagement, social-emotional, and after-school supports.
Hands-on sessions will focus on components of PK-3 initiatives that are proven drivers for early success in learning. These components include: Language and Literacy, Curriculum Alignment, Family Engagement, Socio-emotional Behaviors and Climate, After-school Programs, Alignment across PK to Third Grade, and Integration.
Additional sessions focus on building district-level buy-in, strategies for scaling up programs, policy supports for PK-3, and evaluation and accountability. Learn more about Pre-K to 3 Education: Promoting Early Success.
November 16-18, 2008 2008 Public Education Network (PEN)
Annual Conference - San Francisco, CA
Public Education Network would like you to keep November 16 – 18, 2008 open so you can attend PEN’s annual conference, which will take place in San Francisco at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. The conference, which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the first local education funds, will focus on the education imperative of extending the reach of high quality learning. This exciting event will feature a number of notable speakers, including Susan Berresford, former president of the Ford Foundation. We hope to see you in San Francisco!
We have a very special event planned for our 20th anniversary conference celebration. This year, our focus is on eradicating stigma and promoting positive mental health - two key areas that are in great need of attention by the human services community in the United States. The National Federation is committed to making this topic front and center in local, state and national forums.
Who should attend this conference? The National Federation of Families conference draws one of the most diverse audiences of any conference you will attend this year... or any other! The National Federation welcomes all. Of primary importance to the Federation are families and youth who have personal experience with the mental health service delivery system. We are an organization that is based on fervent advocacy for families who have youth with emotional challenges. We are also most welcoming of professionals in the human services field. Without the support of professionals and their continued advocacy for a family-driven, youth-guided approach to providing services the Federation would not be as successful as it is today.
33rd Annual TASH Conference
Social Justice in the 21st Century December 3-6, 2008
Nashville Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel Nashville, Tennessee
For over 30 years, the TASH conference has been the largest and most progressive international conference leading the way to achieving equity, opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities. This year’s theme is Social Justice in the 21st Century: achieving the full and equal participation of every member of society in a way that is shaped to meet each member’s unique needs. Social justice provides a vision that all members are valued, physically and psychologically safe, and enjoy all aspects of life in their community. We achieve social justice for people who have significant disabilities in a variety of ways. This year’s TASH conference will focus on the issues and trends in today’s world as they relate to the bringing about social justice for people who have significant disabilities and their families.
Senator Tom Harkin, D-IA - Author of the landmark 1990 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) (Invited)
George Sugai, Ph.D. -
Special Education, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut School-wide Positive Behavior Support: Ten Year Perspective
Ari Ne'eman - Founding President of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network Representations of Disability: Fighting the War of Ideas in the Disability Rights Movement
Robert Perske, Advocate - Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Big Trouble with the Law
Cynthia Alexander, Ph.D. - Principal, Evans Elementary School, Memphis City Schools A Challenge to Change!
