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Friday, May 6, 2011
CONFERENCE SESSION FFD
9:30 - These are full-day Sessions
FFD 17 Teachers of the Visually Impaired Participating in Birth-to-Three Services
FFD 18 From Expert to Consultant to Coach
CONFERENCE SESSION D
9:30 - 11:00 AM
D1 From Shots to Surgery: Decreasing Fear and Pain at the Doctor
D2 Teaching Social Skills to Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
D3 How Can a Medical Home Benefit You and Your Child?
D4 The Powerful Preschool
D5 The Itinerant/Consultant Early Childhood Special Education Model: Working with Children and Their Teachers in Head Start/ECEA P Classrooms
D6 The Period of PUR PLE Crying Approach to Shaken Baby Prevention
D7 Utilizing Prefabricated Shoe Inserts; Lower Extremity Orthoses to Improve Pediatric Mobility
D8 Embedding Language and Speech into the Curriculum
D9 Changing Our Attitudes about what Makes a ‘Successful’ Home Visit
D10 Picture Pages - A Link to Language
D11 Using Diverse Families as Mentors for Preservice Special Educators to Promote Culturally Responsive Practices
D12 Developing Self-Determination and Advocacy Skills in Children with Special Needs
D13 Mosaic Art with Tumbled Safe Glass
D14 Pharmacology in Autism
D15 Creating an Early Learning System in Washington State: An Overview of Washington’s Early Learning Plan
D16 Infusing Infant Mental Health Principles into Early Childhood Settings & Systems
D16 D17 Maximizing Learning Time: Practical Strategies for Preventing Challenging Behavior
CONFERENCE SESSION E
11:30 AM
Sessions 1 through 7 end at 12:45 PM
Session 8-15 end at 1:00 PM
E1 Logistics, Challenges and Successes
E2 Supporting the Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten for Students with Autism
E3 Community Marketing 2.0: The Art of Engaging a Community
E4 Identifying and Implementing Activities that Address Children’s Sensory Needs
E5 Mosaic Art With Tumbled Safe Glass
E6 Considering Childhood Loss for Professionals
E7 The Child Outcome Summary Form (COSF) and the Connection to Program Improvement
E8 What’s New in Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs and Developmental Disabilities
E9 Healthy Brain Development: The Key To a Child’s Positive Future
E10 Using the iPad with Children with ASD and Related Disorders
E11 McKinney-Vento 101
E12 The Effect of the Recession on WA State Families
E13 Infant Motor Development and Its Connection To School Readiness
E14 Parent-Infant Psychotherapy: An Evidence Based Practice that Makes a Difference in the Lives of Families
E15 Communities United for Early Diagnosis of Young Children with Autism and related Disabilities - Outcomes from the WA Community Asset Mapping Project
E16 Special Luncheon for Head Start, Migrant Head Start, and Tribal Head Start Staff
CONFERENCE SESSION F
1:45 PM
Sessions 1 through 8 end at 3:45 PM
Sessions 9 through 15 end at 4:15 PM
F1 King County Family Resources Coordinator (FRC) Networking
F2 Families Are Important
F3 Strategies for Building Positive Relationships with Young Children
F4 Opening Doors to Inclusive Programs: Module 4
F5 Musical Pathways to Early Literacy
F6 A Primer on Oral Health Best Practices
F7 Early Literacy
F8 ’Bugs in a Bag’’ Early Literacy Through Evidence Based Language Activities
F9 ‘The Importance of Self Care
F10 She Has a Hearing Loss?!
F11 Rockets, Slime, and the Integration of Art and Science and Mosaic Art
F12 Babies, Brains and Relationships: Infusing an Infant Mental Health Approach into Your Daily Work
F13 ESIT’s new Data Management System
F14 Changing Our Attitudes About What Makes a Successful Home Visit
F15 The Family Guide to Working with Schools - Early Learning
F16 Feeding the Therapist: Flipping the Feeding Viewpoint
FFD17 Teachers of the Visually Impaired Participating in
Birth-to-Three Services: Building Reliable Alliances for Family-
Centered Practices, presented by Deborah Hatton, Ph.D., and
Diane McCutchen, M.Ed.
Teachers of the visually impaired in Washington State are being
asked to expand their role to serve young children aged birth to
three with visual impairments and their families. What is the role
of the teacher of the visually impaired in this early intervention
model? The family-centered practices implemented in serving these
young children are quite different from the child-centered services
typically observed in the public schools. The focus of this day-long
presentation will help teachers of the visually impaired understand
the paradigm shift that will be required when they serve families
and the teams of young children with visual impairments—which
includes implementing recommended practices upon which reliable
alliances are built. The day will be filled with opportunities to view
videos of team involvement with families, participate in vignettes
depicting how to support families when making professional
recommendations, bring questions to the table regarding families
presently being served, and practice and observe family-centered
best practices. This is an advanced training. All registrants will be
approved by the instructors before registration for this session is
confirmed. For additional information contact Nancy Hatfield at
nhatfield@psesd.org
About the Presenters: Deborah Hatton, Ph.D., Director, Visual
Impairments Program, Vanderbilt (Peabody College, Education
& Human Development). Hatton’s area of expertise is visual
impairment and blindness, with additional experience in Fragile
X syndrome, autism, child development, longitudinal research,
temperament and challenging behavior.
Diane McCutchen, M.Ed., is an infant educator and vision teacher
with the Arlington School District; she has worked for many years
to improve services for families of children with visual impairments
in Washington. Note:
This is a full-day session.
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 3
Who Should Attend: Approved B-3 TVI Training Participants,
FFD18 From Expert to Consultant to Coach, presented by Greg
Abell, Sound Options Group, LLC
Our role as professionals partnering with parents of children with
special needs is changing. In our more traditional approach to the
role we have engaged families as expert with the approaches and
solutions to problems and objectives defined by us. In our role as
consultant we have somewhat backed off this role. The emerging
role of “coach” provides a context for melding our skills, expertise,
and experience into a role that honors and partners with the skill,
expertise, and experience of the families with whom we work. In
this seminar we will explore the ramification of this new role as
professionals. STARS Core Competency: ADM
Note:
This is a full-day session.
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
D1 From Shots to Surgery: Decreasing Fear and Pain at the
Doctor, presented by Katy Tenhulzen, Certified Child Life
Specialist, with Nancy McCune, MS, CCLS, Seattle Children’s
Hospital
The presenters are health care professionals with extensive
experience supporting children with acute and chronic health care
needs. As Child Life Specialists, they focus on minimizing the
stress of hospitalization while supporting healthy development.
Many aspects of the medical world are stressful for young children,
whether a routine visit for vaccinations, a planned surgery, or
adjusting to a chronic illness. By promoting effective coping and
decreasing instances of pain early in life, parents and professionals
will set the stage for positive medical experiences in the future. This
presentation will highlight developmental considerations related
to health care in infancy and early childhood. We will explore
various coping and pain management techniques that parents can
use to prepare their children for new, scary, and/or painful medical
procedures. This workshop will empower parents to feel confident
as advocates for their children in the medical world. STARS Core
Competency: HS
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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D2 Teaching Social Skills to Children with High Functioning
Autism and Asperger’s Disorder, presented by Megan Eastman,
Occupational Therapist, Valley Medical Center Children’s
Therapy with Shelley O’Donnell, Occupational Therapist,
Seattle Therapy Services: Skills for Life
This evidence-based presentation will highlight the importance of
teaching social skills to children with High Functioning Autism and
Asperger’s Disorder. Strategies for success in varied contexts will
be shared to empower children and families with the social skills
necessary to successfully participate in the classroom, at home,
and in the community. Participants will leave the session with
practical information that they can immediately put to use in their
own practice, school, or home setting. STARS Core Competency:
DEV
Age Group Addressed: Age 5 through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, OT’s, PT’s,
or SLP’s, Child Care Providers, Students
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D3 How Can a Medical Home Benefit You and Your Child?
Presented by Julie Finholm, Program Coordinator, Family
Voices of WA and PAVE
All children-whether they are children with special health care
needs or not-deserve a medical home. A “Medical Home” is not a
building. It is a concept that promotes high-quality health care in a
cost-effective way that is accessible, family-centered, continuous,
comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally
effective. As your child’s most consistent caregiver, you know your
child with special health care needs in ways that no one else does.
You want to make sure that your child’s health care needs are met.
Your perspective when something is wrong is so important you are
one of the key players on your child’s health care team! STARS
Core Competency: HS
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Family Resources Coordinators,
Parent to Parent Coordinators.
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D4 The Powerful Preschool, presented by Liz Hockens,
Literacy Coach with Krista Goudy Sutterlict, Certified Teacher,
Toppenish Preschool Demonstration Classroom
Be ready to take pictures! The Powerful Preschool begins here
with this exciting, practical workshop. A cadre of certified teachers
will provide activities for preschoolers that really work, getting
children ready for a successful transition to kindergarten and beyond.
Literacy data and program design from the Toppenish Preschool
Cooperative will be presented, outlining the positive impact of
using research-based methods of instruction within several domains,
including social-emotional, physical, and cognitive. Participants
will be involved in mini-breakout sessions, moving from center to
center, experiencing how our program utilizes proven, practical,
and fun activities based in language, vocabulary, and numeracy
acquisition and enrichment. Led by certified LETRS for Early
Childhood Educators trainer Liz Hockens and nationally recognized
preschool educator Krista Goudy Sutterlict, this highly skilled
group of experienced, certified teachers will model and share the
teaching strategies and materials they use to create an exemplary
preschool program.
You will be ready to return to your children Monday morning with
a foundation of knowledge surrounding language and numeracy
acquisition and new tricks in your teaching bag that are grounded
in research and filled with the wonder of learning. STARS Core
Competency: CUR
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 Through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Child Care Providers, Home
Visitors, Students
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D5 The Itinerant/Consultant Early Childhood Special
Education Model: Working with Children and Their Teachers
in Head Start/ECEAP Classrooms, presented by Julie Herron,
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, Broadway
Learning Center, Longview School District with Teresa May,
Lead Teacher, Lower Columbia College Head Start
This session will focus on the relationship between the itinerant/
consultant early childhood special education teacher and the staff
who teach and support children on IEPs in their “general education”
setting. A brief review of literature regarding this model will be
presented and the process and strategies used by teams of school
district and Head Start/ECEAP staff in Longview for the past
three years will be described. Handouts will include materials and
information that can be put into use by workshop attendees using
or considering this model. STARS Core Competency: ENV
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, Students,
OT’s, PT’s, or SLP’s, Administrators, Child Care Providers
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D6 The Period of PURPLE Crying Approach to Shaken
Baby Prevention, presented by Carol Jenkins, Protection
Program Manager, Seattle Children’s Hospital with Beverly
Bowen Bennett, Abusive Head Trauma Task-Force Member,
Seattle Children’s Hospital and National & International
Prevention Program Manager, National Center on Shaken
Baby Syndrome
You knew your baby would cry. But, did you know how frustrating
that crying could be when you have tried everything to comfort your
baby, and she just keeps crying? Dealing with a crying baby can be
very hard, and parents often don’t realize just how frustrating it is
until they are in a stressful situation. No one thinks they will shake
their infant, but research shows crying as the number one trigger
leading caregivers to violently shake and injure babies. The Period
of PURPLE Crying® program approaches SBS prevention by
helping parents and caregivers understand the frustrating features
of crying in infants that can lead to shaking or abuse. The program
provides the opportunity to learn about the crying characteristics
from over 25 years of research on normal infant crying conducted
by Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, and other scientists worldwide. STARS
Core Competency: HS
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 2
Who Should Attend: All
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D7 Utilizing Prefabricated Shoe Inserts; Lower Extremity
Orthoses to Improve Pediatric Mobility, presented by Don
Buethorn, CPO/Owner, Cascade Dafo, Inc.
For clinicians who work with young patients, this course focuses
on Cascade Dafo’s Fast Fit® line of prefabricated shoe inserts
and lower extremity orthoses. Discussion includes common gait
deviations of young children and the range of non-custom lower
extremity solutions available for consideration. Driven by patient
case study videos, the course discusses how to properly choose size,
order, fit, and adjust Fast Fit devices. Active participation and lively
discussion are encouraged with the goal of adding knowledge and
skills that will lead to the best solution possible for every patient.
Upon course completion, participants will know which gait
deviations can be addressed through the use of Cascade Dafo’s Fast
Fit products; know why Fast Fit products are especially impactful
for early intervention; understand the available size ranges of Fast
Fit products for ordering; know how to optimize Fast Fit products
to maximize effectiveness for specific patient presentations; be
able to identify a good fit versus a poor fit; be able to evaluate the
function of a Fast Fit product and identify a good outcome versus
a poor outcome; know how to access Cascade’s support team and
reference materials for assistance using the Fast Fit line to help
pediatric patients. STARS Core Competency: HS
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: OT’s, PT’s, or SLP’s, Nurses/Public Health
Workers, Students
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D8 Embedding Language and Speech into the Curriculum:
A Collaborative, Theme-Based Approach Between an SLP
and Special Education Teacher, presented by Theresa Ryan,
Special Education Preschool Teacher, Battle Ground School
District, Tukes Valley Primary with Mary Levasseur, Speech
and Language Pathologist, Battle Ground School District
Over the past five years the presenters have developed and used a
collaborative theme-based approach in a special education preschool
classroom. Themes are developed based on children’s interests, story
books and songs. This approach immerses the child in language,
concepts and motor activities centered on a theme using a variety
of visual materials. Activities are developed that involve sensory
experiences, predicting, recognizing colors, shapes and numbers,
direction following, vocabulary development, expressive language,
receptive language, fine motor skills, teamwork, dramatic play and
emotions. Although the theme-based method was developed to use
with students with developmental delays, it is easily adapted for
any preschool classroom.
The presenters will present the structure of a theme-based unit,
show ways to promote language and pre-literacy skills from the
classroom to the home environment and help participants develop
their own theme-based units. Presenters will review articles that
show evidenced based research. This will be a hands-on, practical
presentation that participants will take back to their classroom and
use immediately. STARS Core Competency: COM
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Teachers, Paraeducators, OT’s, PT’s, SLP’s,
Students
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D9 Changing Our Attitudes About What Makes a “Successful”
Home Visit, presented by Denise Olson, EI/ECSE Specialist,
with Heather Brey, EI/ECSE Specialist , Cathy Hyslop, Autism
Specialist, Kelly McCabe, EI/ECSE Specialist and Krista Shultz,
EI/ECSE Specialist, Early Childhood CARES
Does a big bag of toys make you a good interventionist? What is
the purpose of the home visit: to teach or “perform”? Our panel of
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Educators will focus
on what it used to be like for us when we brought toys to home
visits; what happened to make us want to try a different way; and
what it is like now that we are trying it a different way. Ideas for
“low tech” activities and incorporating the family’s own materials
and toys into intervention activities will be also provided. STARS
Core Competency: FAM
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: All
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D10 Picture Pages - A Link to Language, presented by Mandy
Frost, Teacher of the Deaf/Early Interventionist, with Rebecca
Schumer, Teacher of the Deaf and Pam Yoshihara, Teacher of
the Deaf, Listen and Talk
Picture pages are a valuable tool to help your toddlers, preschoolers,
and early elementary school students remember and recall what
happened in their day! We’ve all heard the saying that a picture
is worth a thousand words - come and learn how to give your
students a way to find their words. Participants will learn how
many pictures are developmentally appropriate for their students,
as well as how to clue parents to facilitate a strong conversation
at home. Participants will also learn the “mechanics” of creating
a picture page template that will make inputting pictures and text
simple and easy. The presenters will discuss the positive feedback
and constructive criticism that they have received from parents
in the use of the picture pages in the classroom. Actual picture
pages will be on display during the presentation! STARS Core
Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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D11 Using Diverse Families as Mentors for Preservice Special
Educators to Promote Culturally Responsive Practices,
presented by Minkyung Suh, Doctoral Student, University of
Washington
A critical challenge in working with young children and their families
from diverse cultures is to understand families’ perspectives. The
session will describe current preservice preparation programs
that have been preparing educators to serve culturally and/or
linguistically diverse families and their children with special needs.
Results of a research study will also be discussed where graduate
students participated in a semi-professional role as they served as
mentees in field-based projects with diverse families. Families
provided mentorship as the students engaged in activities to develop
a deeper understanding of the families’ experiences. Students’
reflections from the project around what worked well, did not
work well, or needed improvement will be presented. Implications
for preservice professional development where students take the
role as mentee and families as mentor will be discussed. At the
end of the presentation, the audience will share their thoughts and
experiences on family-professional collaboration. STARS Core
Competency: FAM
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Students
D12 Developing Self-Determination and Advocacy Skills in
Children with Special Needs, presented by Athena Elrod, Parent
and Early Intervention Program Supervisor, Pierce County
Community Connections
This presentation will provide information, tools and techniques that
will assist parents in developing a plan to implement opportunities
for the development of self-determination and advocacy skills in
their child with special needs. The presentation includes time to
discuss or explore individual questions in the group environment
and for one parent volunteer to begin a life skills map for their
child with special needs.
During this presentation we will discuss how to develop a life skills
map; the IEP process and how to include your child with special
needs; the importance of teaching advocacy skills and starting at a
young age; and self-determination - what is it and how to begin.
Age Group Addressed - All
Who Should Attend - Parents and Interested Professionals
D13 Mosaic Art with Tumbled Safe Glass, presented by Tim
Lowell, Artist and Educator, Bainbridge Island Arts Education
Consortium
Unleash your creativity and inspire your students to do the same!
In this fun and creative session you will make and take home two
mosaic glass coasters using tumbled safe (no sharp edges) recycled
stained glass. Come and discover how to present this wonderful
tactile project to children. Learn more about the Washington
State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS) in
the Arts, and learn and discuss ways to nurture the creativity in
children with age appropriate approaches to art. STARS Core
Competency: CUR
There is a $10.00 materials fee.
Age Group Addressed: Age 4 through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, Child Care
Providers, Students
D14 Pharmacology in Autism, presented by Glenn Tripp, MD,
FAAP, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Medical Director,
Neurodevelopmental Program, Mary Bridge Children’s
Center
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often demonstrate
symptoms of co-existing neurobehavioral conditions. These
behavioral manifestations may include sleep disorders, anxiety,
attention difficulties, and behavioral aggression. Though there is
no pharmacological treatment for autism per se, many of these
co-existing conditions can be helped with medication. Dr. Tripp
will review the most common medications in use. How they work,
when they are appropriate and what side effects to watch for will
be included. Join us for this informative session. STARS Core
Competency: PROF
Age Group Addressed: All
Who Should Attend: All
D15 Creating an Early Learning System in Washington State:
An Overview of Washington’s Early Learning Plan, presented
by Kelli Bohanon, Department of Early Learning, and Molly
Boyajian, Thrive by Five Washington
The Washington Early Learning Plan is a collaborative and
comprehensive strategic ten year road map for building the early
childhood system in Washington State necessary to improve
outcomes in school and in life for children. The plan is built upon the
important work of previous planning efforts, namely, Kids Matter,
Washington Learns and the achievement gap reports. The aim of
this plan is to provide guidance and direction for priority setting,
staffing and budget decisions, advocacy agendas, and partnership
opportunities during the next decade. By offering a common vision,
defined common outcomes, articulated strategies to achieve those
outcomes, and a way to assess progress, partners in early childhood
efforts can collectively ensure that all children in Washington State
succeed in school and in life.
This presentation will provide a detailed overview of the Early
Learning Plan “Ready” framework to include outcomes and
strategies, key research/evidence, and indicators for measuring
progress. Presenters will engage participants in a discussion
about ways that local communities are becoming engaged in
implementation of the Plan, as well as efforts underway at the state
level to implement some key prioritized strategies in 2011. STARS
Core Competency: ADM
Age Group Addressed: Prenatal through 3rd Grade
Who Should Attend: All
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Early Learning Plan documents
D16 Infusing Infant Mental Health Principles into Early
Childhood Settings & Systems, presented by Dr. Christy Kimpo,
with Catherine Brewe, Infant Mental Health Specialists, Navos
Mental Health Solutions
Infants and very young children have direct or indirect experience
in a wide variety of settings or systems in addition to their
relationships with primary caregivers. Every aspect of an infant’s
earliest development occurs in the context of the relationships they
experience. These relationships are critical to a child’s healthy
development and academic readiness. This presentation will look
at infant and toddler relationships that occur in various settings
including in the home, childcare, early childhood education, foster
care or kinship care, other court systems, residential parental
treatment programs, parent support programs, and other early
childhood settings. Participants in this workshop will learn the key
principles of Infant Mental Health and the key tasks of early social
and emotional development. This presentation will then explore
ways in which the concepts can and have been applied to a variety
of early childhood settings to foster infant and toddler development.
STARS Core Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: All
D17 Maximizing Learning Time: Practical Strategies for Preventing Challenging Behavior, Gail E. Joseph, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Washington
This session will feature practical strategies for preventing and addressing challenging behavior and for maximizing learning time in preschool classrooms. STARS Core Competency: CUR
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 through Age 6
Who Should Attend: Teachers, Paraeducators, Child Care Providers, OT’s, PT’s, or SLP’s, Students
E1 Logistics, Challenges and Successes, presented by Jennifer Fung, PhD, instructor in the University of Washington’s Early Childhood Special Education program and the coordinator for the infant-toddler autism program at the Experimental Education Unit
This session will provide an opportunity for you to share your thoughts, ideas about high quality early intervention services for very young children with autism. We will discuss the logistics, challenges, and successes you've experienced while serving young children with ASD and their families. Come and let’s help each other support young children have the best possible outcomes.
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 3
Who Should Attend: Early Intervention Service Providers, Program Directors
E2 Supporting the Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten
for Students with Autism, presented by Staci Allen, M.Ed.,
NBCT, Autism Specialist, with Ashley Berger, M.Ed., BCBA,
SNAPS Coordinators, Lake Washington School District
This workshop is designed to provide information about how a local
school district supports the transition from preschool to kindergarten
for students with autism. This transition can often times be difficult
and challenging for both students and parents. Preschool is the
introduction to school districts for a lot of families and a place
where we have the resources to gather meaningful information
about our students’ strengths and the supports that work best for
them. We will talk about how to share that information and work
as a collaborative team with families, preschool teams, therapists,
and receiving schools. Our discussion will include information
about the process within our program for timelines, understanding
expectations and what to teach, training and support for the receiving
kindergarten teams, and sharing information with parents. STARS
Core Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators,
Administrators, OT’s, PT’s, or SLP’s
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E3 Community Marketing 2.0: The Art of Engaging a
Community, presented by Lara Feltin, cofounder of Biznik
The key to engaging inside a business community is to view the other
members as collaborators not competition. Identify those who have
something to offer you, as well as those you have something to offer.
Don’t sell to the community. Listen. Engage. Contribute. Community
marketing is about participation not promotion. In this session,
you will learn: what is community marketing; how to promote
your business inside a community; how to use social networking
tools for business networking; how to engage and build long-term
relationships inside a community; what to do if a community’s not
a good fit. STARS Core Competency: ADM
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
E4 Identifying and Implementing Activities that Address
Children’s Sensory Needs, presented by Chris Cuneo, Social
Worker with Tana Tortorelli, Early Childhood Mental Health
Specialist, Holly Ridge Center
Sean seems “driven” to bump or push others. Allison reacts with
intensity when “time is up”. Lilly seems “driven” to chew on
things. Through their behavior, these children may be trying to
communicate their sensory needs. Participants will gain knowledge
about the sensory needs of children and how to introduce activities
that address challenging behaviors. STARS Core Competency:
CUR
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, Child Care
Providers, Students
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E5 Mosaic Art with Tumbled Safe Glass, presented by Tim
Lowell, Artist and Educator, Bainbridge Island Arts Education
Consortium
Unleash your creativity and inspire your students to do the same!
In this fun and creative session you will make and take home two
mosaic glass coasters using tumbled safe (no sharp edges) recycled
stained glass. Come and discover how to present this wonderful
tactile project to children. Learn more about the Washington State
Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS) in the Arts,
and learn and discuss ways to nurture the creativity in children
with age appropriate approaches to art. STARS Core Competency:
CUR
There is a $10.00 materials fee.
Age Group Addressed: Age 4 through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, Child Care
Providers, Students
E6 Considering Childhood Loss for Professionals, presented by
Laurie Kanyer, M.A., Certified Family Life Educator
Laurie Kanyer has spent nearly 3 decades working with families
where death, divorce, incarceration, drugs, and/or homelessness
are all too common. In this session, designed specifically for
professionals, she will describe the grieving process and outline
activities that help bereaved children.
Loss is a natural part of life…that being said, it is often unexpected,
unanticipated and life changing. Each loss carries with it a unique
quality affecting the life of those who experience it. When a child
experiences a loss they have the complicated challenge of growing
up, maneuvering through on-going circumstances of their family
group AND coping with huge changes resulting from a death.
We now know that children “do grief” in a particular manner
based on their age and stage in life. This workshop aims to offer
professionals information about early childhood grief, as well
as classroom activities to support young children through a loss.
Participants will receive “Twenty-five Things to Do when Grandpa
Passes Away, Mom and Dad Get Divorced or the Dog Dies.” STARS
Core Competency: FAM
There is a $15.00 materials fee.
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8 and beyond
Who Should Attend: Teachers, Child Care Providers, Home Visitors,
Family Resources Coordinators. Note: Parents/family members
should register for session C5.
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E7 The Child Outcome Summary Form (COSF) and the
Connections to Program Improvement, presented by Sheila
Ammons, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor, Office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), with Karen
Walker, Program Administrator, DEL\ESIT and Mary Perkins,
Educational Service District 113
Come participate in the discussion about the Child Outcome
Summary Form (COSF). This is a joint session for providers and
administrators in early intervention and special education programs.
Participants will learn more about the rationale for collecting child
and family outcomes data; similarities and differences in Part C and
Part B COSF data; what to look for when examining local data; and
how to use local data for program improvement. Group discussion
of local challenges and successes will be included in the session.
STARS Core Competency: OBS
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Teachers, Paraeducators, Family Resources
Coordinators, Administrators
E8 What’s New in Resources for Children with Special Health
Care Needs and Developmental Disabilities, presented by Linda
Barnhart, Public Health Nursing Consultant with Susan Ray,
Family Involvement Coordinator, WA State Department of
Health
Families of children who are diagnosed with a special health care
need or developmental disability are overwhelmed with the need
to find resources and services. The Children with Special Health
Care Needs Program at the Department of Health has produced
a wealth of resources in easy to find formats. Need web-based
information? Prefer to have something in hard copy? This session
will walk providers, families, and caregivers through a wide range of
resource options on topics such as finding help in your community,
identifying resources for children with autism, learning about
nutrition resources, and helping find care coordinators in your area.
STARS Core Competency: PROF
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
E9 Healthy Brain Development: The Key To a Child’s Positive
Future, presented by Mary Leighton, PlayBright Early Learning
System Manager, Children’s Home Society of Washington
In this session, participants will gain an understanding of brain
development by examining how the brain becomes “wired” in a
three-step process. We will answer the questions of what happens
to the developing brain under adverse circumstances such as stress,
neglect, exposure to toxins, and injury. We will also address the vital
role parents and caregivers play in creating the best environment for
children’s healthy brain development and building the foundation for
their lifetime of learning. STARS Core Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: All
E10 Using the iPad with Children with ASD and Related
Disorders, presented by Wendy Olsen, Program Manager -
Special Education, with Shafer Crissey, Special Educator and
CJ Stout, Educator Assistant, Kindering Center
Everyone knows the iPad is fun and cool…but did you know it
can effectively target communication, cognitive and social goals
for children with ASD?! This workshop will provide an overview
of how this new technology excels at motivating, teaching and
reinforcing children while maximizing parent/instructor time and
energy. Overarching benefits of the iPad will be presented through
videos, demonstrations, and a case study from the CUBS autism
program at Kindering which is modeled after Project DATA at the
University of Washington. Come learn how to use the iPad as an
exciting learning tool and powerful reinforcer for children with
developmental delays and challenging behaviors. Topics include:
choosing applications to support your child’s goals; organizing
visual supports and picture schedules quickly, easily, and even “on
the fly”; learning new tips and tricks on using your iPad for therapy;
different ways to collect and track data on your iPad; a review of
our favorite Apps for children with autism; and limitations of the
iPad. STARS Core Competency: CUR
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators,
Administrators, OT’s, PT’s, SLP’s, Child Care Providers,
Students
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E11 McKinney-Vento 101, presented by Jess Lewis, McKinney-
Vento Program Assistant, Office of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Olympia
It is estimated that, over the course of a year, between 2.3 and 3.5
million people will experience homelessness, of which 1.4 million
will be children. Children without permanent housing often have
problems enrolling and participating in school. The McKinney-
Vento Act gives homeless children and youth certain rights to ensure
the continuity of their education and their full participation in school,
including preschool. This workshop provides an overview of the
McKinney-Vento Act. It will explore issues such as student and
family eligibility, identification, and enrollment. Special attention
will be paid to preschool students and children in foster care. STARS
Competency Area: ADMN
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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E12 The Effect of the Recession on WA State Families, presented
by Troy Hutson, and Denise Revels Robinson, Economic Services
Administration, Dept. of Social and Health Services
This presentation will give participants a snapshot of the effect of the
recession on Washington State families - jobs, education, healthcare,
etc. It is specifically designed for early childhood professionals;
and there will be a discussion of resources for families to access.
STARS Core Competency: PROF
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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E13 Infant Motor Development and Its Connection To School
Readiness, presented by Christine Roberts, BFA, CEO and
Founder, Nurturing Pathways
Infant motor development is essential for gaining skills and
knowledge in each of the learning domains. This interactive, part
dancing, part lecture demonstration workshop will explore the
caregiver’s role in supporting motor development and the impact
that has on cognition. The six building blocks to motor development
will be discussed and how motor actions facilitate cognitive
functioning, social interaction, emotional regulation, and self-help
skills in infants and young children at any stage of development.
By breaking down the building blocks to sensory organization and
learning fun dance activities that delight and engage all children,
gains can be made developmentally with infants to school aged
children. STARS Core Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed:, Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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E14 Parent-Infant Psychotherapy: An Evidence Based Practice
that Makes a Difference in the Lives of Families, presented by
Dr. Christy Kimpo, with Catherine Brewe, Infant Mental Health
Specialists, Navos Mental Health Solutions
This presentation will describe the key principles of parentinfant
psychotherapy and will use case studies to illustrate how
this relationship-based, dyadic therapy is done. Participants will
learn how the Infant Mental Health Program at Navos has taken
a leadership role in King County by promoting awareness of the
needs of families with very young infants as well as supporting other
agencies efforts to begin providing these services. A description of
some of our success stories from our work with families and from
projects currently underway will be provided. In addition, a review
of recent literature and research will illustrate the significant impact
that building strong relationships early in life has on all aspects of
infant development. Finally, a list of resources for relationship based
early intervention services currently available in King County will
be provided. STARS Core Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed:, Birth through Age 6
Who Should Attend: All
E15 Communities United for Early Diagnosis of Young Children
with Autism and Related Disabilities - Outcomes from the WA
Community Asset Mapping Project, presented by Kate Orville,
MPH, Co-Director of the Medical Home Leadership Network,
Member of the CAAC’s CAM Technical Assistance Team with
Valerie J. Remboldt, RN, BSN, MPH, Public Health Nurse, and
Coordinator for the Walla Walla CAM Pilot Site and Medical
Home Leadership Network Team
Learn how Washington communities are tackling the early
identification and timely diagnosis of children with autism and
related disorders by building broad, effective, enthusiastic coalitions
across public health, early intervention, child care, primary care,
schools, mental health and autism diagnostic centers.
This project provides technical assistance to rural pilot sites in
Walla Walla, Island, Lewis, Benton-Franklin Counties and other
communities. Presenters will share the tools, processes and
outcomes of the mapping process used by the pilot communities.
Outcomes include: training for child care and other providers on
developmental screening tools; clarification of the differences
between medical and school autism evaluations and how they
can support each other; community “road maps” for families and
providers; medical center consultation with primary care to support
local medical management; and more of the diagnostic process
happening locally. There will be time to explore how the tools
and lessons learned apply to your community and could support
improved care for your children with special needs. STARS Core
Competency: HS
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
F1 King County Family Resources Coordinator (FRC)
Networking, presented by Magan Cromar, Early Intervention
Program Manager and Jan Wrathall, King County Early
Intervention Program Manager
A facilitated gathering for King County Family Resources
Coordinator’s to meet, exchange ideas and concerns, and receive
updated information from the King County Early Intervention
Program Managers.
Who Should Attend: All King County Family Resources
Coordinators
F2 Families are Important, presented by Debbie Jackson, State
Parent Participation Coordinator for DEL\ESIT, PAVE
Families are Important is a curriculum developed by families for
families to use as a guide to help them understand Part C early
intervention and their role in the birth to three early intervention
program. Part C services are family-centered and families have
an important role in the decision making process from evaluation/
assessment through the implementation of the IFSP and services.
This curriculum is used in statewide training for families and
professionals by the Early Support for Infants & Toddlers
(ESIT) program, an important source of services and supports
to help families enhance their infant’s and toddler’s learning and
development. STARS Core Competency: Fam
Age Group Addressed: Adults
Who Should Attend: Families of Infants and Toddlers with
Developmental Delays or Disabilities - birth to age three, Early
Intervention Providers, Educators, Students, and Family Resources
Coordinators
F3 Strategies for Building Positive Relationships with Young
Children, presented by Scott A. Spaulding Ph.D., Research
Scientist at Haring Center for Applied Research & Training in
Education, University of Washington and Erin E. Barton Ph.D.,
Early Intervention Program, Department of Special Education
and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon
Many young children, with and without disabilities, show problem
behaviors that can be challenging for their parents. These problem
behaviors may include noncompliance, aggression, whining, selfinjury,
or property destruction. Figuring out how to prevent and
respond to these problem behaviors can be frustrating, stressful,
and might lead to more negative interactions. Successful strategies
for helping children learn more appropriate ways to behave include
providing clear instructions, delivering consistent information,
and following-through with predictable routines. This session will
provide specific and practical ways that parents can prevent and
respond to a variety of child problem behaviors. Parents will also
learn the importance of thinking about the meaning of challenging
behaviors and strategies for teaching and promoting positive
behaviors in young children.
Age Group Addressed: Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Who Should Attend: Families, Child Care Providers, Therapists
F4 Opening Doors to Inclusive Programs: Partnering with
Families, presented by Cheryl Iverson, Senior Early Learning
Manager, Child Care Resource & Referral
This is the fourth of a four-part training that focuses on building
and sustaining early learning programs and environments that are
welcoming to all children and all families. Each module is designed
to build on one another which benefits those who decide to take
all four classes, yet each one is designed as a separate class for
individuals who may only want to attend one, two, or three.
When you enroll a child you enroll the entire family. Learning
to create partnerships with children’s families will help you
provide the best service to all children. Learn how to successfully
communicate with parents and to set your relationship up for
success and tips for what to do when challenges arise. Partnering
with Families (Module IV) is the fourth of four modules. STARS
Core Competency: ENV
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, Child Care
Providers, OT’s, PT’s, or SLP’s, Students
F5 Musical Pathways to Early Literacy, presented by Amanda
Montgomery, Ph.D., University of Alberta
This hands-on session for early childhood professionals working
with children aged 3-6 will explore the power of using songbased
picture books to support young children’s growth in early
literacy. Since this aged child naturally loves to sing, move, and
play with music, providing opportunities to work on phonological
awareness, alphabet knowledge, vocabulary development, and
text comprehension through engagement with musical text can
make a unique contribution towards supporting young children’s
growth in early literacy. Information on selecting age-appropriate
materials, learning strategies for supporting emerging singers and
readers, and exploring a wide variety of song-based texts will play
a central role in this active workshop. Small group activities with
singing and moving combined with a question/answer discussion
will frame this active workshop for adult learners. Pedagogical ideas
will be partnered with information from recent research looking at
the relationship between music and early literacy to help ground
participants’ learning within a supported educational environment.
Handouts will include pertinent ideas discussed in the session as
well as a list of resources for future reference. It is hoped participants
will return to their classrooms or childcare settings with renewed
energy and motivating resources to inspire their young students
towards daily reading. STARS Core Competency: CUR
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 though Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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F6 A Primer on Oral Health Best Practices, presented by Dr.
Donald Chi, Assistant Professor, University of Washington
School of Dentistry
Dental caries (tooth decay or early childhood caries) is the most
common disease among U.S. children and infants with special
health care needs. Untreated tooth decay can lead to pain, invasive
dental treatments, localized and systemic infection, problems eating
and speaking, hospitalizations, and, in rare cases, sepsis-induced
death. Fortunately, tooth decay is preventable. Early childhood
health professionals are uniquely positioned to educate caregivers
about the importance of oral health and to help caregivers adopt
appropriate infant oral health-related behaviors. This workshop
will provide an evidence-based review of the: prevalence of early
childhood caries in the infant population; etiologic factors and
behaviors associated with early childhood caries; and infant oral
health best practices. STARS Core Competency: HS
There is a $5.00 materials fee.
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 8
Who Should Attend: All
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F7 Early Literacy, presented by April Walker, Parent
Partnership Volunteer Trainer, WEA with Avis Jackson,
Madison Family Resources
There are two simple but important things a parent can do to help
their children become successful in life. Come learn what these
two things are and how to do small things that will increase your
child’s intelligence and make learning easier for him/her. Learn
Early Literacy activities you can do to increase your childs’ Brain
Power! This is a fun interactive class for parents or anyone who
takes care of young children. Every participant will take home a
free book! STARS Core Competency: CUR
Age Group Addressed: Age 1 through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Child Care Providers
F8 “Bugs in a Bag’’ Early Literacy Through Evidence Based
Language Activities, presented by Barbara Huck, Speech-
Language Pathologist with Ling-Ling Tsao, Early Childhood
Development & Education, University of Idaho
Engaging and interesting objects are used to facilitate early literacy
development with print awareness tasks, to build cognitive and
language skills, to combine alliteration, rhyming and fluency tasks
to increase phonemic awareness. Objectives target five critical
domains: Vocabulary, Cognition, Alliteration, Rhyming, and
Print Awareness. These wide-ranging activities have been shown
to facilitate early literacy skills as well as those of expressive
language and phonology based on a recent review of information
gained at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) international
conferences, from journals of the American Speech, Language, and
Hearing Association (ASHA) and Council for Exceptional Children
(Division of Early Childhood), professional books, State of Idaho
standards for early childhood and reading inventory.
These activities have been used with students with developmental
delay, disabilities of phonology, autism, learning disabilities,
cognitive impairment, ADHD/ADD, traumatic brain injury, and
health impairments. STARS Core Competency: CUR
Age Group Addressed: Age 3 through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Paraeducators, Teachers,
Paraeducators, SLP’s, Child Care Providers, Students
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F9 The Importance of Self Care, presented by Paul Figueroa,
Peace Enforcement LLC
Are you stressed out? Learn that it’s okay to take time for yourself.
Find effective ways to reduce stress, get more done and increase the
joy in your life. Learn how to not take others challenges, emotions
or reactions personally and create more space for you! STARS Core
Competency: ADM
Age Group Addressed: Adults
Who Should Attend: All
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F10 She Has Hearing Loss?!, presented by Maura Berndsen,
MA, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT with Kim Hamren, M.Ed., LSLS
Cert. AVT
Early identification of a hearing loss results in critical access
to services that support families and children achieving ageappropriate
skills. Providers in early learning settings often have
no previous experience in teaching children who are deaf or hard of
hearing, especially those relying on listening and spoken language
to communicate and learn. This situation can create anxiety for
families and professionals. This session will review communication
options available to families, explore the educational impact of
hearing loss, present strategies that build an inclusive learning
community and resources for providers and families. Simulations
will build your understanding of a child’s listening and learning
experiences and highlight the importance of teaming, technology
and techniques. STARS Core Competency: DIV
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 3
Who Should Attend: All
F11 Mosaic Art with Tumbled Safe Glass/Rockets, Slime and
the Integration of Art and Science, presented by Tim Lowell,
Artist and Educator, Bainbridge Island Arts Education
Consortium
Unleash your creativity and inspire your students to do the same!
In this fun and creative session you will make and take home two
mosaic glass coasters using tumbled safe (no sharp edges) recycled
stained glass. Come and discover how to present this wonderful
tactile project to children. Learn more about the Washington State
Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS) in the Arts,
and learn and discuss ways to nurture the creativity in children
with age appropriate approaches to art. Plus, create hands-on
examples of the intersection of art and science. You will make
and take home a working rocket using recycled water bottles
and make it fly with non-toxic, safe “fuel.” By combining nontoxic
mediums/substances you will experience mixing of colors,
changing of form, chemical reactions and the creation of colorful,
tactile putty. STARS Core Competency: CUR
There is a $10.00 materials fee.
Age Group Addressed: Age 4 through Age 8
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Paraeducators, Child Care
Providers, Students
F12 Babies, Brains and Relationships: Infusing an Infant
Mental Health Approach into Your Daily Work, presented by
Sheri L. Hill, Ph.D., Early Childhood Specialist, Seattle, WA
This multi-media session for providers will address the latest
research on the interplay between early relationships and brain
development. Join with Dr. Hill in exploring the linkages between
early stress/trauma and later health outcomes. Participants will also
learn about the basic tenants of infant mental health addressing
three main questions -- what is it, how does it impact my work,
and what do we do about it?
This session will highlight things to keep in mind and ways to
address the social-emotional and mental health needs of the very
young children you encounter in your daily work. We will focus
on strategies that are applicable across a broad range of settings
including those providing Part C early intervention, formal and
informal child care settings, parenting support programs, public
health programs and Early Head Start. An extensive resource list
to further your work will also be provided to participants. STARS
Core Competency: DEV
Age Group Addressed: Infants and Toddlers
Who Should Attend: All
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F13 ESIT’s New Data Management System, presented by Bob
Morris, Data System Consultant, DEL, ESIT
The Early Support for Infant and Toddler’s (ESIT) program will
have a new data management system in late summer/early fall 2011.
Please come take a look at the latest prototype and check out new
features that will make your job easier and more efficient.
Age Group: Birth through Age 3
Who Should Attend: Family Resources Coordinators, DMS Users,
Early Intervention Providers, Part C Local Lead Agencies
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F14 Changing Our Attitudes About What Makes a “Successful’’
Home Visit, presented by Denise Olson, EI/ECSE Specialist,
with Heather Brey, EI/ECSE Specialist , Cathy Hyslop, Autism
Specialist, Kelly McCabe, EI/ECSE Specialist and Krista
Shultz, EI/ECSE Specialist, Early Childhood CARES
Does a big bag of toys make you a good interventionist? What is
the purpose of the home visit: to teach or “perform”? Our panel of
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Educators will focus
on what it used to be like for us when we brought toys to home
visits; what happened to make us want to try a different way; and
what it is like now that we are trying it a different way. Ideas for
“low tech” activities and incorporating the family’s own materials
and toys into intervention activities will be also provided.
Age Group Addressed: Birth through Age 5
Who Should Attend: All
F15 The Family Guide to Working with Schools - Early
Learning, presented by Christin Kundert, Educational
Advocacy Coordinator, Treehouse
Children ages birth to three are much more aware and in tune with
their surroundings than we previously thought. By saying that they
are “born learning,” this does not mean that they begin learning at
birth; they are born already learning! Their development is impacted
early not only by genetic factors but also by their environment, the
quality of their relationships with you, their caregivers, and the
quality of early learning programs they are enrolled in. Focusing
on early learning is important because every experience and
relationship young children have is a learning opportunity which
can either help or hinder growth and development.
Age Group Addressed: Birth Through Age 5
Who Should Attend: Parents, Teachers, Child Care Providers
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F16 Feeding the Therapist: Flipping the Feeding Viewpoint,
presented by Maria Cho, M.A., J.D., and Cheryl Buettemeier,
M.S. CCC-SLP
Feeding protocols and treatment options offer the feeding therapist
a strong base of knowledge, but truly successful feeding therapy
requires breakthrough thinking, breakthrough communications, and
breakthrough connections with the child and the family.
To achieve that breakthrough, this session will provide insightful
observations on feeding therapy from a parent’s perspective.
By addressing the often unspoken or awkward feelings that are
part of the therapeutic relationship, this candid presentation will
challenge your approach to feeding a child. We will share parents’
experiences, expectations, and epiphanies, including how therapists
can accompany them on this journey.
Designed to stimulate the imagination, nourish therapeutic bonds,
and satiate the desire for immediate progress, this session will
“feed the therapist” with innovative, yet practical suggestions for
providing a more effective approach to therapy.
Age Group Addressed: All children
Who Should Attend: All
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