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Pre-registration is required for this one-day conference featuring a Keynote Presentation by
Dr. Michael Nelson, Ph.D. Dr. Nelson is the Director of the Section of Pediatric Psychology
at Rush Children’s Hospital in Chicago and an Associate Professor of Psychology and
Pediatrics at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center. He has devoted his career
to understanding the origins of lifelong disability and evaluating the effectiveness of
intervention strategies to support children’s future success.
During his keynote presentation entitled, Lifelong Benefits of Early Intervention: Making Every Minute Count, Dr. Nelson will explore the essential characteristics of neurodevelopmental stages of development, will describe developmental deviations at each stage, and will offer intervention strategies, built upon the strengths that exist within each child. Throughout, the relative contributions of parents and early interventionists to neurodevelopment will be discussed.
Early bird ends 1/21/14: $65
Regular registration: $75
Group Registration for 10 more: $55/person
The following EI Credits are approved for this event:
*Welcome/Opening Remarks-1.0 Working with Families
*Lifelong Benefits of Early Intervention: Making Every Minute Count -.5 Typical Development, .5 Atypical Development, & 1.0 Intervention
*Pivotal Response Treatment: An Evidence Based Strategy Across Natural Environments-1.0 Intervention & .5 Assessment
*Hospital to Home with Early Intervention: Building essential partnerships with parents 1.0 Assessment & .5 Intervention
Ethics in Early Intervention 1.0 Working with Families & .5 Intervention
*Practical Strategies to Address Challenging Behaviors of Infants and Toddlers at Home, Daycare, and in the Community .75 Typical Devel. & .75 Intervention
*Cockroaches, Crowding, and Crying: Toxic stress in the early childhood years .75 Working with Families & .75 Atypical Child Development
*“But Aren’t You Just Playing?” The Importance of Infant and Toddler Play .75 Atypical Child Development & .75 Typical Child Development
*Fun, Family Friendly Strategies 1.5 Intervention
*2:30 – 3:30pm Afternoon Plenary 1.0 Intervention
"Up to 5.5 hours of EI credit offered."
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