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The 23rd Annual Conference on "The Young Child with Special Needs,” is a national conference targeted for health care providers, special educators, pre-school teachers, psychologists, therapists, speech pathologists, dieticians and service coordinators who interface with special needs children and their families.
*The following sessions have been approved for the following EI credits:
3/12/14
Preconf. A
*8-9am-Legal Requirements for Early Intervention Services-1 WWF
*9-10am-"Tiny Tech" Intensive Program for Low or Non-Responders: Getting Past Program Development Hurdles and Achieving Desired Outcomes-1 ATY
*1:30-2:30pm-What Makes Feeding So Difficult for the Child with ASD?-1 ATY
*2:30-3:30pm-Integrating ABA Principles into Language-Based Instruction-1 INT
*3:45-4:45pm-Evidence-Based Interventions for Children in the Autism Spectrum: Behavior Analysis, Visual Supports, Token Economics, and Antecedent Strategies-1 INT
Preconference B
*8-9:15am-Partnering with Parents: What Gets in Their Way-1.25 WWF
*9:15-9:45am-Partnering with Children: How Children Learn About Eating (Birth-3 Months)-0.5 TYP
*10-11:30am-Partnering with Children: How Children Learn About Eating (4-24 Months)-1.5 TYP
*1:30-2:30pm-Partnering with Children: How Children Learn About Eating (2-7 Years)-0.5 TYP
*2:30-3pm-General Treatment Strategies-0.5 INT
*3:15-4:30pm-General Treatment Strategies (continued)-1.25 INT
*4:30-5pm-Partnering with Parents: What Gets in Our Way-0.5 WWF
3/13/14
*8-8:45am-Working with the Medically complex Child and Their Devices-0.25 ATY, 0.5 INT
*8:45-9:30am-Complementary Approaches for Treating ASD: Controversies&Challenges-0.25 ATY, 0.5 INT
*10-10:45am-Earliest Interventions for Newborns and Very Young Infants: The BABIES Program-0.75 INT
*1:15-2pm-Alternations in Growth: Issues, Implications, and Interventions-0.5 INT, 0.25 ATY
*4-4:45pm-Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA):Why is This Behavior Occurring?-0.75 AS
3/14/14
*8-9:30am-#11 Using Mobile Technology for Communicating with Non-Verbal Children-1.5 INT
*8-9:30am-#12 Federal Law and Policy Governing Services for Children with Disabilities: AGE 0-5- 0.75 WWF
*8-9:30am-#13 Evaluating and Supporting Babies with Regulatory Challenges and Their Families: Crying, Sleeping and Eating-.75 AS .75 WWF
*8-9:30am-#14 Cerebral Palsy: What You Need to Know-1 ATY, 0.5 INT
*10-11:30am-#21 Evidenced-Based Interventions Addressing Behavioral Difficulties for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders-1 INT, 0.5 ATY
*10-11:30am-#22 Detecting Motor Problems in Young Children-1.5 ATY
*10-11:30am-#23 ABA and Play: How to Incorporate ABA into Play-Based Instruction-1.5 INT
*1-2:30pm-#31 Children with Sensory Processing Difficulties: Observations and Interventions-1 ATY, 0.5 INT
*1-2:30pm-#32 Mobile Technology and Accessories for the Special Needs Child Across Disciplines-1.5 INT
*1-2:30pm-#33 Responding to Attachment Disorders-0.5 INT, 1 ATY
*1-2:30-#34 Is There a Place for NDT in Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Practice-1.5 INT
*3-4:30pm-#41 Behavior Intervention Plans: Making Problem Behaviors Inefficient, Ineffective, and Irrelevant-1.5 INT
*3-4:30pm-#42 Managing Sleep Disorders: Helping Parents and Children Keep Their Sanity!-0.5 TYP, 0.5 ATY, 0.5 INT
*3-4:30pm-#43 The Oppositional Child: “I Really Don’t Like This Kid!”-0.75 TYP, 0.75 ATY
*3-4:30pm-#44 Growth: Charts, Patterns and Assessment-1 TYP, 0.5 AS
3/15/14
*8-8:45am-Caring for Caregivers: Hope, Humor, and Laughing Through the Day-0.75 WWF
*8:45-9:30am-Sensory Strategies for Development of Self Regulation-0.75 INT
*9:45-10:30am-It’s more Than Moving Forward: The Cognitive, Social, and Perceptual Benefits of Floor Mobility-0.5 TYP, 0.25 ATY
*10:30-11:15am-Inter-Agency Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Serving Foster Children with Special Needs-.75WWF
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