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This conference is specifically planned for professionals working in the field of Early Interventions with infants and toddlers who are deaf, hard of hearing, low vision, blind or deaf blind. This years sessions will focus on CHARGE Syndrome, Early Listening at Home, Babies Count, Deaf Mentors, Fostering Joy, Fundamental skills developed in EC, working session for providers, Abuse in the home - what to look for, Communication Matrix, Autism with other disabilities, Communication Sciences update and state of the state.
*These sessions have been approved for the following IL EI credits:
Day 1 – Monday June 26, 2023
Session 1: 8:45 – 10:15
* “Infancy in CHARGE Syndrome: Medical and Developmental Issues”-1.5 ATY
Session 2 (Break Out A) –10:30 – 11:30
* “ELH – Early Listening at Home” -1 INT
* “Babies Count: IL Update” -1 WWF
Session 3 (Break Out A) – 11:30 – 12:30
* “Collaborating with Deaf Mentors to Support Families”-1 WWF
* “Impact of Vision Impairment on the Development of Language Skills”-0.5 ATY, 0.5 INT
Session 4 (Break Out A): 1:45 – 2:45
* “Providers working with infants and toddlers with vision concerns Working Session”- 1 INT
*“Providers working with infants and toddlers with hearing concerns Working Session” -1 INT
Session 5: 2:45 – 4:00
* “The Communication Matrix”-0.5 TYP, 0.5 ATY, 0.25 INT
Day 2 – Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Session 6: 8:30 – 9:30
* “Strengthening Parent-Child Connections Through the Fostering Joy Project”-1 WWF
Session 7: 9:30 – 10:30
* “Reporting Abuse/Neglect and Working with DCFS-Involved Families”-1 WWF
Session 8: 10:45 – 11:45
* “Autism with Other Disabilities”-1 ATY
Session 9: 1:00 – 2:30
* “The Complexity of Language Development”- 0.75 ATY, 0.75 TYP
Session 10: 2:45 – 3:45
* “State of the State – Agency/Organizational Updates”-1 WWF
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