Topics and Speakers
2006 Contemporary Practices in Early Intervention and School-based Settings:
Fourth Annual Institute
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Keynote Address: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know? Amy Wetherby, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, Florida State University
Parents as Partners: Working with the Child in Context. Judy Grossman, DrPH, OTR, FAOTA, Center for the Developing Child and Family at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, New York, NY
Making Teaming Work in Early Childhood Services. Lynn Jeffries, PT, Ph.D., PCS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Oklahoma
Problem Eaters: Is it Sensory, Behavior, Oral-Motor, or What? Donna Reigstad, MS, OTR, Lead Occupational Therapist, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY
Updates in Sensory Integration Theory and Practice. Roseann Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Vice Chairman and Director of the Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University
Early Red Flags of Autism Spectrum Disorders: From Early Identification to Early Intervention. Amy Wetherby, PhD, CCC-SLP, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, Florida State University
Using What's Already There: Making Natural Routines Work! Bobbi Strawser-Butch, MS, OTR, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Elizabethtown College
It's Just Another Tool: Assistive Technology for Communication. Amy Goldman, MA, CCC, Associate Director, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University
Topics and Speakers
2005 Contemporary Practices in Early Intervention and School-based Settings
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Keynote Address: Supporting Children with Disabilities: What Have You Decided Lately? Michael F. Giangreco, Ph.D., University of Vermont, Center on Disability and Community Inclusion
Activity-focused Motor Interventions for Infants and Young Children. Mary Jane Rapport, Ph.D., PT., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Promoting Communication Within Natural Settings. Kat Stremel, MA, SLP. National Technical Assistance Consortium for Infants and Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
Promoting Playfulness in Children: A Primary Role for Pediatric Therapists. Lisa Chiarello, PT, Ph.D., PCS, Drexel University
Determining Intervention Priorities, Beverly Rainforth, PT, Ph.D. School of Education and Human Development, State University of New York at Binghamton
Adaptations for Children in Their Natural Environments. Stephen Kern, M.S., OTR, FAOTA and Janice Burke, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA, both at Thomas Jefferson University
Making Your Family Visit the Best Possible: Using Participation-Based Intervention. Brook Sawyer, Ph.D., Lauren Dugan, M.S., & Pip Campbell, Ph.D., all at Thomas Jefferson University
Arousal, Attention, Affect and Action: The Foundation for Social Competence. Gordon Williamson, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA, Columbia University, New York. and Wilma Dorman, OTR/L, OTR, Inc., Blue Bell, PA
Topics and Speakers
2004 Contemporary Therapy Practices in Early Intervention
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Keynote Address - Toby Long, PT, PhD
Decision-Making in Practice:
From Evidence to Action and Back Again
WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT THIS WAY? Giving and Taking Advice. Jim Hinojosa, PhD, OT, FAOTA, New York University
A Collaborative Model of Early Intervention Service Delivery. Lisa Chiarello, PT, PhD, PCS, Margaret O'Neil, PT, PhD, MPH and Robert Palisano, PT, ScD, all of the Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences at Drexel University in Philadelphia
Searching for Evidence: Internet Approaches That are Quick, Painless and Productive. Ginny Paleg, MS, PT, Montgomery County, MD Program for Infants and Toddlers
Technology: Affording Access to Play. Susan Mistrett, BS, MSEd, Center for Assistive Technology, State University of New York at Buffalo
Power Kids: Mobility for the Very Young. Ginny Paleg, MS, PT, Montgomery County, MD Program for Infants and Toddlers
CAN THIS RESEARCH REALLY APPLY TO MY PRACTICE? Learning to get what you need from research articles. Wendy Coster, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, Boston University