Topics and Speakers 2005 Contemporary Practices in Early Intervention and School-based Settings

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