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 frequently for current conferences, webinars and other professional development opportunities provided both by the VEIPD Center as well as other agencies and organizations. 

 

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WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT

  

Are you keeping up with our blog, Early Intervention Strategies for Success? 

 

Check it out!

 

FEATURED TOPIC, FEATURED BLOGS

 

How does our blog tie to our topic of the month? 

 

Take a look:  

 

Seize the Opportunity to Stand Beside the Parent

 

Shaking Up the *Typical* Intervention Visit

 

Adult Learning Principle #3: Practicing Intervention Strategies in Real Time

 
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GREAT RESOURCES ON THE VEIPD WEBSITE

 

Here are a few exciting resources:

 

Explaining Early Intervention: Virginia's Statement

 

FREE ARTICLE - Strengthening family capacity to provide young children everyday natural learning opportunities (Swanson et al, 2011)

 

Success Stories from Virginia Families

 

DID YOU KNOW?
 
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Did you know that Spanish captions are now available on the What is Early Intervention in Virgina? video? Click on the settings icon in the lower right corner of the video window to set the subtitles/cc to Spanish.
 
FEBRUARY 2015

The Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) coordinates Virginia's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) which is the professional development system for early interventionists who provide supports and services to eligible children and families under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

 

featureMONTHLY FEATURED TOPIC - Collaborative Intervention Visits

 

It's a new year and a great time to pause to reflect on your practices. Think about how the work you do with children and families matches with what we know about recommended practices in our field. Consider these questions:

  • How do you build the parent's capacity to interact with the child in ways that enhance development during and between visits?
  • Who is interacting with the child during the visit - just you or you and the parent?
  • What materials do you use - the toys in your toy bag or the toys and items in the natural environment?
  • Where does intervention happen during the visit - always while playing in the living room floor or in different routines and places, depending on the interests and needs of the child and family? 

If you'd like to learn more about collaboration with families and what these practices looks like, check out these visual resources:

 kaleidoscopeKALEIDOSCOPE TRAINING:
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Kaleidoscope: New Perspectives in Service Coordination, Levels I and II are required professional development trainings for all new service coordinators (although all are invited!) Trainings are held twice per year in cadres (KI and KII occurring in same location, one month apart) so that service coordinators have the opportunity to learn with each other for both Kaleidoscope sessions. Spring Kaleidoscope sessions take place in the Valley region during March (KI)/April (KII). Fall Kaleidoscope sessions are scheduled in the Richmond region during September (KI)/ October (KII).

 

KI - March 17 and 18, 2015 in Staunton, VA.
Deadline to register: March 6th

 

KII - April 22 and 23, 2015 in Staunton, VA.
Deadline to register: April 10th

 

Details and links to registration for both events can be found on our Training Calendar.  

 
 TALKS ON TUESDAYS

Talks on Tuesdays (ToTs) are one-hour webinars designed to provide free online training opportunities related to important topics in early intervention. Topics chosen for the Talks on Tuesdays webinar series are based on feedback from EI practitioners about what they need to know more about! ToTs are held on the first Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM.

 

FEATURED TOPIC, FEATURED WEBINARS

Check out these archived webinars to learn more about conducting collaborative intervention visits: 

Don't miss the next ToT webinar on March 3rd featuring Dr. Corey Cassidy presenting "Ditch the Animal Sounds: Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech Sound Development in Early Intervention." Register today!
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