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Monthly Featured Topic -Behavior as Communication



Talks on Tuesdays


Training Calendar

 

 

 

Check the

TRAINING CALENDAR

 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:  

 

Ouch! He Bit Me!

 

Supporting Toddlers with Autism by Changing OUR Behavior

 

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GREAT RESOURCES ON THE VEIPD WEBSITE

 

Here are a few exciting resources:

     Spanish List of Acronyms Virginia Early Intervention Lingo - List of Acronyms - NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH


 

 

Implementing Supports and Services

Video Illustrations of Family Guided Routines Based Intervention

 

 

Tools of the Trade


APRIL 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 -
Behavior as Communication

 

Have you ever noticed that when you attend any type of early childhood conference, there is a plethora of sessions related to challenging behaviors? It is always a hot topic!

 

How do challenging behaviors impact our work in early intervention? What do you do on a visit when the child's behavior (or 'misbehavior') becomes the focus of the entire session? What ideas or strategies do you have to support parents who struggle with challenging behaviors?

 

Check out some of these related 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).

 

The fall KI and KII trainings will be announced when logistics and registration are finalized. Check back frequently for details.

 

Note
SCs who were registered for the postponed KII scheduled for April 22 and 23, 2015 in Staunton, VA have automatically been re-registered for the new dates of October 19 and 20, 2015 in Staunton, VA.

 

 

 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

Our April ToT featured Mickey VanDewerker from VA Tech TTAC presenting, ABC: All Behavior Communicates! Strategies to Address Difficult Behavior. Visit the 2015 recordings to view this archived webinar and access the handouts.
  

April Talks on Tuesday

  

Don't miss the next ToT webinar on May 5th with Dr. Corey Herd Cassidy who will present "Ditch the Animal Sounds: Writing Appropriate Outcomes that Lead to Effective Implementation." Registration is open! 


NOTE: The May ToT is part II of Dr. Cassidy's content on speech and language development. Click here to review the March ToT (Part I).
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