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Upcoming
Workshop on
Early Intervention for
Sensory Integration
Sensory
Resources is
hosting a workshop on Friday, March 8th
from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Turf
Valley Resort and Conference Center in Ellicott City.
The workshop will feature Carol Kranowitz, author
of "The Out-of-Sync Child", as well as Dr. Georgia
DeGangi, a clinical psychologist and occupational
therapist, and Dr. Lynn Balzer-Martin, a pediatric
occupational therapist with a doctorate in special education
and the developer of a screening program used for early
identification of children with sensory and motor dysfunction.
Topics
to be covered include the following:
* How dysfunction in sensory integration
affects children
* How sensory integration works
* What types of sensory-motor activities
can be used to help children get in sync
* How to assess and treat sensory challenges
in childhood
* What is the theory of sensory integration
* How to find qualified therapists
to evaluate and treat children with sensory integration
needs
Registration
fees are $95 for family members or students and $135 for
professionals; discounted group rates are available.
For more information or to obtain a registration form,
please contact Sensory Resources by phone at (888)
357-5867 or by e-mail at info@SensoryResources.com.
Information is also available on their web site: www.SensoryResources.com.
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Upcoming
Presentation on
Resolving Disagreements under IDEA
The
Parents Place of Maryland and
The Arc of Maryland are sponsoring a presentation
about the methods available to parents for resolving disagreements
under IDEA. The presentation will be held on Saturday,
April 6th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the offices of The Arc of Howard County, located
at 11735 Homewood Road in Ellicott City.
The presenters will be Lisa Maddux, Section Chief
and Ed Wulkin, Branch Chief of the Maryland State
Department of Education's Complaint Investigation and Due
Process Branch. In their presentation, they will
explain the State complaint process, how to file a complaint,
MSDE's complaint procedures, and their investigative process.
They will also discuss mediation and due process hearing
procedures.
The registration fee is $5. For further information,
or to obtain a registration form, please contact Jessica
Pearsall by phone at (410) 974-6139 x 26 or by
e-mail at jpearsall@thearcmd.org.
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Upcoming
Seminar on
Special Education Law
The
Learning Disabilities Association of Montgomery County
is hosting a Wrightslaw Seminar, entitled
"Helping Educate Children with Special Needs: From Law to
Action" on Saturday, April 13th from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the University of Maryland
Shady Grove Center in Rockville.
The presenters will be Peter Wright, Esq., nationally
recognized special education attorney, and Pamela Darr
Wright, psychotherapist. These well-known presenters
are the authors of the best-selling special education law
books "Wrightslaw: Special Education Law" and "From Emotion
to Advocacy"; they are also the designers of the Wrightslaw
web site and on-line newsletter.
The
admission fee is $45 in advance and $55 at the door. This
admission fee includes a copy of "Wrightslaw: Special Education
Law" and a copy of the Maryland Code of Law for Special
Education, as well as a box lunch.
For further information or to obtain a registration form,
please contact the LDAMC by phone at (301) 933-1076
or by e-mail at ldamc@ldamc.org.
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Upcoming
Presentation by Tony Attwood
The
Harbour School is
hosting a presentation by Dr. Tony Attwood on Saturday,
April 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Broadneck High School.
Dr. Attwood's presentation will focus on helping individuals
with Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism create
social understanding and friendships, including effective
intervention strategies for social skills, making friends,
and understanding the emotions of persons with social impairments;
methods for improving social skills and building conversational
skills; methods to develop imagination and visual thinking;
and methods to help reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.
The registration fee is $100, plus $7 for lunch. For
further information, or to obtain a registration form, please
contact The Harbour School at (410) 571-9558.
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