Conferences & Training

Upcoming Conferences

• TRAINING IN THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
  Date: 2/2/2012
  Time: 5:00 - 8:00
  Location: Garden City Office 300 Garden City Plaza

  TIME CHANGE: 5 - 8 PM !

  
  $65
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• CRISIS PREVENTION INTERVENTION (CPI) WORKSHOP
  Date: 2/15/2012
  Time: 6:30 - 10:00 pm Feb . 15th and Feb.16
  Location: 300 Garden City Plaza - Suite 350

  Dr. Caltabiano is a certified CPI instructor in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention^© and will train those who attend the workshop in preventative techniques as well as Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention ^SM. This workshop is only available to Kidz Therapy employees. Those employees that work with children that exhibit (or have the potential to exhibit) serious behaviors (i.e., aggression, self-injurious, elopement, etc.), should strongly consider attending this training

  THIS PARTICULAR TRAINING IS TWO EVENINGS. YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16!.

  
  $45
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• Clinical Training in the Lidcombe Program
  Date: 2/21/2012
  Time: 8:30 - 4:30
  Location: La Quinta Inn and Suites - Garden City, NY

  STUTTERING WORKSHOPS FOR SLPs

  CLINICAL TRAINING IN THE LIDCOMBE PROGRAM

  February 21 & 22, 2012

  2 day workshop $535

  EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

  February 23, 2012

  (Day 3 only $240)

  ALL THREE DAYS REGISTRATION

  $735 ****REGISTRATION IS DIRECTLY THROUGH MONTREAL FLUENCY CENTRE****

  Registration Form

  
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• ABA Introductory Workshop Series 3 workshops
  Date: 2/21/2012
  Time: 9:00 - 3:30
  Location: La Quinta Inn and Suites

  These workshops will focus on the core components of home based ABA programs, promoting verbal behavior, assessment and program design. This series will provide practical information for effective interventions, program design and implementation. These workshops are essential for all Kidz Therapy Services providers who are new to the field of ABA services.

  ASHA CEUs .55 each course 1.65 Total 3 days

  February 21 INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS Level 1

  February 22 INTRODUCTION TO VERBAL BEHAVIOR Level 2

  February 23 PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM Level 3

  
  $245
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• An Optimistic Approach to Helping Students with Challenging Behavior
  Date: 3/23/2012
  Time: 8:30 - 4:30
  Location: C.W. Post Humanities Hall

  Target Audience: Those working with families with children with challenging behaviors - Parent Trainers, Special Educators, School Psychologists, Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Social Workers, Other Professionals in the field of autism who work with families.

  Kidz Conference Services is an ACE provider for BACB Type 2 CE. This course is offered for 7.2 CEUs for BCBAs & BCaBAs The Behavior Analyst Certification Board ("BCBA") does not sponsor, approve or endorse Kidz Conference Services, the materials, information or sessions identified herein.

  
  $195
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• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Workshop
  Date: 3/24/2012
  Time: 9:00 - 5:00
  Location: 300 Garden City Plaza Suite 350

  Dr. Caltabiano is a certified CPI instructor in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention^© and will train those who attend the workshop in preventative techniques as well as Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention ^SM. This workshop is only available to Kidz Therapy employees. Those employees that work with children that exhibit (or have the potential to exhibit) serious behaviors (i.e., aggression, self-injurious, elopement, etc.), should strongly consider attending this training

  
  $45
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• SUSPECTED APRAXIA AND EARLY INTERVENTION
  Date: 4/28/2012
  Time: 8:30 - 4:30
  Location: C.W. Post Humanities Hall

  Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Educators

  From assessment to therapy materials to documentation of progress standards, participants will learn ways to create the best intervention model for toddlers with suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech

  Cari Ebert, M.S., CCC-SLP

  April 28, 2012

  AGENDA

  8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast

  9:00 Introduction and Overview of Apraxia

  • Clinical definitions of apraxia (limb apraxia, oral apraxia, CAS)
  • Definition for families
  • Hands on demonstration of what apraxia feels like
  • Early intervention programs and eligibility issues
  • Early brain development

  9:30 Assessment

  • Formal vs. informal assessment
  • Characteristics of toddlers with suspected CAS
  • Characteristics of 3-5 year olds with suspected CAS

  10:30 Break

  10:45 Assessment (cont'd)

  o Co-existing conditions

  • Informal Assessment Hierarchy

  11:15 Diagnosis

  • Should we diagnose CAS in very young children?
  • Differential Diagnosis

  12:15 Lunch on Your Own

  1:15 Therapy

  o Frequency and intensity

  o Family involvement

  o Motor planning goals and activities

  o Strategies for families

  2:30 Break

  2:45 Therapy (cont'd)

  o Modifying existing therapy materials

  o Non-verbal communication systems

  3:30 Documentation

  o IFSP outcomes

  o Functional skills vs. isolated skills

  o Documenting progress

  3:45 Case Studies

  4:15 Questions

  4:30 Dismissal

  **EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BY February29 $180**

  Student (copy of student ID proof faxed) $105

  Groups of 3 or more $10 discount per person - (send registration information together)

  
  $195
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Please email us with any questions, comments or concerns at conferences@kidztherapy.com.

New York State Approved Provider of Training in the Needs of Students with Autism

Kidz Therapy Services is approved by the New York State Education Department to provide mandated training in the needs of children with autism to new special education teachers seeking certification and administrators and supervisors of special education. The three hour training program has been developed in accordance with the NYS Education Department’s Autism Syllabus. The coursework will enhance the participants’ understanding of autism spectrum disorders by providing an overview of the disorder, introduce evidence based instructional methods and interventions, behavior management and positive behavioral supports, effective collaborative techniques and resources. This course is open to all who are interested, not just special educators and administers.

Please contact Marian Karcher at 516 747-9030 x 161 or email mkarcher@kidztherapy.com for more details.

According to NYSED, the following are required to take this course:

TEACHERS:
If the individual (teacher candidate) is enrolled in an approved and registered NYS special education program at a college or university, the individual does not need the "approved coursework" or training because the content of the autism coursework is already covered in the special education classes at the colleges. The State required these programs to adjust their curriculum to ensure that the autism specific information was included in 2008. Therefore, individuals (teachers) receiving their special education certificate through college recommendation are not required to have the SED approved coursework in question.

Many teachers who want to be special education certified apply for certification through the individual transcript evaluation process. For individuals who are applying for a special education certificate through SED's TEACH system, on or after September 2, 2009, the SED approved autism coursework training is required. Information regarding the requirement and applying for special education certificate through TEACH may be found at http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/autism.html.

Special education teachers who received permanent or professional certification in special education or Students with Disabilities before September 2, 2009, are not required to have the training.

ADMINISTRATORS:
Certified administrators assigned to a special education positions (as determined by their LEA) were supposed to have the enhanced training in autism by September 9, 2009. If the assignment occurred after that date, the administrators are to have the training as soon as "practicable" after their assignment. Essentially this means that all certified administrators assigned to a special education position must have this training.

Continuing Education Provider

Kidz Therapy Services is approved by the following professional organizations to provider continuing education programs:

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)

American Academy of Audiology (AAA)

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

National Association of Social Workers – New York Chapter (NASW-NYS)

New York Physical Therapy Association (NYPTA) - CEUs issued on a conference by conference basis.

Staff Development & Training

Kidz Therapy Services provides comprehensive, hands-on trainings to assist in the development of state-of-the-art quality programs. Modules are designed to provide a thorough understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders and effective methods to foster the development of skills and improve behavioral functioning. All modules are developed to meet the specific needs of each team member within the district program.

Our training modules include:

• Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis
• Educating Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• Developing Effective Language Goals
• Functional Behavior Assessments
• Aggression Prevention & Management
• Maximizing Strategies for Natural Environment Teaching

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