Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Washington in Seattle, and Washington University in St. Louis, are currently conducting a multi-center study to examine brain development in infants who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Infants are being seen at 6, 12 and 24 months. Infants who have an older sibling with ASD are at higher risk of developing the disorder than the general population.
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NICHD Recruitment for Safe to Sleep Champions Initiative - Webinar - Feb. 26, Mar. 5, 1... - 0 views
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Click here to download the fact sheet for these webinars
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What:
NICHD is recruiting volunteers for the national Safe to Sleep Champions Initiative, which engages physicians and other health care professionals, parents, grandparents and other family members, caregivers, and community stakeholders to serve as spokespersons for the Safe to Sleep campaign. The Safe to Sleep campaign not only addresses ways to reduce the risk of SIDS, but also ways to reduce the risk of other sleep-related causes of infant death, such as suffocation or strangulation. The goal of the Safe to Sleep Champions Initiative is to share the campaign messages about safe infant sleep practices through the use of media and community outreach efforts. The NICHD will host training webinars to equip participants with the information to serve as Champions in their local communities. To volunteer as a Safe to Sleep Champion, you must participate in one of the webinars.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
10:00 am - 11:00 am Mountain
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain
Thursday, March 14, 2013
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mountain
Cost:
Free Of Charge
Collaborative Improvement & Innovation Network (COIN) to Reduce Infant Mortality - Webi... - 0 views
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Click here to register for this webinar What:
Attend this one-hour webinar to learn how to maximize the resources available on the new and improved www.sidscenter.org website. By responding to user feedback, the National SUID/SIDS Resource Center has been able to update the design of its site to heighten access to research and educational tools that will help any professional on the local, state or national level address issues in sudden infant death. Learning Objectives: The QI process in developing/refining a grantee website. The resources available for professionals to address SUID/SIDS. When:
Thursday, August 23, 2012
1:00 PM - 2:00pm Mountain
CECMHC | Infant Toddler Temperament Tool - 0 views
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The Infant Toddler Temperament Tool includes a short online survey that allows parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers to recognize and explore their own temperament traits and those of a child for which they provide care. The IT3 generates results which support parents and caregivers in understanding how adult and child similarities and differences in temperament traits may affect “goodness of fit.” Along with these results, the IT3 generates simple best practice tips adults can use to foster the unique temperament of each child within their care.
Missed Opportunities in the Referral of High-Risk Infants to Early Intervention - 0 views
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CONCLUSIONS: In spite of the specialization of neonatal follow-up programs to identify high-risk infants with developmental delays, a large proportion of potentially eligible infants were not referred to early intervention.
OSEP Leadership Conference - Washington, DC - July 30 - August 1, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here for more information!What:The 2012 OSEP Leadership Conference (previously named the OSEP Mega Leadership Conference) will support better outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families by providing opportunities for key leaders and partners to interact with Department staff and OSEP-funded technical assistance providers. State Part B Directors, Part C Coordinators, Parent Center leaders, and State Part B and Part C Data Managers will enhance their leadership roles through opportunities to hear from experts in the field and to learn about evidence-based practices that will support participants’ ability to improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families.The conference is designed for:PTIs, CPRCs, and PTACs; State Part B Directors of Special Education and staff; State Part C and Section 619 Coordinators and staff; State ICC Chairs; and Parts B and C IDEA Data Managers responsible for submitting 618 Data. Others are welcome to attend.When:July 30 - August 1, 2012Where:Washington, DCContact:Tamara InfanteEmail: tinfante@fhi360.org
Autism Speaks: Guide on Clinical Assessment of Infants - 0 views
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Now Available For Families – Baby Siblings Research Consortium Publishes Guide on Clinical Assessment of Infants
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In May, the journal Pediatrics published an article authored by members of Autism Speaks' High Risk Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) to expand on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations on evaluation by primary care providers of 18 and 24 months olds with suspected autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and is part of an ongoing effort of the BSRC to share research findings with the clinical community. By focusing their research on detecting the earliest signs of autism in high risk infants (younger siblings of children with autism), BSRC investigators have gained important insights about assessment and treatment issues that place them in a unique position to provide guidance on how to follow through with current AAP guidelines.
Early Autism Intervention Takes On New Meaning - Disability Scoop - 0 views
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Doctors can’t formally diagnose autism in children younger than age 2, but that’s not stopping researchers who are working to identify infants who are at risk and begin therapy. The idea is to take early intervention and apply it at ever-younger ages. Researchers at the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis are enrolling children as young as 6 months who are exhibiting signs of autism — such as lack of eye contact or failing to smile or babble — in a pilot project called Infant Start.
Overview and Discussion of 2011 Part C Regulations: Information, Implementation and Imp... - 0 views
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Click here to register for this event What: The purpose of this conference is to provide information and support to State staff and other interested parties in the implementation of the Part C regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On September 6, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education announced the final regulations for the early intervention program under Part C of the IDEA. These final regulations will help improve services and outcomes for America's infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. The final Part C regulations incorporate provisions in the 2004 amendments to Part C of the IDEA. Additionally, the final regulations provide States with flexibility in some areas, while ensuring State accountability to improve results and providing needed services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. The regulations focus on measuring and improving outcomes for the approximately 350,000 children served by the Part C program with the goal of ensuring that such children are ready for preschool and kindergarten. Please join staff from the U. S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in this interactive training session! When: November 16, 2011 Where: Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street National Harbor, MD Questions: Please contact Tamara Infante at tinfante@fhi360.org.
Practice Guides especially for parents - 0 views
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Practice Guides Especially for Parents
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Infants Toddlers Preschoolers
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Premature Births Fuel Infant Death Rates in U.S., Report Says - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers reported Tuesday in their first detailed analysis of a longstanding problem.
Thanks4Giving Clothing Give-Away - Bozeman, MT - Nov. 17&18, 2012 - 0 views
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This event is organized through the school PTAs/PACs, so you hopefully have already heard about it through your child's school. In case you hadn't, I wanted to make sure you know about it. Anderson school, on Cottonwood, where our children attend, has participated all 5 years, and it's a great event! These families have been incredibly generous, donating clean, gently-used clothing, shoes, hats, etc. of all sizes, infant through adult. Volunteers are also always needed to help sort, hang, and organize the donations during set up. Any time you have to volunteer, short or long, will be greatly appreciated. If you come on Tuesday or Thursday over the lunch hour, the Tumbleweed Gourmet Food truck will be there selling volunteers their gourmet tacos and burritos. If you are able to help anytime next week for 2 hours, you can take a brown paper grocery sack of treasures for yourself! This free clothing giveaway is a fantastic opportunity to reuse and recycle gently worn clothing collected by Bozeman area schools. This event is not based on "need," but on "sharing" what we have as a community. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate by donating what they no longer need and taking what they When/Where:
Wilson School Gym
Bozeman, MT
Nov 17, 2012 9am - 3pm
Nov 18, 2012 9am - 1pm Questions?
Melea Mortenson
406-580-0508
melea@littleappletech.com
AMCHP Annual Conference - Washington D.C. - Feb 9-12, 2013 - 2 views
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The AMCHP Annual Conference Training Institute offers a rich program of skills-building sessions starting on Saturday, Feb. 9. Sunday afternoon will kick-off the first general session, launching two and a half days of education, motivation, and interaction.
When/Where:
February 9, 2013 9am - 4:30pm
February 10, 2013 9am - 12pm Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street
Washington, DC 20008 Topics Discussed: Professional Development Tools for MCH Leadership in Challenging Times Communicating the Value of Preconception Health to Illustrate a Return on Investment Painless Practical Principles of Evaluation for Community-based Projects: Collecting and Using Data for Quality Improvement and Generating Project Support Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program 101 for MCH Leaders: The Family-Centered Care Assessment: A Tool for Quality Improvement MCH 3.0--Advancing the MCH Vision Ease of Use of Services for Latino Families with CSHCN: Lessons Learned from 5 states Brief Tobacco Intervention Skills Certification For Pregnant and Postpartum Women Using Entrepreneurial and INtrepreneurial Skills in MCH Systems Building A Life Course Perspective on Injury Prevention: From Babies to Grannies and Back Again Building a Strong MCH Foundation to Weather Storms: Skills-building in Reproductive Health Preparedness Science Marketing Your MCH Block Grant to Gather Meaningful Input from Stakeholders Selecting the "Right" Program: Using Systematic Reviews to Identify Effective Programs Optimizing Health Reform to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes </h
State of the Young Child Workshop - Missoula - April 13, 2013 - 0 views
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Click here to register for this class - Course #2922 Click here to view the course report for #2922 What: Part 1 will focus on Motor Development: Infant motor development is essential for gaining skills and knowledge in each of the learning domains. This interactive, part dancing, part lecture demonstration workshop will explore the caregiver's role in supporting motor development and the impact that it has on school readiness. the Six Building Blocks of Motor Development will be explored, and how they facilitate cognitive functioning, social interaction, emotional regulation and self help skill. The afternoon session will be regarding making sense of social emotional development from infancy to school age. A Child's developing sense of self is the result of relationships they share with caregivers. Learn how to support a growth mindset that is eager to learn, take on challenges and built on a foundation of positive self esteem. When: Saturday, April 13, 2013 8:45 am - 3:45 pm Mountain Where: University of Montana Continuing Education Room 210 32 Campus Dr. Missoula, MT 59812 Cost: $35.00 per person
Western Regional Early Intervention Conference On Sensory Disabilities - Jackson Hole, ... - 0 views
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Click here to download the flier for this event Click here to register online and for full details What: Western Regional Early Intervention in collaboration with Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired are presenting this conference regarding Assessment and strategies for infants, toddlers, students, and adults with sensory loss. Three days of keynotes and breakouts hosted by renowned names in the field, this is a powerful lineup of speakers. When: June 19 - 21, 2013 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain Where: Snow King Resort 400 East Snow King Avenue Jackson, WY 83001 Cost: Attendance at all three days of the conference, June 19, 20, & 21. - $160.00 (USD). See flier and registration link for details.
AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language Workshop Series - Fort Worth, TX - Dec 8, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to download registration for the workshop series
What:
This workshop series is designed for professionals involved
in supporting the education and language development of
children who are deaf and hard of hearing. If you are an early
interventionist, classroom teacher, teacher of the deaf, special
educator, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, program or
school administrator, or member of a state EHDI team these
workshops are designed to build foundational knowledge about
hearing loss and the exciting technological advances that
support listening and spoken language for these children today.
Every member of the child's intervention team will find practical
tips and proven strategies for promoting collaboration to support
infants, young children and their families, as well as student
success in the classroom - and beyond. When/Where:
Dec 8, 2012
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Tx
Target Audience: early interventionist classroom teacher teacher of the deaf special educator speech-language pathologist audiologist program school administrator member of a state EHDI team For more information or to register
visit ListeningandSpokenLanguage.org
or call toll-free 866-337-5220.
Study: Communication with Moms of Critically Ill Infants Needs Improvement | Children's... - 0 views
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Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once described England and America as two countries separated by a common language. Now research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center suggests that common language may also be the divide standing between mothers of critically ill newborns and the clinicians who care for them.
Meeting the AT Needs of Preschool Students Under The IDEA - Webinar - June 17, 2010 - 0 views
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What: Ron Hager from the National Disability Rights Network will present information on the variety of funding sources available to preschool students needing AT. One of the most important is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part C of the IDEA, the early intervention program for infants and toddlers, covers children with disabilities from birth through age two. The school-age provisions of the IDEA, Part B, cover students beginning at age three. This session will look at meeting the AT needs of infants and toddlers under Part C, as well as selected issues for preschoolers under Part B. To connect to the webinar visit: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs0e572c05aff0 . When: 1:00-2:15 pm Mountain
FCTD: A New Approach to Early Intervention: Virtual Home Visits - 0 views
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A New Approach to Early Intervention: Virtual Home Visits Some bicoastal residents call it “flyover country.” Earlier generations called the huge expanses of America’s West “the Great American Desert.” But for the families of infants and toddlers with disabilities who reside there, often in remote and sometimes harsh circumstances far from the care their children require, it is home. Reaching those families for regular required home visits is often a monumental or downright impossible task for administrators of early intervention programs and their service providers who must drive for hours each way in weather conditions that are often severe and dangerous in an era in which fuel prices promise to remain prohibitively high. Until now, hard choices had to be made. Home visits to families in remote areas had to be postponed or canceled due to weather or cost. For families, their children’s needs went unmet. For federally funded statewide programs charged with seeking out and serving all infants and toddlers needing early intervention services, charters went unfulfilled. Today, however, technology provides the hope that virtual home visits can effectively and efficiently supplement, but not replace, traditional in-person visits.
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The Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children is a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices developed by two national, federally-funded research and training centers: The Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) and The Technical Assistance Center for Social Emotional Intervention (TACSEI). Most recently, TACSEI developed a family coaching approach for implementing the Pyramid Model with caregivers in homes. This approach was developed to support home visitors who are working with caregivers of infants and toddlers with or at-risk for disabilities. The approach focuses on supporting home visitors in the use of evidence-based family coaching strategies to enhance caregivers' capacity to promote their infant or toddlers' social emotional competence. This presentation will describe the family coaching approach to implementing the pyramid model. When:
June 13 & 14, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain both days
Registration 8:30 am Where:
MSU Billings
College of Education Building, Room 122
1500 University Dr.
Billings, MT 59101 Cost:
Free of charge