2 meetings!!! 4-15-12 (Feeding issues & effective strategies) & 5-6-12 (Function based interventions for solving problem behaviors)

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Please feel free to forward . . . North Fulton Autism Support Group Meeting Date: Sunday April 15, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Topic: A Unique Perspective on Feeding Issues and Effective Strategies Speaker: Jill Feldman ORT/L, C-SIPT Jill Feldman, OTR/L, C-SIPT, is a native New Yorker and graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2001. Since that time, she has solely practiced in the pediatrics, in nearly all settings. Jill has received several specialty trainings/certifications, such as being certified to administer the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test, Therapeutic Listening Basic and Advanced, The Listening Program, Oral Motor Beckman Interventions, Basic Myofascial Release Techniques, and Handwriting Without Tears. In addition, Jill enjoys providing community outreach to pre-schools, counselors, teachers, parents, daycares, and elementary schools on the benefits of addressing developmental concerns early and how occupational therapy can help children in all areas of their lives. WHERE: Emory ’s Creek Hospital6325 Hospital ParkwayAKA6325 West s Xing (Street Name Changed)Suite 109s Creek, GA 30097Directions from 400: Take Exit 10, Old Milton Parkway, and go east on Rt. 120. Stay on Rt. 120 East, turning onto Kimball Bridge Road. Turn left onto Bridge. Turn right onto Sargent Road Turn Right onto McGinnis Ferry Road. Turn right onto Hospital Parkway. Enter through the main doors of the Hospital. The Physicians' Plaza doors are locked on the weekends. Once in the main doors, head down the long hallway to the left. Enter the Physicians Plaza and stay straight. Suite 109 will be on your right. Additional Hospital Directions: http://www.emoryjohnscreek.com/Map.asp PLEASE RSVP to debbiedobbs@.... Debbiedobbs @ Comcast.net (no spaces). You have permission to forward this message. This event is completely free and open to all.Childcare is not provided at the meeting location however s Creek Arts Center is offering a class for special needs children during the time of our event. http://johnscreekarts.org/education/workshops/2012/apr/special-needsautism-art-workshop-mosaic-plant-pot-project*******************************************************************************FUTURE MEETINGS:Date: Sunday May 6, 2012Time: 2-4 PMTopic: Function Based Interventions for Solving Problem BehaviorsLocation: Emory s Creek Hospital Physician’s PlazaRSVP to debbiedobbs @ Comcast.net (no spaces)In this presentation, Shilpa Kooken will focus on the use of functional behavior assessments to derive and implement appropriate strategies. These function-based strategies will allow parents to increase the likelihood of problem behaviors being reduced. This presentation will teach parents each step required to achieve problem behavior reduction. Parents will be taught to determine and prioritize the behaviors, and once the behaviors have been prioritized, tools for determining the function of the behavior will be taught. This will allow the parent to utilize proactive and reactive strategies with which they will be able to reduce the problem behaviors. Shilpa Kooken is a board certified behavior analyst with 10 years of experience with children and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. She received a master’s degree in educational psychology from Georgia State University and completed her internship at Marcus Autism Center. Shilpa spent two years as the Clinical Director at an Atlanta-based school for children with Autism. She now works in a residential setting, Laurel Heights Hospital, helping students with intense behavior needs while also consulting for families, in-home, with Integrated Behavioral Solutions. When not directly working with children, Shilpa serves on the Georgia Association for Behavioral Analysis board and is a co-founder for Compass Solutions for Autism, a data collection company. Starting in June, Shilpa will join the Behavior Program Review Committee for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

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Meeting Announcement 4-12.pdf

Meeting Announcement 5-12.pdf