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Inclusion Mini Conference Lunchtime Teleconferences Special Needs Conference Series ARTICLE HEADLINE Behavioral Workshop for Parents and Professionals Reducing Behavior in Elementary School Classroom NJ Coalition for Inclusive Education's Annual Conference Presiden Obama's Education Speech Conference Materials from OSEP National Parent Center Parent Training Modules NAMI Guide to Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources Publication Explores Avoiding Financial Hardship Contact Us Quick Links SPAN Website Schedule of Trainings Request a Workshop Workshop Archives Publications Special Health Care Needs Inclusive Child Care Find a Parent Group Transition to Adult Life Violence Prevention Upcoming Workshops Basic Rights in Special Education Family Support Organization Atlantic County April 1, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Basic Rights in Special Education West Windsor Library Mercer County April 8, 6 - 8:00 pm For complete information on our workshops click here or call Vivian Dewitt at 973-642-8100 ext. 116 SPAN is your Information Resource! We provide information for parents and professionals on a variety of topics related to general and special education, transition to adult life, health care for children with special needs and many more. Click here for more information The START Project For assistance or information on starting and running your local special education parent group contact the Statewide Technical Assistance Resource Team (START) Project at (973)642-8100 or by e-mail at start@... Learn more about the START Project Transition Resources The New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitiation Services has developed the Myths & Facts document in order to provide clarification of information concerning students in transition. In addition, click here for information on local Vocation Rehabilitation offices. Difference is Normal Made in Lebanon, Qatar, and Egypt for the UN this video is worth spending three minutes taking a look at. View video here Assistive Technology The Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) received great feedback on their recent webinar, Accessible Instructional Materials 101, presented by Joy Zabala and Carl of the AIM Consortium. For those seeking more information on related topics, take a look at Bookshare's upcoming webinar series - it's free! Bookshare is the world's largest accessible digital library for persons with print and learning disabilities. Join Our List Share With A Friend Vol. 2, Issue 5 March, 2009 Greetings! Welcome to the E-Newsletter of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network. This newsletter is published bi-weekly, keeping you informed of workshops, trainings, and events through out the state. Join SPAN in working to empower families to be educated, engaged and effective partners in promoting the healthy development and education of children. Please take a moment and forward this Newsletter to friends and collegues by clicking the " Forward email " link at the bottom of the page. Traducelo Ahora! " Presione aquí para ver esta página de Internet en español y para tener acceso a una herramienta gratuita de traducción de correo electrónico en español con base en la red " Inclusion Mini Conference SAVE THE DATES!!! Inclusion Mini Conference South Jersey Saturday, May 16, 2009 HOLIDAY INN SELECT - BRIDGEPORT Exit 10, 1-295 Pureland Industrial Complex 1 Pureland Drive Swedesboro, NJ 08085 North Jersey Saturday, May 30, 2009 515 54th Street West New York, New Jersey Lunchtime Teleconferences - Health Advocacy Series 2009 LUNCHTIME TELECONFERENCES HEALTH ADVOCACY SERIES Helping NJ Families access health coverage and health services for their children with special healthcare needs. All Calls will be from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Presentation from 12-1; Q & A from 1-1:30. April 1, 2009 - Health Care Advocacy in the Managed Care Environment: Medically Necessary Services; Primary Care Providers; Specialty Care; Covered Services; Costs; Choosing Health Coverage and Providers; Prescription Drugs Presented by: Beverly , Director, Mainstreaming Medical Care Prog., The Arc of NJ April 8, 2009 - Other Health Supports: Special Child Health Services; Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund; Medicaid Waivers; Personal Assistance Services; Cash & Counseling Personal Preference; the Individualized Health Plan in the School Environment Presented by: Autin, Esq., SPAN Executive Co-Director April 15, 2009 - Health Consumer and Privacy Rights and Related Laws: COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA, FMLA Presented by: Lois Krieger, Senior Attorney, Community Health Law Project April 29, 2009 - Transition to Adult Systems of Care: What's Out There? Presented by: Alice Hunnicutt, SPAN Project Director, Transition to Adult Life May 6, 2009 - Mental Health Services: What is the Child Behavioral Health system? What are Family Support Organizations? Care Management Organizations? Mobile response Services? How to access children's mental health services? Appeals? Presented by: Autin, Esq., SPAN Executive Co-Director and Sue Benedetto, Executive Director, Family Based Services Association of NJ Please register online by visiting our website at www.spannj.org or by phone 973-642-8100 X116 or via email at trainings@.... Funded by the Family to Family Grant from the US Department of Health & Human Services-HRSA Special Needs Conference Series Special Needs Conference Series Take Control: Invest in Your Child April 2, 2009 Holiday Inn Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ During this one day conference participants will explore current topics with experts from Interactive Kids, 's Place Pediatric Rehab, Just2Moms, Hinkle, Fingles & Prior, and Faulkner Financial. Register here! Law and Disability Conference Law and Disability Conference April 7, 2009 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New Jersey Law Center (off Ryders Lane) New Brunswick, NJ A brochure containing a registration form is available at the Law Center, by calling the Foundation at 1-800-FREE-LAW, or online at New Jersey State Bar Foundation. Behavioral Workshop for Parents and Professionals EXPLANATIONS & STRATEGIES YOU CAN UNDERSTAND AND UTILIZE Learn how positive behavioral strategies can allow parents, and professionals to understand HOW and WHEN to intervene BEFORE a behavior spirals out of control. Learn how to develop an individualized behavioral profile for your child or student. PRESENTER: Ms. Lora , M.S., Board Certified Behavior Analyst April 4, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Florence Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 401 Firehouse Lane Florence, N.J. 08518 Register Now! For more information: Call Cate at (609)324-0292 Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom Speaker Epstein from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln led the research panel that investigated which approaches have the most rigorous evidence related to Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom. He will describe how he conducted the review and decided which recommendations to include in Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom, a Practice Guide recently published by the Institute of Education Sciences, which is part of the US Department of Education. April 29, 2009 - Delaware Technical & Community College Stanton Conference Center, 400 Stanton-Christiana Rd., Newark, DE April 30, 2009 - Rutgers University, Newark Campus Robeson Campus Center, Newark, NJ 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM (Lunch provided) Cost: Free Participants are advised to download the Practice Guide Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom. For questions concerning registration call 732-564-9100 x 10. Sponsored by: REL Mid-Atlantic Regional Laboratory New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education's Annual Summer Conference 7th Annual Summer Inclusion Conference July 8 - 9, 2009 The College of New Jersey Brower Student Center 2000 Pennington Road Ewing, NJ 08628 For more information go to NJCIE's website President Obama's Education Plan Aims to Close the Achievement Gap in U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his plans for education reform in a speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on March 10th. The major themes of his speech were closing the educational achievement gap for minority groups and preparing all students for success in the global economy of the 21st Century. Full text on President Obama's speech Conference Materials Now Available from OSEP National Parent Center " High Expectations, Endless Possibilities " was the theme that brought together hundreds of Parent Center staff, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) representatives, and national disability organizations at the annual OSEP National Parent Center Conference in Washington, D.C., in January. Attendees were motivated and enlightened by speakers such as Sharon , Beth Harry, Janice Fialka, and Kemp. Handouts and presentations from the conference. From: PACER E-News Parent Training Modules Help Families Promote Children's Social And Emotional Skills The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has developed parent training modules that help families promote children's social and emotional skills, understand children's problem behaviors, and use positive approaches to help learn appropriate behaviors. Click here for parent modules. NAMI Releases Guide to Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth NAMI has published a guide titled, Supporting Schools and Communities in Breaking the Prison Pipeline: A Guide to Emerging and Promising Crisis Intervention Programs for Youth, to help inform advocates about existing crisis intervention programs for youth and what they can do to promote and implement such programs in their states and communities. To download a copy of the guide, please visit NAMI's Child and Adolescent Action Center (CAAC) or NAMI's CIT Resource Center. For more information about NAMI's work on crisis intervention programs for youth, please contact Dana Markey, Program Coordinator, CAAC, at danac@..., or Usher, CIT Coordinator, at laurau@.... American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources New ARRA Webpage! Announcing a new Web page on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) from NECTAC. These include links to the law and the official federal site, as well as guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. We also link to summaries of the early childhood provisions in the law and analyses and/or recommendations from various organizations on the use of ARRA funds. You can easily find this new page linked to from NECTAC. Please provide any feedback to Sue Goode mailto:sue_goode@... Publication Explores Avoiding Financial Hardship The Catalyst Center's latest publication, Breaking the Link Between Special Health Care Needs and Financial Hardship (PDF), describes the three distinct " links " between children with special health care needs and family financial hardship. It provides policymakers and advocates with examples of proven strategies and policy solutions that can reduce the impact of these links and even help to completely break them. Contact Us For Information or Assistance Our experienced SPAN Information Specialists provide telephone assistance to parents, educators and service providers to enable them to advocate for appropriate education and health care services for children and youth. To reach our Information Specialists, give us a call at 973-642-8100 or 800-654 SPAN (7726). Statewide Parent Advocacy Network 35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 973-642-8100 www.spannj.org Forward email This email was sent to jbmistletoe@... by spanenewsletter@.... Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy.Email Marketing by SPAN | 35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor | Newark | NJ | 07102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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