Town Hall on Early Intervention and Conference for Professionals

The irony here is just too, too rich. The conference is families as partners, but the language makes clear that the evening town hall is for families, the daytime conferencing with networking and lunch is for providers. Love it!
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Families as Partners II: Challenges and Strategies
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6:00-8:00p.m.

Opening Remarks
Mary Brabeck, Ph.D, Dean of NYU Steinhardt

Participants:
Julian Woods, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Chair and Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, Florida State University; and others
Research from the field of early intervention and special education services has long acknowledged the primacy of the parent in working with the child during the early years. To affect maximum growth and development, services are most effective when embedded in the child’s natural routines. With the implementation of the “Families as Partners” model by the NYC Early Intervention Program in 2006, professionals, practitioners, and parents are now working to effectively implement this model.

Conference and Workshops:
Families as Partners II: Challenges and Strategies
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 9:00am - 4:00pm
For more information:

contact the Office of Special Programs: 212 992 9380;
email: mdl334@nyu.edu

For registration information:
www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/conference/familiesaspartners/2008

See the announcement at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/earlyint/earlyint.shtml

And the conference:

Conference
Families as Partners II: Critical Issues in our Work with Families
Wednesday March 5, 2008, 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
Keynote Address:
Critical Issues in our Work with Families-Research and Practice. Julian Woods, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Chair and Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, Florida State University.
Research from the field of early intervention and special education services has long acknowledged the primacy of the parent in working with the child during the early years. To affect maximum growth and development, services are most effective when embedded in the child’s natural routines. With the implementation of the “Families as Partners” model by the NYC Early
Intervention Program in 2006, professionals, practitioners, and parents are now working to effectively implement this model.
Sessions will provide participants the opportunity to improve their skills including:
• Using Play to Support Relationships and Attachment
• Supporting Families and their Young Children in Communication
• Facilitating Multicultural Competency
• Working with the Immigrant Family
• Reciprocal Relationships and Positive Communication
• Families as Partners: The Research and the Planning Behind the Model
CEU’s and documentation of attendance for professional available upon request.
Networking luncheons: Leaders and practitioners network with the NYC Early Intervention Program
Location: Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10003
For more informationcontact the Office of Special Programs:
212 992 9380; email: mdl334@nyu.edu

Registration Deadline: February 25, 2008. To register go to:
www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/conference/familiesaspartners/2008

Special Opportunity for Parents and Professionals:
Town Hall Meeting: Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Co-sponsored with NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Teaching and Learning

Get the flyer at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/earlyint/fap-con2008.pdf