April 15 - 16
THE SCERTS® INSTITUTE 2010
Next Generation Practices for Children & Their Families
Autism Spectrum Disorders & Related Disabilities:
Speech Language & Communication Disorders • Learning Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities with Emotional Behavioral Challenges • Sensory Processing Disorders
With Introductory and Advanced Implementation Trainings with SCERTS® Model Collaborator Barry M. Prizant
Co-hosted by Aspire of Western New York
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL UNTIL 3/14
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Agenda
DAY ONE: Introduction & Assessment
- Core values and developmental foundation for the Model
- How the SCERTS® Model reflects characteristics of quality
- educational programs and best practices. stages of communication.
- The SCERTS® Assessment Process
- Specific strategies for empowering families in the SAP
- Understanding problem behaviors from an emotional regulation perspective.
DAYS 2 & 3: Advanced Implementation Seminar
- Training in the 10-Step SCERTS® Assessment Process & Curriculum. A child and family centered observational assessment process that provides quantifiable measures of progress and data-based decision-making. Case presentations of children at a variety of levels.
- SCERTS® in action: Making SCERTS® work in school, home and community settings. Practical implementation strategies for coordinating goals andobjectives for children at three developmental levels – Social Partner, Language Partner, Conversational Partner. Strategies to link child and partner goals.
- Approaches to enhance support to families and support among professionals.
Daily Schedule:
- 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:30 – 10:00 a.m Seminar
- 10:00 – 10:15 p.m. Beverage Break
- 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Seminar
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
- 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Seminar
- 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break with Light Refreshments
- 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. Seminar
Location and Lodging
This 2-Day SCERTS® Seminar will be held at Holiday Inn – Buffalo Downtown, 620 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202
A block of rooms is being held for $109 single/double per night until March 15, 2010.
Call 716.886.2121 and mention the SCERTS® Institute. Please reserve early!! A credit card is required to guarantee your reservation
Videotape/DVD Series Autism Spectrum Disorders & the SCERTS®Model
Autism Spectrum Disorders & the SCERTS®Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach VHS or DVD is available for purchase. Save 10% and shipping and
handling costs by purchasing on-site for $250 (regularly $279) for the three-tape VHS or DVD. A resource handbook is included. Click here for Order form.
SCERTS® Model Manual
SCERTS® Model Manual The two volume SCERTS® Model Manual is available. Save $10.95 and shipping by pre-ordering when registering for the seminar. Discount is only available with seminar registration to the 1-Day Introductory, 2-Day Advanced,
or 3-Day Intro & Advanced Seminar. If not attending, a manual may be ordered for $109.95 plus $8 shipping – click here for Registration Form.
Confirmation
You will receive a confirmation in the mail. If registering within one week of the seminar, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. If you do not receive such within a week of mailing your registration (2 weeks for mail in registrations), please contact Kelly Karalekas, Phone (508)965-5705, Email kelly@ccseminars.com.
Cancellation Policy
If you have registered and cannot attend, you may send a substitute without penalty. A $50 cancellation fee will apply to all registrants who give written notice by 2 weeks prior to the seminar you are registered for. No refunds will be granted after that date. Purchase orders are considered the same as a check and the same policy will apply.
Continuing Education
SLPs: Childhood Communication Seminars, Inc. is approved by the Continuing Education Board of ASHA to offer continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. Day 1 is offered for .5 CEUs (Introductory level; Professional area); Days 2 & 3 are offered for 1.1 CEUs (Advanced level; Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
OTs:NBCOT has expanded the approved provider category to include seminars by ASHA-approved providers. OT recertification for 5 contact hours for May 5; 11 contact hours for May 6-7.
APA: Childhood Communication Seminars, Inc is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. CCS maintains responsibility for the program. May 5: 5 CE hours/credits awarded; May 6-7: 11 CE hours/credits awarded.
SW/MFTs: Course meets the qualifications for the following hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. May 5: 5 hours; May 6-7: 11 hours.
Graduate credit: will be offered by the University of St. Francis, College of Education. The cost is $400 for 2 graduate credits if attending the 3-day Institute and $200 for 1 graduate credit for the 2-day Advanced. If interested, contact Alice at acahill@stfrancis.edu or call 815-740-3699.
All Attendees: All attendees will receive a CEU certificate for the appropriate number of hours they have completed.