Autism Navigator is collaborating with Autism Science Foundation to bring this webinar series to you. This webinar will help you learn about our How-To Guide for Families online course and ways you can use this resource to engage your child in activities you’re already doing every day and help develop your child’s social communication skills.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What it takes to learn to talk—gestures, sounds, actions and more
How to support your child’s learning in everyday activities
How Autism Navigator and Baby Navigator online resources can help each family
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to focus our conversation about how to actively engage your child using evidence-based strategies in everyday activities. We will also have featured guests regularly that will be announced.
Buried Treasure: The 7 Golden Rules for Raising Outstanding Minds in a Chaotic World Webinar
September 28, 2021 –
The Special Education Resource Center will offer a 2-Part webinar series open to all BCPS parents and employees. This webinar combines the wisdom of successful parents and educators across generations with recent discoveries about how our children’s brains learn and grow. This fusion of old and new wisdom produces 7 Essential Golden Rules to cut through clutter, hype, and misinformation to provide you solid, time-tested , research-backed guidance.
Presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD, Kros Learning Group.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 AND Thursday, September 30, 2021 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Register via Eventbrite: https://serc7goldenrules.eventbrite.com
**this is a 2 part event, attendance at both sessions is recommended
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public School Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite
and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance. Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
September 29, 2021 –
Presented by: Priyanka Fernandes, MD, MPH, Candance Gragnani, MD, MPH, and Denise Nunez, MD, MPH Event Topic: Understanding the impact of the pandemic on learning and overall health among those with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. Description: Autism Intervention Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) researchers are eager to understand more about the education and physical health of autistic individuals during COVID. This webinar will examine ways to assist autistic students during virtual or hybrid education and include ideas for maintaining physical health during the pandemic. Target audiences: Parents, policy-makers, clinicians, and other autism professionals
Buried Treasure: The 7 Golden Rules for Raising Outstanding Minds in a Chaotic World Webinar
September 30, 2021 –
The Special Education Resource Center will offer a 2-Part webinar series open to all BCPS parents and employees. This webinar combines the wisdom of successful parents and educators across generations with recent discoveries about how our children’s brains learn and grow. This fusion of old and new wisdom produces 7 Essential Golden Rules to cut through clutter, hype, and misinformation to provide you solid, time-tested , research-backed guidance.
Presented by Frank Kros, MSW, JD, Kros Learning Group.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 AND Thursday, September 30, 2021 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Register via Eventbrite: https://serc7goldenrules.eventbrite.com
**this is a 2 part event, attendance at both sessions is recommended
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public School Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite
and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance. Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
This webinar series will help you learn about the core diagnostic features and early signs of autism in toddlers and see early intervention in action.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What is autism and what are the early signs in toddlers?
Watch video clips together — Practice observing early signs of autism and see early intervention in action
How Autism Navigator online courses and tools can help you
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to cover key topics in About Autism in Toddlers.
Baby Navigator is collaborating with the Reading Rockets to bring this webinar series to you. We watch videos together that show how to turn activities you’re doing everyday into learning moments for your baby . . . how to support your baby through challenging moments to get ahead of the terrible twos . . . and much more. These simple moments matter. Especially because your baby’s brain is developing at an amazing rate. What you do and say now can make all the difference.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What does it take to learn to talk — gestures, sounds, actions and more
How to support your baby’s learning in everyday activities
How to get ahead of the terrible twos
Why join Baby Navigator — learn about our free online resources and tools from pregnancy until your baby turns 24 months old
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to focus our conversation about social communication milestones in babies from birth to 24 months and how to support your baby’s learning.
Presented by Michael Lumpkins This webinar gives an insightful look at how Melwood’s abilIT program is looking to transform the industry’s approach to career development for autistic individuals as well as many others that live with various disabilities. Michael Lumpkins, Program Coordinator, gives attendees an opportunity to learn the origins of this innovative program while sharing some heartfelt success stories from its recent graduates. The intent is to give these individuals a fair shot at maximizing their potential and applying their skill sets within today’s workforce.
Emotion Regulation: Strategies to Improve Emotional Self-Control Webinar
October 9, 2021 –
The Special Education Resource Center will offer a 90-minute webinar open to all BCPS parents and employees. This seminar aims to teach skills and strategies to enable children, teens and their parents to improve self-regulation of emotions, experience and express their emotions, control impulses, become more responsible for their behavior (and feel better). Webinar presented by Tana Hope, Ph.D. The Child and Family Therapy Clinic Department of Behavioral Psychology at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public Schools Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance.
Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
"Transitioning and College Services from Students with Disabilities" PRC Virtual Resource Training
October 11, 2021 –
Please join the Parent Resource Center as we host Robin Hunt from Cecil College and Kelly Wunderer from Cecil County Public School. They will go over the transition process, the supports that colleges have for students with disabilities (and how it differs from high school), and how parents can help create a smooth transition. This will be held VIRTUALLY Monday, October 11th from 6:30 to 8 PM. For more information call 410-996-5637 or email prc@ccps.org.
MCAP 2021 Human Services Conference - “Oceans for Opportunties”
October 12-14, 2021N/A
The MCAP Annual Human Services Conference will be held October 12-14 at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront in Ocean City, Maryland. This year’s conference theme; “Oceans for Opportunties” will highlight strategies to improve human service delivery to equip low-income individuals and families with the tools and social support to strengthen their relationships, establish stability and plan for the future together. Human Service professionals and Community Action Agencies throughout Maryland, DC and Delaware come together during this conference to further the mission of helping people and changing lives.
The Community Action Network serves every county in Maryland, DC and Delaware. Services range from Head Start, nutrition, affordable housing, weatherization, senior care, homeless prevention and more. This gathering presents a great opportunity for vendors with products and services that can benefit agencies serving low-income individuals and families. In addition, other service providers offering an array of services will also be in attendance.
Contact Name : Maryland Community Action Partnership - Kia Holder
Autism Navigator is collaborating with Autism Science Foundation to bring this webinar series to you. This webinar will help you learn about our How-To Guide for Families online course and ways you can use this resource to engage your child in activities you’re already doing every day and help develop your child’s social communication skills.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What it takes to learn to talk—gestures, sounds, actions and more
How to support your child’s learning in everyday activities
How Autism Navigator and Baby Navigator online resources can help each family
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to focus our conversation about how to actively engage your child using evidence-based strategies in everyday activities. We will also have featured guests regularly that will be announced.
MCAP 2021 Human Services Conference - “Oceans for Opportunties”
October 12-14, 2021N/A
The MCAP Annual Human Services Conference will be held October 12-14 at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront in Ocean City, Maryland. This year’s conference theme; “Oceans for Opportunties” will highlight strategies to improve human service delivery to equip low-income individuals and families with the tools and social support to strengthen their relationships, establish stability and plan for the future together. Human Service professionals and Community Action Agencies throughout Maryland, DC and Delaware come together during this conference to further the mission of helping people and changing lives.
The Community Action Network serves every county in Maryland, DC and Delaware. Services range from Head Start, nutrition, affordable housing, weatherization, senior care, homeless prevention and more. This gathering presents a great opportunity for vendors with products and services that can benefit agencies serving low-income individuals and families. In addition, other service providers offering an array of services will also be in attendance.
Contact Name : Maryland Community Action Partnership - Kia Holder
Emotion Regulation: Strategies to Improve Emotional Self-Control Webinar
October 13, 2021 –
he Special Education Resource Center will offer a 90-minute webinar open to all BCPS parents and employees. This seminar aims to teach skills and strategies to enable children, teens and their parents to improve self-regulation of emotions, experience and express their emotions, control impulses, become more responsible for their behavior (and feel better). Webinar presented by Tana Hope, Ph.D. The Child and Family Therapy Clinic Department of Behavioral Psychology at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public Schools Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance.
Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
MCAP 2021 Human Services Conference - “Oceans for Opportunties”
October 12-14, 2021N/A
The MCAP Annual Human Services Conference will be held October 12-14 at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront in Ocean City, Maryland. This year’s conference theme; “Oceans for Opportunties” will highlight strategies to improve human service delivery to equip low-income individuals and families with the tools and social support to strengthen their relationships, establish stability and plan for the future together. Human Service professionals and Community Action Agencies throughout Maryland, DC and Delaware come together during this conference to further the mission of helping people and changing lives.
The Community Action Network serves every county in Maryland, DC and Delaware. Services range from Head Start, nutrition, affordable housing, weatherization, senior care, homeless prevention and more. This gathering presents a great opportunity for vendors with products and services that can benefit agencies serving low-income individuals and families. In addition, other service providers offering an array of services will also be in attendance.
Contact Name : Maryland Community Action Partnership - Kia Holder
Digital Learning Tools to Support Middle School Students at Home and School Webinar
October 14, 2021 –
The Special Education Resource Center will offer a 90 minute webinar open to all BCPS parents and employees. Participants will learn how to access features such as text to speech, speech to text, editor, math assistant, translator, and captioning. Learn how to implement accommodations in the home environment. This webinar is tailored to parents and educators working with BCPS middle school students. Presented by Sherri Keller, MS, OTR/L, Baltimore County Public Schools, Department of Educational Options, Office Of Educational Technology/Assistive Technology.
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public School Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance.
Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
Presented by Christina Eagle & Program for Employment Preparedness (PEP) Students This presentation will identify ways to empower young adults with skills necessary to be successful in employment and transition plan for their next steps. It will give practical strategies to help young adults learn about their interests and preferences, as well as how to prepare them for employment. It will highlight the work at the Program for Employment Preparedness (PEP), a public post-secondary program in Arlington County, Virginia serving students with disabilities, and student participants will present their perspectives.
Parent Empowerment Conference Fall Mini Series Tired of Repeating Yourself?
October 14, 2021 –
Guest Speaker: Brandi Walker, PhD, (MAJ, Army), has an earnest desire to further what is known about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and provide therapeutic expertise and researched-informed support to families. She is a graduate of the APA-accredited Clinical Psychology PhD program at Howard University. An Army clinical psychologist at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, NC, Dr. Walker is an active duty major who works directly with service members and their families.
She holds a Masters of Arts in Rehabilitative Counseling from the University of Maryland, College Park and obtained licensure as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LGADC) in the state of Maryland. Dr. Walker spent the last six years working with various hospitals, clinics, and schools conducting research on children with ADHD, their family and various sleep variables and environmental factors of influence. She does not represent the government, the DoD, or the US Army in any shape or form in this role. Her opinions, views, and literary works are independent and managed separately.
Contact Name : Prince George's County Department of Special Education
Every year for the last 6 years, thousands of parents, professionals and educators have attended our Autism Conference to:
Learn from the Lived Experience of Autistic Individuals to effectively support autistic individuals. (3 speakers this year are on the autism spectrum)
Discover actionable insights from World Recognised Experts and leaders in autism to know what works and what doesn't. (3 speakers this year are parents of autistic individuals)
Gain Practical Strategies and Solution-Focused tools to improve the quality of life for autistic children and adults.
Earn 7 Hours Accredited CPD/CEU to advance your skills and career.
Access Lifetime conference recordings (optional) to continue your learning and growth anytime.
Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens
October 19-21, 2021N/A
Join us for this 3-day event hosted by the TRIO Training Academy at Penn State University.
This is a unique event, specifically designed, developed, and facilitated by autistic speakers. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts and advocates through the lens of #actuallyautistic adults.
Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens
October 19-21, 2021N/A
Join us for this 3-day event hosted by the TRIO Training Academy at Penn State University.
This is a unique event, specifically designed, developed, and facilitated by autistic speakers. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts and advocates through the lens of #actuallyautistic adults.
Digital Learning Tools to Support Middle School Students at Home and School Webinar
October 20, 2021 –
The Special Education Resource Center will offer a 90 minute webinar open to all BCPS parents and employees. Participants will learn how to access features such as text to speech, speech to text, editor, math assistant, translator, and captioning. Learn how to implement accommodations in the home environment. This webinar is tailored to parents and educators working with BCPS middle school students. Presented by Sherri Keller, MS, OTR/L, Baltimore County Public Schools, Department of Educational Options, Office Of Educational Technology/Assistive Technology.
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public School Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance.
Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens
October 19-21, 2021N/A
Join us for this 3-day event hosted by the TRIO Training Academy at Penn State University.
This is a unique event, specifically designed, developed, and facilitated by autistic speakers. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts and advocates through the lens of #actuallyautistic adults.
Baby Navigator is collaborating with the Reading Rockets to bring this webinar series to you. We watch videos together that show how to turn activities you’re doing everyday into learning moments for your baby . . . how to support your baby through challenging moments to get ahead of the terrible twos . . . and much more. These simple moments matter. Especially because your baby’s brain is developing at an amazing rate. What you do and say now can make all the difference.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What does it take to learn to talk — gestures, sounds, actions and more
How to support your baby’s learning in everyday activities
How to get ahead of the terrible twos
Why join Baby Navigator — learn about our free online resources and tools from pregnancy until your baby turns 24 months old
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to focus our conversation about social communication milestones in babies from birth to 24 months and how to support your baby’s learning.
Sammy's Trattoria II dinner in Support of Pathfinders for Autism
October 21, 2021 –
Chef and Owner Sam Curreri invites you to join him at his newest location, Sammy's Trattoria II, to enjoy a five-course, family-style Italian dinner with sommelier-guided wine pairings.
Autism Navigator is collaborating with Autism Science Foundation to bring this webinar series to you. This webinar will help you learn about our How-To Guide for Families online course and ways you can use this resource to engage your child in activities you’re already doing every day and help develop your child’s social communication skills.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What it takes to learn to talk—gestures, sounds, actions and more
How to support your child’s learning in everyday activities
How Autism Navigator and Baby Navigator online resources can help each family
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to focus our conversation about how to actively engage your child using evidence-based strategies in everyday activities. We will also have featured guests regularly that will be announced.
Roots and Wings: Preparing Your Child and YOU for Life After High School Webinar
October 27, 2021 –
The Special Education Resource Center will offer a 90-minute webinar open to all BCPS parents and employees. A webinar for parents who are considering college for their child with a disability. It will offer academic, social/emotional, and self-advocacy strategies that parents may use in supporting the successful transition of students with disabilities from high school to college. Webinar presented by Robyn McCray, LCSW-C, Associate Director Disability Support Services, Towson University.
All parent trainings are free and brought to you by the Baltimore County Public Schools Special Education Resource Center!
Register via Eventbrite and login information will be emailed to you one day in advance.
Questions? Email: SERC@BCPS.ORG
The Importance of Employment Experiences for Youth in Transition
October 28, 2021 –
Shimul Gajjar, M.Ed. will present "The Importance of Employment Experiences for Youth in Transition" on Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. EST as part of the CARD Fall Training Series. The importance of transition planning for special education students and why early work experiences for adolescents with disabilities are pivotal to better outcomes will be discussed. The speaker will also provide insight on how communities can create early work opportunities.
By the end of the training, attendees will be able to:
Describe the benefits of and skills learned by youth with disabilities through employment
Understand how to support students with disabilities in achieving early work experiences
Identify different types of work experiences
Education professionals, healthcare professionals, related service providers, family members and community members are all invited to attend.
Supporting Parents at the Time of Their Child’s Disability Diagnosis and Beyond: Practical Strategies for Healthcare Providers
October 28, 2021 –
Communicating a child’s disability diagnosis to a parent can be stressful for care providers, as the diagnosis can have a profound impact on both child and parent health outcomes. Health care providers who adapt evidence-supported diagnosis delivery protocols and culturally responsive care can better support parents at the time of their child’s initial disability diagnosis.
Contact Name : Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
Guardianship and the Alternatives -- What Parents and Family Members Need to Know
November 3, 2021 –
The decision to pursue guardianship -- to obtain the legal authority to make decisions for another person -- is one that has many intricacies to it and should not be taken lightly. There are also many alternatives to guardianship to consider as well, which is why speaking with a qualified attorney is extremely important during the decision making process and throughout the guardianship proceeding.
Joing Elville and Associates' Managing Principal and Lead Attorney Stephen R. Elville as he offers this webinar presentation about "Guardianship and the Alternatives: What Parents and Family Members Need to Know." Topics of discussion will include:
-- What is guardianship?
-- What are the benefits and drawbacks?
-- What are the main questions every family should ask before making the decision to pursue guardianship?
-- What are some of the alternatives to guardianship?
To register for the webinar and receive your personal link to attend ahead of time, please click below. Should you have any questions beforehand, please contact Community Relations Director Jeff Stauffer at jeff@elvilleassociates.com, or at 443-393-7696 x117. We look forward to hosting you!
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Christie Rogers, SLPD, CCC-SLP will present "The Impact of Autism on Siblings" on Thursday, November 4, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. EST as part of the CARD Fall Training Series. Dr. Christie Rogers will provide webinar attendees with an overview of the current literature regarding the impact of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on typically-developing siblings.
By the end of the training, attendees will be able to:
Comprehend current literature regarding the positive and negative effects on siblings raised in a household with a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Understand a group intervention strategy used for typical siblings
Retain resources and information to support siblings of children with ASD
Education professionals, healthcare professionals, related service providers, family members and community members are all invited to attend.
Baby Navigator is collaborating with the Reading Rockets to bring this webinar series to you. We watch videos together that show how to turn activities you’re doing everyday into learning moments for your baby . . . how to support your baby through challenging moments to get ahead of the terrible twos . . . and much more. These simple moments matter. Especially because your baby’s brain is developing at an amazing rate. What you do and say now can make all the difference.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What does it take to learn to talk — gestures, sounds, actions and more
How to support your baby’s learning in everyday activities
How to get ahead of the terrible twos
Why join Baby Navigator — learn about our free online resources and tools from pregnancy until your baby turns 24 months old
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to focus our conversation about social communication milestones in babies from birth to 24 months and how to support your baby’s learning.
This webinar series will help you learn about the core diagnostic features and early signs of autism in toddlers and see early intervention in action.
Each webinar will cover the following agenda:
What is autism and what are the early signs in toddlers?
Watch video clips together — Practice observing early signs of autism and see early intervention in action
How Autism Navigator online courses and tools can help you
We will feature new content and videos each webinar to cover key topics in About Autism in Toddlers.
Run Wild for Autism
Please join the Parent Resource Center as we host Robin Hunt from Cecil College and Kelly Wunderer from Cecil County Public School. They will go over the transition process, the supports that colleges have for students with disabilities (and how it differs from high school), and how parents can help create a smooth transition. This will be held VIRTUALLY Monday, October 11th from 6:30 to 8 PM. For more information call 410-996-5637 or email 