Past Education & Training

AUCD-NCBDDD Fellowship Opportunities
Association of University Centers on Disabilities is pleased to announce two 2009 AUCD-NCBDDD fellowship opportunities through its Cooperative Agreement with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at CDC. 
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Fragile Infant Feeding Institute 2010
The Fragile Infant Feeding Institute is a four and a half day intensive study of feeding and nutrition for infants with special needs. FIFI 2010 will be held in Colorado in a comfortable hotel setting, encouraging close interaction between the faculty and participants. The faculty represent both clinical and research perspectives, providing an evidence-based offering with a focus on practical application. Particular emphasis is placed on the neurodevelopmental aspects of infant feeding, supporting the infant-parent relationship, and the development of systems to support best practice.
August 18-22, 2010
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Colorado's Individualized Family Service Plan Training
This is a required training for all Early Intervention Coordinators/Directors and Service Coordinators. Other suggested participants are: Early Childhood Assessment Team members, Early Interventionists, LICC members, and community partners. It is recommended that you attend as a community team, as there are opportunities for systems work within this training.  
June 25, 2010

Individualized Family Service Plans for Newborns and Young Infants
This workshop will address the development of the high risk infant, the NICU IFSP, and more. The workshop is suitable for Child Find, Early Intervention professionals, hospital professionals, public health nurses, service coordinators, and others who work with families of newborns with special health care and developmental needs.
June 3 2010, 7:30am-4:30pm Available on-site or by Webinar
April 23, 2010, 7:30am-4:30pm

Colorado Association for Play Therapy Fall Workshop
Brain-based Early Mental Health Consultation, Intervention & Play Therapy for Clinicians & Educators Serving Early Childhood Settings: A focus on Controlling, Agressive, & Tantruming Children Ages 1-6, featuring Barry Chaloner, MEd., LPC
Training on DC: 0-3R
Two days of Introductory Training is recommended for all clinicians who are planning to use the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0-3R) in their practice and have not had prior training on DC:0-3R.
August 27-28, 2009

The Week: Colorado Educational Interpreter and Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Skill Building Training
Participants will be involved in 30 hours of sign language activities. Workshop topics/activities include but are not limited to ASL Grammar and Structure, Facial Grammar, ASL Morphology and Non-Manual Behavior, Fingerspelling/Number Incorporation, Sign Vocabulary Building, Classifiers and Directionality, Use of Space, Discourse Analysis, and Educational Vocabulary for History/Math/Science/Literacy.
June 22-25, 2009

Individualized Family Service Plans for Newborns and Young Infants
These workshops are for 0-3 Child Find staff, Early Intervention Professionals, Hospital Professionals, Public Health Nurses, Service Coordinators and others who work with families of newborns with developmental and special health care needs. Please see specific dates for suggested participants and required trainings.  
June 17, 2009

Fragile Infant Feeding Institute
This four and a half day intensive study of feeding and nutrition for infants with special needs emphasizes the neurodevelopmental aspects of infant feeding, supporting the infant-parent relationship, and the development of systems to support best practice. 
May 27-31, 2009

Understanding Early Intervention: Inspiring Futures from the Beginning
A great training opportunity for families with children birth to 3 years old. Learn how Early Intervention is structured, how everyday life creates many opportunities to enhance child development, and your legal entitlements under Part C. A great opportunity to meet other families in your community with young children with disabilities.
May 21, 2009 - Colorado Springs
May 26, 2009 - Glenwood Springs

Individualized Family Service Plans for Newborns and Young Infants - May 28, 2009

Colorado Service Coordination Core Competencies Training - March 11-12, April 15-16, 2009

Individualized Family Service Plan for Newborns and Young Infants - Denver, CO - February 25, 2009

Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Training for Infants and Toddlers - February 24-27, 2009

Colorado's IFSP Training for Denver Options Staff and Assessment Teams - February 17, 2009

Individualized Family Service Plan for Newborns and Young Infants - Denver, CO - January 15, 2009

NIDCAP Training - Albuquerque, NM - October 18-20, 2008

FIRST Training - Pittsburg, KS - September 24-25, 2008

Individualized Family Service Plan for Newborns and Young Infants - Grand Junction, CO - August 13-15, 2008




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