Events/Workshops/Conferences
Sponsored by
other Agencies
and
Organizations
STARNET Family
Conference
-
In the morning
session, Family
Matters will be
presenting on IEPs
and will be able to
answer questions
many parents have
regarding
evaluations,
placement and their
children's rights in
the special
education system.
In the afternoon
session, the
Illinois Technology
Assistive Program (ITAP)
from Springfield,
IL, will be
demonstrating a
variety of devices
used for children
who are visually
impaired, have
autism or a speech
delay. This
will be a hands-on
session for parents
to actually try the
devices out and
learn about how you
can borrow them from
ITAP for fee!
Date: Saturday,
February 25, 2012
Time: Registration
- 8:30 a.m.;
Conference - 9:00
a.m. - 2:00 p.m.;
Lunch will be
provided
Location:
Grace Church, 5151
North Illinois St.,
Fairview Heights, IL
62208L
Online Registration:
http://roe.stclair.k12.il.us/starnet
8th Annual Piecing
It All Together
Conference on
Children's Mental
Health - How
Children's Mental
Health/Mental
Illness Affects
Home, School &
Community
Keynote Speaker:
Ross Greene, Ph.D -
"Kids Do Well If
They Can: Collaborative
Problem Solving" -
Dr. Greene is an
Associate Clinical
Professor in the
Department of
Psychiatry at
Harvard Medical
School and the
originator of
Collaborative
Problem Solving
(CPS), an approach
for helping children
with social,
emotional, and
behavioral
challenges.
The model was first
described in Dr.
Greene's book
The Explosive Child
Date:
Friday, March 9,
2012
Location:
Southern IL
University,
Edwardsville
Check out the
website for more
information and
registration info:
http://il.nami.org/piat.htm
Legal and Future
Care Planning for
Your Relative with a
Developmental
Disability
-
this workshop will
address the unique
needs that families
have in planning for
the financial and
legal future of
their relative with
a developmental
disability.
Topics will include:
Negotiating the
Social Security
Maze; Preserving
Eligibility for
Government Benefits
through Proper
Estate Planning;
Special Needs
Trusts; Guardianship
and Less Restrictive
Alternatives-The
Implications for
Consent; Health Care
Proxies (Advance
Directives); and
Selecting a
Knowledgeable
Attorney
Date: Friday,
March 16, 2012
Time: 5:00
- 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Watseka, IL
For
complete
registration info
visit:
http://www.thearcofil.org
Conference for
Illinois Parents of
Children with Vision
Loss - Southern
Illinois
-
parents of children
ages birth through
twenty-one are
encouraged to join
us for in-depth
discussions of
useful topics.
Learn from experts
in the field as well
as from fellow
parents.
Date: Saturday,
March 17, 2012
Location:
Mt. Vernon Primary
Center, 401 N. 30th,
Mt. Vernon, IL
For
more information/registration
contact Hearing &
Vision Early
Intervention
Outreach at
877-731-8184 or
visit this site:
www.morgan.k12.il.us/isd/hveio
Conference for
Parents of Children
with Hearing Loss -
North of Eighty
Conference
-
you don't want to
miss this
opportunity to
gather with other
parents of children
with hearing loss,
network, share, and
get the latest
information from
knowledgeable
experts on topics of
interest to you!
Date: Saturday,
March 24, 2012
Location:
Rockford, IL
Parents:
financial assistance
may be available to
help with travel,
lodging and/or
childcare costs.
Professionals: CPDUs
and EI credits are
available
For
more information
and/or
to register visit:
www.morgan.k12.il.us/isd/hvc
Practical
Strategies for
Working with
Students with
Asperger Syndrome
and High Functioning
Autism" featuring
Dr. Lori Ernsperger.
- Dr. Ernsperger is
an international
speaker and the
owner of Autism and
Behavioral
Consulting.
At
this FREE workshop
Dr. Ernsperger will
use humor,
demonstration,
role-playing, video
clips and real life
experiences to share
successful
techniques and
strategies for
increasing learning
and promoting
positive behavior.
She will give you
ready-to-implement
ways to develop
predictable
schedules, organize
the environment,
teach social skills,
and manage problem
behaviors.
Date: Friday,
March 30, 2012
Time: Registration/Refreshments
- 8:30 a.m.;
Workshop: 9:00
a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(Lunch will be on
your own)
Location:
Westview Baptist
Church, 2500
Sullivan Drive,
Swansea, IL
62226 (Swansea is
located next to
Belleville, IL)
Contact Hours:
5.5; CDA Area #3 -
Social/Emotional
Co-Sponsors:
STARNET
and Family
Matters Parent
Training and
Information Center
Fellowship Funds
- lodging and
childcare
reimbursement are
available. For
more information,
contact Sheri Kraus
at 618-233-7474
Funded By:
Illinois State Board
of Education and the
U.S. Department of
Education
Complete the
registration form
found at:
http://roe.stclair.k12.il.us/starnet/userfiles/pdf/March302012.pdf
and submit by:
Mail to STARNET
Region IV, 1000
South Illinois St.,
Belleville, IL
62220 or by Fax to
618-825-3967
OR
register on-line at:
http://roe.stclair.k12.il.us/starnet/userfiles/html/SNregForm.htm
Conference for
Parents of Children
with Hearing Loss -
North of Eighty
Conference
-
you don't want to
miss this
opportunity to
gather with other
parents of children
with hearing loss,
network, share, and
get the latest
information from
knowledgeable
experts on topics of
interest to you!
Date: Saturday,
April 14, 2012
Location:
Mt. Vernon, IL
Parents:
financial assistance
may be available to
help with travel,
lodging and/or
childcare costs.
Professionals: CPDUs
and EI credits are
available
For
more information
and/or
to register visit:
www.morgan.k12.il.us/isd/hvc
Sit Dow, Shut Up and
Enjoy Life!
-
this 90 minute
workshop presented
by the Sisters of
Imperfection (Gina
Gallagher and Patty
Konjoian - authors
of "Shut Up About
Your Perfect Kid - A
Survival Guide for
Ordinary Parents of
Special Children")
will show attendees
how to leverage the
healing power of
laughter, connect
with other imperfect
parents, collaborate
with schools to get
your children the
services they need,
and let go of the
expectation and
learn to love the
reality of raising
special children.
Date: Friday,
April 20, 2012
Time: 6:00
p.m. - Registration;
6:30 p.m. Dinner
followed by
presentation
Location:
Embassy Suites Hotel
& Conference Center,
100 Conference
Center Drive, East
Peoria, IL
61611
Cost:
$30 per person
Sponsored by:
Heart of Illinois
Down Syndrome
Association, Inc.
For more information
contact:
HOIDSA, 425 N.
Missouri Ave.,
Morton, IL
61550 - 309-712-4852
or info@hoidsa.org
Register online at:
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/227619
Conference for
Illinois Parents of
Children with Vision
Loss - Southern
Illinois
-
parents of children
ages birth through
twenty-one are
encouraged to join
us for in-depth
discussions of
useful topics.
Learn from experts
in the field as well
as from fellow
parents.
Date: Saturday,
April 21, 2012
Location:
Center for Sight and
Hearing, 8038
Macintosh Lane,
Rockford, IL
For
more information/registration
contact Hearing &
Vision Early
Intervention
Outreach at
877-731-8184 or
visit this site:
www.morgan.k12.il.us/isd/hveio
6th Annual Family
Conference -
Resources and
Inspiration for
ADULT Family
Members and
Caregivers of
Children with
Disabilities.
The conference will
feature Paula Kluth,
who is a consultant,
teacher, author,
advocate and
independent scholar
who works with
teachers and
families to provide
inclusive
opportunities for
students with
disabilities and to
create more
responsive and
engaging schooling
experiences for all
learners. Her
interactive all day
presentation "Do You
See Inclusion as a
Place or a Process?
And 6 Other
Questions to Ask
Your Child's School"
will explore the
philosophy of
inclusion and how
instruction can be
designed for all
learners.
Date:
Saturday, April 28,
2012
Time:
Registration -
8:30-9:00 am;
Conference - 9:00
am-3:00 pm
Location:
Spaulding Pastoral
Center, 419 NE
Madison Ave., Peoria, IL
Cost:
$10 per person
(non-refundable)
registration fee for
family members and
$20 (non-refundable)
registration fee for
professionals.
Breakfast and Lunch
are included.
Continuing Education:
This workshop has
been approved for
5.0 contact hours
(see brochure for
specific
credits/areas)
For complete
brochure including
registration
information:
6th Annual Family
Conference
Interested in PECS trainings or Autism Related Training?
See what the IL Autism/PDD Training & Technical Assistance Project
has to offer:
www.illinoisautismproject.org
If you have any questions about upcoming trainings, please contact
Myki Romano at #630-968-3898
or email
nakempe@ilstu.edu
Interested in trainings
for young
children (0-8) ?
STARNET
(Region I & 3
out of Macomb) -
www.wiu.edu/starnet
STARNET (Region
4 out of
Belleville) -
http://www.roe.stclair.k12.il.us/starnet
Autism Training
Solutions (ATS)
ia an oline
education
company
dedicated to
training
families in
evidence-based
autism
intervention.
Their goal is to
help you
implement
successful
autism
interventions in
the home while
building
necessary
knowledge to
collaborate with
your child's
teachers and
private
therapists.
Visit them at
www.autismtrainingsolutions.com.
For a free
trial,
contact them at
(866) 966-9452
or email
info@autismtrainingsolutions.com.
Pacer has developed two new videos that parents can access on PACER's web site at PACER.org. "Special Education: What Do I Need to Know?" is a 37-minute audio/video overview of special education created to help parents of children with disabilities understand what special education is, how a child might begin in special education, how to resolve disagreements, and what role parents play. The presentation, also translated into Hmong, is funded in part by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. A new 30-minute video called "Transition Planning for Children with Disabilities" gives a brief overview of the transition planning process for parents and families of children with disabilities. Find both of the new presentations at:
PACER.org/publications/specedrights.asp
