Chair, LWPTSA - Special Needs
1. FEAT of Washington's Experienced Learning Project
2. Eastside CHADD: Tuesday, April 19th: "Making the Educational System Work for Your Child"
3. Got Food Allergies or Dietary Restrictions?
4. DENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
5. FEAT Speaker Series: April 23rd, 2011, 9am-12:00pm
6. Free Behavior Workshop from the Arc of Snohomish County
7. Caring for Loved Ones Under Unique Circumstances
8. Music Therapy—Individual Sessions
9. A.P.P.L.E. Consulting Summer Programs
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*FEAT of Washington's Experienced Learning Project*
Excited to announce that FEAT of Washington's Experienced Learning Project applications are live (and due, May 13th). You can download an application here: http://www.featwa.org/Bellevue_ELP_Application_2011.pdf
ELP Online: http://www.featwa.org/ELP.html
ELP is a model service learning program targeted towards high school students with high functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome.
Clinically, the Experience Learning Project works with teens to improve their self-management and social problem solving skills within a service learning context.
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Excited to announce that FEAT of Washington's Experienced Learning Project applications are live (and due, May 13th). You can download an application here: http://www.featwa.org/Bellevue_ELP_Application_2011.pdf
http://www.featwa.org/SIP.html Started in 2002 , FEAT's Summer Intervention Program (SIP) provides learners with an autism spectrum disorder and their typically developing peers with an exceptional summer intervention experience based on ABA.
Serving over 60 learners between the ages of 4 and 12 years old each summer at two different sites, the SIP offers enrolled learners the opportunity to receive highly skilled intervention in social skills, language skills as well as academics.--
Rachel Ratner, MSW, LSWAIC
Family Services Coordinator
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Washington
Physical Address:
14434 NE 8th St.
2nd Floor of Lake Sammammish Foursquare Church
Bellevue, WA 98007
Mailing Address:
PO Box 6159
Bellevue, Washington 98008
Phone: 425 223 5126 (Office)
Fax: 425 502 9310 (Fax)
family_services@featwa.org
http://www.featwa.org/
*Eastside CHADD: Tuesday, April 19th: "Making the Educational System Work for Your Child"*
Speaker - Christie Perkins, a private educational consultant and a certified mediator, will talk about helping to build and to improve positive relationships between families and educators that will ultimately enhance their child’s chances for success in school. Christie serves as the current WSSEC Public Policy Chair. Past President of WA State Special Education Coalition, she has been active on the boards of many organizations which serve children, including the International Dyslexia Association and the Learning Disability Association (LDA). She is interested to hear parental perspective of their view of school support for their child's program. She looks forward to a discussion of both child and parent school experiences.
School staff can earn clock hours at http://www.my247ed.com/
Visit http://www.nwchadd.org/ for directions & more information. Meetings are free.
Eastside CHADD meets the third Tuesday of the month from 7- 9:00 P.M.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for library and social time.
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
Surgery & Physicians Center, Room TAN 101 (downstairs)
12040 NE 128th Street
Kirkland, WA 98034
*Got Food Allergies or Dietary Restrictions?*The Horace Mann food allergy/intolerance awareness and support group is meeting on Thursday (April 14th) at 6pm in the art/science room. Come join us and hear about the great work already done at Rockwell Elementary to make their school safer for kids with different dietary requirements.ALSO, we’d love to chat with anyone already doing anything like this at other schools. Please drop us a line if you know of any food allergy groups at your school!For more information, contact Tamara Trepte: tamaratrepte@gmail.com
*DENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS*
Presented by
The Arc of King County's Parent to Parent Program
Thursday, April 21, 2011
6:30 pm
The Arc of King County
233 6th Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
Kimberly Hanson Huggins
of the University of
Washington school of
dentistry will speak to us about:
Preparing your child to visit the dentist
Helping your child at home with dental care
How to find a dentist when your child has special needs
How to help your dentist understand the unique oral health needs of your child
Provide us with oral health guidelines for you and your dentist about children with various diagnosis
Pizza is on us!
Please RSVP so we know how much to order.
A play area will be available for your children with some supervision.
Cathy Murahashi
Parent to Parent Coordinator
206-829-7039 or cmurahashi@arcofkingcounty.org
http://www.arcofkingcounty.org/
*FEAT Speaker Series: April 23rd, 2011, 9am-12:00pm*FEAT of Washington is proud to host Seattle attorney Eleanor Hamburger of Sirianni Youtz Meier and and Spoonemore. Her presentation will include invaluable information on individuals with autism� rights to Neurodevelopmental, Behavioral, or Mental Health Therapies, answers to all benefits' questions and more! Please distribute this widely to anyone who needs support and/or information on maximizing autism insurance benefits.
Advance registration is required, space is limited to ensure participants enjoy a high amount of interaction with Ms. Hamburger. You can register online at: http://www.featwa.org/Speaker_Series_Main_Page.html
Eleanor Hamburger (J.D. New York University) emphasizes ERISA and state law health and disability insurance coverage, as well as general business and class action litigation. She received her law degree from New York University School of Law in 1993 where she was a Root-Tilden-Snow Scholar. She received her B.A. from St. Johns College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1988. From 2000-04, Ms. Hamburger worked for Columbia Legal Services where she represented low-income clients in public benefits cases. Ms. Hamburger has authored a number of articles and reports on health care conversion and consumer health care issues. She is a past president and co-founder of the Northwest Health Law Advocates, a nonprofit consumer health advocacy organization.
Ms. Hamburger has a variety of administrative, trial and appellate experience including arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, trial and motions practice in Washington state and federal district courts, and in various administrative proceedings.
Ms. Hamburger is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and is admitted to practice before all Washington state courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is also a member of the California and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
*"Working Together Successfully" *
One day Course to help people learn how to get what they need through collaborative negotiation.
DATE: May 7, 2011
TIME: 10:00-3:30
LOCATION: Cannon House 113-23rd Ave S Seattle 98144
Or
DATE: May 14, 2011
TIME: 10:00-3:30
LOCATION: Bellevue King County Library room 6
1111-110th Ave NE Bellevue 98004
TO REGISTER BY PHONE, OR TO ASK QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: Dave Black davidblackinw@comcast.net (206) 322-1015
*Free Behavior Workshop from the Arc of Snohomish County*
(See Attached Flyer)
Saturday April 30th
9:00am-5:00pm
9:00- 10:15a m Dr. Gary Stobbe Board Certified Neurologist “Biomedical Interventions”
10:15-10:30 am Break
10:30-11:45 am Larry Davis Special Education Advocacy “Behavior is Everything… The inconvenient truth of special education”
11:45- 12:30 pm Brown bag lunch
12:30- 1:45 pm Dr. Greg Benner University of Washington-Tacoma “Responding to Non-Compliance”
1:45- 2:00 pm Break
2:00- 3:15 pm Dr. Zsolt Lorant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Everett Clinic “When To Worry About Your Child’s Worries”
3:15- 3:30 pm Afternoon Break
3:30- 4:45 pm Paul Rogers & Kate Laino Board Certified Behavior Analysts “Dynamic Family Interventions”
Space Limited RSVP Required Contact Tracie Diemert at Tracie@arcsno.org Or call 425-258-2459 x111 *Please let us know if you need any accommomidations or interpreter services
Caring for Loved Ones Under Unique Circumstances
Review the many issues you face with children or loved ones with special needs. Discover how government programs may pay for basic living expenses. Examine some of the steps you can take to make sure your special needs child or loved on have the lifestyle you prefer, not only during your life, but also after your death.
Sponsored By:
Sam Jones, CFP�, MBA
Agent, New York Life Insurance Company
11400 SE 8th St. Suite 300
Bellevue, WA 98004
206-795-0509
http://www.samuelwjones.com/
samjones@ft.newyorklife.com
May 3, 2011
7:00 p.m.
11400 SE 8th St. Suite 300
Bellevue, WA 98004
RSVP Sam Jones, 206795-0509
This is an informational and sales presentation. Neither New York Life nor its agents provide tax, legal or accounting service. Please consult your own professionals for tax, legal and accounting advice.
Sam Jones, CFP�, MBAFinancial Services Professional
Mobile 206-795-0509
Office 425-462-4899
Fax 425-462-4816
samjones@ft.newyorklife.com
http://www.samuelwjones.com/
Agent, New York Life Insurance Company
Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities LLC (member FINRA/SIPC)
11400 SE 8th Street
Suite 300
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-462-4800
*Music Therapy—Individual Sessions *
Music therapy is offered for all ages throughout the summer. Participants have the opportunity to sign up for just the sessions they can commit to, helping them work around vacations and other commitments. Please call 425-644-0988 x 158 for more information about 1:1 Music Therapy Sessions.
Music Explorers for Little Ones with Special Needs, ages 2 -4 and 4—6 This group includes developmentally appropriate music making fun! It is designed for parents or caregiver and child to enjoy therapeutic music experiences that address social, cognitive, play, motor, speech and language goals. The adult is actively involved with their child to enjoy the music making process and will receive ideas for home use of music that can focus on their individual child’s needs. Register for any or all mini-sessions: Ages 2—4 Fridays, 10:30 – 11:15 AM 1) June 24 & July 1 2) July 22 & 29, 3) Aug. 19 & 26, Ages 4—6 Thursdays, 10:30—11:15 AM 1) June 23 & 30 2) July 21 & 28 3) Aug. 18 & 25
$56.00/mini-sessionSocial Skills through Music Group
Making music as a group is the perfect way for children with special needs in areas such as social skills, self-expression and communication to learn and practice. Through music, social interaction, attention-to-task, and nonverbal and verbal communication are fostered because it is fun and motivating to make music together. Music Therapy addresses multiple therapeutic goals simultaneously by utilizing playful and interactive interventions such as musical ensembles in which children learn basic cooperation and social skills, group improvisation in which children become more aware of the interaction of others, songwriting in which children express creativity and collaborate with others to create, and singing songs that teach and reinforce basic social skills. Groups are kept small to allow for individualized attention with the group. Come join the fun! Register for any or all mini-sessions. Ages 7—10: Fridays, 9:30—10:15 am; Ages 11—13: Fridays, 11:30 am—12:15 pm
Mini-sessions 1) June 24 & July 1 2) July 22 & 29, 3) Aug. 19 & 26 $56.00/mini-session
Social Skills Music Camp
A week long version of our Social Skills Through Music Group, this camp will focus on the ensemble of making music as a group, problem solving, & giving students an in-depth chance to work intensively on the end product of making fun music while working with their peers! The campers will compose music, perform with friends, use instruments and technology, and have a great therapist/student ratio. Ages 7—12, Aug. 1—5, Ages 13—18, Aug. 8 –12, 9:30 am—Noon $260.00/week For more information or to see if this camp would be a good fit for your child call 425-644-0988 x 158Patti Catalano, MT-BC
Neurologic Music Therapist
Music Therapy Program Director
Music Works Northwest
14360 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 102
Bellevue, WA 98007
http://www.musicworksnw.org/
pattic@musicworksnw.org
425-644-0988 X 158
*A.P.P.L.E. Consulting Summer Programs* JULY 11 - AUG 12, 2011
· MULTI-MODAL INTENSIVE INTERVENTION (DAILY)
· INTENSIVE PEER MODEL SOCIAL GROUP (TWICE WEEKLY)
Both programs include daily BCBA and/or SLP SUPERVISION & a systematic PARENT COMPONENT throughout.
APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2011
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MULTI-MODAL INTENSIVE INTERVENTION
MON-FRI 10-12
OUR PROGRAM:
Through synthesis of parent priorities, IEP goals, home program goals and truly individualized attention to your child's needs, we will set up goals and use a multi-modal high parents involvement approach to meet these goals. Combines critical services to an intensive learning experience to achieve optimal results.
MAIN PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
Parent Involvement: Parent orientation, bi-weekly parent conferences.
BCBA Supervision: Daily oversight; weekly 1:1 sessions with each student.
Teacher/Student Ratio: 10 students and 8 teachers to allow specialized attention to MEET goals.
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INTENSIVE PEER MODEL SOCIAL GROUPS
OUR PROGRAM:
Developed and co-lead by a speech language pathologist and a BCBA. Focus is on a social thinking approach (e.g., Michelle Garcia Winner) with the opportunity to invite typical peers to participate and high levels of parent involvement to meet goals.
OUR GROUPS:
Friendship Group (Ages 13-17): MON/WEDS 3-4:15
For advanced learners to share experiences of friendship & develop their friendship skills in a safe & supportive learning environment.
Social Thinkers (Ages 9-12): MON/WEDS 1-2:15
A balanced blend of experiences in perspective taking and problem solving focused on building & understanding the hidden" skills of friendships.
Conversation Starters (Ages 5-8): TUE/THUR 1-2:15
Focus on verbal & nonverbal means of engaging in age-appropriate conversations & applying them in fun, engaging activities.
Say & Play (Beginners, Ages 3-5): TUE/THUR 3-4:15
Activities focus on verbal & nonverbal means of interacting in play.
MAIN PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
Group Dynamic: 3 students & 2 typical peers per group. (Participants encouraged to invite known peers/siblings.)
Parent Involvement:
Parent Orientation, Bi-Weekly Parent Meetings during sessions.
Supervision:
Per Session BCBA teaching; Weekly SLP teaching. Lesson planning, progress reporting.
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