Parenting Matters 2009

Workshops

Special two-hour workshop (12:45 - 2:45 p.m.)

(If you are interested in attending this workshop, indicate workshop #11 as a Session 2 workshop choice on your registration form.)

11. The Individualized Education Program (IEP): A Blueprint for Student Success. This workshop focuses on students ages 3 to 13 years who have IEPs. An overview of the major IEP components and a step-by-step guide to Rhode Island’s newly designed IEP form will be provided. Deborah Belanger, Rhode Island Parent Information Network
    

Session 2: 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.

12. Aggression and Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Teens. Learn strategies for seeking help, understanding diagnoses and deciding about appropriate medication and other treatment for Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. Elizabeth A. Lowenhaupt, MD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
13. How to Talk to Kids About Sex. Talking to kids about sex can be challenging. Parents will learn strategies for communicating about this important topic with children at all stages of development. Carol Faulkner, PhD, Bradley School/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
14. Behavior Management in Young Children. Learn how to effectively utilize positive discipline strategies with a young child (ages 2 to 6 years) and shape positive behaviors that will last a lifetime. Rebecca Silver, PhD; Megan Beers, PhD; Kate Nielson, PhD; Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
15. Understanding an Autism Diagnosis. Parents, caregivers and teachers will learn about the early signs, screening and diagnosis of autism in children. Stephen Sheinkopf, PhD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
16. Child and Teen Grief: What It Looks Like and How to Help. Parents and teachers will learn how children and adolescents grieve, and how to help and support youngsters who are going through the mourning process. Kelly Taber Chasse, MSW, PhD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
17. Parenting a Child with ADHD.
    THIS WORKSHOP IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
    
    
18. Building Social and Emotional Skills in Children. What are social and emotional skills and how can we build them in children at home, at school and in our communities? Kids of all ages, including those with special needs, will be discussed. David Lichtenstein, PhD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    
    
19. Sensory Processing: Its Impact on a Child’s Ability to Learn. Increase awareness of the impact of sensory input, key sensory systems that can impact behavior and how to increase a child’s ability to participate in the classroom, residential or hospital setting. Lorrie Massa, OTR/L, SIPT Cert.; Elizabeth Alexander, OTR/L, Bradley Hospital
    
    
20. Teaching Kids How to Problem-Solve. Discover how parents and caregivers can serve as role models for problem-solving, and learn strategies for helping to identify childhood triggers for conflict before they happen. Tracey Sutton, MSW, Bradley Hospital
    
    
21. Autism Spectrum Disorders In the Classroom: Promoting Behavioral and Social Adjustment. Learn strategies and approaches to use with elementary school-age students and teenagers with autism spectrum disorders who are cognitively high-functioning and can converse verbally. Karen T. Cammuso, PhD, Bradley Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Call 401-444-4800 for more information about workshops.

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