Contact:
Joan Roop
Children's Specialized Hospital
jroop@childrens-specialized.org
908-301-5433
When:
Friday, April 20, 2012
7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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Fees:
Professionals - $140.00
Parents, Caregivers, and Adults with ASD - $50.00
Where:
Pines Manor
2085 State Rt. 27
Edison, NJ 08817
Phone: 732-287-2222
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About Children's Specialized Hospital:
Children's Specialized Hospital is the largest and best pediatric rehabilitation provider in the country. Our hospital treats 19,000 children with special needs each year, including 4,000 children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We pioneered early diagnosis and early intervention programs, with the goal of helping every child reach his or her fullest potential. Children's Specialized offers comprehensive care - including physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and pyschology services - for children affected by premature birth, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, autism, ADHD, chronic conditions, and other life-changing illnesses or injuries. Visit us online here.
Learning Objectives
By participating in this symposium you will be able to:
- Describe factors that contribute to positive versus negative outcomes for people with ASD
- Identify self-advocacy issues for people with ASD
- Describe educational and behavioral approaches to help people with ASD tolerate simple dental procedures
- State how the word “appropriate “ has been assessed from a legal point of view
- Explain strategies to help a child fall asleep and remain asleep
- Recognize relationship and dating issues for those living with ASD
- Discuss strategies to assist with mealtime
Continuing Education Credits are available for speech language pathologists, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, and teachers.
Nurses: Children's Specialized Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Up to 6.50 nursing contact hours will be offered. Partial credit permitted.
Physicians: Children's Specialized Hospital is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Children's Specialized Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
Disclosure Policy: It is the policy of Children's Specialized Hospital to ensure faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose relevant relationships with commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of Children's Specialized Hospital to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation. All educational material are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of the studies reported, and level of evidence. Full disclosure will be made at this activity.
This course is offered for 0.65 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).
2012 Trends in Autism: Hear From the Experts
Join us for this full-day symposium to learn practical strategies to assist with daily functioning for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our fourth annual, this seminar provides tactical strategies for healthcare providers, parents, caregivers, adults with ASD, mental health professionals, school personnel, therapists, and others professionals interested in autism.
AGENDA
7:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Overview and Welcome - Yvette Janvier, M.D.
8:45 a.m.
Longitudinal Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorders: 2 to 22 - Catherine Lord
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m.
Autism in the Broader Disability Perspective: Rights, Neurodiversity, and Self-Advocacy - Ari Ne'eman
11:00 a.m.
Managing Autism in the Dental Office - Purnima Hernandez
12:00 p.m.
Question & Answer
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
IEP's: What is "Appropriate" Anyway? - Hillary D. Freeman
2:20 p.m.
Choose from the following:
Workshop A: Parent Panel
Workshop B: Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep - Louise Walpin and Jill DeMeglio
3:10 p.m.
Choose from the following:
Workshop C: Dating and Relationships - Jill Harris
Workshop D: Feeding 101 - Nichole Turmelle
4:00 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment
If you would like to pay by check, please download the registration form and follow the instructions to register and pay by mail.
