9/7 American Sign Language 1. Hosted By The Vermont Center For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing (VCDHH). Anyone interested in learning beginning American Sign Language. Williston. Tuesdays 6-8pm starting Sept 7th (13 weeks) $175 with book & DVD. Registration deadline: Sept 3. (802) 879-4787
9/9 Kinship Conference - Parenting Revisited: Learning from One Another, sponsored by Vermont Kin as Parents. Grandparents and relatives raising children, social workers, mental health providers, guardians, educators and anyone who works with relatives raising children. Dr. Joseph Crumbley, presenter, at Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mountain Rd, Colchester, 830 am to 345 pm, $25, no charge for grandparents or kinship providers, CEUs, contact (802) 338-4725 or go to http://www.events.unh.edu/registrationform.pm?Event_id=7324
9/13 the Vermont Department of Education will host a Post-Secondary Transition Training. Covers correct use of the Indicator 13 (post secondary goals) checklist and writing IEP transition plans that are Indicator 13 compliant. Save the Date-Sept 13-Transition.pdf
9/23 “Leadership and Collaboration: A Conference for Families and Self-Advocates” Conference to develop skills in advocacy, leadership and collaboration that will lead to better outcomes for you, your family, and your community!
September 23, 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Rutland No Cost! We will pay you a stipend of $50 to attend, as long as you sign up by August 20. Contact Katie Shepherd or Talia Glesner at 656-1348
10/15 Doing What Works: Brief Solution-Focused Counseling with Children & Families featuring Dr. John Murphy. 8:45am-3:30pm Sponsored by Kurn Hattin Homes, Westminster, VT. For a registration brochure or further information contact Darlene Pecor at (802) 721-6913 or darlenep@sover.net. You can also visit at www.kurnhattin.org.
10/21-23 Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children – 2010 Fall Conference, at the Dudley Davis Center at University of Vermont, go to http://vaeyc.org/2010/04/2010-fall-conference-rfp/ for info or call 244-6282
10/21 First Annual VtABA Conference Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington. Dr. Gregory Hanley, Ph.D. BCBA Western New England College Understanding, Preventing, and Treating Problem Behavior. Download the registration form http://www.vtaba.org/assets/files/VtABA Conference Registration Form 0610.pdf
10/26 Making Communication Happen Worldwide – Statewide Autism Conference, a one-day conference to provide practical and in-depth information to people who support adults and transition age youth with communication challenges to communicate. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, contact June Bascom at 241-2644 or june.bascom@ahs.state.vt.us
Many of these trainings, with on-line registration, can be found at http://humanservices.vermont.gov/professional-development
