New
items are in bold.
SPAN is seeking staff to
attend items in italics.
SPAN-sponsored
events are capitalized and in bold print.
UPDATED April 1, 2007
APRIL
2007
April 10, Family Intervention Services Center for Family Success
presents Bryon Egland and Marta Farrell Erikson from Child Development
Institute at University of Minnesota.
Contact conference@fisnj.org
or 973-275-1570. Egeland and Erikson are conducting a longitudinal study of
high risk children and families and have used information from this study to
create STEEP: Steps Toward Effective, Enjoyable Parenting, a preventative intervention
for high risk families.
April 19, 9:30-2:30,
National Conference Center, Ramada Inn, East Windsor. NJ Special Education Advisory Council. For more information, go to www.state.nj.us/njded/sseac.
April 19, NJ Law
Center, New Brunswick. All day. Developmentally Disabled Offenders Program
Conference. For more information,
contact the Arc of NJ.
April 19, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features Screening and Assessment: What are the Next
Steps? Focusing on early childhood mental health, the early identification
process, early intervention and mental health, and Child Abuse Protection and
Treatment Act. Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
April 20, The College
of NJ (Ewing). NJ Coalition for
Inclusive Education presents Inclusion Clinic.
Team members must include parent, general and special educators. $40 per person. Student-focused teams plan
details of inclusion for individual child with facilitation by inclusion
experts. Contact 732-613-0400 for more
information.
April 25, 1-2 pm, Family Caregiving Conference Call,
888-322-3914/”Network”. Conference call
from National Alliance for Caregiving and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services on updates in family caregiving, Medicare, caregiving coalition.
April 26,
NJ Hospital Association, Conference Center, Princeton. 2007 Statewide Child Health and Safety
Conference: Caring for our Children’s Health and Safety, Schools and Communities
Strengthening Families presented by NJ Child Health Month Committee. Workshop tracks include Child
Behavior/Mental Health Issues, Model Health/Safety Prevention programs, and
Professional Development/Skills Training.
Contact Eloisa Hernandez Ramos at 973-643-3876 or Eloisa@acnj.org.
April 26, 7-9 pm, N.
Warren Special Needs Advocacy Group, Catherine Dickson Hofman Library, 4
Lambert Road, Blairstown. Maureen
Worden, Occupational therapist with the Lake Drive School, presents on sensory
integration including direct treatment, environmental adaptations, and program
development for children with sensory processing disorders. For more info or to RSVP, call Margaret Scocozza
at 908-362-9066 or Mary Alice Landis at 908-459-9380.
April 27,
LaQuinta Hotel, 350 Route 3 West, Secaucus, Hudson County Child Abuse
Prevention Center presents 18th Annual Child Abuse Prevention
Conference. For more information,
contact Peter Herbst at 201-798-5588 or peteherbst@hccapc.org. Registration begins in February at
www.hccapc.org.
April 27, 8:30-3 pm,
Kean University, Male Student Empowerment Conference. $25. Featuring Kirk
Franklin, Dr. Joy Leary (Raising Boys in America). Workshops for mothers, fathers and sons as well as educators and
service providers. To register, email mstevens@kean.edu or call Matt Stevens at
908-737-3144.
April 28, Richard
Stockton College, Pomonoa, NJ. Conference
on Equity and Social Justice in Education.
For more information, contact Dr. Bradley Porfilio at Bradley.Porfilio@stockton.edu. $50.
Deadline for registration is March 15.
MAY
2007
May 2-4, Charlotte, North
Carolina. National Secondary Transition
TA Center presents Secondary Transition State Planning Institute. Contact dhfowler@email.uncc.edu or www.nsttac.org for more information or to
register.
May 3, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features Building Bridges Between Residential and
Community Based Services Delivery Providers, Families and Youth. Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
MAY 15, 7-9 PM, WELLNESS CENTER, JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, 2020 HIGHWAY 33, NEPTUNE (MONMOUTH COUNTY) SPAN PRESENTS BASIC RIGHTS WORKSHOP. REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.SPANNJ.ORG OR CALL SILVIA PAVON AT 973 642 8100 X 116. WORKSHOP IS FREE; BASIC RIGHTS MANUAL IS $15.
May 17, 9:30-2:30,
National Conference Center, Ramada Inn, East Windsor. NJ Special Education Advisory Council. For more information, go to www.state.nj.us/njded/sseac.
May 17, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features Leadership and Change with Family Leaders in
assisting states to improve service delivery systems. Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
May 17, 7-9 pm. Warren
Special Needs Advocacy Group, Catherine Dickson Hofman Library, 4 Lambert Road,
Blairstown. Parent Support meeting. For more info or to RSVP, call Margaret
Scocozza at 908-362-9066 or Mary Alice Landis at 908-459-9380.
May 18-19, New Atlantic
City Convention Center. COSAC Annual
Conference. Contact Apryl Roach at apryl.roach@njcosac.org for more
information.
May 24-26, Washington,
D.C. Family Voices National Conference
celebrating FV’s 15th anniversary!
For more information, call 888-835-5669.
MAY 26, 7-9 PM, SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER, 110 REHILL AVENUE, SOMERVILLE (SOMERSET COUNTY) SPAN PRESENTS BASIC RIGHTS WORKSHOP. REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.SPANNJ.ORG OR CALL SILVIA PAVON AT 973 642 8100 X 116. WORKSHOP IS FREE; BASIC RIGHTS MANUAL IS $15.
JUNE
2007
June 8, The College of
NJ (Ewing). NJ Coalition for Inclusive
Education presents Inclusion Clinic.
Team members must include parent, general and special educators. $40 per person. Student-focused teams plan
details of inclusion for individual child with facilitation by inclusion
experts. Contact 732-613-0400 for more
information.
June 14, 9:30-2:30,
National Conference Center, Ramada Inn, East Windsor. NJ Special Education Advisory Council. For more information, go to www.state.nj.us/njded/sseac.
June 15, 8-6,
Hyatt in New Brunswick. South Asian
Community & Disabilities: Raising Awareness, Facing Challenges, Accessing
Resources. For more information,
contact Bill Gaventa at the Boggs Center, 732-235-9304 or billgaventa@umdnj.edu or Shazi Naz
Anam, South Asian Health Project, at 800-530-9821 or shazia@southasianhealth.org. CO-SPONSORED
BY SPAN.
June 21, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features How states are developing strategic financing
plans to support comprehensive services and supports for children and youth
with behavioral disorders and their families.
Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
JULY
2007
July 28, 1-2 pm, Family Caregiving Conference Call,
888-322-3914/”Network”. Conference call
from National Alliance for Caregiving and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services on updates in family caregiving, Medicare, caregiving coalition.
AUGUST 2007
SEPTEMBER 2007
September 20, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features Leadership in the Midst of Diversity on
cultural competence in mental health service delivery. Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
OCTOBER
2007
October 18, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features Child Traumatic Stress, an overview of child
traumatic stress and the intersection between culture and trauma. Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
NOVEMBER
2007
November 15, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health features Achieving Shared Goals through Systematic
Integration of Education and Mental Health.
Go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.
DECEMBER
2007
December 20, 1-2:30 pm, National TA Center for
Children’s Mental Health Clinical Decision Making and Adolescent Behavioral
Health Care. Go to
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html.