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Conferences, Workshops and
Lectures
Most of the listings you will find here are focused on
effective autism treatment practices that have been validated by
research. Some highlighted events appear at the top of the list,
with the remaining items listed in chronological order.
The Autism Society of Connecticut (ASCONN) provides a more
comprehensive listing service through its “Autism
in Connecticut” blog where you will find information on a
broad range of autism related presentations, support group
activities, etc.
This listing is periodically updated. If you know about an event
that may be suitable for inclusion, kindly send the information
to ctfeat1@ctfeat.org.
Please note that CT FEAT accepts no advertising.
Updates are also circulated among the subscribers to CT FEAT’s
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Featured Conferences
New York Center for Infants and Toddlers, Inc. and New York University
present: ABA Strategies for Teaching Children with Autism, Tuesday
March 2nd, 2010
Hotel Pennsylvania,401 7th Ave. (at 33rd Street), New York, NY 10001
This full-day ABA conference event will include 4 great speakers: Dr.
Vincent Carbone, Dr. Bridget Taylor, Dr. Joanne Gerenser, and Dr. Bobby
Newman. The conference is designed for educators, speech and language
pathologists, and related service providers, as well as families with
children with autism. ASHA and BACB continuing education credits are
available. Topics will include increasing language and communication
skills, developing social skills, dealing with challenging behaviors,
and ethical considerations in special education and ABA. The event will
include 6 BCBA Continuing Education credits at no additional cost,
thanks to New York State Association for Behavior Analysis. General
Admission: $150; Other rates available for students, groups, etc. See
our web site for full details regarding rates, program, etc.,
http://nycit.org/abaconference,
or call 212-752-7575 ext. 327.
CT Association for Behavior Analysis, 6th Annual Conference, March
26, 2010, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, CT. The Association’s excellent
annual conference focuses primarily on professionals. But parents with
some background in ABA will benefit as well and the Association
encourages their attendance by offering a discounted admission cost of
only $20 (provided you preregister). This year’s conference will take
place at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Cromwell, CT, and the invited
speakers include Mary Jane Weiss, David Celleberti and Gina Greene.
Further information about the conference, including registration
materials, can be found at the organization’s web site,
www.ctaba.org
Autism Society of CT Annual Conference, Saturday, April 24, 2010,
Hartford Marriott, featuring Temple Grandin and Peter Gerhardt. More
information is available at ASCONN’s web site,
www.autismsocietyofct.org
Free Autism Spectrum Disorder Lecture Series at Saint Joseph’s
College in West Hartford, CT
http://www.sjc.edu/academics/continuing_studies/info_session.html
Social Skills – June 14, 2010
The lecture will be held in the Hoffman Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. and is
free but registration is required. Please complete the online
registration form or email Dr. Cheryl Braxton at
cbraxton@sjc.edu
Connecticut’s State Education Resource Center (SERC) holds
“professional development” workshops every school year, some of which
are of interest to parents as well. The 2009-2010 presentations
pertaining to autism are over but the workshops for the 2010-2011 school
year soon will be posted at SERC’s web site (www.ctserc.org). SERC
doesn’t organize the listings by topic so you’ll need to scroll through
all of them to find workshops pertaining to autism or other topics of
possible interest. Pre-registration is required. SERC offers free
scholarships to parents so you can ask them to waive the fee.
Save the Date: Autism New Jersey’s 28th Annual Conference, October
7-9, 2010, Atlantic City. New Jersey’s statewide autism organization,
“Autism New Jersey,” (formerly known as COSAC) sponsors educational
events throughout the year, as well as an outstanding, three-day, annual
conference now in its 28th year. For more information, visit
www.autismnj.org.
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