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In the Know...Helping Our Children Grow
Please register for all workshops by clicking here.
All workshops will take place at the offices of Good Talking People, LLC.
Child care will be provided with advanced notice.
Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 11:00 am
Halina Krupa, D.C., Licensed Chiropractor
“Chiropractic and the child with neurosensitivity /
special needs”.
The workshop will explore:
- the role of the nervous system in coordinating all the
functions of the body
- chiropractic and the neurosensitive/special needs child:
what techniques/approaches work and why
- holistic approaches to wellness: parents/caregivers' role
in your child's care.
Dr. Halina Krupa is a chiropractor specializing in family
wellness including pediatric chiropractic as well as pre/post
natal care for moms and babies. She has been involved in
chiropractic(both in getting adjusted and spreading the chiropractic
message)for the past 16 years. She graduated from Life
University in Georgia in 2005.
Becoming a mom focused her on helping neurosensitive children
since her little girl experiences seizures. Chiropractic care
and a holistic lifestyle became invaluable tools to improve
the quality of her daughter's life as well as the many children
she has come to serve in practice.
For more information, please check Ultima Chiropractic's
website, Ultima Chiropractic
Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:00 am
Barbara Lino, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
“How to tell your child about his or her disability”
There comes a point in every disabled child's life where
he or she needs to be told about their diagnosis. There are
many considerations including parental acceptance and level of
understanding, support offered by friends and family, and
sibling's knowledge and understanding of the disorder. The
type of explanation needs to be tailored to the child's
diagnosis and developmental level. A positive focus -
emphasizing the disorder as a challenge and that everyone is
different, with unique strengths and weaknesses is a useful
approach. Dr. Lino will offer ideas and resources for
beginning and continuing this important discussion.
Understanding and accepting their disorder can lead to
empowering children - and their families - affected by Autism,
ADD/ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities.
Dr. Lino is a psychologist in private practice in New York City and Hackensack NJ.
She was formerly Acting Chief Psychologist at the Institute for
Child Development at Hackensack University Medical Center,
where she helped to establish and directed the ADD/ADHD program.
Dr. Lino also works with high functioning autistic individuals
, and those with Asperger’s Syndrome, and their families. Her
practice spans several related areas of expertise including
clinical, educational, school, developmental and health
psychology. For over 20 years Dr. Lino has presented lectures
and workshops to school personnel, parents and health care
professionals.
For more information, please check Dr. Lino's website,
drbarbaralino.com
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Emerson Dickman, J.D., Special Education Attorney
Part One: “Dyslexia Basics: What is it? What can be done?
What should the school district be doing?”
Personal reflections and scientific facts regarding
understanding, remediating, compensating, and accommodating
deficits while promoting the unique strengths of the individual.
Emerson Dickman - has specialized in the representation of
children with disabilities for over 35 years. His cases include
leading precedents protecting the due process rights of pupils
in special education. Emerson is the Immediate Past President
of the International Dyslexia Association, a member of the
National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, and a
past member of the Professional Advisory Board of the National
Center for Learning Disabilities. He was Project Leader of the
consensus meetings to develop a research definition of Dyslexia
for the National Institnte for Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) in association with the IDA in 1994 and
again in 2003.
For more information, please check Law Offices of Emerson Dickman website.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 11:00 am
Rick Colosimo, J.D., Parent, Attorney, Advocate
“Strategies for Accessing the new NJ Insurance Coverage”
In July, New Jersey became one of only 15 states to require
insurance coverage for those with an autism diagnosis. The new
law has some quirks and pitfalls that we know about, and some
that we don't.
We'll discuss the law itself, the status of regulation-writing
efforts at the state level, and what you can do to increase
the likelihood that you'll be able to receive reimbursement
for covered services.
We'll discuss:
- Am I covered? Is my child?
- What can I do to improve my effective coverage?
Rick Colosimo is a lawyer and parent of a child with
autism. He supports families with children on the autistic
spectrum in securing educational rights under IDEA. Rick also
provides assistance with insurance reimbursement issues and
financial planning related to special needs children, including
taxes, estate planning, special needs trusts, and financial
planning.
Rick is a graduate of Cornell Law School and admitted to
practice in NJ, NY, and CA. He has a wide array of legal
experience: in New York City, Rick litigated huge lawsuits
involving pesticides, asbestos, and the crash of TWA Flight
800 at Holland & Knight LLP; he later practiced corporate law
in Silicon Valley at Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, where
his practice included start-ups, venture financing, and
mergers and acquisitions. Before law school, Rick was an
Infantry officer in the US Army. He is a graduate of the
Officer Candidate, Airborne, and Ranger Schools. He has a BA
in English from Allegheny College.
Rick writes about special education law issues and his
practice at www.asdworld.com .
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Stacey Cherry, J.D., Special Education Attorney
Part Two: "What You Need to Know to Build a Better IEP"
Learn about the components of an appropriate IEP (baselines,
benchmarks, and measureable goals and objectives), how to
monitor your child's progress, and how to engage the child
study team in a collaborative partnership.
Stacey Cherry - is a certified Teacher of the
Handicapped and Elementary School Teacher with experience
teaching for Passaic County Special Education Services
Commission in both general and special education. As an
attorney advocate Stacey has represented children in New
Jersey, New York, and California. Stacey provides workshops
to parents and school districts regarding a wide variety of
special education issues. She has volunteered for over ten
years at Camp Sunrise, a camp for children and adults with
special needs in Warwick, NY. Stacey has her undergraduate
degree in Learning Disabilities and her JD from Pepperdine
University School of Law.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 11:00 am
Arlene F. Rubin, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist,
Director of Good Talking People, LLC
“A Family Affair: Helping Families Facilitate Social
Thinking at Home”
Rewarding and enjoyable communication between people is
one of the most important components of life. For some,
especially those with learning challenges, these interactions
are often unsuccessful or unfulfilling. Learn how to promote
communication at home.
Arlene F. Rubin, is a licensed and certified speech language
pathologist with over 25 years of experience dedicated to the
diagnosis and therapeutic intervention of toddlers, children,
adolescents, teens and adults with speech, language and social
problems. As the founder and director of Good
Talking People, LLC, she was one of the pioneers to develop, offer
and implement social skills training programs for children with
social cognitive impairments. She has developed numerous
speech and language programs for children including a multitude of
programs for the development and enhancement of social
thinking and communication skills.
May 16, 2009 at 11:00am
Kristin Sharma, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist
“What is a neuropsychological evaluation?”
The presentation will cover the process of a neuropsych,
areas assessed, how the cognitive areas relate to real world
functioning and examples of some common profiles.
Kristin Sharma is a clinical neuropsychologist in private
practice in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. She graduated
Georgetown University, with a major in psychology and a minor
in biology. Dr. Sharma completed the Ph.D. program in Clinical
Neuropsychology at Queens College of the City University of
New York. Her clinical training has included work with
pediatric and adult clients with acquired brain injury as well
as developmental and learning disabilities. Dr. Sharma has
conducted research and is a published author in the areas of
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, normative memory
development in children and geriatric depression.
In addition to Dr. Sharma’s private practice, her professional
experience has included work in rehabilitation and geriatric
settings. She is currently a member of the board of directors
of the New Jersey Chapter of the International Dyslexia
Association. Dr. Sharma is also a member of the American
Psychological Association, the New York State Psychological
Association, the International Neuropsychological Society and
the New York Neuropsychology Group. Dr. Sharma’s practice
currently serves children five years of age and above, as well
as adult and geriatric clients. Her current interests include
an evidenced based approach to interventions for learning and
developmental disabilities, community outreach and fostering
collaborative relationships between educators and clinicians.
Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 11:00 am
Diane Berger, M.A., BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
and Certified Special Educator
“There’s no place like home: Managing your child’s
challenging behaviors”
All too often parents find that their child with special
needs saves his worst behavior for home. You never know when
the next meltdown will occur. To get a handle on this requires
an ability to manage your child's most challenging behaviors.
Join us as a certified behavior analyst and mother of a child
with autism discusses how to identify the potential causes of
these behaviors and provides parents with various tips and
strategies to help reduce the battles and increase the peace at
home.
Diane Berger, MA, BCBA is director of the Berger Learning Group,
LLC in Hackensack that provides ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
services for children with special needs. A Board Certified
Behavior Analyst and a Certified Special Educator, Diane received
her Master’s degree in ABA from Columbia University’s Teachers
College. She has served as president of Special Parents of
Teaneck (SPOT), a local parent support group, and has taught
special education research at Queens College.
For more information, please check
Berger Learning Group's website.
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