| Subject: Re: On-Line Courses in Behavior mgmt &Autism |
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Barbara Ann Shaw
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Date Posted: 07:59:21 03/04/03 Tue
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In reply to:
F.Y.I
's message, "On-Line Courses in Behavior mgmt &Autism" on 11:55:22 02/05/02 Tue
>>>The Developmental Disabilities Leadership Forum
>(www.ddleadership.org) is a
>>>new Website designed by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver
>Center's
>University
>>>Center on Developmental Disabilities at the
>University of
>Massachusetts
>>>Medical School. The "Forum," found at
>www.ddleadership.org
>>>, disseminates
>information about
>developmental
>>>disabilities through a number of venues:
>>>* Ask the Expert: Beginning on February 4
>through February 17,
>2002
>>>Kathleen Braden, M.D., a developmental pediatrician,
>will be fielding
>>>questions about ADHD. Her answers will be posted,
>along with a link
>for
>>>those wishing to discuss her answers on line. Ask
>the Expert is a
>quarterly
>>>feature of the Forum.
>>>* On-Line Courses: Courses in Applied Behavior
>Analysis and
>Autism,
>>>Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Developing
>Cultural Competency,
>>>Children with Special Health Care Needs, Assistive
>Technology and
>many
>>>others will be offered. The courses are being
>designed and tested by
>the
>>>Shriver Center and will soon be offered by Excelsior
>College, an
>established
>>>distance-learning college. Courses will be offered
>for credit, CEU's
>and
>>>for orientation purposes, as appropriate.
>>>* Discussion Sessions: Discussion topics are
>either open or
>linked to
>>>a particular part of the forum. If you have a topic
>you'd like to
>discuss,
>>>this is the place to do it!
>>>* On-Line Journal: Leadership Perspectives in
>Developmental
>Disability
>>>is our on-line journal. Please take a look at the
>current issue
>entitled
>>>"Autism Recovery: Does it Work?" Articles discuss
>the use of the term
>>>'recovery,' clinical aspects of recovery, and more.
>Our next issue,
>>>"Genetics and Developmental Disabilities", will
>address issues such
>as
>>>genetic discrimination, what it is like to be
>diagnosed with a
>genetic
>>>disability from a parent's and child's points of
>view, research,
>diagnosis
>>>and ethical perspectives.
>>>* e-conference: Please join us in early April,
> 2002 for our
>first
>>>annual e-Conference, entitled "On the Road to
>Recovery-Directions in
>Early
>>>Behavioral Intervention in Autism." The keynote
>speaker will be John
>>>Jacobson, Ph.D., BCBA. Dr. Jacobson, a leader in
>the field of early
>>>behavioral intervention for children with autism
>will present three
>short
>>>talks via streamed video.
>>> The e-conference will also feature
>a number of
>poster
>>>presentations that provide a range of perspectives
>from researchers,
>service
>>>providers, parents and individuals with autism. The
>online poster
>format
>>>will allow you to view the various presentations at
>your convenience
>and
>>>converse with the presenters.
>>>
>>>Please distribute this email (or Word file) to all
>interested
>parties.
>>>
>>>Susan Dyer
>>>Research Coordinator
>>>University Affiliated Program
>>>Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
>>>University of Massachusetts Medical School
>>>200 Trapelo Road, Rm C116A
>>>Waltham, MA 02452
>>>
>>>781-642-0261
>>>FAX: 781-642-0162
>>>susan.dyer@umassmed.edu
>>>www.shriver.org
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