Date:
November 14, 2017
Location:
Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites
100 West Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
100 West Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Cost:
$121.00
Details:
The Pre-Conference to the 2017 Early On Conference offers Five full day sessions to choose from - each is designed to enhance the early interventionists' knowledge and provide support to their daily work. Sessions include:
- Parenting in the Kitchen: Home Strategies for Families in Feeding Therapy
- 0-3 Communication From A to Z
- Putting Humpty Together Again - Working with Young Children in Foster Care
- An Invitation for Self-Care
- Increasing Learning Opportunities and Engagement
Register early and save!
Early bird pre-conference registration is $88.
After October 9, pre-conference registration is $121.
Click here to download the 2017 Early On Conference Brochure.
This page is for Pre-Conference registration ONLY you must register for the Conference here.
Hotel Information
We have taken over the Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites! Our participants have filled the Early On block; there are only a few rooms available, outside of the block and at an increased rate at the Radisson.
Holiday Inn West
2747 S 11th St, Kalamazoo
To accommodate overflow, we also have a block of rooms available at the Holiday Inn West. To access our rate at this hotel, please contact the Holiday Inn West directly at 1-269-375-6000 and mention the Early On Conference or the Early On block code of R0S (R zero S).
Radisson Plaza Hotel
100 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo
For conference participants, a block of rooms is reserved at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo’s downtown, at the nightly group rate starting at $119.00 for a single or double standard room, with a 5% accommodation tax and any additional taxes that apply. These rates are applicable for overnight accommodations Monday, November 13, through Wednesday, November 15, 2017. The Radisson Plaza Hotel is offering a reduced self-parking rate to all conference participants and overnight guests at $5.00 per day.
The Radisson Plaza Hotel is happy to honor the Early On discounted group rate for our block of rooms until October 23, 2017. Please note that the group rate may not be able to be offered should the room block fill before the cutoff date. Please remember to bring your tax exempt ID information with you to supply to hotel staff upon check-in.
Reservation can be made by:
Calling the Radisson Hotel directly at 1-269-343-3333
Or my using the online system: http://radissonkz.com/
Agenda:
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Tuesday - November 14, 2017
Session 1: Tuesday - 9:00am to 3:30pm
A - Parenting in the Kitchen: Home Strategies for Families in Feeding Therapy (This session has reached capacity)
Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, My Munch Bug, LLC
This session provides strategies for professionals working with parents of children with feeding disorders. Feeding therapy requires consistent follow-through and caregivers often become easily overwhelmed. Help parents feel confident in their ability to feed their child and enjoy that time together and, in turn, help them to follow through on their goals for their child in early intervention.
Arcadia Ballroom 1
B - 0-3 Communication From A to Z
Cheryl Granzo, MA, CCC-SLP, Ionia County ISD
Dana Lepien, MS, CCC-SLP, Ionia County ISD
This session will cover a broad range of topics related to speech and language skills in children under the age of three, including typical development, potential health-related causative factors, strategies to support communication skills and connecting language to literacy skills. A variety of methods will be used to engage the audience in the learning process.
Prairies
C - Putting Humpty Together Again - Working with Young Children in Foster Care
Julie Ribaudo, LMSW, IMH-E (IV), University of Michigan
Young children raised in abusive or neglectful homes, or in orphanages, have considerably different needs than children raised in stable families. Their rage, despair and emotional dysregulation are often hard to understand and manage. When parents, educators or therapists are unfamiliar with the impact of neglect or abuse on child development, they run the risk of further traumatizing children by not adequately addressing their tremendous needs. This session will explore how early intervention providers can attend to the unique needs of these children and their families.
Glens
D - An Invitation for Self-Care
Rachel Kopke, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, 500RYT, Livingston ESA
Connecting the link between emotional labor, personal stress, and dealing with disappointment and grief, this presentation will provide participants with reflective strategies focused on asking for help, calming the breath/body/mind, and how to create a plan of action for dealing with the challenges of being in a caring profession. This session is designed to be practical, interactive, fun and engaging.
Great Lakes IV-V
E - Increasing Learning Opportunities and Engagement
Amy Matthews, Ph.D., Grand Valley State University, START Project
Jamie Owen-DeSchryver, Ph.D., Grand Valley State University, START Project
Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present with learning and behavior challenges that can be addressed by providing developmentally-appropriate learning opportunities (LO) embedded throughout the day. Setting targeted goals and providing intentional instruction based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is highly effective to increase LO and accelerate skill development. Responding to interfering behaviors by addressing their function can reduce problems and increase instructional time.
Meadows