PD Ideas and Missionary Discipleship Training - March 4-5

LAST CALL! The Missions Office and Maryknoll twice a year (once in the fall and once in the spring) offer the Missionary Discipleship workshops. The OCS has received positive and strong feedback about how well done this program is designed and executed! There is still time to participate for the March 4 and 5 training. Please follow link for information and registration:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.co...on=SO_OVERRIDE
If questions, please contact directly, Kelly Hickman at kelly.hickman@seattlearch.org

Educator Training: Goal-Writing Workshop and Challenging Behaviors Workshop
February 27 & March 6, 2017
5:30-7:00pm UW Autism Center, Seattle
Do you work with children with autism? Are you feeling challenged writing clear, measureable goals? All are welcome, from seasoned professional looking to brush up skills to those just beginning to write goals who need extra guidance. This workshop is designed to provide a collaborative space for professionals in school and clinic settings to work through writing goals for children with autism. Target domains can include but aren’t limited to: receptive and expressive language, social skills, augmentative and alternative communication, play, and academic skills. Groups will be led by our speech-language pathologist.
More info here: http://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/training/for-professionals/educator-training-series/#goal
Register here: https://www.regonline.com/goal02272017

Transforming Challenging Behaviors in your School and Community
March 29 & 30, 2017 UW Autism Center, Seattle
8:30am-3:30pm
Are challenging behaviors impacting your classroom? Do you know why they are happening? Do you know what to do about them? Attend this 2-day workshop and learn to:
Effectively identify challenging behaviors and teach skills to replace them.
Implement strategies to prevent challenging behaviors and tips for what to do “in the moment”.
Use practical and manageable systems for collecting and analyzing data
Collaborate with teams to monitor behavior change plans, including fidelity of implementation.
Participants will engage in case studies and activities to enhance learning.
More info here: http://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/training/for-families/addressing-challenging-behaviors/#transforming
Register here: https://www.regonline.com/challengingbx032017

Suicide Prevention: UW's Forefront Program has a significant suicide prevention program. All research-based, and great information. Just a reminder that it is now required in WA that every single educator employed in a public school has completed six hours of a state-approved suicide prevention training. Although not required for private schools, it may be very helpful to have at least one employee on staff who has participated in suicide prevention training. http://www.intheforefront.org/

Mental Health/ Depression: Cinda Johnson is a national expert on child/teenage mental health. She was a professor at UW, and is now a professor at SU. She is an amazing speaker, and brings her first-hand experience with a daughter with bipolar disorder, as well as her years of experience in special ed. https://www.seattleu.edu/education/about/faculty-and-staff/cinda-johnson-edd.html

Anxiety: A local choice would be Dr. Christopher McCurry, clinical psychologist, who is a local anxiety expert. He contracts with ABCD, Lehman Learning, and has done pieces with Parent Map. He exclusively works with anxiety and he's obviously very knowledgeable. http://chrismccurrychildpsychologist.com/

On-going Autism Workshops:
Seattle Children's Autism Center offers ongoing classes for parents, families, and other adults to support their knowledge and understanding of autism.
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics-programs/autism-center/resources/