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Summer Activities for Families
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Advanced Special Education for Parents and Providers Workshop
Kansas CEC and Families Together, Inc. host David Bateman, Ph.D. June 10, 2016 in Topeka.
Given the profound need for knowledge about special education, this workshop is designed for administrators, parents, and teachers, and focuses on several main issues of special education: problems with discipline, how to identify other health impaired, Section 504, accountability, working together, and least restrictive environment.
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Kansas Legislature passed a modified Seclusion and Restraint in Schools bill (SB 193). SB 193 passed the House unanimously and it passed the Senate nearly unanimously (only Senator Tyson opposed it). This is a positive development and overall it is good news as it protects school children in Kansas from the unnecessary and harmful use of these tactics in the future.
The modified bill includes basically all of the Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI) Task Force recommendations governing the use of seclusion and restraint while it extends the sunset on the policy to June 30, 2020.
Access full committee report
here
. More ESI resources
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Preventing the Tidal Waves of Challenging Behavior at Home this Summer
The Whole Child Initiative (WCI) at the University of Washington Tacoma's Center for Strong Schools helps schools, families, neighborhoods and community programs to create sustainable nurturing environments that support the academic, behavioral, social and emotional development of children. One essential element of the "whole child" approach is Positive Behavior Interventions.
Read more.
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Survey Focused on Resiliency of Parents of Children with Special Needs
Jameson K. Hirsch, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) along with colleague, Jon R. Webb, Ph.D., who is the parent of a child with Down syndrome, are conducting a national survey of parents of children with special needs.
Past research on families have largely been focused on dysfunction, or the negative impact of a special-needs family member. This survey will focus instead on positive psychological functioning such as resiliency, coping strategies and the strengths that emerge in such families. This area has been overlooked in the literature. To participate in this survey, please click here.
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Parents of Online Learners Needed
The Center for Online Learning and Students with Disabilities wants to hear from you! Take this unique opportunity to share your story about your child's online learning experiences. The Center is working to understand parents' and students' activities in the fully online learning environment. We are seeking parents with children in grades 2-8 who are currently (or within the past year) educated in fully online learning environments. Our Center's research is funded through the USDE, Office of Special Education Programs.
Parents will receive a cash stipend if chosen to participate in focus group portion of the study. If you are interested in participating in the study, or have questions. please call (785) 864-0452, or e-mail
Kelsey.
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Upcoming Events
FEAT
Family Employment
Awareness Training
Part 1: Sept. 17, 2016
Part 2: Sept. 30, 2016
Salina
Spanish Family
Enrichment Weekend
FEW
October 21 & 22, 2016
Salina
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Beginning May 27th
Families Together
Parent Centers
Will be Closed on
Fridays for Summer
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Serving Kansas families and their sons and daughters for more than 30 years.
Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.
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