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Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Cleft Lip and/or Palate



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 frequently for current conferences, webinars and other professional development opportunities provided both by the VEIPD Center as well as other agencies and organizations. 

 

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The next Kaleidoscope training will be held in Glenn Allen on April 30, 2019.
For information about the training and registration, visit the Kaleidoscope Service Coordination Training  page. 
Registration closes April 15th to sign up soon!
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019

The Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) coordinates Virginia's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) through a contract with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The CSPD is the professional development system for early interventionists who provide supports and services to eligible children and families under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 
 
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Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Cleft Lip and/or Palate

Our Talks in Tuesdays webinar series in February and March focused on cleft lip and palate care for infants and toddlers. Lots of information, tips, and strategies were shared about how having cleft lip and/or palate affects speech and feeding development. Here are a few resources to help you learn more:

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totTALKS ON TUESDAYS

Talks on Tuesdays (ToTs) are one-hour webinars designed to provide free online training opportunities related to important topics in early intervention. Topics chosen for the Talks on Tuesdays webinar series are based on feedback from EI practitioners about what they need to know more about! ToTs are held on the first Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM.

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Our February and March ToTs featured Colette Reynolds, MA, CCC-SLP discussing cleft lip and palate care and intervention strategies. To view these archived webinars, please visit the VEIPD website.
February and March 2019 Talks on Tuesdays Webinars Our next two-part webinar series,  We Are All In This Together: Sharing Difficult Information With Families In Early Intervention , will focus on the hard conversations with families. In Part I, Leah Davidson will discuss tips and strategies throughout the EI process when we share difficult information with families. Part II will feature a panel including a service coordinator, provider, parent, and local system manager.
 itcITC Activities Update

This winter finds ITC staff busy.
  • Our next round of Service Coordination (SC) Chats will be held in April. Stay tuned for dates and registration opening soon.
  • Creating Connections to Shining Stars (CCSS) planning is well underway. Registration and hotel room reservations are open. We have LOTS of great EI sessions planned. Visit VEIPD for all up-to-date information.
  • Twenty-two service providers, service coordinators, and local-system managers will complete the 6-week course, Using Adult Learning Strategies to Support Caregivers during Early Intervention Visits, in March.
  • The 4th cohort of the Coaching Implementation Support project has met three times.
  • The new online course, Yes, Service Coordinators Can Use Coaching, is under development and will be launched this Spring.
  • MEISR training was completed for all in-house staff in Arlington.
  • Twenty-six providers, service coordinators, and local system managers completed training in Norfolk on Understanding Social-Emotional Development and How It Impacts Behavior.

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