UCCEDD and Multiple Partners Seminar on Charting the LifeCourse: Utilizing the Framework for the IEP

The Family Resource Network of Ohio, in collaboration with the UCCEDD and other partners, is hosting a three-part informational series about navigating the IEP. You and your child’s vision is an imperative piece to IEP planning. Join them to learn how the Charting the LifeCourse framework and tools can support you in the IEP process.

This group will meet on Wednesdays September 28, October 5, and October 12 from 4-6:30 p.m. ET. Attendance is free, but families should register at the linked button below for the sessions. Registration supplies a Zoom link and password for this online meeting.

Presented by: Celia Schloemer MA, Family Support Coordinator, UCCEDD CCHMC, Ambassador and Coach for Charting the LifeCourse and Kate Green, SSA-Medina County Board of DD.

Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services Flu Shot & COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services (HCDDS) is holding a flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the HCDDS Kingsley Building (5093 Kingsley Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45227) on Monday, September 26; Wednesday, September 28; and Friday, September 30. Each day the clinic runs from 12-6 p.m. ET.

You can reserve a time ahead of time and select which vaccine you are getting at the linked button below. Make sure to bring a completed consent form with you. If you are getting a COVID-19 vaccine, make sure to bring your original vaccine card; if this is your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, you can schedule your second dose at the appointment.

With any questions, click the attached flyer for more information, or email vaccine@hamiltondds.org.

Providing Better Mental Health Supports for Persons on the Autism Spectrum

Galperin Autism Consulting is hosting a training geared towards helping mental health providers improve their understanding of autism and how to provide mental health supports for persons with ASD. The objectives of this training are as follows:

1. Participants will be able to have a basic understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
2. Participants will be able to improve their ability to provide mental health supports that are tailored to the way persons with ASD think, learn, and process information.
3. Participants will learn specific techniques to use in the supports of persons with ASD.
4. Participants will learn about how Behavior Analysis is changing to include a mental health perspective.

This training is worth 3.5 continuing education credits (CEUs), and costs $55 per online attendee. Register at the linked button below to receive credit for the course and a link to join on November 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. Click the above image for more details about the seminar and the presenters.

About Camp: Cincinnati Autism Mental health Professionals (CAMP), founded by Tom Galperin of Galperin Autism Consulting, is a group of Cincinnati-area professionals who provide treatment and services to persons living with Autism and who experience co-occurring mental health diagnoses. The professionals come from a variety of agencies and practices, including, but not limited to, ABS Transitions, Exceptional Minds Counseling, Jennifer Wells Collaborative Coaching, Hamilton County Department of Disability Services, and the aforementioned Galperin Autism Consulting. Among the group’s goals are to provide one another support and to help increase the number of mental health professionals who feel comfortable supporting someone with ASD.