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Advancing Comprehensive Early Childhood Intervention Workshops
ISEI Workshop
This practical workshop will provide an understanding of how body shape changes can occur in young children and how they can be prevented, improved and maintained. It will combine key contemporary Early Childhood Intervention The Impact of Working in Partnership With Families to Build Understanding and Implementation of Supported Lying Denise Luscombe Director of Postural Care Australia; Chair of Professionals and Researchers in ECI practices such as family-centered practice with a particular focus on family capacity building and working in partnership, with contemporary postural care knowledge. Using case studies to highlight the value of working closely with families in achieving the outcome of preventing or minimizing body shape changes in young children. A simple framework will be provided that can be utilized when working with families and by families themselves. International Workshop on Early Childhood Intervention Systems of Personnel Development Mary Beth Bruder Director, University of Connecticut Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Research, and Service; ISE Chair Tuesday, September 2 10:00am - 3:00pm nd The purpose of this workshop is to address the urgent need for qualified, competent and interdisciplinary early childhood interventionists (ECI) to meet the growing and complex needs of infants and young children with disabilities and their families. While families and caregivers are the constant and most important variable who contribute to ECI efficacy, personnel are next in importance for ensuring optimal child and family outcomes. As countries develop and expand ECI systems, personnel who can develop, deliver, and evaluate individualized, effective, and appropriate interventions for all infants and young children and their families is of critical importance. The workshop will include representatives from different countries who will present models to attract, prepare and retain ECI personnel through preservice preparation and in-service continuing education. During the afternoon, personnel standards, competencies, and fidelity of implementation for specific practices will be discussed, and technical assistance on comprehensive personnel development systems will be provided. Eurlyaid Workshops Tuesday, September 2 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm nd
This workshop will address children with severe and complex disabilities who often have feeding difficulties, making mealtimes challenging. What does feeding and mealtime mean for them? How can we provide them with good mealtime Children with Feeding Challenges - A Long Journey From Looking at the Food to Swallowing It Ena Heimdahl Senior Advisor, Statped Department of Complex Learning Difficulties; Eurylaid Board Member
experiences and act as a "thermometer" in the interaction and relationship between the child and their caregiver? What role do other children play in creating an inclusive mealtime setting? What about the thoughts and feelings of children who are unable to communicate about their meals? The focus will be on the important—and often crucial—contributions from the field of education, in an area where pedagogy and medicine intersect. To address these questions, the workshop will use video examples and reflection tasks as methodology.
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