The following calendar is provided as a service to MSHA Members
and is not to be considered as an endorsement by MSHA.
May 16, 2008
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Conference-St. John's Mercy Medical
Center
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: Cleft
Lip/Palate & Craniofacial Center, St. John's Mercy Medical Center
Full day conference,
including lunch. Featured Speakers: Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP,
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She will speak for the full
afternoon session. Topic: "Structure, Function and Physics: An
approach for understanding speech and resonance disorders... and
how to treat them" Joan C. Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, Children's
Hospital of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Topic: "Assessment and Management
of Feeding in Infants and Young Children with Craniofacial
Anomalies"
For additional
information: For information, contact Dana Kiley at
Dana.Kiley@mercy.net or
314-251-6581
June 5-7, 2008
3-Day Hanen Certification Training for SLPs on It Takes Two to
Talk®: Family focused early intervention in natural environments.
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: The Hanen
Centre and YWCA Metro St. Louis Head Start
The Hanen Centre's
three-day certification workshop provides intensive, small-group
training to SLPs who provide services to preschool children with
language delays (birth to six years) and their families. Drawing
on
best practice in terms
of adult education, family-centered intervention and early
language intervention, this evidence-based workshop will give you
the tools to empower parents so they have the knowledge and skills
to become their child’s primary language facilitator. Participants
receive the ITTT Parent Guidebook and Leaders Guide, the
Introduction to Hanen DVD, the ITTT Companion DVD and PowerPoint
program slides DVD with embedded video clips, (a $250 value), as
well as ongoing support from Hanen after the workshop.
For additional
information:
www.hanen.org/ITTTworkshops or call toll-free
1-877-Hanen55 (1-877-426-3655) ext. 225
2.1 ASHA CEUs
July 14, 2008
Evaluating & Enhancing Children's Phonological Systems-Dr.
Barbara Hodson
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: Special
School District of St. Louis County
For additional
information: To register call Susan Newberry at (314) 989-7807
Dr. Hodson's
presentation will focus on children with severely impaired
phonological systems, optimal treatment targets, and appropriate
tasks for enhancing children's phonological and metaphonological
skills.
.6 ASHA CEUs
Cost: $100 for
professionals/$25 for students
September 26, 2008
Targeting Speech Skills for a Child Who Is Deaf or Hard of
Hearing
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: CID -
Central Institute for the Deaf
This workshop is for
SLPs working in a variety of settings with students with hearing
impairments. The course includes lectures, video, interactive
activities and demonstrations. Topics include types of hearing
loss and appropriate devices, speech errors associated with
degree of hearing loss, choosing assessment tools, considering
mainstream placement, goal writing and therapy planning. ASHA CEUs
to be announced.
For additional
information: Dianne Gushleff, 314/977-0133
dgushleff@cid.edu or visit
www.cid.edu
October 22, 2008
Early Intervention for Children with Hearing Impairment
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: CID -
Central Institute for the Deaf
For additional
information: Dianne Gushleff,
dgushleff@cid.edu, 314.977.0133, fax: 314.977.0016,
http://cid.edu
Workshop to help SLPs
and early childhood special education teachers feel confident
working with babies and their families. Includes resources for
supporting families through audiological testing, amplification
and parent education and information on evaluating/tracking
progress, small-group instruction, developing beginning
communication skills and children who may have additional
disabilities.
ASHA CEUs TBA.
October 23–24,
2008
SPICE: Auditory Management of Children with Hearing Aids and/or
Cochlear Implants
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: CID -
Central Institute for the Deaf
For additional
information: Dianne Gushleff,
dgushleff@cid.edu, 314.977.0133, fax: 314.977.0016,
http://cid.edu
Workshop features
video, classroom observation and additional activities for the CID
SPICE auditory training curriculum, including suggested activities
for use with students with skills beyond the scope of the SPICE.
Topics include current HA/CI technology, effective team audiologic
management, and techniques for capitalizing on available auditory
information.
ASHA CEUs TBA.
November 7, 2008
Listen, Talk and Learn
in Pre-K
St. Louis, MO
Sponsored By: CID -
Central Institute for the Deaf
For additional
information: Dianne Gushleff,
dgushleff@cid.edu, 314.977.0133, fax: 314.977.0016,
http://cid.edu
This workshop will help
educators enhance or create programs fostering the global
development of preschoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Components include speech, language and auditory curricula, an
early childhood curriculum designed to foster the development of
the whole child, pragmatic language development, theme-based
learning, occupational therapy and a strong focus on emerging
literacy.