The following calendar is provided as a service to MSHA Members and is not to be considered as an endorsement by MSHA.

March 12, 2010

The Maze of Contemporary Mental Health Challenges in Children and Adolescents by Jay Berk, PhD

Kansas City, MO

Sponsored By:HEALTH EDucation Network, LLC (dba HEALTH ED)

The goal of this program is to provide all levels of professionals with the tools necessary to recognize underlying issues for children and  adolescents dealing with contemporary mental health challenges and effectively intervene with up-to-date, practical strategies.
For additional information: www.health-ed.com

March 13, 2010
Friends & Family Day
The National Association of Young People Who Stutter and SIU-Edwardsville are co-sponsoring “Friends & Family Day”, a one-day workshop for children and teens who stutter, their families and speech-language pathologists on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will be hosted on the campus of SIU-Edwardsville this year. Vivian Sisskin from the University of Maryland is the invited speaker this year. Please encourage your fluency clients and their families to attend. SLPs may attend for ASHA CEUs. Please contact James Panico at jpanico@siue.edu for additional information.

September 17, 2010

Targeting Speech Skills for a Child who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

St. Louis, Missouri

Sponsored By: CID - Central Institute for the Deaf

This introductory level workshop is designed for SLPs who have limited experience evaluating, creating goals and planning speech therapy sessions for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. LSLS credit, ASHA CEUs TBA. Please visit www.cid.edu for more information.

For additional information: Dianne Gushleff at dgushleff@cid.edu or (314) 977-0133.

September 24, 2010

Listen, Talk and Learn in Pre-K

St. Louis, Missouri

Sponsored By: CID - Central Institute for the Deaf

This intermediate level workshop is for teachers who have a solid understanding of techniques and strategies for teaching preschoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing. This workshop will provide practical information to use in designing a new program or enhancing and existing one. LSLS credit, ASHA CEUs TBA. Please visit www.cid.edu for more information.

For additional information: Dianne Gushleff at dgushleff@cid.edu or (314) 977-0133.

October 8, 2010

Strategies for Mainstream Teachers

St. Louis, Missouri

Sponsored By: CID - Central Institute for the Deaf

This new introductory workshop is designed for general education teachers with no previous training or experience teaching a student who is deaf or hard of hearing. Participants will learn effective teaching strategies as well as basic information about deafness. Please visit www.cid.edu for more information.

For additional information: Dianne Gushleff at dgushleff@cid.edu or (314) 977-0133.

October 21-22, 2010

Cochlear Implants and/or Hearing Aids in Children

St. Louis, Missouri

Sponsored By: CID - Central Institute for the Deaf

This intermediate level workshop is designed to give audiologists, speech-language pathologists and teachers techniques for capitalizing on the auditory information made available to a child with cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. LSLS credit, ASHA CEUs TBA. Please visit www.cid.edu for more information.

For additional information: Dianne Gushleff at dgushleff@cid.edu or (314) 977-0133.

November 5, 2010

Early Intervention for Children with Hearing Impairment

St. Louis, Missouri

Sponsored By: CID - Central Institute for the Deaf

This introductory workshop is designed for early intervention providers, early childhood educators and SLPs helping children age birth to 3 to learn listening and spoken language. LSLS credit, ASHA CEUs TBA. Please visit www.cid.edu for more information.

For additional information: Dianne Gushleff at dgushleff@cid.edu or (314)  977-0133.