News from Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University

INTEGRATED TRAINING COLLABORATIVE

NEWSLETTER

APRIL & MAY 2020

The Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) coordinates Virginia's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) which 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).

FEATURED TOPIC:

When to Seek a Feeding Specialist

Our two-part topic began in April with an overview by Kim Geissinger, OTR and feeding specialist, who shared information about typical and atypical feeding development. May’s Part II featured Stephanie Shrewsberry, Service Coordinator, and Jessica Hale, Developmental Service Provider, who discussed their roles and strategies when families have feeding concerns.

Here are a few topical resources to check out:

TALKS 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 ar e held on the first Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM.

FEATURED WEBINARS

Our April and May ToT webinars featured Kim Geissinger, Jessica Hale, and Stephanie Shrewsberry presenting, Early Intervention and Feeding: When to Seek a Specialist, Parts I and II. To view these archived webinars, please visit the 2020 Talks on Tuesdays Recordings .

Talks on Tuesday will take a summer hiatus June-August. We’ll see you in September!

FEATURED RESOURCES

A Home Visit with Zander’s Family (Tele-Intervention Video - ECTA Center)
Telepractice in Early Intervention (Archived Webinar - ITCVA)
Tele-Intervention Infographics and Video (FIPP)

BLOGS and PODCASTS

Are you keeping up with our blog, Early Intervention Strategies for Success and the EI on the Fly Podcast ?

Blog Posts:

Podcast:

TRAINING CALENDAR

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

ITC ACTIVITIES UPDATE

Here are some of the activities that the professional development team has been up to this spring. We have:

Developed a new COVID19 and Tele-intervention webpage. Resources are added frequently.
Creating bi-weekly Teleflections to hear your stories while we support each other during this unprecedented time. Check out the latest videos on getting creative in rural areas, working with your own kids at home, managing your own stress, and more.
Coordinated April/May Talks on Tuesdays related to understanding when to seek a feeding specialist.
Finalizing the new Functional Assessment Learning Path.
Initial planning for a new provider learning community is underway.
Hosted a new archived webinar on Supporting Families in the Midst of a Crisis
Shared many resources on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube
Continuing the aRPy Ambassador work to disseminate DEC and ECTA resources.
Hosted two pre-recorded video chats about tele-assessment with EI practitioners and leaders which will be posted to the VEIPD site soon
Written blogs about tele-intervention to share strategies for engaging families, reflecting on practices and self-care, and managing technology

Cancelled. Stay tuned.

The development of this resource was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (Early Intervention Office) through a contract with the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University.