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Presented by Guest Speaker: Stacey Orzell Stacey is a NYS Special Olympic Swim Coach, Lifeguard, and Angelfish Instructor. She is also an Ambassador for the Jessie Lewis Choose Love Movement. In addition, Stacey is the mother of two boys. Her youngest, Eric, is a former Spectrum Services student. Stacey is a passionate advocate who believes...
This group offers an opportunity for parents to discuss issues related to their child’s unique disability facilitated by a clinically trained group leader. Topics are determined through group consensus and may include such things as behavior management, dealing with family stressors, medical and alternative therapeutic interventions, educational strategies, therapeutic interventions, community involvement, social supports, etc....
Presented by Tiffany Francese-Sears, MA, LMHC & Beth Estes, MA, BCBA Fostering independence is an essential part of childhood development. These skills will help children with ASD to become more independent with personal care such as toileting, feeding, dressing one’s self, and caring for their environment. Thus, it is important that parents be exposed to...
Presented by Donna Lewis, Special Education Teacher in our Ellenville School As parents and caregivers, we often anticipate the needs of our child. One of the first forms of communication to develop is the ability to ask for needed/desired items and actions. This session we will go through the steps showing how to teach a...
This group is an “open conversation” for parents to share stories, discuss research, identify community supports and services, and to ask and answer questions from other parents. Most importantly, this is a time to give and share support. Some of you are new to this journey with Autism while others have walked this path for...
In this workshop parents will gain tools to help create a positive living and learning environment for their children. Parents will be able to understand challenging behaviors and gain an understanding about Evidence based positive behavior support strategies. Click Here to join the workshop on Zoom on October 6th at 6:30pm.
Join Spectrum Services' Tiffany Francese-Sears as she provides you tips, strategies, and methods to managing and de-escalating your child's challenging behaviors when, and even before, they occur. Challenging behaviors can be prevented when we more clearly understand the risk and protective factors in a child’s life. If you missed Part I of this series (not required...
This group is an “open conversation” for parents to share stories, discuss research, identify community supports and services, and to ask and answer questions from other parents. Most importantly, this is a time to give and share support. Some of you are new to this journey with Autism while others have walked this path for...
Teaching Appropriate Behaviors This workshop will help parents understand that using reinforcement is an integral component of all teaching programs. Reinforcement is also critical for teaching appropriate replacement behaviors, and strengthening current positive behaviors. Remember, you cannot reduce or eliminate a challenging behavior unless we teach the child more appropriate behaviors first. We will demonstrate...
