Past Event Category: Idea Exchange
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Jul 11Transition across the lifespanPresenters: Rose Cutting (parent and WiCII family leader) and Heidi Lehman (parent, WiCII family leader, Family Engagement Coordinator with Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative)
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Jun 13How do you recognize when a family faces systemic barriers to needed care and support?Presenter: Aïsha David, Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
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May 9How can a whole family get the support they need while having a family member with a disability?Presenter: Cedarose Keeley, CAPSW, Mental Health Therapist at Community Support Network, Collaborations
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Apr 11How can a family fund the supports their child needs?Presenter: Barbara Katz, Director, Family Voices of Wisconsin
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Mar 14How can a family develop a support plan for their child?Presenters: Jill Bowdish and Kara Michalkiewicz, American Family Children’s Hospital Pediatric Complex Care Program; Danielle Gerber, Family and Disability Advocate Peer Mentor, Wisconsin Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program
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Feb 8What can a family do while they wait?Presenter: Sara Owens-Keenan, Resource Guide, Children’s Resource Center – North
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Jan 11How do you recognize when a family faces systemic barriers to needed care and support?Presenter: Lakeeta Watts, a Certified Community Health Worker, Full Spectrum Holistic Doula, and Certified Lactation Specialist. She is also the founding Executive Director of Essentially Empowered, Inc.
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Dec 14What types of medical evaluations could a family consider when there is a developmental concern for their child?Presenter: Lindsay McCary, PhD, Director of Psychological Services at KGH Autism Services
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Nov 9What types of educational evaluations could a family consider when there’s a developmental concern for their child?Presenters: Melinda Rammer, Assistant Director at the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County; and Kate Szidon M.S., Discipline Training Coordinator for the Wisconsin LEND Program.
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Oct 12What can a family do when they first have concerns about their child’s development?Presenter: Jaclyn Bender, MS OTR/L, Occupational Therapist with the UW Waisman Center