Meeting the Therapy Needs of Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities in Rural Communities Saturday, March 19, 2011 Perkins Building Eastern Kentucky University 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, KY This conference focuses on serving the needs of rural occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists who desire increased competency in the provision of evidence-based practice service delivery and increased understanding of diversity issues for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities in early intervention or school-based settings.
Objectives At the completion of the conference learners will: 1. Reflect on economic, historical, and social issues as they relate to the education of students with disabilities in diverse, rural America.
2. Identify the components of an effective distance education program to meet the needs of personnel who provide services for students with disabilities in rural Eastern Kentucky.
3. Develop awareness and understanding of the unique challenges and rewards possible with rural pediatric practice.
4. Develop an understanding of the necessary personal and professional skill set necessary for successful rural pediatric practice.
5. Understand the difference between workload and caseload and identify the four premises of the workload model.
6. Understand steps to conduct a workload analysis and understand the process for implementing the plan.
7. Recognize the importance of advocacy for workload and services for children with disabilities at the state and local level.
8. Describe common features of early children with an autism spectrum disorders targeted for therapy interventions.
9. Identify recommended intervention practices for children with an autism spectrum disorder. 10. Identify common evidence-based themes across assessment and intervention practices yielding favorable outcomes for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
11. Describe the use of social skills groups supports social participation of children and youth on the autism spectrum disorders.
12. Discuss how social skills groups may be implemented by a variety of professionals in schools. 13. Have questions answered regarding serving a diverse population of children with disabilities.
There is no registration fee; however, registration is required and there will be a $35 charge ($15 for students) for handouts, lunch, refreshments, and CEUs. For further program information contact: Susan Effgen, PT, PhD, FAPTA at: seffgen@uky.edu Christine Myers, PhD, OTR/L at: Christine.Myers@EKU.EDU Jane Kleinert, PhD, SLP-CCC at: jklei2@uky.edu
For registration questions contact Suzanne Greer at: suzanne.greer@uky.edu
Schedule 8:30- 9:00
Registration
9:00- 10:00
Meeting the Diverse Needs of Children with Disabilities in Rural Areas Belva Collins, EdD
10:00- 11:00
Therapy Issues in Serving Children in Diverse Rural Communities Leslie M. Sizemore, Ed.S, OTR/L, ATP
11:00- 11:15
Break
11:15- 12:30
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Workload Model: Making it Work for You (also the model for the American Physical Therapy Association’s School-Based Special Interest Group) Lisa Rai Mabry-Price, MS, CCC-SLP
12:30- 1:30
Lunch
1:30- 3:15 Disorders
Evidenced-Based Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Scott Tomchek, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
3:15- 3:30
Break
3:30- 4:15
Social Skills Groups for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Peggy Wittman, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA & Myra Beth Bundy, PhD
4:15- 5:00
Panel Discussion on Related Services in Rural Early Intervention and Schools Jane Kleinert, PhD, CCC-SLP, Susan Effgen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Christine Myers, PhD, OTR/L, and other presenters 6.5 contact hours
Faculty reserve the right to modify the schedule and speakers as might be necessary due to unforeseen circumstances. This conference is supported by a U.S. Department of Education Grant to the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences and Eastern Kentucky University under the Combined Personnel Preparation CFDA 84.325K initiative entitled: PREPaRE: Preparing RElated Services Personnel for Rural Employment. Grant # H325K090319
Speakers Myra Beth Bundy, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and a licensed psychologist. Her graduate and post-graduate training specialized in developmental disabilities. She interned at the University of North Carolina TEACCH program, a pioneering program in autism intervention. Dr. Bundy coordinates the EKU Developmental Disabilities Specialty clinic, which provides opportunities for EKU graduate students to work with children, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. She writes and conducts research in the area of autism and serves on the Kentucky Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders. She enjoys spending time with individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Belva C. Collins, EdD, is a Professor and the Program Faculty Chair in the Moderate and Severe Disabilities Program in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Kentucky (UK). She grew up in Eastern Kentucky and taught students with intellectual disabilities in the rural Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia. Dr. Collins has an undergraduate degree in moderate disabilities and elementary education from the UK, a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Virginia, and a doctorate in severe disabilities from the UK. She was hired as a faculty member at UK in 1989 to develop the department’s graduate distance education program and has had a series of personnel preparation grants from the U.S. Department of Education Special Education Programs. She has had three Leadership grants to prepare future faculty as distance educators. Dr. Collins was instrumental in the development of a Graduate Certificate in Distance Education at UK. She is a past Chair of the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) and now serves as the Executive Editor of that organization’s refereed journal, Rural Special Education Quarterly. Susan Effgen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is a Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy at UK. She is a pediatric physical therapist and special educator and a project co-director. She directed the development of the first set of early intervention and school-based competencies in physical therapy and was the principal investigator on an OSEP grant that supported the revision of these competencies for occupational therapy and physical therapy. She was national chairperson and founder of the APTA Section on Pediatrics, School-Based Special Interest Group. Jane Kleinert, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in the UK Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders and is a project co-director. Dr. Kleinert is an ASHA certified SLP and holds a lifetime KY Teaching Certificate in Communication Disorders. Dr. Kleinert has coordinated large early intervention/ early childhood programs in urban and rural sites. She was the principal investigator for a grant from the KY Council on Developmental Disabilities designed to develop self-advocacy skills in school-aged students with significant developmental disabilities, is a consultant to the Kentucky Department of Education’s KY State Professional Development Grant Low Incidence Initiative, and coordinated the UK TEP Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Lisa Rai Mabry-Price, MS, CCC-SLP, is Associate Director of School Services at the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA) in Rockville, Maryland. Her role at ASHA includes consulting with school-based SLPs both nationally and internationally. She develops and maintains resources for www.asha.org related to school-based practice and assists with coordinating professional development programs including the annual Schools Conference. Recently, she authored a chapter in “The Source for Pediatric Dysphagia 2 nd edition” by Nancy Swigert. Prior to working at ASHA, she worked in the Fairfax County Schools in Virginia. She spent 6 years in Cincinnati managing rehabilitation programs and providing services to patients with aphasia, dysphagia and TBI. She began her career in the Fayette County Schools and received her graduate and undergraduate degrees at the UK.
Leslie Sizemore, Ed.S, OTR/L, ATP received her bachelor's and her master's degrees in occupational therapy from EKU. She then received a specialist's degree in assistive technology from the UK and has been practicing as an occupational therapist for 20 years. She has spent the majority of this time in a variety of rural pediatric
service areas. Leslie currently works for Clay County Public Schools as the district occupational therapist. She also owns and operates TheraCare, Inc., a private practice group that has provided physical, occupational, and speech therapy to Clay and surrounding counties for 15 years, as well as operating a local fitness center. Leslie has been a member of many advisory boards and associations. She maintains membership in both AOTA and KOTA and has held many leadership positions in her state association, and was awarded the position of Outstanding Occupational Therapist of the Year in 2001. She has served as a member of the Commission for Early Childhood Initiatives, the Governor's Early Development Task Force, and was voted as Outstanding Alumna 2001 by the College of Health Sciences, EKU. She serves as both a Level I and II fieldwork supervisor for EKU as well. She serves on her local hospital's foundation board and recently has been appointed to the advisory committees for the "Promised Neighborhood Grant" and "Great by 8" early childhood wellness campaigns. Christine Teeters Myers, PhD, OTR/L is an Associate Professor in the EKU, Department of Occupational Therapy and is a project co-director. She has an established line of research related to transition services for infants and toddlers and has provided services to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in a variety of hospital-based and community settings. She is coordinator of the Transition to Preschool (ToPS) Program, a collaboration between Richmond Head Start, Madison County Preschools, and EKU. She serves on the American Occupational Therapy Association Transition Task Group. Scott Tomchek, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is Chief Occupational Therapist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Director at the Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville. He has done research on issues related to sensory-motor processing of children with autism and speaks nationally on evidenced-based interventions for children with autism. He is co-author of the Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Autism published by the American Occupational Therapy Association. He is a fellow in the American Occupational Therapy Association. Peggy Wittman, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA is a Professor of in the EKU, Department of Occupational Therapy. Dr. Wittman has taught occupational therapy at both the undergraduate and graduate level for over 20 years. She especially enjoys integrating her clinical experience working in a variety of community settings with people with mental health problems, the well elderly, and children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, with her teaching and research endeavors. She became a “real� qualitative researcher several years ago when she worked with a colleague at East Carolina University to develop and use the Lifestyle Performance Model of OT practice. She moved to Kentucky in 2006 and now teaches the undergraduate research design course to occupational science majors, and works with both EKU masters degree and UK doctoral students. She has presented and published on a variety of topics related to student growth and development, quality of life of older African Americans, occupational therapy intervention for children with special needs, and the Lifestyle Performance Model.
Directions to the Perkins Building at Eastern Kentucky University: EKU is about 25 miles south of Lexington on I-75. 1. Head east on Eastern By-Pass from Exit 87 off I-75. 2. At the 7th light (6th light if you are coming from I-75 North), turn right onto Lancaster Avenue (Highway 52) and 3. turn left at the very next stop light, onto Kit Carson Drive. 4. Perkins is the large red brick building on your left. 5. Park in the lot at the west end of Perkins (no permit required).
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION To register for this conference, please use the following link: http://tinyurl.com/childrenwithdisabilities Also, please mail this registration form with the $35 fee ($15 for students) (make check out to the University of Kentucky) for materials and lunch to: Suzanne Greer Department of Rehabilitation Sciences College of Health Sciences Rm 208 Charles T. Wethington Building 900 S. Limestone Ave Lexington, KY 40536-0200 Name: _______________________________________________________________________ Home Address: ________________________________________________________________ Organization: __________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone: ______________________________________ Fax: _____________________ E-mail:_______________________________________________________________________ I am interested in receiving Continuing Education Credits for attending this conference. CEUs are pending. I am an ___ Occupational Therapist. ___ Physical Therapist ___ Speech-Language Pathologist ___ I am not a therapist, but wish to attend. I am a_____________________________. I understand I will not receive CEUs (unless I am a therapist, OTA or PTA). Suzanne Greer Department of Rehabilitation Sciences College of Health Sciences Rm 208 Charles T. Wethington Building 900 S. Limestone Ave Lexington, KY 40536-0200 859-218-05015 Fax: 859-323-8957 suzanne.greer@uky.edu Refund Policy: If you need to cancel your registration, please send or email your request in writing to Mrs. Greer before the conference. NOTE: Attendance for this course is limited and will be handled on a first-come, first serve basis, based on an equal distribution across disciplines.