EVENTS IS A PUBLICATION OF THE WISCONSIN PERSONNEL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES—BIRTH TO THREE PROGRAM

Calendar of Events:

October Events	Upcoming
November Events	National Training
December Events	Position Openings

Let us know of events we may have missed!*

* for additional training opportunities in Wisconsin and nearby states.

October

• Medicaid and Badgercare Overview
  When: 10/1, 10/3, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/30
  Sponsorship: Automated Health Systems, DHFS
  Locations: Variety of locations statewide
  Contact Information: 414-221-9300 ext.110
• Finding the Third Way-Teambuilding Workshop
  When: 10/1/2-10/2/02
  Sponsorship: The Wisconsin State Head Start Collaboration Project & Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners
  Location: Concourse Hotel, Madison
  Contact Information: Erica, 608-265-9422, ecwisc@hotmail.com
• Mental Health Assesment and Diagnosis
  When: 10/1/02 - 10/2/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Madison
  Contact Information: UW-Extension Registrations, Pyle Center, 608-262-7942
• Wisconsin Early Childhood Mental Health Summit
  When: 10/1/02-10/2/02
  Sponsorship: The Wisconsin Initiative for Infant Mental Health
  Location: Bishop O’Conner Catholic Pastoral Center, 3577 High Point Rd., Madison
  Contact Information: Therese Ahlers, 608-442-8036, infantmh@tds.net
• More Than Words-The Hanen Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (for SLP providers only)
  When: 10/2/02 - 10/4/02
  Sponsorship: Gunderson Lutheran Medical Foundation
  Location: Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse
  Contact Information: Lisa Collins, 800-362-9567 Ext 2469
• Introduction to Autism
  When: 10/2/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavioral Support Services, Inc.
  Location: CESA 8, Gillett
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 920-846-2000
• Workplace Communication Series
  When: 10/2/02 (also 10/9, 10/16, 10/23)
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: Mary Woodward, mwoodward@dcs.wisc.edu, 608-262-3152
• Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA) Annual Conference
  When: 10/3/02 - 10/5/02
  Sponsorship: Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association
  Location: LaCrosse Center and Radisson Hotel, LaCrosse
  Contact Information: Jessica Engman, 608-526-5864
• Early Childhood Education: All Day Seminar
  When: 10/5/02
  Sponsorship: Northcentral Technical College
  Location: Wausau
  Contact Information: Sandy Suprak, 715-675-3331 ext. 4515
• Special Education – Transition Series
  When: 10/5/02 (also 11/3)
  Sponsorship: Wisconsin FACETS
  Location: 2714 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Milwaukee
  Contact Information: Pat Patterson, 414-374-4645, www.wifacets.org
• To Transfer or Not to Transfer: That is the Question
  When: 10/7, 10/8, 10/18, 10/30
  Sponsorship: WI Association for Perinatal Care
  Location: Variety of locations statewide
  Contact Information: Wisconsin Association of Perinatal Care, wapc@perinatalweb.org, 608-267-6060, www.perinatalweb.org
• Child Sexual Abuse
  When: 10/7/02 - 10/10/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies, Family Sexual Abuse Treatment, Inc.
  Location: Marriott Madison-West, Middleton
  Contact Information: midwest@dcs.wisc.edu, 608-263-5130, www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/hhi/midwest
• Managing Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
  When: 10/7/02 - 10/8/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: Merrilee Pickett, mpickett@dcs.wisc.edu, 608-263-8268, www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda
• Special Education
  When: 10/8/02 (also 12/19)
  Sponsorship: Wisconsin FACETS
  Location: 2714 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Milwaukee
  Contact Information: Glenda Johnson, 414-374-4645, www.wifacets.org
• Developmental Disabilities Network
  When: 10/10/02
  Sponsorship: Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities and Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
  Location: Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Dr., Madison
  Contact Information: Fil Clissa, fil@tds.net, 608/347-8876, www.WCDD.org
• Building Community Based Case Management Skills to Better Serve and Advocate
  When: 10/10/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: Gail Gladding, gkg@mail.dcs.wisc.edu, 608-265-3517
• Care At Home
  When: 10/11/02
  Sponsorship: Northern & Western Regional CSHCN Centers, Ped Pulmonary Ctr of UW Hospital, W & N Reg DHFS Offices
  Location: Paradise Shores Resort, Lake Holcombe
  Contact Information: Deb Blackstone , dblacks@shsmh.org or Wynne Cook, wcook@co.chippewa.wi.us, 715-726-7908 ext. 2131
• Understanding and Treating Aggressive Children and Youth
  When: 10/14/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison, WI
  Contact Information: UW-Extension Registrations, Pyle Center, 608-262-1397
• Building Community-Based Case Management Skills
  When: 10/14/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: Gail Gladding, gkg@mail.dcs.wisc.edu, 608-265-3517
• Introduction to Autism
  When: 10/15/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavioral Support Services, Inc
  Location: Marinette
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 920-846-2000
• Family Service Credential Training- Training Level
  When: 10/16/02 - 10/18/02 (part of a series – continues through 2003)
  Sponsorship: Portage Project
  Location: Madison
  Contact Information: kabelej@cesa5.k12.wi.us, 608-742-8814 ext. 268
• Wisconsin Statewide Autism Training – Early Childhood
  When: 10/16/02 - 10/17/02
  Sponsorship: DPI, Silverlake College, CESA 7
  Location: Green Bay
  Contact Information: Darlene Verhaagh, , 920-492-5960 ext.626, www.dpi.state.wi.us/een
• Autism Biomedical Info Series
  When: 10/17/02
  Sponsorship: Parent Sponsored
  Location: Blackhawk Church –110 N. Whitney Way, Madison
  Contact Information: jmuckian@core.com
• Walking the Talk for Wellness: Self-Care for Helping Professionals
  When: 10/17/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: The Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: Narra Smith Cox or Anne Voxman, ncox@dcs.wisc.edu, 608-263-7023, http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda
• Birth to Six Workshop
  When: 10/18/02 - 10/19/02
  Sponsorship: WI Center for The Blind & Visually Impaired (WCBVI)
  Location: 1700 W. State St., Janesville
  Contact Information: Stacy Grandt, Nancy Smith, stacy.grandt@wcbvi.k12.us, 608-758-6145
• Celebrate Childhood
  When: 10/19/02
  Sponsorship: The College of Education and Human Services, Department of Curriculum
  and Instruction & the Division of Continuing Education & Extension, UW Oshkosh
  Contact Information: 920-424-1129 or 800- 633-1442, www.pware.com/222115
• Assessing and Treating Attachment Issues in Children
  When: 10/21/02
  Sponsor: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: UW Extension Registration- Pyle Center, 608-262-1397
• Special Training on Early Childhood Brain Research
  When: 10/22/02 - 10/23/02
  Sponsorship: The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
  Location: Hotel Mead, Wisconsin Rapids
  Contact Information: Jeanne Erikson, jerikson@wccf.org, 608-284-0580 ext.301, www.wccf.org
• Teaching Techniques and Strategies for Autism
  When: 10/24/02 - 10/25/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavioral Support Services, Inc.
  Location: Marinette
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 902-846-2000
• Managing Difficult Behaviors in School-Age Children
  When: 10/24/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: Ann Whitaker, awhitaker@dcs.wisc.edu, 608-262-4509
• Infant Massage Certification Training
  When: 10/24/02 - 10/27/02
  Sponsorship: International Association of Infant Massage
  Location: Stevens Point
  Contact Information: Donna Anderson, dja@wctc.net, 715-421-5313
• WI Early Childhood Association/Birth to 5 Collaborative Conference
  When: 10/24/02 - 10/26/02
  Sponsorship: Wisconsin Early Childhood Association; Waisman Center; Head Start; University of Wisconsin; DHFS; DPI; Wisconsin Dietetic Association; WDEC
  Location: KI Convention Center/Regency Suites, Green Bay
  Contact Information: Mary Babula, mbabula@wecanaeyc.org, 800-783-9322 Ext. 7222
• Working Effectively with Parents of Children with Disruptive Behavior Problems
  When: 10/28/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: UW Extension Registration- Pyle Center, 608-262-1397
• Introduction to Autism
  When: 10/30/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavioral Support Services, Inc.
  Location: Wausau
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 920-846-2000

November

• Comprehensive Three Day Workshop on Autism
  When: 11/5/02 - 11/7/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavior Support Services, Inc.
  Location: Green Bay
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 920-846-2000
• Medicaid and Badgercare Overview
  When: 11/5, 11/12, 11/14
  Sponsorship: Automated Health Systems, DHFS
  Location: Variety of locations statewide
  Contact Information: 414-221-9300 ext.110
• Family Service Credential Training- Staff level
  When: 11/6/02 - 11/8/02 (part of a series – continues through 2003)
  Sponsorship: Developed by the Portage Project
  Location: Oshkosh, WI
  Contact Information: kabelej@cesa5.k12.wi.us, 800-862-3725 ext.268
• Ethics and Case Management
  When: 11/12/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: UW Extension Registrations Pyle Center, 608-262-1397
• From Barriers to Bridges- Beyond ADA
  When: 11/12/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: UW Extension Registrations Pyle Center, 608-262-7942
• Picture Exchange Communication (PECS) Training Workshop
  When: 11/14/02-11/15/02
  Sponsorship: Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.
  Location: Eau Claire
  Contact Information: (888) 732-7462, pyramid@pecs.com, www.pecs.com
• Building Cultural Bridges
  When: 11/19/02
  Sponsorship: CESA 7
  Location: Manitowoc, Holiday Inn
  Contact Information: Ellen, 920-492-5960, www.solutionwhere.com/cesa7
• Introduction to Autism
  When: 11/13/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavioral Support Services, Inc.
  Location: Appleton
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 920-846-2000
• Dealing with Aberrant Behavior
  When: 11/14/02
  Sponsorship: Autism and Behavioral Support Services, Inc.
  Location: Appleton
  Contact Information: Debbie Dixon, Training Coordinator, 920-846-2000
• Birth to 3 Educational Teleconference Network/Wisline Conference
  When: 11/14/02, 1:00 – 2:30
  Sponsorship: DHFS & WPDP
  Location: Local County ETN sites
  Contact Information: Kristina Stuart, 608-266-5442; stuarkc@dhfs.state.wi.us;
  www.dhfs.state.wi.us/bdds/b3etn/index.htm
• Intersecting Interest
  When: 11/15/02
  Sponsorship: WI Early Childhood Collab. Partners, Head Start Collaboration, DPI, DHFS, Prof. Development Initiative
  Location: Concourse Hotel, Madison
  Contact Information: Linda Leonhart, 608-265-9423, leonhart@waisman.wisc.edu
• From Barriers to Bridges- Honoring Our Common Differences
  When: 11/21/02
  Sponsorship: UW-Professional Development and Applied Studies
  Location: Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison
  Contact Information: UW Extension Registrations Pyle Center, 608-262-7942
• Autism Biomedical Info Series
  When: 11/21/02
  Sponsorship: Parent Sponsored
  Location: Blackhawk Church, 110 N. Whitney Way, Madison
  Contact Information: jmuckian@core.com

December

UPCOMING

• Birth to 3 Education Teleconference Network/Wisline Conference
  When: 1/9/03, 1:00-2:30
  Sponsorship: DHFS & WPDP
  Location: Local County ETN sites
  Contact Information: Kristina Stuart, 608-266-5442; stuarkc@hfs.state.wi.us;
  www.dhfs.state.wi.us/bdds/b3etn/index.htm
• Conservations in the Kitchen: Strategies and Tools for Ongoing Discovery with Families
  When: 1/30/03
  Sponsorship: WPDP, RESource, DHFS, Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program
  Location: Videoconference sites statewide
  Contact Information: Lisa Pugh, 608-263-5947, pugh@waisman.wisc.edu

National Trainings

• Visual Strategies for Improving Communication and Behavior
  When: 10/10/02 - 10/11/02
  Sponsorship: Cornerstone Communication Center
  Location: Marlborough (Boston), MA
  Contact Information: quirkroberts@yahoo.com, 248-879-2598 www.UseVisualStrategies.com
• 20th Anniversary: Closing the Gap - Computer Technology in Special Education
  When: 10/17/02 - 10/19/02
  Sponsorship: Closing the Gap
  Location: Radisson South Hotel and Hotel Sofitel, Minneapolis, MN
  Contact Information: Closing the Gap, info@closingthegap.com, 507-248-3294, www.closingthegap.com
• Children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID)
  When: 10/19/02 – 10/20/02 & 11/9/02 & 11/10/02
  Sponsorship: Therapeutic Service Systems
  Location: Boston, MA; Detroit, MI
  Contact Information: TSS – 409-744-2002, tsstss@swbell.net, www.tsstss.com
• 2002 OSEP National Early Childhood Conference
  When: 11/4/02 - 11/6/02
  Sponsorship: US Department of Education, Office of Special Programs (OSEP)
  Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington D.C.
  Contact Information: Judi Shaver, judi_shaver@unc.edu, 919-962-7316, http://www.nectac.org/~meetings/national2002/mtghomepage.asp
• Autism and Disorders of Relating and Communicating: Improving Long-Term Outcomes
  When: 11/8/02 - 11/10/02
  Sponsorship: Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders
  Location: Hilton McLean, Tysons Corner, Virginia (DC Metro Area)
  Contact Information: IDCL, 301-656-2667
• National Association for the Education of Young Children – Annual Conference
  When: 11/20/02 – 11/23/02
  Sponsorship: NAEYC
  Location: New York City
  Contact Information: www.naeyc.org, 800-424-2460
• National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education
  When: 11/21/02 - 11/23/02
  Sponsorship: Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
  Location: Washington Hilton & Education Center, Washington DC
  Contact Information: Phil Moses, 541-686-5060, pmoses@directionservice.org
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention
  When: 11/21/02 – 11/24/02
  Sponsorship: ASHA
  Location: Atlanta, GA
  Contact Information: www.asha.org
• Recommended Practices for Changing Times
  When: 12/5/02 - 12/8/02
  Sponsorship: The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
  Location: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina - San Diego, CA
  Contact Information: pfaff@gomeeting.com, 410-269-6801, www.dec-sped.org
• Babies Can’t Wait
  When: 12/6/02 - 12/8/02
  Sponsorship: Zero to Three
  Location: Hilton Washington & Towers Washington, D.C.
  Contact Information: 202-624-1760, www.zerotothree.org

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