Past Events
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Apr 18Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual TrainingFeaturing: Josh Lapin MSSW
Free Virtual - Register for Zoom Code
Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. This seminar is designed to put order to the chaos. Stages of escalation are described and each stage is paired with a positive action plan for caregivers as well as …
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Apr 17IEP 101 – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Colin Fass, & Phyllis Greenberger
Overview: Disability Rights Wisconsin along with Community TIES (Training, Intervention, and Evaluation Services) provides an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Training for guardians and providers who attend IEP meetings. This will allow training participants to better understand the IEP process, what is discussed at an IEP meeting, and how to read the IEP document. Understanding this …
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Apr 17Day of the Badger – Help Us Grow Our GardenClick to Donate Now Coffee and Donuts! • Visit us on April 17 at 9:00 a.m. • Wiley Breakout Space • Make a donation and receive coffee, tea, & donuts. • All donations matched up to $5,000 Help Us Grow Our Garden Ensure a better tomorrow for the Waisman Early Childhood Program (WECP) and …
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Apr 12Seminar – Jason Stein, PhD – “Pharmacogenomics and Gene X Environment Interactions in a Dish”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Jason Stein, PhD University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Lab Website About the Speaker: Jason Stein is an associate professor in the Department of Genetics and the Neuroscience Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received a BA from Northwestern University in the Integrated Science Program and then pursued post-baccalaureate work at …
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Apr 8MNT: Monday Night TransitionsOnline - Register for Zoom
A chance for families of transition-aged AYA (Adolescents and Young Adults), 12-21years old, with disabilities/special health care needs, to get together and talk transition. Topics could include health care, school, employment, housing, decision making – it’s up to you. We believe families talking with families is the best support possible. The informal discussions will be …
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Apr 5Seminar – Eric Marsh, MD, PhD – “Understanding Developmental and Epileptic Disorders: From Gene to Circuit to Patient”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Eric Marsh, MD, PhD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Research Institute Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Eric Marsh received his Medical Degree at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, as well as PhD in physiology and neuroscience at NYU Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He completed his Internship and pediatric residency at NYU and …
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Mar 28Maravillas del WaismanFeaturing: Lauren Bishop and Tim and Hunter Markle
28 de marzo Un espacio creado por el Waisman Center, Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison para hablar con científicos y proveedores de salud acerca de discapacidades de desarrollo como autismo y síndrome de Down, enfermedades neurodegenerativas como Alzheimer y servicios que ofrece el centro a la comunidad. Title: Autismo en la adultez Invitado: Lauren Bishop, Tim and …
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Mar 22The Mayor Paul Lecture – Matthew Mosconi, PhD – “Sensorimotor and Neurocognitive Traits Useful for Understanding Familial Mechanisms of Autism”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Waisman Center
Matthew Mosconi, PhD University of Kansas Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Matthew Mosconi is the Director of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, Associate Director of the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies (Life Span Institute), and Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Kansas. His research focuses on understanding structural and …
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Mar 21CSC Crisis Prevention SummitAlliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall • 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Register Here – Free Overview: The Summit will focus on communication and planning strategies for social workers, care managers, law enforcement, IRIS consultants, residential providers and managers to help better understand what resource and options are available to help prevent a behavioral health crisis for persons with dementia and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and what …
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Mar 16Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Down SyndromeIn Person - At the John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 & Virtual
14th Annual | In-Person and Virtual Register Here Event Details When: Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Refreshments at 8:30 a.m for in-person attendees. Where: In Person – At the John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 Virtual – Register to obtain Zoom code About: Learn about advances in research and …