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  • La Movida Children swimming summer
    Aug 28
    Maravillas del Waisman

    August 28, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am La Movida Radio

    Fecha: 28 de agosto Título: Regreso a clases, información para familias de niños y jóvenespara familias de niños y jóvenes con necesidades especialescon necesidades especiales Invitados: Aracely y Héctor Portillo Promo: Maravillas del Waisman – El jueves 28 de agosto a las 9:00 am Programa Especial sobre regreso a la escuela, para niños con necesidades especiales. Ideas …

    La Movida Children swimming summer
  • "Atomic Seahorses" by Matt Ward is a fractal graphic image generated by entering a mathematical equation into a program, and the program generates a visual model.
    Aug 12
    Annual Meeting and Awards Reception 2025

    August 12, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Ziemann A, 8th Floor, South Tower

    The Friends of the Waisman Center hosts this annual event for members of the Friends organization; community supporters of the Waisman Center; and Waisman Center faculty, staff, and students.

    "Atomic Seahorses" by Matt Ward is a fractal graphic image generated by entering a mathematical equation into a program, and the program generates a visual model.
  • COW - Beneath the surface
    Aug 6
    Looking Beneath the Surface of “Challenging Behavior” – In Person Training

    Featuring: Angela Marx, PhD

    August 6, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713

    Discover alternative models for understanding what challenging behaviors represent and how to best support people who experience them.

    COW - Beneath the surface
  • Golf Benefit
    Aug 4
    Golf Benefit 2025

    August 4, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Maple Bluff Country Club

    Join us FORE A Good Cause! 33rd Annual Golf Benefit, Monday, August 4, 2025 at  Maple Bluff Country Club Click Here for Sponsorship Opportunities and Registration Form Click Here for Online Registration Each summer, the Friends of the Waisman Center hosts an annual golf benefit. This important fundraiser provides support for a broad range of …

    Golf Benefit
  • La Movida child boy sparklers fireworks
    Jul 31
    Maravillas del Waisman

    July 31, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am La Movida Radio

    Fecha: 31 de julio Título: Atención médica centrada en el paciente y la familia Invitados: Danielle Gerber Promo: ¿Qué pasa cuando los proveedores de salud comienzan a ver a sus pacientes y familiares como parte de su equipo al determinar el mejor cuidado para el paciente? La atención médica centrada en el paciente involucra al paciente y la …

    La Movida child boy sparklers fireworks
  • COW Trauma and behavior - hands holding leaves
    Jul 16
    Trauma’s Influence on the Brain, Body, and Behavior: Promoting Healing and Well-Being – In Person Training

    Featuring: Angela Marx, PhD

    July 16, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713

    This session will highlight the impact of trauma and stress on the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

    COW Trauma and behavior - hands holding leaves
  • Art is Fun! Cow Training
    Jul 2
    Fun with Art – In Person Training

    Featuring: Jule Davis

    July 2, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713

    Do you work with someone that is looking for an opportunity to have fun and create some cool art projects?

    Art is Fun! Cow Training
  • La Movida child boy book
    Jun 24
    Maravillas del Waisman

    June 24, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am La Movida Radio

    Fecha: 24 de junio Título: Nutrición para niños con discapacidades: retos y soluciones Invitados: Mary Kaestner Walters, MS, RDN, CSP, CD Promo: En todas las culturas, la comida es una celebración de amor, tradición y unidad, pero para niños con discapacidades, unirse a la mesa puede ser complejo. Acompáñanos el martes 24 de junio a las 9am para …

    La Movida child boy book
  • COW Self-Compassionate Caregiver
    Jun 24
    Humanizing Mental Health – In Person Training

    Featuring: Angela Marx, PhD

    June 24, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713

    If you are a human and interact with other humans, you are “doing” mental health. It is not only something “done” in offices by mental health professionals.

    COW Self-Compassionate Caregiver
  • Jun 9
    Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person Training

    Featuring: Josh Lapin, MSSW

    June 9, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713

    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. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step back, who to call for back up, and “when to duck.” This seminar is designed to put order to the …

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