Thursday, December 20, 2012

SUPPORTING ADULTS WITH AUTISM. EVERYONE Communicates: Training Ourselves to Better Hear One Another!

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THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER AT ALL LOCATIONS!


DDA/MCDD SUPPORTING ADULTS WITH AUTISM TRAINING SERIES
presents:

 EVERYONE Communicates:
Training Ourselves to Better Hear One Another!

Comm Skills    


COLUMBIA
Monday January 7, 2012 
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST

Owen Brown Interfaith Center
7246 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, MD 21045

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CAMBRIDGE
Tuesday January 8, 2012
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Holiday Inn Express
2715 Ocean Gateway
Cambridge, MD 21613
  
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HAGERSTOWN
Wednesday January 9, 2012
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Ramada Plaza Hotel
1718 Underpass Way
Hagerstown MD, 21740 

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BOWIE
Thursday January 10, 2012
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Bowie Comfort Inn Conference Center
4500 Crain Highway
Bowie, MD 20716

Greetings!
Too often those we care about and support are seen as "non-communicative" due to perceptions of autism and other disabilities.  Many have come to realize just the opposite..." "EVERYONE COMMUNICATES!"  Every person is expressing themselves and communicating all of the time, in a variety of different ways... sometimes we just need to learn to listen a bit differently.  Join us in this highly interactive workshop where participants will:

     1.  Assess their limitations, awkwardness, and inexperience in hearing those with "severe communication issues" as well as acknowledging their innate abilities to notice, read, and hear subliminal communications all around them. 
     2. Learn and practice various simple techniques and strategies to "read" others' subtle communications and strategize ways to expand this knowledge with others.
     3. Explore possible systems, methods, devices, and other materials that may be used to augment communication.
     4. Design recommendations and suggestions to increase and expand their and other's work in this area along with identifying needed supports, further learning, and ideas to increase the communication of everyone.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

The Team from Networks for Training and Development, Inc.
  
Ramenta Cotrell, M.Ed., M.A. holds Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Spanish from Temple University, a Masters in Special Education from Arcadia University and a Master's in Counseling Psychology.  After completing Networks' Communication Mentors' Course in 2009, Ramenta continued her work supporting individuals transitioning from institutions to independent living. She currently lives in Maryland and works full-time as an Employment Specialist for The League of Baltimore.
  
Nancy Jo Geise is the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Liaison at Networks for Training and Development, Inc.'s Northcentral PA office. Nancy Jo is a graduate of Networks' Communication Mentors' Course and a member of the Community Unity and Ampes programs of Northumberland County.     

Jennifer Seybert, M.S.Ed. holds a B.A. in Psychology from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. and a Master's degree in Disability Studies at Syracuse University.  She has been noted as the first person with "classic Autism" to receive a Masters degree.  She serves on the Executive Board for the Autism National Committee (AUTCOM) as Vice President and is an associate with Networks for Training and Development, Inc.

Jessica Stover, M.S., A.T.P. is the Assistive Technology Specialist and Central PA Coordinator for Networks for Training and Development, Inc. and is a RESNA (Rehabilitation and Engineering Society of North America) certified Assistive Technology Practitioner (A.T.P).


REGISTRATION INFORMATION!!

Columbia: Monday, January 7, 2013

Cambridge: Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Hagerstown: Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Bowie: Thursday, January 10, 2013
If you should need any special accommodations please contact Aisha Mason at mcdd@kennedykrieger.org.

Hope to see you there! 

Sincerely,

Aisha Mason
MCDD
443-923-9555

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

U.S. DHHS. Office of Minority Health. Grants, and other info

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Link to HHS.gov
The Office of Minority Health - 1800-444-6472



FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More

Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services Team
December 19, 2012
 

  In This Issue ...


Funding

Federal Grants

Minority Population Specific: $500k or more . . .  
  • USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) Grant. View Full Announcement
$500k or more . . .  
  • HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Cost-Benefit of Incentive-based Smoking Cessation for Pregnant Women. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: Integrated Preclinical/Clinical AIDS Vaccine Development Program (IPCAVD) (U19) Grant. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: Mechanisms of HIV-Related Lung Disease Data Coordinating Center (DCC) (U01). Grant View Full Announcement
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) (UM1) Grant. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: Diabetes Impact Award-Closed Loop Technologies: Clinical, Physiological and Behavioral Approaches to Improve Type 1 Diabetes Outcomes (DP3) Grant. Grant View Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .  
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: Mechanisms of HIV-Related Lung Disease (U01) Grant. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Telehealth Network Grant Program Grant. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program- Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant Program Grant View Full Announcement

Non Federal Grants

$500k or less . . . 
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation: Innovative Educational Projects Grant. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer
  • The Sunflower Foundation: Integrated Care Initiative grant View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): The Heart Truth® Community Action Program Grant. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer
  • JBS International: Adult Immunization and HPV Health Projects grant. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer

Scholarships/Fellowships

  • Morehouse School of Medicine/Satcher Health Leadership Institute: Health Policy Leadership Fellowship Program. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer
  • University of California, Berkeley: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, providing holistic support, financial, academic, social, and career counseling to 113 students from Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 - 2020. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer

Resources

  • CDC: New digital press kit released. Give the Gift of Health and Safety: Healthy Living Holiday Tips. Learn More
  • HHS/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: New mobile app challenge. healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge, challenges teams of developers and health professionals/ health consumers to co-design a mobile app that can be used to access customized decision support for preventive services and wellness information from healthfinder.gov. Submission deadline is Feb 01, 2013 5:00 pm EST. Learn More

American Indians/Alaska Native Health

Events

  • The American Indian Institute at the University of Oklahoma: Conference. 15th Native Diabetes Prevention Conference. January 27-30, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Asian/Pacific Islander Health

  • HHS/National Diabetes Education Program: New online resource catalog available. Diabetes Resources Catalog With Special Resources for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Learn More

Cancer

  • AHRQ: Effective Health Care Program releases a new report. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer. Read Full Report

Diabetes

Events

  • The Endocrine Society: Summit. 2013 Reducing Health Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Summit. March 22 - 23, 2013 at the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD Learn More

Health Equity

  • AHRQ: New report released. Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science: Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness. Read Full Report

HIV/AIDS-STDs

  • CDC: New report released. 2011 STD Surveillance Report. Read Full Report
  • The AIDS Institute: New guidance report released to explain how an organization can request CBA services through the CBA Request Information System (CRIS). Protocols for CBA-to-CBA Services in CRIS/TEC. Read Full Report [PDF | 190KB] Exit Disclaimer

Events

  • CDC: Webinar. Community Engagement Webinar for Capacity Building with Clinicians. January 8, 2013 11:00 am PST; 2:00 pm EST Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Mental Health

  • Child Trends: New Issue Brief report released. Health Insurance Access and Counseling Receipt and their Association with Later Depressive and Suicidal Symptoms. Read Full Report [PDF | 396KB] Exit Disclaimer

Pulmonary Health

  • HHS: New smoking cessation resource website released. BeTobaccoFree.gov, includes: Tobacco Basics, Health Effects, Stop, Don't Start, Campaigns, Tobacco Laws, and Policies and Research. Learn More

Substance Abuse

  • SAMHSA: New data reports available using the Restricted-Use Data Analysis System (R-DAS). National Survey on Drug Use and Health: 2-Year R-DAS (2002 - 2003, 2004 - 2005, 2006 - 2007, 2008 - 2009, and 2010 - 2011). Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Opportunities for Public Comment

  • SAMHSA: Seeking comments on a new concept paper. SAMHSA's Working Definition of Trauma and Principles and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach. Accepting comments until December 21, 2012. Learn More
  • HHS/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: HIT Policy Committee (HITPC) seeks public comments on proposed quality measures. Stage 3 Definition of Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Comments will be accepted until January 14, 2013 at 5:00 pm EST. Learn More [PDF | 469KB] Exit Disclaimer

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