Children Telephone Seminars

Best Practices for Motivating Students ...k successfully with unmotivated, bored, and disinterested children and teens, then you will want to be part of every minute of this live audio conference. This program is packed with dozens of innovative, ready-to-use, more effective strategies to turnaround unmotivated students in grades Pre-K through 12. These techniques are real-world, practical methods, not more theory that doesn't help  more...

Juvenile Onset Bipolar Disorders ...diagnostic skills necessary to diagnose and treat bipolar children and their families. The missing pieces will also be discussed, which is adequate educational planning. How to work collaboratively with a treating psychiatrist and how to be an advocate for the child and family if the child is not receiving the most up-to-date treatment will also be discussed. What is the role of testing and  more...

Developing a School Wellness Program ... our nation's leading health threats. Today, about 1 in 3 children and youth (ages 2-19) in the United States is already overweight or obese -- that's nearly 25 million young people. - Disappearing recess: Nearly one-third of elementary schools do not schedule recess on a regular basis. - Less physical education: 92% of elementary schools do not have daily physical education classes  more...

Child Sexual Abuse Interview Protocol: Evidence-Based Strategies ...enefitsChild sexual abuse investigations are difficult on children because of the recall of abuse details that are sexual in nature. Each instance of retelling the sexual experience adds to the traumatization of the child. Members of the multidisciplinary team also rely on the videotaped interview for information necessary to completing the investigation to avoid repeated interviews. This live  more...

Making Friends: Social Understanding for Students with Autism and Asperger's ...ive audio conference describes the social challenges that children with Asperger's Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder may encounter while in the classroom. As the speaker notes, 'Play is work for a child with ASD' and children with ASD typically do not become 'social butterflies.' Dr. Norall would like to give teachers the resources to help a child with Asperger's Syndrome or ASD build  more...

Preparing for Medicaid Audits ...getary items. It is the health insurer of last resort for children and the economically disadvantaged. The recent economic downturn has caused shortfalls to many states' overall budgets. Under recently enacted health care reform legislation the Medicaid program and its projected budgetary shortfalls is only going to expand. Those states are now looking toward Medicaid providers to make up the  more...

How Can End-of-Life Planning Resources Benefit Your Workplace? ...their employees who serve as caregivers to aging parents, children and other relatives, or who experience a health crisis for themselves or a partner. End-of life issues affect benefits costs, workers' productivity and absentee rates. This audio conference helps the employer evaluate and enhance human resources programs and policies to assist workers who will face caregiving, serious illness,  more...

Reactive Attachment Disorder ... brings home the powerful message of hope and healing for children struggling with the challenges of reactive attachment disorder. Classroom interventions, home solutions and treatment options that have been honed by 35 years of experience will be shared during this exciting audio conference. The brain can heal when we provide the right healing environment. Learning Objectives - You will be  more...

Asperger's Syndrome, NVLD and High Functioning Autism: Diagnosis, Treatment Considerations and Controversies ... and attempt to understand why the vast majority of these children and teens are initially misdiagnosed, and what improper treatment can cause. Co-morbidity is the rule, not the exception. We will discuss educational needs and why a 504 or IEP is often crucial for a child's success. This teleconference will also address the different qualifications for services through regional centers in  more...

The Fundamentals of Estate Planning for Pets ...conditional love. On many occasions, pets have supplanted children in people's lives. Planning for these companions requires a comprehensive look at the various opportunities and techniques which are available to provide for the care and planning in regards to pets. This teleconference will provide you with some of the tools that are out there to assist your clients whose most important  more...

Working With Challenging Parents: Strategies and Techniques ...parents who seem to resist our best efforts to help their children. When tensions between you and a parent escalate and are not resolved, all parties lose out. Valuable time, resources and reputations can be snagged in a spiraling power struggle or in seemingly endless efforts to engage the demanding or avoidant parent. Staff can become demoralized, defensive and protective of their positions;  more...

Tax and Practical Aspects of Business Succession Planning ...important to the owners of that business as are their own children. With business failures increasing in today's economic environment, the importance of a well planned, dynamic and long-term succession plan is vital to the continuation of the family business as it is passes from generation to generation. Tax considerations are one part of that plan, but should not take priority over sound  more...

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Children ... morphological and behavioral outcomes. The most affected children in the spectrum display a characteristic pattern of morphological anomalies known as fetal alcohol syndrome. The majority of children exposed to alcohol, however, do not display morphological anomalies, yet they may show significant cognitive deficits. Therefore, the term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is commonly used to  more...

Auditory Processing Disorders: An Effective AUD/SLP Collaborative Approach To Evaluation And Treatment ...ntal modifications which can produce positive changes for children diagnosed with auditory processing disorders. n nLearning Objectives: n- Attendees will be able to define auditory processing disorders. n- Attendees will be able to describe an effective collaborative approach to APD evaluation and treatment. n- Attendees will be able to describe audiology and speech-language pathology APD  more...