PIER History
PIER was established in 2000We are an evolving resource that works to meet the needs of families, schools, and communities who care for or work with: Children, Youth, and Adults who have special needs.
Thank you to those of you who donated your time and talents to give back and/ or "pay it forward!!!!"
Past PIER Supported/Sponsored Trainings
*Understanding Special Education Funding *Building a Stronger Community and School *Understanding an IEP and the Parents Role *Writing IEP Goals and Objectives *Transition – Creating the Vision… How to prepare for your Youth’s future *Community Resources for Students who are transitioning from High School *Bullying – Sticks and Stones *Transition from Birth to Three program *Lifesaver is a personal tracking device for children and adults who are at risk of wandering away from their parents or care providers. *Child Alert is a way to identify your child with emergency personal. *Emergency Preparedness – Will your child’s needs be met in a community emergency? *Connecting Parents-to-Parents *Understanding Medicaid *New Unified Services Program *Manager/Developmental Disabilities *Department of Vocational Rehabilitation *S.A.F.E. Safety Awareness for Empowerment *Are your kids driving you NutZ? How can we help you? Connecting and Communicating….. *SOS Kids in Crisis - What can we do? Resilient youth vs. youth that struggle *How can parents work with schools to write an IEP *Understanding the Child and Adolescent Brain Why do Kids to what they do?... *High school to Life Beyond *IEP Product and Process – * Mental Health Issues in Elementary Children *What is Family Care? *IEP and IDEA 2004 *Mental Health Services in Wood County for Individuals, Children and Families *Transition and the IEP/Services/Funding *Medical Home *Did you Know – Now you Know” *Faith – and raising a child with special needs *Family Care *Understanding Bullying – Recognizing and learning ~ What to do! *Communicating clearly *Needs and opportunities for Parents of Aspies *What do parents need to know about:
cognitive, developmental, mental health and/or behavioral disabilities/issues, to be successful in school environments *Communication – What’s important? *Understanding Epilepsy/Seizures *People First/Community Care How's it going? SDS |
PIER Information and Resources
This web site is compiled by being linked to a variety of list serves including but not limited to:
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Family Assistance Center for Education Training and Support (FACETS) Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative (WSTI) Waismen Center Healthy Ready to Work Agencies - Liaisons - Parents Board for People with Developmental Disabilities DAWN - Disability Awareness Wisconsin Network National Center on Secondary Education and Transition E-News and link to http://www.ncset.org/enews/. Family Resource Centers NICHCY - National Dissemination for Children with Disabilities United Ways 2-1-1 Wisconsin Children and Families - WisKids Journal - which publishes e-newsletters on a variety of specific issues, including health care, early education, economic support, juvenile justice and other youth issues, and budget and tax matters. Please consider signing up for one or more of these email bulletins - http://capwiz.com/wccf/mlm/signup/ The Catalyst Center is a national technical assistance and research center dedicated to work with states and stakeholder groups on improving health care insurance and financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN). For more information http://hdwg.org/catalyst/. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition E-News, which can be found at http://www.ncset.org/enews/. |
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PIER is an informational site. It is not a legal services agency and cannot provide legal advice or legal representation. Any information contained on this site is not intended as legal or medical advice but only as an informational resource. This web site was created to inform and educate. The content should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, recommendations, diagnosis or treatment.
You are encouraged to confirm all information with other sources and a physician. If you have health concerns, please call or see a qualified health care provider without delay. . We do not endorse any treatments, providers, or product information in this site. As with any program - we strongly encourage you to thoroughly check out references. |