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Please go to our activity, agenda or interactive calendars if this page is too busy for you!
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Wisconsin FACETS Telephone and Webinar Trainings
All webinars 12:00—1:00 PM
https://wifacets.org/events Sandra: 877-374-0511
4/5 WSEMS:Friendly and Productive
IEPs
4/6 IEP 8: Writing the IEP (Part 4) and
Placement
4/7 Co-Teaching and Specially Designed
Instruction
4/12 Our Locus of Control
4/13 Youth Self-Advocacy Series: How
DVR and Schools Work Together
for Youth
4/14 Graduation for All: Tools to
Improve the Graduation Rate for
Students with Disabilities
4/20 IEP 9: IEP Revisions & Extended School Year
4/21 Career & Technical Education: What Families of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
4/27 IEP Checklist
4/28 Compensatory Services, Extended School Year and Monitoring Progress of IEP Goals
4/28 Youth Self-Advocacy Series: Understanding Guardianship 6-7pm
5/10 Compassionate Boundaries
6/14 Expectations and Affirmations
7/12 Wellness Strategies
8/9 Connecting to Our Purpose
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Virtual Transition Parents in Partnership (TPIP) for Families of Youth with IEP’s. TPIP
trainings will take place virtually via Zoom beginning this fall. Now is a great time to take advantage of top-notch training without the stress of traveling or being away from home! TPIP will prepare families for the transition process for their youth with disabilities ages 14-21 in the areas of employment, education, living and health.
(View flyer with dates and registration information).
Youth in Partnership with Parents for Empowerment (YiPPE) in person locations(Green Bay and Milwaukee).
Information and resources for transitioning your youth from school to postsecondary options while having the opportunity to connect with other families! YiPPE is an opportunity for youth with disabilities and their parents to learn about the transition process in a unique way while building real life skills in the areas of employment, education, living and health!
Choose 1 of 2 options:
- Green Bay YiPPE (View flyer with dates and registration information) (Spanish version)
- Milwaukee YiPPE (View flyer with dates and registration information) (Spanish version)
For more information visit: https://www.wspei.org or contact Martha DeYoung, PIP & YiPPE Training Coordinator 608-745-5435, deyoungm@cesa5.org
Parents in Partnership and YiPPE trainings are funded by a DPI IDEA Discretionary Grant through the Wisconsin Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI) in collaboration with the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and area school districts which cover all costs associated with these trainings.
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Family Voices of Wisconsin, Training sessions are FREE via internet
Trainings are for family members, self-advocates, educators and professionals.
For registration information go to familyvoiceswi.org/learn.
What's After High School? This training is an overview of the transition to adult life for young adults with disabilities and/or special health care needs. It’s perfect for families with children ages 14-21 and the providers and school staff who work with them. Of course, youth are welcome! We’ll cover: Planning for the future; Your school’s role; Long-term supports; Vocational resources; Moving to adult health care; Supported decision making and guardianship; and, Self-Determination basics.
Medicaid Made Easy will give you a solid understanding of Medicaid programs for children and how they’re funded. Most importantly, it’s focused on how these programs work for Wisconsin families. We’ll cover: Doorways to Medicaid; Medicaid funded programs; Uses for the ForwardHealth card; and, Next steps with resources.
Did You Know? Now You Know! Learn about all the resources and services for children with disabilities and special health care needs from birth through young adulthood. Topics include private health insurance, Medicaid, long-term supports, how to coordinate services and so much more.
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Survivors of Suicide Support Group will begin meeting again in person on Mondays
Ascension Behavioral Health, 209 Prentice Street North in Stevens Point.
Contact Michelle Nelson at Michelle.Nelson@ascension.org to confirm
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Living Well Wednesdays, EVERY Wednesday at 11am on Zoom and Facebook Live. https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinBPDD/
Check out Self-Determination YouTube channel for more Living Well Wednesdays topics
Or register to join our Zoom Living Well Wednesdays here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqde6hqTgpH9DzJDJD30itgZv3weWt0Fwk
Contact Sally Flaschberger sally.flaschberger@wisconsin.gov
To View remaining 2020 Living Well Wednesdays here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqde6hqTgpH9DzJDJD30itgZv3weWt0Fwk
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Tuesdays Webinar Series
Administration for Community Living, March-April 2021
(2:00 - 5 pm CT) during the months of March and April Workgroups and resources for stakeholders, federal partners, and will involve individuals with brain injury.
April 6, 2021, 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Advisory Boards Through Full Participation
Register for the session.
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3/15 to 6/4 ~ The Explosive Child – Book Study featuring Ross Greene “How do I know if my child is explosive?” There's no blood test, of course. “Explosive” is just a descriptive term for kids who become frustrated far more easily and more often, and communicate their frustration in ways that are far more extreme (screaming, swearing, spitting, hitting, kicking, biting, cutting, destroying property) than “ordinary” kids.
Cesa 9 event - Lehman, Heidi 715-453-2141 ext. 1390 hlehman@cesa9.org
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K.I.T.E. Conference - Zoom
FREE four-part learning series focusing on emerging from COVID-19 with Knowledge, Independence, Togetherness, and Empowerment.
Click for a full description of each session.
Please register for each session separately! – IT’S ALL FREE!!
Tues., April 6 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Healthy, Safe and CONNECTED! with Sally Flashberger, Shannon Webb, Ashley Mathy, Nathaniel Lentz, and Emily Savage
For details and to register: Click or copy this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/3cPZOz1
Mon., April 12 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Getting Ready to Soar Back into the Community with Mandi Dornfeld.
For details and to register: Click or copy this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/3eD5MWm
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Triple P Parenting Discussion Groups - Zoom
7-9 pm
4/6 Dealing with Disobedience
4/13 Managing Fighting and Aggression
4/20 Hassle – Free Shopping w/Children
Register online at http://bit.ly/38nzOcF
If you have questions please reach out to Lisa at 715-343-7108, or Sherry at 715-346-1321.
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The Arc Wisconsin Academy
Learn more about this in this video: The Arc Wisconsin Academy - Wisconsin
https://arcwi.org/the-arc-wisconsin-academy/
Register by April 1! https://arcwi.org/the-arc-wisconsin-academy/#register
Adults with disabilities are three times more likely than people without disabilities to experience heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer. HealthMatters™ is an evidence-based class for people with disabilities that will help you increase get control over your health and learn to make healthier choices.
- Lesson 1: What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?
- Lesson 2: Step Into Exercise
- Lesson 3: The Fab Five
- Lesson 4: How Much Food Is Too Much?
- Lesson 5: Benefits Healthy Eating Has on Our Bodies
- Lesson 6: Healthy Lifestyle Review
Tuition payment is due by April 1, 2021
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4/6 ARE YOU TELE-READY?
Making the Most of Your Child’s Telehealth Visits Are You Tele-Ready? This is a training to get families comfortable with telehealth visits.
https://marathonwi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5jyDwMpB3OyLAwe
We will cover:
• Getting connected
• What you’ll need to “see” the provider
• Steps to take to get ready and tools to help make your visit successful
• Advocating for the best telehealth visits for your child
• Resources to help find low-cost devices and Internet services
Where: Join the session using your computer, iPad or smartphone.
We’ll be using Zoom video conferencing or listen using your phone.
Sign Up: (Will add FV zoom registration link)
After registering, you’ll get a Zoom link and phone number to participate.
Questions: Email Allison at Allison.Lourash@co.marathon.wi.us
Learn More:
Free telehealth webinars and other tools are available at: Resource Library | Family Voices of Wisconsin (familyvoiceswi.org)
Are You Tele-Ready? is presented by Family Voices of Wisconsin and co-sponsored by the Northern Regional Centers for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Parents Information and Education Resource (PIER) and Marshfield Clinic.
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4/14&15 Relationships, Resilience, Intentionality and Celebration
https://dpi.wi.gov/early-childhood/pec-conference
Promoting Early Childhood (PEC) 2021
Virtual Conference & WDEC Above and Beyond Awards
Lessons learned and adaptations created and implemented to support our youngest learners and their families. These changes will make the world of education a better and more equitable space.
Inspiring children, having a front-row seat to watch all students grow, supporting families, and empowering our colleagues.
Explore what early education might look like as we move forward.The future is bright for our students! Let's keep our eyes on the light!
Sherry Kimball (608) 267-9625
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4/16 Or 4/30 BECOME A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER -FREE Virtual Opportunity
First Aiders will complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, and then participate in a 6-hour, Instructor-led Zoom Meeting.
8:30 - 2:30 PM
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/April21MHFA
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
Jackie jcarattini@wisc.edu Megan msuehring@wisc.edu
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4/21-24 Inform, Influence, Innovate Together - virtual conference - Temple Grandin as a keynote speaker.
Autism Societies of Wisconsin and Minnesota
Featuring dozens of livestream breakout sessions, virtual exhibit booths, an autism resources bookstore
https://autismgreaterwi.org/Inform- Influence- Innovate-Together
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Fourth Monday Mental Wellness Speakers The fourth Monday Mental Wellness Speakers are back for 2021.
free to the public.
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Oak Room
2501 Main Street,
Stevens Point
4/26: – Supporting Children’s MH
5/24: – Resiliency
6/28: Dr. David Derus –
7/26: – Anxiety
8/23: – Memories
9/27: – Power of Gratitude
10/25: – Children’s Mental Health
11/28: – Trauma and Mental Illness
Kathy at 715-254-5452
Linda at 715- 572-7135.
e51eb74b-9b10-40a2-88f1-c3510aecceda.pdf (constantcontact.com)
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4/27 to 5/20 Encouraging Financial Conversations
Tues/Thursday starting April 27th-May 20
12pm-1pm.
Encouraging Financial Conversations is a program designed for case managers, social workers, and other frontline staff to help empower clients to achieve their financial goals and manage their money. Participants will learn techniques and strategies to help their clients create a financial goals action plan, build and maintain good credit, pay off debts, develop a spending and savings plan, and protect themselves from fraud and identity theft. Participants will also learn coaching strategies that capitalize on a client’s strengths and resources in coming up with solutions.
Register online at https://go.wisc.edu/ba79tv
Sherry Daniels 715.346.1321 Jackie Carattini 715.421.8441
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5/13 Wisconsin Employment First Conference
Virtual Format from 8:30am to 3:30pm
Immersion into person-centered thinking and practices.
Network with others and learn how genuine person-centeredness is essential for raising expectations, driving innovation and change, and supporting people to achieve meaningful lives and careers in the community.
2021-EF-Conference-Save-the-Date-1.pdf (wi-bpdd.org)
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5/6&7 Circles of Life http://www.circlesoflifeconference.com/registration/
Wisconsin’s annual conference for families who have children with disabilities and the providers and other professionals who support them.
This year’s conference will be held “virtually” using Zoom videoconferencing.
Sessions (circlesoflifeconference.com)
Keynote: Matt Glowacki, a nationally recognized civility speaker, will begin our conference. Matt’s “Nurture Your Nature” presentation is an inclusive identity event that welcomes everyone and helps them better understand who they are, why they are, and what they want to be. His revolutionary approach to storytelling conceptualizes difference into common familiar struggles and builds empathy among different groups of people.
After Matt’s presentation, participants will:
– See past stereotypes and learn the importance of setting realistically high expectations for others.
– Understand why it is important to incorporate civility and empathy into interactions with others, and
– Recognize how their own challenges shape their day to day perception of people.
Breakout sessions:
Family Voices listening session, a sharing of what's working and needs to improve policy for our families.
Share Your Story and Your Experiences with the Birth to 3 Program at DHS and their interagency
Teen Hangout and Gathering of Youth
Sibshops
Nurture Your Nature – with Matt
Medicaid Made Easy
Deciding Together: A collaborative process for families in the CLTS Program
Importance of tending to the Self
IEP Checklist – resource for families
Employment First in Action: Community Based employment experiences
Supported Decision Making
In Spanish: Communication Skills for Parents New to the Special Education Process
Care and Exploring Care Mapping
Building a Community for your Children
WI Children’s Mental Health Resource Navigator
Does this Treatment Work?
Developing Employment Preparedness
Autism- Seeing the World from a Different Perspective
How to Forgive in an Unforgiving World
Coordinate Your Wishes for Their Future
Creating Accessible Theater
Dating, Sex and Autonomy
Helping Families and Children Create Goals using the new “Goal Cards:
Why Don’t I have Friends to Play With?
Communication Skills
Life Care Planning for Special Needs
Using Waiver Funds to Pay for the ConferenceDid you know that if your child is on the Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver or the Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) you can use these funds to attend the conference?
To learn more, see the helpful step-by-step guide on having waiver funds pay for the conference – Paying for Conference Registration Using Waiver Funds.
If you or your child’s service coordinator has questions, contact Kate Johnson, Bureau of Children’s Services at the Department of Health Services at SarahKate2.Johnson@wisconsin.gov or by calling 608.575.1062.
Professionals are eligible for 6.0 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) endorsed by the UWSP Department of Sociology and Social Work. It is the individual’s responsibility to report CEHs earned to their appropriate credential or licensing board. A link will be provided to registrants to receive their personalized, printable CEH form. Please contact uwspce-conf@uwsp.edu for more information.
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6/22-25 2021 International Respite (Short Break) Conference in Madison, Wisconsin,
http://www.isba.me/registration/
This international conference is intended for everyone who provides, uses, or needs respite/short break services. It is also for policy makers and program administrators who want to understand or better support the respite/short break needs of family caregivers, and individuals who receive respite care across all ages.
The theme for the conference Moving Respite Forward is inspired by Wisconsin’s motto “Forward” which reflects the State’s continuous drive to be a national leader. This conference will provide a space to advance knowledge and understanding of respite by learning from and with international leaders in the field of respite. The conference will also challenge attendees to utilize evidence-based practices and discover innovative strategies to improve respite care to meet the growing needs of the 43 million U.S. family caregivers and millions more carers[1] around the world. Together, we are Moving Respite Forward!
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7/26 to 28 Wisconsin Summer Inclusion Institute 2021 https://beloinandbrandl.com/
28th Annual Statewide Institute on Best Practices in Inclusive Education 2021 Pre-Conference and Inclusion Institute will be held virtually.
This Institute will offer opportunities to learn from other professionals, consultants, and presenters and collaborate with your school teams, administration, co-teachers, paraprofessionals, and families. Institute Staff and DPI Consultants will be available to assist you and your colleagues in planning and problem-solving.
Registration will open sometime in March.
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8/6 Endless Possibilities 2021: Successful Transitions https://www.uww.edu/ce/endlesspossibilitiesconference
This virtual conference, coordinated by WI FACETS and other family support/ disability organizations, allows parents and professionals affordable access to gain knowledge from experts to enhance their ability to better support students with disabilities.
Keynote: Creating a Roadmap for Inclusive IEPs and Transition Keynote speaker: Dan Habib, is an award-winning filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability.
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8/10 Harnessing 'Abilities' Transition Summit 2021
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Temple Grandin~ World Renowned Autism Expert and Author
"The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed"
Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center
800 E. Crawford St., Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This day long Transition Summit will have both local and statewide presenters giving details on how to best support those with different abilities. Panels will also spotlight families sharing their journey as they transition into adulthood with the focus being on Education, Health, and Employment.
The event will have Connecting Stations for all to learn about local resources, three breakout sessions in the afternoon,
and a Transition Vendor showcase to network with local resources.
COST: $45.00/attendee (Includes Lunch)
NOTE: Payment prior to event is encouraged. Please make checks payable to CESA 3-Harnessing Abilities. Credit card payments not accepted. Cash payments need to be for exact amount. School district or agency personnel can be invoiced by CESA 3.
Conference Flier HERE!
CESA 3 Kate Hennessy 608-822-2149
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11/16 & 17 / 2021 Children Come First - Kalahari Wisconsin Dells
Children Come First Conference (ccfconference.org)
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