Open access edition – RACE Online
Executive
Committee Meetings 2008
January 17th
February 21st
March 20th
April 17th
May 15th
June 19th
July 17th
AUGUST 28-29, 2008:
4th ANNUAL NORTH-AMERICAN CONDUCTOR
AND ADMINISTRATOR
WORKSHOP -Rehabilitation Institute of
Chicago
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Conference
Schedule:
OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES:
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Understand
the current terminology and treatment for individuals with motor
disorders
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Understand
the implications of educational laws (i.e. IEP, IDEA) on CE programs
and services
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Learn
about the adjunctive services, i.e., recreational programs and
augmentative assistive technology, available to individuals with
motor disorders
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Relate the
current research findings to the practice of conductive education
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Provide
more options and new ideas to implement within the classroom setting
for conductive education services
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Understand
the essential operations of establishing and maintaining a
non-for-profit organization
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Collaborate and network with the other conductive education
providers, physicians, and other related health and education
professionals
Highlights of Some of the Course Topics:
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Discriminating Hypertonic
Disorders in Cerebral Palsy- Dr. Deborah Gaebler, M.D.
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Counting Children with Cerebral
Palsy: Creating Population-Based Networks for Optimizing Functioning
and Participation- Dr. Michael Msall, M.D.
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Changing epidemiology of cerebral palsy
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Current knowledge of what is known about functioning and
participation among children with one of the cerebral palsy
syndromes
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Current opportunities for establishing networks that will
promote functioning and participation across the life span for
individuals with cerebral palsy
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Handwriting without Tears-
Josephine Boggs & Gabriella Molnar
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Use of
a multi-sensory approach towards learning handwriting
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Capitalize on use of repetition and task analysis as applied to
learning letter formation
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Classroom application of these methods and techniques that are
consistent with the principles of conductive education
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Goal Oriented Task Series
Including Dressing Tasks- Andrea Benyovszky
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Metaplasticity of Motor
Control- Dr. Jim Stinear, M.D.
Please see the
conference brochure, print out the registration form (page1 page 2)
and/or apply for parent scholarship for attending this event.
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List of Conferences: 2008
and beyond
Abilities Expo 2008
New York Metro
March 28 - 30, 2008
Southern CA
May 30 - June1, 2008
Minnesota
September 12-14, 2008
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