Autism Society Western New York

Front Door Information Session via WebEx
2022-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

To register, click here: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3dbed5d44a38309f0012510252ec3bff If you need assistance, please contact Erin Caglioti 631-416-3943 erin.a.caglioti@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

Understanding the Regulation of the Commissioner of Education Part 200 Students with Disabilities - webinar
2022-05-12 11:00 - 12:30
Please join Tina Beauparlant, Regional Manager / Education Specialist, for Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents a webinar on Understanding the Regulation of the Commissioner of Education Part 200 Students with Disabilities.
This training will take you through the NYS Special Education Regulations step by step. Parents will learn the role they play on the CSE, learn the chain of command regarding the CSE, learn how to request information regarding your child’s IEP and gain an understanding how to communicate with your child’s teachers & administrators.
After this webinar parents will have more knowledge about the educational laws to advocate for their child/children.
Online Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5936900313890705933
If you have any questions, contact Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.

A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports & Services Administered by OPWDD - webinar
2022-05-12 13:00 - 14:30
Please join Parent to Parent of NYS, Maryalice Fegeley, Regional Manager / Regional Coordinator, as she presents on A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports & Services Administered by OPWDD.
The purpose of this training is to introduce families to the language of service delivery systems and to define and clarify information about services and supports. Participants will gain an increased awareness and understanding of eligibility criteria and the eligibility determination process. The training includes an overview of Home and Community Based Services Waiver, and Family Support Services.
If you have any questions, contact Tina Beauparlant at Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org or 518-381-4350.
Virtual Webinar: Registration Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6785056987946127632

Region 1 Self-Direction Information Session via WebEx
2022-05-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-13 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-21 14:00 - 16:00
Region 1 Self-Direction Information Session
Registration is required.
(All sessions are WebEx/online format and attendance is taken using the person’s email address)
Attendance is taken using the email address logging in for the session. If you have any additional questions regarding attendance, please call your SD Liaison.
**People who are unable to access a WebEx session should contact their SD Liaison for a phone session.
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Understanding the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) & Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Process via Zoom
2022-05-17 17:00 - 19:00
Gain an understanding of the regulations, the process, and the roles of the families and the school.
Certificate of completion available upon request
REGISTER TODAY! FREE EVENT!
REGISTER: https://parentnetworkwny.org/events/understanding-the-functional-behavior-assessment-fba-behvaior-intervention-plan-bip-process/
Call: 716-332-4170 | Email: info@parentnetworkwny.org

Education Records Organizer - webinar
2022-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Please join Trish Washburn, Parent Advocate for this wonderful presentation.
This workshop is where parents, guardians and advocates of children who receive 504, CPSE and CSE special education services take their educational records and organize them into a record-keeping binder. This workshop will assist in being more organized in planning a child’s education, and in the CPSE/CSE process.
Please contact with any question: Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
Virtual Webinar. Registration required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/[REDACTED]

Front Door Information Session via WebEx
2022-05-20 10:00 - 12:00
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

To register, click here: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e37e2793dbe1f16295d1ca82a544e20b5
If you need assistance, please contact Kelli Smith 845-695-7330 Kelli.l.smith@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

TRANSITIONAL SERVICES FOR SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS TO ADULTHOOD - FREE WEBINAR
2022-05-20 12:30 - 13:30
This webinar will explain what services are available to your family member(s), students, and individuals you provide services to. How to apply for OPWDD Services will be
reviewed. This will include contact information, documents needed, and an overview of the process. Services available through OPWDD such as Day Habilitation, Programs Without Walls, and Self-Directed Services will be discussed. Additionally, there will be a brief discussion about Guardianship, Social Security, and Medicaid as well as a question-and-answer period.
Presenter: Jillian Panni, Associate Director of Adult & Family Support Services, Eden II Programs
REGISTER: http://www.eden2.org/webinars
NYS Social Work CEUs available for an additional $10 CEU fee.
Eden II Programs is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0629. This event offers 1 NYS Social Work CEU.

Front Door Information Session via WebEx
2022-05-23 10:00 - 12:00
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

To register, click here: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e40c51c310259f9beb1054ad14bb0aee0
If you need assistance, please contact Erin Caglioti 631-416-3943 erin.a.caglioti@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

What is Section 504? - webinar
2022-05-23 17:00 - 18:15
Please join Trish Washburn, Education Specialist, for Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents a webinar on What is Section 504?
This training will introduce you to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This training is designed to provide you with an understanding of the law, how it applies to educational programs and to students with disabilities. Children who qualify under this law receive services and/ or accommodations in the public-school system without being classified under IDEA/IDEIA and their school district’s Committee on Special Education.
If you are a Parent, Grandparent, Family Member, or just interested in this topic then this training is for you!
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
Webinar Online Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1322482009068354061

Understanding and Treating Challenging Behaviors Webinar
2022-05-25 11:00 - 12:30
Free, three-part webinar at 11 am, Eastern time (US), Wednesday, May 25, 2022
11-11:15am
Part One: Challenges when your son or daughter is experiencing a difficult time
Paul Shattock, PhD will provide a parent perspective on handling his son’s challenging behaviors and describe the experiences of other families who have had a difficult time dealing with these behaviors.
11:15-11:30am
Part Two: Discussion of various biological and social reasons for challenging behaviors
ARI’s Executive Director Stephen M. Edelson, PhD, will discuss numerous underlying causes for challenging behaviors such as self-injurious behavior and aggression. He will also stress the need to consider numerous possible contributors to these behaviors when developing an effective treatment plan.
11:30am – 12:30pm
Part Three: Teaching Children with Autism How to Communicate Their Wants and Needs
When children with autism engage in challenging behaviors (such as aggression, self-injury, tantrums, etc.), it is typically because they are trying to communicate some want or need, but they do not have a better way to get their needs met. If we can determine the communicative “messages” of the children’s challenging behavior and teach them to communicate the same message in a better way (a process known as Functional Communication Training [FCT]), their challenging behavior would not be necessary and would therefore be reduced.

This is a joint presentation by ARI and The World Autism Organisation.
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About the speakers:
Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D., is the director of the Autism Research Institute. Active in the field of autism for over 30 years, he was named director of ARI in 2006 after the passing of autism pioneer and advocate, Dr. Bernard Rimland. Dr. Edelson has conducted research in a variety of areas comprising behavior, sensory issues, and cognition; he has published peer-reviewed research articles with many notables in the autism field, including Drs. Bernard Rimland, Ivar Lovaas, Temple Grandin, and Margaret Bauman. Learn more about Dr. Edelson.

Lauren Moskowitz, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University and a core member of the School Psychology (Psy.D. and M.S.) programs. She earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University. Dr. Moskowitz completed her clinical internship at NYU Child Study Center and Bellevue Hospital and her postdoctoral fellowship at NYU Child Study Center. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (JPBI), serves as a peer reviewer for many other leading journals in the field, and was Co-Chair of the Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities (ASDD) SIG for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) from 2016-2018.

Paul Shattock (B.Pharm, Dip.Ag.Vet.Pharm, OBE), a pharmacist and parent of an autistic son, was Honorary Director of the Autism Research Unit (ARU), University of Sunderland, UK now called ESPA Research. He is Chairman of ESPA (Education and Services for People with Autism) which provides teaching and residential services for young adults with autism and President-Elect of the World Autism Organisation (WAO) having previously been secretary for Autisme-Europe. His research interests include rights and models of service provision for people with autism, biomedical and environmental factors implicated in autism, and the use and abuse of medication for autism.

Strategies for Effective Advocacy for Children with Autism - webinar
2022-05-31 08:00 - 08:30
FREE Information Sharing Webinar
About the Webinar: Effective advocacy by both practitioners and caregivers is essential to meeting the unique needs of children with autism. It is also critical that we support self-advocacy by the individual. This 30-minute webinar will help both practitioners and caregivers develop a framework for creating a collaborative approach, in which the child’s needs can be met.
Learning Objectives:
• Participants will learn effective ways to advocate for children with autism.
• Participants will learn how to support advocacy by caregivers or the individual with autism.
• Participants will learn strategies for creating a collaborative environment in which the needs of the child come first.
Presented by Rebecca Meyer, M.S., M.S.W., The Summit Center
Rebecca Meyer has a master’s degree in Behavioral Neuroscience and a master’s degree in Social Work. She has conducted and published research in the neurobiological substrates of addiction and worked as a Clinical Medical Social Worker at the University of Michigan Hospital. She is currently working in Behavior Support and Social Work at The Summit Center. She is passionate about advocating for the students, staff, and caregivers she serves.
This webinar is made possible by a grant from NYSRCASD. Requests for accommodations/special needs may be sent to wnyrcasd@thesummitcenter.org or by calling 716-629-3417.
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Front Door Information Session (English) via WebEx
2022-06-01 09:00 - 11:00
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

To register, click here: https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=eba2747c03da0f29a6221aff1c8c1f6e6
If you need assistance, please contact Jeffrey Roberts 585-241-5797 Jeffrey.e.roberts@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

Front Door Information Session (Spanish) via WebEx
2022-06-02 13:00 - 15:00
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

Para registrarse, haga clic aquí:
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6cb072d953c80a797d1120d565a3ca69
Si necesita ayuda, comuníquese con Clara Fournier 718-430-0761 Clara.Fournier@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

What is Section 504? - Webinar
2022-06-08 11:00 - 12:15
Please join Tina Beauparlant, Regional Manager/ Education Specialist, for Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents a webinar on What is Section 504?
This training will introduce you to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This training is designed to provide you with an understanding of the law, how it applies to educational programs and to students with disabilities. Children who qualify under this law receive services and/ or accommodations in the public-school system without being classified under IDEA/IDEIA and their school district’s Committee on Special Education.
If you are a Parent, Grandparent, Family Members, or just interested in this topic then this training is for you!
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
Webinar Online Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6612120300112933391

A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports & Services Administered by OPWDD via Zoom
2022-06-08 18:00 - 19:30
Please join Barb Hoffman, Parent to Parent of NYS, Regional Coordinator, as she presents on A Guide for Families to Understanding Supports & Services Administered by OPWDD.
The purpose of this training is to introduce families to the language of service delivery systems and to define and clarify information about services and supports. Participants will gain an increased awareness and understanding of eligibility criteria and the eligibility determination process. The training includes an overview of Home and Community Based Services Waiver, and Family Support Services.
Webinar Moderator: Sharon Linne
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Beauparlant – Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
Registration is Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5734160266888653840

How to Prepare for a Successful CSE Meeting - Webinar
2022-06-13 17:00 - 18:15
This training is to help parents, who approach IEP meetings with fear and dread? If this, is you attended this training and there may be some suggestions to help you feel more at ease and able to participate as a full member of the team that plans your child’s special education program.
If you are a Parent, Grandparent, Family Member, or just interested in this topic then this training is for you!
If you have questions, please contact: Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
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When You Are Considering a Developmental Evaluation for Your Child: A Parent’s Perspective to Assist - Webinar
2022-06-14 10:00 - 11:15
Please join Maryalice Fegeley, Regional Manager / Regional Coordinator as she presents a webinar on When You Are Considering a Developmental Evaluation for Your Child: A Parent’s Perspective to Assist Your Visit.
This presentation provides an overview of the parent’s perspective when planning for a child’s developmental evaluation. This webinar will not be looking at specific tests or types of evaluations. Instead, we want to share some tips and potential suggestions that we have learned based on our own personal experiences when our children were evaluated. We hope that this provides you with information and ideas when planning for your own child’s evaluation.
If you have questions, contact: Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
Virtual Webinar- Registration Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2045586827649934091

Preventing Parent Burnout for Parents of Children with Special Needs - Webinar
2022-06-14 18:00 - 19:00
Please join Maryalice Fegeley, Regional Manager/ Regional Coordinator, Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents a webinar on Preventing Parent Burnout for Parents of Children with Special Needs.
Extraordinary parenting responsibilities create extraordinary pressures on parents. At the same time, parenting a child with special needs requires energy, focus, and enthusiasm to be effective in our role. The better off we are emotionally and physically, the better off our families will be. Join us for this webinar on Preventing Parent Burnout and discover positive ways to cope with and effectively manage stress.
If you have any questions, please contact: Tina Beauparlant (518) 381-4350 or Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org.
Virtual Webinar-Registration Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3842271290807831567

Education Records Organizer - webinar
2022-06-15 18:00 - 19:00
Please join Trish Washburn, Education Advocate for this wonderful presentation.
This workshop is where parents, guardians and advocates of children who receive 504, CPSE and CSE special education services take their educational records and organize them into a record-keeping binder. This workshop will assist in being more organized in planning a child’s education, and in the CPSE/CSE process.
Please contact with any question: Tina Beauparlant – Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org Phone: (518) 381-4350
Virtual Webinar-Registration Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/536587384250250252

Autism and Eating-Related Behaviors - Webinar
2022-06-16 13:00 - 14:00
Free webinar at 1 pm, Eastern time (US), Wednesday, June 16, 2022
Tune in to hear Gregory Wallace, PhD, discuss eating-related behaviors and autism.

About the speaker:
Greg Wallace, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at The George Washington University. His research focuses on neuropsychological and structural brain development in autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan and their impacts on real-world outcomes. He is also particularly interested in eating-related behaviors and their cognitive and neural correlates in typical and atypical (e.g., autism spectrum disorder) development. Dr. Wallace has published extensively and presented his work widely on these and related topics.
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Front Door Information Session (English) via WebEx
2022-06-20 10:00 - 12:00
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

To register, click here:
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed6af949f46f905e8c4ff67870aa586d7
If you need assistance, please contact Christina Vankeuren 518-388-0431 Christina.M.Vankeuren@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

NEW- Section 504, Students with Disabilities in Public & Private Schools via Zoom
2022-06-20 18:00 - 19:45
Please join Namita Modasra, Education Advocate, for Parent to Parent of NYS, as she presents a webinar on Section 504, Students with Disabilities in Public & Private Schools.
This training will introduce you to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This training is designed to provide you with an understanding of the law, how it applies to educational programs and to students with disabilities. Children who qualify under this law receive services and/ or accommodations in the public-school system without being classified under IDEA and their school district’s Committee on Special Education.
If you are a Parent, Grandparent, Family Member, or just interested in this topic then this training is for you!
If you have questions, please contact Tina Beauparlant – Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org Phone: (518) 381-4350.
Virtual Zoom Platform: Registration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldOuvrzMuHd1ggMh-yFNehBrBYtizMEia

Is Guardianship the Only Option? An overview of Guardianship and the Many Alternatives - webinar
2022-06-21 13:00 - 14:45
Come join Tina Beauparlant, Regional Manager / Education Specialist as we explore: Is Guardianship the only Option? An overview of Guardianship and the Many Alternatives.
Let’s face it nothing keeps parents up at night more than thinking about who will care for our child/children when we are no longer able to care for them. This workshop will increase the knowledge of families of individuals with disabilities about the options besides legal guardianship for adults with disabilities. If your adult child does not need full guardianship, there are other options that we will explore in this presentation. We will also discuss guardianship and the legal requirements.
Webinar Moderator: Tina Beauparlant
If you have questions, please contact Tina Beauparlant – Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org Phone: 518-381-4350.
Online Webinar- Registration Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3551216272962844174

AIR-P Presents: Autism in Girls and Women - Webinar
2022-06-21 16:00 - 17:00
Webinar Description
In this webinar, Dr. Christine Wu Nordahl will provide an overview of current research focused on understanding autism in girls and women. Topics will include biological and clinical theories about:

the difference in the sex ratio of autism
current insights into neurobiological sex differences in autism
unique challenges faced by autistic girls and women

Presenter: Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD
Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UC Davis MIND Institute. Her research program utilizes structural and functional MRI scans to study brain development in autism across the life span. Since 2006, she has led neuroimaging efforts of the Autism Phenome Project and Girls with Autism – Imaging of Neurodevelopment study, two integrated longitudinal, interdisciplinary studies aimed at identifying clinically meaningful subtypes of autism. She is particularly committed to evaluating the entire autism spectrum, including girls with autism as well as the entire range of intellectual abilities. In 2021, she and her team initiated NeuroTeens, a social support group for neurodivergent girls and non-binary teens.
Please Note

CART captioning will be provided. For additional disability accommodations please email Elizabeth Schnieder at accommodations@aucd.org two weeks prior to the event with name of event and accommodation preference in your response.
There is no cost for this webinar.
CEUs are not offered for this webinar.
This webinar will be held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your connection with Zoom before joining the meeting here.
This webinar will be archived available on the AUCD Webinar Library.

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Front Door Information Session (English) via WebEx
2022-06-30 17:00 - 19:00
ATTEND A FRONT DOOR INFORMATION SESSION TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
The OPWDD Front Door Information Sessions outline the process of how you can become eligible for supports and services, the types of supports and services available and where you can go to get assistance. All sessions are presently offered remotely by WebEx. The session length is two hours.
Registration for a session is required.

To register, click here:
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6200c8e95a9c7cd34969c0289cefc282
If you need assistance, please contact Erin Caglioti 631-416-3943 erin.a.caglioti@opwdd.ny.gov

All Regional Offices offer translation services for the language that best fits your needs. If you require a session in a language other than English or Spanish, including American Sign Language (ASL), please contact your local Front Door Office. Front Door contact numbers may be found on the OPWDD website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us#access-services-through-front-door

Education Records Organizer - webinar
2022-07-06 10:00 - 11:00
Please join Trish Washburn, Education Advocate for this wonderful presentation.
This workshop is where parents, guardians and advocates of children who receive 504, CPSE and CSE special education services take their educational records and organize them into a record-keeping binder. This workshop will assist in being more organized in planning a child’s education, and in the CPSE/CSE process.
If you have questions, please contact Tina Beauparlant – Tbeauparlant@ptopnys.org Phone: 518-381-4350.
Online Webinar- Registration Required: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3742835858612509709
