Westchester Institute for Human Development

Mini Summer Strategies for Families
2020-07-01 13:00 - 13:30, 2020-07-08 13:00 - 13:30, 2020-07-15 13:00 - 13:30, 2020-07-22 13:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom Meeting
Join us for FUN IDEAS to get you through summer.
These mini sessions will have a BIG impact for your child’s summer learning, and be QUICK and EASY for you! In each half hour session you will learn big principles and little practices you can try with your child in LITERACY, ART, SENSORY STRATEGIES, STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT, and more…
With time for Q and A with our professionals!

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Parent Member Training Part 1 of 2
2020-07-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
This workshop (through Zoom) will provide an overview and best practices approach to the CPSE/CSE process to educate parents and Parent Members and assist them to develop techniques and strategies to become effective members of the IEP team in their respective roles. This training is open to anyone interested in learning about the special education process, or even as a refresher course on CPSE/CSE! For any parents or guardians whose child has or had an IEP in the last 5 years, will receive a certificate for submission to their school district to serve as a Parent Member at CPSE / CSE meetings.
Interested in learning more about Parent Member Training?
https://youtu.be/8N_k4UOwBIo
In this video, CSN team member and Family Educator Debbie Goddard interviews Tasha Wright about the role the Parent Member plays on the Committee on Special Education. Tasha Wright is a Special Education Training Specialist with the Lower Hudson Regional Partnership Center at the Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES.
Registration is required in advance for this meeting: Please use this zoom link to register which will work for both sessions.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Note: you must attend both sessions to be certified as parent member

Parent Member Training Part 2 of 2
2020-07-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
This workshop (through Zoom) will provide an overview and best practices approach to the CPSE/CSE process to educate parents and Parent Members and assist them to develop techniques and strategies to become effective members of the IEP team in their respective roles. This training is open to anyone interested in learning about the special education process, or even as a refresher course on CPSE/CSE! For any parents or guardians whose child has or had an IEP in the last 5 years, will receive a certificate for submission to their school district to serve as a Parent Member at CPSE / CSE meetings.
Interested in learning more about Parent Member Training?
https://youtu.be/8N_k4UOwBIo
In this video, CSN team member and Family Educator Debbie Goddard interviews Tasha Wright about the role the Parent Member plays on the Committee on Special Education. Tasha Wright is a Special Education Training Specialist with the Lower Hudson Regional Partnership Center at the Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES.
Registration is required in advance for this meeting:

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Note: you must attend both sessions to be certified as parent member

Family Engagement: Communication and Culture Online Workshop
2020-07-16 09:00 - 14:00 | Google Classroom
This webinar is designed to introduce educators to concepts of communication and culture that impact the ways educators and educational organizations (EOs) interact with families. Some of the key ideas that will be discussed in the two-part webinar;
● Examine the role of communication in schooling and how culture influences the way we communicate in our respective roles (administrators, teachers, etc.).
● Explore the concept of culture & connect with the idea of Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education.
● Explore strategies for effective collaboration between families, caregivers, and schools to support students in the special education process. This workshop will consist of a live check-in via Zoom at 9 am and a live check-out via Zoom at 1 pm. Participants will watch two short videos and complete assignments by 2 pm in order to receive credit. Registered participants will receive all relevant links prior to the scheduled date.
Click here to Register
Also Available next month:
Thursday, August 6, 2020
9:00 am – 2 pm
Click Here to Register for August 6th

Navigating Adult Services
2020-07-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
Participants will receive resources to aid students in the promotion of Self Determination with students throughout the transition planning process; recognize various adult service agencies and the different types of services available in NYS as well as the eligibility, referral and application process for each.
Register by 12:00pm Monday 7/20/2020

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Parent Member Training Part 1 AND 2
2020-07-23 09:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Meeting
Note: this is a four hour training with a two hour break in between. The sessions will be from 9-11am , then a 2 hour break (11-1), then the second session from 1-3pm. You must attend both sessions to be certified as a Parent Member.
This is part one of a two part training and in order to receive certification, participants must attend both sessions.
This workshop (through Zoom) will provide an overview and best practices approach to the CPSE/CSE process to educate parents and Parent Members and assist them to develop techniques and strategies to become effective members of the IEP team in their respective roles. This training is open to anyone interested in learning about the special education process, or even as a refresher course on CPSE/CSE! For any parents or guardians whose child has or had an IEP in the last 5 years, will receive a certificate for submission to their school district to serve as a Parent Member at CPSE / CSE meetings.
Interested in learning more about Parent Member Training?
https://youtu.be/8N_k4UOwBIo
In this video, CSN team member and Family Educator Debbie Goddard interviews Tasha Wright about the role the Parent Member plays on the Committee on Special Education. Tasha Wright is a Special Education Training Specialist with the Lower Hudson Regional Partnership Center at the Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES.
Registration is required in advance for this meeting. Zoom Link

Event Flyer

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
