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Description:

Two separate training sessions:

1. Understanding the Connection Between Behaviors, Emotions and Relationships
2. Anxiety, Brain and Behaviors

The first session in the all-day training will assist the audience in understanding the connection between behaviors, emotions, and relationships. In particular, the audience will be able to state ways relationships impact behaviors and learning. Lastly, the audience will be able to identify some strategies that can be implemented in his or her work.

The second session will introduce the audience to anxiety. Specifically, the audience will be able to state ways anxiety effects learning and memory. Moreover, the audience will be able to identify three areas of the polyvagal theory as it relates to understanding anxiety and trauma. The audience will be then able to articulate how a person’s trauma experiences can impact memory, relationships, development of anxiety, and behaviors.

Our presenter, Charlene Grecsek, earned her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology in 1999 and has been a licensed mental health counselor since 1996. Dr. Grecsek started as the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of SEDNET (Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities) discretionary project in February 2020.  Before her current position, she was the SEDNET Coordinator for the School Board of Broward County for 11.5 years. Dr. Grecsek has worked in the community for 20 years working with the Department of Children and Families, Department of Juvenile Justice, and local funders that support children and families. In the community, she served as the director for a community-based mental health agency that specialized in services for children and families with emotional behavioral needs, and an adjunct professor in the University counseling department. She has specialized training/education in behavior modification, emotional regulation, trauma, Neuro-sequential Models in Education (NME), crisis incident stress debriefings, Youth Mental Health First Aid (trainer), and suicide prevention.

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, sign-in opens at 8:30am

Registration Deadline: 3/20/2025

Document(s): AFTER THE EVENT.pdf

Comments:

Description:

Participants must complete the following two items:

1.  Register to attend the event on the WWE site by completing the pretest and updating your account profile. 

2.  Complete the sleeping room survey. Even if you do not need a room, please confirm this via the survey.

This must be completed by March 7, 2025 at the link provided.  DEADLINE HAS PASSED.

You must live 50+ miles from the event for a sleeping room to be provided.  We provide a maximum of two sleeping rooms per district.  If the SLP and OT/PT Coordinator position is a combined position, one room is provided.  WWE is only responsible for reservations made on the WWE site.  Participants should not contact the hotel directly to make reservations, cancel reservations, or modify reservations. 

Due to seating limitations, a maximum of two individuals per district may attend, e.g. one SLP and one OT/PT. Please add additional participants to the event wait list and include them on your sleeping room reservation if sharing a room.  SLPs should register on the WWE SLP site and OT/PTs should register on the WWE OT/PT site.

If you need to change or cancel your reservation or registration status, please contact Jennifer Reeves at jreeves@coe.ufl.edu AND Alice Kaye Emery at aemery@coe.ufl.edu. Please DO NOT contact the hotel directly.  

Time: DAY 1: Onsite Sign In is at 1:30 PM; Event runs from 2:00 PM-4:30 PM DAY 2: Onsite Sign In is at 8:30 AM; Event Runs from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Deadline: 3/14/2025

Document(s): AFTER THE EVENT Instructions.docx Leaders Event Draft Agenda 2.11.25.pdf

Comments:

Description: Numerous treatment strategies for individuals with Autism have evolved over the years leaving clinicians and teachers feeling overwhelmed. This intermediate level course for SLPs, OTs, PTs and teachers presents a framework for designing an eclectic program to obtain the best outcomes for your patients with Autism. This course, emphasis on structure takes a front row seat in the design of your programs and classroom. As clinicians or teachers, our working understanding of Autism becomes the foundation of our decision-making process. Some of the topics discussed to consider including in your program are: using a reinforcer assessment, effective utilization of PECS, Visual Cueing Systems, structuring the environment, work systems, behavior management strategies and strategies for improving motor skills. You will leave this course feeling empowered with strategies that have proven the test of time to make you and your patient/student successful.

Time: 7:45-8:00 AM (EST) - Registration / 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) - Morning Session / 12:00-12:30 PM (EST) - Lunch / 12:30-2:45 PM (EST) - Afternoon Session

Registration Deadline: 4/2/2025

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