Monroe County's Better Days Ahead Family Support Network Presents: Parent Consultant Training Schedule
Open to anyone-Will provide coffee, tea, bagels, and cream cheese daily-Fee for materials-Lunch on your own-Located in Monroe County
To sign up and for more info, contact  Tammis Sweeny at 585-325-3145 ext. 17.

þ       Friday, November 4th----Family Support 101: 9 AM – 3 PM
o       What is Family Support
o       Family Support Connections
o       Parent and Professional Partnerships
o       No Meetings About Us Without Us
o       Boundaries – Do We Have Them?
o       Taking Care of Yourself

þ       Tuesday, November 8th----Positive Communication:  9 AM – 12:30 PM
o       “I” messages
o       Active Listening
o       Open Ended Questions
o       Professional Communications
o       Communicating During Conflict

þ       Wednesday, November 9th----Advocacy 101: 9 AM – 3 PM
o       Advocacy For Any Situation
o       Systems Advocacy
o       Individualized Care Model (waiver)
o       ICM/SCM  (icm)
o       Resources
o       Practice

þ       Monday, November 14th----Educational Advocacy: 11AM-3 PM
o       IDEA Training  
o       IDEA 2004: The Changing Scene
o       No Child Left Behind: What Does It Mean?
o       Practice

þ       Monday, November 21st----Intervention Skills: 9 AM – 3 PM
o       Crisis Intervention 101
o       Suicide Prevention – What is Your Role?
o       Strength-based Assessment and Positive Communication
o       Parenting Skills 101
o       Taking Care of Yourself
o       Practice

þ       Tuesday, November 22nd----Wrap Up & Graduation: 9 AM – 12:30 PM
o       Mandated Reporting  (cps)
o       Progress Notes – What Makes a Good One?
o       Paperwork – Personnel
o       Next Steps
 
 
NCLB testing focuses on students with special needs: While some parents welcome NCLB's emphasis on children with disabilities, some educators worry that by focusing on teaching reading and math, schools are forcing such students to lose out on critically needed instruction in nonacademic skills for living.   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (free registration)