Advocate Lutheran General
Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Therapies
ENHANCING SERVICES
FOR INFANTS
AND TODDLERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Speaker: Dr. Lou Rossetti, Ph.D
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Continuing Education credits for Physical
Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech
Language Pathologists. This conference is intended
for Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists,
Speech Language Pathologists and other providers
of services to children aged birth to pre-school.
Olson Auditorium, 1775 W. Dempster St.
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Advocate Lutheran General
Children’s Hospital
invites you to a conference on:
ENHANCING SERVICES
FOR INFANTS
AND TODDLERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Dr. Lou Rossetti is Professor Emeritus of
Communicative Disorders at the University of
Wisconsin- Oshkosh. He is an internationally
recognized authority on services to infants,
toddlers and their families; and is a frequent
presenter at professional conferences throughout
the world. He is the author of five books on
infants and toddlers with special needs.
He is the author of The Rossetti Infant-Toddler
Language Scale, the most widely used
communication assessment scale for children
under three years of age in the world. He is the
founding editor of Infant Toddler Intervention;
The Transdisciplinary Journal, and has been
named a fellow of the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association.
This conference is intended for Occupational
Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Language
Pathologists and other providers of services to
children aged birth to pre-school.
Continuing Education credits and Early Intervention
credits have been applied for.
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
Risk Assessment and Developmental
Expectations for High Risk Infants and
Toddlers (Morning Session) *
Explores the risk factors including prematurity,
low birth weight, maternal factors, social and
psychological factors, issues related to labor and
delivery, and factors in the neonatal and post
natal period that contribute to developmental
risk status. The concepts of “at-risk” and
“established risk” will be discussed in the context
of clinically relevant applications. Participants will
discuss developmental expectations for various
populations of at-risk infants and toddlers. An
overview of low incidence populations of infants
and toddlers to include drug exposed, genetically
involved and fetal alcohol syndrome children, will
be covered.
Developmental Assessment of Infants and
Toddlers with Special Needs
(Afternoon Session) *
The overall purpose of this session is to discuss
relevant issues related to developmental
assessment of infants and toddlers with special
needs. Topics to be discussed include:
•
status of infant-toddler assessment
•
general and specific assessment concerns
choosing assessment instruments
•
•
evelopmental domains to be assessed,
d
correct interpretation and reporting of
assessment results.
Common problems faced by the assessor will be
discussed with participant.
Early Intervention Practices
This session will alert early intervention
professionals to a variety of issues related to
intervention for children with special needs and
their families. Issues to be discussed include
models of service delivery, models of team
functioning, intervention with parents and
caregivers, intervention in the home, center and
neonatal intensive care nursery and measuring
program efficacy.
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his session is highly clinical in nature.
Participant discussion will be encouraged.
ENHANCING SERVICES FOR
INFANTS AND TODDLERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Program
Saturday, October 23, 2010
7:45 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:15 am
Introduction
8:30-10:00 am
Risk Assessment and Developmental
Expectations for High Risk Infants
and Toddlers
Lou Rossetti, Ph.D
10:00-10:15 am
Break
10:15-12:00 noon
Risk Assessment and Developmental
Expectations for High Risk Infants
and Toddlers (continued)
Lou Rossetti, Ph.D
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:00-2:30 pm
Developmental Assessment of Infants
and Toddlers with Special Needs
Lou Rossetti, Ph.D
2:30-2:45 pm
Break
2:45-4:15 pm
Early Intervention Practice
Lou Rossetti, Ph.D
4:15-4:30 pm
Q&A
Lou Rossetti, Ph.D
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Meals:
Continental breakfast will be provided.
Lunch will be on your own.
ENHANCING SERVICES
FOR INFANTS
AND TODDLERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Registration Form
LOCATION:
Olson Auditorium
Lutheran General Hospital
1775 W. Dempster St.
Park Ridge, Illinois
TIME:
Saturday,
October 23, 2010
7:45 am – 4:30 pm
REGISTRATION FEE: $90.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 13, 2010
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Park Ridge, IL 60068
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
ENHANCING SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
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From the east –
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west. Continue on
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