Written by Shannon Winsjansen, MSW, LCSWA, Mecklenburg County CDSA April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. On April 8, 2015, the Mecklenburg County CDSA planted blue and silver pinwheels in […]
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Who You Gonna Call? I Ain’t Afraid of No Myth! – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Well, we were a bit out of the loop after having to cancel the February Table Talk Wednesday event due […]
Welcome to the Farm, Come See our COWs!
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA OK, so we haven’t actually started a farm here at the Mecklenburg County CDSA, but how funny would it be […]
A Closer Look at Coaching in Natural Learning Environments
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Here in Mecklenburg County, NC, we have completed the second refresher training in how to coach families in natural learning […]
Coaching – Families with Medical Concerns
Written by Linda Molina, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Early intervention professionals strive to support families in a variety of ways that relate to their child’s development and ability to […]
Cringe-Worthy Moments – What’s Your Take?
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA OK, people, time to share the dirt. We recently had a fantastic training with Dr. M’Lisa Sheldon and Dr. Dathan […]
Are They Just Not That Into Me? – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA We took a little breather around the end of the year, and we came into January ready to tackle a […]
Crossing Boundaries – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Well, we started off our last Table Talk Wednesday event of 2014 with record-low temperatures the night before here in Charlotte, […]
There’s a Line – What’s Your Take?
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Last week, we had an amazing Table Talk Wednesday event where we were discussing boundaries when working with families as […]
Coaching with Interpreters – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA We talk a lot about coaching and working with a wide variety of families, so it made sense for us […]