Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA So, the other day, I was flipping through the channels and ran across one of the oh-so-many weight loss shows. […]
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I’m a Rock Star at Daycare….But Where Are the Teacher and Parent? – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA We are really making our way through the list of interesting topics for our Table Talk Wednesday events, and this month’s […]
Rules to Engagement – It’s Not Just a Language Barrier
Written by Andrea Matias-Lemoine, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA What if you were to wake up tomorrow morning in a country where you do not know the language, culture, laws, […]
The Importance of Attachment
Written by Christine Milano, LMHC, Mecklenburg County CDSA As an early intervention provider, every time you walk through the door of a family’s home, you assess multiple variables. Am I […]
Rules to Engagement: Families in the NICU
Written by Michelle Allen, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA So you have a referral that comes to you for a baby that is still in the hospital. You are scheduling […]
DSS – Who Are They, and What Do We Do With Them? A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA As we choose topics for our Table Talk Wednesday events, we look at our work from a variety of angles. One […]
From the NICU, to EI, and Beyond
Written by Raizel Kahn, Mother of 24-weeker triplets, Mecklenburg County Six years ago, I gave birth to triplet boys at 24 weeks, 0 days gestation. Each weighed only 1 lb. 6 […]
Da Plan, Da Plan – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA When we met for last month’s event, we talked about coaching as an interaction style, so we followed up this […]
“I Really Don’t Have to Know It All?”
Written by Tami Dietz, Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CDSA Empowering Families. Building Confidence and Competence. These are fairly new terms in early intervention, and we’ve heard them, and probably even thrown […]
Life is Therapy!
Written by Christine Milano, LMHC, Mecklenburg County CDSA In a former life, I worked in the adult Serious and Persistent Mental Health/Substance Abuse field. I was completely comfortable with 52-year-old […]