Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA September is Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month, or NICA for short. When I look back over the NICU blogs that […]
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What’s Your Definition of Home?
Written by Kesha Lynch, MSW, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA When early intervention professionals hear the term “natural environment” as it relates to supporting children and families, settings such […]
Keep Calm and Reflect On…Then It’s Your Turn to Share
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA The struggle is real, folks. You’ve likely had that moment with families when you’re asking about daily routines and how a […]
Social Emotional Development in the Early Years: Promoting Positive Relationships
The focus of this 1.5 hour webinar will be on the importance of social emotional development and lifelong outcomes for young children with disabilities. Specific topics will include:
- Research evidence that highlights the importance of healthy and positive relationships between children and their parents and/or caregivers.
Cultural, ethnic, racial, and linguistic variations on parent-child interactions and expectations.
Considerations for military families (e.g., absence due to deployments, reunification, parenting from afar, etc.)
- The importance of Family-Centered Practices.
- Typical relationship struggles between parents/caregivers and children with disabilities.
- Parent coaching strategies to support parents and caregivers as they develop healthy and positive relationships with their children.
Visit https://conference.apps.mil/webconf/milfamlearningnetwork1 on 8/6/15 after registering to participate in this webinar.
Diversity with a Difference – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Wow, summer is not joking around this year! We got together a few weeks ago for our monthly Table Talk […]
Your “Stuff” as an Early Interventionist – What’s Your Take?
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much respect I have for the people surrounding my work, both directly […]
Using Reflective Questions to Empower Parents – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA The sun was out, and we were raring to go for this month’s Table Talk Wednesday event as we talked about […]
Moo-ing Along on EI Easy Street
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA You guessed it – another COW (or Concept of the Week),is coming your way! We talk a lot about how […]
COWs Have Feelings, Too!
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA We had another great Concept of the Week, or COW, here at the Mecklenburg County CDSA, and we wanted to […]
Even the COW Wonders about Toy Bag Dependence….
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA You guessed it….the Mecklenburg County CDSA has been discussing another Concept of the Week, or COW! This one was about […]