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2020 MA Act Early State Team Summit Meeting
Developmental Surveillance in Early Childhood Mixed Systems

Date:        Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time:        9:00 am - 3:30pm         
Location:  Live Virtual Session


State team members engaged in a daylong Summit meeting with learning and networking on topics related to early identification. Listed below are the speaker biographies and other helpful information from the event.

2020 Summit Agenda:

"Support for Early Childhood State Systems Through the Act Early Network to Support Recovery and Strengthen Resilience Skills, Behaviors, and Resources of Children, Families, and Communities"

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. The Effective Use of Telepractice to Deliver Special Education Services to Children with Autism: Logistics, Evidence-Based Practices, and the Impact of COVID-19.  Presented by: Mary  Andrianopoulos, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Communication Disorders, Amherst, MA 

​10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Telepractice and Tele-AAC: Instruction, Training, and the Impact of COVID-19. Presented by: Nerissa Hall, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Co-founding partner, Commūnicāre, LLC., Easthampton, MA 

1pm-2pm: Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children through Telepractice.  Presented by: Roula Choueiri, MD Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatrician, University of Massachusetts, Children’s Medical Center, Worcester, MA 

2:15pm-3:30 pm:
 Impact of Racism on child development; how to develop resilience in young children and their families in current times and create a change. Presented by: Roula Choueiri, MD Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatrician, University of Massachusetts, Children’s Medical Center, Worcester, MA 

​Evaluation Method: Pre and Post Surveys, MA Act Early & CDC Facebook downloads 





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