Webinars and Trainings

Massachusetts Act Early offers various events, including State Team Summit Meetings, Webinars and Trainings for health care professionals and early educators.
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January 28th, 2022 Webinar for Head Start, Early Intervention, and WIC Professionals
Interprofessional Education on the Promotion of Parental Monitoring of Developmental Milestones.

Registration link: https://umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yfcmjuYHy25OjY

January 28th, 2022 Schedule:
  • 8:30 am - 9:30 am Part I: “Learn the Signs. Act Early”  Participants will describe how to support developmental monitoring using the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” free developmental monitoring tools within their setting.
  • 9:45 am - 10:45 am Part II: Early Childhood Developmental Monitoring, Screening, Referral and Milestones  Participants will gain interprofessional knowledge about different state agencies and collaboration opportunities with early childhood providers. Participants will identify the process and key stake holders of the Massachusetts referral system. Participants will be able to identify healthy developmental milestones in early childhood for eating and dressing.
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Part III: Motor and Cognitive Milestones for Children  Participants will be able to identify healthy developmental milestones in early childhood for motor and cognitive milestones.
  • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Part IV: Social & Speech Milestones for Children  Participants will be able to identify healthy developmental milestones in early childhood for social skills and speech and language skills milestones.
  • 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Part V: Attachment and Complex Trauma  Participants will be able to recognize attachment patterns in children and understand how early trauma impacts child development.
Participants who attend all 5 sessions will receive 0.05 CEUs.
 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the CDC’s MA Act Early Ambassador, Dr. Kate Barlow at Kate.Barlow@aic.edu.

Please click here to view the Webinars listed below: 

  •  Jan. 28th & 29th         “Learn the Signs. Act Early” 
  •  Feb. 25th & 26th          Early Childhood Developmental Monitoring, Screening, Referral and Milestones 
  •  March 25th & 26th     Motor and Cognitive Milestones for Children  
  •  April 29th & 30th        Social & Speech Milestones for Children  
  •  May 27th & 28th         Attachment and Complex Trauma 

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​Grand Round presentation given in honor of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd!
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Recorded Video Link: https://echo360.org/media/934e8b23-ef57-4a24-b7d5-2a7e4408fef4/public

Presentation Slides: “Inshallah/Ojalá: God Willing” Perception of Autism in Immigrant Families: Implications for Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment