Just a quick reminder that The Garfield County Sooner SUCCESS Coalition will NOT be meeting during the month of August.
However, I do want to update you on a few items:
Play Matters a Big Success
We have completed all but our final session of Play Matters with 10 participants and had another wonderful experience. We had a great response from everyone involved and a special "Thank You" goes out to all of coalition members that volunteered for the Academy or donated supplies/materials. It was all critical to making this project a success. Celebration Saturday is the coming Saturday (August 9th). Family and friends are invited to attend and watch the participants go up for their celebration air plane ride and receive their graduation certificates.
Free Autism Training for Family Members & Professionals
Sooner SUCCESS is hosting a regional workshop on autism September 23rd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chisholm Trail Technology Center between Kingfisher and Watonga. This is a free workshop for both family members and professionals and will focus on how to develop community supports for individuals with autism. The speakers will be from the Oklahoma Autism Network and each participant will leave with a goodie bag of resources after the session. We expect this to be an awesome day and I encourage you to attend and to share the registration information with others who might be interested. To register individuals just need to contact Lisa Simmons at 603-1580.
Walk 4RKids
Also coming up in September is the Walk 4RKids at David Allen Memorial Ballpark on September 20th. This is a great time to share information with families through an information table or just to walk in support of individuals with special needs. You can register online through the 4RKids website.
Join our coalition
The next meeting of the Garfield County Sooner SUCCESS Coalition will be on September 11th from noon to 1 p.m. when we will be focused on our fall health project: a mobile dental clinic with the Oklahoma Dental Foundation. Join us at the Bass Pavilion in the 1st floor conference or contact Lisa at lrsimmons@gmail.com to be added to our mailing list.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Lisa
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Positive Behavior Supports for Parents With Dr. Laura Riffel
Topic: Positive Behavior Supports for Parents
Presented by: Down Syndrome Association of Central OK and the OK Dept of Education - Special Education Services
When: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Where: Integris Baptist Medical Center
Auditorium (Concourse Level)
3300 NW Expressway St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Presentor: Laura A. Riffel, Ph.D. is a behavior specialist who has trained parents,teachers and others how to make data based decisions as a way to change behavior. Her trainings are filled with humor and make data collection easy to understand and use at home and in the classroom. Through over 30 years of experience, Dr. Riffel has had the opportunity to teach students with all types of intellectual and learning disabilities. For more information about Dr. Riffel, or this workshop visit www.behaviordoctor.org
At this workshop, you will learn:
1. Overview of Positive Behavior Support
2. Main components of Applied Behavior Analysis
3. Maximizing proactive strategies rather than reactive actions
4. Key factors: Increase appropriate behavior by 80% just by doing one thing
5. Sticking with it: There is a magic formula for how long to stick with an intervention. Find out what that formula is.
6. Frogs: What the heck do frogs have to do with behavior? Come find out.
7. Interventions you can take back and use tomorrow at home.
8. Quick ways to document the function behind the behavior.
9. The best sentence in the world to use when you are calling the school to ask them to sit down and talk about a behavior problem.
10. Information about who should be in on a behavior support team meeting and what should be talked about first and foremost
Lunch will be provided for each participant.
Attendance will require pre-registration.
For more information about registering for this workshop,please contact conferenceinfo@dsaco.org. There will be a $10.00 per person registration fee for this workshop. We will accept checks (payable to DSACO) or purchase orders.
Limited stipends for families & teachers are available. Must email conferenceinfo@dsaco.org for more information.
Information needed to register:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE
EMAIL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Do you need Spanish Interpretation?
Deadline to register - July 25, 2008.
Contact: Juanita Killingsworth
(405) 348-6770 (h)
(405) 210-2652 (c)
Presented by: Down Syndrome Association of Central OK and the OK Dept of Education - Special Education Services
When: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Where: Integris Baptist Medical Center
Auditorium (Concourse Level)
3300 NW Expressway St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Presentor: Laura A. Riffel, Ph.D. is a behavior specialist who has trained parents,teachers and others how to make data based decisions as a way to change behavior. Her trainings are filled with humor and make data collection easy to understand and use at home and in the classroom. Through over 30 years of experience, Dr. Riffel has had the opportunity to teach students with all types of intellectual and learning disabilities. For more information about Dr. Riffel, or this workshop visit www.behaviordoctor.org
At this workshop, you will learn:
1. Overview of Positive Behavior Support
2. Main components of Applied Behavior Analysis
3. Maximizing proactive strategies rather than reactive actions
4. Key factors: Increase appropriate behavior by 80% just by doing one thing
5. Sticking with it: There is a magic formula for how long to stick with an intervention. Find out what that formula is.
6. Frogs: What the heck do frogs have to do with behavior? Come find out.
7. Interventions you can take back and use tomorrow at home.
8. Quick ways to document the function behind the behavior.
9. The best sentence in the world to use when you are calling the school to ask them to sit down and talk about a behavior problem.
10. Information about who should be in on a behavior support team meeting and what should be talked about first and foremost
Lunch will be provided for each participant.
Attendance will require pre-registration.
For more information about registering for this workshop,please contact conferenceinfo@dsaco.org. There will be a $10.00 per person registration fee for this workshop. We will accept checks (payable to DSACO) or purchase orders.
Limited stipends for families & teachers are available. Must email conferenceinfo@dsaco.org for more information.
Information needed to register:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Do you need Spanish Interpretation?
Deadline to register - July 25, 2008.
Contact: Juanita Killingsworth
(405) 348-6770 (h)
(405) 210-2652 (c)
Learn to talk to legislators about your family
Shown below is a link to CHADD's legislative advocacy manual. By now you probably realize that your life and the life of your family members with special needs, can be dramatically impacted by which laws and regulations pass and which do not. were
Discussing issues with policy makers and government officials can pave the way for better understanding of your family's situation and lead to them making more informed decisions. But if you've never done this before, it can be an intimidating prospect.
This is a link to a manual that CHADD developed to help guide you in the process. It's called the CHADD Advocacy Manual. The manual is in very clear, reassuring language and will help you realize that simply telling your experience can be very powerful and effective.
This particular manaual is specific to ADHD, however, the process described can easily be applied to any disability condition.
Discussing issues with policy makers and government officials can pave the way for better understanding of your family's situation and lead to them making more informed decisions. But if you've never done this before, it can be an intimidating prospect.
This is a link to a manual that CHADD developed to help guide you in the process. It's called the CHADD Advocacy Manual. The manual is in very clear, reassuring language and will help you realize that simply telling your experience can be very powerful and effective.
This particular manaual is specific to ADHD, however, the process described can easily be applied to any disability condition.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Resources, Resources, & More Resources
Check out the newest version of the OK Disability Resource Guide. Created by Dana Tallon at the Department of Rehabilitation Services this online guide has over 1000 pages of resources-WOW!!
Find out what you've been missing!
Find out what you've been missing!
More Ways to Connect Children to Services
The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) has written a report (PDF) on how medical homes , families, audiologists, and Early Intervention Providers can ensure that children with suspected hearing loss get connected quickly to needed services.
Even though the report focuses on hearing loss, the recommendations are easily relevant to all CYSCHN by serving as a good example of how health care providers can organize services for families while abiding by privacy regulations.
Even though the report focuses on hearing loss, the recommendations are easily relevant to all CYSCHN by serving as a good example of how health care providers can organize services for families while abiding by privacy regulations.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
How did Sooner SUCCESS get started?
Have you ever wondered how Sooner SUCCESS came to be?
Recently the folks at Champions for Inclusive Communities conducted an interview with our program founders on just that topic.
Check it out at:
http://www.championsinc.org/main/nfireport.cfm?id=235
Recently the folks at Champions for Inclusive Communities conducted an interview with our program founders on just that topic.
Check it out at:
http://www.championsinc.org/main/nfireport.cfm?id=235
Monday, July 14, 2008
Back to School Immunization Clinic
The Garfield County Health Department is hosting a back-to-school immunization clinic.
What: Free Immunization Clinic for school-age children
Dates: August 11 & 12
Times: 8:30 to 11:30 & 1:00 to 4:00
Where: Garfield County Health Department
2501 Mercer Dr.
Enid, OK 73701
Parents, please bring your child’s shot record with you!
Free gift bag for the first 100 kids!
Need a flyer to share with others?
Have questions?
Contact Cheryl Peters at the Garfield Co. Health Department
Phone: (580)-233-0650
What: Free Immunization Clinic for school-age children
Dates: August 11 & 12
Times: 8:30 to 11:30 & 1:00 to 4:00
Where: Garfield County Health Department
2501 Mercer Dr.
Enid, OK 73701
Parents, please bring your child’s shot record with you!
Free gift bag for the first 100 kids!
Need a flyer to share with others?
Have questions?
Contact Cheryl Peters at the Garfield Co. Health Department
Phone: (580)-233-0650
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