Professional Development Workshops
For over three years, Child Development Center has been at the forefront of professional development training on topics related to early education, special needs, and inclusion. Our highly qualifiedstaff is able to customize our presenta-tions to suit your goals and target audience. Our workshops are conducted onsite for your convenience and include handouts.
Applied Behavior Analysis Topics:
1. Early Identification and Intervention
2. Managing and Making Sense of Challenging Behavior in the Classroom
3. Behavioral Interventions for ADHD
4. Roadmaps to Different Therapies
5. Special Education Provision in Mainstream Schools: Structuring Shadow Teachers into Your Department
6. Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Training
7. An Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (Technical)
8. How to Become Board-Certified
Occupational Therapy Topics:
1. What is Occupational Therapy and How Do Children Benefit From It?
2. Normal Childhood Development: Gross Motor, Fine Motor, and Activities of Daily Living
3. Sensory Integration and Associated Delays
4. Fine Motor Development and Handwriting
5. Occupational Therapy Tips in Classroom
6. Occupational therapy in Physical Education
Early Education Topics:
1. Music as a Teaching Medium: Teaching Academic Skills through
2. Creating Lesson Plans: The Importance of Planning Ahead
3. Literacy Lesson: Bringing Books to Life Using Puppets and Other Props
4. Playing With Purpose: How to Promote Learning Through Play
Speech and Language Pathology Topics:
1. What is Speech and Language Pathology?
2. Normal Speech and Language Development
3. Differentiation Instruction in the Context of a Classroom
4. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems (AACS)
5. ABC's of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
6. Family-Based Approach to Intervention
7. Feeding and Swallowing Skills
Past Workshops
| Date | Topic |
| January 23, 2014 | Picture-Exchange Communication System (PECS) |
| February 5, 2014 | The Importance of Routine in Children's Lives |
| February 12, 2014 | Living with a Sibling With Special Needs |
| April 28, 2014 | Language Acquisition and Play Skills Workshop |
| April 30, 2014 | doTerra Essential Oils |
| May 3, 2014 | Brain Overload and Working Memory: Overcoming the Obstacles |
| June 14, 2014 | Social Stories |
| October 24, 2014 | Picture-Exchange Communication System (PECS) |
| 2014 (multiple dates) | Orton-Gillingham Training |
| Nov. 15, 2014 | Art Integration |
| January 15, 2015 | Dr. Stephen Shore: Introduction |
| Reinforcements | |
| Music for ASD | |
| January 16/17, 2015 | Annual Autism Conference |
| April 17, 2015 | ABA at Home |
| Music and Movement at Home | |
| December 15, 2015 |
Multi-Topic Presentation: Differentiation, Sensory Integration, Play with Purpose, and Managing Challenging Behavior |
| January 1, 2016 | Sensory Integration |
| February 2016 | 2nd Annual Autism Conference |
| May 31, 2016 | Fine Motor Development & Handwriting |
| October 23, 2016 | Early Years Education Training |
| Nov. 9, 2016 | Child Development: Fine Motor and Gross Motor Skills |
| Nov. 16, 2016 | Managing & Making Sense of Behavior Problems |
| Nov. 23, 2016 | ABA Applied at Home |
| Feb. 25, 2017 | 3rd Annual Autism Conference |
| Feb. 26, 2017 | Managing and Making Sense of Behavior Problems |
| March 4, 2017 | Pregnancy & Parenting Workshop: Developmental Milestones |
| April 4, 2017 | Occupational Therapy Tips for the Classroom |