Speakers' Bureau As a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD), the Boling Center disseminates useful
information to the public about issues related to developmental disabilities. Presenters
at Speakers’ BureauWe maintain a speakers' bureau composed of members
of our professional staff, which includes developmental pediatricians, psychologists,
speech-language pathologists, an occupational therapist, a physical therapist,
audiologists, social workers, nutritionists, a pediatric nurse, and early childhood
and special education experts. Target AudiencePresentations would
be appropriate for parent groups and inservice training for teachers, counselors,
and supervisory personnel. Some topics would be of interest to high school and
college students.
TopicsPlease see the list of suggested
topics below. Additional related topics can be covered if requested.
- Appropriate preschool child care
- Assessment of infants and preschoolers
with special needs
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and
medication
- Attitudes toward academics during pre-adolescence and early
adolescence
- Behavior Analysis
- Behavior management techniques for children with developmental
disabilities: home environment
- Behavioral management techniques for children
with developmental disabilities: school environment
- Cerebral palsy
- Child
abuse potential and parenting stress among parents of children with developmental
disabilities
- Child Development
- Co-teaching approaches
- Collaborating with families
- Communication
development and intervention for young children with special needs
- Community Resources
- Conditions
which may appear to be ADHD but aren't
- Chronic Illness and Developmental Disabilities
- Developing IFSPs and IEPs
- Developmentally
appropriate early childhood education
- Developmentally appropriate practices
for young children with special needs
- Down syndrome
- Domestic Violence
- Early childhood
assessment and school interventions
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to the Top - Feeding issues with children and adults with developmental
disabilities
- Functional communication
- Gender role development
during pre-adolescence and early adolescence
- Grantsmanship skills
- Hearing
disorders: causes, prevention, non-medical intervention
- Inclusion
- Inclusion
of young children with special needs
- Language-learning disabilities
- Leadership in Women/Educational Leadership
- Learning Disabilities and Disorders
- Mental
retardation
- Metabolic disorders
- Overview of child development
- Overview
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), and other legislation related to individuals with disabilities
- Parenting
- Parent Panels
- Positioning (OT/PT) approporiate for classrooms
- Recent
research findings from the Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities and their
applications for individuals with developmental disabilities
- Routines-based
intervention
- Self-concept development during pre-adolescence and early
adolescence
- Service coordination
- Siblings of children with genetic disorders
- SibShops
- Spina bifida
- Supporting
emergent literacy for infants and preschoolers with special needs
- Supporting
positive behaviors in preschool settings
- Supported Employment
- Team development
- Lifting/Transfering Children with Special Needs
- Transportation
- Transition
issues in early childhood, adolescence and adulthood
- Typical speech-language
development
- Vocational Rehabilitation
ContactIf you
are interested in scheduling a presentation, please contact Elizabeth Bishop,
Coordinator of Dissemination, BCDD, (901)448-6511. Back
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