ANNUAL CONFERENCES
Great Beginnings
Each year, since 1996, Criterion has joined with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Center for Language, Speech and Hearing to co-sponsor the “Great Beginnings Conference”. This conference, designed to provide experienced professionals with the opportunity to focus on current research in a specific area relevant to their work, attracts hundreds of early intervention specialists, teachers and pediatric professionals from all over New England. Past conference topics and keynote speakers have included:
| CONFERENCE |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
| 1997 |
Issues in Service Coordination |
Carl Dunst |
| 1998 |
Efficacy of Early Intervention |
Craig Ramey |
| 1999 |
Attachment Theory |
Gary Kramer |
| 2000 |
Genetics |
Robert Shprintzen |
| 2001 |
Critical Periods of Development |
Don Bailey |
| 2002 |
Child Directed Learning |
Todd Risley |
| 2003 |
Routines |
Steve Warren |
| 2004 |
Making the Connection |
Mark Wolery |
| 2005 |
Integrated Developmental Therapies |
Diane Bricker |
| 2006 |
"In Search of Evidence-Based Practices
in Early Childhood Education" |
Kevin Nugent |
2007 |
"Promoting Parental Responsiveness Through Routines-Based Intervention" |
Juliann Woods, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP |
Last year's 11th Annual Great Beginnings Conference:
"Promoting Parental Responsiveness Through
Routines-Based Intervention"
held on October 20, 2007
was a great success!
Thanks to all who participated!
Click here for information on last year's
11th Annual Great Beginnings Conference!
or
To download a copy of the 2007 Great Beginnings Brochure
click here!
Contact Info:
Professional Education Resources and Conference Services
321 Fortune Boulevard
Milford, MA 01757
Tel.: 508-473-3882 x117
Fax: 508-478-0615
services@percs.info
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