10/21/08 - Researchers to present at international conference for children

Date: October 21, 2008
Contact: Seth Seymour
423-648-1709
seth.seymour@siskin.org

Institute researchers to present at international conference for children with special needs

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two researchers from Siskin Children’s Institute will share their expertise as presenters at this year’s International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families Oct. 27-30 in Minneapolis.

Dr. Robin McWilliam, director of the Siskin Center for Child and Family Research, will present three sessions on the following topics:
-Top 10 Mistakes in Early Intervention in Natural Environments — and the Solutions;
-A Community Parenting Center: Using Early Intervention Practices for Prevention and Intervention;
-Incorporating Recommended Practices within Quality Assurance Systems: Challenges and Barriers.

Dr. Amy Casey, research scientist, will co-present with Dr. McWilliam on the topic, “The Engagement Classroom: Description and Findings.”

The annual conference is sponsored by the Division for Early Childhood (DEC), which is one of seventeen divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The CEC is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and the gifted. DEC is especially for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families.

For more information about the Division for Early Childhood, log on to www.dec-sped.org.

About Siskin Children’s Institute
Since 1950, Siskin Children's Institute has served children with special needs, such as autism, developmental delays and Down syndrome. The Institute achieves its mission in a comprehensive way: a quality preschool education where children with disabilities learn together with typically developing children; family support and community outreach programs; innovative research focusing on early childhood development and special education; and in 2009, developmental and behavioral pediatric health care. For more information about Siskin Children’s Institute, log on to www.siskin.org.

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