Friday, June 25 at 1 pm —don’t miss this free Lewis County Autism Coalition presentation on Reimagining (Dis)ability within the context of education and beyond.
Presented by Jeremy Kaufman, a life skills teacher with the Visions program and an autistic person.
This website brings together practical and current tools, strategies, and information designed to help physicians and other health care providers in Washington State care for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.
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Sea Mar Community Health Centers 16th Annual Latino Health Forum
October 27 & 29, 2021
Online Virtual Conference
Learn more about the Annual Latino Health forum – 2021
Event Details
Save The Date!
Sea Mar Community Health Centers 16th Annual Latino Health Forum
October 27 & 29, 2021
Online Virtual Conference
Learn more about the Annual Latino Health forum – 2021 information coming soon
Time
All Day (Wednesday)
Location
Online
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
october 29, 2021 12:00 am
Organizer
Sea Mar Community Health CentersSea Mar Community Health Centers, founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington state. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services.
Save The Date!
Sea Mar Community Health Centers 16th Annual Latino Health Forum
October 27 & 29, 2021
Online Virtual Conference
Learn more about the Annual Latino Health forum – 2021
Event Details
Save The Date!
Sea Mar Community Health Centers 16th Annual Latino Health Forum
October 27 & 29, 2021
Online Virtual Conference
Learn more about the Annual Latino Health forum – 2021 information coming soon
Time
All Day (Friday)
Location
Online
Organizer
Sea Mar Community Health CentersSea Mar Community Health Centers, founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington state. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services.
Maintaining Relationship Resilience While Parenting a Child with Special Needs with Bill Scott
Description: The information presented will
Event Details
Maintaining Relationship Resilience While Parenting a Child with Special Needs with Bill Scott Description: The information presented will prove useful, whether you are new to your marriage or have decades of experience. Bill will draw from his training with John and Julie Gottman and his work at the Gottman Relationship Research Institute. Expect a fun, meaningful and insightful experience while enjoying the company of others interested in improving the health and vitality of their relationships, while navigating this highly emotional journey of parenting a child with special needs Presenter’s Bio: “Bill Scott, LICSW Couples Group Facilitator for 15 years in various settings (Relationship Research Institute, Providence Hospital, Boyer Childrens Clinic, EEU) Father’s Group Facilitator for 30 years at the U of WA Experimental Education Unit Father’s Group Facilitator for 26 years at Boyer Children’s Clinic Masters of Social Work, University of Washington. B.A. in Psychology, Northeastern University, Chicago, Il. My areas of practice include: early intervention, infant mental health, navigating grief and loss and hope, couples counseling, parent resilience, early childhood emotion regulation, trauma-informed care and child welfare consultation. “
session will be recorded and posted on the WA State Fathers Network website.
The PCORI Annual Meeting brings together members of the healthcare community, including researchers, patients, caregivers, clinicians, insurers, health system representatives, and other stakeholders. The event serves as a report to
Event Details
The PCORI Annual Meeting brings together members of the healthcare community, including researchers, patients, caregivers, clinicians, insurers, health system representatives, and other stakeholders. The event serves as a report to the nation on PCORI’s progress in funding initiatives to determine which care approaches work best, for whom, and under what circumstances.
The 2021 PCORI Virtual Annual Meeting will offer attendees accessible learning and networking opportunities. More details of the meeting will be posted at https://www.pcori.org/2021-annual-meeting soon.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)PCORI was established to fund research that can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about the healthcare choices they face every day, guided by those who will use that information.
Keynote speaker is Steve Silberman (author of Neurotribes), other featured presenters include Siena Castellon (in conversation with Marcelle Ciampi) and McAlister Greiner Huynh (The Neurodivergent Teacher). Daniel Wendler and Kyle Shumway will deliver an opening plenary on Nov 10.
The early bird prices until Sept 15 are:
Professionals/others $30
Neurodiverse adults and family members $20.
After Sept 15, prices are:
$50 for professionals ($40 if 5 or more register at same time)
$30 for neurodiverse/family ($50 if 2 family members register at same time)
Guardianships and Trusts with Christy Ibrahim
Description: Covering questions such as: What is a guardianship? Why do I
Event Details
Guardianships and Trusts with Christy Ibrahim Description: Covering questions such as: What is a guardianship? Why do I need one? What is a special needs trust, what types are there and why are they needed? Presenter’s Bio: Christy Thompson Ibrahim is the lead attorney at Jones & Ibrahim PLLC and has practiced law with the firm since 1998. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Washington School of Law. She had a brother with Down Syndrome, and her mother, Margaret-Lee Thompson, started the King County Parent Coalition. Christy has taught Disability Law at the UW Law School for over 15 years and is the editor or co-editor of three disability textbooks. She recently completed a term on the board of the Arc of Washington, and she was inducted into the Public Interest Law Association’s Hall of Fame at the UW Law school.
Session will be recorded and posted on the WA State Fathers Network website.
EVENT DETAILS
Experts from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Autism Center provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care
Event Details
EVENT DETAILS
Experts from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Autism Center provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA).
Purpose of the COE Training
To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.
Who is Eligible to Become a COE
The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs and pediatric naturopaths.
As of Oct 17, 2019 , an autism diagnosis from a COE provider (except for naturopath physicians) can also be used by a family for Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) eligibility.
What the Online Training Covers
Evaluation and diagnosis of children exhibiting signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and determining which evidence –based treatments, including ABA, are likely to be helpful for individual children
Community and state resources for children and youth with autism and their families
How to write an approved prescription for ABA treatment
Billing
Paperwork and process to complete to become a HCA recognized COE after the training
Who is the Training for?
The target audience for the COE certification training are those primary care clinicians eligible to become COEs. Additionally, clinical and community partners partnering with COES in the evaluation and connection of children and youth and their families to service are welcome to attend. More information about the COE training.
