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1.09 | Free Developmental Disability Workshop: Classroom Strategies for Teaching Children with Aspergers Disorder
WHAT: Bancroft NeuroHealth's FREE workshop series on topics related to developmental disabilities will hold a workshop on Classroom Strategies for Teaching Children with Aspergers Disorder. The unique needs, challenges and rewards of teaching children with Aspergers Disorder will be discussed. Strategies to promote social skills, effective communication techniques, reduction of sensory stimulation and increasing desired behaviors will be explored. Also to be discussed are the classroom management plan and managing the learning environment. The workshop is open to the public. Educational professionals are encouraged to attend; continuing education credits (CEUs) are available.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 6:30-8:30 pm
WHERE: Farrington Building on Bancroft's Haddonfield Campus
425 Kings Highway East
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
DETAILS: For additional information (including directions) or to register, please contact Pat Reid at (856) 429-5637, ext. 371 or 257, or preid@bnh.org.
About Bancroft
Founded in 1883, Bancroft annually serves more than 1,300 children and adults with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and other neurological impairments. Based in Haddonfield, NJ, Bancroft has sites in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem and Middlesex counties in New Jersey, and in Delaware. Programs include education, rehabilitation, vocational, residential, evaluation and treatment services.
These workshops are available to the public at no charge. Support generously provided by the TD Charitable Foundation.
