Past Events

Featuring: Maureen Durkin, James Li, Kathleen Kastner and a Community Panel
In Person - Waisman location TBA & Virtual
February 3, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am
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20th Annual | In-Person and Virtual Event Details When: Saturday, February 3, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Coffee & Connections with Refreshments at 8:15 a.m for in-person attendees (details below) Where: In Person …

Featuring: Hedy Burke
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
January 31, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
UW South Madison Partnership

Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step …

January 25, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
La Movida Radio

25 de enero Un espacio creado por el Waisman Center, Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison para hablar con científicos y proveedores de salud acerca de discapacidades de desarrollo como autismo y síndrome de Down, enfermedades neurodegenerativas como …

Featuring: Hedy Burke, Colin Fass, & Phyllis Greenberger
January 10, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713

Overview: Disability Rights Wisconsin along with Community TIES (Training, Intervention, and Evaluation Services) provides an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Training for guardians and providers who attend IEP meetings. This will allow training participants to better …

Featuring: Josh Lapin MSSW
Zoom
January 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. This seminar is designed to put order to the chaos. …

December 13, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

This session’s presenters will be our partners from Penn State: Karla Armendariz (Communication Sciences & Disorders PhD Candidate), Dr. Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg (Special Education faculty), and Dr. David McNaughton (Special Education faculty). This presentation introduces an …

John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216
December 8, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Waisman Center

Ruchira Singh, PhD University of Rochester Profile   About the Speaker: Dr. Ruchira Singh is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Genetics at the University of Rochester. The overall objective of …

2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
December 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
UW South Madison Partnership

Overview: Many approaches to “behavioral challenges” focus heavily on “eliminating a behavior” rather than understanding the purpose of an action.  Trauma can impact our brains and nervous system’s ability to differentiate between safe and unsafe …

John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216
December 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Waisman Center

Gael Orsmond, PhD Boston University Profile   About the Speaker: Dr. Orsmond is a developmental and clinical psychologist who conducts research to understand how the family, social, community, and school contexts are crucial to the …

Online - Register for Zoom Code
November 14, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Register Here Limited to 150 participants. When you register, if a training date no longer appears, it means that session has reached capacity. Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how …