Please sign up using the form below. All courses except the October 9th course will run at the Distance Learning Lab at ALCS, 3131 Five Mile Rd., Allegany, NY 14760.

Classes will be viewed at Allegany-Limestone MS/HS

(W) October 9th   (This course will NOT be at ALCS)

 Title: All About Potato Head and Other Low Cost Therapy Materials that Clinicians Love to Use

Speakers: Pamela Kendall, CCC-SLP, Molly Kruszka, LPT, Ashley Bystrak, OTR/L, The Children’s League

CE Credits: AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

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(W) October 16th 

Title: Facilitating Improved Competency in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Speakers: Katherine Lyle, CCC- SLP, Kerri Bubar, CCC-SLP, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center (BHSC)

CE Credits: Social Work, AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

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 (W) October 23rd 

Title: Self Injurious Behaviors (SIB), As Seen Through the Lens of a Developmental Model

Speaker: Eric Curtis, CCC-SLP, Liberty Resources

CE Credits: Social Work, AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

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(W) October 30th

Title: What You Feed Will Grow – Strategies for Managing Challenging Behaviors

Speaker: Natalie Houck, Special Education Teacher, School 45, Buffalo Public Schools (BPS)

CE Credits: Social Work, AOTA, PT, ASHA,CTLE, ___________________________________________________________________

(W) November 6th

 Title: Clinical Caseload and Workload Issues 

Panelists: Gretchen Burden, CCC-SLP, Jody Marshall, CCC-SLP, Clarence Schools, Mary Anne Whelan, OTR/L, Lori Mergler OTR/L, John Petrunyak, LPT, BHSC

CE Credits: AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

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(W) November 13th

 Title: AAC/Total Communication for Children & Adults, An Interdisciplinary Approach: Don’t Give Up!

Speaker: Stephanie Loranty, CCC-SLP, BHSC

CE Credits: AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

(W) November 20th            

Title: Supervision and Mentoring of Inexperienced Clinicians

Panelists: Erin Filippini, CCC-SLP, Nicole Kunda OTR/L, John Petrunyak LPT, BHSC

CE Credits: Social Work, AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

(W) December 4th

Title: Rock Autism Multimedia Vocational Programs: Creative Workshops for Teens & Young Adults with Autism

Speakers: Alea Conte, Ex. Director, Rock Autism

CE Credits: Social Work, AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE 

(W) December 11th

Title: Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders/Anykloglossia: Assessment and Treatment

Speaker: Amy Sumbrum, CCC-SLP, Hope Speech Pathology

CE Credits:  AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE

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(M) December 16th

Title: Children, Families and Trauma: What Clinicians and Teachers need to know to Support Healing and Resilience

Speaker: Whitney Mendel, Assistant Professor, Daemen College

CE Credits: Social Work, AOTA, PT, ASHA, CTLE