Events
Agents of Change
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
1:30 PM to 3 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This workshop by FAVOR CT helps family members understand the change process that drives the networks of care. Topics include: increase your knowledge of System of Care values and principles, enhance your knowledge of Connecticut's Network of Care Transformation initiative-[CONNECT], develop skills to bring family voice to local, regional and state decision-making tables, and advance family engagement in policy and practice.
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Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST
Cost: No cost
Location: Online event
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar Demystifying Dyslexia A Learning Difference that Makes Reading a Struggle
Date: Tuesday January 28th 2025 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EST
Zoom registration link: https://bit.ly/7E341A
Co-hosted online with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT).
Speakers:
Attorney Lawrence Berliner, Connecticut Special Education Law
Jane Faherty, Stamford JCC JumpStart Program Executive Director & Special Education Advocate
Susanne Bailey-Rice, CIT/OGA, Reading Specialist, Founder of Shoreline Learning
A Starting Point of Conversation When Learning to Read Becomes an Issue:
• Definition of Dyslexia
• Common Characteristics that Can Indicate Dyslexia
• What is Decoding?
• Five Pillars of Reading
• Identifying a Dyslexic Learner: Formal vs. Informal Assessment and Comprehensive Evaluation
• How to Help your Child at Home
• Types of Reading Instruction to Assist the Student
• Advocacy and New Developments in Support
Questions? Please contact Rachel Berliner, Public Relations Assistant at [email protected]
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How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate - Part 1
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
12 PM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
Focus is on educational advocacy, including what to do when your child is struggling in school, the PPT process, laws parents need to know, effective communication and collaboration skills, how to work with school professionals when disagreements occur, and resources for parents with children who have behavioral health challenges. Sponsored by FAVOR CT.
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How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate - Part 2
Thursday, January 30, 2025
12 PM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
Part 2- Focus is for parents/caregivers to learn about possible issues that may arise once your child has been identified under special education. Sponsored by FAVOR CT.
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Support Group: Facilitation
Thursday, February 6, 2025
1:30 PM to 3 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This training by FAVOR CT addresses the need to nurture, empower, and educate families of children with mental health, behavioral or emotional challenges who are current facilitators or are interested in facilitating support groups. Participants will learn the following skills: listening awareness, communication skills, stages of human emotional response, strategies for handling challenging and difficult behaviors, facilitator skills and strategies, what makes a good support group, support group member responsibilities, support group facilitator.
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2025 disABILITY SUMMIT
Inclusive gathering dedicated to support parents, caregivers, students and more
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: No cost
Location: Mohegan Sun Sky Convention Center
We are excited to invite you to participate in the 5th Annual LEARN disABILITY Summit! This important statewide event will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Mohegan Sun Sky Convention Center in Uncasville, CT. Event admission and parking is free and open to the public.
The previous years’ event featured 65 vendors/exhibitors, informative breakout sessions, and free giveaways. This event is for caregivers, students, professionals, and community providers who support individuals with disabilities ranging from birth to age 21. Over 500 attendees from across the state have attended previous events.
Our goal is to provide attendees with a variety of agencies in service categories throughout the lifespan. We look forward to welcoming returning exhibitors, new participants, as well as event sponsors!
For any questions regarding the event, please email us at [email protected] and we are happy to help. Please note this mailbox is only monitored during business hours and it may take up to 48 hours to receive a response.
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Transition Tuesday
American Job Centers
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
7:00
Cost: No cost
Location: Online
This session will provide an overview of free employment and training services provided by the American Job Center System.
Presenter : Jill Larmett, Disability Resource Coordinator Capital Workforce Partners
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Redefining Self Care
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
12 PM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This workshop by FAVOR CT is a concise exploration and discussion of self-care essentials, focusing on balance and stress management. Uncover the three key areas of self-care - physical, emotional, and mental - and learn to integrate them for overall well-being.
After our interactive session, you will have the skills to create a customized self-care plan, empowering you to thrive and work towards leading a more joyful life.
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Agents of Change
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
11:30 AM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This workshop by FAVOR CT helps family members understand the change process that drives the networks of care. Topics include: increase your knowledge of System of Care values and principles, enhance your knowledge of Connecticut's Network of Care Transformation initiative-[CONNECT], develop skills to bring family voice to local, regional and state decision-making tables, and advance family engagement in policy and practice.
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Redefining Self Care
Thursday, March 6, 2025
12 PM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This workshop by FAVOR CT is a concise exploration and discussion of self-care essentials, focusing on balance and stress management. Uncover the three key areas of self-care - physical, emotional, and mental - and learn to integrate them for overall well-being. After our interactive session, you will have the skills to create a customized self-care plan, empowering you to thrive and work towards leading a more joyful life.
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Transition Tuesday
Transition Programs
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
7:00
Cost: No cost
Location: Online
This presentation will review what is a transition program, the requirements of a transition program, and how to find programs on EdSight.
Presenter : Laura Knapp, CPAC
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Persuasive Storytelling
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
11:30 AM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This workshop by FAVOR CT focuses on the use of personal stories, one of the most effective tools for children's behavioral health advocates. Personal stories are especially powerful when communicating with system partners, provider agencies, media and other families and youth. During this session, participants learn and practice skills for telling their personal story. Participants are taught how to create their Single Overriding Communication Objective (SOCO). A SOCO is the reason a presentation or speech is done. Participants learn that if they stay true to their SOCO, there will be no doubt in the audience's mind about what they stand for and what message they are trying to convey. This training is highly interactive.
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Next STEPS: Parent Leadership Training
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
5:30-8:30pm
Cost: No cost
Location: Newington, Connecticut
This eight-session intensive series is designed to help parents and professionals gain the skills and knowledge necessary for them to be effective members at the Planning and Placement Team meeting (PPT). This training series will prepare participants for a variety roles at the school, district, regional or state level. Participants will learn about the law related to education as well as state and federal level initiatives that impact students with disabilities and their education.
Location:
Newington, Connecticut
March 12, 19, 26
April 2, 9, 23, 30
No Class on April 16th
May 7
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Understanding Your Child's IEP
Thursday, March 20, 2025
12 PM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This training by FAVOR CT focuses on understanding: the New IEP page by page, changes from the old IEP, how parents/caregivers should prepare input/concerns in the different areas of: academic - all subjects, social and emotional, transition planning. List of supplementary aids and services included.
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Agents of Change
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
11:30 AM to 1 PM
Cost: This is a no cost event
Location: Online Event
This workshop by FAVOR CT helps family members understand the change process that drives the networks of care. Topics include: increase your knowledge of System of Care values and principles, enhance your knowledge of Connecticut's Network of Care Transformation initiative-[CONNECT], develop skills to bring family voice to local, regional and state decision-making tables, and advance family engagement in policy and practice.
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Unlocking the World: Strategies for Comprehension
Thursday, March 27, 2025
10:00am
Cost: No cost
Location: Virtual
THE FOCUS OF THE STORY
How do we know what children know well and what they need to learn to become efficient and effective readers? We use data! Now that we know the components of reading instruction, we’ll look at how to tell if children are mastering what they are being taught. It’s not just about making progress, it’s about making enough progress and using what is learned in actual reading. Our children’s data tells a story. Is it a good one?
Let’s find out!
LEARNING TARGETS
- Describe what data are needed to know how children are progressing in learning to read
- Explain the difference between “making progress” and “making enough progress”
- Explain what to ask about “grades”
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