Professional Development
EDUCATIONAL THERAPY SOLUTIONS
Date: September 24, 2024
Organization: Stand Strong Coalition
*Presenter: Dr. Emily Kline
Topic: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids
Date: September 13, 2024
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Chicago Study Group
*Presenter: Laura Doto, MA, ET/P
Topic: Summer reading discussion: IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and Belonging
Date: July 5, 2024
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Chicago Study Group
*Presenter: Viola Jordan, MS, ET/P
Topic: Group Planning Meeting
Date: May 10, 2024
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Chicago Study Group
*Presenter: Viola Jordan, MS, ET/P
Topic: AI in Education
Date: February 7, 2024
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
*Presenter: Sharon Saline, PsyD
Topic: Helping Neurodivergent Students Get Unstuck: Essential Tools for Building Success in School and Life
Dates: November 3-5, 2023
Association of Educational Therapists – 45th Annual Conference (Virtual)
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
*Presenter: Virginia Berninger, PhD
Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Oral and Written Language Learning Disability: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment
*Moderator: Cindy Z. Hansen, EdD
Topic: Research and Revelations: A Panel’s Perspective on 2e Across the Learning Span
*Presenter: Shelley Haven, ATP, RET, BSME
Topic: Chat GPT and Education at One Year: What Have We Learned? What’s Next?
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023
*Presenter: Nancy Mather, PhD
Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: A Powerful Force for Effective Teaching
Dates: November 4-6, 2022
Association of Educational Therapists – 44th Annual Conference (Virtual)
Friday, November 4, 2022
*Presenter: Kaye Ragland, EdD, LMFT, BCET
Topic: Scope of Practice in the Covid Era: Appropriately Addressing Students’ Post-Trauma Needs
*Presenter: Bonnie Massimino, MEd, BCET
Topic: Shall We Play a Game? Engaging Reluctant Learners Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Activities
*Presenter: Polly Mayer, MEd, ET/P
Topic: Cultivating Connection: Social/Emotional Learning During Educational Therapy Sessions
*Presenter: Marion Marshall, MS, BCET, FAET
Topic: The Case of Maya: What is Engagement? Can Engagement Actually Improve Learning?
Date: November 5, 2022
*Presenter: Cynthia Z. Hansen, EdD, ET/P
Topic: Strengths & Talents Rock! Tools That Reveal Our Cognitively Diverse Learners at Their Best
*Presenters: Mary-Margaret Scholtens, MSE and Kelly Fowler
Topic: 3D Bridge from Phonemic Awareness to Reading: Effective Ways to Teach Essential Skills
*Presenters: Sheryl Pruitt, MEd, ET/P
Topic: Impact of Educational Therapist’s Therapeutic Relationship on Learning: Replacing the “Bad,” “Stupid,” “Lazy,” and
“Crazy” Incorrect Self-Diagnoses With Success
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Organization: International Dyslexia Association - North Carolina Branch
Presenter: Lucy Hart Paulson, EdD, CCC-SLP
Topic: Connecting Writing to the Science of Reading: Foundations for Developing Writing in Young Learners
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Presenter: George McCloskey, PhD
Topic: Remediating Reading and Writing Difficulties when ADHD is a Primary Concern
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Presenter: Maryanne Wolf, PhD Facilitated by: Elizabeth Lutsky, MA, BCET
Topic: The Impact Of Digital Media: A Conversation With Maryanne Wolf, PhD
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Presenter: Kaye Ragland, EdD, LMFT, BCET & Karen Lerner, ET/P
Topic: Recovering From The Pandemic's Slow Motion Trauma It's Impact And Considerations For Healing In The Classroom & Beyond
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2021
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Presenter: Joe Dilly, PhD
Topic: Screentime Management in the Age of COVID-19
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2021
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Presenter: Joy Lopez, EdD
Topic: Technology Tools, Tips, and Tricks
Dates: October 23-25, 2020
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists (42nd Annual National Conference)
Friday, October 23, 2020
*Presenter: Jane Holmes Bernstein, PhD
Topic: (Keynote Address) Reaction, response, resilience in unprecedented times. Strategies for living and learning after major life changes.
*Presenter: Diana Kennedy, MA, BCET
Topic: The Empathy Solution
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
*Presenter: Laura Doto, MA, ET/P
Topic: School - In, Out, With and Now
*Presenter: Kara Scanlon, MEd, ET/P
Topic: How to Conduct an Online Practice
Date: July 2020
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Presenter: Virginia Wise Berninger, PhD
Topic: Dysgraphia: Identification and Literacy-Relevant Instruction
Dates: October 25-27, 2019
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists (41st Annual National Conference)
Friday, October 25, 2019
*Presenter: Robert B. Brooks, PhD
Topic: (Keynote Address) The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Motivation and Resilience
*Presenter: Ann Gordon, PhD, BCET
Topic: Combining Vygotsky’s Ideas and Brain Research to Improve Students’ Executive Functions
*Presenter: Robert B. Brooks, PhD
Topic: Can We Take Care of Others If We Don’t Take Care of Ourselves?
Saturday, October 26, 2019
*Presenter: Kristin Barbour, EdD, CCC-SLP
Topic: Mindset & Efficacy: Fostering Students’ Academic Beliefs that Shape Thinking & Learning
*Presenter: Dorothy Ungerleider, MA, BCET, FAET, and Marion Marshall, MS, BCET, FAET
Topic: Tackling Difficult Challenges: Risk, Resiliency, and Learned Helplessness
*Presenter: Ellen Pritchard Dodge, MEd, CCC-SLP
Topic: Kimochis: Creating Connected, Compassionate, and Caring Kids
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Presenter: Marion Marshall, MS, BCET, FAET
Topic: Making the Invisible Visible: A Neuropsychological Process Approach to Educational Therapy
Date: May 2019
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, San Luis Obispo Study Group
Presenter: Louise Sawyer, LEP, ABSNP, NCSP
Topic: Demystifying Dyslexia: Myths, Neuropsychology, Evidence-Based Remediation Strategies
Date: April 2019
Organization: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
Presenters: Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D.; Justin Leaf, PhD, BCBA-D; Thomas Zane, PhD, BCBA-D; Richard Kubina, Jr., PhD, BCBA-D; Amanda P. Laprime, PhD, BCBC-D; Tim Courtney, MS, BCBA
Topic: 12th Annual Conference on Autism & Related Disorders: Research-Based Solutions
Date: February 2019
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, San Luis Obispo Study Group
Presenter: Emily Bills, MA, OTR/L
Topic: Occupational Therapy
Date: October 2018
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Speaker: Marion Marshall, MS, BCET, FAET
Topic: Assessment for Educational Therapists: Best Practices, Reminders & Resources
Date: June 2018
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Speaker: Erin Anderson, OTR/L
Topic: Occupational Therapy and Academics: Making the Connection
Date: June 2018
Organization: Central Coast Psychological Association
Speaker: Laurie Ferguson, PsyD
Topic: Working with Clients on the Autism Spectrum: Strategies, Support, and Advocacy
Date: March 2018
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Speaker: Sheryl K. Pruitt, MEd, ET/P
Topic: Teaching Theory of Mind Not Just for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Ramifications and Remediation
Date: February 2018
Organization: National Association of Social Workers
Speaker: Laurie Ferguson, PsyD
Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Date: February 2018
Organization: San Luis Obispo County SELPA
Speaker: Sarah Ward, MS, CCC/SLP & Cognitive Connections
Topic: Executive Function
Date: January 2018
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Speaker: Diane Kennedy, MA, BCET
Topic: Math Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and ADHD: Understanding and Remediating MLD
Date: July 2017
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Speakers: Michael Greschler, MEd, Kim Davis, MEd
Topic: Understanding, Assessing, and Teaching Executive Function Strategies
Date: April 2017
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, San Francisco Study Group
Presenter: Pat Henery, MEd
Topic: Woodcock Johnson IV - Cognitive, Oral Language, and Achievement
Date: March 2017
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Webinar
Speaker: Sandra E. Clifton, MEd, BCET, PCC, CEP
Topic: School Trauma & The Highly Sensitive Child
Date: March 2017
Organization: Northern CA Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and Parents Education Network
Speaker: David Berg, ET
Topic: Making Math Real: The Clinically Prescriptive Methodology for Students with Math LD - A Workshop for Teachers
Date: February 2017
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Speaker: George McCloskey, PhD
Topic: Co-constructing Curriculum for Cognitive Strategies: Improving Outcomes Through Student Involvement
Date: March 2016
Organization: International Dyslexia Association, Los Angeles Branch; at UCLA
Keynote Speaker: Nancy Mather, PhD
Topics:
Use of the WJ-IV for the Identification of Dyslexia (Nancy Mather, PhD)
Dyslexia: The Eyes Don’t Have It (Sheryl Handler, MD & Walter Fierson, MD – Pediatric Ophthalmologists)
Supporting Students with Social Anxiety Disorder (Stephanie T. Mihalas, PhD, NCSP & Nicole M. Hisaka, MA)
Date: January 2016
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Jarice Butterfield, PhD
Topic: How to Access Public School Evaluations and Services
Date: December 2015
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Deborah Umansky, PhD
Topic: Special Education Procedures for Referral & Assessment
Date: November 2015
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Lori Boehm, BS
Topic: Special Needs Advocacy
Date: October 2015
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: N/A
Topic: Meeting and Connecting
Date: June 2015
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Virtual Study Group
Presenter: Laura W. Doto, MA, ET/P
Topic: Test Taking
Date: June 2015
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Virtual Study Group
Presenter: Darlene DeMaria, MA, BCET
Topic: Initial Consultations
Date: May 2015
Organization: International Dyslexia Association, Los Angeles Branch; at UCLA
Keynote Speaker: Louisa Moats, EdD
Topics:
Dyslexia Intervention at the Secondary Level (Louisa Moats, EdD)
Connecting Adolescents to Learning Mindfulness {CALM} (Charlotte Reznick, PhD)
Understanding Dyslexia Myths and Realities (Louisa Moats, EdD)
Date: May 2014
Organization: International Dyslexia Association, Los Angeles Branch; at UCLA
Keynote Speaker: Susan L. Hall, EdD
Topics:
Teaching Students to Pronounce English Vowels with Certainty (Susan L. Hall, EdD)
Active Listening and Note-Taking (Helen Waldron, MEd)
Navigating the IEP Process: From Identification to Assessment and Implementation (Maralyn Soifer, M.Ed. & Elissa Henkin, MA)
Date: April 2014
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Mary Ann Evans, PhD
Topic: The Role of Mindfulness in Cognitive Mediation
Date: January 2014
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Cheri Rae
Topic: The Dyslexia Project
Date: November 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Michaela Gordon, MS, OT
Topic: Handwriting Without Tears Presentation
Date: October 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Juli Shulem, ADHD Coach
Topic: Supporting Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Date: May 2013
Organization: Crane Country Day School (Supporting Success Forum)
Topics and Presenters:
*How Executive Function Training Improves Learning (Carrie Towbes, PhD)
*How Occupational Therapy Improves Learning (Michaela Gordon, MS, OT)
*How Neurotherapy Improves Learning (Irina Kerdman, PhD)
Date: April 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Virtual Study Group
Presenter: Pam Scribner, MA, ET/P
Topic: Diagnostic Skills for Educational Therapists
Date: April 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists
Presenter: Peg Dawson, EdD
Topic: Smart but Scattered: Helping Children and Adolescents with Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School
Date: March 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Senny Schnell, PhD, BCBA-D
Topic: Diagnostic Criteria of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Behavior Intervention
Date: February 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Deidre Dubin, MA, BCET
Topic: Diagnostic Teaching
Date: January 2013
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenters: Helen Rodriguez, Asst. Superintendent & Kirsten Escobedo, Special Education Director – Santa Barbara U.S.D.
Topic: Collaboration Between the Private and Public Educational Community
Date: October 2012
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Daniel Franklin, PhD
Topic: Supporting Slowly Emerging Executive Function Skills
Date: April 2012
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Jordan Witt, PhD
Topic: Working Memory
Date: November 2011
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Roland Rotz, PhD
Topic: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Advances in Assessment and Treatment
Date: October 2011
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Pam Boswell
Topic: Technology in the Classroom
Date: May 2011
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Bonnie Corman, PhD
Topic: Supporting vs. Enabling – Working with Adolescents
Date: April 2011
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Michelle Britton Bass, PhD
Topic: Special Education Law and Practices: A 2011 Update
Date: March 2011
Organization: Dyslexia Awareness Resource Center 15th Annual Vision and the Task Conference
Speaker: Richard Lavoie, MA, MEd
Topics:
It’s So Much Work To Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
6 Secrets To Turning On The Tuned-Out Child
Date: March 2011
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Carrie Towbes, PhD
Topic: Psycho-Educational Evaluations: An Overview
Date: February 2010
Organization: Dyslexia Awareness Resource Center 14th Annual Vision and the Task Conference
Speaker: Jonathan Mooney
Topics:
“The Gift: LD/ADHD Reframed”
“We’re Not Broken: Empowering Labeled Students”
“The Short Bus Stories”
“Disability Rights, Pride, Community, and Culture”
Date: January 2010
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Shelia Eighburg
Topic: Child Abuse Listening & Mediation (CALM) – A visit to understand procedures and services provided.
Date: November 2009
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Beatrice Braunn, MA, CCC-A
Topic: Auditory Processing
Date: October 2009
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: David Gilbertson, PhD
Topic: Special Education Assessments and Services in Public School
Date: September 2009
Organization: Crane Country Day School (Supporting Success Forum)
Presenter: Various
Topics:
Start of Year Protocols for LD Learners
Building Literacy in Struggling Male Readers
Bi-Modal Imagery and the Brain
Date: May 2008
Organization: Crane Country Day School (Supporting Success Forum)
Speakers: Various
Topics:
“Issues of Accountability”
“From Fidget to Focus: Helpful Tips”
“Life Success LD Students: Parent Guide”
“Two Examples: Parent Ed./Communication”
Date: March 2008
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Zev Nathan, MD, PhD
Topic: Understanding Medications
Date: January 2008
Organization: Dyslexia Awareness Resource Center 9th Annual Vision and the Task Conference
Speaker: Daniel G. Amen, MD
Topics:
9 Brain Center Principles to Change Your Life
The Brain's Role in Learning, Violence & Marital Struggles
Date: January 2008
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Paul Meisel, PhD
Topic: Working with Children Who Experience Difficulties with Learning
Date: November 2007
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Deidre Dubin, MA, BCET
Topic: Math Readiness: Assessment and Philosophy
Date: October 2007
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Kathy Yuill
Topic: Neurofeedback via MindGains
Date: September 2007
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: N/A
Topic: Various
Date: March 2007
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Lisa Smolen
Topic: Assistive Technology
Date: January 2007
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Patty McBratney, MA, BCET
Topic: Setting Boundaries with Clients and Families
Date: November 2006
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Kelley Brennan, MA, BCET
Topic: Case Study and Current Research on Memory
Date: October 2006
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenters: Multiple
Topic: Case Study
Date: January 2006
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Marcia McClish
Topic: SELPA: Services and Procedures
Date: November 2005
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Tina Lerner, MA
Topic: Biofeedback
Date: September 2005
Organization: Association of Educational Therapists, Santa Barbara Study Group
Presenter: Steven Smith, PhD
Topic: Assessment Center at UCSB – Overview and Services
Date: January 2005
Organization: Dyslexia Awareness Resource Center 9th Annual Vision and the Task Conference
Presenter: Edward Hallowell, MD
Topic: Attention and Learning Disorders for Children and Adults