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10.06.11 | Free workshop series on developmental disabilities

First session scheduled for Nov. 16

Haddonfield, NJ — Bancroft has announced its annual Developmental Disabilities Workshop Series, which offers free education and training for parents and professionals from fall through spring.

A nonprofit leader in programs for people with neurological challenges, Bancroft offers the workshop series as a public service.

Sessions are held on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Farrington building on Bancroft's Haddonfield Campus at 425 Kings Highway East in Haddonfield.

"We're pleased to offer this popular series for the eighth year, featuring some of our top clinical experts and thought-leaders in our field," says Bancroft President Toni Pergolin. "It's another way we fulfill our mission of creating 'one world for everyone.'"

The first workshop, titled "Addressing Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom" is slated for Nov. 16.

This workshop will examine the causes of and interventions for behavior problems in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. It will discuss such classroom techniques as managing the learning environment, developing a classroom management plan, approaches to increasing desired behaviors and decreasing problem behaviors, an interdisciplinary team approach, and effective communication with families for continuity in the home.

Geared toward educators and other professionals in disabilities-related fields, the session will be presented by Elizabeth Fuzy M.Ed., BCaBA, supervisor of the Bancroft Early Education Program.

Future workshops are scheduled as follows:

  1. Jan. 18, 2012: Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome in a Public School Setting
  2. Feb. 15, 2012: Planning for the Needs of Adults with Autism (new this year)
  3. March 7, 2012: Bullying from a Legal and Educational Perspective
  4. March 21, 2012: Effective Goal Writing for IEP Success
  5. April 18, 2012: Medical Developments in the Biology of Autism

For full workshop descriptions and listings of presenters, please click here.

For more information or to register, call Pat Reid at (800) 774-5516 or email preid@bnh.org. To learn more about Bancroft, visit www.bancroft.org.

About Bancroft
Based in Haddonfield, N.J., Bancroft annually serves 1,300 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, and acquired brain injuries through a wide range of programs. Founded in 1883, the nonprofit organization has sites in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Programs include early childhood, education, vocational, supported employment, structured day programs, rehabilitation, community living, behavioral treatment, and in-home and outpatient services.

Bancroft strives to ensure that every person is given opportunities for lifelong learning and fulfillment. It does this by altering perceptions and supporting people with neurological challenges in achieving their life goals as valued and respected members of our world. For more information, visit www.bancroft.org.