STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

2-Day Intensive Training: Cognitive Processing Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treat PTSD and Related Conditions - Live Webinar
2025-04-28 05:00 - 2025-04-29 13:00 (America/Phoenix)
Endorsed by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, and the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a best practice for the treatment of PTSD, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based approach to treating trauma that helps clients:

Understand why recovery from traumatic events is difficult and how symptoms affect daily life
Reduce distress related to memories of the trauma
Decrease emotional numbing and avoidance of trauma reminders
Improve day-to-day living by decreasing depression, anxiety, guilt or shame

Presented by CPT co-developer Dr. Kathleen Chard, this 2-day intensive training will encompass every step of this highly structured, 12-session cognitive treatment approach from start to finish, complete with opportunities to practice, ask questions, and receive constructive feedback from both your peers and Dr. Chard herself.
Designed to prepare you to use CPT right away, this training will equip you with session-by-session instructions, scripts, worksheets, and handouts to help move your clients from suffering and despair to hope and healing. You’ll learn:

The who, when and how of CPT
Powerful cognitive restructuring skills to help clients overcome ways of thinking that keep them “stuck”
Effective ways to utilize structure and consistency to help clients become their own CPT therapist
How to help clients release themselves from shame, guilt and blame about the trauma
And more!

Don’t miss this opportunity to train with one of the leading trauma experts in the field – sign up today!

The CPT Manual is FREE with Registration ($52 value!)
Included in your registration is your own copy of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. It will be shipped to you after checkout. When you click “Add to Cart” be sure to select “Add Bundle to the Cart” to ensure the book is included with your registration.
You can get FREE SHIPPING for the book by adding promo code “CPTSHIP” on the Shipping Info screen at checkout in the “Discount Code” box on the right side of the screen.
**Please note: You will NOT have access to an archived version of this webinar after the program has ended.**

Building Solutions Through Sensory Integration, Play, and Creativity - Webinar
2025-04-28 06:00 - 13:00
Managing sensory processing challenges is crucial in the success of learning. Sensory integration has become an area of focus for many different reasons, including environmental factors resulting in global sensorial challenges impacting language, motor, and social communication. Children with sensory processing disorder benefit from sensory treatment strategies impacting physical and neurological outcomes. By attending this course, you will take-away practical concepts, effective treatment strategies and everyday solutions for improved outcomes.
This interactive and relevant course emphasizes how creativity is the key to building solutions for children with sensory-related challenges. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce key elements and concepts on how creativity can best meet the needs tailored to children with sensory challenges. This course will provide tips, tools, and tidbits in applying creative strategies to achieve desired outcomes. In addition, we will explore the critical do’s and don’ts for therapeutic activities for children experiencing sensory-related challenges. This course is designed for physical therapists,occupational therapists and speech – language pathologists working with children with sensory- related challenges.
Highlights

Novel ways of implementing sensory strategies for improved outcomes and classroom behaviors
Utilize simulation and activities for speech and language development
Enhance treatment approaches for sensory-related challenges
The impact sensory has on improving motor skills, social communication, and overall functional development
Overcome roadblocks due to sensory-related behaviors impacted by sleep and bed-time routines

Autism Focus 2025 - Webinar
2025-04-30 09:00 - 10:00
Take a break and join us for a casual and informative, one-hour Zoom event where we will bring together educators, clinicians, allied professionals, and Pearson product experts to discuss the latest autism assessments and resources. Learn about some of the top tools at your disposal, new products, and real-world success stories to help build your autism toolkit and support you throughout the year. Bring your questions as there will be plenty of time for conversations.

AzTAP Final Spring Maker Workshop - LIVE
2025-05-01 13:00 - 15:00
ADE and the ADE Loan Library invite you to join us for our Final Spring AT Maker Workshop of 2025.
In this workshop, participants will:

Switch-adapt a Walking Dinosaur (for playtime or art time!)
Assemble a 3-D printed switch

What a “DINO-mite” way to celebrate with your students on National Dinosaur Day (Third Tuesday in May)!
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Location: AzTAP (office)
300 W. Clarendon Avenue, Suite 475
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Cost: $25* (includes all materials and supplies)
Please register here. (Once you have registered, you will be contacted with information about how to submit your payment.)
We hope to see you there!
*NOTE: Space is limited to 15 people working in a school district, and payment of $25 is due prior to the workshop to hold your slot.

Rehab for the Hand, Wrist and Elbow - Webinar
2025-05-01 16:00 - 18:00
Our hands are how we engage with our world, however our upper extremities also take the brunt of injuries, whether acute or through wear and tear. Hand, wrist and elbow injuries are extremely common in clinical practice but treating them appropriately is anything but. Dive into this course on the hand, wrist and elbow to improve your understanding of anatomy, mechanics, testing, diagnoses and rehab to improve your own clinical outcomes with patients.
Highlights

Delve into the key anatomy of the hand, wrist and elbow to increase clinical understanding for rehabilitation
Education on common diagnoses affecting the hand, wrist and elbow
Special tests for diagnoses that you can do in the clinic
Rehab protocols and treatment strategies

7342 Changing High and Low Muscle Tone Through Neuroplasticity In Pediatrics - Live Webinar
2025-05-01 17:00 - 19:00
High or low tone in the muscles interfere with active movements and milestones in the pediatric population. When tone is treated through the sensory systems, neuroplasticity will take place and new functional neural connections develop. The results can positively affect self-feeding and developmental play. Skills acquired in this presentation introduction to Neuroplasticity techniques for tone can be used the next day in your clinic. Course instruction method includes: Lecture, Demonstration, Videos, Pictures, Case Studies and Question/Answers

Instructor: Karen Pryor PhD, PT, DPT, ND, CH, CPRCS

Social Media, Reality TV & Influencer Culture: CBT, EFT, and More for Enhanced Treatment of Clients Impacted by Toxic Content - Live Webinar
2025-05-02 06:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-13 06:00 - 14:00
Creating lasting change in therapy is hard work – especially when your client is distracted, disengaged, or lacks the necessary skills to retain therapeutic interventions…
If you’re struggling to make progress with your young clients, you’re not alone! Social media, reality TV, and influencer culture immersion have caused a critical thinking drought. And it’s making therapy harder.
Understanding how social media and reality television impact your clients – decreased self-esteem, increased anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation − is vital for the whole picture of mental health and has a direct impact on you as the professional.
Join Janine Oliver, PhD, LCSW, clinician and researcher of reality tv and social media, as she demonstrates the connection to critical thinking decline and shares ways to improve your efforts as a therapist to make your interventions more effective, efficient, and durable. You’ll get:

Strategies to sustain lasting critical thinking skills
Confidence grounded in new skills and research to navigate social media and reality tv
Proven strategies to enhance engagement and problem-solving to help your client come up with their own solutions
Exercises and assessment tools to build resilience and grit to enhance clients critical thinking

Register now and walk away confident and grounded in new skills and research to navigate social media, virtual reality and external influences impacting people today!

#306 CAN-EAT Approach …Using medical, motor, & therapy strategies in pediatric feeding - Web Conference
2025-05-02 06:00 - 2025-05-03 14:00
Pediatric feeding and swallowing problems that effect infants and children may be complex and often involve a combination of factors including issues that can make eating painful or difficult. In order to successfully remediate feeding problems, clinicians must understand how medical and nutritional issues can contribute to feeding disorders and use a comprehensive approach to intervention. The CAN-EAT Approach© is a 2-day workshop focusing on medical, nutritional, and therapeutic strategies for children with pediatric feeding disorders.

This course will allow participants to describe how pediatric feeding disorders are defined in the literature, what the contributing factors include, and how this relates to clinical practice. Identify primary gastrointestinal issues (gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, motility disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, and visceral hyperalgesia) during a feeding evaluation and explain how these issues affect a child’s feeding skill development and ability to progress. Participants will analyze a child’s oral motor function and apply the knowledge in treatment making recommendations for appropriate diet, utensil use, and development of a therapy plan for skill development. Identify signs and symptoms of pharyngeal dysphagia or risk for pharyngeal dysphagia in a child and make appropriate recommendations for further assessment or treatment. Analyze moderate and complex pediatric feeding cases identifying barriers to feeding progression and apply principles to prioritize treatment strategies and write appropriate goals. Describe and apply examples of therapeutic techniques to reduce gagging, improve liquid and food acceptance, improve chewing skill, and wean from a feeding tube.

In the CAN-EAT Approach© “CAN” stands for comfort and nutrition which come first. Day one will focus on strategies to build GI comfort and good growth as well as explore other medical issues that interfere with feeding progression. Day two will focus on therapeutic strategies from a variety of philosophies. “EA” represents establishing acceptance of the spoon, easy textures or mealtime routine. Then “T” stands for therapy for skill development and feeding progression. Therapeutic strategies for common feeding problems will be explored in depth through lecture and video demonstration.

Information is applicable to infants and children from birth to 21 (class will discuss infants but is not focused on infant feeding issues)

Instructor: Krisi Brackett PhD, CCC-SLP, C/NDT

Virtual Workshop | MYOTools 102: Targeting the Four Myo-Domains
2025-05-04 05:30 - 13:00
Virtual streaming workshops and webinars are recorded during the time of broadcast; THIS WORKSHOP’S RECORDED PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO PARTICIPANTS UNTIL NOVEMBER 17 through their learner profile on the TalkTools Training site.
In MYOTools 101 the foundation for improved airway health, sleep, oral resting posture, feeding, and speech was learned with the MYOScreener tools for assessment, and beginners were trained to start recognizing orofacial myofunctional students and patients on their own caseloads.
In MYOTools 102, we will take a deeper dive into the form function balance and participants will learn how to start incorporating strategies into therapeutic practice. With Robyn’s extensive background in feeding, oral placement, and orofacial myofunctional therapy, she has a unique approach to targeting the four MYO-Domains of Airway, Structure, Feeding, and Speech across the lifespan. Learn techniques that you can immediately use in your practice such as massage to support open nasal passageways, scent training for nasal breathing, the Sensi Tool for oral placement targets, mastication strategies, bolus collection, and more. Each domain will be supported by internal and external evidence.
NOTE: Myotools 101 is not a requirement but is recommended.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

Describe 2 techniques for improving nasal breathing.
Implement 2 tactile cues to stimulate improved tongue tip elevation for speech and swallowing.
Cite at least two evidence-based studies that support the use of oral myofunctional therapy.

PD OPPORTUNITY: Meaningful Activities to Increase Participation, Access & Communication for Students with Complex Bodies and Communication Needs - Live
2025-05-06 08:00 - 15:30
The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) Team is pleased to announce the final installation of our 2024–2025 AT National Presenter series, Meaningful Activities to Increase Participation, Access & Communication for Students with Complex Bodies and Communication Needs, with Julie Marzano, M.S., OTR/L and Emily McCarthy, M.S., CCC-SLP. This presentation is intended for special education administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, related service providers, and assistive technology specialists.

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Seats are limited; register now!)
Please bring your own device

Fee: $25
Where: Gilbert Community Education Center
Address: 6839 E. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa, AZ 85212
Julie Marzano, M.S., OTR/L, is a nationally certified occupational therapist who works and resides outside of Philadelphia, PA, with her husband and three children. She has over 20 years of experience working in the public school system and currently works at an approved private school serving students aged 3-21 with MANY abilities. Julie loves her job and enjoys the creative aspect of “thinking outside the box” to develop solutions from an OT perspective.
Emily McCarthy, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a nationally certified and licensed speech-language pathologist. She worked in the public school setting for 12 years before transitioning to early intervention. Emily now works with the birth-to-three population in Pennsylvania. Emily lives with her husband and three children just a few streets away from Julie in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
Julie and Emily are co-creators of Fine Motor Boot Camp and Tooth Camp.
Workshop Description:
Only 2% of students with IEPs in the United States are classified as having multiple disabilities. This population is often under served in our community. Individuals who work with children with multiple disabilities sometimes struggle to find new and exciting ways to meet the needs of these students. Let’s “think outside the box” and focus on what our students can do! Learn how to use a strengths-based approach to guide active and meaningful participation for our students with multiple disabilities and complex needs in the areas of literacy, math, vocation, and recreation/leisure. Attend and leave re-energized, creative, and equipped with cost-effective activities that can be easily implemented the next day.
Objectives:

Understand and apply a strength-based approach, including the concepts of “presuming competence” and “presuming potential” for students with multiple and complex needs.
Gain knowledge of basic language development and modes of communication.
Define and differentiate between core and fringe vocabulary.
Define “active participation” for students with complex needs.
Develop skills to differentiate curriculum and activities to enhance active participation for students with multiple and complex needs.
Define and understand “active communication responses.”
Gain knowledge of assessments for communication, including switch, touchscreen, and eye-gaze access methods.
Increase active participation and access to education for students with complex needs.
Learn strategies for using switches to increase participation in activities of daily living (ADLs), group activities, math, English Language Arts (ELA), vocational tasks, and recreation/leisure activities.
Explore Speech Generating Device mounting options and hacks.

Sports Rehab - Webinar
2025-05-08 15:00 - 17:00
Participation in sport and exercise is an essential part of health at all life stages, with benefits for physical, mental, and social well-being. However, participation in sport and exercise-related activities carries an inherent risk of injury. This webinar will help minimize the burden and long-term consequences of sport and exercise-related musculoskeletal injures. Participants will be able to assess and provide evidence-based, patient-centered management strategies for the most common sport injuries.
Highlights

Review relevant and most recent sports injury research
Practical assessment strategies you can use for sport injuries the next day
Effective, evidence-based interventions for the most common sport injuries

#7369 Understanding How Trauma Affects the Sensory Systems in Pediatrics - Live Webinar
2025-05-08 17:00 - 19:00
The purpose of the course is to better understand skill vs will. Often, children who grow up with adverse experiences face unrealistic expectations. This course will explore how the brain develops in relation to adverse experience and provide tools to help understand how to best encourage and support children who have experienced neglect or abuse. Tips will also be given to best support caregivers and professionals who work with children who often are resistive to therapeutic interaction due to lack of trust and felt safety. Attainment of common goals such as sleep, nutrition, over activity, and avoidance will be discussed. (Intermediate Level)

Instructor: Marti Smith, OTR/L

24 Must-Have Mindfulness Techniques for Clinicians: Skills and Tools from DBT, ACT and More for Enhanced Treatment of Trauma, Anxiety, and Grief - Live Webinar
2025-05-09 06:00 - 13:30
Unlock the transformative potential of mindfulness with this training designed to elevate your skills and allow you to quickly harness the proven benefits of mindfulness across a wide range of therapeutic applications.
In just one day you’ll get a carefully curated collection of 24 indispensable mindfulness techniques used in top treatments like DBT and ACT. And since these techniques have been meticulously selected by mindfulness expert and acclaimed trainer Katelyn Baxter-Musser, you can rest assured you’re getting the very best mindfulness has to offer the clinician.
Whether you work with clients struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, or interpersonal conflicts, Katelyn will make mastering these techniques feel simple and have you fully prepared to use them the very next day.
When you join Katelyn you’ll discover the keys to clinical mindfulness so you can:

Use proven tools to help clients manage their trauma triggers and interrupt anxiety
Skillfully utilize exercises that cultivate present moment awareness and reduce avoidance
Heighten clients’ consciousness of thoughts, emotions and physical sensations
Master techniques to regulate intense urges and impulses
Seamlessly integrate mindfulness into your therapeutic practice with Katelyn’s pro tips
Reinforce what you learn through real-life case examples and specific therapeutic scenarios

Bringing the very best mindfulness-based interventions into your practice has never been easier.
Take the guess work out of “what mindfulness intervention should I use in this situation” with Katelyn’s expert guidance and make your treatment more effective than ever before.
Register now!

Strategies for Helping Today's Teens Cope with Modern Stressors and Pressures - Webinar
2025-05-13 09:00 - 10:00
Description
This webinar, designed for educators, counselors, and school-based professionals who work with teens, discusses the modern teen experience and highlights common stressors and their impact on mental health, academic performance, and overall well-being. The presentation aims to equip participants with actionable strategies they can use to help teens build resilience and manage stress effectively.

Learning Objectives: * At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to: *Describe three common stressors affecting teens in contemporary society *Articulate two ways in which excess stress and pressure can affect a teenager’s cognitive and social-emotional abilities *List at least three strategies that could be explored with teens to help them manage stress in order to lead more productive and fulfilling lives * Recognize key indicators of stress related to language, social expectations, and pragmatic challenges in adolescents, and apply strategies to address these areas. • Your name will appear on your certificate of attendance exactly as provided in the form below. Please ensure the name submitted is accurate and free of errors. You must participate for the full 60 minutes to be eligible for a certificate.

#7481 It’s a Wrap: Introduction to Taping and Strapping As an Adjunct to Therapy - Live Webinar
2025-05-14 17:00 - 19:00
This webinar will introduce the concept and use of taping and wrapping as an adjunct to therapeutic interventions in the treatment of adults and children with neurologic and orthopedic impairments. The course will introduce the use of static and dynamic taping techniques to facilitate improved alignment and muscle reeducation for function. Materials discussed include: rigid strapping tape, elastic therapeutic tape, and neoprene wraps. The course is intended to familiarize participants in the use of these modalities as an adjunct to treatment and to guide interest for future coursework and learning opportunities. Course instruction method includes: Lecture, Demonstration, Videos, Cases Studies, Answer/Question. (Introductory Level)

Instructor: Patricia (Trish) Martin, PT, Certified Kinesio Taping ® Instructor

FREE LIVE EVENT - Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2025-05-16 06:00 - 14:00
Many of our clients diagnosed with ADHD prefer not to take medication. There are various reasons for this including side effects and concerns with long-term use. In this seminar, you’ll learn more about these concerns, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Viewing ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way brains with and without ADHD function, you’ll be able to better identify a variety of neurodivergent-affirming strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and better manage ADHD symptoms in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with updates about evidence-based non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neuro feedback, you’ll also learn a variety of practical strategies that you and your clients can implement immediately and at low cost.
We’ll navigate the vast research on exercise, movement, diet, sleep, disruptive technologies, supplements, and the impact of the environment on ADHD, summarizing the findings and applying the information to “real life”. You will leave this seminar with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

Extended Adolescence - When 25 Looks More Like 18: Clinical Strategies for Clients Struggling to Meet the Demands of Adulthood - Live Webinar
2025-05-16 06:00 - 14:00
The interplay of new technologies, socio-cultural shifts, and educational stressors have created obstacles for young people like never before.
Research suggests that while today’s youth enter adolescence much sooner, they actually reach adulthood much later…resulting in an “extended adolescence.” Our traditional therapeutic tools now fall short, as we endeavor to help clients meet the demands of adulthood.
Join national trainer and child/family consultant Steve O’Brien, Psy.D., for an enlightening experience designed to redefine and redesign your treatment approach to help young people forge a path to adulthood.
You will learn strategies to:

Navigate ADHD, anxiety, autism and other obstacles to develop life skills
Reprogram the dopamine dependent brain
Cultivate openness and flexibility with Gen Z culture
Collaborate with well-intended but over-involved parents
Instill motivation to advance real-world engagement
Promote “connected independence” in young adults

This timely and engaging training will shed new light on Generation Z youth and equip you with practical, contemporary tools for empowering these young people to shift gears and move toward a rewarding and meaningful adulthood.

NDT Treatment Strategies for Maximizing Function in Pediatrics - Webinar
2025-05-28 16:00 - 18:00
This course will expand your toolkit of treatment strategies to creatively and effectively address the challenges of working with children of all functional levels. Using the foundational principles of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) Practice Model, participants will focus on hands-on techniques for improving functional outcomes. The course highlights the role of strength, endurance, and movement in multiple planes, offering practical guidance on utilizing key points of control and therapeutic touch to facilitate progress. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how to set realistic, functional goals for children with varying abilities.
Highlights

Practical insights into the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Practice Model to effectively treat pediatric neurologic impairments and other disorders throughout the lifespan.
Proven techniques for improving movement patterns and structuring effective treatment sessions for immediate application.
Develop and implement treatment goals and long-term outcomes through engaging demonstrations using didactic and video formats.
Master the Goal Attainment Scale to create clear,measurable outcomes that drive progress in your clinical practice.

Navigating Behavior and Communication in Pediatric Therapy - Webinar
2025-05-30 07:00 - 09:00
As therapists, we are charged with the expectation to improve our client’s ability to complete a task, master a skill, or decrease the presentation of an unwanted behavior. Throughout the ever-evolving world of pediatric therapy interventions, therapists are faced with the challenges of managing behaviors throughout a session. These behaviors can be a combination of age-appropriate behaviors such as refusal behaviors or difficulty transitioning to non-preferred tasks, but some behaviors can manifest due to a breakdown in communication, frustration, sensory concerns, and inability to effectively communicate basic wants and needs, among a myriad of other possibilities.
Through this course, you will learn the difference between age-appropriate behaviors and other behaviors, how to identify the link between communication and behavior, how to use the ABCs of behavior to prevent negative behaviors and proactively support your client’s needs, and how to incorporate behavioral techniques into your daily therapy sessions. Join us for a crash course in the interlocking connection between behavior and communication and learn how to better serve your current clients.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages 0- 10.
Highlights

Assess age-appropriate behaviors and those rooted in communication breakdown that impact the productivity of a therapeutic session
Innovative strategies to target negative behaviors to increase success and obtain desired outcomes

#7309 Therapeutic Intervention for Children with Severe Involvement … Care for medically complex diagnosed patients - Webinar
2025-06-05 07:00 - 11:30
Designing, implementing, and measuring success of therapy sessions for children with severe involvement and/or medically complex diagnoses can be challenging. This webinar will provide you with the tools to create playful treatment sessions that are focused on a measurable functional outcome referencing current concepts of motor learning, motor control, neuroplasticity and the NDTA™ Contemporary Practice of NDT. Case studies and video analysis with guided discussion will provide an opportunity for fine tuning assessment skills, prioritizing identified impairments, developing goal attainment scale (GAS) goals, and formulating intervention strategies for improved patient performance of functional activities and activities of daily living (ADL’s). Appropriate adjuncts to traditional therapy for the child with severe involvement and/or medically complex diagnosis will be discussed.

Instructor: Leslie Paparsenos, PT, Physiotherapist, MS, C/NDT

Treating Teens: Powerful Strategies for Trauma, Anxiety, Identity, and More - Live Webinar
2025-06-06 06:00 - 14:00
Stepping into the turbulent waters of teenage issues requires a deep understanding of what motivates them, from their reluctance to open-up to outright oppositional interactions….
…but engaging them effectively demands more than just empathy; it calls for specialized techniques and a nuanced approach.
That’s why child/adolescent behavior disorders and trauma specialist Dr. Susan Kane-Ronning, has put together this course sharing the techniques she has found most effective in over 35 years of clinical practice. You will walk away with:

In-depth understanding of the remodeling process happening in the teenage brain
Advanced interventions targeting eating disorders, substance abuse, selfharm, adverse childhood experiences, and other critical issues prevalent among teens
Values-centered approaches to help adolescents cope with the overwhelming concerns of today’s world, from environmental crises to political unrest
Creative therapies to build social skills and resilience to counteract the impact of social media, bullying, body-shaming, and more

Additionally, you will gain powerful insights into working with families, assessing lethality risks, and a comprehensive toolkit for rapport-building and effective counseling in this challenging domain.
REGISTER TODAY for this fast-paced course filled with practical and ready-to-use strategies to make a huge impact on the lives of teens.

Tech Addiction & Digital Health in Children, Adolescents & Young Adults: Level 1 Certification for Clinicians & Educators - Live Webinar
2025-06-06 06:00 - 14:00
We are on the verge of a global public health crisis – and the kids, teens and young adults you work with are at the greatest risk.
Young people are living their lives in front of a screen with disastrous results. ADHD, depression, suicidality, anxiety, sleep irregularities, thought disorders, and stunted social skills are rising dramatically. Whether you’re a mental health professional or school-based professional the resources available have lacked the concrete strategies and real-life interventions you need to effectively intervene in this growing epidemic.
Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is an internationally renowned expert on tech addiction, author of the best-selling book Glow Kids, and founder and chief clinical officer of Maui Recovery in Hawaii, Omega Recovery in Austin and the Launch House in New York.
Join him at this Certification training and get the most effective tools, strategies and techniques you need to help children, adolescents, young adults and families hijacked by technology overuse.
Attend and discover:

Clinical and school-based interventions for problem screen usage
Safe and effective strategies to work with kids hijacked by tech addiction
How family dynamics relate to problematic digital behaviors – and what you can do about it
Proven interventions to reduce video gaming, social media, and YouTube obsessions
Strategies to improve digital boundaries and discipline

Best of all, completion of this training meets the educational requirements should you choose to apply to become a Certified Digital Health and Wellness Level 1 Professional (CDHWP) through the National Institute for Digital Health and Wellness (NIDHW). To learn more about how you can apply for CDHWP certification and distinguish yourself from other professionals, visit www.nidhw.org.
Sign up today and leave feeling prepared and confident in your ability to lead young people hijacked by tech overuse on the path to a better life!

2 EASY STEPS TO CERTIFICATION

Attend this Certified Digital Health and Wellness Level 1 Professional (CDHWP) event with tech addiction expert Nicholas Kardaras, PhD, LCSW-R
For full certification details, apply for CDHWP certification with National Institute for Digital Health and Wellness (NIDHW), and redeem $50 off your CDHWP certification fee, visit www.nidhw.org

A Team-Based Approach to Handwriting Skill Development and Learning Success - Webinar
2025-06-06 07:00 - 09:00
With an increasing need for collaborative approaches to support children facing handwriting and learning challenges, this webinar addresses how educators, parents, and therapists can work together to create a unified plan of care. According to research, nearly 20% of children struggle with handwriting, impacting their academic success and self- esteem. Research also shows that the same foundational skills required for handwriting play a critical role in overall academic success and daily functioning. A lack of communication and understanding among professionals and parents often hinders progress. This workshop will provide participants with strategies for fostering teamwork, improving foundational skills for handwriting and learning, and creating a consistent support system at home and school. Attendees will leave with a toolkit of actionable steps, ensuring they can implement collaborative, child-centered plans that prioritize well-being and success.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages 3 – 12 years old.
Highlights

Acquire effective strategies to foster collaboration among educators, parents, and occupational therapists, minimizing frustration and increasing the efficacy of interventions
Gain a clear understanding of the essential skills for handwriting and learning success, enabling them to guide parents and teachers effectively
Promote a proactive, team-oriented approach, ensuring children receive timely support for their development of handwriting and learning skills

The Ultimate Autism Playbook: Top Strategies You Need for Sensory Integration, Regulation and Social Connection - Live Webinar
2025-06-06 09:00 - 10:00
If you work with children with autism, you can have decades of research, training, and clinical experience …
… and still not feel like you’ve mastered it.
Don’t worry. You don’t have to master it to make a difference. Just a few new strategies can help your clients reimagine the world around them.
In just one hour, you can add proven techniques to your clinical toolbox from one of the field’s leading clinicians … so you can help your clients thrive starting tomorrow!
Join Sheetal Parikh, OTD, OTR/L, ASDCS, CYT for this can’t miss Lunch N Learn session loaded with effective self-regulation interventions you should absolutely be using with your clients.
In just a single lunch break, you’ll walk away with real skills, interventions and therapeutic activities to help children find calm, improve function, progress in therapy, thrive at school, and excel at home.
You will learn:

What self-regulation is and why it is important in children
Autism Spectrum Disorder and the levels of ASD
A variety of sensory interventions for all of the senses
Practical and evidence based self-regulation strategies and programs

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2025-06-09 06:00 - 14:00
Many of our clients diagnosed with ADHD prefer not to take medication. There are various reasons for this including side effects and concerns with long-term use. In this seminar, you’ll learn more about these concerns, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Viewing ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way brains with and without ADHD function, you’ll be able to better identify a variety of neurodivergent-affirming strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and better manage ADHD symptoms in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with updates about evidence-based non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neurofeedback, you’ll also learn a variety of practical strategies that you and your clients can implement immediately and at low cost.
We’ll navigate the vast research on exercise, movement, diet, sleep, disruptive technologies, supplements, and the impact of the environment on ADHD, summarizing the findings and applying the information to “real life”. You will leave this seminar with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

Readiness & Writing for Pre-K In-Person| 8:00 AM MT - Scottsdale
2025-06-11 08:00 - 11:30
Participants: Pre-K Educators and Occupational Therapists
Length: 3 Contact Hours (see agenda below for specific times)
During this in-person learning experience, you will discover how to use music, hands-on manipulatives, and technology to help children develop the emergent writing skills needed for kindergarten readiness. Learn strategies for teaching grip, alphabet knowledge, and coloring skills in preparation for children to write letters, numbers, and their names.
Agenda: https://www.lwtears.com/person-readiness-writing-pre-k-agenda
Free Materials Valued at over $200:

Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool – Readiness & Writing
My First Book Set (My First Book & My First Lowercase Book)
Wood Pieces Set
Mat for Wood Pieces
Roll-A-Dough Letters (non toxic)
Stamp and See Screen
Slate Chalkboard
Letters to Words Blackboard Set
Canvas Bag

Learning Outcomes:

Identify a developmental sequence for teaching readiness & writing skills that can be used to plan and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students.
Discover multisensory strategies and our step-by-step approach to effectively teach grip, fine motor and coloring skills using music and tools for little hands.
Select purposeful hands-on, multisensory manipulatives, music and digital learning to teach position concepts, alphabet knowledge, letter formation, and name writing to promote Kindergarten readiness. li>
Locate progress monitoring supports within print and digital educator resources
Registration (7:30 – 8:00 AM) Courtyard Scottsdale Old Town 3311 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-429-7785 Welcome & Intro Intro to Pre-K Readiness Developmental Stages and Grip Wood Piece Play, Introducing Mat Man Alphabet Knowledge Colors and Coloring Break (9:45 – 10:00 AM) Times may vary Hands-On letter Play Capitals, Numbers and Lowercase Resources and Reflection Evaluation, Q&A, Wrap up, (11:15 – 11:30 AM)

Handwriting Without Tears Print In Person (K-2) | 01:00 PM MT - Scottsdale
2025-06-11 12:30 - 16:30
Participants: K–2 Educators and Occupational Therapists
Length: 3 Contact Hours (see agenda below for specific times)
During this in-person learning experience you will be introduced you to our comprehensive, easy-to-use Handwriting Without Tears® print curriculum, which uses engaging multisensory techniques and research-based methods to make handwriting a natural and automatic skill for children at a transitional kindergarten through second-grade ability level. Learn about the developmental teaching order, explore grip, understand the benefit of using double lines for instruction and practice, and learn how to integrate our digital tools into your daily instruction.
Agenda: https://www.lwtears.com/person-print-workshop-agenda
Learning Outcomes

Identify the 3 steps of explicit handwriting instruction that can be applied when teaching or remediating letters, words, and sentences..
Select effective hands-on, multisensory activities to teach handwriting skills including grip, position concepts, alphabet knowledge, letter formation, and sentence skills.
Choose 2 strategies that can be used to help children generalize handwriting skills across all subjects.
Locate progress monitoring and differentiated instructional supports within print and digital educator resources.

Free Materials Valued at over $250

Digital Teaching Tool (personal choice of one grade level TK-2nd grade)
Kick Start Kindergarten (Transitional Kindergarten)
Letters & Numbers for Me (Kindergarten)
My Printing Book (Grade 1)
Printing Power (Grade 2)
Wood Pieces Set
Mat for Wood Pieces
Slate Chalkboard
Blackboard with Double Lines
Canvas Bag
Registration (12:30-1:00 PM) Courtyard Scottsdale Old Town 3311 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-429-7785 Welcome & Intro Effective Teaching Physical Skills and foundation concepts Teaching & Learning Handwriting Break (2:45 – 3:00 PM) Times may vary Teaching & Learning Handwriting Spacing, Sentence, & Writing Skills Resources and Reflection Evaluation, Q&A, Wrap up (4:15 – 4:30 PM)

Dynamic Assessment in Autism - Webinar
2025-06-12 12:00 - 14:00
This course will provide strategies for shifting away from a “one-size-fits-all” approach to evaluation. As clinicians, we must work toward creating neuroaffirming plans for students with autism that respect diverse communication methods and build on the inherent strengths. Participants will examine dynamic assessment strategies, tools for observing communication skills in the natural environment and strength-based approaches. In doing this, clinicians will maximize assessment effectiveness and be able to create treatment plans that can more effectively address each individual’s unique needs.
The content of this program is germane to children, students and clients ages birth-18 years old.
Highlights

Broaden your scope of practice by including effective,non-standardized, dynamic assessment techniques into your evaluation procedures.
Learn practical strategies for identifying how children learn, and build upon their strengths in order to maximize learning potential.

"Break Through" Self-Regulation Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD, Sensory or Emotional Challenges - Live Webinar
2025-06-13 05:00 - 13:00
Message from Your Presenter …
No one ever said that working with children with autism, ADHD or sensory disorders is easy. Theo will only eat white foods, tends to be buried in his own world and melts when he is transitioned too quickly. Steven, in 6th grade, has ADHD, poor organization skills and an attitude that is hard to break through. But, how do we help a child break through the self-regulation issues that limit their achievements?
I discovered this was a simple question with a complex answer. I set out to learn as much as I could about theories, techniques, and research that could help make the lives of these young people much more manageable and promising. I took intensive courses on multi-sensory approaches, sensory integration, self-regulation, yoga, autism, ADHD and became a certified autism specialist in 2018. I have extensive experience adapting these techniques to make them usable in a variety of settings while working closely with teachers, aides, child study professionals, and parents.
Join me as I guide you through a broad set of self-regulation interventions culled from my years of research and practice along with strategies for adapting them to your setting. You will leave my program with the essential skills, interventions and strategies to help children find harmony with themselves, their families, and the world around them!
You will learn:

The most effective calming, sensory, motor or behavioral techniques for a given type of behavior
Peer-to-peer video feedback as a social intervention for children and teens with ASD
Sleep interventions for children with erratic sleep schedules
Interventions for repetitive and restrictive behaviors for a child with stereotypy
Organization strategies for home and school for teenagers with ADHD
And more!

I look forward to seeing you there! Register today!
