Thursday, April 28th, 2022 – At April’s Bright Spot webinar, Michelle Schumacher, MSSW described the Waisman Center’s SaferKids Program. In partnership with the Safety Center at the American Family Children’s Hospital, the SaferKids Program helps provide safety equipment and resources to children with disabilities and their families referred through several programs at the Waisman Center.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 – ECHO Autism WI Hub team members Amy Lyle, MSSW (social worker) and Molly Naef, DNP (parent) shared a technology-enabled collaborative learning approach to increase access to expert autism knowledge. Waisman Center’s ECHO Autism WI is a training series for primary care providers. The ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) model …
Thursday, December 16, 2021 – Rebecca Nicholson, Naomi Spritka, and Beth Chisolm share their work on Door County Partnership for Children and Families (DCPCF). DCPCF is a collaboration between United Way, Door County Department of Health & Human Services (DHS) and Birth to 3.
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 – Rebecca Thompson, PhD BCBA-D described the efforts of the Wisconsin Autism Provider Association to advocate for a rate increase with Wisconsin Medicaid. Dr. Thompson is the Director of Clinical Services at the Wisconsin Early Autism Project.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 – Nicole Miller and Regena Floyd-Sambou provide information on the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program First 1,000 Days Outreach Campaign to support child find efforts in Wisconsin.
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 – Deb Adams shared her efforts to connect with families of children with special needs and build resiliency in the Northwoods. Deb is the CEO of Gracie’s Place and the mom of Gracie who is on the spectrum.
Thursday, January 14th, 2021 – Terri Enters described the developmental monitoring and screening efforts in the Family Foundations Home Visiting (FFHV) program. Terri is Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families FFHV Coordinator
Thursday, December 17th, 2020 – Janet Kilburn and Emily Goodrich shared Vermont Department of Health’s efforts to promote healthy child development by fostering resilience in its citizens and communities.
Thursday, October 15th, 2020 – Lindsay McCary, PhD, licensed psychologist, led a discussion on telehealth diagnostics.
