October 27, 2021 State Team Meeting
Meeting Objectives:
- Highlight recent Act Early State Team member activities related to assessment, evaluation, & diagnosis (Goal 3 of the State Plan).
- Learn about an effective strategy for building community-based diagnostic capacity through provider training.
- Identify strategies the Team can use in Wisconsin to increase timely access to assessment, evaluation, and diagnostic services.
Agenda:
Session Recordings:
Lightning Round Updates
Re-recorded after meeting due to technical issues.
- Jenny Bibler – updates on comprehensive assessment changes in public education
- Jess Nichols in re-recorded version
- Information Update Bulletin 21.01
- Additional information on Comprehensive Special Education Evaluation
- Lindsay McCary – Project CASTLE: An OSEP-funded initiative to train school psychologists and speech language pathologists on assessment and treatment in schools
- Project CASTLE Infographic
Increasing Diagnostic Capacity – Vanderbilt Treatment & Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD)
Presenters:
- Amy Weitlauf, Ph.D., TRIAD Associate Director of Research
- Jeffrey Hine, Ph.D., BCBA, TRIAD Director of Primary Care Outreach/Training
- Mary Fleck, M.Ed., BCBA, TRIAD Educational Consultant