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Finding a Placement for Your Hard-to-Place Child

PILS 1441 Route 22, Brewster, NY

An appropriate placement  for a student with complex emotional or learning needs can change a life. We will address the law and the steps to take in this workshop with Marion M. Walsh, Esq., Education Law Attorney, Littman Krooks LLP. Bring a bag lunch for this lunch and learn workshop. This workshop is free but […]

Free but pre-registration required

Teens Don’t Come with Manuals! Parent Workshop

Mount Vernon High School 100 California Road, Mt. Vernon, NY, United States

WORKSHOP CANCELLED Because Teens Don’t Come with Manuals! with Gayle Smith, M.Ed., LC Education Consultant and Life Coach Essentials For Change Special Education Consulting Parenthood is the gift that keeps on giving! Through early childhood and teens, to young adults…a state of constant growth and development. As parents, we all have the same goals, a desire to raise […]

Free but pre-registration required

Social Security Disability Benefits

Rockland County Fire Training Center 35 Fireman’s Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY, United States

Join us for an in-service training facilitated by representatives from the Social Security Administration that will highlight Social Security Disability Benefits, Eligibility, Application, Work Incentive Programs and more. SSD_Benefits_Workshop_Rockland_11.20.2017 Register here for the workshop. For more information the organizer listed below.  

Free but pre-registration required

Executive Functioning: How Deficits in Executive Functions Can Affect Behavior and Academics

PNW BOCES 200 BOCES Drive, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States

If you have a child with learning differences, or work with students with learning differences, then you have probably heard of the term Executive Functions.  If you have questions and want to learn more, this workshop is for you. Guest presenter, George McCloskey, PhD, a nationally and internationally recognized expert on the topic of executive […]

Free but pre-registration required

Government Programs, geared toward parents and caregivers

PILS 1441 Route 22, Brewster, NY

An overview of government programs, including SSI and SSDAC benefits, and how these programs may help to ensure the quality of life for dependents with special needs.

Free but pre-registration required

1 Hour Social Skills Workshop

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

Improve Your Interpersonal Communication with more effective body language, conversation flow, non-verbal and verbal communication and do’s and don'ts.

Free but pre-registration required

Raising a Child with ADHD

Arlington High School 1157 State Route 55, Lagrangeville, NY, United States

Join a parent-to-parent discussion discussion led by Melissa Smith, MS Ed., parent of a child with ADHD diagnosis attending middle school, 20 years of experience as a School Counselor, founder of ADHD a New Vision and a summer camp for children with an ADHD diagnosis.

Free but pre-registration required

Raising a Child with ADHD

Arlington High School 1157 State Route 55, Lagrangeville, NY, United States

Join a parent-to-parent discussion discussion led by Melissa Smith, MS Ed., parent of a child with ADHD diagnosis attending middle school, 20 years of experience as a School Counselor, founder of ADHD a New Vision and a summer camp for children with an ADHD diagnosis.

Free but pre-registration required

My Health, My Choice, My Responsibility

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

This is a hands-on healthy living workshop series. Each session covers a health area, first session: taking charge of your health and developing a health plan.

Free but pre-registration required

Special Education is not Just Academics!

East Fishkill Community Library 348 NY Route 376, Hopewell Junction, United States

Special Education Attorney Michael Gilberg will share his experiences as an attorney on the Autism Spectrum, diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, as he talks about the importance of social and emotional functioning in your child’s special education.

Free but pre-registration required

The Art of Budgeting

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

This hands on interactive budgeting course is a great start to understanding and learning how to manage your money. Click here for The Art of Budgeting flyer Register by clicking here For more information contact the organizer listed below.  

Free but pre-registration required

Developing Emotional Regulation and Intelligence

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

Emotional Regulation skills and the development of Emotional Intelligence are the key factors in one's personal psychological well-being and successful interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships.

Free but pre-registration required

My Health My Choice

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

This hands-on healthy living workshop series is a great start to understanding and learning about how to take responsibility for and managing your own health.

Free but pre-registration required

Positively Speaking

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

On the 4th Wednesday of every month, WILC will be hosting a support group series to explore topics and hold on open discussion.

Free but pre-registration required

Getting Quick Approval for SSI, SSDI, Medicaid and other programs

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

Many people with disabilities wait years before they are determined to be eligible for benefits. This free OMH seminar will show you that, with the correct documentation, it should take no more than 90 days to get approved.

Free but pre-registration required

Let’s Get Social

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

This three session workshop will cover how to improve your communications and social interactions.

Free but pre-registration required

Partners for Success

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

Partners for Success (PFS) is a work readiness, vocational and social rehabilitation training program.

Free but pre-registration required

Social Group

WILC 10 County Center Road, White Plains, NY, United States

Join us every 2nd Wednesday of the month for a fun afternoon of group activities including interactive games, charades, board games, art, music and more.

FREE

Guardianship Webinar

Webinar

Your daughter is 18, still in school, and has an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting this morning. As you approach the counselor’s office, she turns to you and says, “Mom, I want to do this alone”… what happens?

Free but pre-registration required

Family Empowerment Advocacy Series

Hudson Valley DDSO 220 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY, United States

This series prepares parents, grandparents and guardians of children with disabilities to better advocate within the education system for their own children and, as a volunteer, to assist other families. The training includes information about the special education process, including the laws, regulations and policies related to students with disabilities.

Free but pre-registration required