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2008 Professional Development Calendar available now!
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Learning Links offers a range of Professional Development for early childhood professionals; infants, primary & high school teachers; health professionals and support staff. Some courses and workshops are also attended by parents of children who have difficulty learning.
Presenters are experienced professionals drawn from the fields of education, speech pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, family counselling and paediatrics.
Topics include:
Parent
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ADHD in the early years - understanding and responding |
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Computer resources for children with learning disabilities (parent edition) |
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Cut, draw, squeeze, poke - fine motor skills for little folk |
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Growing up with more than one language |
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Helping your child complete school projects |
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Infant Massage |
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Let's get visual! |
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Literacy strategies for children with learning disabilities |
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Makaton - basic |
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Makaton - extension |
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Makaton - refresher |
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Makaton - stories, songs and rhyme to use with sign |
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Numeracy strategies for children with learning disabilities |
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Out of synch or not? Strategies to support gifted preschoolers |
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Pen to paper - occupational therapy ideas to help children write |
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Piecing together the therapy puzzle |
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Play and learning for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Pooh Corner - a toilet training survivor guide |
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Positive practices in the classroom for children with ADHD |
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Practical strategies for helping young children with Development Verbal Dyspraxia |
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Promoting positive behaviours - supporting children's social learning |
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Ready for school - breaking down the myths about the skills children need to start school |
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Ready Set Go 2008! Supporting children to separate |
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Sensory Processing |
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Sensory seeking or seeking attention? |
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Social, emotional and friendship development for gifted children |
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Supporting your child's maths skills at home |
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The magic of movement - play strategies for physical development |
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Total Communication |
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Transition to school for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Understanding depression and anxiety in children and adolescents |
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Understanding learning disabilities |
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Visual perception difficulties - how occupational therapy can help |
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We've got the numbers, but what do they mean? Interpreting IQ tests |
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Who wants to know about Down syndrome? |
Early Childhood Professionals
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ADHD in the early years - understanding and responding |
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Art, expression, inclusion |
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Circle of Security |
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Counselling - basic |
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Counselling - beyond basic, tackling the tricky stuff |
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Cut, draw, squeeze, poke - fine motor skills for little folk |
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Does this child need help? |
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Family Centred Practice and the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) |
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Growing up with more than one language |
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Let's get visual! |
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Makaton - basic |
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Makaton - extension |
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Makaton - refresher |
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Makaton - stories, songs and rhyme to use with sign |
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Out of synch or not? Strategies to support gifted preschoolers |
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Piecing together the therapy puzzle |
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Planning and programming for inclusion |
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Play and learning for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Play, positioning and talking with babies |
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Pooh Corner - a toilet training survivor guide |
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Practical strategies for helping young children with Development Verbal Dyspraxia |
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Promoting positive behaviours - supporting children's social learning |
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Raising concerns with families about their child's development |
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Ready for school - breaking down the myths about the skills children need to start school |
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Ready Set Go 2008! Supporting children to separate |
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Sensory Processing |
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Sensory seeking or seeking attention? |
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Social, emotional and friendship development for gifted children |
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The magic of movement - play strategies for physical development |
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Total Communication |
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Transition to school for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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We've got the numbers, but what do they mean? Interpreting IQ tests |
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Who wants to know about Down syndrome? |
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Need help covering shifts while your staff attend these courses but worried about the cost?
Contact Indigo Education not-for-profit Recruitment on 0488 375 856 or email recruitment@indigoeducation.com.au. |
School Professionals
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Computer resources for children with learning disabilities (teacher edition) |
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Counselling - basic |
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Counselling - beyond basic, tackling the tricky stuff |
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Expressive and receptive language delays - managing classroom practices |
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Including children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the classroom - practices and priorities |
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Literacy strategies for children with learning disabilities |
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Makaton - basic |
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Makaton - extension |
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Makaton - refresher |
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Makaton - stories, songs and rhyme to use with sign |
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Numeracy strategies for children with learning disabilities |
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Pen to paper - occupational therapy ideas to help children write |
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Positive practices in the classroom for children with ADHD |
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Spelling - tricks that will help! |
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Teaching writing skills to children with learning disabilities |
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Transition to school for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Understanding depression and anxiety in children and adolescents |
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Understanding learning disabilities |
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Visual perception difficulties - how occupational therapy can help |
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We've got the numbers, but what do they mean? Interpreting IQ tests |
Health Professionals
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Does this child need help? |
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Makaton - basic |
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Makaton - extension |
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Makaton - refresher |
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Makaton - stories, songs and rhyme to use with sign |
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Literacy strategies for children with learning disabilities |
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Numeracy strategies for children with learning disabilities |
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Pen to paper - occupational therapy ideas to help children write |
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Sensory Processing |
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Sensory seeking or seeking attention? |
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Understanding depression and anxiety in children and adolescents |
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Understanding learning disabilities |
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Visual perception difficulties - how occupational therapy can help |
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We've got the numbers, but what do they mean? Interpreting IQ tests |
What do participants feel about Learning Links' courses?
"The Learning Links staff presented a very professional, interactive and informative workshop aimed at the participants and taking into consideration the experience of the group."
"I would not hesitate to recommend the Training staff of Learning Links to conduct either the short in-service courses or to design a workshop to suit the individual's needs. I would be confident in the knowledge that the workshops would be valuable to services and families alike and that the presenters would be interesting and well-prepared."
"Carers were responsive and attuned to the presentation given. The degree of participation, sharing of ideas and situations, and level of enthusiasm demonstrated by the carers indicated that the information they were receiving was indeed meeting their needs."
"Several carers requested an extension of this training session as they found that the information was relevant, useful, and that they would be able to put their learning into practice."
"After attending the Makaton workshop I introduced basic signing, nursery rhymes and simple instructive gesturing into my programs. This has improved the standard of communication with CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) families, children with disabilities and added a new dynamic into our parent education program."
"The training was well conducted and planned and the materials showed to the workers was very impressive."
"Excellent workshop. Information was presented in such a way that it was easily absorbed."
"Thank you. Loved it. Very compassionate. Gave us a feeling of 'we can
cope'."
"How excellent to have a paediatrician with so much knowledge! Both trainers were very informative."
Do you have specific training needs?
Learning Links can tailor courses to suit individual services or schools. If you would like to discuss your specific needs you can contact Janette Biffin on (02) 8525 8216. You can also go on a mailing list for course information.
If you are a member of Learning Links, you can attend courses at a discounted rate. For information on membership, click here.
For information on current courses and workshops click here to go to What's New. You can also download our 2008 Professional Development Calendar by clicking here.
If you have any questions about our courses call Janette Biffin on (02) 8525 8216
or click on Email/Contact Us.
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