Important Steps, Inc.
Early Childhood Program
Memorandum-IMPORTANT!!!
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To: All EI Service Providers
From: Janet Reznik, Program Director
Re: Mandatory Training-New Policy from NYCEIP
Date: November 11, 2013
Mandatory In-Service Training
Date: December 9, 2013, 2013 (Monday)
Time: 4:00-06:00 pm
Location: St. Catharine Academy
Address: 2250 Willamsbridge Road North, Bronx, NY 10461
(Off Pelham Parkway, directions enclosed)
Agenda:
- Topic: Annual Medicaid Compliance Training
Presenter: Susan DePasguale, MS. ED., Director of QAI Unit/Compliance Officer
- Fraud Prevention Unit
- Medicaid List of Disqualified Personnel
- Compliance w/NYSDOH and Medicaid
- Revised Company Compliance Policy/Medicaid Alerts
- OMIG Audits
- ICD-10 Codes Coming Soon
- Topic: “Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis -ABA”
Presenter: Katarzyna Motylewicz, MS, BCBA, ABA Clinical Director
- History. What are other methods that can be used w/kids diagnosed w/PDD/ASD
- Why using an ABA method when working w/kids diagnosed w/PDD/ASD
- Important Steps’ Policy on becoming an ABA provider
- Topic: “Feeding & Swallowing Disorders in Children & Correlation with Motor/Sensory
Systems”
Presenter: Rozaliya Abramova, MS. CCC-SLP, EI Clinical Director
- Importance of identifying feeding and swallowing disorders in children. How common are these disorders?
- Some signs/symptoms of feeding and swallowing disorders in children and common criteria for referral.
- Possible causes of feeding and swallowing disorders. How are these disorders diagnosed?
- Correlation between feeding and swallowing disorders and motor/sensory delays.
- How effective are the treatments for feeding and swallowing disorders for children?
- Is there correlation between feeding skills and speech development?
This is a MANDATORY training and hope to see all of you as we will require attendance to continue service provision through Important Steps. For those of you who can not attend the training please contact Mrs. Alexia Volynsky, Director of Human Resources at ext. 103 to arrange a meeting w/Susan Troiso.
Please feel free to bring your November 2013 Billing Invoices. Refreshments will be served.
Please, RSVP by December 1, 2013 via , click on “Clinicians”, than “Register for Upcoming In-Service” or via faxing the attached slip att: Alexia Volynsky
Important Steps, Inc.
Early Childhood Program
718-882-2111
Registration
In-Service Training on December 9, 2013
Name:______
Discipline:______
Contact phone number or e-mail address______
I will attend 4:00-6:00 pm “ Mandatory” Session
I will not attend and will call HR Department (ext. 103) before 12/1/13 to schedule a meeting w/Director of QA Unit
Questions/Issues to be discussed at the training:
1.______
2.______
3.______
Please, fax RSVP by December 1, 2013
to 718-882-2117, Att: Alexia Volynsky