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Tourette Syndrome and

Associated Disorders in the Classroom

Sponsored by

The Tourette Association of America, Greater NY State Chapter

and Learning Partners

A Workshop for All Educational Personnel

Saturday, November 14, 2015

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: fee is $15 –includes breakelectronic handouts

  • Certificates of Attendance will be given to all participants
  • CEU Certificate offered for OTs, PTs, Speech Therapists requesting CEUs.(There is an additional $20 fee for CEUs -see pg.3).

Schedule

1:30 – 2:00 Registration

2:00 - 3:30Session 1

3:30 – 3:40Break

3:40 – 5:00 Session 2

Topics include:

  • Criteria for diagnosing Tourette Syndrome
  • Associated Disorders (ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Learning Disabilities, Fine Motor Deficits and Sensory Processing)

  • Behaviors associated with TS, ADHD, OCD and LD
  • Impact of these disorders on performance and behavior
  • Specific classroom strategies, techniques and accommodations
  • Introduction to a Functional Behavioral Assessment for children

with neurological disorders

Target Audience

• Parents, educators, school administrators and guidance counseling staff

• Special education staff, school psychologists and social workers

• School Nurses and human service professionals

Learning Outcomes: at the completion of the workshop, participants will

be able to:

  1. List the criteria for diagnosis of TS
  2. Identify the most common neurological disorders associated with TS
  3. Assess the impact of these disorders on classroom performance,

social, emotional functioning

  1. Identify specific classroom strategies for working with children with TS
  2. Identify treatment modalities that are essential for children with TS
  3. Conduct appropriate Functional Behavioral Assessments
  4. Write Positive Behavioral Intervention plans for students with TS

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Susan Conners, M.Ed. is an internationally sought after speaker, teacher trainer and author on the topic of the education of children with Tourette Syndrome (TS), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other related neurological disorders. She has presented workshops in 48 of the 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Spain, Norway and Poland. She was a multi award-winning middle school teacher for 33 years. Sue has TS, OCD and Learning Disabilities herself, and has authored many articles, brochures and videos on these topics. She has appeared on and served as a consultant for several national television programs on TS including ABC’s 20/20, The Geraldo Show, The Montel Williams Show, ABC’s The Practice, HBO Network, BBC’s Discovery Channel and ABC’s Prime Time. She served on the national board of directors of TSA, Inc. for 12 years and has been president of TSA of GNYS for 31 years. For seven years following her retirement from full time teaching, she was employed by national TSA, Inc. as their Education Specialist. In 2012 Sue published her first book on educating and parenting children with TS entitled The Tourette Syndrome/OCD Checklist: A Practical Reference for Educators and Parents.

DISCLOSURE speaker has no relevant financial or non-financial disclosures.

CONTINUING EDUCATION (CEU) INFORMATION

3 contact hours; .3 IACET CEUs; .3 NYS-PT CEUs;

3 Continuing Competency Hours (CCHs); .3 AOTA CEUs; .3 NY State OT CEUs

3.75 NBCOT PDUs; 3 Certification Maintenance Hours recognized by ASHA

“Learning Partners is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.” See the full list of national/state/professional bodies that recognize the IACET CEU: The IACET CEU is recognized by:

  • ASHA (ASHA recognizes the IACET CEU toward ASHA Certification)
  • The State of NY/Dept of Speech Pathology
  • The American Psychotherapy Association
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • NBCOT

“Learning Partners is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education”. Provider # 7812 (Category 2: OT Process). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of

specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

New York State Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants:

*Learning Partners has received approved provider status by the New York State Office for the Professions and is designated as an approved provider of continuing education course work for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

Other Professionals:

Each profession uses its own calculations for the number of CEUs based on

contact hours. As with all continuing education, the attendee should always

check with & verify CEUrequirements for his/her nationalprofessional body,

professional organization and/or state licensure board.

TOURETTE SYNDROME EDUCATOR’S CONFERENCE

Saturday, November 14, 2015

REGISTRATION FORM

Attendee Name ______

School Name ______

School District ______

Attendee’s Job Position ______

Attendee’s E-Mail Address ______

Attendee’s Phone Number (during day of event) ______

1. __ $15.00 __ Check enclosed or __ Paying by Pay Pal

OR

2. __ $35.00 (for CEUs) __ Check enclosed or __ Paying by Pay Pal

Choices for Registration – Deadline: November 10

1)Email registration form to TAA of GNYS at and mail check to address below

2)Email registration form to TAA of GNYS at

and pay by Pay Pal at by clicking on the “donate” button.

3)Mail registration form with check to the address below.

MAIL TO:

TSA of GNYS

20 Thomas Jefferson Lane

Snyder, NY 14226

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO

TSA OF GNYS