Pacific Child & Family Associates' Orange County office at this year's Tet Festival

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Conferences

We hope to have an opportunity to say hello to you at these upcoming conferences:

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March 13 - 14

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Daniella Putnam (MA) and Geoff Putnam (MA), Clinical Directors from the PCFA Inland Empire office, will be exhibiting and answering questions at the 9th Annual Trends in Autism Conference.

 

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April 12 - 13

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Sally Torrens (MFT, BCBA) and Cara Entz (MFT, BCBA) from Pacific Child & Family Associates are scheduled to present with Jose Rios (MS, BCBA).  The discussion will be on Current and Future Trends in Parent Training for Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities

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May 28 - June 1

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Cara Stearns-Entz, (MFT, BCBA), PCFA Agency Clinical Director, Sally Torrens, (MFT, BCBA), Los Angeles Clinical Director and Sheri Kingsdorf (M.A., BCBA) Training Director, will be presenting at the conference on May 30, 2010, from 6 - 7:30PM.  

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Recent presentations from Pacific Child & Family Associates include:

Stearns-Entz, Cara and Torrens, Sally.  Effectively Collaborating and Consulting in Schools: From Theory to Practice.  February 19, 2010

Heilveil, IraMyths, Magic and Reality in the Treatment of Autism. (Keynote address) Primer Encuentro Internacional de Autismo y Desordenes del Desarrollo. Queretaro, Mexico. April 25, 2009.

Marquez, MartaQue es el autismo y cuales son sus comportamientos? Primer Encuentro Internacional de Autismo y Desordenes del Desarrollo. Queretaro, Mexico. April 25, 2009.

Finney, StefanieImplementation of ABA programs in California: Methods and Results. Primer Encuentro Internacional de Autismo y Desordenes del Desarrollow. Queretaro, Mexico. April 25, 2009.

Arabian, ArpiTheory of Mind in the Treatment of Autism. Autism Awareness International Conference. Yerevan, Armenia, April 2, 2009.

Stearns-Entz, Cara, & Torrens, Sally (2009). Working in Partnership: Successes and Challenges. Presented at the annual California Association for Behavior Analysis conference, Burlingame, CA, March 12, 2009, as part of a symposium with Martinez, S., Carpenter, C., Rios, J., & Bermudez, I. School Collaboration: Practical Problems, Practical Solutions.

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Services in Armenia: 
Services in Armenia are being provided through an affiliation with a school for children with autism in Yerevan. The school, called the International Child Development Center, is located at 20 Saryan Street, in the heart of Yerevan. The school brings state of the art knowledge and training to staff in Armenia who can then serve the local population.

Because there is no financial support for these services from the government of Armenia, and because the income level of most Armenians cannot come close to meeting the costs of services, donations to the school are desperately needed. Tax-deductible donations to the school can be made through the Autism International Foundation, at Autism International Foundation

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Workshops

Los Angeles

Behavior Management Workshops

for Parents

The Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center has six-week series of behavior management workshops designed to teach parents and caregivers the basic principles of behavior change and the practical application of these principles in their everyday life. For more information, please visit the Lanterman Regional Center website

Armenian-speaking Workshops

Remaining dates: March 4, 11 and 18 (9 - 11:00am)

Pacific Child and Family Services 
410 Arden Ave., Ste 201 
Glendale, CA 91203

English-speaking Workshops

March 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7 and 14 (6:30 - 8:30pm) 

Pacific Child and Family Services
410 Arden Ave., Ste 201
Glendale, CA  91203

Korean-speaking Workshops

April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4 and 11 (9:30 - 11:30am) 

Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
3303 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1710

Texas

Free Parent and Educator Workshop

Find out more


 

Resource Links

Autism Society of America

Autism and PDD Support Network

Families for Early Autism Treatment

CDC - Autism Spectrum Disorders

Yale Child Study Center

Asperger Syndrome Info and Support

 

The blogosphere:

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