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Daily Family Routines Are Daily Learning Opportunities for Young Children

By Health and Well-Being

When providers discuss routines as contexts for early intervention, parents may wonder, “That sounds strange.  Bath times are for bathing! How does that help my child learn?” As team members in early intervention, one of our primary goals is to share the fact that infants and toddlers learn by doing everyday things and gradually taking bigger roles in those activities.

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Dis/ability, Race, and the Power of Language: Part II

By Community Engagement

In this post, Dr. Maggie Beneke extends the discussion around language use that began during her virtual conference presentation on Dis/ability[1], Race, and Equity.  In part one of her blog last week, Dr. Beneke discussed person-first vs. identity-first language.  Here in part two, she covers her own position in relation to language use and the use and consequences of the term “colorblind.”

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Dis/ability, Race, and the Power of Language: Part I

By Community Engagement

In this post, Dr. Maggie Beneke extends the discussion around language use that began during her virtual conference presentation on Dis/ability [1], Race, and Equity. In part one, she discusses her own position in relation to language use and person-first vs. identity-first language.  Next week in part two, Dr. Beneke will cover the use and consequences of the term “colorblind.”

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2018 Virtual Conference Session Recap: Sexual Orientation & Gender Expression Within Families

By Community Engagement

By: Jason M. Jowers, MFT On September 18-20, 2018, OneOp held their 2018 Virtual Conference entitled, “Cultural Competency: Awareness, Action, and Advocacy. The conference included six interactive webinar sessions that addressed topics such as privilege and power, race, equity, dis/ability, intersectionality, authentic dialog, sexual orientation, gender expression, and health disparities….

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