Engaged & Extraordinary: Supporting Young Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities | Kids Serve Too!

About This Webinar:

Children experience the world differently, and those differences can be greater for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Military life comes with its own set of unique challenges, which can impact how children experience the world. The understanding and support of early childhood professionals can strengthen the skills of children with autism and increase the capacity of their families.

In this 90-minute webinar, Tara Wright, Professional Development Manager with Sesame Workshop, shares the Sesame Street and Autism and Sesame Street for Military Families initiatives, along with resources within these initiatives for professionals, young children, and their families.  She also  discusses strategies that help families build resilience and optimism.

This event is hosted by the Family Development-Early Intervention concentration area of OneOp.

Presenter

Tara Wright serves as Professional Development Manager in the U.S. Social Impact department at Sesame Workshop. She is responsible for creating multimedia training and Implementation experiences for various Sesame Workshop initiatives, sharing recommended practices, and equipping providers across the nation with tools and resources to better serve families and their young children.

Prior to joining Sesame Workshop, Ms. Wright was on the Public Affairs team at the University of Oklahoma. She also has worked as a graphic designer, and she owns a small creative business on the side. Ms. Wright holds a bachelor of Advertising from the Gaylord College of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. She is also a new mom and a new military (Marine) wife. Oorah!

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education Credits for this event are no longer available for Social Work, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Case Managers, or Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Educators.

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of Attendance are available for providers interested in documenting their training activities.

Event Materials

Resource Discovery: Sesame Street for Military Families (Blog Post)

Webinar Slides (PDF)

Additional Resources (PDF)

Kids Serve Too Series

Kids Serve Too! is a webinar series designed to support service providers and education professionals who work with military children and families. This Sesame Street for Military Families and OneOp collaborative series invites you to explore resources and strategies related to community violence, military relocation, military caregiving, and young children with special needs.

Learn more about the series, sign up for the mailing list and take a look at the other webinars in this series on the Kids Serve Too homepage

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