March 21, 2006
MEDIA ADVISORY
Conference for professionals wanting to learn how to communicate with difficult people and address behavioral issues.
What
:
People Inc. in cooperation with Parent Network of WNY and the Early Childhood Direction Center will host a conference with keynote speaker Dr. Eric Hartwig.
When:
Thursday, April 6, 2006; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where:
Millennium Airport Hotel located at 2040 Walden Ave. in Cheektowaga.
Why:
The Balancing Discipline workshop will consist of a morning and afternoon session. The first session will address useful strategies in dealing with difficult people professionals may encounter in daily life. The second session is an interactive workshop that will address behavioral issues faced by professionals and also discuss Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), legal conduct and documentation, and review legal requirements for addressing behaviors of individuals with disabilities. The workshop will be held Thursday, April 6, 2006. Registration with a continental breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and the conference will end at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $85. Dr. Hartwig is the author and principle trainer on the Just-in-Time: Behavioral Initiative Project. Additionally, he is the co-author of eight videos and the author of four videos on discipline and behavior.
People Inc. is a not-for-profit health and human services agency providing programs and services to at least 10,000 people with special needs, their families, and seniors throughout Western New York. Since 1971, People Inc. has assisted individuals to achieve greater degrees of independence and productivity.
Parent Network of WNY is a non-profit organization providing services to parents of child with special needs.
Early Childhood Direction Center is a program offering assistance to parents of children with special needs, birth to five, based out of The Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.
Nicole Passantino
Marketing and Communications Manager
Direct Dial: (716) 817-7469
Cellular: (716) 440-5161
