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"Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done."
-Starhawk

2009 Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Statewide Conference in Palm Beach, Florida. http://www.coe.fau.edu/card/

January 14, 2009

11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m.
MHC 1503 “Tier 1 PBS in Florida's High Schools”
Heather George, Dept of Child and Family Studies
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities

For more information email: vaughn@fmhi.usf.edu

January 28, 2009

11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m.
 “The Travel Assistance Device to Aid Transit Riders with Special Needs: Lessons Learned from Pilot Deployment”
Florida Mental Health Institute MHC 1329
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
Sean Barbeau, Center for Urban Transportation Research
For more information email: vaughn@fmhi.usf.edu

February 25, 2009

11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m.
 “Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support: Outcomes in Community Child Care Centers”
Florida Mental Health Institute MHC 1329
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
Rochelle Lentini, Department of Child and Family Studies
For more information email: vaughn@fmhi.usf.edu

March 22-25, 2009

6th National Training Institute: Addressing Challenging Behavior at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. This is not your typical conference! It has intensive workshops where you can expect practical strategies for supporting a positive approach to social emotional development. You get real solutions to behavior challenges in early childhood settings!

http://www.addressingchallengingbehavior.org/

March 25, 2009

11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m.
"PBS and Families: Moving Toward Contextual Fit"
Florida Mental Health Institute MHC 1329
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
Bobbie Vaughn & Shelley Clarke, Department of Child and Family Studies
For more information email: vaughn@fmhi.usf.edu

March 26-28, 2009

6th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support in Jacksonville Florida. This year’s theme is “The Expanding World of PBS: Science, Values, and Vision.”

http://www.apbs.org/conference/jacksonville/index1.aspx