The Guam Early Learning Council, in collaboration with Early Childhood Agencies, facilitated training event in celebration of the 3rd Annual Week of the Young Child held on April 9-15.
Guam LEND Team Meets Co-Director of the UH LEND Program
LEND
The University of Hawaii, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND) Program, under the John A. Burns School of Medicine, recently sponsored the participation of two Guam LEND fellows and faculty to attend the Association of Maternal Child Health Program (AMCHP) Conference held on April 6-9 in Washington, D.C. The Guam Team met with Louise Iwaishi, M.D., Co-Director of the UH LEND Program. (L-R): Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director and Guam LEND faculty; Dr. Iwaishi; Leone Rohr and Zenaida Okada, Guam LEND Fellows.
GSAT Advisory Council General Membership Meeting
Guam Systems for Assistive Technology
Guam ADOS-2 Cohort with Dr. Irina Zamora, ASD Trainer from USC
Guam Department of EducationThrough a contract with the Guam Department of Education (GDOE), Division of Special Education, Guam CEDDERS has partnered with University of Southern California (USC) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to facilitate a comprehensive Autism assessment training to continue building the capacity of GDOE Early Intervention and Special Education providers in identifying and assessing children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The training includes didactic information, detailed examples and hands-on activities on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) using the Western Psychological Services (WPS) clinical training. The ADOS-2 improves “the gold standard” instrument for observational assessment of ASD. An interdisciplinary cohort of six GDOE Early Intervention and Special Education providers has been identified to engage in the intensive on-site and off-site training conducted by Irina Zamora, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine and CHLA, who is a licensed Psychologist and ASD trainer. Dr. Zamora is on-site April 18-22, 2016 to conduct the first of two on-site training sessions. Off-site consultation includes individual consultation calls with each cohort member. The second on-site training sessions will be held in September 2016, which will result in each cohort member certified as a WPS clinical ADOS-2 administrator.

LEND Alumni and Faculty meets the Secretary of the Board of Family Voices
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AMCHP Conference
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Autism Month Celebration and Outreach Event
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Association of Maternal & Child Health Program (AMCHP) Conference
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Assistive Technology Presentation to GCC Students
Guam Systems for Assistive Technology
Boys Town Consultant Conducts On-site Visit with Guam DOE GEIS and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program Personnel March 28-April 1
Community Services: Training