Guam Early Learning Guidelines Training

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training

On May 27, Vera Blaz, CEDDERS Training Associate, facilitated a workshop on how to use the Guam Early Learning Guidelines to help nurture children’s growth and development. 64 child care directors and providers attended the training that was held at Guam Community College and conducted in collaboration with Joe Montague, Program Coordinator at the Department of Public Health and Social Services Child Care Development Fund.

DPHSS Project Bisita I Familia Staff Attend Site Review Exit Conference

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Project Bisita I Familia

Project Bisita I Familia held an exit conference on May 26, to discuss the summary of findings from the federal on-site visit conducted by the Region IX Project Officer and representatives from The Bizzell Group, project consultants. Pictured (L-R): Diana Santos, DPHSS Social Worker; Jenika Ballesta, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate and Bisita, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)Coordinator; Vera Blaz; Guam CEDDERS Training Associate; Margarita Gay, DPHSS Bisita Project Director; JJ Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS Interoperability Data Manager; Maria Dixon, DPHSS Bisita Administrative Assistant; James Gillan, DPHSS Director; Audrey Topasna, DPHSS Bisita Program Coordinator; Relida Sumaylo, DPHSS Bisita Project Supervisor; Sherill Tinio, DPHSS Bisita Home Visitor; Ronda Waller, Programmatic Reviewer, Bizzell Group; Nahleen Heard, KRSA/MCHB Project Officer; George Dines, Fiscal Reviewer Bizzell Group.

Evaluation Work Group Meeting with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Nurses

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

On May 26, Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Consultant, facilitated an Evaluation Work Group meeting with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) nurses to review the EHDI data for 2016 and provide input in the areas of: Data Quality, Timeliness, Representativeness, Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Usefulness. Pictured (Left -Right): Ma. Victoria Guiao, OB Ward, Nursing Supervisor; Valerie Meno, Labor & Delivery, Nursing Supervisor; Avelina “Bing” Opena, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nursing Supervisor; Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Consultant; Not pictured: Marie Wusstig, Guam CEDDERS staff.

EPICS Scholars Meeting with Program Faculty

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Interdisciplinary Pre-Service Preparation

EPICS scholars met as an onsite group with program faculty via WebEx on May 22 in preparation for their upcoming Summer classes on Assessments and Treatments. Classes will take place from June 5 through July 7 at House 24, the newly christened “EPICS House.”

Guam EHDI and GMHA Nursing Supervisors Review the Initial Hearing Screening Form and Newborn Hearing Screening Protocol

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

Guam EHDI and GMHA Nursing Supervisors met in May to review the initial hearing screening form and newborn hearing screening protocol. (Left to Right: Valerie Meno, Labor and Delivery, Nursing Supervisor; Marie Wusstig, Guam EHDI; Ma. Victoria Guiao, OB Ward Nursing Supervisor; Avelina “Bing” Opena, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Nursing Supervisor and Ruth Sabangan Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nursing Supervisor.)

Website & Document Accessibility Training

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance Community Services: Training Guam Systems for Assistive Technology

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: GSAT House 19, Dean Circle, University of Guam

Seating is limited.
Must be registered to attend.

To register or to request for reasonable accommodations, please call Sherry Guerrero at 735-2477, or email sherry.guerrero@guamcedders.org

This activity is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Grant No. 90DD0014-03-00, and the Administration on Community Living, Grant No. 1701GUSGAT, and facilitated by the University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (Guam CEDDERS). The University of Guam is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Guam CEDDERS Staff Attend GCC American Sign Language (ASL) Session

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training

Kirsten Bamba-Rosario, GCC American Sign Language (ASL) Instructor, (in gray shirt showing “I Love You’ sign) conducted a two-hour session on Basic ASL class for interested members of the public on April 1st at the Agana Heights Mayor’s office. Christina Jung and JJ Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS staff assigned to the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Project attended the session.

Guam CEDDERS Supports the IDEA Fiscal Forum for Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States

by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance Community Services: Training

OSEP, RMS, NCSI, and Guam CEDDERS staff with entity special education program and fiscal staff from American Samoa, CNMI, FSM, Guam, RMI, ROP, and Virgin Islands.

Guam CEDDERS supported the IDEA Fiscal Forum for Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States facilitated by the US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Risk Management Service (RMS), and the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) on March 22-24, 2017 at the Federal Center South Building, Seattle, Washington. The purpose for the forum was to provide the six Pacific entities and Virgin Islands an opportunity for entity program and fiscal staff to connect with others in similar situations, to share knowledge and experiences, hear updated information from the Department on fiscal issues, and gain access to both OSEP and RMS staff and receive technical assistance from national content experts.