When
Saturday April 11, 2015
8:45 AM to 4:30 PM EDT

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Where

Westin Washington Dulles Airport
2520 Wasser Terrace
Herndon, VA 20171


 
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Sponsorship, Conference and Exhibitor Registration
Tamala P. Scott
Down Syndrome Association of Northern VA
tamalas@dsanv.org
703.621.7129

 

2015 Behavioral Strategies Conference 

When envisioning a bright future for your family member with a disability you may include such things as good friends, a full educational life, meaningful employment, independent living, and community involvement. However, challenging behaviors and lack of appropriate skills to manage them may interfere with realizing this future.

Come and learn practical strategies for meeting the behavioral concerns you may have for your family member with a disability.

  • Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish for conference sessions will be available along with a concurrent session delivered in Spanish.
  • Free parking for conference attendees
  • Raffle prizes
  • Early bird registration fee $75 until 3/11/15; beginning 3/12/15 registration fee increases to $90.

Topics that will be covered:

  • Are you unknowingly reinforcing bad behavior?
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities and sexual behavior. What you need to know and how to talk about it.
  • Toilet training strategies
  • Understanding the learning profile of individuals with Down syndrome and its implications on behavior.
  • Social behavior - Young adults and social independence, What's a Parent to Do?
  • And much more!

Full Conference Agenda - click here

Full Conference Agenda Spanish - click here

Sponsors - click here

Exhibitors - click here

Hotel information - click here