Education Events
The Kansas Family Support Center (KFSC) is hosting a Caregiver Webinar series and a Professional ECHO series.
The KFSC Caregiver Webinar series provides 2 monthly webinar events to support biological families, foster families, and other caregivers of children with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD), behavioral health needs, or mental health concerns with the goal of providing impactful education, support and resources. Upcoming webinar events are listed below.
The KFSC Professional ECHO series utilizes technology to share knowledge across miles and disciplines to allow providers and experts who work with children with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD), behavioral health needs, or mental health concerns to collaborate with peers and promote growth across professions. KFSC will be hosting 2 monthly events. Each ECHO will consist of a didactic portion and a case presentation discussion. Upcoming ECHO events are listed below.
If you are interested in being a presenter or case presenter for one of these events, please complete the following interest survey. Presenters are compensated for preparation and presentation time.
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Caregiver Webinars
March 25th @ 6 PM CST – Speech Tips and Tricks You Can Use in Your Everyday Rou…
Participants of this webinar will learn: Age –appropriate milestones for receptive language, expressive language and social language, as well as the difference between the three types of language Strategies to facilitate the three types of language How to embed the strategies into everyday routines
April 4th @ 1pm CST—How do we Teach Consent When There are Communication Barrie…
Participants of this webinar will learn: About consent, both verbal and non-verbal How to model consent for ASD/IDD populations Trauma-informed responding to disclosures and navigating mandated reporting
Professional ECHOs
March 14th @ 1 PM CST – 988 and You with Brooks Robertson
Participants of this ECHO will: Leave with a greater understanding of the 988 Lifeline and crisis de-escalation services. Learn about the psychology of individuals in moments of great need. Learn about how crisis de-escalation services broadly support people in need.