Webinars

Presenter(s): Shelley Hughes, OTR, Kathleen Woodward, NCSP, Becky Whalen, SLP

This webinar will delve into the multifaceted landscape of early childhood assessment, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and partnership in ensuring positive outcomes for young learners. With a focus on building strong relationships between educators, allied professionals, and caregivers, attendees will explore effective strategies to meet the diverse needs of children entering preschool and kindergarten. 

Presenter(s): Professor Martin Sellbom, PhD

This webinar presentation provides an introductory overview of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ), the most up-to-date broadband measure of normal-range personality traits. The test coauthor describes the methods used to develop the MPQ and provides a brief history on research use of the test. Dr. Sellbom also covers information on scale descriptions, normative data, and samples of the MPQ Score Report and MPQ Police Preemployment Interpretive Report (PPIR).

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Presenter(s): Virginia Berninger, PhD, author of the PAL-II, PAL Revised User Guides, PAL Intervention/Instruction materials

Join Process Assessment of the Learner (PAL) author, Virginia Wise Berninger, PhD, as she provides an overview of the model for screen/intervene, problem-solving consultations. She will cover differential diagnosis/specialized instruction for dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL-LD in the Revised PAL-II User Guide for Reading and Writing and for dyscalculia in the Revised PAL-II User Guide for Math. The Revised PAL Instructional Materials will also be discussed.  

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Presenter(s): Kathleen Woodward, Ed.S., NCSP, Chris Huzinec, MS, MA

School professionals are on the front line of addressing the current mental health crisis among children and adolescents. In this webinar, we will demonstrate the process of identifying and addressing emotional, behavioural, and mental health concerns through screening, assessments, interventions, and progress monitoring.  

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Presenter(s): Elizabeth Munsell, PhD, OTR/L, Jessica Kramer, PhD, OTR/L, Lauren Little, PhD, OTR/L, Anna Wallisch, PhD, OTR/L

An interactive panel discussion featuring three expert occupational therapists who will discuss their recent research in the field of autism, moderated by Pearson OT Research Director, Elizabeth Munsell, PhD, OTR/L  

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Presenter(s): Daniella Maglione, PsyD, Selina Oliver, NCSP

The question of whether true adaptive behavior profiles in persons with autism spectrum disorder exists has been discussed in the literature for decades. This webinar will explore if, and how, adaptive functioning profiles of individuals with ASD differ from typical normative samples.

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Presenter(s): Melinda Cooper, OTR, Shelley Hughes, OTR

Many individuals with autism experience differences in the way they process sensory information relative to their neurotypical peers. This webinar provides an overview of Dunn's sensory processing framework, reviews recent related research, explores two standardized sensory questionnaires, and explains how assessment results can be used to guide intervention planning and strategy formation.

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