looking for some type of training camp or...?

[Tracey Thompson]

My son has received an AAC assestment, and began training on his ipad2/
Proloquo2go. We had begun some training sessions with him and me at a
clinic, but some issues have arose and I don't think we will continue
to go there.

I am trying to find some ways to educate myself and was wanting to see
if there was any sort of extensive training camps for me or even
better him and me. Maybe some Summer program. I am so new at this I
don't even no where to begin and what to ask.

His SLP at school has some basic knowledge and seems to have things
moving forward at school, but this doesn't help us at home and in his
everyday life.

I guess I am asking for "Help"

Thanks
Tracey T.

[Eleanor Giriyappa]

We went to the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater last summer for a week with campers who were just starting on their devises, like us, to accomplished talkers. Dan Price is the camp director last year. His number is 262-472-3169 or pri...@uww.edu.   We also went to a 3 day camp in Pittsburgh Pa that was done in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh and AAC Institute. It was their first year and I thought it was done well. They had SLP students with each child.   Eleanor --- On Mon, 1/30/12, Tracey Thompson <traceylyn...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Valerie Maples]

Not sure if she is doing it again, but Jill Senner has run a  late summer camp in Illinois, too.  Always wanted to take Nichole, but it is usually after we are back in school.
 

Valerie

Keep up with Nichole's recovery:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples

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[pam_h...@comcast.net]

HI Tracy, 

I work for AssistiveWare, the developers of Proloquo2Go. 

We have a few ideas to share with you. Please email us at sup...@proloquo2Go.com

Pam Harris

AssistiveWare Support 

and Josh's mom : ) 

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[Tony Green]

On Monday, January 30, 2012 8:05:55 AM UTC-8, Tracey Thompson wrote:
> My son has received an AAC assessment, and began training on his ipad2/
> Proloquo2go....

http://idahoaaccamp.org // June 11-15, 2012
NW Nazarene University Campus; Nampa ID

Fills up fast.

($70 registry fee in 2011) http://idahoaaccamp.org/docs/NewCamperRegistration.pdf

Unsure of their familiarity with ProLoquo2Go.

Tony Green
(Father to Bayley RTS, [f/15yrs])
Wenatchee WA 98801-1747

[Dawn Caldwell]

If you could go anywhere in the world to get an AAC assessment for a non-verbal, mobile child who needs seating, vision and OT involved in the assessment, where would you go and why?  While it is a hypothetical question, I am asking because we are evaluating where to go to get such an assessment and are open to all ideas/locations.  (We have a device but we have not done a full blown assessment in 6 years and my DS has changed quite a bit in those years.)

[Christine Kramlich]

Well, I don't know about in the whole world, but I've been pretty happy with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta down here in the southeast.  They have two ladies who do AT all day everyday and they are the best of the best in the area as far as I'm concerned.  They also have a seating clinic that is top notch. 

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If you could go anywhere in the world to get an AAC assessment for a non-verbal, mobile child who needs seating, vision and OT involved in the assessment, where would you go and why?  While it is a hypothetical question, I am asking because we are evaluating where to go to get such an assessment and are open to all ideas/locations.  (We have a device but we have not done a full blown assessment in 6 years and my DS has changed quite a bit in those years.)

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[Hill, Katharine Joan]

AAC Institute’s ICAN™ Talk Clinic provides comprehensive, evidence-based AAC evaluations that involve children with their families traveling to Pittsburgh from around the world.  Typical families traveling to Pittsburgh are seen over the course of 3 -5 very full days that include assessment sessions taylored to a child in the clinic and surrounding community venues, e.g. the mall, museums, restaurants, toy store, etc. (selected by families).   Evaluations include family interviews and training so that parents are fully informed of all AAC options and a comparison of the performance difference that exist with different AAC interventions.  In addition, multiple clinicians specializing in AAC and headed by Dr. Katya Hill see a child over the course of the evaluation sessions to contribute to the final recommendations.  Recently, arrangements have been made with a convenient local hotel for special rates for families being served by AAC Institute’s clinic too. 

 

Families are encouraged to join or like AAC Institute on Facebook and to take the AAC Institute’s Self-Study Program courses on an “introduction to AAC” and “AAC Language Representation Methods”  when considering a comprehensive evaluation and to learn more about the AAC Institute's efforts to build AAC capacity and the standard of care ICAN™ Talk Clinic promotes.

 

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Subject: Re: AAC Assessment Question

[Chistinebaudin]

Does the AAC institute take into equal consideration all language organization systems in addition to Unity? I know they are a big proponent of Unity. 

I heard the Augmentative Communication Program at  Children's Hospital of Boston is the best around but I do not personally know anyone who has been assessed there. They also have a Facebook page. 

Christine 

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[Hill, Katharine Joan]

Christine,

 

Yes, we discuss and demonstrate all language representation methods.  Our first hour or so with families is typically reviewing all the options, discussing how language can be represented and generated using AAC technology, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each methods, and reviewing performance and outcomes evidence.  We believe that we fully inform parents of the options before making any decisions about AAC technolgoy and intervention.

 

Since ICAN Talk clinicians are well-trained on language representation methods and linguistic development, we may have more referrals from people seeking an untried method such as Unity.  Unfortunately, most of our parents indicate that no one ever discussed or demonstrated the difference between single-meaning and multi-meaning symbols or the features of the various levels of Unity.  Also, parents have never been shown quantitative data on their child's use of an AAC device such as language activity monitoring (LAM) evidence.  Although we have a large number of clients using Unity, we also have clients selecting and using other language programs on a variety of AAC devices. Many of other clients on Unity have tried other (several) interventions with minimal success prior to asking to see Unity - "this thing they just heard about."

 

Finally, regardless of the language software being considered, the child's clinician needs to be able to talk with the program too, e.g. model the vocabulary and utterance types/complexity expected for the child's ability and growth.  Evaluating and making decisions about AAC interventions are two-fold: 1) manipulating the primary, secondary and tertiary features of a speech generating device or SGD; 2) manipulating instructional/educational strategies and interventions.   An AAC evaluation is more than looking at different devices, but gathering the data to support the interventions that will result in the most effective communication. The process of selecting the strategies that match a child's current abilities and learning styles is equally important for success and takes time across a variety of activities, environments and communication partners. 

 

Katya

 

 

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[Pam Harris]

Hi - 

Easter Seals DuPage/Fox Valley (west suburban Chicago)

The staff is highly skilled and knowledgeable and while the assessment is done by a SLP and OT, other professionals like PT and vision are brought it, if needed. 

Our son's last assessment was done there and it was comprehensive and most of all took his preferences into account. 

Kindly, 

Pam Harris

mom to Josh (Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, Eosinophilic Esophagitis and severe anxiety and OCD)  

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