The Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities will host a Special Education Law Conference and CLE on Monday, September 28, 2020, online via GoToWebinar from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Topics include an overview of special education laws including recent case law, authority and boundaries of non-lawyer advocates, attorney fees, FAPE in the COVID environment, and […]
Mississippi States Department of Psychology and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health are co-hosting the Fourth Annual Suicide Prevention Symposium on Sept. 29. With the theme “Fitting Suicide Prevention into Our Changing Time,” the 11 a.m.-5 p.m. virtual training is designed for parents, caregivers, educators, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, social workers, nurses, and mental health professionals. Conference […]
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY PANEL MEETING NOTICE The Special Education Advisory Panel will meet on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. You may access the meeting either online or by phone. To join the meeting online, link to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89185899924?pwd=TERlQ1YwODNUMDN0cW9pVGtVUjNCUT09 Meeting ID: 891 8589 9924 Password: SEAPTo join by phone, dial: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: […]
This Sept 30 at noon, we’ll do a FB Live to share what’s going on at Families as Allies and also get everyone’s ideas about Families as Allies and how we can all work together to make things better for our children. https://www.facebook.com/faams.org/
Open to any parent or caregiver raising a child—we’re here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another.
Judge Carlton Reeves issued the order below on September 22. “The status conference scheduled in this case for October 2, 2020, at 9:00 A.M. will be conducted by videoconference. Members of the public may listen in by dialing 877-336-1829 and entering passcode 3608939#.” This case has important implications for Mississippi’s Mental Health System. Listening to […]
Open to any parent or caregiver raising a child—we’re here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another.
The Mississippi State Personnel Board is holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2020. The board is expected to discuss the hiring of the coordinator of mental health accessibility. Anyone who would like to listen to the meeting can call in by using this number: 301-715-8592, and use Meeting ID 995 2932 4089.
Open to any parent or caregiver raising a child—we’re here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another.
Presented by: Brittany Herrington, PhD, Early Learning and SCD Specialist, REACH MS During this month’s meeting, we will discuss what antecedents to behavior are. Participants will be given a walk through on how to identify triggers to negative emotions and inappropriate behavior, tips on ways to prevent these antecedents/triggers, and ways to calm when prevention […]