The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics has opened registration for the 9th Annual ABC Conference, “You Don’t Have to be a Therapist to be Therapeutic: Building Resilience in Children, Families, Communities, and Ourselves”, to be held on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Moraine Business and Conference Center in Palos Hills, IL.
The original “ABC” (Autism, Behavior, and Complex Medical Needs) Conference has expanded to address Advocating for children’s health, Behavioral/developmental health, and Complex health needs. This expansion is consistent with the evolution of American Academy of Pediatrics policies and priorities as well as the broader understanding of “special needs” children to include children who have experienced trauma, adversity, and negative social determinants of health.
ABC Conference participants can expect to learn about the broad landscape of services and programs that are available to support children with special needs from birth through adolescence, and develop skills to make effective referrals and partner with other agencies and systems. Each track (A, B, and C) offers breakout sessions that converge with a wide range of systems. Interprofessional attendees will gain knowledge and insight about developmental services, medical interventions, and innovative partnerships that benefit children with special needs and their families. Breakout sessions are either clinical in nature (though still meaningful to a broad audience) or address more community-based/relational content. The keynote sessions address the overall theme of the conference.
For more information: http://illinoisaap.org/conferences/abc/
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