Inservices for Educators

We understand that there may be many questions and concerns when a student with a serious health condition or special need comes to school. Educators wonder about how to keep the student safe at school; the impact of a serious illness, especially if it is anticipated to get worse, on other students; protecting the student's privacy; keeping her up academically; maintaining appropriate paper work; and much, much more.

Each presentation is approximately 60 minutes in duration, including time for questions and answers. Specific presentations/conferences can be arranged for case-specific needs or to plan for individual students with special health needs. Presentations are provided by interative televideo (ITV) or interactive distance learning (IDL), and are free-of-charge to participating districts. If you do not have ITV or IDL equipment in your school, check with your high school, library or community hospital! CEUs are available to school nurses, psychologists, social workers and others.

For more information or to schedule a presentation, contact: Kathy Davis, (913) 588-6305
e-mail kdavis2@kumc.edu

Connected Kansas Kids Staff Development

1. From Regulations to Alphabet Soup
   1. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
   2. No Child Left Behind
   3. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
   4. From IDEA to NCLB
2. Inclusion
3. Historical Perspectives in Special Education
4. Partnering with Parents in Special Education
5. Communicating and Teaming with Physicians and other Health Care Providers
6. Supporting Siblings and Peers of  Students who are Chronically Ill
7. Learning Disabilities
8. Dyslexia
9. Communication Disorders
10. Pervasive Developmental Disorders
11. Hearing and Vision Impairments
12. Attention Deficit Disorder
13. Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Services
14. Obesity in Childhood
15. Other Health Impaired
16. Relaxation Strategies for Children
17. Child Abuse and Neglect
18. Chronic Absence and School Avoidance
19. Bullying and Bullies
20. Specific Health Issues
    1. Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Special Health Needs
    2. Students/Patients with Physical Impairments
    3. Students/Patients who are Other Health Impaired
    4. Students/Patients with Orthopedic Impairments
    5. Students/Patients with Asthma
    6. Students/Patients with Cancer
    7. Students/Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
    8. Students/Patients with Diabetes
    9. Students/Patients with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus
    10. Students/Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
    11. Students/Patients with Spina Bifida
    12. Students/Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
    13. Students/Patients with Dandy-Walker Syndrome
    14. Students/Patients with Tourette’s Syndrome
    15. The Ventilator Dependent Child
    16. Common Pediatric Chronic Illnesses (cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, lupus, asthma, sickle cell anemia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) – 90 minutes
    17. Learning Challenges Associated with Chronic Illness (diabetes, asthma, sickle cell anemia, cancer, etc.)
    18. Cognitive Disabilities Associated with Brain Tumors, Leukemia and Sickle Cell Anemia
    19. Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome:  Medical and Educational Exacerbations
21. End-Of-Life Issues
    1. Community Response at a Child’s End-of-Life
    2. End-of-Life Support in School: When it is Time to Say Goodbye
    3. The Grieving Child:  Losses of Childhood from Divorce to Death
    4. Focusing on the Needs of the School Community when a Child is Terminally Ill (individual session – addressing needs of a specific child/family/school community)

All presentations are available in person, or via interactive televideo. 

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For more information, please contact:

Kathy Davis, MSEd, PhD
kdavis2@kumc.edu
(913) 588-6305