Deafblind Trainings with NEC

Listed below are several deafblind specific training's you may find useful. These training's contain information and resources about deafblindness, conditions related to deafblindness and education. For training's currently available in your state go to the Calendar of Events page.

Participants that attend our NEC sponsored training's will receive a certificate of attendance for the hours attended or PDP Points (Professional Development Points). In the state of Connecticut we also offer CEU's.

Four-Part Deafblind Training Series We are excited to introduce our 4-Part Training Series in all four states. The series includes the following topics and are offered on four separate dates/classes. Participants must attend all four training's. If you have an interest in our 4-Part Series. We require a minimum of 20 participants at a site to run the training. The site location must be supplied free of charge to NEC and be able to accommodate 20+ people.

C.a.T.T.T Consultation and Training Through Technology Program

The C.a.T..T.T. Project offers technical assistance via technolgy to select teams working with children who have combined vision and hearing loss. This unique approach will afford teachers and service providers the opportunity to increase their competency and implement promising practices with the support of experienced, trained professionals. Your team will be one of the first in your state to receive this intensive assistance using new and exciting technologies.

Deafblind Advisor Training Program
Deafblindness is a unique disability requiring that team members have knowledge and skills about the impact of dual sensory losses on learning. Combined vision and hearing losses influence all areas of learning particularly language/communication, motor development, orientation and mobility, and access to the general education curriculum. The Deafblind Advisor Training Project will provide participants with in-depth knowledge and skills in the fields of deafblindness and multiple disabilities.

CVI Advisor Training Program
Coming soon...

Portfolios Workshop This training is held in the state of Connecticut typically in the fall. Contact karen.olson@ct.gov or Janette Peracchio at Janette.Peracchio@Perkins.org


Project INSITE A home intervention model for families of infants, toddlers and preschool aged children with sensory impairments and additional disabilities. The curriculum consists of a two-volume manual containing home-based programming for families of children who are deafblind or children who have sensory loss and additional disabilities and a copy of the INSITE Developmental Checklist.

• INSITE Maine
• INSITE Massachusetts
• INSITE Connecticut
• INSITE New Hampshire
  

Family Conference Calls Family Phone Network:
Networking families of children with combined vision and hearing loss The purpose of the NEC Family Phone Network is to provide a support network for families of children and youth who have combined vision and hearing losses or deafblindness. Through discussion of key issues, families from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire will share ideas and strategies in parenting a child with sensory losses.

Facilitated by : Dr. Deborah Chase, NEC Family Network Specialist. Deborah is a Licensed Psychologist in Massachusetts and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. For over twenty-five years she has worked with children, adolescents and their families in a variety of settings including hospitals, mental health agencies, schools and private practice. Deborah has a special interest in working with families who have a child or children with special needs. She is a mother of a teenager who has combined vision and hearing losses.

Webinar's A webinar is an event live or recorded that you can participate in without leaving your home/office. You will have to register with the software company that is hosting the webinar ahead of time to be sure your computer is compatible. It most likely takes 1-5 minutes to complete the process. We have several recorded webinar's listed for you to use at your convenience. Feel free to sit and watch as many as you need to.