UPCOMING EVENTS
5 Language Activities to Coach Toddler Parents
with Marissa Ramos, M.A., CCC-SLP
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
12:00pm-2:00pm (PDT) | Virtual Event
ASL Interpretation Provided for this Event
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Early intervention is most effective when parents are involved and having fun! In this 2-hour session, ASL/English bilingual SLP Marissa Ramos, M.A., CCC-SLP walks EI providers through 5 hands-on language activities designed to coach toddler parents. These 5 activities require only household items and can be used during everyday routines with toddlers, making them more effective at teaching toddlers new words.
Marissa will show you best practices for incorporating gestures and signs into language intervention, including which words to target first, implementation strategies, and how to involve the whole family in the process.
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The Impact of the Early Intervention Workforce Shortage in California
with Teresa Anderson, Executive Director, CPCIDD
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:00pm-1:30pm (PST) | Virtual Event
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The California Policy Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CPCIDD) is a non-partisan, non-profit policy center established to conduct research and identify best practices that inform, support, and improve upon statewide policies that impact the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in California. CPCIDD looked at the impact of the Early Intervention workforce shortage on families who have infants and toddlers who are at risk for, or have, developmental delays.
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12th Annual Policy Update
Monday, January 25, 2027
8:30am - 12:30pm | Virtual Event
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Join us for engaging discussions featuring experts from the Department of
Developmental Services, Department of Education, Legislative Analyst’s
Office, and more!
Topics will include the Governor’s proposed 2027 California State Budget, the current landscape of Early Care and Education programs, including Head Start, federal health services, Quality Incentive Program updates, DDS directives, Special Education, Early Start, and other key state and federal policy developments impacting young children, families, and the professionals who serve them.
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Sensory Regulation in Early Childhood Series
with Dr. Hattie Fleming, ODT, OTR/L
Part 1: Making Sense of Sensory - Coaching Caregivers on Sensory Processing | February 11
Part 2: Supporting Early Development of Adaptive Sensory Regulation Skills | February 19
Thursday, February 11, 2027
Friday, February 19, 2027
12:00pm - 1:30pm (both dates) | Virtual Event
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Part 1: Sensory processing allows us to take in, enjoy, and learn from the world around us! In the first of this two part series, Dr. Hattie Fleming, OTD, OTR/L will break down how to help caregivers understand sensory processing through the 8 primary sensory systems, learn to recognize their own child’s sensory needs, and explain how differences in sensory processing can impact how their child learns, plays, and regulates themselves.
Part 2: In part two of the series, Hattie will outline a toolkit for working with toddlers aged 18 months- 4 years that are demonstrating maladaptive sensory regulation strategies (such as self-harm, unsafe sensory seeking behaviors, and self-defensive behaviors such as biting). Attendees will learn how to decrease these behaviors through redirection towards adaptive, sensory based regulation strategies that are individualized for a particular child’s sensory needs. A resource will be offered which includes a variety of sensory regulation interventions appropriate for young children, how to determine which strategies would be most effective for a child with understanding of their sensory processing symptoms, and how to introduce these strategies.
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Continuing Education
IDA is an approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider for the following California Licensing Boards:
Board of Registered Nursing
#CEP12786
Physical Therapy Board of California Continuing competency courses
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board*
#PDP248e
*We do not send CEUs to the ASHA registry. In order to receive ASHA CEUs, SLPs can submit a Certification Maintenance Compliance form by December 31 of their certification maintenance interval, forms can be found here. Participants should retain their certificates of attendance which are necessary if you are chosen for a random audit.
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