FUTURE EVENTS

Beyond Taste: How the 8 Senses Can Impact the Feeding Experience

with Allie Glazer, M.S. CCC-SLP/L & Angela Hughes, M.S., CCC-SLP/L

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 12:00pm-2:00pm (PDT)
Virtual Event

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Grab your favorite snack for this session! Have you ever wondered why a child tries a strawberry one day, but then refuses and glares at your audacity (for the same food!) on other days? Have you ever lost your appetite after smelling a certain food cooking, even though you like that food? How about how the crackle of a food wrapper can bring a child running? Eating is a full body experience, and your 8 (yes, 8!) senses influence the feeding experience!

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Vivian Weinstein Leadership Day Conference

Early Intervention at a Crossroads: Where are we Headed?

women reading Join us for the Infant Development Association (IDA) Vivian Weinstein Leadership Day Conference, a timely and thought-provoking gathering for early intervention professionals, service providers, and partners across the field. This year’s theme, Early Intervention at a Crossroads: Where Are We Headed?, reflects a pivotal moment as systems shift, resources tighten, and families’ needs grow more complex.

This conference offers space for connection, reflection, and meaningful dialogue around policy, practice, and systems change. Join colleagues for a full day of learning and collaboration as we navigate challenges, explore emerging opportunities, and reaffirm our collective commitment to ensuring all children and families have the supports they need to thrive.

This is an In-Person Event
Monday, May 4, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The California Endowment
1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Light breakfast and lunch provided

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Continuing Education

IDA is an approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider for the following California Licensing Boards:
Board of Registered Nursing
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Physical Therapy Board of California Continuing competency courses

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board*
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*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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Announcements

Early Intervention Issues in California

Posted: 3/9/26

Infant Development Association (IDA) is a nonprofit multidisciplinary membership organization that includes parents and professionals from different disciplines such as early intervention specialists, occupational, physical, speech and language therapists, early childhood educators, infant mental health, and social workers, etc. For more than five decades, we have aimed to enhance the statewide early intervention system by offering leadership through training and advocacy.

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Urgent Action for Center-Based 805 Providers

Posted: 3/9/26

The Department of Developmental Services has sent out a time sensitive survey and time study to Early Intervention center-based Providers. It is critical that both parts of the survey be completed and returned by March 20, 2026.

This is your opportunity to provide input regarding the typical structure of center-based services, including therapeutic play groups, the time it takes to provide these services and the general cancellation rates. This input is critical for the needed adjustments to the current rate tables.

If you did not receive a copy of the survey, please contact [email protected].

Background:
Rate Reform Process Timeline as of 02/23/26 : CA Department of Developmental Services
Complete Rate Models by Regional Center : CA Department of Developmental Services