Agenda
Dates and Times
Speakers
Registration and Payment
Dates and Times
Speakers
Registration and Payment
Contact Us
The Center for Opportunities and Outcomes for People with Disabilities, in collaboration with the Leonard and Frances Blackman Lecture Series at Teachers College, Columbia University proudly announce a two-day conference that will bring together an interdiscipinary panel of experts (featuring educators, psychologists, and physicians) to initiate collaborative and comprehensive consideration of strategies for addressing the challenges facing persons with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
This two-day conference is designed to foster dialogue between diverse disciplines and to promote the development of integrated models for tailoring educational, psychological and medical interventions to better serve children with autism and related disorders and their families.
Conference also features the
Leonard and Frances Blackman Lecture Series
The Center for Opportunities and Outcomes for People with Disabilities, in collaboration with the Leonard and Frances Blackman Lecture Series at Teachers College, Columbia University proudly announce a two-day conference that will bring together an interdiscipinary panel of experts (featuring educators, psychologists, and physicians) to initiate collaborative and comprehensive consideration of strategies for addressing the challenges facing persons with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
This two-day conference is designed to foster dialogue between diverse disciplines and to promote the development of integrated models for tailoring educational, psychological and medical interventions to better serve children with autism and related disorders and their families.
Conference also features the
Leonard and Frances Blackman Lecture Series
Program Director
Linda Hickson, Ph.D., Professor of Education
Linda Hickson, Ph.D., Professor of Education
Dates
Friday, April 16
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(Optional viewing of HBO BioPic: "Temple Grandin" from 5:30p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
Saturday, April 17
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Note: Individuals with disabilities may obtain reasonable accommodations by contacting the Office of Access and Service for individuals with disabilities (www.tc.columbia.edu/oasid) - 212.678.3689.
Distinguished speakers will include:
Matthew K. Belmonte, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development
Cornell University
John J. Foxe, Ph.D.Professor & Director of Research
Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center
Departments of Pediatrics and Neuroscience
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hakon Hakonarson, MD, Ph.D.Hakon Hakonarson, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Applied Genomics
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Peter Mundy, Ph.D. Lisa Capps Chair in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
and Education
School of Education and Department of Psychiatry
Director of Education Research - M.I.N.D. Institute
University of California at Davis
Click here to download Dr. Mundy's biography
Tim Page
Professor of Journalism and Music
Author of Parallel Play
Pulitzer Prize Winning Music Critic
University of Southern California
Tim Page
Professor of Journalism and Music
Author of Parallel Play
Pulitzer Prize Winning Music Critic
University of Southern California
Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLPProfessor and Director
Communication Disorders Section
Yale Child Study Center
Yale School of Medicine
Registration and Payment Options
Note: If you encounter any complications downloading the form, please contact us at cps@tc.edu or 212-678-6612 for assistance.
Early registration extended from now through and including April 15, 2010:
Conference only: $100
Conference and 1.5 CEUs: $115
Day-of registration is available on April 16, 2010:
Conference only: $125
Conference and 1.5 CEUs: $140
Conference only: $100
Conference and 1.5 CEUs: $115
Day-of registration is available on April 16, 2010:
Conference only: $125
Conference and 1.5 CEUs: $140
No registration is available on April 17, 2010
Step 1 - Registration
Complete, save, and email the appropriate registration form to CPS@tc.edu
Complete, save, and email the appropriate registration form to CPS@tc.edu
Click here to download the online registration form for the Conference
Click here to download the online registration form for the Conference and CEU
Step 2 - Payment
You may submit your payment either online (via one of the two links below), or by check.
Online
Select the following link to pay the "Conference Only" registration fee:
https://commerce.cashnet.com/lifelonglearning?itemcode=LLL-AUT10
Select the following link to pay the "Conference and CEU" registration fee:
https://commerce.cashnet.com/lifelonglearning?itemcode=LLL-AUT10CEU
Check
Mail your check, made payable to "Teachers College Columbia University" to the following address:
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street, Box 99
New York, New York 10027
Visiting Teachers College
Teachers College is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on 120th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
Click here for directions via your preferred mode of transportation
Guest Housing
Teachers College's Office of Residential Services has a limited number of guest rooms in the New Residence Hall for short term stays for members and guests of Teachers College and Columbia
Hotels
Contact Us
For questions and more information contact us at:
Email: cps@tc.edu
Phone: (212) 678 - 6612
Phone: (212) 678 - 6612
*Non-Credit Withdrawals, Refunds, and Cancellations
To receive a full refund, written notification of a non-credit withdrawal must be received by Teachers College, Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS), up to thirty days prior to the start of the program. Written notification of a non-credit withdrawal received by Teachers College, Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) between twenty-nine days and eight days prior to the start of the program, will receive a 50% refund. Please allow up to four - six weeks for check refunds to be processed, and five -- ten business days for credit card refunds.
Written notification should be sent to:
Teachers College, Columbia University
Refunds will not be issued for a non-credit withdrawal within seven days of the start of the program, nor after the start date of the program.
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