Videos from past Connections Conferences

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Let’s Talk: Elements for Success in Friendly Conversation, Mareile Koenig, PhD, CCC-SLP (1 ½ hr. 2001)

When to Seek Help: Identifying Social Skill Difficulties in Children with ADD, Moya Kinnealey, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Alexandra Snopkowski, OTR/L (1 hr. 2001)

Accepting the Transition to Adulthood of Young Women with Learning Difficulties: The Need for Sexuality Education Materials, Lynn Thom, PhD.  (30 min. 2001)

Social Implications of Non-Verbal Learning Disability, Beth Freney, MS,OTR/L (1 hr.2001)

Play is Real, Play is Social: Interactive dynamic games for building collaboration, team building, communication, group identity, self esteem, Frank Aycox,MEd (1½ hr. 2001)

Dealing with Bullies:  Characteristics of bullies and their victims, and practical interventions for both of them at school and home,  Barry McNamara, EdD. (2 ½ hr.  2000)

Social Anxiety: It’s More Than Just the Jitters, Lisa Yackel, MEd, NCC  (1 hr. 2000)

Building Play Skills: How to Help Your Child or Client Play Independently and Cooperatively, Joelle Beecher, PhD Candidate (45 min. 2000)

Understanding Why: Rationale for social skills programming based on extensive current literature review, Alexandra Snopkowski, OTR/L, MS candidate (45 min. 2000) Only audio tape available

Beauty & the Feast: Collaborating with a skilled specialist to program for fostering self esteema and  social interaction. Examples from the fields of beauty, cooking,and carpentry, Kristine Cashatt,OT (2000)

Connecting Verbally: Everyday Application of Pragmatics Research, Christopher Cieri, MA, Phd candidate and Shelley McGuire, MS, CCC-SLP (1¾ hrs. 1999)

How Do Attentional Issues and Social Maturity Impact on Getting Along With Others? Observations from the COLLAGE experience, and results from the 40-year longitudinal studies of Douglas Heath, PhD.  Nancy Kauffman, EdM, OTR/L (1½ hrs. 1999)

Social Characteristics of Cliques, Shannon Quinn, OT and Social Skills Programming in School , Lisa Yackel, MEd, NCC, and Observing For and Reporting Social Skill Progress: 1998 COLLAGE recording forms  (Total 1 hr. 1999)

How to Go From “Me” to “We”: Expanding people’s focus from themselves to include others.  Helpful ideas for reducing egocentricity, Lisa Yackel, MEd, NCC (1 hr. 1999)

Making Play Dates and Parties Work: Tips for improving the quality of hosting friends, Barri Maxwell, OTR/L and Sherrie Turetsky, EdM (1 hr. 1999)

Systemmatically Guiding Social and Emotional Growth: Methods for parents and helping professionals to encourage behavior using positive, goal-oriented strategies, Stephen Richfield, PsyD (1¼ hr. 1998)

Team Programming for Asperger’s Syndrome in Public School, Lisa Yackel, MEd, NCC and Early Childhood Social Groups in School, Barri Maxwell, OTR/L and Transition Program, Beth Freney, MS, OTR/L (Total 1 hr 1998)

Social  Implications of Sensory Integration and Sensory Defensiveness, Carlos Moreno, MS, OTR/L and Leslie Lewis, OTR/L (1 hr. 1998)

Self Esteem: Review of literature, tests and methods of promoting improvement of self esteem at home and in group settings, Beverly Schwartz, OT (1 hr.  1998)

Pragmatics: Development of the Social Use of Language: Saying the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, Mareile Koenig, PhD, CCC-SLP (1¾ hr. 1997)

Emotional Quotient and Interaction Style: Their impact on families, recess, and the workplace, Barri Maxwell, OTR/L and Nancy Kauffman, EdM, OTR/L (1 hr. 1997)

Collaborating for Social Skills Programming in the Schools: Justifying, setting up, and carrying out an activity based program, including modelling for teacher follow-through, Carlos Moreno, MS, OTR/L, and  Lisa Yackel, MEd, NCC (1 hr. 1997)

Play and the Development of Social Skills: Application of principles of  S.Greenspan, J. Healy, A.Mosey in work with preschoolers thru late teens, Barri Maxwell, OTR/L (1½ hr. 1997)

Using Activities to Meet Social Goals While Having Fun, Ages 5 through Adulthood: Application in the clinic, classroom, car, or back yard,  Nancy Kauffman, EdM, OTR/L (1½ hr. 1997)

Revised 2/7/06