Friday, May 28, 2010

NAA NY Metro and Beth Israel Medical Center Hold Their First Combined Event

Asma Sadiq, M.D., Stacey Purro, and Sarah Birnbaum

On May 20, NAA NY Metro and Beth Israel Medical Center held their first combined event at the medical center. The Beth Israel team is led by Asma Sadiq, M.D., Chief of Developmental Pediatrics, and Stacey Purro, Social Worker.

Parents and caregivers packed into a standing-room only lecture room to listen to what Sarah Birnbaum had to say on EI, CPSE and CSE.

Sarah Birnbaum gave a riveting lecture on "Transitioning your child from EI to CPSE and from CPSE to CSE. Two hours was not enough; parents surrounded her after the lecture, trying to soak in every last bit of prized advice.

Sarah Birnbaum is a parent advocate and a special education advisor.
Contact Information:
www.nyspecialneeds.com
email: sarah@nyspecialneeds.com

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of the toughest obstacles parents face is the transition time from EI to CPSE. They no longer have a service coordinators to guide them through their child's educational pathway. The parents have to become the main advocates for their child and rely on the support of the classroom teacher, resources in the community and scientifically-based research to make informed decisions. I am a teacher of child who are diagnosed with ASD and I do my best to support and guide parents. I hope there are more teachers out there like me! Kim Heinemann

Kim Heinemann said...

One of the toughest obstacles parents face is the transition time from EI to CPSE. They no longer have a service coordinators to guide them through their child's educational pathway. The parents have to become the main advocates for their child and rely on the support of the classroom teacher, resources in the community and scientifically-based research to make informed decisions. I am a teacher of children who are diagnosed with ASD and I do my best to support and guide parents. I hope there are more teachers out there like me! Kim Heinemann