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An Introduction to Developmental Delays and Their Impact on Learning and Behavior

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CE Credits: 1 Credits
Length: 1 Hour
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NAADAC, CPA, NYSED
Training Style: Video
Category: GIFR Membership Exclusive (NEARI Series)
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
The brain is a multifaceted organ, processing input in order to produce a coordinated response or action. Developmental delays are impairments that impedes the brain’s ability to effectively process such inputs. Clinical researchers have identified causative agents including environmental conditions impacting emotion regulation, coordination, processing and expressive communication, and one’s responsiveness to certain stimuli. The aim of this training is to describe the etiology of developmental delays, the principle types of delays, and their impact on learning and behavior.
Trainer Biographies
Penny Cuninggim, EdD is as a special educator, administrator, coach, consultant, and trainer in Massachusetts. Throughout her career she has worked directly both with children and youth with chronic learning, emotional regulation and behavioral problems, and the staffs who work with them. During that time,she developed a highly structured, relationship-based behavior management model including a unique restraint protocol, as well as an assessment and remediation service that targets both strengths and foundational issues that may be preventing progress. This service is a multidisciplinary approach to assessment and remediation, based on principles derived from evidence-based practice in psychology, education, sensory integration, neuro-physiology and applied neuroscience.
Shannon Chabot, MEd is the Developmental Movement Coordinator at the NEARI School in Massachusetts. She received her Master of Education in Health &Kinesthesiology from the University of Texas at Tyler and her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Define developmental delay in the context of normative human development
  • Identify types of developmental delay that coincide with behavioral and learning challenges
  • Describe effective interventions to reduce the impact of developmental delays

1 Sponsorship: The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc is approved by the American Psychological Association, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, and Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education trainings. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider, ACEP No. 6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc (provider #1371) is also approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].
3 Commercial Supports: The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

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