Each year, since 1996, Criterion has joined with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Center for Language, Speech and Hearing to co-sponsor the “Great Beginnings Conference”. This conference, designed to provide experienced professionals with the opportunity to focus on current research in a specific area relevant to their work, attracts hundreds of early intervention specialists, teachers and pediatric professionals from all over New England. Past conference topics and keynote speakers have included:
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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1997
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Issues in Service Coordination |
Carl Dunst
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1998
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Efficacy of Early Intervention |
Craig Ramey
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1999
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Attachment Theory |
Gary Kramer
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2000
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Genetics |
Robert Shprintzen
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2001
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Critical Periods & Their Implication for Early Childhood Services |
Don Bailey
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2002
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Child Directed Learning |
Todd Risley
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2003
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Routines: Their Impact on Child and Family Development |
Steve Warren
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2004
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Making the Connection |
Mark Wolery
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2005
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Integrated Developmental Therapies |
Diane Bricker
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2006
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In Search of Evidence-Based Practice |
Kevin Nugent
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2007
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Promoting Parental Responsiveness Through Routines-Based Intervention |
Juliann Woods
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2008
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The Developing Brain: The Impact of Early Experience on Learning |
James E Black
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2009
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Assessment in Context: What Early Educators Need to Know |
Samuel J. Meisels
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| 2010 | Can We All Get Along: The Case for Blended Autism Interventions | Travis Thompson |
| 2011 | The Role of Genetics in the Nature and Nurture Interaction: A New Understanding | James A. Blackman |
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