inside this issue:on september 6 - mccs okinawa · 2012. 10. 12. · titles: to be read and...
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EDIS 2
EFMP Empower Hour 3
Lending Library 3
District Child Find 4
Autism Book Club & ASG 4
Oki Crafts & OIST 5
EFMP Contact Info 5
Inside this issue: The Family Forum that was scheduled to be held on September 6th, 2012 has been RESCHEDULLED. Our focus for September’s Family Forum was to announce and review the imminent changes to the respite benefit. How-ever, USMC Headquarter’s EFMP informed us today that the upcoming respite changes remain under review until further notice.
We are shifting the agenda and the date for our Family Forum to the 11th of October from with two con-venient times: 11:30-12:30 and 5:30-6:30. We will high-light community supports, EFMP’s role in assignments, discuss upcoming events, as well as introduce you to newly hired staff members.
We look forward to seeing you at our Family Fo-rum in October. We will be serving light refreshments. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your EFMP staff at 645-9237.
tween school, military families,
installation and community
~Maintenance of established partner-
ships in education, EDIS and EFMP
~Coordination of educational reloca tion and transition resources and points of contact within school and community
~Recruitment of volunteers, mentors and tutors and organizes Adopt-a-School units.
Ms. Mizell can also help an-
swer your Individualized Education
Plan (IEP) questions. As a parent, you
are the expert on your child and you
have a unique role to play in the IEP
Diana Mizell serves as the USMC
School Liaison Officer on Okinawa
and plays a vital role in linking
the military community and your
children’s schools. She provides
families with information regard-
ing DoDDS Okinawa and assists
with the following educational
functions:
~Grade/credit transferability and
graduation requirements
~Support of DoDD’s Okinawa
Schools and students by mili-
tary command
~Facilitation of relationships be-
process. Diana encourages you to be-
come a champion for your special
needs student by keeping excellent
records and keeping communication
lines open with your child’s teacher,
provider and EFMP case manager.
Educate yourself about your child’s
special need and know your rights to
advocate for your child’s educational
journey.
For more information, visit Diana’s
webpage at:
www.mccsokinawa.com/slo
Find Diana on Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/mccsokinawa.slo
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Supplement lectures with drills and computer games that teach the same materials to keep things novel, engaging and motivating.
Clearly state, repeat and post the classroom rules.
Preview the school day with a morning class meeting.
Write things down for stu-dents who may miss verbal instructions or have trouble copying from the chalkboard.
Encourage the use of simple daily planners that do not overwhelm students.
Recommended educational re-sources for the 2012-2013 school year: http://www.healthyminds.org/ www.CHADD.org www.ctadd.com www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/alooka
tadhd.pdf http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat
/adhd.cfm www.aap.org/policy/adhd/pdf An excellent resource book for parents is ADHD, A Complete and Authoritative Guide edited by Dr. Michael Reiff and published by the American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org/bookstore).
The U.S Naval Hospital Okinawa Educational and Devel-opmental Intervention Services (EDIS) is responsible for identify-ing, evaluating and providing ser-vices to all eligible children of SOFA status personnel stationed on Okinawa. EDIS actively serves over 100 Marine families in Oki-nawa. One of the most common developmental challenges per-tains to Attention Deficit Hyperac-tivity Disorder. There are three sub-types of ADHD:
Hyperactivity-Impulsivity Type (~5%)
Inattentive Type (~10%) Combined Type (~85%)
Commander Scott W. Stu-art, a double board certified Gen-eral/Developmental Pediatrician and EDIS Department Head, spe-cializes in children with develop-mental - behavioral concerns, or specific developmental disabili-ties. Stuart states that “ADHD is a behavioral disorder which can have significant negative conse-quence upon a child. It affects 8-10% of school aged children and impacts all aspects of the child’s life.” CDR Stuart is able to pro-vide a “developmental assess-ment” to help parents understand their child’s challenges, and to provide guidance for a treatment plan. The EDIS clinic is located on Kadena Air Base, Building
Educational & Developmental Intervention Services
9497 and is open Monday thru Friday, 0730 to 1630. Contact EDIS at 634-2740 for more information, questions and concerns or visit: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/USNHOkinawaEDIS Website: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nhoki/Patients/SpecialtyClinics/Pages/EDIS.asp
Recommended accommoda-tions for developmental special needs may include any of the following classroom adjust-ments:
Break down complicated in-structions into simple steps.
Adjust the length of assign-ments to fit a student’s atten-tion span.
Keep the more academic subjects in the morning, when children are fresher and more alert.
Encourage enthusiasm and invite class participation.
Vary lectures with hands-on experiences and physical ac-tivities.
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This Month's
Highlighted Book:
How to Do Home-work without Throwing Up
“Everybody who goes to school does homework. You are not alone. And they feel just as sick as you do when they have to do it.” Trevor Romain knows how horrible homework can be, and kids will see this right away as they page through this book, grin at the cartoons, and smile at Trevor's funny insights.
Meanwhile, they'll discover valuable truths and pointers about homework: “People who say home-work is a waste of time don't know what they are talking about.” “The best way to get your homework done without feeling sick every time you see it is to just do it.” Kids will also learn how to make a homework schedule, when to do the hardest homework (first!), the benefits of doing homework, and more—serious suggestions de-livered with wit and humor because laughter makes learning fun.
Stop by and check it out to-day!
Did you know EFMP has a Lending Library with great re-source and educational books avail-able for you to check out?
We have books on ADHD, Allergies, Autism, Diabetes, Parent-ing issues, Special ED and IEP's, vari-ous mental health issues and so much more! We will be highlighting a new book in this section with each edition of the newsletter. Addition-ally, if you have topics you would like to see included in our Lending Library, please let us know.
Call us at 645-9237 or email us at:
EFMP Lending Library & Resources
Teen angst is no laughing mat-ter, as it can manifest into depression, anxiety, rage, and other mental disor-ders.
Dr. Maria will discuss the signs and symptoms of depression and anxi-ety in teens, provide communication strategies, as well as answer questions and address your concerns.
The workshop will be held Sep-tember 21, from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 pm on Camp Foster, Bldg 455 and is open to all branches of service and SOFA status personnel. Registration is re-quired.
Please call 645-9237 for regis-tration or for more information.
Join special guest speaker, Maria Wojtalewicz , Ph.D., Licensed Psycholo-gist at EDIS, for the EFMP Empower Hour: Adolescent/Teenage Depression & Anxiety.
According to the American Acad-emy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, ado-lescent psychology is a discipline that is dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families affected by mental disor-ders.
The adolescent years can be ex-citing, fun, and filled with adventure. But often times experiences create new emo-tions, social pressures and adolescents can sometimes choose the wrong path.
Titles: To be read and discussed during the book club meetings held throughout the year.
1. Learning the Hidden Curriculum: The Odyssey of
One Autistic Adult (2012) by Judy Endow
2. Mockingbird (2010) (National Book Award Win-
ner) by Kathryn Erskine
3. Carly’s Voice: Breaking Through Autism (2012)
by Arthur Fleischman
4. The Second Opinion (2009) by Michael Palmer
To enroll in the book club or for further information, please contact:
Jill Kleinheinz, ISS-Autism Consultant
Who: All teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and parents.
What: Autism Book Club 12-13
When: Quarterly meetings set throughout the 12-13 school year.
Where: Okinawa DSO
Why: To gain a better understanding of autism and dia-logue with your peers and friends.
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The Autism Awareness Ribbon: The puzzle pattern of this ribbon reflects
the mystery and complexity of autism. The different colors and shapes represents the diversity of people and families living with
autism. The brightness of the ribbon sig-nals hope - hope through research and
increasing awareness.
The Autism Support Group (ASG) welcomes par-ents of children with all special needs, regardless of an Autism diagnosis. The ASG meets monthly, the first Tues-days of the month beginning September 4th from 5:30-7:30pm; throughout the 12-13 school year. For future meeting dates and times, questions or further information, place contact Ms. Jennilee Russell at: [email protected]
Do you have concerns about your child’s: communication skills, early learning skills, social skills, motor skills and self-help skills?
Child find is the ongoing process used by the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (3-21 years of age) and the military depart-ments/EDIS (birth to 3 years of age) to seek and identify individuals who are eligible to receive special education and related services.
DoDD’s Child Find Committee & EDIS (Educational Developmental Intervention Services) will be conducting base-wide Child Find screenings for children birth to 5 years of age, September 21, 2012 at the Camp Foster Chapel Center Bldg 455.
For more information about ages birth-3, please contact Jill Bow-man or Doreen Tanenbaum at 634-2747 or [email protected] or [email protected]
For more information about ages 3-5, please contact Dorie Andrade at 632-7145 or [email protected]
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“The Children’s Research Center/Human Developmental Neurobiology Unit conducts re-search on the nature and causes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Our re-search group currently studies how children with ADHD re-spond to reinforcement. We be-lieve this research will lead to improved understanding of ADHD, and contribute to the de-velopment of more effective treatments.
Our bilingual team works with families of children be-tween 6 and 12 years of age. As part of the research process we carry out comprehensive assess-ments of the children’s cognitive
and behavioral functioning which we summarize in a detailed re-port for parents.
Our staff have advanced
degrees in psychology and are
experienced in working with chil-
dren and families from the U.S.
and Japan.”
For additional research informa-
tion email us at [email protected]
or phone us at 098 966 8814.
Dr. Tripp will facilitate the
October “Empower Hour” on Oc-
tober 18th from 11:30-12:30,
highlighting ADHD research, as-
sessment and management.
Please call 645-9237 to register.
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) was established in 2005 to pre-pare for the opening of Japan’s first international Graduate School in November 2011. OIST currently has 35 research units carrying out multi-disciplinary research in neuroscience, mo-lecular sciences, mathematical and computational biology, physics, and environmental sci-ence.
The Principal Investigator of the Human Developmental Neurobiology Unit, Gail Tripp, PhD, is a registered clinical psy-chologist from New Zealand. She provides the following informa-tion about her research at OIST:
DSN: 645-9237
DSN Fax: 645-4026 EMAIL: [email protected]
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Washi 和紙? is a style of paper that originated in Japan and is commonly made using fibers from
the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry, but also can be made using bamboo, hemp, rice and wheat. Washi comes from wa meaning Japanese and shi meaning paper and is used to describe paper made by hand in the traditional manner and arts like Ori-gami, Shodo, and Ukiyo-e. Join Ms Sarah and create your very own washi paper Oki Coaster and a Tree-Mendous Card! Each participant will have one square tile to apply washi paper designs, punches and/or collage using glue and scissors. We will also create one holiday card to send home to our families or share with our friends. We know what you’re thinking: “Holiday cards in September? Really?” It’s NEVER too soon to start working on holiday items when you live in Okinawa! The workshop will be held Saturday, September 15th from 9:30-10:30 am at the EFMP Bldg, 495. Registration is required as space is limited to 12 participants. Materials will be provided. Please call 645-9237 for more information and registration. We look forward to seeing you there!