The CE department here at Summit wishes to take a moment to clear up some inadvertent information we distributed recently.
Summit mailed out brochures announcing August dates for a seminar titled Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Audits. This program had previously been titled The RACs Are Here. Brochures mailed to MI, OH and PA contained erroneous [...]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 | Posted in CE News, General Updates & News | No Comments » | Tags: ce, spe
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It’s hard to believe that August is already here! If your life is anything like our own, this time of year seems to be the busiest — kids are getting ready for school, friends and family are all returning from summer vacations and the office is buzzing.
If you’re a [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 2 Comments »
Upcoming Workshops
July 27 – Knoxville, TN
July 28 – Ashville, NC
July 29 – Charlotte, NC
July 30 – Winston-Salem, NC
Aug 13 – Naperville, IL
Aug 14 – Schaumburg, IL
Aug 27 – Charleston, SC
Aug 28 – Roanoke, VA
As expected, July 13th’s HITECH Final Rule issuance has brought about a new round of questions and concerns regarding EHR. [...]
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 | Posted in CE News, General Updates & News | No Comments » | Tags: hitech
Summer is officially here — lots of sunlight, outdoor activities and your favorite refreshing summer treats. We’re hoping to sweeten your summer by announcing our Double Discount Days!
Double Discount Days savings code: SS2010
Here’s the deal:
1. Register now through June 25th and save $10.00 per attendee when you use the code SS2010.
2. Also, if you register [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 8 Comments » | Tags: spe
On April 27, 2010 Dr. Stanley Greenspan, pioneer of DIR/Floortime model, passed away. His long time work with autistic children and families provides a much beloved foundation among clinicians and parents alike.
From our own Dr. Esther Hess:
“It is with the greatest sorrow that I learned of the passing of Dr. Stanley Greenspan last evening. He [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2010 | Posted in Dr. Esther Hess, General Updates & News | No Comments » | Tags: dir/floortime, dr. greenspan
We simply call him Dr. Ric.
As one of our premier instructors you may have called him “wonderful, passionate, hands-on, or powerful,” as so many attendees of his Sensory Integration and Neurodevelopmental Treatment seminars have in their evaluation forms.
But during April 2010, officially designated as National OT Month, the American Occupational Therapy Association is calling Ricardo [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 8 Comments » | Tags: aota, dr. ric, ot month, ricardo carraso
Written by Esther B. Hess, Ph.D. First published Feb. 10, 2010.
Summit Professional Education Instructor – View Upcoming DIR/Floortime Seminars
February is the month when many of us celebrate the possibilities of romance with Valentine’s Day. It comes as no surprise then that our older adolescent and young adult population with developmental delays such as Asperger’s [...]
Posted on March 11th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 9 Comments » | Tags: asperger's, autism, dir, esther hess, floortime
The incidence of autism is continuing to grow meteorically. The CDC is now revising its figures to indicate that 1 in 100 children born in America fall into the autistic spectrum. This is approximately 1 in 80 boys. Other studies are showing that better than 1% of all American children will be classified on the [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 14 Comments » | Tags: autism, gary esisenberg, ilaugh, rei, rythmic entrainment intervention, sensory learning program
This past Tuesday (March 2nd, 2010), Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation published a survey including responses from some 40,000 public school teachers in America. Their goal? Place teachers’ thoughts on the forefront in the discussions on education reform.
Five broad themes resonated from the survey, as reported in the official press release:
“The survey, [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 1 Comment » | Tags: education, school, survey
Feb 25, 2010
Nashville, TN
For Immediate Release
Summit Professional Education announced today the launch of their new website located at http://summit-education.com. The new website will serve as the backbone for many upcoming enhancements to Summit’s involvement in the Continuing Education industry.
Summit hopes the new website will provide improvements by:
Providing a better customer service experience
Allowing more active communication [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2010 | Posted in General Updates & News | 1 Comment » | Tags: spe, website