January 2005

January 12

TSANJ Board of Directors Meeting

January 13

Middlesex/Union County Family Support Group Meeting

January 24

Somerset/Hunterdon County Family Support Group Meeting

February 2005

February 2

9:10 am   Inservice - Spotswood School District

February 2

7:30 pm   ASPEN Middlesex/Union County Chapter meeting, JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., North Edison

February 7

Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group Meeting

February 9

Bergen/Passaic County Family Support Group Meeting

February 14

Inservices - Marlboro School District, Mountainside Schools District

February 16

Inservice - Titusville Academy

February 16

Inservice - Lawrenceville

March 2005

March 1

Bipolar support group Piscataway Meeting - find details at www.POKIBID.org

March 2

Bipolar support group Livingston Meeting

March 8

Bipolar support group Madison Meeting

March 10

Bipolar support group Paramus Meeting

March 10

Middlesex/Union County Family Support Group Meeting

March 12

"Update on Tourette's and Psychiatric Comorbid Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment" at NYU in Manhattan. Click here for details

March 12

* 7:00 am   School Nurse Conference - Long Branch

March 15

"Organizing the Disorganized Student", Myrna G. Wasserman, M.A., Certified Learning Consultant, Educational Therapist, Bleiwise Conference Center, Alex Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, 901 Rt 10, Whippany, NJ

March 16

* Association of Learning Consultants

March 24

* 7:00 pm. - Regional Family Support Planning Council - Neptune - Presentation

March 28

Somerset/Hunterdon County Family Support Group - Attorney Linda Robinson: Estate Planning for Families with Children with Disabilities

March 31

1:30 pm   Inservice - East Brunswick School District

April 2005

April 1

Educator's Workshop - Richard Stockton State College

April 2

Educator's Workshop - Kean University

April 4

"The Impact of Special Needs Children on the Family", Debra Smith, MSW, LCSW, Bleiwise Conference Center, Alex Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, 901 Rt 10, Whippany, NJ

April 4

Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group Meeting

April 4

Middlesex/Union County Family Support Group

April 4

7:00 pm - NAMI presents Richard Finkelstein, Ph.D., "My Good Future: What Can a Young Bipolar Patient." For information, contact (973) 823-0122.

April 5

Inservice - Lawrenceville School District

April 8

* School Counselors Presentation - North Brunswick

April 8

* Evening - N.J. Psychological Association Conference - Woodbridge

April 9

* All Day - N.J. Psychological Association Conference - Woodbridge

April 9

* N.J. Psychological Association

April 9-10

Felician College - Epilepsy Conference - 17.6 Contact Hours Continuing Education for Nurses - call (973) 244-0850 for details or visit www.theseeprogram.com

April 13

Bergen/Passaic County Family Support Group Meeting - Penny Dragonetti: Positive Behavior Support Workshop

April 13

* Union County School Nurses - Inservice Presentation

April 13

6:30 pm   Linden Board of Education - The Parent 2 Parent Meeting - Office of Special Services

April 22

* 8:30 am   Manchester High School, Haledon - Health Fair

April 30

Scholarship Applications Due

April 30

Educator of the Year Nominations Due

April 30

Health Care Professional Nominations Due

May 2005

May 2

6:30 pm   Annual Meeting - TSANJ Board of Directors Meeting

May 2

Inservice - Roselle School District  

May 2

Inservice - Harrison School District  

May 2

* School Social Workers Conference - Princeton

May 12

7:00 pm   Middlesex/Union County Family Support Group Meeting

May 12

May 23

May 24

7:00 pm   Monmouth/Ocean County Family Support Group

June 6

7:30 pm   Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group - Peg Kinsell, SPAN: Basic Rights in Special Education

June 8

7:00 pm   Bergen/Passaic County Family Support Group - Attorney Lori Wolf: Estate Planning for Special Needs Families

June 8

7:00 pm   Mercer County Family Support Group - Attorney Valerie Powers-Smith: Rights of Individuals With Disabilities

June 9

7:00 pm   Morris/Warren County Family Support Group

June 11-12

TSANJ Statewide Meeting - YMCA Camp Bernie

June 25

* NJ Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Convention

June 28

7:00 pm   Monmouth/Ocean County Family Support Group - Dr Dorothy Pietrucha: A General Overview of Tourette, followed by questions/discussion

July 6-7

NJ Coalition for Inclusive Education Summer Education Conference, Rider University

August 5

NJ Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Rutgers University

September 15

3:00 pm   NJCTS Meeting

September 15

7:00 pm   Morris/Warren County Family Support Group - Gayle Forman, LCSW: Back to School Issues Please note: this meeting will be held in Auditrium B instead of the usual location

September 15

7:00 pm   Middlesex/Union County Family Support Group - Dr. Elizabeth Roberts, Pediatric Neuropsychologist: Organization/Coping Skills

September 15

7:00 pm   Mercer County Family Support Group - Stephanie Glaser, Educational Advocate: Back to School Issues

September 21

6:30 pm   TSANJ Board of Directors Meeting

September 26

7:00 pm   Somerset/Hunterdon County Family Support Group - Dr. Elizabeth Roberts, Pediatric Neuropsychologist: Back to School Issues

September 27

7:00 pm   Monmouth/Ocean County Family Support Group - Dr. Richard Zakreski, Psychologist: Back to School Issues

September 29

NJ Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, School Health Conference East Brunswick, NJ

October 2005

October 5

4:00 to 7:00 pm   Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ - Janine Howley, MA: Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders

October 8

10:00 am   Educator's Workshop - Bergen County Community College - Presenter Janine Howley MA

October 10

7:30 pm   Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group - Cynthia Sharp, Esq. and Tamara Kukainis, Financial Consultant: Financial
and; Legal planning for families and adults with special needs

October 10

Inservice - Shongum School, Randolph, NJ

October 11

Inservice - Shongum School, Randolph, NJ

October 17

Inservice - Green Hills School, Greendell, NJ

October 19

7:00 pm   Bergen/Passaic County Family Support Group - Ann Deutsch, RN/School Nurse: Back to School Issues

October 19

Faculty Inservice - Ramapo College of NJ, Ramapo, NJ - Ann Deutsch, BSRN, MS: Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders

October 20

7:00 pm   Cumberland County Family Support Group

October 22

10:00 am   Educator's Workshop - Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ., Presenter Janine Howley

October 23-24

School Counselor Association, Long Branch, NJ - Janine Howley, MA: Workshop on Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders

October 24

Inservice, Peer - Shongum School, Randolph

October 25

7:00 pm   Monmouth/Ocean County Family Support Group - Stephanie Glaser, Educational Advocate: Coping Skills

October 25

Inservice - Williamstown Middle School, Williamstown, NJ

October 25

Faculty Inservice - Monroe Middle School

October 28-29

* NJ Psychological Association Fall Conference

November 2005

November 6

12:00 - 3:00 pm    Hoop-A-Paluza IV, Millburn High School in Millburn, NJ

November 7

7:30 pm   Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group

November 10

7:00 pm   Morris/Warren County Family Support Group - Dr. Elizabeth Roberts, Pediatric Neuropsychologist: Organization/Coping Skills

November 10-11

* NJ Education Association Convention, Atlantic City, NJ

November 12

12 noon - 3:00 pm  Mentoring Brunch at The Players Club in Manhattan. Click here to view the invitation (pdf format).

November 12

7:30 - 8:30 pm  HBO Special "I HAVE TOURETTE'S, BUT TOURETTE'S DOESN'T HAVE ME"

November 17

10:00 am   NJCTS Meeting

November 17

7:00 - 9:00 pm  Meeting in Classroom 1   Mercer County Family Support Group - Screening of HBO special “I Have Tourette, but it Doesn’t Have Me” followed by discussion

November 22

7:00 pm   Monmouth/Ocean County Family Support Group

November 23

Inservice - Meadowbrook School, Hillsdale, NJ

November 28

7:00 pm   Somerset/Hunterdon County Family Support Group - Stephanie Glaser, Educational Advocate: Coping Skills

December 2005

December 5

7:30 pm   Burlington/Camden County Family Support Group - Stephanie Glaser, Educational Advocate: Coping Skills

December 14

7:00 pm   Bergen/Passaic County Family Support Group - Dr. Stacey Tuchin, Neuropsychologist: Neuropsychology of TS

December 15

6:30 pm   TSANJ Board of Directors Meeting

December 15

7:00 - 9:00 pm   Cumberland County Family Support Group - Screening of HBO special “I Have Tourette, but it Doesn’t Have Me” followed by discussion

December 19

10:00 am   NJCTS Meeting