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Total Credits: 1
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At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
1. Identify resources available to families after the completion of a developmental screening.
2. Review eligibility requirements for various resources available.
3. Discuss referral process to connect the family to the identified resource.
4. Identify and discuss challenges encountered during the referral process
5. Discuss solutions to identified challenges.
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Dr. Catherine Riley is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Arizona, Department of Pediatrics. She holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, a master’s degree in education from Western Maryland College, and a doctoral degree from Mayo Medical School. She completed a fellowship in developmental behavioral pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Riley has been in Arizona for 7 years and teaches in the UA Medical School in both the basic science and the clinical medical curricula. The majority of her time is spent clinically evaluating and diagnosing children with developmental and behavioral concerns (especially autism). Dr. Riley is the program director for the Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship. She is a member of the AzAAP board, and also serves on the board of the Autism Society of Southern Arizona. Dr. Riley is the Medical Director for Early Brain and Child Development priority area of the AzAAP and chairs the Developmental Screening Committee.
Dr. Amy McAuley completed medical school and a combined internal medicine- pediatrics residency at the University of Chicago and a Masters in Public Heaelth at Emory University. She has worked with underserved communities in Chicago (Lawndale Christian Health Center), Zambia (incarcerated women and children), Malawi (Nkhoma Mission Hospital) and now on the White Mountain Apache Reservation where she serves as a primary care physician and leads several initiatives to improve children and adolescent health and provider wellness. Dr. McAuley has four adult children, one grandchild, and is married to Dr. James McAuley who also works at Whiteriver Indian Hospital.
Lana Graber is the CEO of Dynamite Therapy, LLC since 2007 and has been a speech-language pathologist since 2000. She currently also serves as the Interagency Coordinating Council Chair, as appointed by the Arizona Governor’s Office and has served as Chair or Vice Chair for the last five years. Lana manages therapy services for 8 AzEIP regions throughout Arizona. She is the mother of an eleven-year-old boy and has two Schnoodle dogs.
Lisa is passionate about early childhood development. Her career as a Developmental Special Instructionist working directly with families for 20+ years is an asset to her current position. Lisa has a working knowledge of AzEIP’s policy and procedures with referrals, eligibility, family support, transitions, and Child Find. In her current role, she provides training and resources about AzEIP by attending community resource events and doing presentations for medical providers, early childhood educators, and parents. Lisa is also the contact person for the Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants and Toddlers.
Emily Mendonca, is a mother of two children: a daughter, age 15 and after several years of infertility, son, Bennett age 3. Bennett at age 2 had speech delay and began showing signs of Autism. He wouldn't respond to his name or point but had no issues with loud noises, crowds, and stems would come and go. Being confused and concerned, Emily reached out to his pediatrician and he was diagnosed with Autism after going through the screening and evaluation process and has been able to receive the support he needs. Emily is happy to report that Bennett’s speech is growing daily. Emily represents a parent perspective of navigating through the referral process.
Dr. Dawn Sorenson is a pediatrician at the Banner Health Center in Maricopa, where she has practiced for over a decade. She currently serves as physician lead for pediatrics. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, where she also completed her pediatric residency and served as Co-Chief Resident. She is a 2016 graduate of Phoenix Children's Hospital's Early Access to Care Arizona Program and is certified to diagnose Autism in the state of Arizona, as recognized by the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities. Within her general pediatric practice, she has a special focus in the diagnosis, care, and management of children with Autism within the medical home. Through her involvement in the AzAAP, she strives to help support all providers in the state of Arizona in their ability to perform early identification and care of children with Autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Dr. Christopher J. Smith is an experimental psychologist with expertise in measuring the components of complex psychiatric disorders for research purposes. He was formerly the assistant director of Family Studies at the Seaver Autism Research Center, and an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Chris and his family moved to Phoenix in 2007 specifically to oversee the research at the Southwest Autism Research Center. Under his direction, he and the staff at SARRC have authored more than 150 publications and presentations and have been granted funding from National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Organization for Autism Research, and multiple local funding organizations. In addition, SARRC have forged productive collaborations with leading researchers at the Marcus Autism Center, UCSD, Mayo Clinic, ASU, and global pharmaceutical companies. SARRC research focuses on improving early detection of autism and investigating the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical and behavioral interventions.
