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Kia ora Visitor,
Reminders about upcoming PLD opportunities & one Expressions of InterestThe 2nd half of 2025 has many promising ATANZ professional development opportunities for you in store. With some registration deadlines coming up soon, please make sure to check out the final registration dates here in this newsletter. Due to the huge uptake of the now fuly booked Switch access and switch-adapted technology workshop, we are very excited to confirm with you that Jacki Mayne-Davis has agreed to offer this course once more early 2026. Dates to be confirmed. We are also very pleased to inform you that Sam Brydon is keen to tailor her Online - LAMP course specifically to whānau needs. To ensure there will be enough interest for this offering, we are sending out a request for expressions of interest (EOI) in this newsletter. We would very much appreciate your support in sharing this EOI with whānau within your networks and hope you will encourage family members to take advantage of this exciting opportunity. Expressions of Interest - LAMP online course 2026 dedicated for whānau of AAC usersThis new course will be just for parents, carers and other family members who are supporting a child to use the LAMP words for life app. It will be a step-by-step approach to help whānau with picking the right moments, encouraging joint engagement through fun activities, and responding to their child’s communication attempts so they keep growing their communication skills while having fun at the same time. Although this course will focus on the LAMP app, it will also be beneficial to all whānau supporting autistic children who use AAC apps. We are having people sign up if they are interested, and then we'll select a date and time that suits the majority of the group. Please share the sign up link below with whānau who you think might be interested: https://www.atanz.org.nz/expressions-of-interest-2026-whanau-offering-online-lamp-course You can also remind families about our Whānau Professional development and Learning Grant. Closing soon:2025 Switch access and switch - adapted technology. Jacki Mayne Davis, Auckland, 24 September 2025 plus 2026 offering to comeWith the 2025 offering of this workshop now fully booked, waiting list registrations are still being accepted until 16th September, which will also have first priority to register for the dates in early 2026, which will be confirmed soon. This is a 5-hour, face to face workshop, suitable for teachers of PMLD learners, VNTs, CDT OTs and SLTs, school-based OTs and SLTs, day program coordinators/teachers. Whānau and their therapy teams are also welcome. With the first of its kind offering of this workshop in Aotearoa New Zealand: not only will you be getting hands-on experience with the latest technology and trialling practical ways to help people with complex bodies use it, in this workshop you will be directly linked to the curriculum (Te Whāriki and the New Zealand Curriculum) and to therapy goals. Given the large group size on the day, Jacki will be assisted by her ‘Brains Trust’: Helen Bayldon, Speech Language Therapist, Specialist Teacher for Complex Learners, Amelia Lawton and Laura Westerdaal, a therapy assistant at CASS. Their presence promises for an amazing extra amount of expertise during this workshop! Please find the link to register for the waitinglist here Feel free to share the attached flier with your networks. 2-day Introductory PODD workshops in Christchurch and Auckland, presented by New Zealand based Helen Bayldon1st & 2nd October in ChristchurchWe need to meet minimum numbers by the 3rd of September or this offering will be postponed. So if you are thinking of attending, please register by the 3rd September! For additional details or to purchase tickets, pleaseclick through to the event's link 16th & 17th October in AucklandOnline registrations close 9th of October or when sold out! Check out all event details or purchase tickets here In this workshop Helen Bayldon, an Auckland-based speech-language therapist and researcher, will assist participants to understand the theory and practice related to PODD communication systems. It will provide information about the evidence base for aided language stimulation, and strategies to assist language learning for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The 2-day introductory workshop provides theory, video case examples and supported practice, so participants can develop their confidence in understanding and using PODD communication systems. This workshop will be of interest to speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers or family members of children who have complex communication needs. Location and date: Christchurch - 1 & 2 October 2025, Pītau-Allenvale School Auckland - 16 & 17 October 2025, Jetpark Auckland airport hotel
Time schedule: Day 1 - 9.00 am registration for a 9.30 am start - 5.30 pm Day 2 - 9.00 am start - 5.00 pm 40 min Lunch break.
Additional future professional development opportunities!2025 October /November offering - Online LAMP Words for Life & the LAMP therapy approach for Aotearoa/ New Zealand.This online course is specifically developed in and for NZ, covers the first day of the 2-day LAMP course, and has now been made available as an online course in NZ, comprising of three 2-hour sessions spread across 6 weeks, and offered twice yearly. The 2nd round schedule:
You will be finished in time to join the additional ‘2025 Moving Forwards with LAMP WFL- online course’ on the 26thNovember) Just like the first course this workshop will be fully participatory, with group discussions, practice elements, small group work, and action plans to put new knowledge and skills into practice. Support will be provided via an online chat thread in between workshops so that participants can give feedback about how they have implemented their action plan, engage in peer support, and receive feedback / guidance from the presenter, Sam Brydon. Numbers will be capped at 25 per workshop, and workshops will not be recorded. This course is suitable for all professionals and whānau supporting autistic children who use AAC. Registrations will close on the 7th of October or when sold out - Places are limited to 25 participants! Check out full event details and register here Moving Forwards with LAMP Words for Life - Online course presented by Dr Sam Brydon 26th NovemberTickets are now available for this online session which is a follow up to the LAMP therapeutic approach for those who have completed the 2025 Online LAMP Words for Life & the LAMP therapy approach’ 6 weeks course. This additional 4 - hour online training session will move beyond the basics of the LAMP therapeutic approach and cover additional information for LAMP practitioners. This session will cover additional skills and strategies needed to implement and support LAMP Worsd for Life successfully. There will also be some time to cover any other issues that you have been struggling with as a LAMP practitioner. Numbers will be capped at 35, and the workshop will not be recorded. This workshop is including speech language therapists, teachers, teacher aides and parents working with autistic children with diverse communication needs. Prerequisite: completion of the ATANZ 6 - week Online LAMP Words for Life & the LAMP therapy approach course If you haven't yet completed this, you can enrol for the 2025 October/ November offering of the 6 online weeks prerequsite course here Session time: Part 1- 10.30 am- 12.30 pm Lunch break - 30 min Part 2 – 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Online registrations close 19 November 2025 or when sold out – places are limited to 35 participants! Check out full event details and register online here
ATANZ events websiteAs always, all events and offerings are listed on our ATANZ website events page https://atanz.org.nz/events where you can find full details of all events and where you register online! Ensure you always log in with your ATANZ membership to access the member discount rate! All events flyers are attached to this email for you to share with your networks For all your questions about ATANZ professional development events and learning opportunities or in case you have suggestions or requests for future Professional Development events, please contact us via events@atanz.org.nz
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