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Parents, Let's Unite for Kids
516 N 32nd St, Billings MT 59101-6003
800-222-7585 * 406/255-0540
406/255-0523 (fax) * E-mail: plukinfo@pluk.org 
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Serving Montana children and families since 1984

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Upcoming Training/Support Events

• Billings Asperger Syndrome Support Group - May 8, 7pm

• Why They Do What They Do - May 10 - Helena

• Teleconference: Top Ten Things to Remember about Individuals with ID and MH Disorders -May 13, 2008

• Blackfeet Federal Benefits Fair - May 13-14, Browning

• Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games - May 14-16, Great Falls

• RTI Webinar: What Is Response to Intervention (RTI)? - May 14

• Living with ADHD: 'A' is for Anxiety - teleclass, May 14

• e-Seminar: Exploring Hearing Loss and Communication Options: Important Information for Counseling Families, May 15

• Games for the Visually Impaired - May 16-17, Great Falls

• Audio Conference: Employer Best Practices: Recruitment and Hiring of People with Disabilities - May 20

• Teletraining: iTransition: A Free Online Curriculum, May 21

• First Ever Bloom's Syndrome Conference - May 27-28, 2008 - Chicago, Ill.

• The Five Keys to Successful Self-Coaching - teleclass, May 28

• Teleconference: Comprehensive Community-based Services for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Needs - May 29, 2008

• Montana Mental Health Association Conference - May 30-31, Bozeman MT

• P.L.A.Y. Project Level II Workshop - May 31 - Billings

• Teleconference: National Conversation on Advising Self-Advocacy groups - "Growing With the Self-Advocacy Movement" - June 2, 2008

• I Have ADD: Do I Have to be Disorganized Too? - teleclass, Jun 4

• MSDB LEARNING WEEKEND for Families of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children - Jun 6-8, Great Falls

• "Early On" Parent Conference - Jun 7-8, Buffalo WY

• MASP Summer Institute - Jun 8-10, Billings

• Lecture: Solving Childhood Eating Problems - June 9, 2008 - Helena

• Montana Educators' Summer Institute - Jun 9-12, Helena

• 14th Intermountain Special Study Institute on Deafness - June 9-12, Pocatello ID

• Lecture: Helping Children Eat and Grow Well in Childcare - June 10, 2008 - Helena

• What to Treat First? The Addiction or the ADHD? - teleclass, Jun 11

• MSDB LEARNING WEEKEND for Families of Blind and Visually-Impaired Children - Jun 13-15, Great Falls

• Math GAPS - June 16-20, 2008 - Missoula, MT

• 2008 Montana Behavioral Initiative Summer Institute - Jun 16-20

• University of Montana Transition Seminar for Students with Disabilities - Jun 18-20, Missoula

• The 31st Annual Employment Pre-Conference - Jun 18 - Ellensburg WA

• MSDB Camp for Children who have hearing impairments or deafness - Jun 22-25, Great Falls

• Rural Schools Conference, Jun 23-24, Billings

• Teacher Mentors and Coaches Trainer Institute - Jun 24-27, Helena

• ADDA Teleclass: Increase the Quality of Your Life with the Standards of Presence, Jun 25

• VCU Webcast: Autism Spectrum Disorder & Employment - Jul 8

• "Adult AD/HD: 2008 People, Purpose, and Passion: Pathways for Success" - 13th annual ADDA Conference - July 10-13, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN

• THE 36th National Down Syndrome Congress National Convention - July 11-13, 2008 - Boston, MA.

• MSDB Camp for Children who have blindness or visual impairments - Jul 13-19, Great Falls

• Montana Youth Leadership Forum - Jul 14-18, Helena

• Reading GAPS - July 14-18, 2008 - Missoula, MT

• Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in Adults with Depression or Bipolar Disorder - Teleclass, Jun 18

• 22nd Annual Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp, July 20th-25th, 2008

• ADDA Teleclass: Tedium Management, Jul 30

• Science GAPS - August 4-8, 2008 - Missoula, MT

• Montana Reading Institute - Aug 6-9, Helena

• Camp Eureka! Summer Natural History Camp for Students with Visual Impairments - Aug 11-15, Missoula

• Montana Mentor Institute - Aug 12-14, Billings

• MSHA Summer Institute - Aug 13-15, Billings

• Augmentative Communication Evaluations Simplified - Aug 19-20, Missoula

• ADDA Teleclass: Sleep Issues and ADD, Aug 20

• ADDA Teleclass: It’s September! Getting Your Kids Organized for the School Year, Sep 10

• RtI SKILLS conference - Sep 11-13, Salt Lake City UT

• Montana Youth Transitions conference - Sep 15-17, Great Falls

• Montana PTA Conference - Sep 19-20, Great Falls

Links:

• Montana Office of Public Instruction-Special Education
  • Parents Page
  • Verify Montana Educator's current Credentials
• Montana School Directory
• Children's Special Health Services
• Family Support Services Advisory Council
• Disability Services Division
• Montana IDEA Deaf-Blind Services
• Montana CSPD (training)
  • Region I CSPD Workshops
  • Region II CSPD
  • Region III CSPD: http://www.msubillings.edu/cspd 
  • Region IV CSPD
  • Region V CSPD
• Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Directory
  National Child Care Resource and Referral
• Montana Children's Health Insurance Plan
• Montana Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
• Social Security Online
  • Social Security Disability Programs
  • Medicare/Medicaid
  • SSA Office Locator
• Yellowstone County Services for Families of Children with Special Needs
• Montana Youth Leadership Forum