FALL EVENT BIOS:
We are honored to have these excellent guides and resources for addressing developmental needs in our classrooms.
Stephanie Hart works with children and their families
providing assessment and guidance when the need for therapeutic
intervention arises. She understands that educators are key players
when it comes to identifying children who have needs, and she is going
to help us develop our skills when it comes to recognizing children who
would benefit from services that our schools may not provide.
Stephanie
is a psychology instructor at North Seattle Community College, a former
Infant Mental Health Therapist at the University of Washington, has
completed post-doctoral studies at the University of Colorado at Denver
with the Irving Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental
Health and is currently in private practice in Everett, Washington. She
looks forward to responding to questions from administrators, teachers
and parents on this fascinating topic.
Jennifer Fung, doctoral candidate at the University of
Washington in the field of Special Education, will guide us through the
next steps. Jennifer has over ten years of experience working with
young children and their families at the Experimental Education Unit
(EEU) at the UW in the capacities of teacher, parent educator and family
service coordinator. Her interests include how to develop and evaluate
effective intervention strategies, as well as the inclusion of young
children with needs in child care and other natural environments.
Jennifer will continue our discussion in the afternoon portion of our
day, dovetailing the major components of the morning talk.