Converge Behavioral Services, LLC

12/10/2023

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh is excited to announce Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald and Tania Perez from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Kathryne Hart, and Mary Zatta, Ph.D. from Perkins School for the Blind as speakers for our 1st Annual CVI Conference on November 1st and 2nd! More speakers to be announced later this week.

For more details about the conference, visit: https://bit.ly/CVIConferenceInfo

Spots are still OPEN! Register today at: https://bit.ly/CVIRegistration

11/09/2023

DID YOU KNOW........The vast majority of interveners are educated while working with a deafblind student. This allows them to apply their training directly to the student in real time. At the university level, the interveners in training study deafblind curriculum and have correlating assignments with their deafblind student. They are graded based on their knowledge and skills.

Image description: A deafblind student is studying math concepts with her intervener, who is making her hands available to the student. All four hands are hovering over, or near seven small wooden blocks on a grid of ten. Tactile symbols representing numbers and equation signs are above the grid.

02/09/2023

September IS ✨CVI Awareness Month✨

"Mommy - I'm thinking of sending Jack a picture of my Start Seeing CVI t-shirt so he'll understand my CVI better." 👀🧠💛

15/07/2023

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What a privilege and responsibility we have to program toward rich and meaningful lives.

This quote was from Dr. McGreevy’s recent presentation in Italy. We can always count on him for mic drop moments ❤️

06/04/2023

Get your Free Problem Solving Mystery Board (a DIY resource you'll assemble)! Let me know if you'd like the link to the PDF and I'll DM/PM it to you.
Makes finding solutions fun. Includes nine open-ended questions which help young people brainstorm solutions. Comes in full color, light color, and black/white printing options.

27/02/2023

Our new center is up and running! Thank you to everyone who’s supported us along the way 💜

08/02/2023

Our iPad Wheel of Apps for Learners with Complex Additional Support Needs has been refreshed and updated! Download a copy from here:
https://www.callscotland.org.uk/downloads/posters-and-leaflets/ipad-apps-for-learners-with-complex-additional-support-needs/

26/01/2023

04/09/2022

September is the first official CVI Awareness Month. Cortical visual impairment (CVI) has been the leading cause of visual impairment in children in the U.S. since the 1990s. CVI is the public heal…

06/08/2022

The Maryland State Fair is holding a Sensory Friendly Family Day at the Fair on September 9th from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Registration is required. https://bit.ly/3bpDLCo

14/05/2022

Protactile began as a movement for autonomy and a system of tactile communication. Now, some linguists argue, it is becoming a language of its own.