Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) will hold its next CHAMP (Classes to Help, Advise & Motivate Parents) webinar on Tuesday, June 6 at noon. Emily Brandt, MD, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, will give a presentation on “Sharing Your Child’s Diagnosis with Others.” Please visit the event section on Facebook.com/HamiltonCares for live-streaming information. For more information, call 706-226-8900.
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Firefighters Association Donates To Anna Shaw Children’s Institute
The Whitfield Professional Fire Fighters Association (WPFFA) recently donated $500 to the Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI). The group recently put together 18 sensory bags to provide to children in the community when needed. Sensory bags help young children to develop their sense of touch and fine motor skills. The bags also can be used to calm children down when first responders arrive in an emergency. After completing the bags, funds were available, and the group decided to donate to ASCI.
From left are Chris West, battalion chief; Edward O’Brien, fire chief; Nathan Callaway, operations chief; Jesse Jones, WPFFA 5416 president; Jessica Truelove, ASCI practice manager; Terri Woodruff, ASCI executive director; Kade West, WPFFA 5416 treasurer; and Brady Walters, WPFFA 5416 Fundraising Committee member.
Talking With Your Child About Their Diagnosis – Champ Webinar Series
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) will hold its next CHAMP (Classes to Help, Advise & Motivate Parents) webinar on Tuesday, May 2 at noon. Emily Brandt, MD, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, will give a presentation on “Talking With Your Child About Their Diagnosis.” Please visit the event section on Facebook.com/HamiltonCares for live-streaming information. For more information, call 706-226-8900.
Talking With Your Child About Their Diagnosis – Champ Webinar Series
May 2, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) will hold its next CHAMP (Classes to Help, Advise & Motivate Parents) webinar on Tuesday, May 2 at noon. Emily Brandt, MD, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, will give a presentation on “Talking With Your Child About Their Diagnosis.” Please visit the event section on Facebook.com/HamiltonCares for live-streaming information. For more information, call 706-226-8900.
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CHAMP Webinar Series – Managing Meltdowns: Helping Your Child Regulate Emotions
April 4, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Topic: Managing Meltdowns: Helping Your Child Regulate Emotions
Presenter: Nancy Carnevale, MD
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Visit the event section on
Facebook.com/HamiltonCares
for live streaming information.
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Anna Shaw Children’s Institute Plans Easter Egg-Stravaganza
Children of all ages are welcome to attend the Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) Easter Egg-Stravaganza on Saturday, March 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Miracle Field at Westside Park, 1519 Mount Vernon Road in Rocky Face.
The event will include an egg hunt, petting zoo, face painting, horses, balloon animals, crafts, and pick-up ducks.
Egg hunt times are scheduled based on age. Times include 2 to 2:30 p.m. for ages 4 and under, 2:30 to 3 p.m. for ages 5 to 8, 3 to 3:30 p.m. for ages 9 to 12, and 3:30 to 4 p.m. for ages 13 and older.
“We hope you’ll join us for the whole event, not just for the scheduled egg hunts,” said Jessica Truelove, ASCI practice manager. “The other activities will be a lot of fun and a great way to make memories.”
For more information, please visit HamiltonHealth.com/children or call 706-226-8900.
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute Receives LAMP
Center of Excellence Distinction
The Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI), part of Hamilton Health Care System, is a Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) Certified Center of Excellence and is the first in Georgia with this distinction.
LAMP is an augmentative alternative communication (AAC) approach designed to give individuals who are nonverbal or have limited verbal abilities a method of independently expressing themselves through the use of a speech-generating device. There are no cognitive prerequisites for implementing the LAMP approach. Intervention can begin at the cause-and-effect level and systematically build upon the stages of natural language development.
Providers and patients at ASCI are using this high-tech communication system to allow patients to quickly relay messages to caregivers in order to meet immediate needs and improve ability to communicate beyond requesting by expressing emotions, negotiating, commenting and engaging in meaningful interactions.
“We’re excited to have the certification, but more than that, it’s so valuable for this communication system to be available to our patients and families,” said Terri Woodruff, executive director of ASCI. “By learning to use this communication system, children will experience fewer tantrums, which improves the quality of life for non-verbal children and their caregivers.”
The device features auditory feedback, robust vocabulary (3000-plus words that take no more than a sequence of 3 buttons to access), portability and user-friendly interface and a focus on motor planning rather than requiring the user to have a strong understanding of semantic relationships.
According to Woodruff, there was a significant need in the region for the system. There are a high number of young patients with no reliable method to communicate. Many are using behaviors to communicate, which are displayed in many different forms such as leading their caregivers by hand to the child’s desires, displaying dissatisfaction with lack of communication by having tantrums or climbing to obtain desired items – all causing a high level of frustration in both the child and parent.
Two of the five LAMP-certified professionals in the state of Georgia are therapists at ASCI. They include Hannah Cannon, lead pediatric therapist, and Laurie Shaw, speech therapist. “Hannah and Laurie are stellar therapists,” said Woodruff. “To have forty percent of Georgia’s LAMP-certified professionals providing care at Anna Shaw Children’s Institute speaks to the dedication of our providers and the quality of services we offer.”
CHAMP Webinar Video Library
WEBINAR: Building Language Through Play
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) will hold its next CHAMP (Classes to Help, Advise & Motivate Parents) webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at noon. Laurie Shaw, speech therapist, and Hannah Cannon, lead pediatric therapist, will give a presentation on “Building Language Through Play.” Please visit the event section on Facebook.com/HamiltonCares for live-streaming information. For more information, call 706-226-8900.
CHAMP Webinar Video Library
Building Language Through Play – CHAMP Webinar Series
March 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) will hold its next CHAMP (Classes to Help, Advise & Motivate Parents) webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at noon. Laurie Shaw, speech therapist, and Hannah Cannon, lead pediatric therapist, will give a presentation on “Building Language Through Play.” Please visit the event section on Facebook.com/HamiltonCares for live-streaming information. For more information, call 706-226-8900.
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Tips for Covering Difficult and Sensitive Topics with your Children
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) will hold its next CHAMP (Classes to Help, Advise & Motivate Parents) webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at noon. Evan Anderson, PhD, pediatric psychologist, will give a presentation on “Tips for Covering Difficult and Sensitive Topics with your Children.” Please visit the event section on Facebook.com/HamiltonCares for live-streaming information. For more information, call 706-226-8900.
Tips for Covering Difficult and Sensitive Topics with your Children
February 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Topic:
Tips for Covering Difficult and Sensitive Topics with your Children
Presenter:
Evan Anderson, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist
jbray@hhcs.org
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Christmas Toy Donation
Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI) recently received a surprise Christmas donation. Larry McDaniel, owner of Broken Arrow Tattoos, completed a toy drive with his clients. He donated a full truck bed and back seat full of toys for children to use in therapy.
From left are McDaniel, Brooke Mullins (ASCI front office supervisor) and Krista Rogers (ASCI care navigator).