Register Today Join us as we share PWS-specific behavior management interventions that reduce arguing and power struggles and improve cooperation. Hosted by Lisa Graziano, M.A., LMFT, each live Zoom training in this 6-part series features learning-enhanced role play fun and allows plenty of time for your specific questions. Registration includes the handouts and video of all

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California is a great state with various programs for individuals with special needs, but what are they? The webinar will be addressing three topics: Special Needs Planning and Conservatorship, and Benefits Why do you need to plan to protect Government benefits like SSI and Medi-Cal and others? Special Needs Planning What is a Special Needs trust and how will

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PWCF is going on tour! Our first stop? SAN DIEGO! We’re excited to see you all again this year in-person for our 2023 Walking for PWS events. We will be making our way up the state of California between April 30 and May 20 stopping at three major cities to bring the fun of our Walks

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Looking to improve your understanding of your PWS resident/client? This two-hour live webinar is designed to meet the requirement toward the recertification of Adult Residential Facility Providers. The course will provide an overview of PWS’s physiological and neurocognitive symptoms, describe how to create the environmental basics that all individuals with PWS need, and provide an overview

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Share advice and tell your story with other parents at the quarterly Share and Information Exchange groups happening Wednesday, July 26. These groups are a viable resource to expand your network and create meaningful connections with other parents affected by Prader-Willi Syndrome. You are never alone in your PWS journey. Use the links below to register

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Focus Session #2: Strategies to Reduce Oppositionalism and Arguing. The course will provide an overview of the ubiquitous nature of anxiety in PWS and provide specific strategies that help reduce this anxiety and therefore reduce maladaptive, unwanted behaviors. Specifically, this course will focus on strategies to respond to PWS’ low tolerance to frustration and disappointment, oppositional thinking,

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Looking to improve your understanding of your PWS resident/client? This two-hour live webinar is designed to meet the requirement toward the recertification of Adult Residential Facility Providers. The course will provide an overview of PWS’s physiological and neurocognitive symptoms, describe how to create the environmental basics that all individuals with PWS need, and provide an overview

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Focus Session #3: Strategies to Improve Cooperation. This course will provide an overview of the ubiquitous nature of anxiety in PWS and provide specific strategies that help reduce this anxiety and therefore reduce maladaptive, unwanted behaviors. Specifically, this course will clarify that punishment and consequences are not effective with residents with PWS and in fact can increase

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