U.S. Embassy organizes public lectures by Dr. Toby Long, autism and child development expert
Baku/28.02.19/Turan: On March 1stand 5th, Georgetown University Professor Dr. Toby Long, an internationally renowned consultant on children with disabilities and special health care needs, will deliver several public lectures on Inclusive Education and Behavior Management for children with disabilities. The lectures will be hosted at the Baku American Center of Azerbaijan University of Language on March 1 and at the Landmark Rotunda Hall on March 5. The lectures are open to educators, psychologists, graduate students, pediatricians, and people working with disabled children. More information is available on the U.S. Embassy"s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/114366571914596/posts/2696904456994115/
Toby Long is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University, and serves as the Training Director of the Center for Child and Human Development at the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She is also Director of the Graduate Certificate Program in Early Intervention offered by Georgetown University. After completing her current visit, Dr. Toby Long will be back to Baku in May to work with additional partners at the Azerbaijan Medical University and Pedagogical University. -0-
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- Post-Soviet region
- 28 February 2019 18:23
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