Firefly is proud to provide Russian healthcare, education and social services providers with progressive training based on international best practices. The following are examples of trainings provided by Firefly’s volunteer US child welfare experts:

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Past 2012 Trainings
"Helping Children with a History of Early Deprivation and Trauma: How to Assess Mental Health and Support Foster Families as Children Transition to Their Homes"
Location: Nizhny Novgorod
Conducted by:
Maria Kroupina, assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

"Modern Technologies for Assisting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders"
Location: St. Petersburg
Conducted by:
Thomas Higbee, associate professor, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Utah State University
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

2011 Trainings
"Feeding and Swallowing Problems in the Child with Special Needs; Sensory Integrative Approaches to Feeding"
Locations: Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk
Conducted by:
Joan Surfus, Pediatric occupational therapist, Pediatric Therapy Network and Misericordia University
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

“Medical and Social Aspects of Supporting Children in Foster Families”
Locations: Nizhny Novgorod, with master classes in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Conducted by:
Dr. Dana Johnson, professor of pediatrics and neonatology, University of Minnesota
Mary Jo Spencer, M.P.H., R.N., C.P.N.P., University of Minnesota
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

“Developing Support Systems for At-Risk Families; Engaging Extended Family in Decision-Making for At-Risk Children”
Locations: Nizhny Novgorod, Arzamas, Dzerzhinsk
Conducted by:
Dr. Roque Gerald, Director, Child and Family Services Agency, Washington, DC
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

"Modern Methods of Early Intervention and Rehabilitation for Children with Motor Disabilities; Medical Support for Children with Developmental Disabilities”
Locations: Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk, with master classes in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Conducted by:
Dr. John Phillips, associate professor of pediatrics and child neurology, University of New Mexico
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

“Timely and Effective Strategies for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Locations: Nizhny Novgorod, with master class in Moscow
Conducted by:
Kathleen Taylor, OTR/L, University of New Mexico
Svyatoslav Dovbnya, child neurologist
Tatiana Morozova, clinical psychologist

2010 Trainings
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