What time zone would 9pm be in? I may be able to sign in.

--- In selectivemutismsupportgroup2@yahoogroups.com, "Gail Kervatt"
<kervatt@o...> wrote:
>
> Current research into the causes and treatment of anxiety disorders
> focuses on neuropathways and middle ear function. The Selective
> Mutism Group "Expert Chat" on Thursday, March 17th at 9 PM will
> feature Valerie Dejean of The Spectrum Center, Bethesda, MD. In 1991
> Valerie Dejean trained in Paris, France with Dr. Alfred Tomatis,
> becoming the first occupational therapist in the world to use the
> Tomatis Method of Listening Therapy in combination with sensory
> integration. Today she is a successful entrepreneur and master
> clinician responsible for clinics in Bethesda and New York, and
> outreach programs in Chicago. The Spectrum Centers have provided
this
> unique combination of therapies for thousands of children and adults
> with a variety of disabling conditions, including auditory
processing
> problems, PDD and autism, learning disabilities and selective
mutism.
> In 2002 Ms. Dejean was authorized by the international Tomatis
> organization in Luxembourg to teach three-week long certification
> courses for professionals in North America. She has been an invited
> lecturer at international, national and state conferences and has
> appeared with Katie Couric on the Today Show in 2003 and on World
> News Tonight with Peter Jennings in 1996. Articles about her unique
> treatment method have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers.
> Ms.Dejean is a graduate of Boston University and is certified in
> Sensory Integration and Neuro-Developmental Therapy.
>
> In 2004 Ms. Dejean founded the Spectrum Institute, a 501 (c) (3) not
> for profit organization dedicated to research on sensory processing
> for those who face challenges in realizing their full potential in
> society.
>
> Chat instructions
>
> Prior to the chat:
> Please go to the link below and register (this way you will be set
up
> so that you can then sign in with your password and your name will
> show up on the board).
>
> To enter the chat room:
> http://childhoodanxietynetwork.org/ipw-web/chat/mychat/
>
> Go to the link above and about half way down the screen, click
> on "Register".
> A window will pop up where you will enter your information (name,
> username, etc....The username is what will show up on the screen, so
> please enter your full name there). Make up a password that you can
> easily remember, and type it in.
>
> Right after you finish filling this in, you will be in the system.
> So, in the main window, you can then log in with your username and
> password. There is a place near the bottom of the screen where you
> can choose which chat room you want to enter. We always use the
> default room for these chats, so it should automatically be set for
> that.
>
> Then click on "chat" at the bottom of the screen. You should see a
> mostly blank screen but it will indicate that you have entered the
> chat room. Near the bottom is the window where you type, and then
> hit send and your message should appear on the main screen.
>
> I hope some of you can attend the online chat and learn from "The
> Expert". All the best.
> Gail