Health & Wellness Conference 2026

**Early Bird Registration March 1- 31, 2026 - 20% discount ($96 In-Person; $60 Virtual)

Join us in person for the 25th Annual Health & Wellness Conference at the Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub in Saint Paul, MN, USA. This workshop is geared for professionals working in various capacities with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind and/or Hearing people of all ages in the areas of Psychology and Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, Spirituality, Lifespan Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, Interpreting/Communication, Trauma, Domestic Violence, Advocacy, Education, Technology and Healthcare. Please feel free to share this information with any of your colleagues. Newcomers always welcomed!

(Free parking sponsored by U of MN Fairview Customer Experience and Language Services) Detailed information for parking at the bottom of event.

ATTENTION - This registration page is for the in-person conference. If you wish to attend the virtual conference, please use the virtual event link below to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-tsas-health-wellness-conference-2026-registration-1980904532782?aff=oddtdtcreator

Deborah Mood, PhD is a Gallaudet-trained licensed psychologist specializing in working with children who are deaf/hard of hearing and children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She completed an APPIC accredited psychology internship at University of Minnesota Medical School and a LEND postdoctoral fellowship at JFK Partners, University of Colorado. Dr. Mood is an associate professor at University of Colorado Anschutz, School of Medicine, Department of Developmental Pediatrics where she serves as lead psychologist on the developmental behavioral pediatrics D/HH team, microtia team and cochlear implant team. Dr. Mood is passionate about supporting children who are D/HH with co-occurring developmental disabilities and is affiliated faculty with the JFK Partners/Developmental Pediatrics Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program.

Summary of presentation:

The purpose of this program is to support attendees in recognizing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to facilitate referrals for earlier diagnosis and to understand intervention considerations for DHH children with ASD.

Learning Objectives / Goals:

After this meeting, participants will be able to:

Describe core and unique symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children who are deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) across developmental stages.

Identify formal and informal screening procedures and diagnostic tools for ASD, including those that have been validated for use with DHH children.

Summarize at least 3 developmentally appropriate interventions for DHH autistic children.

Continuing Education credits - (subject to change), will be applied for and awarded:

Minnesota Board of Psychology - Approval # 202601.223 - 6.5 hours

Minnesota Board of Social Work - Approval #1064 - 6.5 hours

Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy - Approval # applied

Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health - Approval # applied

(RID) RID CMP / ACET (CEU’s sponsored by MRID) Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is an approved RID Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional studies program is offered for .7 CEUs at the some knowledge level. - Approval #0004.0526.02 - .7 CEUS

The Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub is wheelchair accessible. Computer Assisted Real-time Captioning (CART), ASL spoken and visual interpretation will be provided. Please request any additional accommodations or special interpretation needs (deaf-blind, low-vision) before April 3rd, 2026, in order to give us ample time to find interpreter teams. Contact TSA if cost accommmodations are needed.

Everyone must register online regardless of your payment choice. If you have difficulties with registration, please contact Brenda Roberts. If you need to pay by check instead of credit card, please reach out to Brenda Roberts prior to registering in Eventbrite for assistance with this.

Contact info for Brenda: [email protected] or (320) 629-7600, ext. 7519.

A light continental breakfast, executive boxed lunch, afternoon snack and refreshments will be included.

Free parking sponsored by U of MN Fairview Customer Experience and Language Services. Parking is free at THIS ramp only: (parking ramp is attached to the U of MN Fairview Community Health & Wellness building):

*Please keep your parking ticket AND request/pick up a parking voucher at the check-in table at the conference.

*You WILL need BOTH your PARKING TICKET and PARKING VOUCHER to exit the ramp at no charge.

*To exit the ramp, insert your parking ticket and then for payment insert your parking voucher.

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