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CREATING CONNECTIONS

Creating Connections is a continuing education initiative from the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, delivered in partnership with leading clinical and academic centers across our network.

Each one-day event is designed to bring local training, evidence-based knowledge and specialist expertise directly to professionals working with people with cerebral palsy in community settings. Programs connect community-based providers with multidisciplinary experts in cerebral palsy care, providing practical education that can be applied in everyday practice while strengthening connections to local specialist services and resources.

Cerebral Palsy Foundation Education & Training Programs

  • Creating Connections

Creating Connection is a new one-day program designed to strengthen cerebral palsy knowledge for professionals and families in community-based settings. Delivered in partnership with Cerebral Palsy Foundation network sites, the program brings evidence, practical tools, and multidisciplinary expertise directly to local communities, with a focus on improving care and support across the lifespan.

AN EDUCATION EVENT FOR EVERYONE!

Who Should Attend

The event is open to all members of the community. Professionals and families will learn together. Participants who support people with cerebral palsy can obtain continuing education credits for their attendance. 

Professionals who support people with cerebral palsy in community settings, including physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, early intervention providers, educators, students/interns and other health professionals.

Learning Objectives

  1. Strengthen connections between community professionals, specialist services, and CPF network sites.
  2. Strengthen knowledge of evidence-based cerebral palsy care across the lifespan.
  3. Translate current research and best practices into community-based care.
  4. Build skills to address the changing needs of children, adolescents, and adults with CP.
  5. Promote multidisciplinary, person- and family-centered approaches to care.

If you have any feedback, questions or concerns, Education Team. You will receive a response in the 3 business days. CPF appreciates your partnership in our mission be a catalyst for positive change for people with cerebral palsy.

Upcoming Conferences & Training Courses

October 24th 2026
Creating Connections: Lifespan Care

Creating Connections: Lifespan Care

 

AN EDUCATION EVENT FOR EVERYONE!

Join the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center (WFCPC) at Columbia University and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) for Creating Connections, is open to all community members!  This is a unique one-day event bringing together healthcare professionals, people with cerebral palsy, families, researchers, and community partners to learn, connect, and strengthen cerebral palsy care across the lifespan.

The morning  is designed for healthcare professionals and will feature three learning tracks focused on young children (0–3), school-aged children, and adults and transition. Families are welcome to atten at no extra cost! Sessions will translate current evidence into clinical practice across early detection and diagnosis, genetics, early intervention, orthopedic care, spasticity and dystonia management, mental health and wellbeing, adult musculoskeletal care, and preventive healthcare.

Following lunch, CP Connect will welcome individuals with cerebral palsy and their families for an afternoon of accessible education, conversation, and connection. The program will include the Lindenauer Lecture on AI & Healthcare alongside interactive discussions designed to help families navigate care and make informed decisions. Topics will include evaluating alternative and complementary therapies and exploring what meaningful multidisciplinary care looks like for people with cerebral palsy at different stages of life.

A Lunch & Connection Hour will serve as the bridge between the professional and family programs, creating an opportunity for clinicians, families, individuals with CP, and community organizations to connect. Resource tables will highlight supports and opportunities across research, schools, employment, disability services, recreation and sports, and community programs.

Creating Connections is about bringing the entire CP community together: connecting clinical expertise with lived experience, evidence with practical decision-making, and families with the people and resources that can support them throughout the lifespan.

Continuing Education Credit:

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is recognized by the New York State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners to approve up to 4.5 CE hours.

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Occupational Therapy to approve up to 4.5 CE hours.

A Cerebral Palsy Foundation Certificate of Participation is available to verify attendance up to 4.5  hours for practitioners who engage in this professional development activity.

  • Saturday, October 24th, 2026
  • 9.30am-3.30pm
  • Riverview Terrace Milstein Heart Center NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center 173 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032