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National Events (not including Illinois)
8, Bethesda, MD: Drug Abuse and Risky Behaviors, the Evolving Dynamics of HIV/AIDS
9, Albany, NY: Treating Individuals with High Intensity & Challenging Behaviors
9, Birmingham, AL: A Body to Die for -- A Full Day Seminar for Professionals
10, Seattle, Washington: Hidden Health Hazards: Everyday Exposures to Toxic Chemicals
10-11, Columbus, Ohio: Imagine . . . Everybody Works (Autism Conference)
10-12, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: Kalahari Autism Safari, Journey through the Spectrum
11, Roosevelt, Utah: Statewide Assistive Technology Trainings Designed For Visually Impaired
11, Dedham, MA: Treating Individuals with High Intensity & Challenging Behaviors
11, Atlanta, GA: A Body to Die for -- A Full Day Seminar for Professionals
12, Rochester, Minnesota: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk.
12, Los Angeles, California: Revlon Run/Walk
14-16, Washington, DC: The Heart Truth
15, Online: Transition to Meaningful Adult Roles: You Can't Put a Square Peg in a Round Hole
15-17, Dallas, Texas: 2007 Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Conference and Expo
16, Miami, FL: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment
16-17, State College, PA: 6thPA Co-occurring MH/MR Conference, Enhancing Treatment & Support
17, Online: Leadership and Change with Family Leaders
17, Seattle, Washington: Secondhand Smoke, Low Exposures and High Stakes
17-19, Atlantic City, NJ: The State of the Science on Autism Interventions.
18, Philadelphia, PA: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment
18, Boston, MA: A Body to Die for -- A Full Day Seminar for Professionals
18-19, Boston, Massachusetts: Conference on Population Aging and Economic Growth
20, New York, New York: AIDS Walk
21-24, Atlanta, Georgia: AAMR (AAIDD) Annual Meeting
22, Online: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Techniques and Strategies for Sex Offenders
22, Online: Organization Change, Examples of Successful Case Studies
23, San Diego, California: CHADD’s first annual Regional Conference (ADHD)
23-26, Washington, DC: Family Voices 15th Anniversary Gala Celebration & National Conference
30-June 1, Washington, DC: ADD TA Institute and the AUCD UCEDD Directors Retreat
31-June 2, Tennessee: Fifth Annual Tennessee Disability MegaConference
2 & 3, Washington, DC: The Farthest Earth from Thee- A Suite of Sonnets
8-9, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Seventh Annual Childhood and Society Symposium (Bipolar Children)
8, Milwaukee, WI & Orlando, FL: Eating Disorders and Spirituality: Awakening the Silent Soul
8-10, Issaquah, Washington: Time Out: A Weekend for Women with ADD
9, Philadelphia, PA & Coconut Creek, FL: Extending Recovery at the Renfrew Alumnae Reunion
9, Rochester, New York: AIDS Walk 2007
9-12, Washington, D.C.: International Alzheimer Prevention Conference
12, Online: Customized Self-Employment
12-15 (16), Saratoga Springs, New York: Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
12-16, Saratoga Springs, New York: 19thAnnual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
13, Durham, New Hampshire: The 2007 Autism Mini-Series
13-15, Miami, Florida: 2007 Bridges to Employment Conference
14, Logan, Utah, 13th Annual EIRI Conference
15, Minneapolis, MN & Tampa, FL: Eating Disorders and Spirituality: Awakening the Silent Soul
15, Saratoga Springs, New York: Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
15-17, Long Beach, California: Abilities Expo 2007 Southern California
15-19, Phoenix, Arizona: RESNA's Annual Conference
16, Saratoga Springs, New York: Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
17-20, Salt Lake City, Utah: 2007 Rotary International Convention
18-23, San Francisco, CA: The Usability Week 2007 Conference
19-21, Los Angeles, California: Diversity and Aging in the 21st Century Conference
20-24, Louisville, Kentucky: Autism Institute 2007
22-24, Orlando, Florida: National Convention on PKD
23-25, Newport, Rhode Island: Newport Handicap Doubles – Court Tennis
23-30, Seattle, Washington to Alaska: Diabetes Family Camp at Sea
24 & 25, Santa Barbara, California: 2nd Annual Athletes Against Autism Golf Tournament
28-29, Kent, Ohio: 6thAnnual Conference on Child Development / National Autism Conference
6-8, Newport, Rhode Island: The Velvet Rope – Court Tennis
10-11, Nashville, TN: 2007 Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring
11-14, Phoenix, Arizona: ASA's 2007 National Conference theme, Together a Brighter Tomorrow
12, Online: Customized Self Employment
12-14, Phoenix, Arizona: Autism Society of America’s 2007 National Conference
12-15, Litchfield, Connecticut: MindFreedom Conference Retreat on Choice in Mental Health Care
12-16, Saratoga Springs, New York: 19thAnnual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
14-20, Queenstown, Maryland: Summer Institute on Aging Research - 2007
15, San Francisco, California: Aids Walk, Change the Course of the Epidemic
17-21, Charlotte, North Carolina: Association on Higher Education and disability Conference
18-20, Washington, DC: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) National Conference
19, Online: Quality of Life of Persons with Tourette Syndrome
19-20, Dayton, Ohio: Technology-based Learning with Disability
24-27, Washington. DC: Generations United 14th International Conference
29, San Francisco, California: National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
30 – Aug. 3, State College, Pennsylvania: 2007 National Autism Conference
12-17, Olympia, Washington: Youth Leadership Forum
13-16, Miami, Florida: 2007 Florida Conference on Aging
13-17, Durham, New Hampshire: The 2007 Autism Mini-Series
10-12, Wenatchee, WA: Valued Lives, Inspired Living Conference
11-13, Winston-Salem, South-Carolina: NC Conference on Aging
13-16, Newport, Rhode Island: Casino Cup - Court Tennis
13-16, Newport, Rhode Island: Hall of Fame Adult Cup - Court Tennis
21-22, Little Rock, Arkansas: Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Mini-Conference
26-28, Columbus, Ohio: First Annual International NATTAP Conference
30-Oct. 3, Albuquerque, New Mexico: 23rd National Home and Community Based Services Conference
3-5, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Southwest Conference on Disability
4-6, San Diego, California: 2007 NEDA Conference - Eating Disorders Come in All Shapes and Sizes
12-14, Anaheim, California: Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Mini-Conference
13-14, Tukwila, Washington: 5th Annual ADHD Conference for Adults
14-17, MCHB Annual Federal/State Partnership Meeting Conference
15-17, Yakima, Washington: 24thAnnual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law
21, Los Angeles, California: Aids Walk, Change the Course of the Epidemic
24-25, Denver, Colorado: Coleman Institute Conference on Cognitive Disabilities
25-27, Champions Gate, Florida: 12thAnnual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health
31 - Nov. 3, Dallas, Texas: International Dyslexia Association 58th Annual Conference
2-4, Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis 11th Annual Conference
2-7, Baltimore, Maryland: Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing 39th Biannual Meeting
3, Washington, DC: APHA Annual Meeting, Politics, Policy & Public Health
7-10, Washington, DC: CHADD's 19th Annual/20th Anniversary International Conference on AD/HD
10-14, Washington, DC: 2007 AUCD Annual Meeting & Conference
27, Washington, DC: National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit
29-Dec. 1, Orlando, Florida: 5th Annual ICAA Conference - Active Aging.
30, Baltimore, Maryland: The 10th Annual Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis Conference
26, New York, New York: Special Camp Fair 2008
19, UW Campus, Wyoming: WyoAIDS Walk
13-15, Anaheim, California: 20th Annual CHADD International Conference (ADHD)
Alzheimer Support Groups and Educational Workshops All Over U.S.A
Different times and places: The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk®
Different times and places: Walk Now For Autism 2007
3rd Thursday of month, River Falls, Wisconsin: Autism Support Group
2nd & 4thTuesdays of month, River Falls, Wisconsin: Depression Peer Support Group
2nd Tuesdays of month, River Falls, Wisconsin: Parkinson’s Support Group
Every Tuesday, Fairbanks, Alaska: American Sign Language Brown Bag Lunch.
2nd Wednesday of the month, Fairbanks, Alaska: Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
1st Saturday of the month, Portland, Oregon: Special needs Sibshop
3rd Saturday of the month, Portland, Oregon: Autistic Girl Power Support Group
1st Saturday of Each Month, Biloxi Sun Herald, Mississippi: Low-Vision Support Group
Every 2nd Monday of the Month, Gainesville, Georgia: Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Every 3rd Tuesday, San Diego, California: Autism Society of America Support Group Meeting
Couldn't Find What You Were Looking For?
CONTACT: Dorie Hightower or Sara Rosario Wilson, 301 443-6245,
<e-mail: media@nida.nih.gov>
NEWS ADVISORY
NIDA MEETING TO LOOK AT DRUG-IMPAIRED DECISION-MAKING AND
HIV TRANSMISSION
One of First-Ever NIH Meetings to Examine the Role between
Non-Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), is holding a two day meeting to explore
wide-ranging issues related to drug abuse, impaired decision making, and
HIV/AIDS. "Drug Abuse and Risky Behaviors: The Evolving Dynamics of
HIV/AIDS" will provide a broad understanding of the multiple ways that
drug abuse and addiction affect the spread of HIV/AIDS and how research can
inform public health policy. Presentations will focus on the successes,
research challenges, and opportunities for addressing the evolving HIV/AIDS
pandemic. Attendees will be drawn from the research community, public health
organizations, Federal agencies, and drug abuse and HIV/AIDS organizations.
Drug abuse and addiction continue to fuel the spread of
HIV/AIDS in the United States and abroad. To address this significant public
health threat, research is examining every aspect of HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, and
addiction, including risk behaviors associated with both injection and
non-injection drug abuse, how drugs of abuse alter brain function and impair
decision making, and HIV prevention and treatment strategies for diverse
groups.
The meeting is being held in collaboration with the National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institute on Child Health
and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH).
WHAT:
Drug Abuse and Risky Behaviors: The Evolving Dynamics of
HIV/AIDS
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
WHERE:
Natcher Conference Center
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
WHO:
Featured Speakers
Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, NIAID
INFO:
Topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to,
the following:
-- How drugs of abuse alter brain function, leading to
impaired decision making and risky behaviors, which in turn can facilitate the
acquisition and transmission of HIV;
-- How and to what extent substance abuse influences sexual
risk behaviors;
-- How substance abuse affects HIV/AIDS risk in diverse
populations (e.g., adolescents, minorities, those involved with the criminal
justice system); and
-- How testing and counseling can be incorporated as a key
component of HIV prevention strategies for drug-abusing populations.
A full agenda and speaker list is available at: http://conferences.masimax.com/riskybehaviors/agenda.cfm
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
NIDA supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse
and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to ensure
the rapid dissemination of research information and its implementation in
policy and practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of drugs of abuse and
information on NIDA research and other activities can be found on the NIDA home
page at http://www.drugabuse.gov .
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's
Medical Research Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a
component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the
primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and
translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and
cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its
programs, visit http://www.nih.gov .
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/050707/index.shtml
This Symposium is designed to provide participants with a
practical model of service to persons with extremely challenging behavior which
respects the need for effective treatment, but has less emphasis on applied
behavior management and more of a focus on positive skill building and
relationship building.
Drs. Dana and Ayala will provide perspectives from both the
physiological and psychological points of view.
Lawrence Dana, Ph.D., ABPP, is a former New York State Chief
Psychologist whose specialty is serving persons who present significant treatment
and training challenges. The methods he employs utilize non-aversive humanistic
approaches that emphasize alternative skill building, enhanced communication
abilities and therapeutic bonding and alliances as his major therapeutic
interventions. Dr. Dana holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Hofstra University and is licensed to practice in New York State. He is board certified in Behavioral
Psychology by the American Psychological Association and has developed tools,
which apply behavioral techniques that respect humanistic principles. He has
published numerous articles and book chapters on these subjects, and has
recently co-authored a chapter on Personality Disorders among persons with
Intellectual Disabilities, which will appear in the new Diagnostic Manual-Intellectual
Disabilities (DM-ID) published by NADD. He currently consults with many
agencies in this country, particularly with treatment teams who are serving
persons whose behaviors are out of control and are resistant to most treatment
modalities tried so far. Dr. Dana has recently led a team of Italian
psychologists to develop an effective and innovative program serving persons
with Autism and related disorders using only non-aversive and humanistic
techniques at the Oasi Institute in Troina, Sicily.
Giovanni Ayala, M.D., is board certified in Italy in Neurology and Psychiatry and at the present time is professor of Psychophysiology
at the Department of Psychology of the University of Palermo, Italy. He has
spent several years in the United States as a professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and at the
Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. During the years spent in the United States he devoted himself to studying the mechanisms involved in the genesis of
cortical epilepsy, and at the same time developing a neurological practice,
especially oriented towards the person with epilepsy. After accepting the
position of professor of Psychophysiology, he also became Scientific Director of
a Centre for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, the Oasi Institute in Troina, Sicily. This is a center with more than 300 beds with a population of patients that
offer the most wide diagnostic and behavioral challenges. Dr. Ayala established
several programs including programs for persons with Autism as well as for
persons with severe behavioral problems and intellectual disabilities (dual
diagnosis), requiring behavioral and pharmacological treatment.
http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/event.asp?id=90
http://renfrewcenter.com/uploads/events/1168423683_2.pdf
A Body To Die For -- A Full Day Seminar for Professionals
Coming This Spring to OH, IL, MD, VA, NJ, AL, GA & MA!
A Body To Die For will assist psychologists, social workers,
marriage and family therapists, dietitians and other mental health counselors
in understanding the complex issues surrounding body-image development and the
problems with boundaries, depression, control, and suppressed emotion that
almost always accompany dissociation from the body. In addition to a
didactic presentation, the seminar will include hands-on strategies,
experiential exercises, slides and videotaped sessions with clients.
Seminar Schedule
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Registration, check-in and continental breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Overview and New Trends
Cognitive and Physiological Imprinting
Mind/Body Reciprocity
Development of Body Image
Body Image as an Identity Issue
Experiential Exercises
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Networking Luncheon (provided on-site)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Eating Disorders and the Culture
Trauma and Body Image
Boundaries
Experiential Exercises
Question and Answers
CHICAGO, IL – March 30, 2007
Wyndham Lisle Chicago Hotel
3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
630-505-1000
* Deadline for early payment discount – March 16, 2007
BETHESDA, MD – April 18, 2007
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-1234
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 4, 2007
NORFOLK, VA – April 20, 2007
Marriott Renaissance Portsmouth
425 Water Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-673-3000
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 6, 2007
PRINCETON, NJ – April 27, 2007
Marriott Princeton Hotel &
Conference Center at Forrestal
100 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-452-7800
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 13, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, AL – May 9, 2007
Sheraton Birmingham
2101 Richard Arrington Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-324-5000
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 25, 2007
ATLANTA, GA – May 11, 2007
Renaissance Waverly Hotel
2450 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-953-4500
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 27, 2007
BOSTON, MA – May 18, 2007
Babson Executive Conference Center
One Woodland Hill Drive
Wellesley, MA 02457
781-239-4000
* Deadline for early payment discount – May 4, 2007
Time:
8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Continuing Education Credits:
6 CEUs
Cost:
$175 Registration Fee
$165 Discounted Early Registration Fee* (See seminar
schedule for dates)
Speakers:
Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW is National Training Director at
The Renfrew Center. As a senior staff member for over 15 years, Ms. Ressler has
designed and conducted training seminars for professionals throughout the
country on eating disorders, sexual abuse, depression and body-image issues.
She currently serves on the Board and is a Fellow of the International
Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.
More Information: For more information, please contact
Debbie Lucker at 1–877–367–3383.
For more information, please contact Debbie Lucker at
1–877–367–3383.
http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/partner_events/1108
Most of our exposure to pollutants occurs from sources that
are close to us and within our control, such as consumer products that we use
within our homes, workplaces, schools and other indoor environments. For
instance, fragrances in products emit toxic volatile organic compounds that
have been linked to a range of adverse health effects such as headaches,
seizures and breathing difficulties. Paradoxically, these and many other toxic
chemicals in products are not tested, regulated or listed on product labels, as
they are under "trade secrets" protection. Why are these products
allowed to be sold, and why do consumers lack information on the risks?
http://www.aucd.org/resources/digest/issue.cfm?issue_id=19
RTOI Webinar Announcement: Overview of Secondary Condition
Associated with Spina Bifida and Special Look into the Role of Assistive
Technology
Date and Time: May 10, 2007 3:30 PM EDT (12:30PDT)
Presenter: Andrea Hart, PhD (AR UCEDD); David Morrissey, MPS
(AUCD Policy Fellow); Kurt Johnson PhD (WA UCEDD); Brian Dungeon, PhD (WA
UCEDD).
Discussant: Adriane Griffen, MPH (Spina Bifida Association)
Description: Adolescents and young adults with spina bifida
are at risk for secondary conditions such as obesity, social isolation,
depression, and lack of independence. This webinar will share the results of
two RTOI studies looking at the prevalence of secondary conditions in relation
to race, ethnicity, and/or socioeconomic factors and the use of assistive
technology in promoting health and reducing secondary conditions. Additionally,
the researchers will present issues and challenges identified by youth and young
adults with spina bifida in the studies as they transition from school to work,
pediatric to adult health care, and home to independent living. For more
information, email Sue Lin, Project Director of AUCD-NCBDDD Cooperative
Agreement.
May 10, 2007 - May 11, 2007
http://www.autism-society.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9277&news_iv_ctrl=0
This conference will help people engaged in employment for
individuals with autism share information, sharpen their skills, and renew
their commitment to advancing employment in their own communities. Participants
will enjoy quality speakers, productive dialogues, formal and informal
networking, and exhibits from vendors of tools and techniques they can utilize
to enhance the employment outcomes and the lives of people with disabilities.
Presented by the Autism Society of America and APSE: The Network on Employment.
http://www.ncset.org/events/default.asp
http://www.autism-society.org/site/News?news_iv_ctrl=-1&JServSessionIdr009=vbr4c4ms7c.app10a
Conferences to focus on key issues in education for those
with ASD
ASA-LDDI: Register now for “Priming for
Prevention:
An Ecological Approach to Research, Education and
Policy”--
the second national conference of the Collaborative on
Health and the Environment’s Learning and Developmental Disabilities
Initiative (LDDI)
This conference will be held May 10-11, 2007 at the
Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.
For more details on the agenda, speakers, sponsors,
registration and hotel information, please visit
http://www.iceh.org/LDDImeetings.html
ASA-OCALI: The 2007 NATTAP Conference--Common issues.
Common solutions. Information sharing across the world. September 26-28, 2007 | Columbus, OH USA. For more details on the agenda, speakers, sponsors,
registration and hotel information, please visit: http://www.ocali.org/nattap2007
Coinciding with the release of the new website, U.S. Mail
registration is now open. We've also officially opened the Call for Exhibitors
and the Call for Sponsors.
Kalahari Resort and Convention Center 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells
In order for us to serve you effectively, ASW recommends you
pre-register for the conference. Registration will be accepted by mail or fax
only. For more information email asw@asw4autism.orgor call (920) 553-0278. Hope to see you there!
Roosevelt USU Extension Office Spectrum Training (May 11)
The USDB, DSBVI and the CPD have organized statewide
assistive technology trainings designed for people who are blind or visually
impaired, their family members, and the professionals who work with them.
Trainers will include experienced professionals from various agencies and
consumer consultants.
May 11: Spectrum Training, Roosevelt USU Extension Office,
12:30-4:30.
Please contact Rod Price for more information at 801-391-4626. http://www.cpd.usu.edu/calendar.php?type=23
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/050707/index.shtml
This Symposium is designed to provide participants with a
practical model of service to persons with extremely challenging behavior which
respects the need for effective treatment, but has less emphasis on applied
behavior management and more of a focus on positive skill building and
relationship building.
Drs. Dana and Ayala will provide perspectives from both the
physiological and psychological points of view.
Lawrence Dana, Ph.D., ABPP, is a former New York State Chief
Psychologist whose specialty is serving persons who present significant
treatment and training challenges. The methods he employs utilize non-aversive
humanistic approaches that emphasize alternative skill building, enhanced
communication abilities and therapeutic bonding and alliances as his major
therapeutic interventions. Dr. Dana holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Hofstra University and is licensed to practice in New York State. He is board certified in
Behavioral Psychology by the American Psychological Association and has
developed tools, which apply behavioral techniques that respect humanistic
principles. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on these
subjects, and has recently co-authored a chapter on Personality Disorders among
persons with Intellectual Disabilities, which will appear in the new Diagnostic
Manual-Intellectual Disabilities (DM-ID) published by NADD. He currently
consults with many agencies in this country, particularly with treatment teams
who are serving persons whose behaviors are out of control and are resistant to
most treatment modalities tried so far. Dr. Dana has recently led a team of
Italian psychologists to develop an effective and innovative program serving
persons with Autism and related disorders using only non-aversive and
humanistic techniques at the Oasi Institute in Troina, Sicily.
Giovanni Ayala, M.D., is board certified in Italy in Neurology and Psychiatry and at the present time is professor of Psychophysiology
at the Department of Psychology of the University of Palermo, Italy. He has
spent several years in the United States as a professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and at the
Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. During the years spent in the United States he devoted himself to studying the mechanisms involved in the genesis of
cortical epilepsy, and at the same time developing a neurological practice,
especially oriented towards the person with epilepsy. After accepting the
position of professor of Psychophysiology, he also became Scientific Director
of a Centre for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, the Oasi Institute in Troina, Sicily. This is a center with more than 300 beds with a population of patients that
offer the most wide diagnostic and behavioral challenges. Dr. Ayala established
several programs including programs for persons with Autism as well as for
persons with severe behavioral problems and intellectual disabilities (dual
diagnosis), requiring behavioral and pharmacological treatment.
http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/event.asp?id=90
http://renfrewcenter.com/uploads/events/1168423683_2.pdf
A Body To Die For -- A Full Day Seminar for Professionals
Coming This Spring to OH, IL, MD, VA, NJ, AL, GA & MA!
A Body To Die For will assist psychologists, social workers,
marriage and family therapists, dietitians and other mental health counselors
in understanding the complex issues surrounding body-image development and the
problems with boundaries, depression, control, and suppressed emotion that
almost always accompany dissociation from the body. In addition to a
didactic presentation, the seminar will include hands-on strategies,
experiential exercises, slides and videotaped sessions with clients.
Seminar Schedule
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Registration, check-in and continental breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Overview and New Trends
Cognitive and Physiological Imprinting
Mind/Body Reciprocity
Development of Body Image
Body Image as an Identity Issue
Experiential Exercises
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Networking Luncheon (provided on-site)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Eating Disorders and the Culture
Trauma and Body Image
Boundaries
Experiential Exercises
Question and Answers
CHICAGO, IL – March 30, 2007
Wyndham Lisle Chicago Hotel
3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
630-505-1000
* Deadline for early payment discount – March 16, 2007
BETHESDA, MD – April 18, 2007
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-1234
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 4, 2007
NORFOLK, VA – April 20, 2007
Marriott Renaissance Portsmouth
425 Water Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-673-3000
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 6, 2007
PRINCETON, NJ – April 27, 2007
Marriott Princeton Hotel &
Conference Center at Forrestal
100 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-452-7800
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 13, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, AL – May 9, 2007
Sheraton Birmingham
2101 Richard Arrington Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-324-5000
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 25, 2007
ATLANTA, GA – May 11, 2007
Renaissance Waverly Hotel
2450 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-953-4500
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 27, 2007
BOSTON, MA – May 18, 2007
Babson Executive Conference Center
One Woodland Hill Drive
Wellesley, MA 02457
781-239-4000
* Deadline for early payment discount – May 4, 2007
Time:
8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Continuing Education Credits:
6 CEUs
Cost:
$175 Registration Fee
$165 Discounted Early Registration Fee* (See seminar schedule
for dates)
Speakers:
Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW is National Training Director at
The Renfrew Center. As a senior staff member for over 15 years, Ms. Ressler has
designed and conducted training seminars for professionals throughout the
country on eating disorders, sexual abuse, depression and body-image issues.
She currently serves on the Board and is a Fellow of the International
Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.
More Information:
For more information, please contact Debbie Lucker at
1–877–367–3383.
http://www.nami.org/Content/Microsites88/NAMI_Olmsted_County/Home84/Walk_2007/Walk_2007_brochure.pdf
http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Section=Walk_2007&Site=NAMI_Olmsted_County&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=44595
NAMI Olmsted County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Our programs offer education and support to people with mental illness, their families, professionals and the community. We strive to eliminate lack of education and stigma associated with mental illness as key barriers to accessing treatment. Through grassroots membership, advocacy and support services, we provide hope to families and individuals affected by mental illness.
As our major fundraiser, the proceeds from the Walk support local research related to the causes and treatments of mental illness and make possible the many programs and services offered to those we serve, free of charge. Our educational outreach provided information to over 3,000 people in 2005. Our programs increase public understanding of mental illness and promote recovery for individuals and families.
http://www.revlonrunwalk.com/la/html.main/home07.html
Amongst the thousands of Entertainment Industry Foundation
Revlon Run/Walk For Women participants, each has their personal reason for
joining the fight against women’s cancers.
I am a mother, a survivor, walking to help find a
cure…
I am running in honor of my wife…
I am a survivor for almost 29 years…
I am running my first 5K with my mom…
Whether you are a survivor celebrating life, a daughter supporting
her mother, a husband honoring his wife, or sisters and friends joining
together, you’ll be glad you joined this important fight against
women’s cancers.
CONTACT: NHLBI Communications Office, 301-496-4236, e-mail: nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov
"THE HEART TRUTH" ROAD SHOW TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON, DC
Free Heart Disease Risk Factor Screenings Available
WHAT:
"The Heart Truth" Road Show, a traveling women's
heart health exhibit designed to bring heart health education and screenings to
women across the country, stops in Washington, DC May 14-16. Celebrating
National Women's Health Week, the exhibit offers information about heart
disease and its risk factors.
Free heart disease risk factor screenings will be available,
including tests
for:
-- Diabetes
-- High Blood Cholesterol
-- High Blood Pressure
-- Body Mass Index
On display will be six designer red dresses from "The
Heart Truth's" Red Dress Collection Fashion Shows, held each February in New York at Fashion Week. A few of the designs, as worn by celebrities at the fashion
shows, include: Diane von Furstenberg, worn by talk show host Kelly Ripa;
Carmen Marc Valvo worn by singer Lee Ann Womack; and Narciso Rodriguez, worn by
actress Lauren Hutton.
"The Heart Truth" is a national campaign for women
about heart disease, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS). NHLBI created and launched the Red Dress as the
national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. Coupled with the
slogan "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear -- It's the #1 Killer of
Women," the Red Dress delivers a serious and urgent wake-up call to
American women.
WHY:
"The Heart Truth" is that one in four women die of
heart disease. An astonishing 80 percent of midlife women (ages 40 to 60)
have one or more risk factors for heart disease. Women can control
certain risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol,
diabetes, smoking, being overweight or obese, and being physically inactive.
WHO:
NHLBI, with funding from the HHS Office on Women's Health,
created "The Heart Truth" Road Show to raise awareness about women
and heart disease.
WHEN:
Monday, May 14, 2007 -- Wednesday, May 16, 2007
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Union Station (located in the West Hall)
50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE; Washington, DC
Media only inquiries can be directed to: email: media@hearttruth.org or Jessica
Ansley at 202-729-4126/mobile: 202-725-8140.
For more information, visit http://www.hearttruth.gov ;
http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/.
To access camera-ready artwork, as well as photography and
other creative materials for The Heart Truth campaign, visit http://hearttruth.ogilvypr.com .
Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and supports research
related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood
vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. The Institute also
administers national health education campaigns on women and heart disease,
healthy weight for children, and other topics. NHLBI press releases and other
materials are available online at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
Time: 2:00 - 2:45pm ET
Presenter: Marilyn Henn
Marilyn Henn, National Speaker on Transition Marilyn is the
mother of a daughter with severe autism who is nonverbal and exhibits severe
behaviors such as kicking, biting, screaming, pica, and self-injurious
behaviors. Despite these obstacles, her daughter has held a fulltime job in the
community with supports and full benefits for over 12 years. She has her own
car and lives in her own "Family Consortium." This presentation
covers the journey and the outcome that Marilyn and her daughter have made told
over thirty years in words and video.
http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm#w5
http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm
http://www.alfaconferenceandexpo.com
By attending the ALFA 2007 Conference & Expo, you will
be joining the top 2,000 assisted living executives in America to learn powerful new strategies, real-world solutions to everyday executive concerns and
exclusive programming centered around operational excellence and business
results.
The ALFA 2007 Conference & Expo is the only event for
senior living providers with over 90 percent of the speakers from the leading
senior living companies in America. That’s why it is the most important
event for executives in assisted living.
Companies That Should Attend
Professionals Who Should Attend
Registration begins Feb. 1, 2007! Mark your calendars to come back and register early to get the best attendee rate!
Travis Thompson, Ph.D.
Friday, May 16, 2007
Miami, FL
This workshop is based on Dr. Thompson’s many years of
experience with people with autism and the most current knowledge concerning
cause of and interventions for autism.
http://www.asatonline.org/conference/conference.htm
The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), as amended by
Public Law 101-476 in 1990, expanded the definition of
“disabilities” to include children with autism. This
legislation identified autism as a unique disability, which led to
renewed emphasis and interest in studying the causes, prevalence and
treatment options of people with autism. A 1995 National Institutes
of Health (NIH) conference on the state of scientific knowledge in autism
brought together the foremost authorities on autism in the nation. The
current presenter, Travis Thompson, was a participant in the conference.
This workshop is based on Dr. Thompson’s many years of experience
with people with autism and the most current knowledge concerning cause
of and interventions for autism.
http://www.bisoxford.com/travis3.html
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/051607/index.shtml
Sponsered by: Drexel University & NADD
May 16 & 17, 2007 - Toftrees Resort, State College, PA
Conference Brochure & Registration Form
For information, call or e-mail:
Debra Thompson toll-free at 877-243-3033 or Debra.Thompson@Drexelmed.edu
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/051607/drexel.pdf
TARGET AUDIENCE
This conference is designed for Administrators, Direct
Support Professionals, Educators, Family Members, Nurses, Persons with
Disabilities, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Physicians, Researchers,
Residential Providers, Service Coordinators, Social Workers, Students and
Vocational Staff.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this conference, attendees will be able
to:
• Identify advances in correlating genetic information
to presenting symptoms;
• Cite the critical skills that psychiatrists bring to
an interdisciplinary team;
• Review the national and state policy areas
supporting elimination of seclusion and restraint;
• Name collaborative approaches practitioners can use
in supporting persons with co-occurring developmental/intellectual disability
and mental health needs.
Teleconference Call
May 17, 2007
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Eastern)
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/tacalls2007.html
Family leaders are assuming larger and larger roles in
helping states reform their service delivery systems. During this
teleconference, presented by the Georgetown University Center for Child and
Human Development, family leaders will describe their roles in helping states
and communities design and implement system changes towards the goals of
family-driven and youth-guided services. They will explain the difference
between leadership and advocacy, describe the skills that are used for each,
and explain how each skill set can be used most effectively to promote systems
reform. Participation is free, but registration is required.
http://www.ncset.org/events/default.asp
http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/partner_events/1109
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a known cause of cancer, heart
disease, respiratory disease, and other ailments. However, these diseases have
a multiplicity of causes. Defendants claim SHS exposures are "low"
and other sources created the illness. Plaintiffs claim "high"
exposures to SHS caused their disease. In the world of toxic torts litigation
involving allegations of injury from secondhand smoke, how does the expert
witness use multidisciplinary science and technology in the investigation and
establishment of facts and evidence in a court of law? What are the
implications of the Supreme Court's Daubert Ruling for the expert witness?
Cases have been brought on behalf of railroad conductors, casino dealers, flight
attendants, laborers, nurses, barbers, bartenders, prisoners, office workers,
and even condo owners. How have they fared in high stakes litigation, and what
does it take to prove a case? James L. Repace, MSc, will speak.
http://www.asatonline.org/conference/conference.htm
25th Annual COSAC Conference
Thursday thru Saturday, May 17-19, 2007
Sheraton Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ
Parents and professionals often seek to learn as much as
possible about interventions that can help individuals with autism spectrum
disorders reach their full potential. Unfortunately, given the many
interventions currently marketed to the autism community, this process can be
challenging. It is even more difficult when trying to determine if a particular
individual is a good candidate for a specific intervention.
COSAC (The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services to
the Autism Community) is proud to partner with the Association for Science in
Autism Treatment (ASAT) to offer guidance on making these critical decisions. This
session will be held the day before COSAC's traditional two-day Issues in
Autism Conference, on Thursday, May 17, 2006 at the Sheraton Convention Center Hotel in Atlantic City. COSAC and ASAT will bring you a distinguished
panel of psychologists, physicians, and parents who use a scientific approach
to understanding claims about interventions for autism. Speakers will provide a
review of the state-of-the-art research on a number of common interventions
such as ABA, DIR, Sensory Integration and more. The panel will also provide
resources to guide decision-making and improve follow through with service
providers. With their expertise in autism intervention and respect for every
individual with autism, these speakers will help you become a more informed
consumer and better advocate for individuals with autism.
Travis Thompson, Ph.D.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
This workshop is based on Dr. Thompson’s many years of
experience with people with autism and the most current knowledge concerning
cause of and interventions for autism.
http://www.asatonline.org/conference/conference.htm
The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), as amended by
Public Law 101-476 in 1990, expanded the definition of
“disabilities” to include children with autism. This
legislation identified autism as a unique disability, which led to
renewed emphasis and interest in studying the causes, prevalence and
treatment options of people with autism. A 1995 National Institutes
of Health (NIH) conference on the state of scientific knowledge in autism
brought together the foremost authorities on autism in the nation. The
current presenter, Travis Thompson, was a participant in the conference.
This workshop is based on Dr. Thompson’s many years of experience
with people with autism and the most current knowledge concerning cause
of and interventions for autism.
http://www.bisoxford.com/travis3.html
http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/event.asp?id=90
http://renfrewcenter.com/uploads/events/1168423683_2.pdf
A Body To Die For -- A Full Day Seminar for Professionals
Coming This Spring to OH, IL, MD, VA, NJ, AL, GA & MA!
A Body To Die For will assist psychologists, social workers,
marriage and family therapists, dietitians and other mental health counselors
in understanding the complex issues surrounding body-image development and the
problems with boundaries, depression, control, and suppressed emotion that
almost always accompany dissociation from the body. In addition to a didactic
presentation, the seminar will include hands-on strategies, experiential
exercises, slides and videotaped sessions with clients.
Seminar Schedule
8:15 am – 9:00 am
Registration, check-in and continental breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Overview and New Trends
Cognitive and Physiological Imprinting
Mind/Body Reciprocity
Development of Body Image
Body Image as an Identity Issue
Experiential Exercises
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Networking Luncheon (provided on-site)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Eating Disorders and the Culture
Trauma and Body Image
Boundaries
Experiential Exercises
Question and Answers
CHICAGO, IL – March 30, 2007
Wyndham Lisle Chicago Hotel
3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
630-505-1000
* Deadline for early payment discount – March 16, 2007
BETHESDA, MD – April 18, 2007
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-1234
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 4, 2007
NORFOLK, VA – April 20, 2007
Marriott Renaissance Portsmouth
425 Water Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-673-3000
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 6, 2007
PRINCETON, NJ – April 27, 2007
Marriott Princeton Hotel &
Conference Center at Forrestal
100 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-452-7800
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 13, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, AL – May 9, 2007
Sheraton Birmingham
2101 Richard Arrington Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-324-5000
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 25, 2007
ATLANTA, GA – May 11, 2007
Renaissance Waverly Hotel
2450 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-953-4500
* Deadline for early payment discount – April 27, 2007
BOSTON, MA – May 18, 2007
Babson Executive Conference Center
One Woodland Hill Drive
Wellesley, MA 02457
781-239-4000
* Deadline for early payment discount – May 4, 2007
Time:
8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Continuing Education Credits:
6 CEUs
Cost:
$175 Registration Fee
$165 Discounted Early Registration Fee* (See seminar
schedule for dates)
Speakers:
Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW is National Training Director at
The Renfrew Center. As a senior staff member for over 15 years, Ms. Ressler has
designed and conducted training seminars for professionals throughout the
country on eating disorders, sexual abuse, depression and body-image issues.
She currently serves on the Board and is a Fellow of the International
Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.
More Information:
For more information, please contact Debbie Lucker at
1–877–367–3383.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/pgda/Pop%20Aging%20Workshop/Call%20for%20Papers_Aging%20and%20Macroeconomics.pdf
May 18-19, 2007 Conference on Population Aging and Economic
Growth
Sponsored by the Program on the Global Demography of Aging, Harvard University
A conference to be held on Population Aging and Economic
Growth at Harvard University on May 18-19, 2007. The conference will be sponsored
by the Program on the Global Demography of Aging at Harvard University. It is anticipated that travel and lodging expenses will be covered for most
conference presenters and discussants.
We welcome papers in areas such as:
o Population aging and economic growth.
o The effect of demographic change on savings, investment, and international
capital flows.
o Population aging, labor supply and migration.
o The effects of population aging on real wages and interest rates.
o How institutional arrangements affect the macroeconomic consequences of
aging.
o Aging, political economy, and macroeconomics.
Background
The world is entering substantially uncharted waters in
terms of the size of elderly populations. The shift in age structure is the
result of several phenomena: recent declines in fertility rates, recent
increases in life expectancy, and the dynamic evolution resulting from past
variations in birth and death rates. The number of people over the age of 60 is
expected to reach 1 billion by 2020 and almost 2 billion by 2050 (representing
22 percent of the world's population). The proportion of individuals aged 80 or
over is projected to rise from 1 percent to 4 percent of the global population
by 2050.
There is also mounting evidence that the elderly are
healthier than before. In a phenomenon referred to by demographers and health
specialists as the "compression of morbidity", the length of healthy
old-age appears to be increasing. Part of this increase is due to increases in
the length of life, and part to even greater increases in the length of life
free of chronic illness. The net effect is a decline in the lifetime burden of
illness (as measured in years unwell).
Since different age groups have different economic needs and
productive capacities, a country's economic characteristics may be expected to
change as its population ages. A standard approach to assessing these changes
is to assume constant age-specific behavior with respect to earnings,
employment, and savings, and to assess the implications of changes in the
relative size of different age groups for these fundamental contributors to
economic growth. However, the simple application of this approach would likely
be misleading. First, there will be general equilibrium feedback effects
through wages and prices that will change behavior. Second, behavioral changes
induced by changing expectations about the life cycle, involving labor supply and
savings, are likely to influence the economic consequences of aging. Third,
aging and macroeconomic performance are mediated by the institutional context
(e.g., retirement policy, pension and health care systems, efficiency of labor
and capital markets, and the structure of…
http://www.aidswalk.net/newyork/index.html
The Primary beneficiary of AIDS Walk New York is:
Gay Men’s Health Crisis - www.gmhc.org
Gay Men's Health Crisis is a not-for-profit,
volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national
leadership in the fight against AIDS. Our mission is to reduce the spread of
HIV disease; help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and
independence; and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent
national and local priority. In fulfilling this mission, we will remain true to
our heritage by fighting homophobia and affirming the individual dignity of all
gay men and lesbians.
Please keep checking back for other benefiting
organizations.
Executive Director of GMHC, Marjorie J. Hill, PhD. and AIDS
Walk Founder, Craig R. Miller, celebrate the record-breaking results of the
2006 AIDS Walk New York.
In the weeks following the event, the tally grew still higher -
$6,785,143!
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/RRTCADD_SOS.html
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with
Developmental Disabilities, Department of Disability and Human
Development will host a State of Science Conference on May 21, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. Please register now.
This conference presents the current knowledge on the
social, environmental, and technological supports needed to promote the health
and community participation of adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities across their life course. Key international researchers will
present the latest research findings and their practical applications to set
the agenda for future research in four thematic areas:
• Neurodevelopmental conditions
• Health promotion, health literacy, and health
services
• Family support and intergenerational caregiving
• Environmental barriers and supports to community
living
May 21-24, 2007: AAMR (AAIDD) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Come join us in our first conference as the American
Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities! You'll be sure to
take home cutting-edge information on supports that reflects both current
research and its practical application to benefit people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. Visit the Conference Website for more details: http://64.112.226.77/one/aamr/aamr07/index.php?cmd=aamr07&id
The 2007 Annual Meeting will focus on supports for people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Recognizing successful
supports often come from multiple domains, areas of professional interest, and
constituent groups, this theme reflects the multidisciplinary strengths of the
Association and those who contribute to it. The supports focus of this meeting
draws upon current research in the field, its practical application by support
providers and the benefit received by persons with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. The sub-themes that will be addressed in the
conference include (in alphabetical order):
" Assessment
of Support Needs
" Family
Supports
" Health
& Wellness Supports
" Housing
Supports
" Positive
Behavioral Supports
" Research
that Improves & Develops Supports
" Self-Directed
Supports
" Supports
Coordination
In addition, one track will be devoted to more broadly
focused topics that have timely significance to the field (e.g., cutting edge
research, prevention efforts, early intervention, etc.). The program committee
will give consideration to symposia/panels and poster submissions related to
the subthemes listed above.
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/teleconference.shtml
NADD Teleconference Series
The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) is
proud to offer its teleconference series featuring experts in the field of dual
diagnosis! Teleconferences allow you to participate in an educational program
without having to make travel plans or even leave your office.
How It Works
The sessions will take place on the telephone. However, you
may have as many people as you would like around the phone. Each registrant,
who is the key contact person, will receive a confirmation letter listing all
sessions signed up for as well as an 800 number to access the teleconferences.
This person's name will be given to the operator, and must be the one who
calls, in order to participate in the teleconference. Handouts are available
three (3) days prior to each teleconference for participants to access online.
Access information will be provided in the confirmation letter, as well. Each
session will last 60-minutes. The session will include the presentation, and a
facilitated Q&A session with the presenters. The sessions feature experts
in a variety of different areas in the field of mental health and developmental
disabilities. Mark your calendar... You won't want to miss out!
Time: 2:00 - 2:45pm ET
Presenter: Karen Lee, Steve Blanks
Karen J. Lee, Executive Director of SECC Steve Blanks,
Director of Employment Services This webcast will focus on organizational
change based on the experience of SEEC of Sliver Spring, Maryland. Stories will
be shared of how SEEC transitioned to providing customized employment including
the discovery process that have resulted in employment outcomes for individuals
with the most significant developmental disabilities. During the change
process, SEEC became committed to focusing on "one person at a time."
http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm#w6
http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm
Organizational Change—Examples of Successful Case
Studies
Web-based Event
May 22, 2007
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm#w6
This Worksupport.com Webcast will describe how SEEC of
Silver Spring, MD (http://www.seeconline.org/splash.html)
transitioned to providing customized employment, including the discovery
process that resulted in employment outcomes for individuals with significant
developmental disabilities. Registration is required and a registration fee
does apply.
It is my pleasure to invite you to CHADD’s first
annual Regional Conference on June 23 in San Diego, CA.
This intensive one-day program will focus on issues for
families and individuals managing AD/HD across the lifespan. We will welcome
distinguished speakers, including Thomas Brown, Ph.D., Ron Kotkin, Ph.D., and
Mark Katz, M.D. who will present cutting-edge research and practical tips for
day-to-day living.
Registration for the program is now open and we encourage
you to reserve your place early, as space is limited. Registration, which includes
complimentary continental breakfast and lunch, is only $25 for individual CHADD
members and $15 for student CHADD members. A slightly higher fee is offered to
non-members. CE credits for mental health professionals will be available
for $25.
Don’t miss out on this chance to hear and learn from
some of today’s leading experts on AD/HD—reserve your space now.
You can register online, by fax or by phone download the program and
registration form.*
I hope to see you in San Diego!
Sincerely,
Anne Teeter Ellison, Ed.D.
CHADD National President
http://www.chadd.org/Content/CHADD/Conferences_Training/RegionalConference/default.htm
http://www.familyvoices.org/info/nc/index.php
Join Family Voices in our nation's capital for a celebration
of 15 years of family/professional partnerships and accomplishments! Meet with
veteran and emerging family and youth leaders and national and state partners
from across the country. Use your voice to impact the future of health care for
children and youth with special health care needs!
Don't miss this opportunity to explore examples of
family-centered best practices for improving systems of health care for
children and youth with special health care needs. Working together as
families, partners, and communities, we can move forward the agenda of health
care and build a better future for our children.
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/teleconference.shtml
NADD Teleconference Series
The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) is
proud to offer its teleconference series featuring experts in the field of dual
diagnosis! Teleconferences allow you to participate in an educational program
without having to make travel plans or even leave your office.
How It Works
The sessions will take place on the telephone. However, you
may have as many people as you would like around the phone. Each registrant,
who is the key contact person, will receive a confirmation letter listing all
sessions signed up for as well as an 800 number to access the teleconferences.
This person's name will be given to the operator, and must be the one who calls,
in order to participate in the teleconference. Handouts are available three (3)
days prior to each teleconference for participants to access online. Access
information will be provided in the confirmation letter, as well. Each session
will last 60-minutes. The session will include the presentation, and a
facilitated Q&A session with the presenters. The sessions feature experts
in a variety of different areas in the field of mental health and developmental
disabilities. Mark your calendar... You won't want to miss out!
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/teleconference.shtml
NADD Teleconference Series
The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) is
proud to offer its teleconference series featuring experts in the field of dual
diagnosis! Teleconferences allow you to participate in an educational program
without having to make travel plans or even leave your office.
How It Works
The sessions will take place on the telephone. However, you
may have as many people as you would like around the phone. Each registrant,
who is the key contact person, will receive a confirmation letter listing all
sessions signed up for as well as an 800 number to access the teleconferences.
This person's name will be given to the operator, and must be the one who
calls, in order to participate in the teleconference. Handouts are available
three (3) days prior to each teleconference for participants to access online.
Access information will be provided in the confirmation letter, as well. Each
session will last 60-minutes. The session will include the presentation, and a
facilitated Q&A session with the presenters. The sessions feature experts
in a variety of different areas in the field of mental health and developmental
disabilities. Mark your calendar... You won't want to miss out!
http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=584&id=379
Wednesday, May 30, 2007- Friday, June 1, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The AUCD UCEDD Directors Retreat is a one-day meeting from 8:30am-5pm.
Thursday-Friday, May 31-June 1, 2007
The ADD TA Institute us a 1.5 day meeting beginning at 8:30am on 5/31 and ending at 12 noon on 6/1/07.
Start: 2007-05-30 08:00
End: 2007-06-09 16:00
Dates: May 30-June 9—Wednesday-Saturday
What: INSIGHT: Post Secondary Preparation Week for Students
who are Blind and Visually Impaired
Sponsor: Sponsored by the Kentucky School for the Blind and
others
Location: Morehead State University
For more information visit: http://www.ksb.k12.ky.us/Resources/Documents/INSIGHT%20Announcment-Flyer%202007.doc
http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/partner_events/1126
On May 31 - June 1, 2007, asthma programs from all over the nation will gather to discuss the most effective community-based
strategies for managing asthma and achieving positive outcomes and results.
Forum attendees will share best practices, learn from
successful programs, and develop effective strategies for:
In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to:
http://www.tndisabilitymegaconference.org
May 31 - June 2, 2007Highlights include:
World-Class Speakers
Informative Workshops
Agency Fair
Fun Evening Events
Awards Banquet
What is the Mega Conference?
A coalition of more than 50 disability related organizations
in Tennessee have come together to plan our 5th annual statewide disability
MegaConference, to be held in Nashville from May 31- June 2, 2007. Our shared purpose in creating this conference is to strengthen our bonds and promote
understanding as we move forward together, united in our desire for
independence, choice and dignity for all people.
What topic areas will the conference address?
Academics (e.g., early intervention, preschool, elementary,
secondary, higher education, and adult skills training, inclusionary practices,
etc)
Access (e.g., to services, to programs, to buildings and to
the physical environment, etc)
Administrative/Management (e.g., supervision,
administration, risk management, board development, fiscal responsibility,
advisor role in self-advocacy movement, etc)
Assistive Technology (e.g., augmentative/alternative
communication, computers and software, environmental controls, adaptive
equipment, seating and mobility, etc)
Disability Specific (focuses on one or more aspects of a
particular diagnosis)
Employment (e.g., services, programs, strategies,
self-employment, competitive and supportive, micro-enterprises, etc)
Empowerment (e.g., person-centered thinking, self-directed
supports, self-determination, self-advocacy and advocating for others, etc)
Housing (e.g., home ownership options, rental options,
affordability and accessibility, etc)
Interactive (e.g. sessions that get participants involved in
the presentation/activity)
Quality Supports (e.g., facilitating independence, health
and safety, nutrition, conflict resolution, respite care, quality of life
issues, dignity and respect, etc)
Recreation and Leisure (e.g., athletics, exercise, social
activities and events, etc)
Relationships/Sexuality (e.g.,friendship, dating, and
appropriate relationship behavior)
Systems Change (e.g.,grassroots organizing, legislative
affairs, group advocacy, self-directed supports, inclusionary practices, etc)
2007 marks the 25th year of the Society for Disability
Studies, and the field has changed dramatically over the last quarter century.
As Disability Studies continues to grow, increasing its presence in university
departments, cultural criticism, and art and knowledge production, SDS wants to
take this anniversary opportunity to reevaluate the discipline and reflect on
the state of the field. Current Disability Studies scholarship differs from
much ofthat which precedes it, most notably in its efforts to be more
inclusive, offering a more complex conception of what constitutes
"disability." Rather than remaining rooted in a particular cultural
moment or ideological understanding, Disability Studies is a work in progress.
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/2007_SDS_CFP%5B1%5D.doc
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/annualmeetings.html
http://www.vsarts.org/x1886.xml
Commissioned by VSA arts, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
performs an original work inspired by Shakespeare's sonnets. The production
features company and guest dancers with and without disabilities. Shakespeare
revealed intense, intimate, and moving relationships through his sonnets.
This collection of contemporary dances transforms his words into explosive
movement and vibrant video images. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Greenberg Theatre
4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tickets: $25
Call 202-885-2587
http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/partner_events/1113
The symposium theme is Bipolar Children: Cutting Edge
Controversy, Insight, and Research. Over the past decade and a half, there has
been a dramatic increase in the number of children being diagnosed with Bipolar
Disorder, an illness that was once considered rare prior to adolescence. This
symposium will examine incidence, treatment, cultural and other aspects of this
issue.
http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/event.asp?id=95
http://renfrewcenter.com/uploads/events/1172767242_1.doc
Eating Disorders and Spirituality: Awakening the Soul - A
Seminar for Professionals This Summer in FL, WI & MN!!!
Eating Disorders and Spirituality: Awakening the Silent Soul
A HALF-DAY SEMINAR FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND
DIETITIANS OFFERING 3 CE CREDITS
Traditionally, treatment approaches for women with eating
disorders ha