AAMR's 128th Annual Meeting
Workshop
#01-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#01-04
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
An Overview of Social Role Valorization
Wolf Wolfensberger Ph.D.
Jo Massarelli
Social Role Valorization posits that people who are devalued
by others are likely to be treated better if they are seen
as holding positively valued social roles. This workshop
will explain the "wounds" that typically get inflicted
on people of low intellect, and the power of valued roles to
address these. Competency enhancement and image enhancement
as main avenues towards valued roles, and suggest an implementations
sequence of role-valorizaing measures will also be discussed.
Workshop
#02-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#02-04
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Evidence-based Practices In Education
Susan Palmer Ph.D.
Susan Copeland Ph.D.
Michael Wehmeyer, Ph.D.
Jim
Thompson, Ph.D.
Members of the Education Division will present applications
derived from research-based projects and applications that
can be used to educate students with disabilities. A number
of educators will be on hand to discuss the very practical
outcomes and methods that are the products of evidence-based
research. A discussion of evidence-based practice and the implications
for students with intellectual disabilities will also be held.
Workshop
#03-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#03-04
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Exceptional Staff And A Focus On Wholistic Health:
One Person’s Journey to a Quality of Life
John Sauer MSW
Nathan Perry
Amy Hewitt, Ph.D.
The current transition from provider-driven services in
the
community to consumer-directed community supports has provided
many individuals with disabilities, their families, and
support networks to focus on recruiting, selecting, and working
with
quality direct support staff and to embrace more fully
the creation of person-centered plans and the implementation
of these plans for a wholistic healthy live. Listen to and
interact
with one person's story about the success of this transitional
process as well as the role and support of his guardian
and
the facilitation of his support team coordinator.
Workshop
#04-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#04-04
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
NISH & ticket to Work
Brian DeAtley
The Ticket to Work Program has now been fully implemented
in several states. Find out how this Program is providing
opportunities for people with disabilities
who want to work. You will learn how Ticket to Work is really operating,
including both challenges and opportunities, and how
to make this new Social Security
Administration (SSA) initiative a good fit for your organization. The session
will include an overview of the mechanics of the program, as well as examples
from the first states that have begun implementation.
Workshop
#05-04 Half
- Day Workshop
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#05-04
9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Positive Behavior Support Training Curriculum: Overview
and Guide for Successful Implementation
David Rotholz Ph.D.
Dennis Reid Ph.D.
This workshop
will be provided by the senior author and senior editor
of the new AAMR Positive Behavior Support Training Curriculum.
The presenters, both of whom were key participants in
developing and implementing this training curriculum, will
provide
information
from the source on what the curriculum includes and how
to plan for its successful implementation. Participants will
have the opportunity to get answers to questions about
implementing this important training curriculum at their own
agencies.
Workshop
#06-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#06-04
9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
The Rewards Of Social Capital: Health, Happiness And
Relationships
Sheri Keith
Margaret Dominguez
Social Capital refers to the
connection among individuals through social networks. In
the first section
of this workshop, we will explore the research and its
conclusions regarding the connnections between social
capital and mental
and physical health. In the second section we will discover
ways in which social capital can be increased , not only
for the people we support, but also for ourselves.
Workshop
#07-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#07-04
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM op
#06-04 Half-
Day Wo
Working For A Living: The Role Of Work In The Healthy Lives
Of People With Disabilities
Susan Foley, Ph.D.
This presentation will argue that work is a vital aspect of
health. People with disabilities clearly express the desire
to work, connect it to functioning, and describe its importance
to their well-being. Data from several qualitative research
projects will highlight how people with disabilities define
the role of work in their lives. Efforts to define health should
include employment as a key component.
Workshop
#08-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#08-04
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM o
Leadership: A Quest For Quality
John Rose
Margaret
(Peggy) Gould
Effective
leadership enhances the capabilities of employees, provides
assurances to stakeholders, and it sets high expectations for
performance and quality improvement. It builds loyalty and
teamwork based on the organizations' values and mission.
It encourages and supports appropriate risk taking. Effective
leadership includes mechanisms for leaders to conduct self-assessment
and personal growth. Consumer-focused support requires the
presence of systematic ways to listen to the consumer, to understand
their needs and expectations rather than imposing on them our
own assumptions or providing what is convenient. An organization's
senior leaders need to set direction and create a customer
focus, clear and visible values and high expectations. The
leader needs to ensure the creation of strategies, systems
and methods for achieving excellence, stimulating innovation
and building knowledge and capabilities. Quality assessment
and performance implementation are key components in determining
consumer satisfaction. Being consumer focused is a strategic
concept that demands rapid and flexible response to emerging
desires and system demands. Results should be focused on creating
value for all your stakeholders ˆ consumers, family, staff,
community. Through effective leadership your organization will
enhance quality performance and become a Œlearning organization.
This session is designed to facilitate communication between
agency leaders and to focus on how leaders develop quality
within their agencies, in order to meet todays service delivery
demands.
Workshop
#09-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#09-04
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM o
Preference And Reinforcer Assessment In Individuals
With Special Needs
Richard Graff
The
topic of identifying preferences in individuals with special
needs has received much attention recently. Although there
is empirical evidence that systematic preference assessments
identify reinforcers more effectively than other methods, few
parents and professionals are familiar with these techniques.
This workshop presents a practitioner's guide to conducting
systematic preference assessments. Participants will be taught
several different methods to accurately assess preferences;
assessment protocols, data sheets, and scoring instructions
have been included for each assessment.
Workshop
#10-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#10-04
1:00
PM - 4:00 PM
Promoting Good Health
Ginny Focht-New
Patty Graves
Jack Toomey
Aimee Greve
This workshop focuses on developing a plan for
good health
that can be used by caregivers on a day-to-day basis.
Health Promotion Plan is used to increase positive health outcomes
by addressing individual diagnoses. It is easily integrated
into an annual plan. This workshop requires active participation
by those in attendance.
Workshop
#11-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#11-04
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM o
The Supports Intensity Scale James Thompson, Ph.D.
Brian Bryant, Ph.D.
Edward Campbell, Ph.D.
Ellis (Pat) Craig, Ph.D.
Carolyn hughes, Ph.D.
Robert Schalock, Ph.D.
Marc Tasse, Ph.D.
Wayne Silverman, Ph.D.
Michael Wehmeyer, Ph.D.
David Rotholz, Ph.D.
The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) is a new assessment tool
published by AAMR that provides a means to obtain a standardized
measure an individual's support needs. The SIS and the its
accompanying manual will be in print and on sale at the convention.
One of the main goals of this workshop is to introduce this
product to the AAMR membership and the field. In this pre-conference
workshop we will teach people how to use the SIS writing a
process that involves determining support needs,developing
plans that address support needs, and monitoring outcomes.
Workshop
#12-04 Half-
Day Workshop
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#12-04
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM o TRANSITIONING - Individual And Community
Claus Sproll
David Schwartz
Sabine Otto
Sharing experiences in transitioning will be done on real life
situations by looking at various life transitions in Camphill
community settings - both educational and life sharing - with
children, youth and adults. The appraoch to transitioning in a Camphill community is guided
by the assumption that each individual goes through transitions
and in those needs support and guidance.
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