TARGETED AUDIENCE: Counselors, Social Workers, Nurses, Rehabilitation Professionals and Etc
Continuing Education Information
The Alabama Department of Mental Health
- is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and a co-sponsor of this event/program. The Alabama Department of Mental Health may award NBCC approved clock hours for events or programs that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP maintains responsibility for the content of this event.
- is approved as a provider of continuing education in Nursing by the Alabama Board of Nursing, ABNP0150, Expiration Date: July 5, 2013;
- is an approved provider of continuing education for Social Workers in the State of Alabama through the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners;
This program is offered for up to 11.5 contact/clock hours (12.5 nurses). Credits are given separately for each individual session of the conference. Attendance for the entire individual session is required to obtain credit for that session. Partial credit will not be granted for any session, nor will any credit be awarded unless that individual session has been completed.
Outline of Course Content
Wednesday June 23, 2010
10:30 – 4:30Preconference Workshop5.0(6.0 Nurses) Contact Hours
Beyond Traditional Job Development: The Art of Creating Opportunity: Presented by Denise Bissonnette, M.Ed
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Identify a client’s barriers and determine their needs, interests and abilities.
2)Describe the business community through the eyes of the “entrepreneurial job developer” and create new opportunities for individuals with the use of an “employment proposal”.
3)Develop partnerships with employers, and distinguish those partnerships from the more typical “sales paradigm”.
4)List key questions in order to meaningfully assess an employer’s needs.
5)Describe the importance of using language with great precision and care when making effective and compelling marketing presentations to employers; and,
6)Develop strategies for uncovering and resolving the concerns that employers have about hiring people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
BREAKDOWN OF ABOVE PRESENTATION WITH TIMES/TOPICS
- 10:30 – 12:00
- Looking beyond a person’s barriers and uncovering their needs, interests and abilities;
- Viewing the business community through the eyes of the “entrepreneurial job developer”; and,
- Creating new opportunities for individuals with the use of an “employment proposal”.
- 12:45 – 2:30
- Focusing on developing partnerships with employers, and understanding the simple, yet compelling, principles distinguishing it from the moretypical “sales paradigm”; and
- Learning how to use key questions in order to meaningfully assess an employer’s needs.
- 2:45 – 4:30
- Appreciating the importance of using language with great precision and care when making effective and compelling marketing presentations toemployers; and,
- Strategies for uncovering and resolving the concerns that employers have about hiring people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
Thursday June 24, 2010
10:30 – 11:45 Keynote Presentation 1.0 Contact Hours
Rekindle the Flame: Presented by Denise Bissonnette, M.Ed
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Discover perspective and understanding regarding relationships to work
2)Identify good employee characteristics.
3)List key ideas and practical suggestions for putting “soul” back into the every day realities of life on the job.
Thursday June 24, 2010
1:15 – 2:15 Concurrent Sessions1.0 Contact Hours
The Art of Creating Opportunity: Presented by Denise Bissonnette, M.Ed
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Identify a person’s barriers and determine their needs, interests and abilities.
2)Describe the business community through the eyes of the “entrepreneurial job developer” and create new opportunities for individuals with the use of an “employment proposal”.
3)Develop strategies for uncovering and resolving the concerns that employers have about hiring people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
On Your Own: From Ideas to Web: Presented by Denise Green, Ph.D.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Describe the overall process of the development of each educational/empowerment module – especially as it relates to clients’ self-advocacy needs.
2)Access, review, and provide feedback to any of the five educational/empowerment modules they choose to review.
3)Discuss issues related to accessing the internet of usable information (especially in the areas of presentability and importance).
Alabama Department of Public Health Home and Community Services: Presented by Carolyn O’Bryan-Miller, MSW, LCSW and PIPL and Wanda Davis, B.S.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Explain the application process for Medicaid and Waiver Programs.
2)List services available through the Elderly and Disabled Waiver.
3)List services provided by Home Health under Medicare and Medicaid.
Get Out of Your Own Way! Part I: Presented by Scott Douglas, M. Ed.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)List reasonable goals for clients.
2)Design strategy for clientsto achieve goals.
3)Explain how to encourage clients to use positive self-talk to overcome adversity.
4)Describe the characteristics of a good team player.
The State of the Department of Mental Health’s Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Divisions: Presented by Susan Chambers, M.P.A and Kent Hunt, M.S.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Discuss current budgets and projected financial impacts on mental illness and substance abuse provision.
2)List current major initiatives from a mental illness and substance abuse perspective.
3)Describe a selected mental illness and substance abuse evidenced based practice.
Thursday June 24, 2010
2:30 – 3:30Concurrent Sessions1.0 Contact Hours
Cultivating the Spirit to Work Part I: Presented by Denise Bissonnette, M.Ed
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Outline the critical issue of motivation.
2)Describe the elusive issue of self-esteem.
3)Identify the relationship of motivation and self-esteem to clients’life transitions.
Give Me a Break!! – Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength: Presented by Java Bennett, M. Ed, LBSW and Linda Lamberth
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Define the term respite.
2)List the benefits of respite and howclients may access available resources in Alabama.
3)Develop new resources within their own community and learn to advocate for respite resources with policy makers.
PASS and Work Incentives for Self Sufficiency: Presented by Pat Dowdell, B.A and Carolyn Marshall
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)List how work affects benefits.
2)Identify who is eligible for a Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) and how a PASS is funded.
3)List types of approvable PASS expenses and describe how to file the PASS application.
Get Out of Your Own Way! Part II – Scott Douglas, M. Ed.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1) Demonstrate to clients how to use positive self talk to make important personal and professional choices.
2)Discuss how to perform more effectively under stress.
3)Demonstrate to clients how to identify sources of happiness both personally and professionally.
4)Encourage clients to develop passion for everyday living.
Advancing the Futures for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Alabama: Presented by Caroline Gomez, Ph.D.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Describe the latest research for adults with ASD.
2)List activities directed at the implementation of the Riley Ward Alabama Autism Support Act.
3)Describe information about advancing the futures for adults with ASD in Alabama.
Thursday June 24, 2010
3:45 – 4:45 1.0 Contact Hours
Cultivating the Spirit to Work, Part II: Presented by Denise Bissonnette, M. Ed
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Describe how motivation affects entrance into the world of work.
2)Discuss the importance of self-esteem when entering the world of work.
3)Identify factors which impede a client’s ability to successfully transition to the world of work.
Alabama Disability Advocacy Network: Presented by Dan Kessler, MSW
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Describe the Alabama Disability Advocacy Network.
2)Discuss cross disability advocacy.
3)Identify advocacy resources in the state of Alabama.
Feel Good, Look Good: Learning How to Live Well: Presented by Julie Petty, B.A.
This session will be presented from a self-advocate’s perspective as she is an accomplished self-advocate and person with a disability. Julie has worked extensively in leadership roles to improve policy and on nationally recognized committees for self-advocacy.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Discuss the foundations of wellnessfor clients: physical, emotional, social and health through meaningful activities.
2)Identify health education accessible to people with disabilities.
3)Describe the importance of living and being healthy with a disability.
Can You Work While Receiving Disability? What WIPA Can Do for You!: Presented by Donna Bowden, M.S. and Wanda Berry
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Discuss the goals and objectives of SSA’s WIPA’s programs.
2)Describe the services that WIPA project staff can and cannot provide to beneficiaries and recipients of SSDI and SSI who are interested in entering or re-entering employment.
3)List WIPA program staff statewide.
Who Dat Wants a Great Life in the Community: Presented by Susan Ellis, B.A. and Bryan Foxworthy
The speaker will presentthe Alabama Resource Handbook for Community Success developed by the ARC of Shelby County. This resource is useful for professionals in assisting in clients’ transitions into employment. This session will be presented from a self-advocate’s perspective as Bryan Foxworthy is a person with a disability and has made significant progress into living within his own integrated community. Susan Ellis in an employment specialist working with clients as they move into integrated employment.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Explain how to access the Alabama Resource Handbook for Community Success.
2)Describe how to utilize the Alabama Resource Handbook for Community Success.
3)Identify how to develop a support team for a client witha developmental disability.
Friday, June 25, 2010
8:30 – 9:45 Keynote Address1.0 Contact Hours
Self Advocacy: Presented by Julie Petty, B.A.
This session will be presented from a self-advocate’s perspective as she is an accomplished self-advocate and person with a disability. Julie has worked extensively in leadership roles to improve policy and on nationally recognized committees for self-advocacy.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Discuss the background and history of people with developmental disabilities and self-advocacy.
2)Discuss leadership abilities of people with developmental disabilities.
3)Identify strategies for successful collaboration between people with disabilities and people without disabilities.
Friday, June 25, 2010
10:15 – 11:45 Keynote Address1.5 Contact Hours
Getting Back to Basics: Presented by Barbara Dooley, M.S.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1)Analyze the important lessons in life as they work in their professional environment.
2)Describe to clientsthe importance of committing to life goals.
3)Discuss how to help clientsreach the optimal level of individual performance.