Description
Join Us Friday, March 27, 2015 from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA 01608
Parking Information (Given volume of attendees, ADDP is not able to validate parking)
Meet our keynote speakers, Tatyana & Debbie McFadden
Show your support and gain recognition (DEADLINE HAS PASSED)
Nominate someone for a recognition award (DEADLINE HAS PASSED)
Book your hotel room at:
Hilton Garden Inn35 Major Taylor Boulevard Worcester, MA 508-753-5700
(ADDP conference rate is $109.00/night + tax – must book before March 3)
Schedule For The Day:
8:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
Expo Opens
9:00 AM Welcome in the Grand Ballroom
Keynote Speech by Tatyana and Debbie McFadden
Award Presentations
10:30 AM Expo
11:00 AM Morning Workshops
12:15 PM Luncheon
1:15 PM Expo
1:45 PM Afternoon Workshops
2:45 PM Raffle Winner Announced
3:00 PM Conference Ends
***Please note that we are are not collecting workshop choices during registration this year***
Conference Breakout Workshops - Morning
1.1 “Cultural Brokering” - An Innovative Tool for Outreaching Culturally Diverse Families.....ROOM A
Oahn Bui, Samuel Caraballo – Federation for Children with Special Needs
Designed For: Executive/Administration, Senior Managers, Clinicians and Direct Support Staff
Description: As we all know that the demographic in the United States has been changed rapidly with an increasing number of families whose first language is not English. Navigating the systems of care for these families is so daunting that many of these families do not know where to turn. The Federation for Children with Special Needs has been home for one of the longest Parent Information Training Center which has embraced this model “cultural brokering” to address the needs of many families from culturally diverse background. This has been proved to be an effective model which help bridge the gaps in communication, cultural belief, disability attitude, social stigma, and increasing the participation of parents from diverse background.
1.2 Alternative to Guardianship.......................................................................................................ROOM B
Robert D. Fleischner and George H. Fleischner – Nonotuck Resource Associates, Inc.
Designed For: Everyone
Description: The Center for Public Representation, a public interest law firm that provides legal services to people with disabilities throughout the United States and Nonotuck Resource Associates have developed a small pilot project to enable ten individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to make decisions impacting their own lives through the supportive decision making model. Under this innovative project, a person designates a network of supporters such as peers, family members and friends to help make decisions. The process maximizes independence and promotes self-advocacy. It supplants substituted decision-making by a guardian with supportive decision-making by the individual, assisted by a family and/or support network. This project is but one of a few now being implemented in the world and the only one in the United States.
1.3 Commissioners Roundtable.......................................................................................................ROOM C
1.4 Your Voice Can Be Heard: Effective Advocacy with State Government..............................ROOM D
Scott M. Bock – Riverside Community Care
Designed For: Executive/Administration, Senior Managers, Clinicians and Direct Support Staff
Description: In a fast-paced workshop, attendees will learn about state government funding cycles and what branches of government and the administration are involved in decision making. Real life examples of how advocacy has made a difference will be presented and practical approaches to getting attention and effectively influencing legislators are explored. How to actually craft a message is reviewed. The participants then have an opportunity to immediately use this information as they explore a few time-sensitive sample cases.
1.5 From Direct Care to Management – Can I do it? And Do I want to?..................................ROOM E
Paula Dunn-Meadows, Cutie King, Paul Kinyanjui – (WCI) Work, Community, Independence
Designed For: Senior Managers and Direct Support Staff
Description: It is often assumed that great Direct Support Professionals will make great Managers. It is often also assumed that the skills and talents are transferrable magically. In truth, it typically involves the great skill set they have, and the development of a whole new skill set as well. It involves a lot of work and a lot of support. So how does the Direct Support Professional make the decision to move from direct care to management? Where and when does the process start? Who can they involve to help with the decision and then the transition? This workshop is designed to assist with answering these questions and to provide some concrete tools that may be helpful with the process.
1.6 Autism: A Spectrum of Services and Innovation in Central Massachusetts...JUNIOR BALLROOM
Jan Bolton, Sue Loring, Bill Geary, Kate Colburn – HMEA
Designed For: Executive/Administration, Senior Managers, and Clinicians
Description: Central Massachusetts collaborators held an Autism Summit in January of 2014. Subsequently, UMASS, The Autism Center, Assumption College, and B.C.B.A staff from HMEA’s Children and Adult Services have been leveraging participant strengths and sharing exciting new developments. Focus areas include one-stop multidisciplinary treatment; “killer” practice management mobile app development; growing the next generation workforce in partnership with area colleges; community engagement, advocacy, and fundraising via social media; and a data based initiative that actually measures quality and PBS implementation in adult day services.
Come and “speed date” the people making these fast moving projects happen.
Conference Breakout Workshops - Afternoon
2.1 What’s Current at ADDP?.........................................................................................................ROOM A
Gary Blumenthal, Jean Phelps – ADDP
Designed For: Everyone
Description: Information sharing about ADDP issues of importance.
2.2 New Support Models for New Populations............................................................................ROOM B
Mary Devlin and Michelle Demore-Taber – Advocates
Designed For: Executive/Administration, Senior Managers, and Clinicians
Description: We will share how Advocates has provided supports to people who meet the new eligibility criteria for DDS, including autism, brain injury and PWS. We will discuss our cross-service divisional approach to developing programs that meet the needs of people who require varying clinical and programmatic supports. We will describe our process for the planning and development of specialized programs, the recruitment and training of staff, and the on-going collaborative support required. The discussion will include a case study of the development of a residential and day support model for a young man with brain injury and autism, and the lessons learned as we position ourselves to address the needs of new populations.
2.3 Facilitating Community Membership.........................................................................................ROOM C
Dennis H. Rice, Donna Macleod-Prior, Brenda Brothers – Alternatives Unlimited, Inc.
Designed For: Executive/Administration, Senior Managers, and Direct Support Staff
Description: Assisting the people we serve to assume valued roles as active members of the community has been a long standing challenge for us. Presenters will "lay out" a concrete methodology that includes specific strategies so staff can help individuals achieve this goal. Examples of success stories will be shared to illustrate the effectiveness of the process. The presentation will be lively and challenging and will encourage participant involvement in discussion and problem solving within their own organizations. Participants will go away with practical ideas/tools to help them to meet the challenge. Implications for staff training will be discussed.
2.4 Career Advancement for Direct Professionals: Maximizing Opportunities for Growth...ROOM D
Cliff Cabral and Christine Gadbois – Seven Hills
Designed For: Direct Support Staff
Description: The presenters will share anecdotal experiences as direct support professionals across a variety of settings including adult and children’s day programming, residential, nursing, psychiatric, and home and community based support settings with a focus on a goal oriented approach toward career development and advancement. The presentation will incorporate training and educational improvement opportunities and illustrate specifically how these efforts culminated in their respective careers in senior leadership positions within the human services field. The presentation will incorporate evidenced based and peer reviewed literature specific to the challenges faced by direct support professionals, career advancement, and self-care (burnout avoidance) from a variety of peer reviewed sources including the American Journal on Intellectual Disabilities and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2.5 Behavioral Skills Training - An Evidence-Based Method for Teaching PBS and More...ROOM E
Shannon McDonald and Frank Rich – (WCI) Work, Community, Independence
Designed For: Senior Managers and Clinicians
Description: With the introduction of PBS, staff are required to learn quite a few new skills. Many trainings rely solely on spoken and written instruction. While this may increase knowledge, it has not been shown to effectively increase the likelihood of a trainee performing the skill after the training. Behavioral Skills Training (BST) focuses on teaching demonstrable skills in a format that requires the trainee to perform the skill to competency. This has been shown to significantly increase the chances that staff will perform the skill correctly after training. This workshop will feature an introduction to behavioral skills training, including the steps required for effective implementation. Participants will then be requested to use behavioral skills training to provide specific praise within 3 seconds of an identified behavior. Presenters will join each group and provide feedback until participants have demonstrated competence in all steps of behavioral skills training.
2.6 Stress Less and Live More Fully.....................................................................JUNIOR BALLROOM
Vanessa Tierney – Brockton Area Multi Services, Inc. (BAMSI)
Designed For: Everyone
Description: Participants will be engaged in thinking about stress from the perspective of their own actions and reactions, rather than as an external force or condition to be controlled or managed. Using a Power Point presentation to frame the discussion, participants will learn how the body internalizes stress, the physical and psychological effects of stress, and ways to reduce stress based on personal and professional choices/behavior. Participants will learn the most effective ways to address stress based on personal characteristics and lifestyle. Interactive instruction on a minimum of two stress reduction methods will be offered (chair yoga/stretching; breathing/meditation).
***Please note that we are are not collecting workshop choices during registration this year***
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