Workshop # 1 - CANCELLED

Workshop # 2
Communication of Healthcare and End of Life Wishes Through Person Centered Planning
Leigh Ann Kingsbury, InLeads Consulting and Training

As people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities are welcomed into their communities and are experiencing self-determination; and as more people with developmental disabilities are living to old age, the need to think about advance care planning, including wishes about healthcare, advance directives and power of attorneys increases. We must bring our planning processes full circle to address the issues that arise for people at end of their lives.

Workshop # 3
Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Teaching Social Skills to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Anne Spillane, National University

This workshop will familiarize participants with evidence-based and promising practices for teaching social skills to individuals with intellectual disabilities, and provide hands-on training to facilitate the implementation of social skills instruction in school, home, and community settings. Training in how to determine if a practice is evidence-based will also be provided. The focus of the workshop will be on the methods of Video-Modeling and Peer-Mediated Instruction, as well as Social Stories and Cognitive Behavioral Training.

Workshop # 4
The Community Support Skill Standards; Alive and In Full Color!
John Dyson Raffaele, New Hope Community

In this highly interactive and irreverent workshop, participants will actually engage in "battle" as they argue in small groups/teams for the most important Community Support Skill Standard. Participants will discover all about the nationally recognized Direct Support Professional competencies in the introduction to the session and then "fight" for their idea of the most important standard. Workshop participants always enjoy this session. Guaranteed 100% fun and learning!

Workshop # 5 - CANCELLED

Workshop # 6 - CANCELLED

Workshop # 7
Dysphagia
Melissa Evers, Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care (PCHC)

Do you know how to support yourself or someone with a diagnosis of Dysphagia? Do know why someone is prescribed a modified food and liquid diet? This workshop will be presented using a training style directed towards individuals to help everyone learn about Dysphagia and recommendations for safe mealtimes. A checklist will be demonstrated to help evaluate changes in a person's eating, drinking and swallowing abilities.

Workshop # 8
"Won't you be my Neighbor?" And Other Community Data Sing-Alongs
Beth Mathis, CQL

We'll stroll through the neighborhood and take a peak inside CQL's Community Life® LENS exercise. We'll examine quantitative data and explore the community factors which give us a sense of belonging. Using databases, information sets and personal impressions, we will do several energizing hands-on activities and explore how to use this process in our own organizations to promote change and create a real sense of community and social capital.