MONDAY OCTOBER 28, 2019 (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
8:00 AM Registration & Continental Buffet
8:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 AM Keynote Address
THERE'S MORE TO YOU THAN YOU CAN SEE - JOE ROBERTS, SKID ROW CEO
Every one of us is confronted by adversity, challenge and change. We face it with our families, work, health, and finances. Success in the face of adversity and change depends on our level of resiliency. In this keynote, Joe teaches how to build the resiliency needed to overcome life's challenges and embrace change.
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10:15 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
1A Counterfeit Criminality - David Hingsburger, MEd
1B Overdose Prevention/Pregnancy and Substance Use - Mat Wong, Jodi Belcourt and Linda Pires, Bissell Centre
1C A Self-Care Starter Kit: An Essential Survival Tool for Human Services Providers - Kathleen Gorman, BSc, LLM, MSW, RSW, CTTS, SEP
1D Mindful Hearts: A Winnifred Stewart Approach to Alzheimer's and Other Dementia's - Jenna Lee Ritter
12:15 PM LUNCH PROVIDED
1:00 PM PLENARY:
Dealing with the Tough Stuff Joe Roberts
What are the tough conversations for you? Recent research shows feedback discussions are the least enjoyed management task second only to firing someone. (source: Gallup) So how have we got to this point? How has having a direct, real and necessary conversation with staff, clients or suppliers become so hard? In a nutshell, we have been shown processes without considering the human element in the discussion.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2019 (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)
8:30 AM Registration & Continental Buffet
9:00 AM Welcome Address
9:15 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
3A The 10 Commandments of Reinforcement - David Hingsburger, MEd
3B The Emerging Role and Changing Expectations of the Direct Support Workforce - John Raffaelle, MSW
3C Supporting Your Muslim Clients - Ibrahim Long, MA
3D Current Issues in Harm Reduction - Marliss Taylor
3E Positive Identity Development - Karyn Harvey, PhD
12:15 PM LUNCH PROVIDED
1:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
4A Trauma Informed Support - Karyn Harvey, PhD
4B Help! My Friend is Grieving and I Don't Know What to Say - Donna Lynne Erickson
4C Introduction to Meditation: The Science of Stress and How Meditation and Balanced Nutrition Creates Resiliency - Amy Halushka
4D The Community: What It Is and What It Isn't - David Hingsburger, MEd
4E An Introduction to Informed Decision Making - John Raffaelle, MSW