Tuesday
8:00am - 9:00am Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:45am General Session - Michael Mayer/Derrick Dufresne - "BEYOND ACCREDITATION: 5 STAR QUALITY"
9:45am - 10:15am Coffee Break/Exhibits
10:15am - 11:30am Tom Nerney
Jim Dehem

Implementing Self-Determination in the Real World: A Provider Experience
Sue Gabriel
Quandaries Part 1:  Physical and Psychological Concerns that Present as Challenging Behaviors
Susan Voss
Joanne Williamsen

Pilot Therapy - DD, MI, BPD, DBT, PBSP:
Letters That Spell Hope

Part 1
Kimberly Swanson
Randy Weirather

Accent Perception: Accent and Employment in Hawaii; Immigrant Filipino Self-Perceptions and Potential Employer Perceptions
Bob Laux
“Your Place or Mine?” – Exploring Affordable Housing Options That Work!
Part 1
Brandy Steiner
Utilizing Life Skills Training as a Bridge to College for High Risk Teens
Keri Bowers
Mapping Transitions to Your Child’s Future
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch on Own
1:00pm - 2:15pm Sandee Yoro
Get Connections?
Sue Gabriel
Quandaries Part 2: Psychiatric Components of Challenging Behaviors
Susan Voss
Joanne Williamsen

Pilot Therapy - DD, MI, BPD, DBT, PBSP:
Letters That Spell Hope
Part 2
Joel Bynum
Phillip Rumrill
Linnea Carlson

A Tale of Two Learning Communities: Supporting Life, Liberty and Employment for University Students with Disabilities Through Student-Faculty Partnerships
Bob Laux
“Your Place or Mine?” – Exploring Affordable Housing Options That Work!
Part 2
Trish Farnham
Both/And:  Building Bridges Between Direct Support Staff and Other Loved Ones in a Person’s Life
Stephen Shore
Comparing and Contrasting Promising Behavioral/Developmental/Education Approaches for Treating Children with Autism
2:15pm - 2:45pm Coffee Break/Exhibits
2:45pm - 4:00pm Tom Nerney
Jim Dehem
Derrick Dufresne
Mike Mayer

Talk Story: Making Self-Determination Real Today
Frank Marone
Errands Service Helps Individuals with Severe Developmental Disabilities Develop Critical Skills
Tom Robinson
Sharon Taylor
Juanita Hagman

Collaborative Solutions When Supporting Children who Have Developmental Disabilities
Susan Harrell
Strategies, Innovations and Technical Assistance Approaches when Implementing an Employment First Policy
Mike Rhoades
Kathy Smith

IMPACT NORTH CAROLINA
Provider Driven Solution to Behavioral Health System Challenges
Jordan Ackerson
Lisa Ackerson Lieberman

My First Twenty Years Learning to be a Self-Advocate: A First-Person and Parent Perspective
Doreen Granpeesheh
Exploring Evidence Based Behavioral Intervention Model, Applied Behavioral Analysis