Revised 5.12.2010

2010 APSE Conference – Atlanta, GA Breakout Session Schedule - Day One - Tuesday, June 8th

Theme 10:00 – 11:15 11:30 – 12:45 1:15 – 2:30 2:45 – 4:00 4:15 – 5:30 Social Security Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Dunwoody

Ticket 101: Introduction & Becoming an EN - Tom Gloss, Leslie Wilson

You are An Employment Network: Now What? - Tom Gloss, Noah Dunn

Introduction to Ticket Holder Rights & Work Incentives - John Kregel, Susan O’Mara

State Medicaid Infrastructure Grants & Ticket Intersections - Barbara Otto

Mental Health & Employment Ravinia

Getting serious about work: “I have a job, now what?” - Debbie Walker, Barry King, Alexis Pearce, April Cann

Culture, language, addictive disease and supported employment – Pierluigi Mancini, Neil Kaltenecker

IPS Model: Research to Practice - Michele Robison, Kelly Smith

Peer Support and Wellness Center - Jayme Lynch, Rebecca Ware

Voices: Living and Working with Mental Illness - Dennis Born, Tina Skeel

Open Discussion/Issues Forum Mercer Salon I

Employment First: Just the latest fad, or something really different? - David Hoff, Jon Alexander, Patty Ghiossi, Wendy Parent, Don Lavin

Are There Alternatives? - Tyler Paris, Debra Whitehead The audacity of change: Developing a national

agenda for community employment. - Susan Rinne, Pat Rogan

APSE’s Public Policy Efforts: What’s New, What’s Next, How to Get Involved - Stephanie Birmingham, APSE Public Policy Committee

Who Are You? How Our Perception of Students in Transition Affects Choices, Supports and Services - Steve Savage, Patricia Rogan

Chapter Leadership Pittman

Developing and Strengthening Chapter Membership - Jennifer Joyce

Students Supporting APSE - Rita Skiles

Emerging Ideas, Innovations, Trends, & Best Practices - Vic Gable, Bob Lawhead, Deborah Goins, Sherry Becker

Make your APSE Chapter Sizzle….It’s All about Partnerships” - A. Byron White, Lisa Alford

General Piedmont

Fantastic Voyage: Navigating a Life-Long Career Path - Emily Myers, Carla Ray, Saunja Horne, Falarius Brown, Kathy Mothershead

Building a High Performing Employment Services Team - Susan Rocker

Transforming Job Development into Job Marketing - Dan Baker, Bret Li-Vaks, Charlie Murphy

How I Got My Job: A Family Affair - Joe Angelo, John Angelo

Ready & Able: Addressing Labor Market Needs & Building Productive Careers - Robert Nicholas, Dan Baker

General Inman

Running with Walker: Transition Lessons From the Covington Farmer's Market - Richard Haase

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - Ellen Perry

Inclusion in College, Preparing Students with Significant Disabilities for Employment - Dedra Hafner, Carole Carlson

The Community is the Classroom! How to find the support to offer transition students realistic work experiences - Jaimie Laitinen, Kelley Faulkner

Blogging as a Job Development and Marketing Tool - Russell Sickles, Brenda Hellwig, David Hammis

General Centennial

Improving Outcomes & Building Capacity - Dave Hammis, Tammara Geary, Beth Keeton

Impacting Employment Outcomes: Employer Campaign and Job Development in Washington State - Cathy Sacco, Monica McDaniel

Assistive Technology and Natural Supports: A Way to Job Success - Joe Murphy, Andrew Vizuete

Lessons Learned from Rural Job Development - Jennifer Jones

The MDAC: Shifting Public Policy from Dependence to Employment & Full Citizenship - Dennis Knasel, Ron Reeve, Pat Keul

General Ardmore

The News is Not All Bad: Seven Workforce Trends Disability Service Providers Need to Know About - Hannah Rudstam, Erin Sember

Systematic Instruction: Analyzing and Teaching Tasks in Employment Settings - Teri Johnson

How TJ Got His Thunder – TJ Monroe, George Nostrand

Getting Beyond Good Intentions - Gil Cote, Jeannine Pavlak

Supporting Those Who Have Difficulty Communicating to Enter the Workforce: Practices & Ideas - Tracey Rackensperger

General Mercer Salon G

Marketing and Employer Development - Rob Hoffman

Enough with the employer awareness already! What else needs to happen to improve access to employment? - Richard Luecking

The Best Social Program is a JOB! - Leslie Wilson

Self-Employment & Entrepreneur Showcase – Ruthie Beckwith, Tyler McKay, Jori Hayes, Nanci Isaacs , Dylan Keuhl, Ellen Perry, David Taylor

General Partners in Advancement - Jessica Quintenilla, Ryan Schultz (Dunwoody Room)

Employment First: How Real & Imagined Loss Interfere - Margaret Gilbride (Pittman Room)

Opening Keynote Session - World Cafe: 8:30 – 9:45

Exhibits Open: 10:00 – 7:00

Exhibitors Reception: 5:30 – 7:30

Revised 5.12.2010

2010 APSE Conference, Atlanta, GA - Breakout Session Schedule - Day Two – Wednesday, June 9th

Theme 10:00 – 11:15 1:45 – 3:00 3:15 – 4:30 Social Security Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Dunwoody

Ticket “Partnership Plus” or Working with Your State VR Agency - Dan O’Brien, Joel Middleton

Best Practices: APSE EN Riding the Ticket Wave - Dennis Born, Brian Mosley, Debbie Gilmer

Debunking the Myths: Ask the Ticket Experts – Dan O’Brien, et al.

Mental Health & Employment Ravinia

WRAP for Work - Charles Wilis

Addictive Recovery-Oriented Employment Services - Neil Kaltenecker, Pierluigi Mancini,

Open Discussion/Issues Forum Mercer Salon G

Building Employment First Community Action Teams - Bob Niemiec & Tammara Geary

I’ve Got the Job: Now, How Do I Get There? – Kellie Bolman, Michelle Robison, David Hoff

Rethinking Transition: A dialogue on practices, paradigms, and pressing issues - Sarah Johnston Rodriguez. Nancy Molfenter

Chapter Leadership Pittman

Are you Ready for the Tax Man? How to prepare your chapter for an audit Henry I. Barclay III, Lisa Alford

Increase Fundraising Starting Now - Clark Lieneman

Walk 2 Work - Pat Keul, Gerald Williams

General Piedmont

Why do Service Definitions Matter? The SELN’s Recommendations to CMS - Rie Kennedy-Lizotte

Seeing is Believing – The Importance of Imagery in Job Development - Katie Wolf Smith

Small Business from Development to Profitability - Barry Whaley

General Inman

Creating Meaningful Communities that Thrive! - Mikelle Learned, Katherine Carol, Adriana Carlson

Self-Directed Transition Planning: Using On-Line Technology to Promote Health Care Management and Employment Outcomes - Wendy Parent

It's Just Good Business Sense - Al Blackwelder, Diane Prindle

General Centennial

Supported Employment Now: Our right, our choice, our tax dollars used wisely! - Bob Lawhead

Natural Job Development - George Norstrand

Degrees of Difference: Post-Secondary Education and the Autism Spectrum - Bev Harp

General Ardmore

Filling the Gaps: How the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Created a Comprehensive Statewide Self-Employment Program - Beth Keeton, David Hammis

Chasing the Dream: Strategies for Advocating for a Full Life - Judy Barclay, Henry Barclay, Doug Bever, Lisa Alford

Job Development: Figuring Out What Really Works – and Doing It! - Alberto Migliore, Jeannine Pavlak, David Hoff

General Mercer Salon I

Lights, camera, action! The Use of Video and IPods for Increasing Independence in Employment Settings - Toni Van Laarhoven

Self-Advocates World Café - Ellen Perry, David Taylor, Jr., T.J. Monroe, Cindy Bentley, George Nostrand, Stephanie Birmingham

General Ravinia

Welcome to the Future: Using Technology to Improve the Quality of Service Delivery - Jodi Isaacs, Teresa Grossi, Jackie Tijerina

Employer Leadership Forum: 7:30 – 11:30

Keynote Session - Kyle Maynard: 8:30 – 9:45

Awards Lunch: 11:30 – 1:30

Exhibits Open: 10:00 – 4:00

Revised 5.12.2010

2010 APSE Conference, Atlanta, GA - Breakout Session Schedule - Day Three – Thursday, June 10th

Location 9:00 - 10:15

Inman Strengthen Your Team: Relax, Have Fun, Listen - Debra Whitehead, Tyler Paris

Piedmont

Workplace Success Strategies for Adults with Asperger Syndrome - Dan Coulter, Julie Coulter

Ravinia

Taking Them Out of the Classroom: A Model Transition Program - Robin Metcalf, Scott Fraley, Chris Lavach

Dunwoody Using Technology to Fade Job Trainers - Tammy Hofmeister, Dedra Hafner

Centennial Realizing Customized Employment: What will it take to build capacity, to create demand? - Debra Martin Luecking, Dale Verstegen

Ardmore Ten Business Topics Non Profit Organizations Must Adopt to Survive the Economy - Bret Li-Vaks

Pittman Picture This – Teresa Miele

Mercer Salon G Giving Up is Not An Option: Job Development in Tough Economic Times - James Emmet

Mercer Salon I

Linking Discovery & Job Development - Cary Griffin, Doug Crandell, Nancy-Brooks-Lane

Membership Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:45

Closing Keynote Session – Cary Griffin & Kathy Martinez: 10:30 – 12:30