The Rehabilitation Summit · • Program Managers and Supervisors • Rehabilitation Counselors • Direct Support Professionals • Service Coordinators • Training Professionals

SRA New York State Rehabilitation Association Inc

The Rehabilitation Summit

The topics and workshops offered at The Rehabilitation Summit have been designed to meet the needs of bull Program Managers and Supervisors bull Rehabilitation Counselors bull Direct Support Professionals bull Service Coordinators bull Training Professionals bull CEOs amp Administrators bull Senior Executives bull Clinicians bull School Personnel bull Self AdvocatesPeers

Receive up to 15 CRC Credits

Program and Registration Information September 21-23 2009 The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center Albany New York

Early Registration

Deadline 82509

In cooperation with

Annual Meeting

Mission The New York State Rehabilitation Association advocates for and supports communities and systems that effectively foster opportunities for independence inclusion employment and life-enrichment for people with disabilities

NYSRA is committed to establish a new way of conducting business to support its vision and mission by collaborating with the organizations who share a common purpose to provide training proshymote dialogue and reach consensus on challenging issues facing reshyhabilitation professionals in all levels of staffing in New York State The Rehabilitation Summit offers a two-fold strategy to continue to meet the training and professional development needs of over 500+ professionals in the rehabilitation field

This year The Rehabilitation Summit is adding Roundtable Disshycussions that include participantrsquos active involvement in establishshying action plans and reaching consensus on certain issues related to employment independence and life enrichment for individuals with disabilities These sessions are highlighted and labeled as Summit Roundtable Discussions The Rehabilitation Summit will also conshytinue its tradition of offering professional development technical asshysistance and skill building opportunities for all levels of staff through the variety of training sessions listed in this brochure Whether a Summit Roundtable Discussion or Training Session the focus is on a common outcome ndash to promote quality services that enhance all opportunities for the individuals with disabilities we support

Knowing budgets are tight we kept our registrations fees at the same rate as last year And although times are economically challenging we remind you that your active participation is critical during this time of opportunity and change for the rehabilitation field We hope you are pleased with the selection of topics and look forward to reshyceiving your registration online at wwwrrtiorg no later than August 25 2009 to secure the early discount

We look forward to your participation

Sincerely

The Rehabilitation Summit Planning Committee Partners Learning Disability Association of NYS Mental Health Association in New York State New York State APSE New York State Association of Day Service Providers New York State Rehabilitation Association New York State Industries for the Disabled Parent to Parent of NYS

Monday September 21

Program SRC Quality Assurance and

730 ndash 500 Registration

730 ndash 930 Networking Continental Breakfast

Pre-Summit Special Sessions

VR Policy 830-and1000 Partnership

a Frank Coco Manager Vocational Rehabilitation Policy and Partnerships

NYS VESID Joanne Bushart CoordinatorCenter for Employment Excellence Division of Workforce and Talent Management NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Doug Ruderman Director Bureau of Program Coordination and Support NYS OMH Mary Ann Van Alstyne MS CRC State Coordinator Employment Partnerships NYS Office of Children and Family Services Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped

Improvement Committee David Vandergoot PhD Center for Essential Management Services

The Chapter 515 Interagency Implementation Team conshysists of the four state agencies responsible for funding and oversight of supported emshyployment OMRDD OMH CBVH and VESID In May 2009 the Chapter 515 Team in cooperation with the Center for Essential Management Sershyvices (CEMS) and the VESID SRC Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee conshyducted a survey of supported employment providers to get data on how well the referral process is working and how it might be improved The data has been compiled and an inishytial analysis has been completed The Chapter 515 and CEMS would like to share the prelimishynary results and in this interacshytive workshop obtain your help in interpreting what the results mean and how the information can be used to make supported employment services more efshyfective for individuals with disshyabilities

What to Do 830-When People 1000

b

with Developmental Disabilities Seek your Guidance with

Problems

our help This training does NOT teach how to do formal counseling but rather it is apshyplicable for ldquoon-the-spotrdquo disshycussions (that occur frequently during the normal course of the day) Specific techniques of how to listen be supportshyive problem solve and give advice will be explained and demonstrated through actual video footage

Effective 830-Leadership1000 in Turbulent Timeshellip Whatrsquos Requiredc for Aspiring Leadersrdquo

Andy Grosso Vice President Marketing and Sales NYSID

Some have said ldquothe difference between managers and leaders is the difference between day and nightrdquo So what is leadershyship Is it solely and uniquely the property of a few charisshymatic individuals Can it be learned Join us as we discovshyer the essence of leadershiphellip a process of bringing forth the best from themselves and others Together wersquoll discuss the significance of passion inshyvolvement communications purpose and conviction Whether wersquore in the corner office aspiring to be ldquonext in linerdquo or on the front line yoursquoll find this workshop to be insightful challenging and practical

According to Dwight D Eisenhower ldquoLeadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done beshycause she wants to do itrdquo

Keynote 1015 ndash 1115 Who Speaks for Your ldquoBrandrdquo - Businesses that Partner with Voc Rehab Providers to Hire Jim McCann Founder and CEO 1-800-FLOWERS COM

This session will focus on cusshytomer relationships and how companies must be willing to embrace new technologies partnerships and business channels to help better posishytion themselves for the future McCann recognized early on the enormous potential in providing on-the-go consumshyers with the ability to express themselves and connect with the important people in their lives through top quality floral gifts combined with exemplashyry personal service McCann has also consistently managed to stay ahead of the curve in multi-channel retailing by embracing new technologies such as 800 phone numbers and the Internet often long before other retailers recogshynized the opportunities that these developments would provide both for business and consumers Jim will share with attendees ways to keep ahead of the curve in promoting the services we offer including partnering with Vocational Rehabilitation Services for organizations and companies future success Hear how you can better promote and proshyvide your services ndash internally and externallymdashfor a successshyful future

(CBVH) Scott Ebner LMSW

Techniques for Staff Perry Samowitz Director of 1000-1015

Director of Operations Education and Training YAI Welcome Onondaga Case Management Services Inc Chair VESID Often people with a DD will

experience a problem and want

Jeff Wise JD President and CEO NYSRA and RRTI

Concurrent Sessions

1130- From the 1230

1

Greatest Generation to the Geeks Understand-ing and Managing

the Pieces of the Generational Puzzle Robert Sbordone Manager Staff Development and Corporate Compliance Jawonio Inc

The purpose of this 15 hour interactive workshop is to examine todayrsquos cross-generashytional workplace and the imshyplication for managing and training this diverse group The workshop will identify the characteristics and contrishybutions of each generational cohort in the workforce today (ie Veterans Baby Boomers Gen X and Gen Y) in such arshyeas as life outlook work ethic and preferred leadership style It will focus on the generashytional groupsrsquo learning styles and corresponding training strategies that will foster their success in the changing workshyplace of the new century

Creative 1130-Employ-1230

2

ment Solu-tions for People with Develop-mental Disabilities

Jim Scutt Assistant Director People Inc Lynne Thibdeau MPA Coordinator Special Programs NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Listen and learn from one agency how across their sershyvices and supports they are creating alternative vocashytional options for students and adults with disabilities through blended services and identifying opportunishyties within their own agency Hear how the Job Readiness Curriculum developed by RRTI for the OMRDD Emshyployment Training Program is giving interns the foundation for successful employment

What is the 1130-Renaissance Program

1230

3 Sudi Kash PhD Director of Behavioral Health Services Ulster-Greene ARC

The Renaissance Program is an interdepartmental (clinishycal and life services) initiative aimed at providing compreshyhensive outcome based sershyvices to people on the autism spectrum This program utishylizes a person-centered apshyproach which aims to support each person in reaching his her life goals and ultimately increasing hisher quality of life Attendees will learn about how this collaborative program was developed and how it is working

Increasing1130- Access to1230

4

Behavioral Health Services for Older Adults Michael Friedman

Chairperson Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York and Director the

Center for Policy Advocacy and Education of the Mental Health Association of New York City Kimberly Williams Director Geriatric Mental Health of New York the Center for Policy Advocacy and Education of the Mental Health Association of New York City

Business Awardsrsquo Luncheon and Membership Meeting Guest Speaker E Robert

NYSRA Annual

Many providers do not reshyceive as much funding as they could due to lack of undershystanding of services for which MedicareMedicaid will pay As a result they donrsquot deshyvelop program models that optimize income Additionshyally it is possible that partnershyships among providers across systems may result in more mental health and substance abuse services for older adults who attend senior centers and other aging service programs as well as those receiving prishymary care home health care etc This workshop will cover how to organize MH and subshystance abuse services for older adults and how to bill for opshytimal revenues

1130- Partnership 1230 for Youth in

Transition Michele Nye Co-Chair

5 Partnership for Youth in Transition Committee Allegany ARC

Sue Feig Co-Chair Partnership for Youth in Transition Committee QCP

In the last year the Partnershyship for Youth in Transition Committee has worked with Community Rehab Agencies in establishing goals and outshycomes to best meet their needs in establishing long term relashytionships with schools Our

target has been in the transishytion of students from school to work or to post-secondary edshyucation With the MTP projshyects coming to an end and the stimulus monies being availshyable to schools state wide it is more important than ever for Community Rehab agencies to come together with school officials business offices and school boards to continue to develop long-term relationshyships This session is designed to see what is working what needs to be ldquotweakedrdquo and how students state wide can receive the same benefits as those students who have been part of an MTP project for the last two years

1245 ndash 200

Chamberlain President and CEO NISH

NYSRA State Business Awards will be presented during this luncheon

215 ndash 400 RRTI Board Meeting

Concurrent Sessions

215-Dance of330 the Human Mind III

6 Bob Ellis PhD Senior Psychologist the Resource Center

This presentation will look at the role played by spontaneshyous imitation in the developshy

mental problems associated with Autistic Spectrum Disshyorder It will then review emerging teaching techniques for addressing poor imitation This session will be an elaboshyration on material on Theory of Mind

215- Stories of 330 Hope

Achieving Success Satisfac-

7 tion amp Self Sufficiency Mira

Bowin Facilitator Gateway Community Industries Inc Panel TBA

Through a facilitated discusshysion individuals who have struggled with mental illness will tell the stories of their journeys of recovery Panelists will share their experiences and their expertisehellipthey will speak to the challenges they have faced and the successes they have achievedhellipthey will describe the partnerships they have created and the supports that have helped them to reshycover meaningful life roles

215- Ticket to 330 WorkWould

You Like to Share in the Success

8 Sallie Rhodes Ticket to Work Program

Specialist CESSI SSArsquos Ticket to Work Program Manager for Recruitment and Outreach

SSArsquos Ticket to Work program pays approved Employment Networks (ENs) when they assist eligible Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities to enter the workforce and achieve employment-related milestones and outcomes

For Community Rehabilitashytion Programs (CRPs) and other service providers that offer employment-related sershyvices and supports the Ticket program offers a new source of revenue This presentation will cover 1) What the Ticket program is 2) How regulashytory improvements make the program a more viable option for ENs and potential ENs 3) How to apply to become an EN 4) The resources and supports available to ENs and potential ENs during the apshyplication process and beyond and 5) The potential benefits of becoming an EN With over $23 million paid out beshytween 2002 and April of 2009 (including $9 million since the new regulations took effect in July 2009) wouldnrsquot you like to share in the success

How Can 215-You Be Sure 330

9

of Receiving OMRDD Related Medicaid Reimburse-ment in 2009

Dennis Collins President Process Planning Group

Updated for 2009 ndash This preshysentation will review the areas that agencies need to consider when looking to maximize OMRDD Medicaid reimshybursement documentation authorization tracking of billing and preparation for audits

Summit Roundtable Discussion

How 215-

10

Individu-alized are Your Supports and Services

445

Hanns Meissner PhD

Chief Operating Officer Rensselaer County Chapter NYSARC Inc Steve Holmes Administrative Director Self-Advocacy Association of New York State David Liscomb SANYS Board President

This session has been designed to be a facilitated discussion with providers and consumers about social innovation and how such process encourages individualization Topics for facilitated discussion will inshyclude

bull What is an individualshyized support (Definition based on the Individualshyized Supports Think Tank perception of what an indishyvidualized support is)

bull Levels of Individualization (Will examine three levels of individualized applicashytion of support)

bull Exploration of what it takes to provide an individualshyized service

Concurrent Sessions

345- When 445 Worlds

Collide A Panel Perspective

11 on OMRDD Service Co-ordination

and School Districts Susan Barlow Executive Director Parent Network of WNY Carol Kriss MS MSC Statewide Coordinator NYS OMRDD Scott Payne Director of Student Services Akron Central School Anne Spisiak Director of Community Services Cantalician Center for Learning

This interactive panel will share how the WNY region developed and implemented a collaborative approach of proshyviding OMRDD service coorshydination to students who are also receiving services in their school districts to attain the best possible outcomes for the students

Increasing345-Enrollment445

12

in the Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities

Marc Kutner MSW MPA Director of Special Initiatives the Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies Dwayne Mayes Director Howie T Harp Peer Advocacy Center Community Access Inc

Jody Silver Director Office The ing autism spectrum disorders NYSIDrsquos 345-345-of Consumer Affairs NYC DOHMH Margie Stake Benefits Consultant

The Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disshyabilities (MBI-WPD) proshygram enables working people with disabilities to earn more income while preserving their health care coverage Given that most mental health conshysumers cite ldquofear of losing benefitsrdquo as the biggest barrier to employment the program has the potential to positively influence employment outshycomes for these consumers a priority of all stakeholders including the New York State Office of Mental Health Unshyfortunately this is not hapshypening especially in the New York City area

To address this problem a workgroup was convened inshycluding state and local agency representatives community-based providers entitlements experts and consumers The Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery plans to engage in a number of activities to inshycrease the number of working health consumers enrolled in the program This session will focus on ways to further proshymote MBI-WPD enrollment across all disability groups as well as discuss challenges and successes associated with this program statewide

Member445 and Corporate Partnership

13 Program Leading the Way to

Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Andy Grasso Vice President Marketing and Sales NYSID NYSID Members and Corporate Partners TBA

The ever-changing economy has increased the challenges in developing employment opportunities for people with disabilities The New York State Preferred Source proshygram addresses many of these issues by creating employshyment opportunities that are integrated competitive and secure Recent changes in the New York State Finance Law added ldquocorporate partneringrdquo to the program This addition provides the opportunity for NYSID traditional members to partner with commercial business to create job opporshytunities This session will disshycuss bull Job creation opportunities

created through corporate partnerships bull Advantages of corporate

partnership and bull How to create and manage a

successful corporate partnershyship

14

Disability Navigatorrsquos (DPNrsquos) Role in the One-Stop

445

Kevin Nickerson DPN

Ithaca Department of Labor VESID Staff (TBA) DOL Employment Counselor (TBA)

The DPNs expand consumer choice in addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities seeking training and employshyment opportunities through the One-Stop Career Center system established under WIA (Workforce Investment Act) In addition to systems change the DPNs focus their change activities on the delivery of inshytegrated services for customers with disabilities through state and local team approaches (ie the formation of Integrated Resource Teams) This Panel will share some of their activishyties including how the DPN links individuals to employers and facilitates access to supshyports and services that provide transition to employment and self sufficiency

Services 345-Denied A445

15

New Ap-proach to Determin-ing Eligibility Mike Helman

President Learning Disability Association of NYS Stephen Boese Executive Director Learning Disability Association of NYS Michael Grau PsyD Assessment Consultant Pearson Inc

Individuals with specific learnshying disabilities high functionshy

Aspergerrsquos Syndrome and a number of other complex neurological impairments have encountered increasing difficulty in accessing necesshysary services because they are increasingly deemed ineligible for state and federally funded programs In response The Learning Disabilities Assoshyciation of New York State has developed a model program proposal of tiered services for individuals to receive necesshysary support services and meet OMRDD eligibility This sesshysion will discuss the growing problem of eligibility the LDANYS proposal and presshyent legislation introduced in New York State to implement the Tiered Services Program S5209 HuntleyA8248 and P Rivera

Providing 345-Supports in 445 an Age of Social Net-works and

16 HIPAA Justin Brockie COO Therap Services

This interactive session will look at the impact of web-based social networking apshyplications such as Facebook Twitter and blogging tools on providing services to people with disabilities in New York and documenting those supshyports The issues that occur when overlaying the power of the internet with security concerns and HIPAA responshysibilities will be discussed Adshyditionally hear how agencies today can harness the skills of their staff to save money and provide better more efficient services

500 ndash 630 NYSID Annual Meeting

500 ndash 630 RRTI Trainersrsquo Council Meeting

630 ndash 730 NYSID Reception

Tuesday September 22 700 ndash 500 Registration

700 ndash 500 Exhibit Hall Open

700 ndash 800 Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors amp Networking Opportunity

800 ndash 915 Advocacy Round Table Discussion Sessions Join our partners to discuss areas of interest in advocacy employment independence and life enrichment for the inshydividuals with disabilities that we serve Informal discussions will take place during the conshytinental breakfast Learning Disability Associashytion of NYS Mental Health Association in New York State New York State APSE New York State Association of Day Service Providers New York State Rehabilitashytion Association New York State Industries for the Disabled Parent to Parent of NYS

Concurrent Sessions

Compliance915 ndash Programs1045 Now MANDATORY Does Yours

17 Measure Up Gerald J Archibald

Partner The Bonadio Group June Crawford RN BSOM Manager Healthcare Compliance Solutions The Bonadio Group

Legislative actions includshying recently released OMIG regulations require that proshyviders develop and implement compliance plans and policies and procedures aimed at deshytecting and preventing fraud waste and abuse in the Medicshyaid program Now more than ever providers need to evalushyate the effectiveness of their compliance initiatives This session will address key areas of the Compliance Program and governmentrsquos expectashytions of providers in the areas of governance billing and asshysessing risk

915 ndash 1045

18

The Road to Reentry ndash Offender Workforce Develop-ment Issues Elaine Kost GCDF Offender

Workforce Development Specialist NYS Department of Labor

This interactive workshop is geared to persons who work with offenders and ex-offendshyers such as Transitional Ser-

Educators Workshop Facilishytators Workforce Investment Act partners This workshop will address many topics inshycluding bull Employerrsquos rightsjob

seeker rights bull NYS Laws bull Offender status convicshy

tions and RAP Sheets in the ldquoWord of Workrdquo

bull Job Application and Hiring

bull Certificate of Release from Disabilities and the Cershytificate of Good Conduct

bull Marketing the ex-offender and incentives for employshyers who hire

915 ndash The UN 1045 Convention

Human Rights Yes

19 Steve Holmes Administrative Director Self-Advocacy

Association of NYS David Liscomb President Self-Advocacy Association of NYS Chester Finn Past President and current advisor to Self-Advocacy Association of NYS Special Assistant to Commissioner Ritter of OMRDD

The presenters will share inshyformation about the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities using a colorful PowerPoint Presenshytation The session will focus on some key aspects of the Convention including respect for the individual inclusion in the community and change in society This will be followed by a facilitated discussion on the topics

915 ndash 1045

20

Utilizing Natural Supports and Mentoring for Employment Wendy Quarles Associate Director NYS Supported

Employment Training Initiative State University of New York at Buffalo Vice President and Training and Staff Development Committee Chair NYS APSE

This workshop will explore unique approaches to job deshyvelopment and long term reshytention using the concepts of Natural Supports and Mentorshying Participants will identify strategies to recognize mentors and natural supports on the job site and in the individualrsquos supshyport system

915 ndash 1045

21

PROMOTE ndash Positive Relationships Offer More Opportunities To Everyone Jill Pettinger PsyD Assistant Commissioner

of Behavioral and Clinical Solutions Division of Policy and Enterprise Solutions Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

NYS OMRDD has been in the process of evaluating and creating revised crisis prevenshytion and intervention policy strategies and techniques for staff to employ when supportshying individuals who present with challenging behaviors In this session you will be given an overview of the curriculum reshyvision process from assessment to development and the expectshyed implementation strategy for

vices Staff Job Developers

the new PROMOTE curricu- 300 ndash 900 NYSRArsquos 4th Annual Art Show

lum to state and community providers

1045 ndash 1115 Break with Exhibitors

Plenary Session 1115 ndash 1230 Framing a New Story in Changing Times Michael Margolis National Consultant

Our agencies face difficult choices in the years ahead How do we continue delivering high levels of care in a resource-strained environment The task of change leadership is to inspire innovation even in the face of adversity In this provocative keynote Michael Margolis will share lessons from his journey as a social entrepreneur and brand storyteller He will introduce you to a new language of change leadership balancing the rigors of business with the motivations of mission Determine why some ideas succeed while so many others fail to take hold Michael will share ways to bull Identify hidden assets bull Adapt to a changing envishy

ronment bull Guide attendees to affect

transition in their agency bull Draft more relevant stratshy

egies that illustrate your mission

See Session 23 for Michaelrsquos Concurrent Session

1230 ndash 200 NYSRA Board Meeting

1230 ndash 200 Lunch with Exhibitors

Art in Motion


200 ndash Employment 400 Roundtable

Facilitators

22 Thomas Golden Associate Director Employment and Disability Institute at

Cornell University Gary Shaheen Managing Director Program Development Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University Martin Gerry Executive Managing Director Institute for Economic Empowerment Other speakers TBA

Employment entrepreneurshyial development and greater economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities conshytinue to be driving forces in the field of vocational rehashybilitation and economic reshycovery NYSRA as a leader in vocational and employment advocacy in NYS offers this roundtable discussion with employment policy leaders representing the Federal and State governments commushynity peers and families to identify systemic issues in the vocational rehabilitation inshydustry and employment secshytor The discussion will assist NYSRA to listen and learn from all facets of the field what activities need to be identified and operationalized to sucshycessfully transition our statersquos existing employment system to one that is integrated inshy

clusive and promotes greater economic self-sufficiency for New Yorkers with disabilities

Concurrent Sessions

200 ndash 330 Putting

Ideas into Practice

23 Michael Margolis National Consultant

Michael will lead an interacshytive session applying the ideas shared in the morning Pleshynary in a real-time fashion Through engaging and practishycal exercises participants will explore these concepts deshyvelop and draft tools leading to strategic transition for apshyplication at your agency You will also hear from your peers and discover what other inshynovative initiatives are taking hold in your field

Employment 200 ndash Law Devel-opments and What They Mean

24 for Your

330

Agency John M

Bagyi Esq Bond Schoeneck amp King

As result of new laws regulashytions court decisions and adshyministrative interpretations employment law is constantly evolving making it difficult for employers to insure they remain in compliance This practical one-stop program will discuss recent developshyments in employment law and more importantly ndash what they mean for your agency

Medicaid200 ndash Service 330 Coordina-tion Itrsquos Alive and

25 Well ndash Current Status amp Best

Practices Carol M Kriss MSC Statewide Coordinator NYS OMRDD Central Office

This session will present updatshyed information on OMRDDrsquos Medicaid Service Coordination program in New York State Anshyticipated changes to the delivery of MSC based on necessary cost savings and mandated relief will be discussed Highlights include initiatives to foster the concept of informed choice new trainshying modules and the electronic record keeping project The latshyest on survey protocol and overshysight of MSC by the various state and federal entities will be introduced MSC Best Pracshytices and tips on how to become the best service coordinator ever will be offered as well

Discussing200 ndash the330 Undiscussible Suicide

26 Mary Jean Coleman MSW Regional Director Upstate NY National Director

of Field Programs American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

This presentation will cover the magnitude of the issue stigma surrounding suicide risks assoshyciated with it and how it may be prevented Efforts throughout NYS to address the issue and efshyfects in the aftermath of a comshypleted suicide will be shared

Meeting200 ndash Todayrsquos 330 Workforce Needs by Succeeding

27 in Higher Education Joan Rapp MEd CAGS

Training Associate Boston University

Higher Education goals for mental health consumers are often disrupted or considered unattainable Community proshygrams and college Disability Support Services in conjuncshytion with state VR agencies are trying to change that by supporting people in choosing and attaining their education training goals This benefits those students who complete their goals by helping them to be more marketable in the workforce and increasing their ability to have a career Discuss with Joan Rapp from Boston University Center for Psychiatshyric Rehabilitation the various approaches and challenges to Supported Education and the research to date She will also invite discussion and feedback on a new Higher Education Support Toolkit (in progress)


Concurrent Sessions

Delivering 400 ndash Sustainable 515 Growth in Turbulent Times

28 Andy Grosso Vice President Marketing and Sales NYSID

Have you had enough Has someone ldquoMoved your Cheeserdquo Is it taking more that ldquo5 Minutes to Managerdquo your responsibilities Still working on getting from ldquoGood to Greatrdquo Is your ldquoIceberg Meltingrdquo Are you still ldquoSearching for Excellencerdquo Think it might be time to consider a handful of strategies based on demonstrated (not hypothetical) success in the real world where managers are required to ldquoget things donerdquo with limited resourcesrdquo

Recently Deepak Chopra commented ldquoIt is not lonshyger survival of the fittest but survival of the wisestrdquo Join us we explore and tap into the transformational power of utilizing the 5 Paradoxes of Wisdom to consider strategic issues Some of your current strategies will be reinforced others will be challenged and new approaches that are sure to yield startling resultshellipon many levels will be revealed

MTP The400 ndash Data Speaks515

29

David Brewer Program Lead Employment and Disability Institute ilr School Cornell University

This presentation will inshytroduce audience members to New York Statersquos Model Transition Program (MTP) initiative The MTP is an inshynovative statewide approach to improving post-secondary outcomes of youth with disshyabilities The presentation will focus on the evaluation frameshywork methodology results and follow-up study plans within the nearly completed MTP project

The Value of 400 ndash Volunteer 515 Experiences

30 Lori Newman Assistant Director of Day Services The Resource Center Deborah

J Brown Director of Day Services The Resource Center Robin Kestler Habilitation Skills Instructor The Resource Center Stacy Langheinrich Community Volunteer

Traditional volunteer opporshytunities do not always provide the best scenario for some inshydividuals to give back to their community This presentation will illustrate how to tailor activities as well as highlight many unique projects develshyoped to provide individuals who need various levels of support the opportunity to contribute to their communishyty They will demonstrate that volunteer participation is inshystrumental in developing skills

and talents of the individuals involved including helping to develop work-related skills

Behavioral 400 ndash Strategies515 for Helping Children and Adoles-

31 cents on the Autism Spectrum

Mark Schneider PhD Founder of Regional Conference on Autism and Aspergerrsquos Syndrome

Behavioral strategies as its name implies focuses on changing a behavior by acquirshying new tools and skills It is a very pragmatic approach that deals directly with alleviating specific symptoms in order to meet specific goals In this interactive workshop attendshyees will learn 10 things every child adolescent with autism wishes you knew gain an unshyderstanding of the three stages of ldquotantrum behaviorrdquo and acquire the knowledge of the interventions that have been found to be effective for each stage

Itrsquos Art Not 400 ndash Arts and 515 Crafts

32 Anne Murphy Coordinator Carriage House Arts Center Living Resources Corporation

Philip Catchpole Director of Day Services Living Resources Corporation Instructor(s) TBA Artist(s) TBA

This presentation will provide a brief history of The Carriage House Arts Center that has grown from a single site in 1997 to its current status as an

700 ndash 900 NYSRArsquos Annual Award Dinner

33

example of ingenuity providshying true art instruction and a showcase for the artistsrsquo self-expression and imagination in the Capital District of NY Information about funding of this program previous sucshycesses and challenges current projects will be shared An opshyportunity to talk in a Q amp A format with Instructor(s) and Artist(s) will be offered

600 ndash 700 NYSRArsquos Networking Reception amp 4th Annual Art Show Art in Motion

The following will be presented bull The Adrian Levy

Professional Leadership Award bull Public Official of the Year

Award bull Martha Fitzpatrick Citizen

Advocate Award bull Thomas A Maul Self-

Advocacy Award

Wednesday September 23 700 ndash 1030 Registration

700 ndash 800 Breakfast


Quality830 ndash Services 1000 and Employment Opportuni-ties to Veterans Jim McDonough

Director NYS Division of Veteransrsquo Affairs Jacqueline Gentile Executive Director The Altamont Program Michael Peluso Coordinator Interagency Legislative and Community Affairs VESID Jim Haggerty Consultant NYSID Veteransrsquo Relations

Attendees at this roundtable discussion will understand how to meet the needs of reshyturning veterans and also how to position their agencies to best meet those needs The experiences of an agency servshying the veteran population will be shared from rehabilishytation services to housing and employment In addition participants will have the opshyportunity to ask questions and receive timely information on how to effectively utilize state resources to provide services to this population


Clinic Ser-830 ndash vices to Meet the Needs of People with Disabilities

1000

34 Gary Weiskof MPA Project Director Mental

Health Restructuring Project NYS Office of Mental Health- Division of Adult Services Karen DeRuyter Policy Development Specialist Bureau of Behavioral amp Clinical Solutions Division of Policy amp Enterprise Solutions OMRDD Greg Allen Director of Financial Planning and Policy Office of Health Insurance Programs NYS Deparment of Health Stephanie Fielder CPC ACS-EM Senior Health Care Consultant Loeb amp Troper LLP Moderator This session will take a look at the present services offered through the various clinic models serving people with disabilities - Article 31 Article 16 and Article 28 operated by community rehabilishytation agencies Listen and join in the discussion with these state reps and your colleagues React and make recommendations to plans for transformation activishyties of clinic services especially with the adoption of APGrsquos

Concurrent Sessions

Status Check 800 ndash on VESID 900 Supported Employment Services

35 Richard Strohl Coordinator of Service Delivery

NYS Education Department VESID Wendy Quarles Associate Director NYS Supported Employment Training Initiative State University of New York at Buffalo Vice President and Training and Staff Development Committee Chair NYS APSE

This session will present the most up to date information on supported employment services that VESID funds Complementing this information will be a report and discussion by staff at SETI about supported employment training present and future needs

800 ndash The Bronx 900 Model

Transition Project

36 Sam Seifman Transition Project Coordinator District 75 NYC

Department of Education Steve Towler Director AHRCHIRE Employment and Business Services AHRC Michele Shapiro MSW Program Supervisor AHRC

Wersquore blowing the doors open For years we questioned how to get more students with seshyvere developmental disabilishyties into the workplace and other integrated community outcomes Now with the adshyvent of the MTP using reality tested research based practices flexible multi-system supports and a whole lot of commitshyment cooperation and colshylaboration more students are entering employment and atshytaining other transition outshycomes than ever before

Quality of800 ndash Life for900 People with Disabilities

37 Davin Robinson Special Assistant for Policy amp Projects NYS Commission

on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities Mindy Becker Interagency Affairs Coordinator NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

This presentation will focus on the key findings of the Commissionrsquos research efforts to understand what people think constitutes a good qualshyity of life what challenges were faced to get a good qualshyity of life and what still needs to change The presentation will follow with a discussion of anticipated outcomes such as developing a platform for needed reforms across disabilshyity systems and how we can sharediscuss good quality of life elements from program-to program service-to-service and person-to-person

Concurrent Sessions

SPRINT 915 ndash into Well-1015

38

ness Seeing Positive Results In No Time Tasha Butler Staff Development

Coordinator Sullivan Arc Ric Schwartz Executive Director Sullivan Arc

Tesia Woodworth MPH Director of Employee Health amp Productivity Relph Benefit Advisors Tom Burgess Account Manager Relph Benefit Advisors

High annual healthcare trends have had an incredible impact threatening the future viabilshyity of agencies like Sullivan ARC The management team at Sullivan ARC recognizes that it is crucial to get control of the forces that drive these increases The response Sulshylivan ARC in partnership with Relph Benefit Advisors has worked to create a culture of health amp wellness Presentshyers will discuss the driving force behind this initiative the steps taken the obstacles being met and the forces for the programrsquos future impact

915 ndash Improving 1015 OMRDD

Waiver Services ndash New and

39 Improved Services and

Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities Maryellen Moeser Director of the Waiver and MSC Practice Development Bureau within the Division of Policy and Enterprise Solutions OMRDD Other Panelists TBA

In July 2009 OMRDD subshymitted its fourth renewal apshyplication for New York Statersquos Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver for people with developmental disabilities With final CMS approval pending in October

learn from our state colleagues the plans and general expectashytions for new waiver services The audience will be asked for feedback and recommenshydations on implementation strategies for these new waiver services

Job Loss 915 ndash and Grief 1015

40

Jeffrey Dulko PhD CRC LMHC Manager Employment Programs Employment Connection

Rochester Rehabilitation Center

This workshop will help staff grasp the emotional composhynents of job loss Recognizing the unspoken impact on self and others is key to providing support to clients co-workers and family members as we all face these tough economic times Participants will learn strategies to gain perspective take action early and balance hope with reality

Youth in 915 ndash Transition1015

41

with Psychi-atric Dis-abilities Trends and Innovations Glenn Liebman CEO

Mental Health Association in New York State Andrea Smyth Executive Director NYS Coalition for Childrenrsquos Mental Health Services

The issues faced by youth with psychiatric disabilities can be daunting The NYS Coalition for Childrenrsquos Mental Health Services is in Phase II of a NYS OMH grant to research and provide best practices

and innovations to the 16-25 population Research findshyings will be discussed and best practices shared Common themes include the stigma of psychiatric disabilities lack of accountability for the public system responding to the need of this age group fragmentashytion in programs and funding streams differing eligibility reshyquirements and lack of coorshydination among the agencies working with this population

1030 ndash 1200

Closing Summit Roundtable Discussion The Future of Rehabilitation Services and National Health Reform Facilitator Jeff Wise JD President and CEO NYSRA and RRTI National and State Panelists TBA

This roundtable will discuss the issues facing Medicaid rehabilitation providers inshycluding challenges and opporshytunities under national health care reform Both state and national experts have been invited to share their perspecshytives

Speaker Highlights

Keynote Address Who Speaks for Your ldquoBrandrdquo - Businesses that Partner with Voc Rehab Providers to Hire Monday September 21 1015am ndash 1115am

Jim McCann

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreshyneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-FLOWERSCOM the company he founded in 1976 into the worldrsquos leading florist and gift company McCannrsquos focus on customshyer relationships and his willingness to embrace new technologies and business channels helped change the way flowers and other gifts are marshyketed for birthdays anniversaries holidays and special occasions

McCann recognized early on the enormous poshytential in providing on-the-go consumers with the ability to express themselves and connect with the important people in their lives through top quality floral gifts combined with exemplary personal service McCann has also consistently managed to stay ahead of the curve in multishychannel retailing by embracing new technologies such as 800 phone numbers and the Internet often long before other retailers recognized the opportunities that these developments would provide both for business and consumers

In addition to being the first company to have its 800-telephone number as its name ndash a marshyketing insight that helped solidify the brand in consumerrsquos minds ndash McCann was a pioneer in online retailing ndash seizing the enormous reach of the Internet as early as 1991 Utilizing thorshyough knowledge of his customer base and marshy

ket McCann focused on expanding brand name awareness and instilling a sense of trust and conshyvenience

McCannrsquos strategy for growth includes an effecshytive combination of birthing new businesses and making acquisitions of businesses and brands that resonate with customers as great sources for exceptional gifts One such new business is the BloomNetreg wire service which provides reshytail florists with diverse resources such as website hosting a comprehensive technology platform for retail store management and the industryrsquos first and only online digital floral directory On the acquisition front McCann has expanded his companyrsquos gift offerings and become a leadshying player in the Gourmet Food and Gift Basshykets business by acquiring such iconic brands as Fannie Mayreg makers of gourmet chocolate and other confections CherylampCoreg creators of individually-wrapped fresh baked cookies brownies and cakes and The Popcorn Factoryreg which offers gourmet popcorn and other snacks in exclusively designed collectible tins

McCann attributes much of his success to the lessons he learned in his first career in the social services At St Johnrsquos Home for Boys in Rock-away New York McCann recalls he helped unshyderprivileged youths learn how to overcome the many challenges of their environment

NYSRA Awards Luncheon Monday September 21 1245pm ndash 200pm

E Robert Chamberlin Since August 2000 Bob Chamberlin has been President and Chief Executive Officer of NISH a not-for-profit organizashytion whose primary mission is developing job opportunities for people with severe disabilities under the Javits-Wagner-OrsquoDay (JWOD) Program NISH works with the CRPs and governshyment agencies to satisfy the needs of the federal government for a wide array of services and programs ranging from custodial and food service management to call centers and complete facilshyity maintenance These services are performed at sites such as the Pentagon Statue of Liberty and the Library of Congress and at hundreds of other federal installations and facilities throughout the United States Prior to joining NISH as Vice President of Operations in December 1999 Mr Chamberlin was the Deputy Director of the Defense Logistics Agency at Fort Belvoir Virginia where he managed the 41000-person organization responsible for worldwide logistics support of the US Armed Forces In 1998 he was appointed by the President to serve as the Department of Defensersquos member of the Presishydentrsquos Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled the organization responsible for oversight of the JWOD Program Mr Chamberlin is recognized as an expert in logistics best commercial practices and modernization of business systems He is a graduate of the University of Wisconshysin He also holds a master in business administration degree from Harvard University and completed the Senior Executive Program in National and International Security at the John F Kennedy School of Government Harvard University

Plenary Session Framing a New Story in Changing Times Tuesday September 22 1115am ndash 1230pm

Putting Ideas into Practice Tuesday September 22 200pm ndash 330pm

Michael Margolis Michael Margolis works with organizations in the midst of major repositioning transition and transformashytion Since 2002 he has applied Brand Storytelling to change initiatives for clients big and small ndash includshying AARP Ernst amp Young NASA Marriott The Nashyture Conservancy and United Nations Foundation

With a degree in cultural anthropology Michael began his career as a social entrepreneur in the nonprofit sector and continues today to work at the intersection of business and social issues Michael is an executive MBA instructor for the Schulich School of Business in Toronto Canada He is also a contributing author to the book Wake Me Up When the Data is Over How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results (Jossey-Bass 2006) ndash the leading compendium on this emerging discipline You can find his latest writings and musings on his blog PopAnthropologycom

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Participant Registration Information

Early Registration

Deadline August 25 2009

ONliNE REgiSTRATiON NYSRA is pleased to announce a paper-free registration process All registrations will be submitted on-line by going to wwwrrtiorg You will receive your confirmation upon completion of the registration process Please note If you have any questions or need further instructions contact NYSRA at 518-449-2976 The Hotel Reservation Form is part of this brochure and must be mailed or faxed (not both) to The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center

The Rehabilitation Summit Registration Process

REGISTRATION mdash The Rehabilitation Summit registration fee DOES NOT INCLUDE HOTEL COSTS OR MEALS The full Summit fee includes registration from Monday-Wednesday and all materials (Meals are included in the Desmond Package Rate or need to be purchased under Section 3 of the online registration) Same

Rates as 2008

registration Donrsquot Delay-Time is Money

PlANNiNg PARTNER MEMbER REgiSTRATiONS Early Registration Fees

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE AUGUST 25 2009 Looking to save your agency $$$ Register by August 25 and participants will save $100 on each full paid

Late Registrations After August 25 2009 (Payment must accompany Registration)

$275 Full Registration Fee (921-923) $375 Full Registration Fee (921-923) $160 One-Day Registration Fee -921 $200 One-Day Registration Fee -921 $160 One-Day Registration Fee -922 $200 One-Day Registration Fee -922 $160 One-Day Registration Fee -923 $200 One-Day Registration Fee -923

PLEASE NOTE Planning Partner Members (see page 2 for listing) sending more than three full registrants will receive a $15 off the fourth and any additional employees from the same agency Full Early Registration $260 Full Late Registration $360

NON-MEMbER REgiSTRATiONS Early Registration Fees Late Registrations After August 25 2009

(Payment must accompany Registration) $380 Full Registration Fee (921-923) $480 Full Registration Fee (921-923) $225 One-Day Registration Fee -921 $250 One-Day Registration Fee -921 $225 One-Day Registration Fee -922 $250 One-Day Registration Fee -922 $225 One-Day Registration Fee -923 $250 One-Day Registration Fee-923

Special Accommodations must be reserved by August 25th

Go to wwwrrtiorg

to register

CANCELLATION POLICY The Rehabilitation Summit registration cancellations received before September 5 2009 entitle registrants to a full refund NO REFUNDS will be issued for cancellations received after September 5 2009 Refunds will NOT be made for no-shows However substitutions will be allowed

Hotel Registration Form NYS Rehabilitation Association

Please complete this form and fax to the Desmond at 518-869-7659

The Rehabilitation Summit Group Reservation ID 11I3XR

SEPTEMBER 21-23 2009 In order to receive the special confershyence rate please mail or fax (not both) this form to the address below to place your reservation No telephone resershyvations will be accepted

The Desmond Hotel Reservations 660 Albany-Shaker Road Albany NY 12211 Fax 518-869-7659

Check-in time is 400 PM Guest room availability and check-in canshynot be guaranteed before that time Check- out time is 1200 PM We will provide a room for luggage storage in the event that your group functions do not end prior to check- out

We will make every effort to honor specific room requests based on availshyability

In order to receive the identified conference rate reservations must be made by August 31 2009 After this date all remaining rooms will be released and accommodations will be accepted on an availability basis only

Reservations cannot be guaranteed by a purchase order or voucher A credit card or deposit check is required to guarantee Personal checks will be acshycepted 14 days prior to check-in to guarantee a reservation but will not be accepted as your final method of payment

Please bring your completed tax-exshyempt form and a municipal form of payment (ie municipal credit card municipal check or purchase orders) Your personal credit card may not be used as a valid method of payment with the municipal tax-exempt form

Please send reservations for shared rooms at the same time

Name _____________________________________________________________________ Roommate _________________________________________________________________ Organization ________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________ CityStateZip _______________________________________________________________ Phone_____________________________________________________________________________

Special Accommodations_____________________________________________________________

Three Night Package Arrival Sunday September 20 and departure Wednesday September 23 2009 Includes overnight room for 3 nights plus Monday continental breakfast and lunch Tuesday continental breakfast bufshyfet lunch and Awards dinner and Wednesday buffet breakfast and banquet service charge _____ Single Occupancy $61600 _____ Double Occupancy $39600 per person

Two Night Package Arrival Monday September 21 and departure Wednesday September 23 2009 Includes overnight room for 2 nights plus Monday continental breakfast and lunch Tuesday continental breakshyfast buffet lunch and Awards dinner and Wednesday buffet breakfast and banquet service charge _____ Single Occupancy $45000 _____ Double Occupancy $31100 per person

One Night Package Arrival Monday September 21 and departure Tuesday September 22 2009 Includes overnight room for 1 night plus Monday continental breakfast and lunch and Tuesday continental breakfast and buffet lunch and banquet service charge _____ Single Occupancy $23300 _____ Double Occupancy $16100 per person

One Night Package Arrival Tuesday September 22 and departure Wednesday September 23 2009 Includes overnight room for 1 night plus Tuesday continental breakfast and buffet lunch and buffet lunch and Awards dinner and Wednesday buffet breakfast and banquet service charge _____ Single Occupancy $26200 _____ Double Occupancy $17000 per person

ARRIVAL DATE ___________________DEPARTURE DATE ______________________

DEPOSiTguARANTEE _____Enclosed is my advanced deposit of $100 made payable to The Desmond Hotel amp Conference Center _____Guarantee my reservation to the credit card below I have authorized this charge with my signature

Credit Card ________________________________________________________________ Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________ Signature ___________________________________________________________________ Print Name _________________________________________________________________

CANCEllATiON POliCY You may cancel this reservation 72 hours prior to your check- in date without charge Should you fail to arrive or cancel after 72 hours prior to the check- in date you will be charged the entire package In the event you need to leave or change your reservation once registered the entire value of the package will be charged

TDD (518) 449-2993 Fax (518) 426-4329

Email nysranyrehaborg Web wwwnyrehaborg

The New York State Rehabilitation Association 155 Washington Avenue Suite 410 Albany NY 12210-2332

Phone (518) 449-2976


is committed to building the capacity of rehabilitation professionals in all levels of staffing positions This is an invaluable opportunity to network with your colleagues and receive the information tools and competencies necessary for positive learning and knowledge transfer to enhance professional growth in the rehabilitation field

Mission The New York State Rehabilitation Association advocates for and supports communities and systems that effectively foster opportunities for independence inclusion employment and life-enrichment for people with disabilities

NYSRA is committed to establish a new way of conducting business to support its vision and mission by collaborating with the organizations who share a common purpose to provide training proshymote dialogue and reach consensus on challenging issues facing reshyhabilitation professionals in all levels of staffing in New York State The Rehabilitation Summit offers a two-fold strategy to continue to meet the training and professional development needs of over 500+ professionals in the rehabilitation field

This year The Rehabilitation Summit is adding Roundtable Disshycussions that include participantrsquos active involvement in establishshying action plans and reaching consensus on certain issues related to employment independence and life enrichment for individuals with disabilities These sessions are highlighted and labeled as Summit Roundtable Discussions The Rehabilitation Summit will also conshytinue its tradition of offering professional development technical asshysistance and skill building opportunities for all levels of staff through the variety of training sessions listed in this brochure Whether a Summit Roundtable Discussion or Training Session the focus is on a common outcome ndash to promote quality services that enhance all opportunities for the individuals with disabilities we support

Knowing budgets are tight we kept our registrations fees at the same rate as last year And although times are economically challenging we remind you that your active participation is critical during this time of opportunity and change for the rehabilitation field We hope you are pleased with the selection of topics and look forward to reshyceiving your registration online at wwwrrtiorg no later than August 25 2009 to secure the early discount

We look forward to your participation

Sincerely

The Rehabilitation Summit Planning Committee Partners Learning Disability Association of NYS Mental Health Association in New York State New York State APSE New York State Association of Day Service Providers New York State Rehabilitation Association New York State Industries for the Disabled Parent to Parent of NYS

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Documents

The Rehabilitation Summit · • Program Managers and Supervisors • Rehabilitation Counselors • Direct Support Professionals • Service Coordinators • Training Professionals