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