Day 1 – Thursday, November 16, 2017 – “Building Better Tomorrows”
| Courtyard | Mill River Room | Crowbush Room | Brudenell Room | Wally’s Room | |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 | Registrations & Networking
Opening and Welcome: Minister of the PEI Dept of Family & Human Services – Honorable Tina Mundy |
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| 9:00 – 9:15 | |||||
| 9:15 – 10:15 | Keynote Address – Joseph MacBeth
Tales From The Road – The Emerging Roles and Expectations of Direct Support Workforce |
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| 10:30 – 11:45 | Margaret Gallant – CHRP
Leadership Development in our Workplaces |
Dr. James Hill
Understanding and Navigating Psycho-Social and Environmental Factors in Collaborative Behavioral Management |
Melissa Hopkinson-Good – Part 1
Our Voices Count: Women with Intellectual Disabilities Speak up For Accessible Services |
Wellness Room – available during conference hours | |
| 11:45 – 1:00 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Laura Montigny M Psy – UPEI
Moving from same old solution with a new name |
RCMP
Cst. Kim Dudley & Cst. Jane Wood Supporting and Protecting Vulnerable Adults – Issues of Sexuality |
Melissa Hopkinson-Good – Part 2
Our Voices Count: Women with Intellectual Disabilities Speak up For Accessible Services |
Wellness Room – available during conference hours | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 | Mid-Afternoon Break | ||||
| 2:20 – 3:30 | Joe MacBeth –
Code of Ethics Encounter |
Dr. Lori Vitale Cox
Research on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
Lena MacLure Dalhousie University Career Practitioner Certificate/ Case Management |
Wellness Room – available during conference hours | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | Keynote Address – Dr. Chelsey Temple Jones
“What do you mean by ‘intellectual disability? Reflections on a cultural phenomenon” |
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Day 2 – Friday, November 17, 2017 – “Building Better Tomorrows”
| Large Room | Brudenell Room | Mill River Room | Crowbush Room | Wally’s Room | |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 | Registrations & Networking
Opening and Welcome |
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| 9:00 – 9:15 | |||||
| 9:15 – 10:15 | Keynote Address – Erin Riehle – Project SEARCH | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Panel Discussion
Entrepreneurship/Self-Employment – Supporting the ‘big’ idea |
Carrie Drake BSc. MScOT, OT Reg. (PEI)
Connections on Occupational Therapy in Supporting People with Disabilities |
Harman Singh – Part 1
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) |
Wellness Room – available during conference hours | |
| 11:45 – 1:30 | Luncheon Address – Employer Perspective – Sobey’s | ||||
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Meaghan Jones
Manitoba Project SEARCH – The Canadian Experience |
Harman Singh – Part 2Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) | Carla DiGiorgio – UCB
Strategies of Teaching Coping Skills
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Wellness Room – available during conference hours | |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Wellness Break & Demonstration | ||||
| 2:45 – 3:30 | Closing Plenary Patrick Ledwell | ||||