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Training -  SPRING 2010 Syllabus!

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Special Speakers !!

March

Gregory Cherpes, MD

April

Substituting Susan Schaeffer, PhD for Gwen Breuer, DO

June

David Hingsburger

Aug.

Nancy Thaler

 

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Special Speaker Series

 

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March 18

Psychiatric Diagnoses: An Introduction

April 15

Women with Disabilities & Health Issues

June 10 & 11

David Hingsburger Conference

August 5

Strengths & Weaknesses in Our System

 

 

 

 


Gregory Cherpes, MD

Psychiatric Diagnoses: An Introduction

Thursday, March 18, 2010

1pm - 3pm

CDC of Butler County

112 Woody Drive, Butler PA

In this training session, the basic elements of psychiatric diagnosis will be discussed. The 2 hour training will cover topics including: categories of mental health disorders, the multi-axial diagnostic system that psychiatrists use when making a diagnosis, and a discussion of the diagnosis of mental illness from a historical perspective. No previous knowledge of mental health disorders is necessary to participate in this presentation.  Click here to register for this training

 

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Susan Schaeffer, Ph.D.

Women with Disabilities & Health Issues

Thursday, April 15, 2010

10am - 12pm

CDC of Butler County

112 Woody Drive, Butler PA

Susan Schaeffer, Ph. D. from UPMC's Disabilities Resource Center will be discussing woman with disabilities and health issues along with information about the Disability Resource Center and any initiatives around disabilites that UPMC may have.  Click here to register for this training.

Gwen Breuer, D.O. who was supposed to present on women and the aging process had to cancel due to a conflict in her schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

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David Hingsburger

David Hingsburger Conference

Thursday & Friday, June 10th & 11th, 2010

Succop Theatre @ BC3

107 College Drive, Butler PA

 

This is a FREE event. 

Meals are on your own for both days.

 

Day 1:  (9am - 3:30pm) **

The Ring of Safety

The Ring of Safety explores the victimization of people with disabilities and helps reduce the risk of sexual assault. The Ring of Safety presents the skills to teach people with disabilities to enable them to protect themselves. David also presents a new way of looking at the indicators of sexual abuse in the population of people who have developmental disabilities.

* Film Festival - Raising the Views of Those with Disabilities in a Creative, Positive Way (6pm - 8pm)

Join us for a fun, multi-film event that looks at the lives and talents of local individuals living an Everyday Life. This event will be held after Day 1 of the conference, from 6pm - 8pm on June 10th in the Succop Theatre. There are no credit hours awarded for attending this event.

 

Day 2:  (9am - 3:30pm) **

The “R” Word

There are ways that we can help people with disabilities understand teasing and bullying. It also suggests new strategies for dealing with mean people. Further, David will help parents and staff support an individual with a disability who is being bullied.

Making Tomorrow

Using humour, Dave talks about four important things that we can think about that will help us to stay in this important field of human services.

 

Click here  to register for this event.

 

IMPORTANT:
  • * Since the Film Festival is not a training, we can not offer training hours for this event. However, the festival is a FREE event so we hope you will join us in fun and celebration! 
  • ** Each attendee of the conference will receive 5.5 credit hours for each day in attendance, as there is a one hour break for lunch each day.  Participants must be present for the entire day to receive credit hours.
  • Certificates will be distributed at the end of each day. Attendees MUST be present in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Overnight Accommodations are available at a rate of $95 per Single or Double Occupancy:

Fairfield Inn & Suites Butler

200 Fairfield Lane

Butler, PA 16001  *  Phone: (724) 283-0009

* When calling to reserve a room, please convey that you are attending the David Hingsburger Conference.

 

You can also register online by clicking the corresponding links below:

For Standard Double-Double rooms

For Standard King rooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nancy Thaler

Strengths & Weaknesses in Our System, and the Importance of Everyone's Role

Thursday, August 5, 2010

10am - 12:30pm

Succop Theatre @ BC3

107 College Drive, Butler PA

Nancy Thaler is the Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services. She served as Pennsylvania’s Deputy Secretary for Mental Retardation from 1993-2003 and also worked for the Federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) responsible for the quality improvement strategy for the Federal Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Program. She will speak on strengths and weaknesses in our system and the importance of everyone’s role. A half hour Q & A will follow Nancy's presentation.  Click here to register for this training

 

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