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7th Annual Illinois Statewide Transition Conference:
Program & Continuing Education Information
2011 Speaker Presentations |Keynote Speakers | Conference at a Glance | Continuing Education |
2011 Speaker Presentations
The 2011 conference agenda is jam packed with informative sessions about best practices in transition planning, services, and outcomes. Detailed information on conference sessions will soon be available in the 2011 Transition Conference Registration booklet. This booklet is available in PDF format - you will need the Adobe Reader to view, complete and print the document. The Reader is available free from the Adobe web site.
Conference participants will be able to select from a diverse variety of pre-conference sessions on Sunday afternoon, October 23rd. Sunday will conclude with a welcome reception and an opportunity for networking. On Monday, October 24th, the conference will offer a diverse variety of break-out sessions and host exhibit booths for participants. The afternoon will conclude with another variety of break-out sessions on various topics. Tuesday, the final day of the conference, will offer more break-out sessions as well as concurrent plenary sessions for each conference track. The conference will conclude with an energetic and inspiring luncheon presentation.
Detailed information on conference sessions is also available on the Illinois Transition Conference online registration.
Keynote Speaker: Barbara Doyle
Barbara Doyle is a nationally known author, master teacher, special educator, trainer, keynote presenter and consultant. Her goals are creating inclusive communities in which everyone has an opportunity to belong, contribute, communicate, participate, and be safe. She has worked for over 40 years to help create effective educational programs, mental health programs, and adult services. She is a family member of 5 people with disabilities. Her website is: www.barbaradoyle.com
Keynote presentation: "Changing Society’s View: Creating the Future, Today!! "
All of us want to create a society where all people are safe, belong, contribute, participate, communicate, and are valued. Service providers and family members strive to create a society at embraces human diversity and values everyone. People with disabilities are faced with obstacles in everyday life that result from societal views that are not what hey should be. How can we change the whole of society? Perhaps the most powerful tool for societal change that we have is ourselves! This presentation explores the power role of service providers, families and individuals with disabilities themselves in creating the attitudes of the world of today and of the future.
Luncheon Entertainment: Star of Lights Theatre Troupe
The luncheon entertainment on Monday, October 24th, will be the Stars of Light Theatre Troupe of Rockford, Illinois is a traveling performance group composed of persons with mental illness, family members, and Janet Wattles Center staff and volunteers. The group provides education for the community using vignettes, personal stories, and music about mental illness and the stigma that surrounds it. Over 16 years, the Stars have presented more than 200 shows, reaching audiences of more than 14,000 people. The Troupe has produced numerous documentaries and radio programs to educate and inform. They have helped train more than 200 local law enforcement officers on how to appropriately interact with people with mental illness they encounter in their work. In July, the Troupe performed at the NAMI national conference in Chicago. Over the years, the Stars have received numerous state and local awards including, most recently, the 2011 United Way of Rock River Valley Volunteer Group of the Year Award.
Conference at a Glance
A one page overview of the Conference Agenda, including daily schedules, is now available. This file is available in PDF format - you will need the Adobe Reader to view, complete and print the document. The Reader is available free from the Adobe web site.
Continuing Education Units
Refer to additional information and requirements for the particular continuing education credit in the Conference Program book and at the continuing education informational site at the conference.
- Educators' Continuing Education Units (CEU), Continuing Professional
Development Units (CPDU) will be available upon request.
- Social Worker continuing education (CE) and Physical Therapy continuing
education (CE) credit will also be available upon request.
- Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC) will be
available upon request.
- This activity has been submitted to Illinois Nurses Association Approver Unit for approval to award contact hours. Illinois Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon receipt of approval, program participants will be awarded contact hours for participation in the health track workshop sessions, health plenary 2 and keynote presentations. Health track participants will explain ways to collaborate with health care providers and community partners to improve quality of health care transition; describe ways to prepare youth with special health care needs to transition to the adult health care system; and demonstrate how to include health goals in IEPs and transition plans.
Conference Sponsors
Family Matters Parent Training and Information Center
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
Healthcare and Family Services/Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
IL Assistive Technology Program
IL Dept. of Human Services
IL Interagency Coordinating Council
Il State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities
SIU Region V Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Center
Springfield Center for Independent Living
Statewide Independent Living Council of IL
UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children
UIS Office of Disability Services
7th Annual Illinois Statewide Transition Conference
October 23-25, 2011
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Springfield, Illinois
Register by September 20th, 2011 to take advantage of early registration fee discounts
For more information
contact Marva Campbell-Pruitt
via email at info@illinoistransitionconference.org
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