2010 Reinventing Quality Conference

2010 Conference Schedule (updated: 7/12/2010)

View/Download a list of Strand and Session Descriptions (PDF)
Sunday, August 8 2010
1:00-7 PM Registration
2:00-5 PM Leadership Institute Grads Reunion
5:30-7 PM Welcome Reception
Day One Monday, August 9
7:30-11 AM Registration
7:45-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
Plenary 1:
8:30-10:30 AM
Introduction and Welcome: Michael Chapman, Director, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration
Samuel Bagenstos, U.S. Department of Justice
AND
The Moving Mountains Award Winners!
10:30-10:45 AM Break
Strands Innovation in Individualized Supports: Learning From the Success of Three States Systematic Quality Improvement: More Important Now than Ever Promoting Opportunities for Independence and Choice Funding Crisis: Opportunities for System Reform Making Paid Work a Priority Offering Personalized Supports: Evolving and Enduring Lessons Effective Community Supports for People with Complex and Challenging Needs Supporting Individuals and Families as They Age and Addressing End-of-Life Issues Assuring the Best Workforce - Supporting Quality Direct Support Professionals  
Breakout I
10:45-12:15 PM
Making the Shift to Individual Supports: What Works and Reflections on Lessons Learned Keeping People Healthy and Safe: Data Driven Risk Management All about Co-ops! Ways to Get Something Different than What Exists Investing Wisely in the Future  -- Strategic Investments and Resource Allocation Creative and Customized Employment Options Achieving the Life I Want and The Life I Can Afford State-Level Comprehensive Approaches for Emergency Response and Crisis Support Services Addressing Health Care and End of Life National Perspective and Activities Related to the Direct Support Workforce Moving Toward the Elimination of Restraint:  How Positive Behavior Supports Have Paved the Roads Ahead and One State’s Experience with a Statewide Effort
Derrick Dufresne, CRA; Mike Mayer, CRA; Beth Mount, Capacity Works; Patti Scott, Neighbours Inc.; Pam Walker, Syracuse University; Moderator: Patti Scott Alexandra Bonardi; Center for Developmental Disabilities Research, UMASS Medical Center; Ken Cabral and Laura Nuss, DC Developmental Disabilities Administration; Bill Allen and Eric Zigman, Bay Area Quality Management System; Moderator: Sarah Taub, Human Services Research Institute Elizabeth Corson, Jeanette Gray, David Lankford, all of Achiever’s Co-op in Crossville, TN; Moderator: Ruthie-Marie Beckwith, Ph.D., Tennessee Microboards Association, Inc. John Agosta, Human Services Research Institute; Jon Fortune, Human Services Research Institute; Graham Mulholland, PA Council on Developmental Disabilities; Moderator: John Agosta Mike Menio, Polka Mike DJ Service; Corey Smith, VIA, Bethlehem; Moderator: John Butterworth Ken Capone, People on the Go of Maryland; Paul Saulino, Values Into Action; Anita Yuskauskas, CMS; Pat Carver, Community Drive Inc; Moderator: Marian Frattarola-Saulino, Values Into Action–Pennsylvania Joan Beasley, Center for START Services; Lisa Wolfe, NC START East; Dianne Turner, Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation; Moderator: Charlie Lakin, Research & Training Center on Community Living, Univ. of MN Leigh Ann Kingsbury, Innovation in Leadership and Supports; Judy Levy, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Mindy Morrell, Arc of Frederick County; Moderator: Leig Ann Kingsbury Carrie Blakeway, DSW Resource Center; Laura Ginsburg, DOL/ETA; Renee Pietrangelo, ANCOR; Mary Sowers, CMS; Joe MacBeth, NADSP; Moderator: Amy Hewitt Bob Bowen, The Mandt System, Inc.; Arnie Dordick, Langton Green, Inc.; Diane Dressler, Developmental Disabilities Administration; Moderator: Nancy Thaler
12:15-1:45 PM Lunch (on your own)
Breakout II
1:45-3:15 PM
Where We Are and How to Get There: Increasing the Investment in Innovation for Quality Supports Quality Improvement: Connecting the Data Dots Taking Our Place as Full Participants in Our Faith Communities Taking Stock of Where We Are: Current Trends in Services and Spending Building a Business: Em and Jerri’s Coffee Company The Cost of Freedom…Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize An Effective Jail Diversion Program for People who Have Committed a Crime Supporting People Who are Aging in Multiple Contexts Excellence in Direct Support: Innovative Strategies to Support the Direct Support Workforce: 2009 Moving Mountains Winners Supporting People with Challenging Behavior: The Role of Person Centered Thinking Skills and Practices
Carol Beatty, ARC Howard, MD; Michael Chapman, DDA, MD; Carole Gothelf, AHRC – NY City; Jennifer Helton, Ralph Scott Life Services, Inc., NC; Joan Johnson, Beyond Academics, NC; Cindy Kauffman, DDA, MD; Sue Rattman, ARC NCR, MD; Larry Swabe, NC Council on DD; Ed Walsh, RHA Howell, NC Facilitated by: Beth Mount, Capacity Works and Mike Mayer, Community Resource Alliance; Moderators: Mike Mayer and Patti Scott Marion Olivier, Delmarva Foundation; Ray Pierce, NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities; Teresa Richard, TX Department of Aging and Disability Services; Eddie Towson, Quality Assurance Director, GA Division of Developmental Disabilities; Moderator: Chas Moseley, NASDDDS Shelly Christensen, Jewish Community Inclusion Program; Bill Gaventa, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities; Andy Gordon and Danny Gordon both Representatives of The Jewish Foundation for Group Homes; Liz Weintraub, The Council on Quality and Leadership; Moderator: Shelly Christensen Celia Feinstein, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University; Charlie Lakin, The RTC on Community Living, Univ. of MN; Holly Riddle, NC Council on Developmental Disabilities; Sheila Romano, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities; Moderator: Holly Riddle Tami Fenner, Emilea Hillman, Ashlea Lantz, Jerri Reisner, Sheila Stoeckel, all of Em and Jerri's Coffee Company; Moderator: Rie Kennedy-Lizotte Judy Durand, Rosalind Gregory and Beth Munro, all of Friends & Family TIES Maryland, Mark Friedman, Blue Fire Consulting; Robert Jones, Bruce Myhaver, Dorothy Ports, Melvyn Robinson and Anthony Williams as Members of the GO Team; and the Values Into Action-New Jersey Supports Coordination Team; Moderator: Marian Frattarola-Saulino, Values Into Action-Pennsylvania Keith Bourdon, Taunton, MA District Court; William Packard, MA Department of Developmental Services; Steven Turner, Taunton Police Department; James Young, Taunton State Hospital; Moderator: Angela Amado, Research & Training Center on Community Living, University of MN Bill Gaventa, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities; Tawara Goode, Georgetown UCEDD; Liz Perkins, University of South Florida; Moderator: Maggie Nygren, AAIDD Christie Johnson, SDACB; Eileen VanSoest, Center for Disabilities Sanford School of Medicine; Michele Betanco and Sue Henning Mitchell, both of the Starfish Program - Community Living Program, Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona; Moderator: Joe MacBeth, NADSP Michael Smull and Mary Lou Bourne, both of The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices; Moderator: Charlie Lakin
3:15-3:30 PM Break
Breakout III
3:30-5:15 PM
Leadership Challenges:  How Leaders Can Encourage Innovation and Sustain Commitment Over Time The Provider Challenge: Managing Quality across multiple and complex systems Quality According to Whom? People Designing and Carrying Out Their own Evaluation of Their Services Creative and Successful Approaches in the Face of Economic Downturn - Part One Building an Employment First Strategy Making a Difference Two Approaches to Problem Behavior: Using Positive Behavior Supports for Youth in the Community and EMDR Treatment for People who Have Experienced Trauma Evaluating Olmstead Compliance Excellence in Direct Support: Moving Mountains Award Winners, 2010 Medicaid Options Promoting Home and Community-Based Services
Carol Beatty, ARC Howard, MD; Michael Chapman, DDA, MD; Carole Gothelf, AHRC – NY City; Jennifer Helton, Ralph Scott Life Services, Inc., NC; Joan Johnson, Beyond Academics, NC; Cindy Kauffman, DDA, MD; Sue Rattman, ARC NCR, MD; Larry Swabe, NC Council on DD; Ed Walsh, RHA Howell, NC; Moderators/Facilitators: Derrick Dufresne, Community Resource Alliance and Patti Scott, Neighbours, Inc. Gerry Morrissey, The MENTOR Network; Anne Starr, Mosaic; Renee Pietrangelo, ANCOR; Moderator: Jim Gardner, The Council on Quality and Leadership Alycia Burroughs, VIA PA; Mark Friedman, Blue Fire Consulting; Jim Conroy, Center for Outcome Analysis; Marian Frattarola-Saulino, VIA PA; Gino Scalzitti, Values Into Action; Jean SearleJean Searle, Co-President of Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance/ VIA service user; Moderator: Marian Frattarola-Saulino Holly Bohling, Federated HSC; Jamie Daignault, Human Services Research Institute; Vicki Niswander, Illinois Microboard and Co-op Association; Sheila Romano, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities; Moderator: John Agosta John Butterworth, Institute for Community Inclusion, Univ. of Massachusetts Boston; Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, NASDDDS; Colleen Gauruder, MD Developmental Disabilities Administration; Ken Cabral, DC Developmental Disabilities Administration; Moderator: Rie Kennedy-Lizotte Stephanie Bell, The Arc of Carroll County; Gail Godwin, Shared Support Maryland, Inc.; Beth Mount, Capacity Works; Moderator: Gail Godwin Dan Baker, Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities; Gail Ford and Jan Schaad, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs; Moderator: Chas Moseley, NASDDDS Tony Records, TRA Consulting Lester Parker and Arden Kleffmann, both of Adirondack Arc ; Barbara Rothenberg, The Arc of Delaware County; Moderator: Sheryl Larson Susie Bosstick, Kathy Poisal, Mary Sowers, Anita Yuskauskas, all from CMS; Moderator: Robin Cooper
5:30-7 PM Reception
6:30-8 PM Celebration of Self Advocacy
8:00-10 PM The DANCE! All invited!
AND/OR
Monday Night at the Movies (Great Movies, Popcorn, Cookies & Discussion) sponsored by the ReelAbilities Traveling Film Festival
Day Two Tuesday, August 10
7:30-9 AM Registration
7:45-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
Plenary 2:
8:30-10:30 AM
Barbara Coulter Edwards, CMS; Sharon Lewis, ADD, Pat Rogan, Indiana University School of Education, Annette Downey, Daniel Perry, Ray Schuholz, and John Toppi -- all of Community Living Services of Oakland County (Michigan)
10:30-10:45 AM Break
Breakout 4
10:45-12:15 PM
Innovation in Individualized Supports: Providers Describe their Journeys Toward Change Quality Improvement Systems for Home and Community Based Waivers: What CMS Expects Sound Off About Quality Creative and Successful Approaches in the Face of Economic Downturn - Part Two Vision for Employment 2010: City of Philadelphia's Employment Initiative Living My Life, My Way! Comprehensive State Strategies for Supporting Individuals with Challenging Behavioral and Psychiatric Needs: Treatment and Emergency Response Preparing for Disasters - Integrating and Coordinating Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery to Include People with Access and Functional Needs in Every Community The Next Generation of Family Support and Self-Advocacy  
Carol Beatty, ARC Howard, MD; Carole Gothelf, AHRC – NY City; Cindy Kaufman, DDA, MD; Sue Rattman, ARC NCR, MD; Pam Walker, Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University; Moderator: Patti Scott Anita Yuskauskas, CMS; Moderator: Val Bradley, Human Services Research Institute Moderators: Mark Friedman, Blue Fire Consulting; Liz Weintraub, The Council on Quality and Leadership Dennis Harkins, A Simpler Way; Michael Morris, National Disability Institute; Paula Sotnik, Institute for Community Inclusion; Moderator: Steve Eidelman, Universtiy of Delaware Kathy Sykes, MRS, Philadelphia; Philadelphia Stakeholders; Moderator: John Butterworth Diane Belnavis, Supporter of Brent and Innovator; Oscar Drummond, Self Advocates United as 1; Jennifer Howell, United Disabilities Services; Jean Searle, Co-President of Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance/ VIA service user; Brent Sullivan, Owner, Blankets by Brent Moderator: Gail Godwin, Shared Support Maryland, Inc. Kevin Aldridge, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities; Patrick Frawley, Vermont Crisis Intervention Network, Lara Palay, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities; Moderator: Chas Moseley, NASDDDS Richard Devylder, U.S. Department of Transportation; William Lynch, Disability Rights Section, United States DOJ; Marcie Roth, Department of Homeland Security/ FEMA; Frank Latham, Youth Leadership Project, New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities; Moderator: Marcie Roth John Agosta, Human Services Research Institute; Robin Cooper, NASDDDS; Julie Petty, University of Arkansas; Sue Swenson, Doxa, Inc.; Betsy Valnes, National Youth Leadership Network; Moderator; John Agosta  
12:15-1:45 PM Lunch on your own
Special Sessions
1:45-3:15 PM
Innovation and Hope and Thinking in Possibility..... Leadership Implications   It’s My Life, My Choice, and My Right to Be Abuse Free Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Forum Think College: Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities   What Are We Learning? Using Person-Centered Thinking to Support Everyone in the Community      
Lynda Kahn and Jack Pearpoint, Inclusion Press International; Moderator: Patti Scott   Shelly Anderson, Self Advocate and Consumer Abuse Awareness Presenter; Mark Bazza, Self-Advocate and Respect Yourself Instructor; Beverly Frantz, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University; Carolyn Morgan, Self-Advocates United As 1; Tammy Torum, We Care A Lot Foundation; Moderator: Celia Feinstein Susie Bosstick, Kathy Poisal, Mary Sowers, Anita Yuskauskas, CMS; Moderator: Nancy Thaler Meg Grigal, TransCen, Inc.; Debra Hart, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts; Moderator: Steve Eidelman   Mary Lou Bourne; Michael Smull, The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices; Moderator: Charlie Lakin, Research & Training Center on Community Living, Univ. of MN      
3:15-3:30 PM Break
3:30-4:15 PM WRAP UP -- Come watch a film of conference events and Door Prizes … Door Prizes … Door Prizes!
Wednesday, August 11 2010
8:30-4 PM National Core Indicators Steering Committee Meeting