Don't miss the early registration deadline: APRIL 30, 2007!!
Call or email to confirm your registration and get the lower conference rates!

Please join us for the 10th Annual Vermont APSE Conference on 
Supported Employment!  Our early registration deadline is April 30, 
2007.

Follow this link for our web page or print out information below:
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Ecdci/programs/vtapse/apseconference2007.html

Tenth Annual
Vermont APSE
Supported Employment
Conference

May 14, 2007
Wyndham Hotel & Conference Center
60 Battery Street
Burlington, Vermont

"Harmony of Workplace Diversity"

Keynote Speaker:
DAVID HARP
http://www.davidharp.com/

David is the author of two dozen "how to" books, on subjects ranging 
from music to meditation. He's great at making complex subjects seem 
simple!  He's also an internationally known teacher of 
cognitive-behavioral science (currently the most effective form of 
psychology for behavioral change in organizations or individuals), 
and travels the world teaching groups of every kind to work more 
co-operatively and more effectively, with greater creativity and less 
stress.


Tentative Schedule of Events:

8:30-9:00		Welcome! Registration and Refreshments

9:00-10:30	Keynote Presentation: David Harp

10:45-12:00	Concurrent Breakout Sessions

12:00 - 1:00	Lunch & Celebration

1:00 - 2:15	Concurrent Breakout Sessions

2:15 - 3:30	Closing Presentation: David Harp

Breakout Sessions will include:

Embracing Differences and Creating Harmony through Managing Feelings
Noni Records, Living Love and Ifetayo White, Lamoille County Mental 
Health Services

Social Security Work Incentives
Jim Pontbriand, Social Security Administration

Drumming Your Heartsong
Wendy Halley, Lucid Path

Hiring Those We Support
Wayne Beam & Kara Artus, Transition II Employment Services

Natural Job Development: Relationship Building for Success
George V. Nostrand, Jenni Brileya, Vocational Opportunity Works! (VOW)

American Greetings: A New Employment Opportunity
Sherry Jones & Will Baker, Lamoille County Mental Health

Perceived Barriers to Employment in Persons with Severe Mental Illness
Ines Wachtel, Clara Martin Center, Bradford & Dale Hindmarsh, UVM

Supported Employment for People with a Psychiatric Disability: 
Strategies That Work
Laura Flint, Dartmouth Evidence-Based Practices Center

Taking it to the Streets: Making a Bigger Impact in the Business World
Teresa Miele, Career Choices, Rutland

Plus Display Tables and Exhibits, and Much More!!  Celebrate Vermont 
APSE's 10th Anniversary!

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REGISTRATION

Note: Registration Fee includes Lunch

____ Professional:
$60.00   ($70.00 after April 30)


____ Self Advocate-Supported Employee:
$25.00  ($30.00 after April 30)


APSE Members deduct $10 from the total fee. 
APSE Membership # __________ (required)

Join APSE now http://www.apse.org/joinnow/join.html and attend the 
conference at the reduced rates!!

Scholarships may be available to persons with disabilities on 
request. Call 802-656-1345 for more information.

______Yes, we would like a display table for our non-profit agency. 
Professional registration is required.  (Space may be limited)


Name(s):

Organization:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Special Accommodations (please specify):


Please send your registration with check made payable to Vermont APSE
If special accommodations are needed please respond by April 23, 2007

Payment MUST accompany registration unless prior arrangements are 
made with Karen Hussey at 802-652-2161.

Send Check and Registration to:
Karen Hussey
Vermont APSE
c/o Project Hire/HCS
102 South Winooski Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-652-2161
Fax: 802-860-2360
Email: [log in to unmask]



Note: There will be a fee for parking at the Wyndham or city lots.

The Wyndham Burlington is offering a special guest room rate of $119 
which is based on availability.  Please identify Vermont APSE when 
making reservations for overnight accommodations.

The Wyndham Burlington is pleased to hold these rooms until 4/8/2007 
at which time, any non-reserved rooms will be released for general 
sale.


-- 
Bryan Dague, Ed.D.
University of Vermont
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion
Mann Hall, 3rd Floor
208 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT 05405-1757

Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (802) 656-1345
Fax: (802) 656-1357
TTY: (802) 656-8499
Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/