Events
Upcoming Events Nationwide
Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth
Workshops
April 17, 2008 - April 18, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.youthchg.com/live.html
This workshop, sponsored by Youth Change Workshops, will deliver 200 ready-to-use, powerful solutions to problems like violence, apathy, truancy, defiance, ADD, school failure, bad attitudes, and poor motivation. It will focus especially on children with challenges and disabilities. Teachers, youth workers, counselors, psychologists, court workers, social workers, justice workers, foster parents, and school administrators are encouraged to attend. This workshop will also be held in Kansas City, MO (May 1-2); Seattle, WA (May 8-9); and Portland, OR (October 9-10). Registration is required and a registration fee does apply. Third Annual NCUST Symposium: Building Excellence in Teaching
May 7, 2008 - May 9, 2008
San Diego, CA
www.ncust.org http://www.ncust.org/dnn/NCUSTSymposium/tabid/123/Default.aspx
The National Center for Urban School Transformation will be holding their Third Annual Symposium: Building Excellence in Teaching on May 7-9 at the Westin Horton Plaza in San Diego, California. The symposium offers a unique chance to learn from urban school-staffers around the country who are overcoming the odds by improving outcomes for their students. Through their stories, leaders from these schools will be offering strategies for effectively improving academic achievement in schools.
National ADA Symposium
Symposium
May 12, 2008 - May 14, 2008
St. Louis, MO
http://www.adasymposium.org/
Hosted by the Network of DBTAC-ADA Centers, the ADA Symposium brings together representatives from key federal agencies involved in implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Access Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission to provide comprehensive training and updates. Breakout sessions in the following tracks will be offered: employment, architecture, state and local governments, and community issues. Early-bird registration deadline: April 15, 2008. International Conference on Self-Determination
Conference
May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008
Detroit, MI
http://www.communitydrive.org/Conference.html
The International Conference on Self-Determination, presented by the Center for Self-Determination, will feature a combination of a few short presentations and panel discussions and roundtables organized by topic with a diversity of moderators and cross-disability panel members rather than a single-focus presentation by a particular individual or organization. Each session is organized across disabilities. Comprehensive Community-based Services for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Needs
Teleconference Call
May 29, 2008
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern)
http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/teleconference.shtml
Sponsored by NADD, a community assessment process used in various states in the U.S. to evaluate services for individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs will be presented by Joan B. Beasley, Ph.D. A major goal of the assessment is to identify resource gaps that may lead to the use of expensive and restrictive services, emergency services, and lengthy or unnecessary psychiatric inpatient hospital stays. In the case of children and adolescents, service outcomes include the trend toward out-of-state placements for some individuals. A process to analyze the system, include all stakeholders in problem solving, identify gaps, and develop effective solutions will be discussed and a model program to better meet the needs of children in their communities will be presented. Registration is required and a registration fee does apply. Abilities Expo: Your Show for Independent and Assisted Living Products & Services
Conference
May 30, 2008 - June 1, 2008
Anaheim, CA
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/IAEBrandManager/v42/index.cvn
Abilities Expo showcases the latest independent and assisted living products and services to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. It is a consumer show and is open to the public. Abilities Expo also has a comprehensive workshop program consisting of consumer and professional tracks, with certificates of participation available to students and education and healthcare professionals. People on the Move: Using All Transportation Options (ADA and Beyond…): A FREE “train-the-trainer” initiative to increase accessible transportation in your community
Training
June 2, 2008 - June 3, 2008
Washington, DC
http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move
Each year, Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation) offers five of these trainings providing teachers and trainers the basic tools needed to expand community transportation options. Human service providers, transportation providers, school personnel, individuals who use community transportation, and advocates who support community change are invited to apply to attend. Application deadline: March 27, 2008. No Health Without Mental Health: Mental Health America 2008 Conference
Conference
June 4, 2008 - June 7, 2008
Washington, DC
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/annualconference/index.html
The Mental Health America Conference draws leaders and advocates, including executives and staff from its state and local affiliates, mental health consumers, family members, policymakers, advocates, providers, and academic, government and business leaders to Washington, D.C. to learn about critical issues in the behavioral health field and strategies for collective action. The 2008 Conference adds a Promotion and Prevention Summit, June 6-7, on driving down the high rates and profound impact of mental illnesses in the United States.
National Workshop: Personal Assistance Services for Students with Severe Physical Disabilities 
Conference
June 5, 2008 - June 6, 2008
Urbana-Champaign, IL
http://www.pascenter.org/documents/PASinPSE.pdf
This Workshop, hosted by Midwest Alliance in Science, Tech., Engineering, and Mathematics, in Urbana-Champaign IL, is intended for members of the NFS, ED, and NIH, Vocational Rehab, Veterans Administration, and independent Living Centers. The Workshop objectives are to assess the state of personal assistance services (PAS) for students with severe disabilities, review strategies, identify barriers, and develop recommendations to increase opportunities for PAS. Available in PDF (3 p, 126 KB).
20th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
Institute
June 10, 2008 - June 14, 2008
Portland, ME
http://www.cped.uconn.edu/08pti.htm
The objective of this training institute, sponsored by the University of Connecticut Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, is to assist dedicated professionals to meet the unique needs of college students with disabilities. Participants can select from a variety of strands and single sessions taught by experts in the field and they will have opportunities to share information and network with each other at various activities throughout the Institute.
2008 Believable Hope Conference, United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
Conference
June 18, 2008 - June 21, 2008
Washington, DC
http://www.ucp.org/ucp_general.cfm/1/12438
Members of the disability community; business and community leaders; healthcare professionals; and families will join forces with UCP to create Believable Hope today for a life without limits for people with disabilities in the future. Registration deadline: May 21, 2008.
Society for Disability Studies 21st Annual Conference
Conference
June 18, 2008 - June 22, 2008
New York, NY
http://www.disstudies.org/
The Society for Disability Studies for its 21st Annual Conference invites proposals from any field that examine the ways in which disability and urban issues intersect; engage the mobility of metaphor and the refiguration of space; and/or explore the ways in which Disability Studies shifts and translates in application to specific sites and communities.
The International Center for Leadership in Education 16th Annual Model Schools Conference
Conference
June 22, 2008 - June 25, 2008
Orlando, FL
http://www.modelschoolsconference.com/
The Annual Model Schools Conference will showcase student engagement strategies used by high performing schools, as well as effective instructional practices and leadership approaches, research on best practices, and measurable learning criteria for evaluation of instructional practices.
2008 Transition Summer Institute: Transition Assessment: What's It All About? How Do We Make it Happen?
Institute
June 23, 2008 - June 28, 2008
Lawrence, KS
http://www.transitioncoalition.org/cgiwrap/tcacs/new/training/summerinstitute/index.php
The University of Kansas, Department of Special Education & the Transition Coalition present the 2008 Transition Summer Institute: Transition Assessment June 23-27, 2008 Lawrence KS, with Dr. Mary E. Morningstar, on Transition Planning Inventory, Life Skills Assessments, Self-Determination Assessments, Vocational Assessments, Building Statewide and Local Transition Toolkits, Student Involvement in Transition Assessment and Planning, Federal Perspectives on the Summary of Performance, State Policies and Perspectives on Assessments and SOPs, Overview of IDEA 2004 and Effective Practices in Transition Planning and Services, and Understanding Formal and Informal Assessments The week-long conference is geared toward professionals and family members involved with secondary transition programs and services for students with disabilities.
Fifth Annual Urban Service-Learning Institute
Institute
June 26, 2008 - June 27, 2008
Saint Paul, MN
http://www.service-learning.com/happening_event.cfm?oid=5848&null=1208196942148
The Urban Service-Learning Institute, sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council, focuses on applying the principles of service-learning to help students achieve excellence in urban settings. This event is an opportunity to connect with other professionals working in urban settings and help shape this developing area of service-learning. Participants will discuss service-learning outreach and application techniques and answer the following questions: How can the principles of service-learning be applied in urban environments? What are the issues and opportunities that educators and students face in urban areas? How does service-learning fit in the current education reform movement? Registration deadline: June 13,2008.
IES Research Training Institute: Cluster-Randomized Trials
Institute
July 6, 2008 - July 18, 2008
Evanston, IL
http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=310
The National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education, announces its second Summer Research Training Institute on Cluster-Randomized Trials to increase the national capacity of researchers to develop and conduct rigorous evaluations of the impact of education interventions.
2008 School of the 21st Century National Conference
Conference
July 14, 2008 - July 16, 2008
New Haven, CT
http://www.yale.edu/21c/200821cconference.html
Sponsored by The School of the 21st Century (21C), this conference focuses on Changing Roles of Schools: Schools of the 21st Century. Participants will have an opportunity to network with others committed to making schools responsive to the needs of children and families and choose from almost 40 sessions that tie research to everyday practice and provide tools to enhance every aspect of program development, administration, and evaluation. Experts and practitioners will present updates in the policy arena as well as provide tools to help parents become involved and engaged in their children’s education.
2008 Georgetown Training Institutes: Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families: New Directions to Improve Care
Institute
July 16, 2008 - July 20, 2008
Washington, DC
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/TI2008/theinstitutes.html
This institute will offer in-depth, practical information on how to develop and operate systems of care and how to provide high-quality, effective, clinical interventions and supports within them, with special focus on three “new directions” to strengthen systems of care and improve outcomes, each comprising a distinct track: Implementing a Public Health Approach, Partnering With Schools, and Partnering With Child Welfare.
National Institute of Justice Annual Conference
Conference
July 21, 2008 - July 23, 2008
Arlington, VA
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/events/nij_conference/welcome.htm
The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice will hold its annual conference which brings together criminal justice scholars, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state, and federal levels to share the latest research findings and technology. This year’s conference includes a panel on youth gang research and best practices organized by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and panels on commercial sexual exploitation of children, school-based prevention programs, and bullying. Conference registration is free, and early registration is recommended.
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