The National Association of QMRPs

2005 Breakout Sessions

Title

Speaker Names

A Home of Your Own Josh Auer, Bryson Allen and Brent Woodruff
A Structured Day Program for Adults with Autism and Mental Retardation Robert Fox, Amie Moist, and Joe Pingo
Achieving Personal Outcomes - Implementing the Person-Centered Plan Mary Mercer
Animal-Assisted Therapy - A Fetching Alternative! Cyndie Phillips
Application of TQM Model in ICF/MR Clara Thompson, Jim O'Conner and Ryan O'Neal
Arts at the Arc: Finding the Artist Within Mary Vande Voorde
Blunders, Botches, Screw-Ups and Oops! Learning From Our Mistakes Steve Grieger, Maureen Carasiti, Wendy Smith and Angela Church
Breaking the Silence: Reducing Risk of Sexual Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Shirley Paceley
Building Supports for People Who Experience Difficult Behavior Sheri Berg and Joseph Perron
Challenging Behavior in Persons with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Nathan Ory
Claim Your Future - Develop Your Agency's Core Values Theresa Sumrell, Sue Irions and Lisa King
CMS Update Nadine Renbarger
Common Vision Isn't So Common Debra Whitehead
Disaster Preparedness: Teaching Fire Evacuation to People with Developmental Disabilities Stacy Everson and Kathryn Pedgrift
Doing the Work Better Each Year: Practical Strategies for Developing Effective Quality Improvement Processes Robert Crane and Greg Grant
Effective Counselling of Persons with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome: Using "Autistic Thinking" and "Autistic Logic" as an Asset for Coping and Problem Solving Nathan Ory
Innovative and Practical Approaches to Maladaptive Behavior: Redefining Our Perspectives Herbert Washington, Jr.
It's Your Life, Star In It! Jody Hudson and Marilyn Bailey
Leading Leaders Through Servant Leadership Tony DiVittorio
Lessons Learned: Our Journey Toward Leadership Excellence Deb Koop and Rita Wiersma
Managing the Trial Service Employee: The Key to a Healthy Organization Timothy Williams
Managing Your Unusual Incidents & Protection From Harm Systems Dan Housepian
Managing Yourself to Manage Others-Developing Management Adaptability Mark Wiesel
Mental Health Court: Therapeutic Jurisprudence for People with Developmental Disabilities Thomas Brundige
More Q Tips Lura Dunn, Cindy Haworth, Sahana Priyanath, Nadine Renbarger and Kelli Rogers
NAQ The Past 10 Years - Where We've Been - Where We're Going Art Dykstra and Holly Janczak
Pass the Popcorn - A "Win-Win" for Management Team Training Jan Nichols, Carolyn Gresham and Roni Jo Frazier
Plan for Productivity Debra Whitehead
Profound Disabilities: Using Stories to Change Paraprofessionals' Perspectives Krysti DeZonia
Providing Culturally Relevant Supports: Beyond Speaking the Language Elisa Velardo, Jan Behr and Noemi Gonzalez
Providing Spiritual Supports for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Sr. Gabrielle Kowalski
Quality Champions!! Join Us on Our Journey Elizabeth Mathis
Quality Enhancement: Creating Services That Make a Difference Catherine Hayes
Quality Feedback Review: That Works! Lisa King and Traci Cleaver
Quality Measures 2005: An Integrated Approach to Quality Amanda Cade
Reenergizing Your Culture with Trial Service Employees Timothy Williams and Chris Flamm
Retaining and Motivating Employees Through Performance Management Anu Khetarpal
Risk Management - Essential in Your Quest for Quality John Rose
Social Sexual Education: Why We Need to Teach It Stacy Everson
Supporting Leisure in Uncharted Waters: A Web-Based Resource Anne Roehl and Nicolai Ordahl
Swallow Functioning and Safety in the Developmentally Disabled Population Kurt Daniels
Teaching Individuals with Autism & Other Severe Learning Deficiencies - Effective Methods for Teachers & Computers Karl Smith
Teaching Rights and Responsibilities Karen VanLeeuwen and Denise Gray
Team Building Through Experiential Learning Shannon Bock, Sue Lopez and Lynette Weber
The Use of Selected Psychotropics in the Management of Behavioral Symptoms in the Individual with MR/DD Nanette Wrobel
Understanding Government Benefits - Do Your Clients Receive All They Deserve? Sherri Schneider
Using Treatment Algorithms for Behavioral or Seizure Issues in the Persons with MRDD Nanette Wrobel and Kathleen Brown
Web Enabled Technologies - Simplifying Community Services Greg Wellems and Kevin Harding

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