Attend the 2019 conference and earn 6 CEUs!
Join us for the 19th Annual Conference in the beautiful city of Saratoga Springs, New York on June 6th and 7th, 2019.
This year’s theme is : “Working with people: Our purpose and passion.” There will be several sessions with highly regarded speakers on topics Service Coordinators encounter every single day. We are pleased to present our Agenda below (subject to change).
Your attendance may qualify you for up to 6 CEU credits! Please see agenda for CEU sessions. For details, please look at the information below the agenda.
| THURSDAY JUNE 6TH | ||
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration | Hotel Lobby |
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom |
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Meet Exhibitors | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome Address | Grand Ballroom |
| 9:15 AM – 10:15AM | Joint Session A1 | Grand Ballroom |
| Innovative Community Resources – Panel Presentations | ||
| Project Lifesaver Deputy Jason Lang, Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office |
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| Health Care Bureau Helpline Jennifer Lonegran, Office of the Attorney General of New York State |
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| Honor Flight Greg Furlong, Honor Flight Capital District |
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| The Opioid Crisis/Narcan Training Capt. Dan Morely, Prog. Director, Opioid Overdose Prevention Program, Saratoga County Sherriff’s Office Deputy Bill Kitts, Saratoga County Sherriff’s Office |
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| 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM | Concurrent Session B1 | Congress Room |
| How to Survive an Active Shooter Deputy Kenneth D Cooper Jr, Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office |
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| Concurrent Session B2 | State Seal Room | |
| Mental Health & Aging: Reframing Clinical Practice & Mental Health for Elders in the Community Jamie DiMarco, LCSW, American Elder Care Co-ordination CEU SESSION |
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| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session C1 | Congress Room |
| Hidden VA Benefits Anissa Graboka LCSW, Mary Kate Monroe LMSW, Veterans Administration |
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| Concurrent Session C2 | State Seal Room | |
| State and Federal Issues that Impact Older Residents Gail Myers, Deputy Director, New York Statewide Senior Action Council CEU SESSION |
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| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
| Meet Exhibitors | Grand Ballroom Lobby | |
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Concurrent Session D1 | Congress Room |
| Virtual ER Services – How they can assist you at home Michael Bibighaus, MD, Director of Emergency Medicine Keith Algozzine, PA, CEO, United Concierge Medicine |
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| Concurrent Session D2 | State Seal Room | |
| Overview, Prevention Methods, and Strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementias, other Memory Loss in Underserved Communities Molly McCann, MHA, Assoc. Director, Alzheimer’s Association of NE New York CEU SESSION |
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| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Concurrent Session E1 | Congress Room |
| Creating an Inclusive Environment Kesha Carter, Chief Diversity Officer, Coordinated Care Services, Inc |
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| Concurrent Session E2 | State Seal Room | |
| Relationships & Boundary Issues with Residents Marie Riley, PsyD, LCSW, CNS CEU SESSION |
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| 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Meet Exhibitors | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Cocktail Hour | Skidmore Room |
| 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Dinner | Grand Ballroom |
| FRIDAY,JUNE 7TH | ||
| 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom |
| 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Meet Exhibitors | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Association Business | Grand Ballroom |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Working with Challenging and Difficult Clients M Queen Bailey Brooks, LCSW, Founder: A Wholisitc Approach, LLC CEU SESSION |
Grand Ballroom |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Meet Exhibitors | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Break | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Concurrent Session F1 | Congress Room |
| Finding a “Way of Being and Doing” within Motivational Interviewing Cheryl Martin, MA, RN, Master CASAC, Coordinated Care Services, Inc. CEU SESSION |
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| Concurrent Session F2 | State Seal Room | |
| Senior Driving Safety Donna Stressel, OTR/L, CDI, CDRS, Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital |
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| 12:45 PM | Adjournment |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Continuing Education hours are available through a partnership with UAlbany School of Social Welfare and School of Education. University at Albany, School of Social Welfare & School of Education, Continuing Education Program is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0039.