The Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Presents 23 rd Annual School Symposium: Mindful Collaboration for Student Success March 4 and 5, 2016 Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences Mary Baldwin College Fishersville, Virginia 13.0 Contact Hours
Schedule of Events Thursday March 3 rd 100pm 400pm Pre-Conference Tours Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Tour 200pm 500pm One of the oldest schools in Virginia and the second of its kind in the world, the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, located in historic Staunton, VA, was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on March 31, 1838. As the school celebrates more than 170 years of continued excellence in educating deaf and blind children, it remains at the forefront of educational technology. The school utilizes some of the latest and most advanced audio-visual equipment and disability tailored computer applications in its classrooms to provide its students with the best education. Meet the tour group in the lobby of the Hampton Inn and travel by van to the campus in Staunton. Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center provides people with disabilities with comprehensive, individualized services to realize personal independence through employment. For sixty years, the center has been making extraordinary differences in people s lives. It enjoys a strong heritage of service to people with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia dating back to 1947 when its first clients were admitted. The center offers medical rehabilitation and life skills and vocational training to clients of all ages. Meet the tour group in the lobby of Hampton Inn and travel by van to the campus in Fishersville.
Schedule of Events Friday March 4th 800am - 830am 830am - 1030am 1045 1215 1215 100 100 230 Registration Welcome and Keynote Address: Leading the Unicorn Over the Rainbow: Motivation and Collaboration to Support the Journey Rachel Potter, PhD BCBA-D Dean, Collage of Education, Mary Baldwin College Innovative Group Interventions Designed to Enhance Student Engagement and Performance Elizabeth Richardson, MS OTR/L, K. Ewing, OTS, S. Bloomfield, OTS, C. Cheresnowsky, OTS, C. Anzalone, OTS, K. Diaz, OTS, T. Grunwald, OTS, C. Lambright, OTS, C. Tyrrell, OTS, B. Joyce, OTS, K. Petencin, OTS JMU ASD and Work Readiness: Programing at WWRC Clay Huie, OTR/L CDRS, Director of OT Services, Marty Rowe, Life Skills Transition Program and Work Readiness and Career Exploration Instructor, Ginger Sharrer, Postsecondary Education Rehab Transition and Field Services Supervisor, and Ginger Shifflett, MS CCC-SLP, Director of Communications Services I Will Survive: Building Resilience and Minimizing Burnout in School-Based Practice Pam Stephenson OTD, MS, OTR/L and Carolyn Moore PT, DPT, MHS Mary Baldwin College The Move Towards Results Driven Accountability in Special Education Jeff Phenicie, Associate Director, Office of Special Education Program Improvement, VDOE Lunch and Exhibitors Supporting Students with Communication Deficits Across Daily Routines Meredith Laverdure MS CCC-SLP, Jaime Lawson MA CCC-SLP, Maggie Jarvela, MS OTR/L CHKD Driving Rehabilitation at WWRC Clay Huie, OTR/L CDRS, Director of OT Services - WWRC Evidence Based Practice and Knowledge Translation Deb Rose, PT DPT PCS Fairfax County PS Let s Work S.M.A.R.T.er! Jan Emerick Brothers, OTR/L 245 415 Using the School as the Community in CBI: A Jobs Program Deborah B. Schwind, MEd OTR/L Loudoun County PS OT-COTA Partnership Building in a School Based Setting Regina A. Koffman, OTD OTR/L, Alicia F. Bresley, COTA/L Fairfax County PS Legal & Practical Tips for School Occupational Therapy Practitioners Rebecca E. Argabrite Grove, MS OTR/L and Patrick T. Andriano, Esq Weaving the Threads of School and Outpatient Physical Therapy Amy S. O'Malley, PT MPT PCS and Vicky Block, PT MSPT
Registration Welcome and Plenary Address: Collaborating for Change: Starting and Sustaining System Supports Barbara Hanft, MA OTR FAOTAJ and Jane Shepherd, MS OTR FAOTA Outdoor Learning and STEAM Activities as Therapeutic Intervention Tammy Blake, OTD OTR/L and Dawn Leach, MS CCC-SLP- Fairfax County PS With a Little Help from our Friends... Collaborative Consultation Barbara E Chandler, PhD OTR/L FAOTA and Judith Schoonover, MEd OTR/L ATP FAOTA Supporting Evidence Based Practice Hope Carracci, MS OTR/L CHKD Using the OTPF to Guide OT Evaluation in the School Setting Patty Laverdure, OTD OTR/L BCP and Marbea Tiernan Tammaro, MEd OTR/L Lunch & Exhibitors An Integrative Approach to Promoting Self-Regulation in the Classroom Kim McInnis, OTR/L MSOT OTD and Brandy Smith, LSPC LPC Got ART Tools? Deborah B. Schwind, MEd OTR/L and Judith Schoonover, MEd OTR/L ATP FAOTA Team and System Collaboration: Roundtable Discussion Barbara Hanft, MA OTR FAOTAJ and Jane Shepherd MS OTR FAOTA At the Core: Built in Accessibility Features in Apple Mobile Devices and Computers Marbea Tiernan Tammaro, MEd OTR/L 800am - 830am 830am - 1030am 1045 1215 1215 100 100 230 Schedule of Events Saturday March 5th A Dash of Play to Smooth out the Day How Evidence- Based Playful Strategies Can Change the Equation Jan Lipscomb, OTR/L, and Laura Thieman, LCSW RPT - Fairfax County PS Getting to the Core of Vocabulary Selection for AAC Devices Lauren Kravetz Bonnet, PhD CCC-SLP and Amy Bereiter, MA CCC-SLP You Made What, With What?? Make and Take Session Mona Pruett, MS OTR/L VCU and Ynez Peterson, OTR, SECEP REACH Program 245 415 Follow us on Facebook: VOTA Pediatric Special Interest Group
Virginia Occupational Therapy Association 2415-B Westwood Avenue Richmond, VA 23230 23 rd Annual School-System Symposium: Mindful Collaboration for Student Success When: March 4 th and 5 th 2016 Where: Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, 100 Baldwin Boulevard, Fishersville, VA 22939 Keynote: Dr. Rachel S. Potter, BCBA-D Our keynote presenter, Dr. Rachel S. Potter, BCBA-D, Dean of the College of Education at Mary Baldwin College, will share her experiences and the lessons learned related to autism from both a parent and educator s perspective and how parent-school collaboration is an imperative foundation for our youth s success. Plenary: Jayne Shepherd, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA and Barbara Hanft, MA, OTR, FAOTA Our plenary address, presented by Jane Shepherd, MS, OTR, FAOTA and Barbara Hanft, MA, OTR, FAOTA, will address how we, as therapy service providers, can best collaborate for student success. Lodging and Parking: Rooms with complimentary breakfast are available at a reduced rate of $94.00/night at: Hampton Inn, 15 Four Square Lane, Fishersville, Virginia, 22939. Please call 1-540-213-9500 and mention the Mary Baldwin Conference Event for the discounted rate when making your reservations. Free parking is available at the parking lot in front of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences.