AL-APSE 2019 Conference Handouts/PowerPoints

July 10 - 12, 2019

Annual Training Conference


Wednesday, July 10

Opening Session: 1 :00- 2:30 Diversity & Inclusion - Deborah Grimes - PPT

General Session: 3:00 - 4:30 Beyond Barriers to Passion and Possibility - Denise Bissonnette


Thursday, July 11

General Session: 8:00 - 9:30 Barriers to Our Own Passion Denise Bissonnette

Breakout Sessions: 10:00- 11 :00 A.M.

  1. Transference of Skills to the Workplace - Linda Fugate
  2. Discovery & Customized Employment - Greer, Williamson, Carpenter
  3. Alabama Care Live Broadcasts - Alex Bimes
  4. Enable Savings Plan - Diane Stewart - PPT
  5. Charting Your Life Course to Live, Work, and Play - Ellis, Barclay, Moore - Handout (PDF)

Breakout Sessions: 11 :15 - 12:15 P.M.

  1. Cultivating the Spirt to Work - Denise Bissonnette
  2. Work Based Learning for Students - Katie Dumais
  3. Autism Spectrum Disorders in Alabama - McConnell & Hill - PPT and RAN Handout (PDF)
  4. Social Security Representative Payee - Barbara Lawrence
  5. Charting Your Life Course to WORK - Ellis, Barclay, Moore - Handout (PDF)

Breakout Sessions: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

  1. Best Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment - Denice Morris
  2. Team Building-Leadership - Greer & Mattox
  3. Executive Functioning Skills - Samantha Wadsworth
  4. Work and SSA Benefits Make it a Success Story - Bowden, Dasher, Miller, Farris
  5. Working Towards a Full Life - Barclay, Moore, Hugues

Breakout Sessions: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M.

  1. Best Practices in Peer Services for MI and SA - Hales, Brooks, Jones, Williams
  2. Team BUilding-Leadership (Repeat Session) - Greer & Mattox
  3. The Evolution and Response to Community Living Mandate - Eric Peebles - PPT and Handouts (PDF)
  4. Work and SSA Benefits Make it a Success Story (Repeat Session) - Bowden, Dasher, Miller, Farris
  5. My Normal: Using Art to Find My Voice - Carly Gilliland

6:00 - Until Awards Banquet and Dance

Friday, July 12

Opening Session: 8:30am - 10:00am You Be the Judge: Stories of Success - Derek Greer, Facilitator

Closing Session: 1 0:30am - 12:00pm Not Just Anything - Brian Reeves