September 18-19, 2008

University Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus, OH

This conference location offers great meeting space, excellent exhibit and food service areas and very competitive room rates.

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For more information about the hotel:  www.universityplazaosu.com

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 (tentative date)

Annual Membership Meeting, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM at the University Plaza.

September 18-19, 2008

The conference will feature a keynote speaker each day, followed by four hour-long workshop periods offering as many as five concurrent sessions on wide-ranging topics.

Keynote speakers:

Diana Lund will present the Keynote address on Thursday, September 18th.

Ms. Lund holds a BA in psychology and an MA in mathematics. For seven years she taught college mathematics, and for thirteen years she was a computer science project manager. After brain injury sidelined her career, she began creative writing. Today she speaks in the Chicago area about mild traumatic brain injury and is penning a second memoir.

Harvey E. Jacobs, Ph.D. will present the Keynote address on Friday, September 19th.

Dr. Jacobs has special expertise in behavioral rehabilitation for individuals with neurological, psychiatric, medical and developmental disorders. He is a national leader and expert in the treatment of behavior disorders following brain injury. His innovative programs have addressed community integration, social support networks, vocational rehabilitation, behavioral rehabilitation, and psychiatric rehabilitation.

Thursday Evening, September 18th - Social Event.  We hope to schedule an evening social event again this year.  We hope you'll join us after the conference workshops and dinner (on your own) for an evening socializing with your friends.

Speaker and Presentation Summary forms

Potential speakers should use one of these forms when asked to present a workshop or keynote for the conference:

2008 Speaker & Presentation Summary:

PDF document

Word Document          Word "Fill-In" Document

Registration Materials:

Use these forms to register for the conference:

(these will become available closer to conference time)

Annual Awards:

Use these forms to nominate individuals or agencies for awards:

Word Document: Nomination Form    

PDF Format:  Nomination Form - PDF

Conference Program:

 The conference program will be posted when it is available.

Continuing Education Credit:

CEU contact hours are pending for:

• Counselor & Social Worker (LPC, LPCC, PC, PCC)
  (10.25 hours - for selected workshops)

• Substance Abuse (RCH for CCDC and CCAS), counseling and prevention

• Nursing (RN/LPN) (5.0 hours Thurs, 5.25 hours Friday)

• Psychology (5.0 hours Thurs, 5.25 hours Friday)

• Nursing and Psychology participants must attend the full day
  (Thursday and/or Friday) to receive credit for that day.

• CMC (including CCMs)

• CRCC (including CRC, CCRC, CRC-MAC, CRC-CS, CRC-MAC-CS)

• MRDD (covering Adult Services, Case Management, Early Intervention, Investigative Agent, Supt/Asst Supt (Services/Programs/Support Stream) and County Board Members)

• OT (including Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants)

• Speech-Language-Hearing (ASHA) - should cover up to 1.0 CEU

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  Approved Continuing Education Provider
  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

  The Department of Speech and Hearing Science of the Ohio State University is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for up to 1.0 CEUs (Various levels of instruction; Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

Exhibitors & Sponsors: