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.

Extended deadline:  June 25, 2008.

2008 Speaker & Presentation Summary:

PDF document

Word Document          Word "Fill-In" Document

Registration Materials:

Use these forms to register for the conference:

Flyer (PDF document)

Registration Form (PDF document)

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:

BIAOH is working with ODMH, ODMRDD, OCALI, and RSC to provide the following  CEU contact hours:

The Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. As an  IACET Authorized Provider, ODMH offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under IACET guidelines. ODMH is authorized by IACET to offer up to __0.5 _ CEUs for Day 1 of this program and up to __0.525 _ CEUs for Day 2 of this program.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association – MCE Program to offer continuing education for psychologists.  The Ohio Department of Mental Health #311334820 maintains responsibility for this program.  

ODMH is an approved provider of continuing education for the indicated professional disciplines and awards the following credits: 

All Attendees must list their ssn or license number on the training report form

* Psychologist MUST list their license number on the Training Report form.

Exhibitors & Sponsors: