In Celebration of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
“KEEPING IT REAL“
9th ANNUAL MANHATTAN SERVICE COORDINATION FORUM
Friday, May 13th, 2011
75 Morton Street, New York, NY 10014
METRO DDSO
9:00am – 9:30am Registration.
9:30am – 10:00am Welcome Remarks.
10:00am – 10:30am Keynote Speaker. “What is so funny about MSC?” – Kathy Smith, Project Director for Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services HCBS
10:30am – 10:45am Medicaid Service Coordinator Recognition Awards.
11:00am – 12:30pm SESSION I
1. The Sibling Connection: Opportunities for Partnership – Siblings often share the longest relationships and bonds. In helping to ensure the well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities, siblings can play an important role, if provided with the appropriate information and support. During this session, siblings will discuss their experiences with service providers and suggestions for productive partnerships. Panelists: Emily Holl, Sibling, YAI; Stefanie Pivar, Sibling, YAI; Mark Goldberg, Sibling, Connie Murray, Sibling
2. MSC Redesign Panel – Q & A: Information Sharing. Panelists: Lynda A. Baum-Jakubiak, Assistant MSC Statewide Coordinator, OPWDD-Division of Policy and Enterprise Solutions (DPES), Susan Greco, Director, Service Coordination Heartshare Human Service of New York, Kathy Kelly, Director of Service Coordination & Entitlements AHRC, NYC.
3. Laughing in the Midst of Change – Participants will be given practical skills to use humor to break dysfunctional life patterns in the workplace. These skills will help generate insight into unproductive behaviors and change them into positive methods of coping. Diana P. Vega, MSW –Director of Education and Training, Lifespire
4. Empowering people through Multimedia Technology and Art – This interactive demonstration is a lively way of drawing in an audience to learn more about the Met, the art making, and programs that work with people with disabilities. It will also introduce to attendees an established and exciting program at AHRC NYC in which individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities are being empowered by students of Pace University to express their dreams and hopes through the preparation of person-centered plans with film-making multimedia technology. Presenters: Pamela Lawton, Contractual Educator, Metropolitan Museum and Dr. James P. Lawler, D.P.S, Professor of Information Technology and Service-Learning Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Pace University, NYC
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Served/Networking
1:30pm – 3:30pm SESSION II
We Have Choices! We are Keeping it Real! – Learn more from group of Self Advocates about choices in relationships and sexuality, employment (and how the budget cuts are affecting this), and home life (we want a place to call our own). In this current system, are these choices in jeopardy? How can MSCs help us make these choices? Lisa Severino, Uly Ramos, Judy Moiseff, Gerald Johnson, Danielle Lazzara, and Ismael Nunez. Self-Advocates, Self-Advocacy Association of NYS.
This Forum is Sponsored by
Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council, NYCDOHMH,METRO DDSO
MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATION REGISTRATION FORM
Name/Title_____________________________________________________
Phone: (___)____________________ E-mail:__________________________
Agency________________________________________________________
Address/City/State/Zip____________________________________________
Select one workshop from Session I _______
If Kosher lunch is Required please check here ______
Please return this form by May 6th 2011 to:
Amy Bittinger, UCP/NYC 120 East 23rd Street, Room 507, New York, NY 10010-4519
or you may fax it to Amy at (212) 260-7469.
For questions call (212) 979-9700 ext. 707/708
Medicaid Service Coordinators will receive continuing training credits for participation at this Forum
Registration will be limited to 200. Registration deadline is May 6, 2011