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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Monday, December 8th

12:00 – 1:00 pm

VRA Annual Meeting and Luncheon 

1:00 - 2:00 pm 

APSE Board Meeting

1:00 – 5:00 pm

Exhibit Set-Up

1:00 – 7:00 pm

Conference Registration

2:00 – 4:00 pm

vaACCSES Board meeting

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Pre-Conference Sessions:

  • Ethics
  • Followship - What Every Leader and NON-Leader Needs to Know
5:30 – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by ServiceSource

8:30 – 10:30 pm

Karaoke, Networking Event

Tuesday, December 9th

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Conference Registration  

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Exhibits Open

7:30 – 8:15 am

Breakfast

Sponsored by The Choice Group

8:15 – 10:15 am

Opening Keynote

Sponsored by DARS, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and Didlake

Session Open
Senator Angelia Williams Graves

Opening Keynote: Courageous Presence: Leading in a Moving Landscape
Amy Armstrong, PhD, CRC, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University

9:30 am – 2:30 pm
10:15 – 10:30 am
The Assistive Technology Experience - AT Room
Networking Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Break Out Sessions

Sponsored by ABLEnow

  • Peer Mentoring for Blind and Vision Impaired Youth: Fostering Relationships for Positive Outcomes
  • Award Winning Day Services Innovation – Hydration Stations and Special Interest Clubs
  • Virginia's State-Contracted Brain Injury Services Providers: An Overview
12:00 – 1:30 pm

Awards Luncheon

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Break Out Sessions

Sponsored by Career Support Systems

  • TBS and Success: How TBS (Therapeutic Behavior Support) Can Create Success for Your Most Difficult Cases
  • Bridging the Divide: Integrating Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services
  • Confident Conversations:
    How to Talk about Benefits & Working When it's Not Your Specialty
2:30 – 2:45 pm

Networking Break

2:45 – 3:45 pm

Break Out Sessions

Sponsored by CARF International

  • Leveraging Instructional Strategies to Maximize the Impact of Pre-ETS
  • Pathways to Inclusion: Navigating the Alternative Hiring Process
  • Redesign of Medicaid Health Rehabilitation Services
3:45 – 4:00 pm
Networking Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm

Break Out Sessions

Sponsored by Moms in Motion

  • Striking Out Stigma in Mental Health
  • Utilizing RPRJ EPIC's Paid Work Experience to Help Individuals with Significant Disabilities Access Competitive Integrated Employment
  • Building Community and Employment Readiness Through Center-Based Opportunities
8:00 – 10:00 pm

Trivia Night

Sponsored by Virginia APSE

Wednesday December 10th

7:30 am – 12:30 pm

Conference Registration

7:30 am – 12:30 pm
Exhibits Open
7:30 – 8:30 am

Breakfast

Sponsored by The Choice Group

8:30 – 9:30 am

Break Out Sessions

Sponsored by RSVP Inc.

  • A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Students to Identify Career Paths Through Community Connections
  • Caring for the Caregiver: Sustaining Staff Wellness in a Post-Pandemic Workforce
  • WorkWi$e: Character Strengths in Action for Job-Ready and Employed Talent
9:30 – 9:45 am
Networking Break

9:45 – 10:45 am

Break Out Sessions

Sponsored by Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center

  • Pawsitive Attitudes
  • Meet Noora: An AI Ally for Building Social Communication Skills
  • Brain Science of Resilience: Trauma-Informed Care
10:45 – 11:00 am

Networking Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Closing Keynote
 
Sponsored by Hargraves Outreach and MHP
 
Workforce Resilience
John Richardson-Lauve, LCSW, Senior Director of Community Outreach and Trauma-Informed Care Specialist, St. Joseph's Villa
12:30 pm
Conference Adjourns

Agenda Subject to Change