As in past years, the Philadelphia Office of Mental Retardation Services (MRS) has contracted with Networks to provide a variety of opportunities to explore innovative ideas and practices. Additionally, Networks and Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care (PCHC) have teamed up to provide current information on changing health-related issues. Below is a listing of planned activities and their projected dates for Fiscal Year 2004.

Training

Mini-Courses

Understanding Developmental Disabilities

• UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:
  A POSITIVE APPROACHES FRAMEWORK October 22, 2003
• UNDERSTANDING MENTAL RETARDATION November 5, 2003
• UNDERSTANDING PHYSICAL DISABILITIES November 19, 2003
• UNDERSTANDING AUTISM December 3, 2003
• ADDITIONAL TITLES TO BE ANNOUNCED
  January 7, 2004
  January 21, 2004
  February 4, 2004

Crossing the MH/MR Systems Barriers

• INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT, HABILITATION, & SUPPORTS February 10, 2004
  
• UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLE SYSTEMS March 9, 2004
• DEMYSTIFYING BEHAVIORS March 23, 2004
  
• OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENTS April 6, 2004
• PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY April 14, 2004
  
• FAMILY SUPPORTS AT THE CROSSROADS April 20, 2004
  
• COMMUNICATION POWER May 4, 2004
  
• EMERGENCY PROCEDURES May 18, 2004
  

General Health

• NUTRITION November 18, 2003
  
• THE FEEDING TUBE AS AN ALTERNATIVE EATING METHOD December 2, 2003
  
• DEVELOPING HEALTH CARE PLANS VIA THE
  INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT PLAN (ISP) January 14, 2004 & June 8, 2004
• FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIRS) February 5, 2004
• TIPS FOR PEOPLE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS March 4, 2004
• SEIZURE MANAGEMENT March 10, 2004
• USING THE COMPUTERIZED VERSION OF THE HEALTH
  INFORMATION RECORDING SYSTEM (AutoHIRS) May 20, 2004

Employment Support

• JOB COACH MINI-SESSIONS
  
  ASSESSMENT September 18, 2003
  JOB DEVELOPMENT December 18, 2003
  TEACHING & SUPPORT March 18, 2004
  FOLLOW-ALONG June 17, 2004
  

• BASICS OF COMMUNITY INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT
  

FALL SEMESTER
September 30, 2003
October 28, 2003
November 25, 2003
December 16, 2003

SPRING SEMESTER
February 24, 2004
March 30, 2004
April 27, 2004
May 25, 2004

Effective Teaching Practices
January 22, 23, 29 & 30, 2004

Person to Person

• NEW DIRECTIONS, NEW BEGINNINGS! September 15, 2003
  
• INNOVATIVE WAYS TO BUDGET YOUR MONEY October 20, 2003
  
• BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF! November 10, 2003
  
• FAMILY ISSUES: CHANGING ROLES WITHIN YOUR FAMILY December 8, 2003
  
• SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES TO KEEP YOU SAFE! January 12, 2004
  
• REDUCING EVERYDAY STRESS THROUGH MASSAGE & MUSIC February 9, 2004
  
• CREATIVE WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY! March 8, 2004
  
• INFECTION CONTROL April 19, 2004
  
• JOB SEEKERS' WORKSHOP May 10, 2004
  
• PLANNING FOR 2004-2005! June 14, 2004

Seminars

Supervisory Development

• WELCOME TO SUPERVISION /
  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SUPERVISOR September 5, 2003
  
• RECRUITMENT & RETENTION October 3, 2003
  
• ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS November 7, 2003
  
• EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION December 5, 2003
  
• MENTORING IN SUPERVISION January 9, 2004
  
• MOTIVATION & PERFORMANCE February 6, 2004
  

Making Self-Determination Happen

• TURNING DREAMS INTO GOALS January 16, 2004
  
• DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALIZED BUDGETS January 16, 2004
  
• DISCOVERING & CREATING MEANINGFUL
  COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION February 19 & 20, 2004
  
• BALANCING SELF-ADVOCACY &
  FAMILY-ADVOCACY NEEDS March 26, 2004
  
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP April 16 , 2004
  
• THE PERSON-CENTERED ORGANIZATION: CHANGING ROLES,
  RELATIONSHIPS, & RESPONSIBILITIES May 21, 2004

Team Development and Facilitation

• DEVELOPMENT OF GROUPS & TEAMS September 10, 2003
  
• FACILITATION VS. LEADING: WAYS TO EMPOWER GROUPS September 24, 2003
  
• TEAM DECISION-MAKING, NEGOTIATION, AND COMPROMISE October 1, 2003
  
• FADING YOUR ROLE: DEVELOPING OTHER FACILITATORS October 15, 2003
  

Understanding Autism

• THE AUTISM SPECTRUM March 15 & 16, 2004
  
• SORTING THROUGH AUTISM, MENTAL RETARDATION
  & MENTAL ILLNESS April 1, 2004

Communication

• COMMUNICATION FORUMS
  October 13, 2003
  April 12, 2004
  
• COMMUNICATION MENTORS' COURSE
  October 17, 2003
  November 17, 2003
  December 15, 2003
  February 17, 2004
  April 15, 2004
  May 17, 2004
  June 15, 2004
• LISTENING, SHARING, & PLANNING: AN OPPORTUNITY
  FOR LEARNING ABOUT COMMUNICATION December 15, 2003
• SIGN LANGUAGE June 16 & 23, 2004
  

Trainers' Development

How to Be a Trainer
May 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2004

New Approaches to Learning and Staff Development

• ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NEW SUPERVISOR / MANAGER November 24 , 2003
• PERSON CENTERED PLANNING / SELF-DETERMINATION January 27, 2004
• COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT February 26, 2004
• POSITIVE APPROACHES March 24, 2004
• WHAT IS COMMUNITY-BASED INSTRUCTION? April 22, 2004
• SEIZURE MANAGEMENT May 11, 2004
• ISSUES IN AGING June 10, 2004
  

Alternative Learning Formats

TRAINERS' DISCUSSION GROUP
Listserv available August 28, 2003 and ongoing

SUPERVISORS' DISCUSSION GROUP
September 8, 2003 and ongoing

COMMUNICATION SUPPORTERS' DISCUSSION GROUP
September 12, 2003 and ongoing

EMPLOYMENT DISCUSSION GROUP
October 7, 2003 and ongoing

TODAY'S BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST
To Be Announced

Philadelphia October 2003 Calendar

Philadelphia November 2003 Calendar

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