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| CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 2006 Rehabilitation & Transition Conference Date: April 19-21, 2006 (Weds.-Fri.) Site: The American Club in Kohler, WI |
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| About the conference |
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PARTNERS: Rehabilitation For Wisconsin, Inc.; Wisconsin Rehabilitation Association; Goodwill Industries of
Southcentral Wisconsin, Inc.; The Threshold, Inc.; Independence First; CESA #3; Waukesha County Technical
College; Madison Area Technical College; Department of Public Instruction; Riverfront, Inc.; Aspiro; Diverse
Options, Inc.; Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute; Department of Workforce Development CONCEPT: This annual event has become Wisconsin’s premiere conference for rehabilitation professionals. Conference attendees come from public and private organizations and include case managers, therapists, placement specialists, educators, community mental health providers, direct service staff, school-to-work transition councilors, and administrators. This three-day conference features seven different tracts and offers sessions for employees at every level. Presenting at the conference is a professional hallmark of reinvesting knowledge and experience. Presenters are renowned both statewide and nationally, or are rehabilitation professionals practicing innovative strategies for assisting consumers. Presenters point practitioners toward more effective ways to obtain desired results and present useful answers to workplace challenges. FOCUS AREAS: Transition, Employment, Residential Care, Disabilities, Ethics, Management, Special Interest | |||||||
| Please submit topic abstracts in the following format: |
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TITLE of presentation or panel NAME(S): Include affiliation and contact (telephone, address, e-mail) for each presenter. FORMAT (all sessions are in 1.5 hour time blocks): ___ Panel ( presentation of 3-4 perspectives by individual presenters) ___ Interactive Workshop (participatory application of a specific program) ___ Lecture/Presentation ___ Other (we welcome inventive presentation possibilities) TOPIC: Include description (50 - 100 words) of topic content and outcomes. EQUIPMENT: Please list audiovisual equipment you are requesting. REFERENCES: Please indicate when and where you have presented this topic in the past and include information for contact persons who represent those organizations, seminars or conferences. ACCESS: All proposals must plan for the full inclusion of all participants and audience members. This includes providing hard copy and large print hard copies and electronic-text versions of all handouts in advance of the conference. SUBMIT: By November 15, 2005 By mail: RFW, Inc. 1302 Mendota Street, Ste. 200, Madison, WI 53714, attn: Julie Jensen By email: jjensen@rfw.org By fax: 608-244-9097 QUESTIONS: Please contact Julie Jensen at 608-244-5310, jjensen@rfw.org, or visit www.rfw.org. | |||||||
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