Conversational Lunch: THE POWER OF LANGUAGE AND LABELS

Date & Time:
August 21, 2008
12- 1:30 PM

Location:
The Council
1151 South Fourth Street
Louisville KY 40203
(Free parking at the Fourth Street Methodist Church at Fourth and St Catherine, three doors from The Council's new office)

Topic: Understanding Risk
Review of thoughts and observations of Joe Schiappacasse and Kathie Snow on “What’s a “Behavior”? For all of those who use this word to describe the people you support.

REGISTRATION: Please call 584-1239, ext.15 to make reservations today! Voice mail reservations can be made. In addition, leave a number that you can be reached at during the workweek. We need to know that you are coming so that we can order the correct amount of food!

David Pitonyak: The Importance of Belonging

Date & Time:
August 27, 2008
9:30 PM – 12:30 PM
 

Location:
The Council (new location)
1151 South Fourth Street
(Parking at the corner of Fourth and St. Catherine- just a hope skip and a jump to the new office)
Louisville 40203

Speaker:
Beth C Richardson

Beth is the Director of Training and Leadership with the Council on Mental Retardation and the Training Coordinator for SPEAK.  Beth began her career working as a direct support professional in a state institution pre” institutional” reform followed by over 30 years of experience working with people with disabilities and their families, direct support professionals and other professional and management level employees. Before coming to the CMR, Beth worked as a CEO to several non-profits that provided services and supports to people with disabilities in Ohio and Kentucky. Beth has worked extensively in the area of supporting people with the co-occurring disorders of intellectual disabilities and mental illness.

Title: 
David Pitonyak: The Importance of Belonging

David Pitonyak, Ph. D. has spent a career addressing the needs of people who engage in difficult behaviors. He is interested in positive approaches to difficult behaviors. He believes that difficult behaviors are “messages” which can tell us important things about a person and his or her surroundings. This session will focus on his work and insights he has gained a long the way in supporting people with difficult behaviors. What this session won’t focus on is attacking a person’s behavior, which is typically ineffective and often disrespectful. Come learn some new ways of looking at “behaviors.”

REGISTRATION: E-mail registrations are accepted by sending them to brichardson@councilonmr.org. Or call 584-1239, ext.15. Voice mail reservations can also be made. Please leave a number that you can be reached at during the workweek incase there are changes that effect the lecture.