Transform
The Personnel Manual - Making It An Employer’s Tool,
Not an Employee’s Weapon
Change
Presenter: Joe Martin, Jackson Lewis LLP
&
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An employer’s personnel manual can, and should, serve the purpose of
communicating expectations in a positive and clear manner. Draft ing
eff ective policies which maintain employer fl exibility takes time and a
full understanding of state and federal law. Th is session will address how
to develop a comprehensive and legally compliant personnel manual.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Supporting Dual Diagnosis in a Community-Based
Residential Setting: An Intensive Inter-Personal
8am – 5pm Registration
Relationship Based Approach
8am – 9am Continental Breakfast Presenter: Phillip Fellwock, Director of Renovations Program,
9am – 1045am Concurrent Sessions
The Arc of the Ozarks
YORKTOWN
Presencing: Leadership from the Emerging Future
Th e need for services supporting individuals who have been diagnosed
Presenters: Randy Costales, Associate Director, The Arc of New
as having both a Developmental Disability and a co-existing Psychiatric
Disorder has increased dramatically over the course of the last several
Mexico, Tracy Huston, Consultant, Society for Organizational Learning
years. Numerous approaches to supporting this population have been
and Menlo Lab, Anne Mitchell, Meaningful Day Consultant for New
att empted but met with limited success. In 2004, Th e Arc of the Ozarks
Mexico Developmental Disabilities Support Division, Rebecca Shuman, in Springfi eld, Missouri, began a small program to address the needs of
Executive Director, The Arc of New Mexico
this specifi c population. Th e program is based on developing intensive
SPRAINBROOK
interpersonal relationships with residents served. Staff base many of the
Presencing is a term coined by Ott o Scharmer from the Massachusett s
interventions used in this program on Th e Paraclete Model. A Paraclete
Institute of Technology. It combines the present with sensing. Pres-
is defi ned as “an advocate, intercessor, pleader, or comforter” or in sim-
encing is a leadership approach that utilizes practices and tools to help
ple terms “one who walks alongside.” Th e Renovations Program (as re-
individuals or collective groups be present and open, thus allowing
ferred to today) supports approximately 30 individuals (male/female)
them to sense the emerging future. It is from this place that individu-
with a staff of over 100 individuals who have been specifi cally trained to
als or groups can create or co-create the future they desire, leading to
focus on interpersonal relationships. Th is presentation will address the
profound transformation and change. Th is presentation will share the
need for services, history of services, bumps bruises and accomplish-
experiences of Th e Arc of New Mexico and the Community Solutions
ments encountered, fi nancial costs, and potential for future growth.
Coalition in New Mexico using presencing practices to bring together
people in diff erent ways to transform and change their organizations
11am - 1215pm Concurrent Sessions
and communities. In sharing these experiences, people will learn about
Surviving the Dreaded DoL Audit - Determining
presencing and Th eory U. Th eory U explores a new territory of scien-
tifi c research and personal leadership, one that is grounded in real life
Appropriate Exemptions and Minimizing Liability
experience and shared practices, including presencing.
Presenter: Rich Landau, Jackson Lewis LLP
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Health & ‘Well’th - Wellness Program
Most agencies currently have too many job titles which are not clearly
identifi ed by job description nor vested with proper authority to meet
Presenter: Christina E. Smith, Executive Director, The Arc of the Mid
the exemption defi nitions. Avoiding potential class action lawsuits
Ohio Valley
mandates an eff ective audit and transition of jobs to their appropriate
BRIARCLIFF 2 category and pay structure under the law. Th is session will explore what
Th e Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley has designed a multi-component well- needs to be done now to identify and minimize your agency’s expo-
ness program for people with developmental disabilities and their fami- sure.
lies that focuses on achieving and maintaining healthy lifestyles. Th e
program includes collaborations among government, education, com-
Support Brokers for Individuals with Disabilities:
munity, business, and other organizations to provide education and ac-
tivity opportunities in the following three focus areas: Primary & Pre-
Developing an Independent Brokers Program
ventative, Fitness & Recreation, and Health & Nutrition. Because of a
Presenter: Leo Sarkissian, Executive Director, The Arc of Massachusetts
demonstrated need throughout West Virginia for programs addressing
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awareness and understanding of the health related needs of individuals
Th is session will review how individual and family consultation services
with disabilities, improvement in access and inclusion, and the develop-
can be utilized to assist the ability of your organization to respond to
ment of health promotion programs and educational materials for indi-
the emerging needs of individuals and families as well as the evolving
viduals with disabilities and the professionals who serve them, Health &
requirements of public funders. Additionally, specifi c aspects of imple-
‘Well’th has been successfully duplicated in four other regions in West
menting support brokers will be covered, including core competencies
Virginia.
of brokers and a service agreement form.
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