NJRA is currently seeking nominations for the following awards:

Community Focused Excellence in Service Award

Annual Meritorious Service Award

Annual Tony Rocco Award

Due to having the Connections and Directions Conference in the Spring.  Please contact Jennifer Doyle for nomination forms.  Should you have any questions, please contact Jennifer  at jennifer.doyle@dol.state.nj.us or at 609.923.6122.

Welcome to the Annual Connections & Directions Conference for 2010

Agenda

Registration: 8:00am-8:45am

(Visit Exhibits)

Welcome: 8:45am-9:00am- Peggy Englebert, Chairperson, ACCSES NJ & Brian Fitzgibbons, Director, NJDVRS

Keynote: 9:15am-10:30am- Putting the Face of Hope on Depression

Carol A. Kivler, Mental Health Advocate,

Author, Trainer and Speaker,

www.courageousrecovery.com

Break: 10:30am-10:45am (Visit Exhibits)

Break-out Sessions: 10:45am-12:00pm

a. Key Changes in the NEW Code of Professional

Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors - Tom Duffy,

MS. Ed, NCC, Technical Assistance Coordinator/ Trainer, Region 2 TACE, SUNY, Buffalo

b. Overcoming Barriers to Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities, William R. Waynor, MS, and Joni Dolce, MS, CRC, CPRP, Instructors and Employment Consultants, Integrated Employment Institute, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Behavioral Health Care, UMDNJ

c. Illegal Interview Questions and Disclosure Issues – David Popiel, Esq., Senior Managing Attorney, Community Health Law Project

Lunch: 12pm-1:30 (Visit Exhibits)

General Session: 1:30pm-2:45pm

Mental Health Players – enjoy an entertaining and informative performance focusing on stigma & accommodations in employment settings

Break & Door Prize Drawings: 2:45pm-3pm

(Visit Exhibits)

Break-out Sessions: 3:00pm-4:15pm

a. Gang Awareness - Detective Daniel Bergin, New Jersey State Police, Freehold, NJ

b. Supporting Successful Employment for

Individuals on the Autism Spectrum, Tom Duffy (see above)

c. Employment Issues and MS, Christina Forster, National MS Society, Greater Delaware Valley

Connections & Directions

April 26, 2010

REGISTRATION FORM

Please see below & duplicate as needed.

It is necessary to complete a separate registration form

for each person attending.

To Register: Complete form below and send with check/money order payable to

Connections and Directions.

Payment must accompany registration. Mail to:

Donna Leyva, ACCSES NJ, Inc. 150 W. State St., Suite 120, Trenton, NJ 08608

Registration fees: $100.00 per person and $75.00 student rate (student ID

required). Registration includes

continental breakfast, breaks, exhibits, keynote speaker, workshops and lunch.

Cancellation Policy: All written

cancellations received by Friday,

March 19, 2010 will be refunded in full. There will be no refunds after March 22, 2010. For further information, please call

Donna Leyva at 609-392-1255 ext. 107.

Hotel Information:

The site of the 2010 conference is the Holiday Inn in E. Windsor, NJ. A block of rooms will be set-aside at the preferred rate of $99.00 on Sunday night (April 25th) for those wishing overnight

accommodations. Please contact the hotel at 609-443-8000 for reservations. Mention ACCSES NJ to get the preferred rate. The block of rooms will be held until

March 26, 2010

Make your reservations early.

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Connections & Directions

April 26, 2010

Registration

Count me in. I look forward to attending the ACCSES NJ/NJRA Connections and Directions 2010 Training Conference. A check in the amount of $_________is enclosed for my registration.

Name: ___________________________

Title: _____________________________

Organization: ______________________

Address: _________________________

________________________________

City:_______________State:________Zip:__________

Phone:__________________________

________________________________

For special needs & accommodations please contact:

Amy Kaboski at P: 732-775-1799

F: 732-775-1666 or by

Email: Amy.Kaboski@dol.state.nj.us

Continental Breakfast, AM/PM breaks, Buffet Lunch will be provided.

If you have questions about the sessions, about the hotel or the conference in general, please contact: Amy Kaboski or Donna Leyva

Please suppport NJRA by purchasing Entertainment Books.  Entertainment books are available.  Books can be ordered by accessing Entertainment.com.  Individuals may order any edition in the country .  It will be the cost of the book plus $5.00 shipping and handling fee per book.  The cost of any book ordered will be designated on the web site plus $5.00 s&h.
 
Please indicate the New Jersey Rehabilitation Counselor's Unit and our account number which is 197614-1 so that the organization will receive credit for each book purchased.  Payment by credit card for each book is required at time of ordering.  Books will be delivered by Entertainment Publications by mail within 7-10 business days of ordering.  You may order books through the Entertainment website as often as you wish making sure that you use our account number 197614-1 each time so the organization gets credit. 
 
These make wonderful gifts for family and friends.  Thank you for your support!