conference brochure

Please join us for our 8th Annual Conference!

CONFERENCE WAS RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER

NCCAP PRE-APPROVAL # 30395-12

Sponsored by the Coalition of Activity Professionals (COAP)

website is www.coap-nc.org

The 1^ST Pre-Conference Session featuring Cindy DePorter, with DHSR, is

co-sponsored with The NCAPA.  TOPIC:  MDS 3.0!

 

Rescheduled dates are: Thursday, March 3, 2011 and Friday, March 4, 2011 QUALITY INN, BURLINGTON, NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who Should Attend

All Activity Professionals and Therapeutic Recreation Specialists working in Long Term Care, Adult Day Care, Senior Centers, Assisted Living, Retirement Communities and Hospital-Based settings. Administrators, Social Workers, Marketing Directors and Nurses are also encouraged to attend.

 

CONFERENCE SITE AND ACCOMMODATIONS

The Quality Inn, 2444 Maple Avenue, Burlington, NC

Phone: (336) 229-5203

If you need an overnight room, please call the hotel directly.

DIRECTIONS:  Just off 1-40/85 at Exit 145. Traveling east towards Raleigh, take a left at the end of the 145 exit ramp. Traveling west towards Greensboro, take a right at the end of the 145 exit ramp. Go through the first stop light and turn right into the Quality Inn driveway (located directly behind The Waffle House.)

 

A block of rooms has been reserved for Wednesday (3/2), Thursday (3/3) and Friday (3/4) at a rate of $59.99 plus $6.45 tax for a total of $66.44 per room, per night.  The room block expires on Monday, February 28, 2011 OR when the block of rooms is full.   When making your reservation you must ask for the COAP room block. Please make your reservations early!  A breakfast is offered each morning in the restaurant for those staying in the hotel.  The breakfast is included in your room rate.   Hotel room check in time is 3:00 pm.

 

Special Note/Word of Caution:  If you need to cancel your hotel room reservation, the hotel policy requires a 4 pm cancellation the day of arrival  to receive a refund or credit.

COAP is an Activity Professional Association based in North Carolina that was chartered in 2004.  Our primary mission is to bring cost-effective, quality continuing education and networking opportunities to activity professionals, state licensed recreational therapists (LRT/LRTA) and certified therapeutic recreation specialists (CTRS).

 

The Coalition of Activity Professionals (COAP) was founded by “seasoned” professionals who were tired of doing the same old thing at conferences.   We know that many professionals unfortunately, pay “out of pocket” for conferences and can’t afford the expensive registration fees or fancy hotels.  Our Board of Trustees is dedicated to bringing you the best educational opportunities at the lowest cost, without sacrificing quality. As you will see by the agenda, we pack many quality CE hours into our conferences, include some meals into the package and minimize your time away from your personal and professional life. 

 

Please leave your business attire at home!  We’re not fancy, we have a casual atmosphere.  Our relaxed style is very comfortable.  If you tend to be cold natured, do bring a sweater because it’s hard to please all with room temperatures in educational sessions.  During sessions, cell phones need to be placed on silence and no texting is allowed.   COAP is collaborating and aligning for a stronger future.

 

What’s included in the FULL EVENT Conference registration fee?

Drum roll, please…. to recognize the strong professional support for COAP and in honor of our 8^th Annual Conference, the Board of Trustees is giving you a gift for a 4^th year in a row.  When you register for the Full Event, a one year individual membership is included, a $50.00 value.  If you desire to upgrade to have a facility membership, an additional fee of $75.00 is required.

 

Our Full Event offers an opportunity to earn 10 hours of continuing education.  For Full Event participants, there are 2 additional CE Hours available, when you sign up for the

Pre-Conference Session on 3/2/11 from 11:00am to 1:00pm.  The Full Event registration offers 2 meals—dinner on Thursday and lunch on Friday.  Handouts, networking time with others and certificates of completion that meet NCCAP standards are available for all participants.

 

Questions:  During daytime business hours, please contact:

COAP-NC VOICEMAIL  (919) 990-1739, 

Marie Tsourakis, ADC  COAP  Vice-President  (828) 295-3136 ext. 204  

Dawn Powell-Chourouk, ADC, CDP  COAP President  (410) 262-7483

 

There are many Registration options available: 

Please see the registration page for costs. You may select:

 

1)  1^st Pre-Conference Session  (2 CE hours)   2) 2^nd Pre-Conference Session (2 CE Hours) 

3)  Both 1^st and 2^nd Pre- Conference Sessions (4 CE hours –lunch is on your own)

4)  Thursday only:  Includes the 2^nd Pre-Conference Session, late afternoon and evening session and dinner for a total of 5 CE hours.

5)  Friday only sessions –5 CE Hours and lunch

6) Full Event – 10 CE hours and 2 meals

7)  BEST VALUE --Full Event plus the 1^st Pre-Conference for a total of 12 CE hours and 2 meals.

 

So many options – COAP is all about choices and cost-effective continuing education!

2011  COAP 8^th ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

QUALITY INN, BURLINGTON, NC

 

Please review the information carefully. There are several registration options for this conference.  Please see the bottom of page 2 and the registration page for details  of options and fees.

 

Thursday, March 3, 2011

There are two (2)  PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS and the 2^nd PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION is part of the full conference– See Registration page for fees.

The First Pre-Conference session is co-sponsored by COAP and The NCAPA and is designed for professionals that need LTC information on the MDS 3.0.

 

10:30am to 10:45am     Registration for the 1^st PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION

10:45am to 11:00am     Opening Remarks/Welcoming

11:00am to 1:00pm       An Update on the MDS 3.0 and LTC Regulatory Requirements

(2.0 hours)                     Speaker:  Cindy DePorter

1:00pm to 1:30pm         Lunch on your own.  The hotel has a restaurant with a buffet and there are

                                        several  fast food restaurants that are close by the hotel.

 

FULL EVENT CONFERENCE Thursday, March 3, 2011 

(includes Pre-Conference 2:00-4:15 +  3 more CE Hours  = 5 CE hours  and Dinner)

 

Registration opens at 1:30pm.     Morning time—participants travel to the conference location or participate in a PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION. 

1:30pm -1:45pm              Registration for the 2^ND Pre-Conference Session and the COAP Full 
                                        Conference. 

1:45pm to 2:00pm           Opening Remarks/Welcoming

2:00pm to 4:15pm           General Session:  Creative Problem-Solving in the Workplace -Your
                                        Creativity style

(2.0 hours)                      Speaker: Dr. Leandra Bedini, UNC-Greensboro

4:15pm                             2^nd Pre-Conference Session ends, participants that registered for     
                                         this  session only will receive their certificate of completion.

 

4:15pm to 4:35pm           Extended break for hotel room check-in.

4:35pm                            Participants registered for the COAP Full Conference return to
                                        sessions. 

4:35pm to 5:35pm           General Session

(1.0 hours)                      Topic:  Simple Environmental Changes to Enhance Programming

                                         Speaker:  Anne Ampuja, ADPC

5:35pm to 6:30pm           Buffet dinner in the restaurant (included)

6:35pm to 8:35pm           Evening Session:  A Potpourri of Programming Ideas. 

(2 hours)                         A hands-on and interactive evening has been planned.

                                         See session description on next page                                        

 

Friday, March 4, 2011 (5 CE hours and lunch)

9:00am to 9:15am           Registration for Friday participants only

9:15am to 10:45am         General Session:  Movement, Balance and Mobility

(1.5 hours)                      Speaker:  Carola McClure, ADC

10:45am to 11:00am        Break

 

11:00am to 12:00pm        General Sessions:  Empowering Residents Through Music and Sign
                                         Language

(1.0 hours)                       Speaker:  Debbie Alderman,ADC

12:00pm to 1:30pm          Luncheon (included) – Annual Business meeting – proposed

                                         By-law changes, election of officers, announcements and more  

1:30 am to 3:00pm           General Session:  Person Centered Practices/Philosophy and Thinking

(1.5 hours)                       Speaker: Donna Holt

3:00pm to 3:15pm            Break

3:15pm to 4:15pm            Closing Session: Everyday is a Holiday

(1.0 hours)                        Speakers:  Dawn Chourouk, ADC and Kathy Wright Moore, ACC

4:15pm to 4:30pm.            Wrap up and Adjourn

 

Brief Session Descriptions and Speakers

Disclaimer/Special Note:  Due to circumstances beyond our control, an individual speaker for a session may change.  We do anticipate that all session topics, as published will remain the same.

 

1^st Pre-Conference Session:  The MDS 3.0 was implemented on 10/01/10. Cindy DePorter is the Quality Evaluative Systems Branch Manager with the Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR).  She will update LTC professionals on the MDS 3.0 and answer questions along with regulatory requirements.

 

2^nd Pre-Conference Session:  Creative Problem-Solving in the Workplace-Your Creativity Style. . Dr. Leandra Bedini is a Professor  in the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management at UNC-Greensboro. Her work focuses on family caregivers and women with disabilities.  This session will focus on overcoming blocks to unlock your creative problem solving style, develop strategies and learn to apply your personal style in the workplace.

 

Simple Environmental Changes to Enhance Programming:  Anne Ampuja, ADPC, has had a great deal of success utilizing colors and aromatherapy while working with persons with Dementia. She will share her tried and true methods that she has found success with in the past three (3) years. 

Evening Session:  Potpourri of Programming Ideas:  This session will be all hands-on and very interactive.  So what’s the set-up? A total of Eight (8) Learning stations will be available.  You’ll get to spend 20 minutes at one station, then a bell will ring and you will move to another learning station. At the end of 2 hours, you will have explored six (6) of the eight (8) stations.  Want to learn a new simple craft or two, how about hand bells, a special event or locate a celebrity chef? Want to become certified with NCCAP? Looking for new resources to utilize in your facility? This session you won’t want to miss!!  Facilitators:  Bryan Rife, ADC, Jennifer Nichols, ADC and Melanie Evans, ADC.

Movement, Balance and Mobility:  This session will be interactive as participants learn basic techniques to assist with enhancing physical movement of residents during programs.  Carola McClure, BS, ADC CPT, BS in Organizational Health from NMSU; studied an additional 2 years in Gerontology. Her background and experiences are multifaceted; military and corporate wellness; acute/chronic/post rehabilitation and aquatics; geriatrics, from healthy adult to extreme frail elders as well as dementia care; safety- industrial/home risk management; wellness/fitness/fall management. She earned a variety of fitness related/geriatric related certifications.

Empowering Residents Through Music and Sign Language:   Debbie Alderman, ADC, has been in the field of activities for 22+ years. During this session, you will learn the advantages of using music, sign language and rhythm instruments to engage your residents in purposeful activities that boost their self esteem.  The American Sign Language alphabet is the basic background knowledge for many signs and will be taught in this session.  

Person Centered Practices/Philosophy and Principals: Donna Holt is a Human Services Planner with the Office of Long Term Services and Supports of the Department of Health and Human Services in NC.  Donna currently works to implement goals outlined in the 2006 Real Choice Systems Transformation and 2007 Person-Centered Planning grants, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  This session will focus on the 12 Key Values and Principles that serve as the foundation of a Person-Centered System. 

Everyday is a Holiday:  This session will take you way beyond the basics of programming and give you new, creative, purposeful and meaningful programs for an entire year.  Five quick minutes will be spent on each month.  At the end of the session you will have at least 12 new programs to implement in 2011 and beyond.  It’s time to throw out some old programs and add new ones.  Speakers:  Dawn Chourouk, ADC and Kathy Wright Moore, ACC.

 

COALITION OF ACTIVITY PROFESSIONALS (COAP) 8^th ANNUAL  CONFERENCE

March 3-4, 2011, Quality Inn, Burlington, NC

Please make copies for additional person/registration.   Please print clearly—thanks!

 

Last Name ­­­­­­­____________________________________________
First Name_____________________________________________

 

Employer______________________________ Preferred address for mailings    
Home ____  Work___

 

Home address____________________________________________________________________

Street                                                        City                               State                      Zipcode

 

Work address____________________________________________________________________

Street                                                       City                               State                       Zipcode

 

Home phone _____________________________________
Work phone______________________________________

 

Fax # ______________________________________________
Cell phone # ________________________________________

 

Email address_________________________________________ _____________________

 

Would you like an  e-mail confirmation once your registration has been processed?
YES ____  NO___

 

_______$25.00      Thursday, March 3, 2011, Pre-Conference Session  
                               Time:  11:00am to 1:00pm .

 

_______$25.00      Thursday, March 3, 2011 Pre-Conference Session 
                               Time:  2:00pm to 4:15pm.

 

_______$110.00    ONLY, Thursday, March 3, 2011  Time:  2pm to 8:35pm  
                               (5 CE hours and dinner)

 

_______$110.00    ONLY, Friday, March 4, 2011  (5 CE hours and lunch included)

 

______ $200.00    FULL EVENT CONFERENCE FEE. A total of 10 CE hours.

                            

______$215.00    BEST VALUE, A $10.00 DISCOUNT ---FULL EVENT CONFERENCE FEE PLUS THE 1^ST PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION ON 3/3/11 TIME:  11am to 1pm.  A total of 12 CE hours.

______$75.00      Upgrade from THE FREE individual membership to a facility membership. 

 

$_______________________TOTAL AMOUNT CIRCLED ABOVE.

 

REGISTRATION FORMS MUST BE FAXED OR POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN

February 25, 2011  YOU MAY FAX YOUR REGISTRATION FORM
TO (919) 477-1361.

By faxing your form, it will alert us that your check is due to arrive by the registration deadline.

IF your check has not been received by the time you arrive at the conference, you will be asked to write a personal check for the fee of $250.00. Your check will be held until your corporate check arrives.     Questions?  Call (919) 990-1739

 

Special Note:  ALL FEES MUST BE RECEIVED AT OUR MAILING ADDRESS

NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28, 2011 . NO WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED.

 

Please make your check or money order payable to COAP –NC. 

We do not accept credit cards or purchase orders.  Mail your registration form and payment to:  COAP-NC, PO BOX 72335, Durham, NC  27722. Cancellations must be made in writing by March 1, 2011.

A $35.00 administrative fee will be retained. Substitutes are permitted, with advance notice.