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TFA 2006 Annual Conference Schedule of Events Concurrent Session Listing Session Descriptions Special Workshops Special Activities & Transportation Registration Hotel
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Tuesday, September 5 8:00 am – 5:00 pm  C&E Meeting Wednesday, September 6 8:00 am – 11:30 am  Special TFA Workshops (fee required) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm  Board Meeting 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm  Special TFA Workshops (fee required) 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  TFA Business Meeting 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm  TFA Opening Reception Thursday, September 7 7:30 am – 9:00 am  Moderator’s Breakfast (fo rworkshop moderators) Practitioner’s Breakfast (for practitioners only) 9:00 am – 10:00 am  KEYNOTE:  Katharine Leslie  Being an Advocate for Change in the Child Protection Arena 10:00 am – 12:00 pm  Concurrent Sessions 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm  Awards Luncheon (invitation only) Site Development Luncheon (invitation only) 1:30 pm – 4:50 pm  Concurrent Sessions 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm  Break 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  Group Home Roundtable Foster Care Roundtable Home Based Roundtable Friday, September 8 9:00 am – 11:00 am  Concurrent Sessions 11:00 am – 11:30 am  Break 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm  Administrator’s Lunch:  Retention: Tales, Techniques & Tips, Lynn McWhorter,   Appalachian Family Innovations (Fee required) 1:50 pm – 5:30 pm  Concurrent Sessions 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm  Awards Banquet BACK TO TOP
Wednesday September 6, 2006
8:00	Board Meeting	Consultation Workshop – Mike Hussey & Lynn McWhorter, Appalachian Family Innovations	Evaluation Workshop – Heather Fry, Appalachian Family Innovations	Working with Sex Offenders – Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations	Sex, Drugs, & Gangs: What’s New; What’s the Future Hold – San Antonio Police Dept.
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12:00	Board Lunch	Lunch on your own
1:00		Training Workshop – Kambi Scott, Barium Springs	Missing Curriculum – Lynn McWhorter & Gary Timbers, Appalachian Family Innovations	Motivation Systems – Cristy James	Certification & Ethics Reviewer Training
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3:00
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5:00	TFA Business Meeting
6:00	TFA Opening Reception

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

10:00 AM-10:50 AM
Program Collaboration -- Flexible Use of Program Beds
Kelleigh Kulcsar, Closer to Home Community Services;   The presentation will include a description of two programs through Closer to Home: the Airdrie Teaching Home and the Family Matters in Home Support Program.  We will be discussing the importance of program flexibility in order that the right services can be accessed to more effectively meet the needs and enhance treatment success of the youth and families we serve.  We will review a couple of cases where collaboration reduced duplication of effort and services and worked very well in meeting the needs of the clients and how we were better able to plan for transitions to less intrusive services for our clients.

10:00 AM-11:50 AM
Using the Model with Clients Diagnosed with ADHD
Shalie Miller, Appalachian Family Innovations; Bonnie
Perkins  Learn how the Teaching-Family Model can be an effective tool in working with clients diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.  This session explore how the elements can be applied effectively to clients with this disorder

Giving & Receiving Feedback: The Perfect Union of the Consultant & the Teaching-Parents  Joslyn Harney, Methodist Family Health; Carolyn Hale, Methodist Family Health  Learn the pitfalls of giving and receiving feedback from such characters as Well Meaning Wilma, Brutal Brutus, & Euless the Excuse Maker.  Join two consultants from Methodist Family Health of Arkansas is an interactive workshop designed to challenge and sharpen participants skills & knowledge of the feedback process.

Grief & Loss -- A Different Perspective  Kathy Jensen, Closer to Home Community Services; We are all aware of the grief and loss children in our programs experience.  But how do we, as caregivers, cope with the grief and loss within our roles?  This workshop provides another way to look at this subject, current information, resources, and a forum to share experiences and explore strategies.

Implementing the Teaching-Family Model in a Psychiatric Hospital & Residential Treatment Center  Andy Altom, Methodist Family Health; Learn the methods used to blend both Medical and TF Model into a dynamic treatment venue that has consumer satisfaction at an all time high!  Improve the morale of your staff and increase your employee retention.  Have the technology that surpasses your competition in managing behavior.  Methodist Family Health has the only Teaching-Family certified psychiatric hospital and psychiatric residential treatment center in the nation.  AFter 6 years of implementation, MFH is ready to speak out on what works and what doesn't.  If you are looking at the TFM of care as an option to improve your organization's quality, you should attend.  Time will be allotted for Q&A

11:00 AM-11:50 AM
The Myth & Facts of the Teaching-Family Model  Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations; Gary Timbers, Lynn McWhorter  "That isn't the Model!" is frequently heard when a group of Teaching-Family Model people are discussing strategies of treatment planning.  We plan on debunking the multiple myths that have evolved over the last thirty plus years.  This presentation welcomes everyone new and old to the systems, concepts, and technology of the Teaching-Family Model.

 1:30 PM-2:20 PM
BiPolar Disorder: A Closer Look At Its Diagnostic Criteria & Current Pharmacological Treatments  Staff of Presbyterian Childrens Homes & Services  Learn how to work with clients diagnosed with bi-polar disorder through use of the Teaching-Family Model.  Adaptations of the elements are necessary but the effectiveness isn't compromised through its use at all.

Self Determination: It's Importance and How to Make it Happen!  Keri Chavis, Thornwell; This session will discuss how important self-determination and how best to achieve the strongest outcomes.  Session will discuss how to work with clients to help them recognize and embrace their lives and making decisions and choices.

Horsin' Around - A Demonstration of Individual Approaches to Behavioral Issues  Craig Gammon, Methodist Family Health; Alicia Gammon, Methodist Family Health  Using video clips from an MFH in-service, attendees will experience some of the fun we had working with 3 very individual horses, without suffering the mosquito bits and sunburn! The session will demonstrate the universal aspects of behavior by doing the same thing practitioners do everyday in a much different setting!  You'll have fun and hopefully take away a new outlook on the "same old thing".  So, come horse around with us!

1:30 PM-3:20 PM 
Embracing Independence: Giving Youths the Skills They Need to Make in the "Real World"  Brad Gibson, Catawba County DSS;  The presenters will share a program currently implemented at Corner House II in Catawba County.  This innovative summer program includes mock job postings, interviews, and actual daily jobs.  Youths learn how to write checks, manage money, and pay mock bills; they receive real world and point consequences to reinforce skills that prepare youths for independence.  They learn about concepts conducive of a strong work ethic.  This program reinforces the basic skills necessary to maintain a job and a household.

1:30 PM-3:20 PM
Program Certification Evaluation Tools  Kambi Scott, Barium Springs; Matt Gaunt  This session will discuss the importance and value of program certification, the evaluation process and tools to help you measure success, progress and quality. The third party review system and peer review should never be underestimated.  There are tools available to help you prepare and achieve program excellence

2:30 PM-3:20 PM
Cyber Safety - Rules & Tools for Responsible Internet Usage  Donald Snell, TechWare Solutions; Lori Snell, Foster Parent  Find out how to protect your child and turn the Interenet into an Intelli-Net.  Discussion will cover Internet Terminology 101: Kids Rules for Online Safety; Contracting with your Child or Teenager for Safe Internet Use; Hardware & Software Protection & Control Devices; Parental Controls beyond the Internet.

Diversity-Practitioner Understanding of Sexual Orientation  Jo Ann O'Hara, Closer to Home Community Services; Chris Marshall  We will be discussing the personal beliefs of practitioners when dealing with issues of youth's sexuality within a treatment environment.  How opening communication in regards to sexual orientation helps develop more positive relationships and youth with issues around acceptance and self-esteem.  We will also discuss the need to teach to tolerance and acceptance within the treatment environment.  External and internal resources will be explored in order to provide short and long-term supports to practitioners.

2:30 PM-4:50 PM
The Autism Spectrum and the Teaching-Family Model.  Verl Childers, Presbyterian Childrens Homes & Services  Working with clients anywhere on the autism spectrum is a challenge.  Making advancements is a reward!  Come learn how to be rewarded often through use of the Teaching-Family Model.

4:00 PM-4:50 PM
How to Have your Camp-Cake & Eat it Too  Alicia Gammon, Methodist Family Health; Craig Gammon, Methodist Family Health  Creating a summer camp for at-risk kids is a challenge.  Providing therapeutic services and crisis intervention there is tricky at best.  Finding funds for such a venture is nearly impossible!  Come see how to meld therapy and camp fun to provide the funding for summer-time memories for your kids!

4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Fresh Approaches to Conventional Techniques  Staci Delaney, Utah Youth Village; Ashley King, UYV  This workshop will provide creative and fun teaching strategies and activities useful in working with any parent, child, or family.  You will walk away from this presentation with a variety of exciting tips and hands-on strategies to use in numerous situations with diverse populations.  These tools and activities are based on years of experience obtained in the Families First program at Utah Youth Village

Intensive Teaching  Gary Timbers, Appalachian Family Innovations; Andy Altom, Methodist Family Health; Mike Pearson, Utah Youth Village  This workshop will explore techniques for intensive teaching and why many variations can have tremendous effectiveness, depending upon the situation and the clients.  Come learn new techniques and skills and see how this can replace more traditional methods of communication

No Eject, No Reject  Pauline & Steve Harvey, Closer to Home Community Services;   The Teaching-Family Model enables you to manage a "no eject/no reject" policy with ease and grace.  Learn how you can work with whatever the system sends your way.  How to manage diverse populations under one roof.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Implementing the Teaching-Family Model in a School  Dale Starcher, Garfield Park Academy; Katie Renollo  Can skills be taught in a school system while educational programming takes place?  Absolutely!!  Learn how one program uses the Teaching-Family Model in a school where all of the students have intense disorders/behavior.  Teachers with social workers, facilitators and administration work together for incredible outcomes.

9:00 AM-10:50 AM
In the Mood  Sebrena Bohnsack, Presbyterian Children's Home & Services;  The focus of this workshop is to present an overview of the current information regarding mood disorders, such as Major Depression, Bipolar, and Dysthymia.  A large portion of the presentation with focus on the disgnostic criteria indicated within the DSM-IV TR.

The Teaching-Family Model: Train Staff, Teach Skills to Youth and Minimize Restraints  Gary Timbers, Appalachian Family Innovations; This session includes a behavioral analysis of restraint and a discussion of the "cycle of restraint".  Data will be presented from several residential settings that suggest restraint, time out, and critical incidents decrease following implementation of the Teaching-Family Model, a research-based, systematic approach to skill-based training for staff and skill focused treatment for clients.

Family Group Conferencing  Presbyterian Children's Home & Services;  The Family Conference is a basic tenet of the teaching-family practice.  Learn about different techniques for engaging in a lively and productive family conference.

Partnering with Corporations  Becky Drumm, Advancement Associates, Inc.; Rene Hoy, VP Honda of America  How do you approach the corporations within your service area about becoming a partner with your mission?  They are looking for viable entities to support, those programs are making a difference in the lives of those that they employ and serve.  This presentation will help you learn how to approach them, what they are looking for in proposals that are submitted to them.

10:00 AM-10:50 AM
Teaching-Family Model & Prevention: Catawba Valley Healthy Families  Jeannie Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations; This session will present a description of and data gathered from the Study Center's newest program Catawba Valley Healthy Families. It is a prevention/intervention home visiting program for first time families who are overburdened and who have numerous risk factors for abuse and neglect

11:30 AM-12:20 PM
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  Marianne Dickson, Wild Rose Community Connections; This session will present the challenges and rewards of working with you who are diagnosed with FAS & FASD along with the implementation of the model.  We will discuss the keys for developing successful interventions and strategies for working with this challenging and often misunderstood client.  We'll discuss how the TF Model can and does work with these youth.

Going Beyond the Motivation Review  David Fullmer, Adriel; This presentation will cover a motivation review for residential applications.  The excel-based program provides valuable insight into the development of direct care staff's utilization of TFM.  The user-friendly spreadsheet requires that information be entered one time; the other calculations, which break down teaching interactions by staff and youth, are automatic.

Client Centered Goal Setting  Mike Hussey, Appalachian Family Innovations;  Outside agencies set goals for our clients that we have to incorporate into out treatment.  If clients set their own goals and work toward them, they are more motivated to change behavior.  This presentation will teach you how to help your clients set their own goals and how tot ake those heartfelt goals and develop treatment plans.

On-Site Database Development for the Small Agency  Ed Watson, Northern Family Intervention Services; Roxanne McLintock;  This presentation is geared towards the small agency with limited resources and computer programming expertise.  Presenters will describe the database system they developed three years ago using Access software.  Attendees will learn about the steps NFIS took to build the database, a limited overview of Access software and its capabilities and view samples of data collected and reports generated including outcome and consumer satisfaction data.

11:30 AM-1:00 AM
Together We Stand Through Strategic Communication  Lue Raven, Catawba County DSS;  Groups and individuals need to be motivated or driven accomplish task at work and in their own personal life's.  Therefore there are researched and proven programs and techniques that will motivate people externally to accomplish task at hand.  This presentatoin will be presented in a unique and enjoyable environment, and will strategically use these proven techniques to demonstrate how to motivate people to complete task through the power of communication.

1:50 PM-3:35 PM
Marriage of the Model & Therapy  Becky Anderson, Utah Youth Village; This presentation will show the possible and beneficial marriage of the Teaching Family Model and traditional therapeutic interventions

Structure Activities: What Did We Do and Why Did We Do It?  Derrick Young, Adriel; Shawn Childs, Adriel  Explore the benefits of combining TFM with clinical goals through structured activities.  Consultants insure staff are engaging with youth, staff gain critical concepts in applying learning theory, youth are offered specific and directed opportunities to internalize a full compliment of skills while earning privileges.  When kids succeed, the program succeeds.

Counseling at its best: Teaching-Family Model, the Most Effective Approach for Managing Crises  Crystal McMillan, Catawba County DSS; Lue Raven, Catawba County DSS  Youth sometimes experience emotional crises manifested behaviorally.  When youths are in crises, the Teaching-Parents, of course, monitor them closely to insure clients' safety, while maintaining a perception of inattention to the outburst.  The presenters will explore teaching approaches that effectively reinforce improved self-control, emotional management, body-awareness, and overall mental health.  In addition, the presenters will describe the connection between specific steps of the teaching interaction and social, emotional, and cognitive development.

Working with the Whole Child: Religion & Spirituality in Residential Care  Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations;  This presentation will discuss the importance of religion and spirituality in residential care.  Session will include how religion impacts treatment and when and where it may be best to include religious elements.

Effectiveness of the Teaching-Family Model: A Revised View  David Kingsley, GRI Research;  The conventional wisdom suggests that the Teaching-Family Model reduces recidivism during treatment but has no effect on post-treatment recidivism.  Ths presentation challenges that perception.  Meta-analyses, reanalysis of published research, and other sources have provided strong evidence of post-treatment effectiveness of the Teaching-Family Model.

3:45 PM-4:35 PM
Get Good at Power Struggles  Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations; Mike Boggs, Tom Bellamy, AFI  Sure, anyone can get in a power struggle, but only a select few become masters of this combative style.  Come learn how to turn any interaction with children and teens into a top notch, pay-per-view worthy battle royal.  Come prepared to sit still, pay attention and keep your silly opinions to yourself...or else!

Social Entrepreneurship  Ted Blevins, Lena Pope;  The job of a social entrepreneur is to find new ways of tacking the same challenges for the public benefit.  Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry. Learn how to apply social entrepreneurship to your agency to benefit all in the end: your agency, clients and your community.

3:45 PM-5:35 PM  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: An Historic Overview & Relevance of PTSD Today  Ed Hagins, Presbyterian Children’s Homes & Services  Post traumatic stress disorder is becoming more and more prevalent.  It is quite likely we will all deal with clients who have this diagnosis (in addition to others).  Learn how to work with clients and their special needs using the effective Teaching-Family Model.  Special adaptations to the Model take into account working with these clients.

Working as a Multi-disciplinary Team to Address Sex Specific Issues in a Foster Care Setting  Erica Morlok, Utah Youth Village; Stacey McKenzie, Russ & Penny Pearson, UYV  This presentation will outline the Utah Youth Villages multi-disciplinary approach in working with Juvinle Sex Offenders in Foster Care Setting.  Specific focus will be given to the individual roles and responsibilities and how these most effectively work together to promote community safety adn effective treatment for the youth.

Adapting Teaching-Family Model for the Very Young Child  Karla Lanier, Appalachian Family Innovations; Carl Lanier, AFI  It is possible to adapt the Teaching-Family Model to match the unique needs of the very young child (ages 2 to 7) and still maintain the integrity of the Model's goals and elements.  Relationships, healthy routine and structure, pre-teaching and practice, self-determination, strategic attention, selective ignoring, and motivation system adaptations will be the primary topics for this presentation.

4:45 PM-5:35 PM
"Chips & Dip" Motivation System  Kenneth Ruffin, Adriel; Jeff Pullins, Adriel  "Chips & Dip", a motivation system for low functioning youth.  The Chips & Dip motivation systsem was designed for the younger low functioning youth with a high energy level.  The points earned by the youth can be traded for chips which are used to buy privileges, outings, toys, rent game cartridges, movies and special treats.  The purpose of this presentation will be to get the practitioners to think about alternatives to the traditional point earning systems and point sheets.  The point sheet used for this system is deocrative and exciting.  The only way youth can earn their privileges is by earning chips which increases their motivation lever.

Family Teacher Lifestyles & Managing Assistants  Utah Youth Village;  Learn about different teaching-family lifestyles and incorporating assistants for effective home life and work life.

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SPECIAL WORKSHOPS

Consultation Workshop
8:00 AM-9:30 AM, Mike Hussey, Appalachian Family Innovations 
This workshop will provide attendees with information and materials regarding consultation -- the Teaching-Family Model way!  This critical delivery system is pivotal for success.  Learn how to conduct training for consultants, how to prepare a pre-service, how to build interest and how to track success on the job.

Working with Sex Offenders
8:00 AM-11:30 AM, Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations
This workshop will help attendees understand the special requirements of working with sex offending populations.  What do you need to consider; how does the Teaching-Family Model help in working with this unique population.

Sex, Drugs & Gangs: What's New; What's Old; and What does the future Hold?
8:00 AM-4:00 PM, San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio Police Department
This workshop will provided valuable information regarding the latest street drugs.  Discussion will include not only the slang used in describing these drugs, but in-depth material regarding where these drugs can be found and who is using them.  If you can speak the language, you can meet the challenge.  Come learn about what’s hot and what’s not today!

Evaluation Workshop
10:00 AM-11:30 AM, Heather Fry, Appalachian Family Innovations
This workshop will provide attendees with information and materials regarding evaluation -- the Teaching-Family Model way!  This critical delivery system is pivotal for success.  Learn how to conduct training for evaluators, how to prepare a pre-service, how to build interest and how to track success on the job.

Training Workshop
1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Kambi Scott, Barium Springs
This workshop will provide attendees with information and materials regarding training -- the Teaching-Family Model way!  This critical delivery system is one of four in the Teaching-Family Model.  Learn how to conduct training, how to prepare a pre-service, how to build interest and how to track participants' success in using the training on the job.

Missing Curriculum: Teaching Social Competencies in the Classroom
1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Lynn McWhorter, Appalachian Family Innovations
This workshop will provide information and materials for those interested in using the TFM in a school.  Learn how to adapt the Model so that it can be successfully implemented in a day setting with a variety of practitioners and support!

Motivation Systems
1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Cristy James, Innovative Teaching Systems
This special workshop will provide attendees with a deep understanding of the TFM Motivation Systems.  A critical element of the Model, motivation systems are often misunderstood.  Learn about the variety of systems available for a variety of populations.  Understand the theory behind motivation systems so that you can create your own.  Learn when to apply this element and how to move clients through levels of systems.  Gain a broader understanding of when to move clients off of motivation systems entirely.

C&E Reviewer Training
1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Diane Jaeger, Closer to Home
This workshop is geared towards individuals interested in serving as site reviewers.  This training is essential to perform this evaluative role.  This training is helpful in understanding TFA Standards of Service and practical implementation of the Teaching-Family Model

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SPECIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

SOCIAL EVENTS

Business Meeting & Prize Drawing – Wednesday, September 6, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – ALL INVITE Traditional TFA event.  Learn about the state of the Association while enjoying camaraderie before our opening reception.  Also, our annual Prize Drawing will occur during this event.  You must be present to win!

Opening Reception – Wednesday, September 6, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – ALL INVITED  All attendees are invited to participate in this reception.  A great chance to mix and mingle – visit with old friends and make new friends as we start the 29th Annual Conference!

Awards Luncheon (invited) – Thursday, September 7, 12:20 pm – 1:45 pm 
This special luncheon is for invited guests only.  Association level award nominees and Agency level award recipients share a special meal where they are honored.  It is also a great time to share stories and learn how these practitioners earned their distinction.

TFM Development Lunch (invited)  -- Thursday, September 7, 12:20 – 1:45. 
This special luncheon is designed to provide an opportunity for discussion and exploration for those administrators considering implementing the Teaching-Family Model.  The luncheon speaker will outline the various considerations necessary for development and help you identify where you might be in the development equation.  Come to the lunch with your questions and challenges – answers and support will be available!

Administrator’s Luncheon (fee required) – Friday, September 8, 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm
Staff Retention – This special luncheon will discuss the various factors effecting staff retention.  The luncheon will also provide information regarding how use of the Model may improve retention and maximizing retention at your agency.  There will be time for discussion and questions.

TFA Annual Awards Banquet – Friday, September 8, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The special event in the TFA conference where Award recipients are announced and honored.  The recipients of the Montrose Wolf Award for distinguished contributions, the Lonnie & Elaine Phillips Award for Practitioner(s) Award and the TFA Distinguished Practitioner Award recipients from each agency will be honored.  Learn from these special individuals as they provide their insight.  This has long been held as the highlight event of the conference!

Alamo
300 Alamo Plaza  San Antonio  TX 78205
Phone: (210) 225-1391 x34  Fax: (210) 354-3602
lgarcia@thealamo.org  www.thealamo.org.  On the east side of Alamo Plaza is the most famous spot in Texas where 189 defenders fell on March 6, 1836, after repeated attacks by Mexican General Santa Anna’s army. Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) was established in 1718 as the city’s first mission. The chapel, one of the most photographed facades in the nation, and the Long Barracks are all that remain of the original fort. Long Barracks Museum and Library are near the chapel. The museum contains relics and mementos from the Republic of Texas and offers narration on the fall of the Alamo. The Alamo is located in the heart of the city, inside beautifully landscaped grounds. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday. Closed December 24 and 25. Admission Free: donations accepted. Call for more information.

La Villita
418 Villita #900  San Antonio  TX 78205; Phone: (210) 207-8611  Fax: (210) 207-4390; www.lavillita.com  A unique arts and crafts community with shops, working artists, restaurants and a post office. The Old San Antonio Exhibit (located in Bolivar Hall) houses a collection of art objects, artifacts and symbols relevant to the history. This beautifully landscaped historic district offers leisurely shopping, dining and five rental venues for special events.  Shops open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission. Closed holidays

Market Square - El Mercado
514 W. Commerce  San Antonio  TX 78207; Phone: (210) 207-8600  Fax: (210) 207-4287; www.tavernini.com/mercado  From early morning until late at night, Market Square is alive with activity. Visitors browse through the 32 shops at "El Mercado," an area patterned after an authentic Mexican market. In addition, there are 80 specialty shops in Farmers Market Plaza. Market Square is also the scene of many Hispanic festivals where food and beverage booths spring up alongside the Guadalajara lamps and the strains of mariachi music blend with the excitement of Mexican dances. Free admission. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., summer; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., winter

Welcome to the River Tours!
Rio San Antonio Cruises River Tours and Rio Trans Taxi Services are available daily.

Individual fares are: $6.50 – Adult; $4.50 - Bexar County Residents; $1.50 - Children (1-5 years); $4.50 - Senior Citizens (60 & older) & Military.  All prices are tax inclusive. Discount prices require picture ID.

Taxi Service Hours
The Rio Taxi Service operates daily from 9 AM to 9 PM.
Rio Taxi Ticket Prices  Rates are as follows:
One Way: $4.00; 24-Hr Day Pass: $10; Three-day Pass: $25.  All prices are tax inclusive.

Directions and Transportation
From Austin: I-35 South, take I-37 South, Exit Commerce Street and turn right (west) on Commerce, then turn Left at Losoya
From San Antonio International Airport: take 281- South, it becomes I-37 South, exit Commerce Street and turn right (west) on Commerce, then turn left at Losoya, it becomes Alamo. Hotel on corner of Market & Alamo.
From East Bound I-10, exit Durango, turn left at Alamo. Go north on Alamo turn left on Commerce and an immediate left on Losoya which becomes Alamo (southbound). Hotel on corner of Market & Alamo.
From West Bound I-10, exit I-37 North, exit Commerce Street and turn left (west) on Commerce, then left at Losoya, which becomes Alamo.
Hotel is physically located on the corner of Alamo and Market Streets

San Antonio International Airport
Directions: Take Interstate 281 south to Commerce Street. Continue west on Commerce Street to Losoya Street, turn left. Losoya becomes Alamo. The Hilton Palacio del Rio is located at 200 South Alamo Street.

San Antonio Trans Shuttle
Shuttle  $14.00 one way
Catch the shuttle outside baggage area.  If you are more than one person, you can share cab for $22.00.  A taxi is about $22.00 one way.

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Friday September 8, 2006
Track		DSM	Practitioner Tools	Counseling/Treatment Planning	Model Diversity	Administrative
9:00		In the Mood: Depression, Bipolar, & Dysthymia will be Addressed as Diagnosed Within DSM-IV – Sebrena Bohnsack, Presbyterian Children’s Home and Services	Reducing Restraints Through the Teaching-Family Model – Gary Timbers, Appalachian Family Innovations	Family Group Conferencing – Presbyterian Children’s Home and Services	Social Entrepreneurship – Ted Blevins, Lena Pope	Partnering with Corporations – Becky Drumm, Advancement Associates
10:00					Prevention Program: Catawba Valley Healthy Families – Jeannie Ownbey, Mark Ownbey, & Gary Timbers, AFI
11:00	Break
11:30		Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Marianne Dickson, Wild Rose Community Connections	Going Beyond the Motivation Review – David Fullmer, Adriel	Client Centered Goal Setting – Mike Hussey, Appalachian Family Innovations	Together We Stand Through Strategic Communication – Lue Raven, Catawba County DSS (AFI Affiliate)	A Home Grown Outcomes Tracking Method – Roxanne McClintock, Northern Family Intervention Services
12:30		Lunch on your own				Administrator’s Lunch: Retention: Tales, Techniques, & Tips – Lynn McWhorter, Appalachian Family Innovations
1:30		Marriage of the Model & Therapy – Becky Anderson, Utah Youth Village	Structured Activities: What Did We Do & Why Did We Do It – Derrick Young, Adriel	Counseling at its Best: Teaching-Family Model, the Most Effective Approach for Managing Crisis – Crystal McMillan, Catawba County DSS (AFI Affiliate)	Working with the Whole Child: Religion & Spirituality in Residential Care – Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations	Effectiveness of the Teaching-Family Model: A Revised View – David Kingsley, GRI Research
2:30
3:30		Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:  An Historic Overview & Relevance of PTSD Today  Ed Hagins, PCHAS	Getting Good at Power Struggles – Tom Bellamy, Mike Boggs, & Mark Ownbey, Appalachian Family Innovations	Working as a Multidisciplinary Team to Address Specific Issues in a Foster Care Setting – Erica Morlock, Utah Youth Village	Adapting The Teaching-Family Model for the Very Young Child – Karla Lanier, Appalachian Family Innovations	Family-Teacher Lifestyles & Managing Assistants – Utah Youth Village
4:30			Chips & Dip: Motivation System – Kenneth Ruffin, Adriel
7:00	Awards Banquet (until 10:00 pm)