Session Description: NAQ is pleased to host Art Dykstra, a long-time leader in the field of developmental disabilities and recent co-author of the book A New Plan: Using Positive Psychology to Renew the Promise of Person-Centered Planning. Connie Melvin, Executive Director of NAQ, will be interviewing and discussing with Art such issues as controlling the negativity instinct in times of difficulty, the importance of a positive culture, as well as the latest in developments in planning with persons who have disabilities—including the five essential components of person-centered planning. Join us in thinking more about how we can help those we support build and live their best life possible.
Speaker Bio: Art Dykstra currently serves as the Director of the Trinity Foundation and also as the CEO of Cherry Hill Consulting Group. The consulting group assists organizations in leadership development, cultural improvement, and person-centered planning. Art is the author of Outcome Management, You Won’t Believe This: Understanding Gossip, Creating a Positive Organizational Culture. and, most recently, A New Plan: Using Positive Psychology to Renew the Promise of Person-Centered Planning. He is a frequent conference speaker and a fellow in AAIDD.
Cost:
NAQ Member: $20.00
Non-Member: $25.00
CEUs: We are pleased to inform you that 1 continuing education hour has been approved for the above training event for the following licensed professionals: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse & Advanced Practice Nurse. Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professionals (QIDPs) may apply the same hours of continuing education units earned from this conference toward their twelve hour annual continuing education requirement.
Funding provided in whole or in part by The Autism Program of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Human Services
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