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"Summertime Transition Activities"
Have fun in the sun while preparing for life after high school!
  
Web Conference
Monday, March 15, 2010
1:00 - 2:30 PM Mountain Time
Conference Sponsors
 
This training is an activity of the Partnerships for Transition Project, which is funded by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities, and of MT-TIRC, which is funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
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As we see the first early signs of spring, we know summer can't be far away. Start planning now for summertime activities to help middle and high school students continue their journey toward adulthood.
 
This web conference will touch on ideas such as:
  • Completing the Transition Workbook as a family activity
  • Volunteering
  • Summer jobs
  • Exploring new assistive technology
  • Establishing new connections in the community
  • Continuing and documenting the Discovery process
  • Testing out new leisure activities
  • Learning about support needs...while having fun!
 
The web conference will be held on Monday, March 15th, from 1:00 - 2:30 Mountain Time. 

Registrations are due by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010. To register, click here and follow the online registration instructions.  
  
One hour of Montana Office of Public Instruction renewal credit is available and may be requested at registration. (You MUST register and attend the full training to receive OPI credit.)
 
The University of Montana provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who request and require them. Please contact Kim Brown for information. If you will be using a screen reader for this presentation, please notify Kim by Friday, March 12th. 
 
There is no cost to participate in this training session thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities and the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Presenters: 
  
Ellen Condon, M.Ed.
Ellen has worked in the field of Developmental Disabilities since 1986. Prior to coming to Montana her experiences included hands-on service delivery, program development and program management in community residential and supported employment programs. She received her Masters degree in Special Education from Boston College in 1990 after completing course work in Transition and Supported Employment. She has been on staff at the Rural Institute since April, 1996. She has served as the Principal Investigator and Project Director for numerous Federal and state-funded grants. She provides technical assistance, training, and on-site support to schools, agencies, and individuals and families predominantly in the areas of employment, transition, and Social Security Work Incentives. Condon also is an associate with Marc Gold and Associates.
 
Kim Brown, MSW
Kim started her human services career in 1982 and has been with the University of Montana Rural Institute Transition Projects since 2003. She currently serves as Project Coordinator for the Montana Transition Training, Information and Resource Center, and Project Co-Director of the Partnerships for Transition Project.  Brown completed her Master of Social Work degree in May 2007, and has taught an undergraduate-level social welfare policy class. Kim also lectures nationally and internationally on transition and customized employment.