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30th Annual Conference

Several Events in One 

Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon 

in addition to expert sessions

   

Every year, the morning of our Annual Conference, the MDSC holds our Annual Meeting, where members get an overview of our work over the last year and the latest updates of what we have in store. The Annual Meeting is at 8 a.m. in Room A of the DCU Center. All are welcome to attend. 

 

At our Annual Awards Luncheon we will honor those individuals who have made a significant impact on the Down syndrome community. We will present our Media Award, Educator of the Year Award, Leadership Award and Allen Crocker Award of Excellence. Plus, we will unveil our Champions Video Collage, featuring MDSC member-submitted photos, all on the theme of Champions! 

 

Our luncheon has also become the perfect forum to highlight the individuality and determination of MDSC self-advocates. Participants in our Self Advocate track will make a Grand Entrance to get the ballroom at the DCU Center on its feet.   

Saturday, March 22, 2013  

DCU Center

Worcester, MA 

8:00am - 4:00pm 
More than two dozen workshops by regional and national experts on a spectrum of topics related to Down syndrome

Keeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy: All the Medical Updates that Parents Need to Know

Brian Skotko, MD, MPP, Co-Director, Mass General Hospital Down Syndrome Program, Allie Schwartz, MD, Co-Director, Mass General Hospital Down Syndrome Program

 

Behavior and Down Syndrome - Applications of Neuroscience

David Stein, Psy.D., Faculty Psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Senior Psychologist for the Down Syndrome Program

 
Sexuality, Social Skills and Individuals with Down Syndrome - A Rationale for Learning (2014) 
Sally Fogel, M.Ed. Sexuality Educator, Counselor and Trainer  

    

Targeting Reading Instruction to Maximize Learning in Students with Down Syndrome 

David A. Koppenhaver, PhD, Reading and Special Education Dept.,

Appalachian State University

 

Off to College! - Accessing Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities 

Facilitated by Gillian Callaghan

 

What Autism Looks Like in Persons with Down Syndrome  

Susan Hepburn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Depts. Of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, JFK Partners, University of Colorado

 

Visual Strategies 101: Using a Spectrum of Techniques to Help Your Child Succeed

Susan Ellis, BSAC, University of Florida

 

Fostering Friendships - What Does it Take?

Facilitated by Kathy Healy Norton 

 

How, When and Why to Access Supports and Services through the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services  

Victor Hernandez, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

 

Grandparents - Sharing and Caring

Mary-Frances Garber, MS, CGC and Regina Kando

 

Nurturing the Nurturer - Self Care for Caregivers

Emily Jean Davidson, MD, MPH, RYT, Derik Newton, LMT, Myofascial Yoga Therapist

 

New Parents: Sharing Our Stories  

Sarah Cullen, Family Support Director, MDSC, Mary-Frances Garber, M.S. C.G.C., Angela Lombardo, Program Coordinator, Down Syndrome Program at Boston Children's Hospital, Melanie Perkins McLaughlin, Down Syndrome Family Support Group
 
Growing Up! The Ins and Outs of Transition Planning  
Allie Schwartz, MD, Co-Director, MassGeneral Hospital Down Syndrome Program, Kay Seligsohn, Ph.D, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, MassGeneral Hospital Down Syndrome Program, Julie A. Grieco, PsyD, Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, MassGeneral Hospital Down Syndrome Program
 
 
We hope you will join us on March 22nd at the DCU Center to promote acceptance and inclusion and celebrate the Down syndrome community.

Saturday, March 22, 2013  

DCU Center

Worcester, MA 

8:00am - 4:00pm