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Professional Preventive Restoration and Consultant Services,Inc.
1st Annual Conference
Conference Title: Community and Political Collaboration: Working to Improve the Quality of Life of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind
Keynote Speaker: HonorableTim Killeen, Wayne County Commission District 1
Conference Objectives and Topics
Learning Objectives: At the end of this conference participants will be able to: Identify various definitions of hearing loss that will be useful during the therapeutic process when serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind individuals.
Identify four stages of grief models associated with hearing loss and articulate a framework for helping these individuals work through each stage. Improve skills in providing services to the hearing challenged by gaining knowledge of (prevalence of hearing loss; early detection, prevention, and protection; types and causes of hearingloss; impacton family relationships, work experiences and retirement.
Identify four cultural orientationsthat a hearing challenged person transitions through, discuss useful strategies during their transitional process, and identify professional trainings needed to assist them during the transitional process.
List three major contributing factors leading to misdiagnosis of Deaf individuals that have important ramification for the Deaf individuals and providers, and discuss collaborative efforts to minimize misdiagnosis.
8:30 am -8:45 am: Registration
8:45 am -9:15 am: Continental Breakfast-Meet and Greet
9:15 am -9:20 am: Elvira Buenaventura, Brief history of PPRCS, Inc.
9:20 am-9:25 am: Elaine Lloyd, Introduction of Dr. Odeather Hill
9:25 am to 9:30 am: Tamika Kennedy Introduction of Keynote Speaker
9:30 am -9:50 am: Keynote Speaker: HonorableTim Killeen, Wayne County Commissioner District 1
Topic: Collaborative Effort to Help Improve the Quality of Life of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Theme: I Will Listen to Your Story and I will Work to Help Find Solutions
10:00 am -11:00 am: Topic: About the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Individuals. Theme: I Will Share Your Story and Encourage Collaboration to Help Find Solutions
11:05 am-11:15 am Break
11:15 am -11: 40 am: Topic: Issues of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Individuals: Self Disclosure of the Hearing Challenged. Theme: I Am Telling You My Story, Please Listen and Help Us Improve our Quality of Life!!!!!
11: 40 am -12:40 pm: Topic: Quality Service Delivery to Individuals with Hearing Loss. Theme: We Will Discuss How to Work Collaboratively to Provide Quality Services Designed to Improve the Quality of Life of the Hearing Challenged
12:45 am-12:55 am Break
1:00 pm -1:30 pm: Topic: Financial Support Needed for Individuals with Hearing Loss. Theme: We Heard Your Story and We Are Working to Find Financial Solutions
1:30: pm -1:55 pm: Topic: Cross-System Collaborative Efforts Designed to Enhance the Life of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Individuals Theme: We Have Heard Your Story, Now We Are Working Together for Quality and Adequate Services
Facilitators
Odeather A. Hill, Ph.D., LMSW, CAADC, CCS-M, Founder and CEO Professional Preventive Restoration and consultant Services, Inc., Kimberly L. Hillery, LMSW, ACSW, DCSW, CAADC, CMFSW-D, CAMS-1, CCS-M, CCDP-D, SAP, CEO/Clinical Therapist Kimberly L. Hillery& Associates, PLLC AndYolanda Carter, a Coordinator Aide with the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.
Expected Outcome:
1) Improve the quality of services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind 2) Create a Collaborative Task Force that will include: the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind, Service Providers and Political Officials3) Secure dollars for professional training, and quality services for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind individuals.
We would like to build a collaborative relationship with the following Stake Holders:
•Michigan Department of Human Services •Hospital Representatives
•Human Service Providers •Nursing Care
•Political officials •Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist
•Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Individuals •Medical Doctors
•Social Security Administration •Nurses
•Public and Private Schools Representatives •Attorneys
•Colleges; and Universities Representatives •Psychiatrist
•Police Departments •Psychologists
•City Clerk Office •Interpreters
•Job Training and Job Placement Agencies •Low Income Housing Authorities
•Accountants and other professionals.
•Spiritual Affiliations
2:00 pm-2:15 pm: Questions and Closing Remarks, Dr. Odeather Hill
This course is approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Course Approval #-060915-00. # of CE Hours approved is 3Hours for Social Workers.$10.00 for Social Workers to pay for CE Hours. Attendees must be presentduring theentire conference to earn CE Hours.
Fellowship Chapel Banquet and Conference Center 7707 W. Outer Drive Detroit, MI. 48235 August 21, 2015 Time: 8:30am -2:00pm -Free Admission & ParkingRSVP by August 15, 2015 pprcsinc@yahoo.com Phone (734) 421-7772
Hosted and paid for by Professional Preventive Restoration and Consultant Services. Inc., Dr. Odeather Hill, Ph.D., ACSW, CAADC, CCS-M –Founder and CEO –(Update7/15/15 for distribution by Dr. Hill)
YouTube video on ...https://youtu.be/yBRLpah8Kw0CONFERENCE ON DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND DEAF-BLIND
CONFERENCE INFORMATION EMAIL TO THE PUBLIC FINAL COPY EDITED 2 UPDATED JULY 11 2015 pdf 70 FINAL Odeather Allen Hill.pdf
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