When

Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT
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Where

CEDAR LANE SCHOOL
11630 Scaggsville Road
Fulton, MD 21046  

 
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Contact

Melissa Rosenberg
Howard County Autism Society
410-290-3466 
melissa.rosenberg@howard-autism.org
  

Are you interested in impacting the lives of youth with disabilities ages 14 and older?   Are you a youth with a disability between the ages of 14 and 24?  Join us for a day to gain the knowledge, skills, and resources needed for successful transition to post-high school employment, education, and independent living!  Registration includes breakfast and lunch.  

Brought to you by the Howard County Transition Outreach Partnership  

with support provided by the Maryland Interagency Transition Council and the Howard County Public School System Family Support and Resource Center

SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS 

Howard County Police Department     .     Humanim, Inc.

Shared Horizons, Inc.     .     Verbal Beginnings

PARTNER SPONSORS 

AXA Advisors     .     Curran Knittle Group at Harbor Investment Advisory     

Howard County Commission on Disability Issues

Maryland Relay     .      Pathfinders for Autism     .     Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities

EXHIBITOR SPONSORS 

Abilities Network     .     ACIDD Maryland    

Aetna Better Health of Maryland     .     AT Discount Sales . Services LLC     

College Living Experience     .     Elville and Associates, P.C.     .     Hussman Center for Adults with Autism    

Linwood Center        .     Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Maryland Coalition of Families      .       MMARS RC      .      My Life Learning Center       

Optimal Health Care, Inc.     .     Service Coordination Inc.     .     Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Total Care Services Inc.     .     Weinfeld Education Group

DOOR PRIZE SPONSORS 

Accessible Resources for Independence, Inc.

Brookes Publishing     .     Harris Teeter     .     Howard County Police Department

Panera Bread     .     Wegmans

(SPONSORS LISTED CONFIRMED AS OF 3/9/18)

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Laura Wetherald, Bureau Chief of Recreation, Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks
Jacqueline R. Scott, Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources & Services
Dr. Michael J. Martirano, Interim Superintendent, Howard County Public School System
Carol A. Beatty, Secretary, Maryland Department of Disabilities

Noontime Remarks
The Hon. Allan H. Kittleman, Howard County Executive
 The Hon. Boyd K. Rutherford, Maryland Lt. Governor

Morning Plenary Sessions  
Person Center Descriptions: A Powerful Advocacy Tool
Michael Smull, BA, Sr. Partner, Support Development Associates, LLC, and Founder/Board Chair, The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices, Inc. (Target Audience:General and Educator)

Preparing for Work:  What Self-Advocates Need to Know
Zosia Zaks, M Ed, CRC, Manager of Programs and Education, Towson University's Hussman Center for Adults with Autism  (Target Audience:  Youth)

Workshops:  ABLE Accounts, Social Security Benefits, Post Secondary Education Opportunities, Mental Health, Financial Planning, Letting Go for Parents, Transition Planning 101, Transportation, Mental Health Services, DDA and DORS Services 

Workshops for Transitioning Youth: Back by Popular Demand!:  Soft Skills for Workplace and Life!, Social Security Benefits and Working, Art Therapy, BOOM Shake and Be Free, Meals in Minutes, Dating & Relationships, Health Matters, Vision Boards

Exhibits - Showcasing the latest programs, products, and services

NEW THIS YEAR!  We will be offering CEU's for Social Workers and Cerftificates of Attendance for Educators. 

Certificates of Attendance:  To receive a certificate of attendance, please request the certificate at the time of registration.  Participants must sign-in no later than 9:30am and attend the entire day.  No partial attendance credit will be given.  Attendance certificates will be distributed on-site only, and available starting at 4:15pm.  

Certificates for Social Work Category 1 CEU's:  The Howard County Mental Health Authority (HCMHA), a sponsor of the Transition Symposium, is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing educatno programs and maintains full responsibility for this program. This event is approved by the HCMHA for five Category 1 continuing education units (CEU's).  To receive a Social Work CEU certificate, please request the certificate at the time of registraton.  Participants must sign in no later than 9:30am, attend the entire day and submit a completed evaluation form. No partial CEU's will be given.  Social Work CEU Certificates will be distributed on-site only and available starting at 4:15pm.  

 Door Prize - Drawing at 4:30 PM.  Must be present to win.

Certificates of Attendance:

To receive a certificate of attendance, please request the certificate at the time of registration.  Participants must sign-in no later than 9:30 and attend the entire day. No partial attendance credit will be given. Attendance certificates will be distributed on-site only, and available starting at 4:15 pm. 

 

Certificates for Social Work Category I CEU’s: 

The Howard County Mental Health Authority (HCMHA), a sponsor of the Transition Symposium, is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for this program.  This event is approved by the HCMHA for five Category I continuing education units (CEU’s).

 

To receive a Social Work CEU certificate, please request the certificate at the time of registration. Participants must sign in no later than 9:30 am, attend the entire day and submit a completed evaluation form. No partial CEU’s will be given. Social Work CEU Certificates will be distributed

on-site only, and available starting at 4:15 pm. 

Symposium Schedule

8:00 to 9:00 am             Check-in/visit vendors/breakfast

9:00 to 9:15 am             Welcome remarks

9:30 to 10:30 am           Keynote Speaker -- Michael Smull         

10:30-10:45 am             Break/Visit Exhibitors

10:45 to 11:45 am         Breakout sessions #1

11:45 am to 12:45 pm    Lunch break/Visit Exhibitors

12:45 to 1:45 pm           Breakout sessions #2

1:45 to 2:00 pm             Break/Visit Exhibitors

2:00 to 3:00 pm             Breakout sessions #3

3:00 to 3:15 pm             Break/Visit Exhibitors

3:15 to 4:15 pm             Breakout sessions #4

4:30 pm                        Evaluations/Door prize drawings

Set-up                                                                                    7:00 to 8:00 am

                 

Check-in / visit vendors / breakfast                       8:00 to 9:00 am

                 

Welcome remarks Byrd/Bullock/Kittleman          9:00 to 9:15 am

     

Plenary sessions – General and Youth              9:15 to 10:30 am

                 

Break/Visit Exhibitors                                              10:30 to 10:45 am   

     

Breakout sessions #1                                             10:45 to 11:45 am

 

Lunch break / MDOD update/ Visit Exhibitors    11:45 am to 12:45 pm         

 

Breakout sessions #2                                             12:45 to 1:45 pm

 

Break/Visit Exhibitors                                              1:45 to 2:00 pm

 

Breakout sessions #3                                             2:00 to 3:00 pm

 

Break/Visit Exhibitors                                              3:00 to 3:15 pm

 

Breakout sessions #4                                             3:15 to 4:15 pm

                       

Evaluations / Door prize drawings                                    4:30 pm