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Provider Training Opportunities

These workshops are designed to be additional opportunities for providers to increase caregiving skills for specific populations.

Who should attend: Adult Family Home Providers and Resident Managers, Caregivers, Medicaid Personal Care/Respite Providers and other Residential Providers.

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JUNE     Top of Page
When: Wednesday, 6/10/2009, 9:30am to 12:30pm  FLYER
What: AUTISM, BASIC CONCEPTS, AND HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT PERSONS WITH AUTISM (Tom James Ph.D.)
Where: Communitas, 920 Park Avenue, Bremerton, Washington
Contact: Paul Hayfield, 360-377-7231 or phayfield@communitas.org
 
When: June 15, 2009 – 8:30 am to 12:30pm FLYER
What: From Schools for the Feeble-Minded to Self Determination: An Evolution in Values
Where: 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA  98402
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6520, or duhamsk@dshs.wa.gov
 
When: June 17, 2009  9:00am – 3:00pm FLYER
What: Residential and DDD Guidelines;  The Key to Quality of Life Issues
Where: Division of Developmental Disabilities
Point Plaza East, Bldg 2, Third floor
6860 Capitol Blvd SE  MS:45315
Tumwater, WA  98501
Contact: Kate Gallagher (360)725-4271 or Gallak@dshs.wa.gov
 
When: June 17, 2009 – 12:30pm to 4:30pm FLYER
What: RUntold Stories – COST - FREE
Where: 1323 South Yakima, Tacoma, WA  98405
Contact: Laurie teeter@tacid.org or phone 253-565-9000, ext 20, TTY 253-565-3486
 
When: June 22, 2009 – 9am to 12pm FLYER
What: Diabetes 101 and Beyond/ Janet Kapp
Where: 3423 6th Street, Bremerton, WA  98312
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6520
 
When: Thursday, June 25th, 2009; 9:30am-3:30pm FLYER
What: Residential and DDD Guidelines: The Key to quality of Life Issues (Chuck Goodwin) 
Where: 311 W. 11th Street, Vancouver, WA  98660
Contact: Andrea Hymas  (360) 750-4269
 
When: June 25, 2009 9-12
What: Dual Diagnosis
Dr. David Pounds
Where: DDD
1611 W. Indiana Ave
Spokane Wa.  99205
Contact: Dee Howard 509/329-2939 or e-mail howarde@dshs.wa.gov
 
JULY    Top of Page
When: July 8, 2009 11-12:30
What: Common Med Issues in DD Population
& MOSES Overview
Patty Carlson ARNP
Where: DDD
1611 w. Indiana Ave
Spokane Wa. 99205
Contact: Dee Howard 509/329-2939 or e-mail howarde@dshs.wa.gov
 
When: Wednesday, 7/15/2009, 9:30am to 12:30am  FLYER
What: DEMENTIA AND PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (Tom James Ph.D.)
Where: Communitas, 920 Park Avenue, Bremerton, Washington
Contact: Paul Hayfield, 360-377-7231 or phayfield@communitas.org
 
When: Wednesday, 7/22/2009, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM FLYER
What: DEMENTIA AND PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (Tom James Ph.D.)
Where: AACRES,
9720 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Washington
Contact: Barbara Bugenig, 253-344-0123 or barbarabu@aacresllc.com
 
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When: August 20, 2009 – 9am to 3pm FLYER
What: Anxiety Disorder/ Donna Dykstra
Where: 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA  98402
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6520, or duhamsk@dshs.wa.gov
 
SEPTEMBER     Top of Page
 
When: September 09, 2009 – 9am to 4pm FLYER
What: Dementia/Joe Hutching
Where: 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA  98402
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6520, or duhamsk@dshs.wa.gov
 
When: Sept 24, 2009 9-12
What: Dementia Introductory
Dr. David Pounds
Where: DDD
1611 W. Indiana Ave
Spokane Wa. 99205
Contact: Dee Howard 509/329-2939 or e-mail howarde@dshs.wa.gov
 
OCTOBER     Top of Page
 
When: October 8, 2009 9-12
What: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr. David Pounds
Where: DDD
1611 W. Indiana Ave
Spokane Wa. 99205
Contact: Dee Howard 509/329-2939 or e-mail howarde@dshs.wa.gov
 
When: October 19, 2009, 9am to 4pm FLYER
What: Emergency Preparedness/ Katie Gillespie
Where: 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA  98402
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6547, or duhamsk@dshs.wa.gov
 
NOVEMBER     Top of Page
 
When: November 16, 2009, 9:30am to 2:30pm FLYER
What: Resident Rights/ Dale Colin, Karen Hausrath, David Lord
Where: 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA  98402
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6547, or duhamsk@dshs.wa.gov
 
DECEMBER    Top of Page
 
When: December 17, 2009, 9am to 3pm FLYER
What: Chromosome Disorders
Where: 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA  98402
Contact: Susan Duhamel, 253-404-6547, or duhamsk@dshs.wa.gov
 


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