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Tuesday June 8 |
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7:30-8:30 a.m. |
CAVEWAS Registration |
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8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
CAVEWAS Pre-conference Session
Forensic Reporting and Expert Testimony
Dr. Timothy F. Field , Elliott & Fitzpatrick, Inc., Athens, Georgia
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12:00-1:30 p.m. |
CAVEWAS Annual General Meeting Luncheon |
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5:00-8:00 p.m. |
Conference Registration Opens |
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Wednesday June 9 |
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7:30-8:45 a.m. |
Registration and Morning Refreshments |
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8:45-9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks |
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9:00-10:00 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Speaker
Timely Change for
Changing Times – Standing Still is Not an Option - It's Not Even Safe!
Bryan Hayday, President, Change-Ability, Lecturer, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario
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10:00-10:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break
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10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions C1, C2
C1: Timely Change for Changing Times: Enabling the Possible/Preserving the Precious
Bryan Hayday, President, Change-Ability, Lecturer, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario
C2: Clinical/Vocational Outcome Measurement Guided Rehabilitation: A multi-disciplinary clinical coordination based approach.
Dr. J. Douglas Salmon, Jr., PhD, C.Psych, Neuro/Rehabilitation Psychologist, Toronto, Ontario
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12:00-1:30 p.m. |
VRA Canada Annual General Meeting Luncheon
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1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Plenary Session
Robert Pio Hajjar, Founding Director, IDEAL-WAY, Mississauga, Ontario
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2:30-3:00 p.m. |
Refreshment Break
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3:00-4:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions C3, C4
C3: Innovative Disability Management: Managing Resource Depletion Through Team Diversity And Collaboration
Ann-Marie Kehoe, Disability Management Specialist, Corporate Workplace Health and Safety Department, Interior Health, Kelowna, B.C., and Darlene Doricic, Disability Management Specialist, Corporate Human Resources Workplace Health & Safety Department, Interior Health, Kelowna, B.C.
C4: A Passion for Employers – The Vital Piece We Often Neglect - Getting the Most from Your Employers Ensuring the VOCATION of the Vocational Rehabilitation Process Works – How To Engage and Maximize Your Employer Relationships to Expand Employment Opportunities
Sharon M. Myatt, Employer Development Consultant, JOIN, Toronto, Ontario, and Nicole Jacksic, Senior Advisor of Diversity & Workplace Equity, BMO Financial Group, Toronto, Ontario
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4:30-5:00 p.m. |
Plenary Session
Vocational Rehabilitation Under the New Rehabilitation Program at Veterans Affairs Canada: the First Four Years
Brenda MacCormack, Director Rehabilitation Program, Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, PEI, and Colleen Shubaly, A/Manager Rehabilitation Program, Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, PEI
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Thursday June 10 |
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7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Morning Refreshments |
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8:30-10:00 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Speaker
Penguins Can Fly
Vicki Keith, C.M. O. Ont., Founder/Coordinator, Y Knot Abilities Programs and Jenna Lambert First female with a physical disability to cross Lake Ontario
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10:00-10:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break
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10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions C5, C6
C5: Perceived Injustice as a Barrier to Recovery
Michael J.L. Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
C6: The Changing Role of Education in the Advancement of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals from an Educational, Ethical and Personal Approach
Speaker from the University of Buffalo
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12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Networking Lunch
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1:30-3:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions C7, C8
C7: The role of Vocational Rehabilitation for Individuals Dealing with Mental Health and Addiction Issues. How We Manage Integration into a Working Society Today and the Advances with a Historical Perspective and the Role of Recovery
Wendy Nailer, M.Ed, Manager of Employment Support Services and Community Support and Research Unit
Diana Musson, Vocational Counselor/Intake Co-ordinator for ESD, CAMH
C8: Expectations of Return-To-Work: The Role of Uncertainty
Alison Stewart, M.A., Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor, GF Strong Rehab Centre, and UBC Research Coordinator, Vancouver, B.C., and Emily Polak, Ph.D. Graduate Student, UBC Counselling Psychology Program, Vancouver, B.C.
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3:30-5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions C9, C10
C9: The Injured Worker with Subacute Low Back Pain and a New Model of "Psycho-physio" Treatment?
Dean A. Tripp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychology, Anesthesiology & Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
C10: Learning Disabilities: Overcoming the Challenges for Both Clients and Vocational Professionals in Return-To-Work Planning
Brenda Gibbs, Regional Director, Skills Training for Employment Preparation (S.T.E.P.), Mississauga, Ontario, and Carolyn Quinton, Program Coordinator, Skills Training for Employment Preparation (S.T.E.P.), Mississauga, Ontario
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5:30 p.m. |
Optional Evening Event - Chateau des Charmes tasting tour and Dinner at Carpaccio's
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Friday June 11 |
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7:30-8:00 a.m. |
Morning Refreshments |
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8:00-9:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Session C11
C11: The Neuroanatomy of TBI - Directions for Rehabilitation
Curt West,Psy. D., C. Psych., Ottawa, Ontario
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9:45-10:00 a.m. |
Refreshment Break
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10:00-12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Session C12
C12: Ethics – Latest Issues and Hot Topics
Kerry Bowman, PhD, Clinical Ethicist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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12:00-12:30 p.m. |
Plenary Session
Christine Elliott, MPP for Whitby-Oshawa, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and Opposition Critic for Health and Long Term Care of the Government of Ontario
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12:30-1:00 p.m. |
Closing Keynote Speaker
Hon. Jean Augustine, Fairness Commissioner of the Province of Ontario
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