EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Out of State

Building Relationships and Exploring Alternatives within Rehab Nursing
Greater North Carolina Chapter of ARN
April 23-24, 2009

Mariott Hotel, Carolina Beach, NC

Registration through 4/1/09:   2 days, 10.25 CEU’s, 1 day 5.75 CEU
Information:  Kathy Fisher, conference chair:  flowerchild83@charter.net

West Virginia:


The West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Professionals is pleased to announce our 7th Annual Conference

ROBERT B. WALKER, M.D., M.S.
Review of the AMA Guides, 4th Edition
Age and Disability: How Disabilities Age and Effect of Age on Disabilities

ARTHUR LILLY, MS, A.T.C
Aging Workforce: Strategy in the workplace

MARY JANE PICKENS, GENERAL COUNSEL, LEGAL DIVISION
Offices of the WV Insurance Commissioner
DANIEL G. MURDOCK, ASSOCIATE COUNSEL, LEGAL DIVISION
Offices of the WV Insurance Commissioner
BRANDOLYN N. FELTON, ASSOCIATE COUNSEL, LEGAL DIVISION
Offices of the WV Insurance Commissioner
1) Past - Brief history overview of the insurance privatization process in West Virginia
2) Present - Overview of the current state of the privatization process and the expectations of return to work services and issues pertinent to vocational rehabilitation regarding injured workers - Discussion of W.Va. Code §23-4-9
3) Future -Brief overview of any proposed rule changes concerning return to work or issues pertinent to vocational rehabilitation

DEBORAH FROST, MS, CRC, LPC, QRP
Informed Consent in the Counseling Relationship

CONTINUING Approval pending for 6.0 CEU hours for
EDUCATION CRC, LPC, CCM and CDMS

DATE May 15, 2009

PLACE Charleston Civic Center

DIRECTIONS 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25301
From I-79 South, take exit number 58C/Washington Street/Civic Center onto Bigley Avenue; bear left to follow US-119 South, then turn left onto Lee Street West, then right onto Clendenin Street, and another right onto Quarrier Street, then right onto Civic Center Drive.
From I-64 East, take exit 58B/Virginia Street/Civic Center, onto Virginia Street West, toward Civic Center. Turn left onto Civic Center Drive.

COST $70 for members
$125 for non-members
$75 for students

GROUP DISCOUNT
"Companies" paying for more than 5 attendees get a 10% discount per person.

NON MEMBER DISCOUNT

Become a member of WVARP and the conference is free! Offer good for new members only. Not valid for current renewing members. Not valid for members who have let their membership lapse within the last 12 months. Offer valid through 05/15/09.
Associate Member $158
Professional Member $200

If you opt to register after 4/30/09, the same rates apply but lunch probably will not be available for you.
Also, if you are interested in a hotel at a reduced rate, please notify us by 4/10/09 and we'll arrange accordingly, if several participants request such.

SCHEDULE 08:00-08:30 AM Registration (coffee, tea and pastries)
08:30-10:30 AM Presentation by Robert Walker, MD
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-12:15 PM Presentation by Arthur Lilly, MS, ATC 12:15-01:15 PM Lunch and WVARP meeting
01:15-02:15 PM WV Office of Insurance Commission Presentation of Commission changes
02:15-02:30 PM Break
02:30-03:00 PM Continued Presentation by OIC and open discussion of current practices
03:00-04:00 PM Presentation by Deborah Frost, MS, CRC, LPC, QRP-Informed Consent and implications

Tennessee:
IARP 2009 Forensic Conference
Join us for the IARP 2009 Forensic Conference "Home of the Blues, Where Forensic
Rehab can Rock 'n' Roll" in Memphis, Tennessee, at the DoubleTree Hotel, Thursday,
October 29 - Saturday, October 31, 2009. Phenomenal featured speakers, top-notch preconference programs, two days chock-full of breakout sessions focusing on emerging
issues and trends within the industry.

SAVE ROOM IN YOUR BUDGET - ATTENDEE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL
SLEEPING ROOM FEES