Conference
Prader-Willi Alliance 22nd Annual Conference
General Conference - April 27th & 28th, 2012
Registration will open soon!
Here’s a sneak peak at just some of the presentations we are
planning:
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OPWDD Commissioner’s
Office: Keynote Speaker
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Nancy Finegold: Family
Issues
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Amy Carroll: Issues
Siblings Face (for parents), also Special Siblings-Only Workshop
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Helene Dahan:
Occupational Therapy issues in PWS, and alternate therapies
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Barb McManus: Advocacy,
What does it mean? Where does it take you?
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Holly Bartczak:
Organizing Special Education Records
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Mary Jo Hebert: MSC for
Families: Getting the most from your child's program
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Bernard Murphy: Financial
Planning
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Ed Wilcenski: The Legal
Aspects of Estate Planning, also Topics for Younger Families
including things such as: Why should I have a will?
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BJ Goff and Ed Wilcenski
: People with PWS in relationships
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Jeff Covington and Stacy
Ward: Professional Caregiver Stress
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Jeff, Kim Schultz and
Patrice Carroll: Transitioning to Adult Services
Registration options:
Hotel Registration:
Best Western
Sovereign Hotel
1228 Western Avenue
Albany, New York
For your convenience the Alliance has reserved a block of rooms for Thursday
to Saturday at a
special conference rate of $88.00 per night, single, double or triple/quad per
night. The rate will include breakfast (full or buffet). Children 18 and under
stay free, but breakfast will cost an additional $2.99 for each child. The hotel
amenities include a large indoor swimming pool and in each room a hair dryer,
ironing board & iron, free cable with HBO and a coffee maker.
Reservations can be made by calling the hotel at (518) 489-2981. Ask for the
Special Conference Rate. Your reservations must be made by April 1st, 2012 to
obtain the Special Conference Rate.
Linda LeTendre, LMSW
Conference Coordinator
(518) 633-4781
PWS@scolex.org
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