Prader-Willi Alliance of New York, Inc.

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:

  • OPWDD Commissioner’s Office: Keynote Speaker

  • Nancy Finegold: Family Issues

  • Amy Carroll: Issues Siblings Face (for parents), also Special Siblings-Only Workshop

  • Helene Dahan: Occupational Therapy issues in PWS, and alternate therapies

  • Barb McManus: Advocacy, What does it mean? Where does it take you?

  • Holly Bartczak: Organizing Special Education Records

  • Mary Jo Hebert: MSC for Families: Getting the most from your child's program

  • Bernard Murphy: Financial Planning

  • Ed Wilcenski: The Legal Aspects of Estate Planning, also Topics for Younger Families including things such as: Why should I have a will?

  • BJ Goff and Ed Wilcenski : People with PWS in relationships

  • Jeff Covington and Stacy Ward: Professional Caregiver Stress

  • 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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