We are very excited to be offering this opportunity to come together, learn and talk about...
Aging in Vermont: Communities on the Move!
Location is Killington Grand Hotel and Resort
The conference organizers are:
• Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging
• Senior Solutions
• Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging
• Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• Vermont Association of Senior Center and Meal Providers
Our keynote speaker is Katherine Freund, the founder of the Independent Transportation Network®(ITN), and founder and President of ITNAmerica®. She Chaired the Task Force to Study the Safe Mobility of Maine's Aging Population, served on the Advisory Committee for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging and as a National Transit Institute Fellow.
We are excited to have Katherine as our keynote. Her theme for our conference is:
The Storybook Tour: Stories From A Solo 11,491-Mile Drive Across America
Kelly Melekis, Ph.D. is our lead panelist on self-neglect. Dr. Melekis is a Professor of Social Work at Skidmore College. Formerly with the University of Vermont, her scholarly work in the field of elder self-neglect helped form the foundation of the current practices and policies utilized by the State of Vermont and Area Agencies on Aging in responding to self-neglect and supporting those whose lives are impacted.
Dr. Melekis is the author of "Responding to Self-Neglect in Vermont," a report to the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (2014) and her scholarly work has included "Establishing a Community Response to Elder Self-Neglect" (Gerontologist, 2015).
Our Breakout Sessions in the morning and afternoon include:
• Understanding the Needs of Caregivers and Available Resources and Support
• Self-Care for Professional Service Providers and Volunteers: Maintaining Healthy Boundaries and Preventing Burnout
• Transportation
• How to Start and Manage a Volunteer Program
• Innovations in Nutrition and Meals Programs
Our Table Talks at lunchtime include:
• Local volunteer programs (including Cares and Aging in Place)
• Dementia Programs Including Memory Cafe's
• Hoarding / Hoarder Task Force
• Self-neglect, Addictions, and Mental Health
• Advocacy and Reframing Aging
• Adult Protective Services
• A2B Mobility Project (Interactive Transportation Map) and other transportation innovations
• Innovative Senior Center Programs
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Sponsors are most welcome and important to our conference to help reduce our costs. If interested in exhibiting and being a sponsor, please visit: https://v4a.formstack.com/forms/aginginvt2017conferencesponsorship
Details
• Conference date is September 15, 2017
• Conference time is from 8:00 - 3:30
• Registration is $60 and includes all sessions, food and beverages throughout the day.
• Registration Deadline is September 1st. Register at https://v4a.formstack.com/forms/2017_aging_in_vermont_conference_registration
• Scholarships are available on a limited and first-come-first-serve basis.
• Scholarship Application Deadline is August 25th.
• Directions to Killington Grand Resort and Conference Center
• Full details including tentative agenda, keynote speaker/lead panelist, links to registration, exhibit/sponsorship and scholarship forms can be located on our website at vermont4a.org/conference
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