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Conference & Events
NOTE: This information can change at anytime.
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NSGCD Fall 2008 Conference
September 25 - 27, 2008
St. Louis, MO
The 2008 NSGCD Conference officially opens Thursday evening with a networking reception. Friday morning all participants will meet for a full breakfast followed by a full day of conference sessions. All conference sessions will be plenary, i.e., there will be no break-out sessions. Friday lunch and dinner are included and Saturday breakfast and lunch are also included. The conference will end at 5:00 pm on Saturday evening.
Featured speaker, Dr. Gail Steketee, Professor and interim Dean at the Boston University School of Social Work, will present three sessions. Dr. Steketee has conducted research studies, written 7 books and published over 160 articles on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and panic and OC spectrum conditions. Her sessions are Compulsive Hoarding; Cognitive Strategies in the Treatment and Management of Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization; and Enhancing Motivation during the Organizing Process .
Other sessions include:
A “Whole” New Way Of Evaluating Success. Participants will learn new ways to evaluate a client's success by looking at internal markers such as self-concept development rather than outward signs of organization. Sari Solden, MS LMFT is a psychotherapist who has worked with AD/HD adults for 20 years. She is the author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and Journeys Through ADDulthood.
The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your AD/HD Brain To Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents. Individuals with AD/HD can develop positive habits to replace negative, self-defeating behavior patterns by working with a coach. Nancy Ratey, EdM, MCC, SCAC, a strategic life coach specializing in coaching professionals with AD/HD, has been featured in The New York Times, Newsday and Wired and Vogue, and has appeared on ABC, CBS and NPR. Her latest book, The Disorganized Mind, was published in April 2008.
Case Studies Workshop. Participants will work in small groups and explore CD client scenarios in collaborative discussions and brainstorm strategies. Workshop facilitator, Denslow Brown, CPO-CD®, CPO®, MCC, has been a professional organizer since 1974 and a coach for the last decade. She is a NSGCD Master Trainer and mentor coach for NSGCD's Level IV Program Coaches.
Gateway to New Frontiers: Personal Journeys, Insights & Q&A with Pioneering Women . This will be a panel discussion with Dr. Steketee, Ms. Solden and Ms. Ratey, facilitated by Ms. Brown.
Schedule
(Please note that this schedule is subject to change)
Thursday,
September 25, 2008: Day One
| 2:30 pm — 6:30 pm |
Conference Registration |
| 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm |
General CD and ADD Exam Self-Study Groups |
| 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm |
Basic CD Class for New Subscribers |
| 4:00 pm — 5:00 pm |
Introduction to the NSGCD Certificate Program |
| 6:30 pm — 7:30 pm |
NSGCD Annual Meeting |
| 7:30 pm — 8:30 pm |
Networking Reception |
Friday,
September 26, 2008: Day Two
| 7:30 am — 8:00 am |
Exam Registration |
| 8:00 am — 8:55 am |
General Exam & ADD Exam |
| 8:00 am — 9:00 am |
Conference Registration |
| 9:00 am — 9:45 am |
Breakfast |
| 9:30 am — 9:45 am |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 10:00 am — 11:20 am |
Compulsive Hoarding: Connecting a Functional Model to Practice Methods (Dr. Gail Steketee) |
| 11:35 am — 1:00 pm |
Cognitive Strategies in the Treatment and Management of Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization (Dr. Gail Steketee) |
| 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:45 pm — 3:00 pm |
An Alternative Model of Case Conceptualization: A “Whole” New Way Of Evaluating Success (Sari Solden) |
| 3:15 pm — 5:30 pm |
Case Studies Workshop (Denslow Brown) |
| 5:30 pm — 6:30 pm |
Book Sale & Break |
| 6:30 pm — 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception |
| 7:00 pm — 9:00 pm |
Conference Dinner & Presentation of Awards Announcement and Pinning of the New CPO-CD® Graduates Announcement of Level IV Program Coaches and Level V Master Trainers |
| 9:45 pm — 11:00 pm |
CPO-CD® Reception |
Saturday, September 27, 2008: Day Three
| 8:00 am — 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
| 9:15 am — 10:15 am |
Enhancing Motivation During the Organizing Process - Part 1 (Dr. Gail Steketee) |
| 10:45 am — 11:45 am |
Enhancing Motivation During the Organizing Process - Part 2 (Dr. Gail Steketee) |
| 11:45 am — 2:00 pm |
Lunch and Book Sale |
| 2:00 pm — 3:15 pm |
The Disorganized Mind: Coaching the ADHD Brain to Take Control of Time, Tasks, and Talents (Nancy Ratey) |
| 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm |
Gateway to New Frontiers: Personal Journeys, Insights and Q&A with Pioneering Women (Denslow Brown, Facilitator; Dr. Gail Steketee, Sari Solden & Nancy Ratey) |
Download the full brochure that has full detail descriptions of the sessions and registration form. (Download the brochure here)
Hotel:
Embassy Suites - St. Charles
Two Convention Center Plaza
St. Charles, MO 63303
Telephone: 1-636-946-5544
Fax: 1-636-946-5577
Conference Room Rate is: $119/night
Room Reservation Promotional code is: NSG
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