Trainees Present Virtual Posters for Central Conference Training Consortium

April 16, 2008

The Central Conference Training Consortium, comprised of UCEDDs and LENDs from the Midwest, recently hosted a series of three virtual poster sessions. The nine poster presentations were provided through webcasting by trainees from centers within the Central Conference, and included discussion of trainee research and activities conducted as part of their respective training. A list of presenters and their topics is provided below. Overall, 9 UCEDDs and LENDs from the Consortium participated in the webcasts, watching the live presentations and posing questions to the presenters. From the session evaluation forms, 88% reported being satisfied or highly satisfied with the individual presentations. In addition, 96% of the responses would attend future virtual poster session presentations. It is hoped that this will become an annual event for trainees from the Central Conference centers to present in the coming spring semesters.

The Central Conference Training Consortium was established in 1969 as a cooperative federation of Midwest agencies involved in the interdisciplinary training of professionals to serve individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and communities. The federation of 14 UCEDD and LEND centers has several areas of major interest: cooperation in training; exploration of exchange of staff and trainees; development of instructional programs; and innovation in developing new techniques for accomplishing mutual training goals.

The virtual poster sessions will be available for viewing soon on the Central Conference's website, at www.centralconference.net.

Trainee	Topic
Sarah Allen¹	Cultural Responses to Obesity in America
Kate B. Bacon²	Wheelchair Users and Transportation Safety
Crystal L. Cederna³	Youth with Intellectual Disabilities in Foster Care: Examining Risks and Service Outcomes
Stephanie Creekpaum³	Ambiguous Loss: A Literature Review and Consideration of the Diagnoses of Autism and Intellectual Disability
Carlos Clarke Drazen²	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: The Shifting Balance of Media Usage and Influence Among Racial and Disabled Groups in the 21^st Century USA
Stella Nwokeji¹	Exploring Strategies to Improve the Health of Custodial Parents
Christine Oser³	Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Anna Raines¹	Outreach to the Hispanic and Latino Population in Tennessee
Sheila Swann-Guerrero²	National Center on Physical Activity and Disability...Physical Activity is for Everybody!