Events



2011-09-13 12:00:00

Brown Bag Event: Utilizing the Return to Work Hierarchy

 

URA Presents a Virtual Workshop
Join us for a Brown Bag Seminar
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
noon-1pm
Kim Nortz, MRC LVRC CRC CDMS
Kim will review and discuss the importance of the return to work hierarchy in working with adults with disabilities and how to use it in counseling clients on choosing vocational goals. She will also discuss the benefits and importance of return to work programs from the perspective of the injured worker and the employer.
 
Kim has a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling from USU and is a Licensed Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in the state of Utah. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified Disability Management Specialist.   Kim started working as a vocational rehabilitation counselor at the Workers Compensation Fund in 1995, helping injured workers transition from injury back to productive gainful employment. She currently manages the Vocational Rehabilitation Department at WCF. 
 -Event free to URA members
To register please complete the registration form and send to Nicole Fraedrich

2011-12-13 12:00:00

Brown Bag Event: Ethics

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

More information coming soon.


2011-10-14 13:06:00

NRA Annual Conference

Marriott City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

 

The National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) invites your participation in the 2011 Annual Training Conference, which will be held October 14–16, 2011, at the Marriott City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The theme of the 2011 Annual Training Conference is "Utah -- Where Ideas Connect." 
 
More information coming soon.....

2011-10-13 14:48:56

URA Annual Conference

 

2011 Utah Rehabilitation Association Annual Training Conference – Soaring Toward Success
DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
LOCATION:         Salt Lake City Marriott City Center
220 South State Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
EVENT DESCRIPTSON: Join us for the 2011 URA Annual Conference. The theme of the event is “Soaring Toward Success”. The conference will feature keynote speaker Stacey Bess.
Soaring Toward Success
Utah Rehabilitation Association Annual Training Conference
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Salt Lake City Marriott City Center
220 South State Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Conference Agenda
8:15 am to 9:00 am
Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Keynote Address:
Stacey Bess, “What Do We Owe Each Other? “
10:00 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 11:30
Presentation: Ethics
Matthew E. Markve, “ Electronic Communication and Social Media: Ethical Considerations for Rehabilitation Professionals”
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Networking
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Lunch/General Meeting
1:30 pm to 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 pm to 2:45 pm
Presentations:
Jared C. Schultz, “Creating and Maintaining Ethical Work Environments: Implications for Individuals and Organizations”
 
Russell Thelin, Client Base Management: "Just what do I do with this thing, anyway??"
 
Gordon Swensen and Dan Chestnut, “Pathways of Promise: Creating Collaborative Partnerships for Offender Workshop Development”
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Presentations:
Jared C. Schultz, “Creating and Maintaining Ethical Work Environments: Implications for Individuals and Organizations”
 
Terri Holland, "The Background on Background Checks: the implications of a criminal history on healthcare employment in Utah"
 
Stacey Cummings, “Good Customer Service – Say ‘NO’ With a Smile”
 
Registration Fees
$100
URA Members
$130
Non-Members
$25
Student
 
 
About Stacey Bess:
Stacey is an award-winning educator with great insight into the hearts of children in need. She believes that the way to most effectively teach children any subject is to treat them with love and kindness. Audiences around the nation have discovered the treasure of Stacey Bess and the magic she works with children.
Bess began her teaching career at The School With No Name located inside the Salt Lake City shelter where she taught math reading and self worth to homeless and transient children. 
By the end of her first term she was discouraged and often distraught by the circumstances facing the children who were so easy to love, but whose lives were so insecure. Often she wanted to give up, but decided the children deserved her best efforts.
While working at The School With No Name, Bess chronicled the heart-wrenching stories of her students so she would never forget how far these children had come. After reviewing the stories, she discovered profound life-lessons and eventually published a book, Nobody Don’t Love Nobody.
After Bess published her first book and gained the support of the Utah community, people began to notice Bess and her unusual success with “hopeless” children. She has won prestigious local and national awards. A highlight came when she was honored with the esteemed National Jefferson Award, along with First Lady Barbara Bush, Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackman and Ambassador Walter Annenberg.
A dynamic, speaker, Stacey Bess engages groups large and small, sharing the lessons she learned that changed her life as she taught hundreds of homeless children. Her story continues to change lives as her audiences are inspired to become involved in their communities.
Bess and her husband Greg have been married 30 years and have six children. She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Utah. She continues to be a leading advocate in the nation for the educational rights of impoverished children.