Therap National Provider Administrator Conference in New York, 2010

Proposals are now being accepted for Therap’s 2010 National Provider Administrators' Conference to be held in Fishkill, NY from February 2 to 4. We are offering an opportunity to any Therap users who are interested in presenting either in a seminar/tutorial or panel discussion format. Therap users can also include surveyors, families, state caseworkers or others who are interacting with agencies using Therap. The goal of the conference is to share best practices and innovation in the use of Therap. Attendees and Presenters, alike, will have the opportunity to share and collaborate with current, new, and potential users of the system. Some suggested topics for presentations are:

• Training your staff to use Therap
• Getting the buy in for Therap at your agency
• Agency Guidelines for Use
• Discussions on how your agency uses specific modules
• The transition to paperless
• Time and Cost Savings
• Quality of Documentation and Care
• Working with Families
• Sharing data between agencies
• Using Therap Global Library
• Dealing with certification and surveyors
• Interface with other industry systems (College of Direct Support, accounting packages, etc)

You may submit your presentation proposal dealing with any of the topics listed above or any other area that addresses your experiences with the Therap System.

Your proposal should include the following information:

• Contact information for presenters including:  names, academic degrees, titles, affiliations, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses (e-mail correspondence is preferred).  Please list only the names of presentation authors who will be speaking at the conference.
• Please describe the presentation format. Please be advised that due to time and space limitations, Therap Services, LLC reserves the right to determine the length and format of each session.
• Title of your presentation

Abstract/Session Description

• Include a 1 paragraph abstract of the proposed conference presentation.
• Provide a concise 1 - 2 sentence session description that may be used in our conference brochure and schedule.

Deadline and Acknowledgment of Submissions

Please submit your abstract with cover sheet by November 1st 2009 to fishkill2010@therapservices.net Notification of acceptance will be made via phone  or e-mail.

*Note: We have an early decision deadline of September 1st, 2009.

Presenters will receive a complimentary conference registration.  Note - agencies may submit multiple individuals and may receive multiple complimentary registrations.

For more information, please contact us

Thank you.

Richard A. Robbins
Chairman, Chief Executing Officer
Therap Services, LLC