REGISTRATION

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Pre-Registration not later than May 31, 201
WACA Member $130.00
Non-Members $160.00
Registration on or a!ter "#ne 1, 201
WACA Member $140.00
Non-Member $170.00
$early %#es $30.00
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Member o# Wyomin$ Acti%ity
Coordinators Association&
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Wyomin$ Acti%ity Coordinators Association
)A*A 2013 SPRING )OR+S,OP
Th#rs'ay an' -ri'ay
"#ne 1.-20, 201
Pronghorn /o'ge100 East Main Street
/an'er )$1 22020
AGEN%A
Thursday June 19
8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration-Silent Auction-50/50
8:30 am to 8:45 am Presidents Welcome Introductions
8:45 am to 9:45 am How We Each Effect the Wheel of Life Dr. Charla Hermann P min
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9:45 am to 0:00 am #rea$-Silent Auction-50/50
0:00 am to %:00 &m 'ontinued How We Each Effect the Wheel of Life Dr. Carla (% !r"
%:00 &m to :30 &m (unc! Pro)ided
:30 &m to 3:00 &m Looking at the Person Within*+ ,!eresa Reddic$s A-. (*5 !rs"
3:00 &m to 3:5 &m #rea$-Silent Auction-50/50
3:5 &m to 4:45 &m Re-Kindling !r "nner #rtist /rica 0alis1e2s$i (/-/AP (*5 !rs"
3:00 &m to 4:00 &m 5a&&6 5our
4:00 &m to 8:00 &m A2ards #an7uet
8:00 &m to 9:00 &m Disco$ering the "nner %!sician. 8ei$e 9an -6$e A-. ( !r"
Friday June 20
8:30 &m 0:30 am #rea$:ast #u::et WA'A #usiness - WA'A #usiness ;eeting
/(/',I<=S-Silent Auction/%
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50/50
0:30 to 0:45 am '!ec$ <ut/Silent Auction-%
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50/50
&'()* am to &&()* +m "deas "deas "deas to ,tim!late the * ,enses- Diana Pre!ninger.
#DC Katheleen King #DC Dawn /ish-Wehrman #D0 1erri 2ewman #DC ( !r"
:45 &m to %:5 &m #rea$-(ast Silent Auction #ids-%
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%:5 &m to %:5 &m "deas "deas "deas to ,tim!late the * ,enses- Diana Pre!ninger.
#DC Katheleen King #DC Dawn /ish-Wehrman #D0 1erri 2ewman #DC (% !rs"
%:00 &m to %:5 &m - 8inis! to Silent Action > %
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3,o4 )e Ea&h A!!e&t The )heel o! /i!e5 %r 1 *harla ,er6ann P 6in 6n o7r time
to$et4er 8e 8ill e95lore t4e many 8ays 8e can mana$e t4e 4ealin$ arts and en4ance t4e care-
$i%in$ e95erience. We 8ill e95lore t4e as5ects o# t4e 4ard core needs and nat7ral 7ses o# t4e
eart4 element to en4ance t4e arts and tools o# trans#ormation. We 8ill loo+ at t4e 8ays to 7se
8ater to calm t4e ener$y and en4ance t4e ability to remember t4e stories o# meanin$ #or eac4
client:s li#e. We 8ill e95lore 8ays to ta5 into old 5assions and #ind stim7latin$
5laces o# ne8 com5assion to ma+e t4e .ob more o# a deli$4t. We 8ill ta5 into
t4e 8isdom o# t4e old ones and learn to as+ t4e ri$4t ;7estions in order to
in%o+e a 5ositi%e interaction 4ealin$ t4e inner 8o7nds o# t4e client. We 8ill
access t4e inner $7idance t4at allo8s 7s to +no8 4o8 to #ind t4at s5ar+ o# li#e
in someone and allo8 it to #eel $ood 84ile en$a$ed 8it4in t4e e95erience o#
t4e 5ro.ects bein$ o##ered.
3/oo7ing at the Person )ithin15 Theresa Re''i&7s A%8 <4is session is
desi$ned to 4el5 7s loo+ at eac4 resident as an indi%id7al and to reco$ni=e 4o8
im5ortant acti%ities are #or a #7ll and meanin$#7l li#e. artici5ants 8ill 8or+
to$et4er to 5lan )5ecial >%ents and <4eme -ays #or all le%els o# #7nctionin$
rememberin$ t4e ?5erson 8it4in@ and t4e indi%id7al residentAs needs.
3Re-+in'ling O#r Inner Artist5 Eri&a +alis9e4s7i -0i#e >nric4ment
-irector <4is session 8ill de#iantly ins5ire 7s to be more conscio7s o# 7sin$
o7r 7nta55ed ima$inations (as t4ey are t4ey 8e .7st need a n7d$e o#
ins5iration!. <4ro7$4 t4e st7dy o# ioneer c7lt7re c4an$in$ ArtistsB >rica 8ill
$7ide 7s 8it4 4ands on demonstration C 5artici5ant in%ol%ement to an ama=in$
e9ercise in 5ortrait7re. <eac4 yo7r inner artist 8it4 s4a5eD colorD #orm C
te9t7reD 84ic4 8ill em5o8er yo7 to ta+e 4ome C incor5orate t4ese ideas into
o7r Acti%ity 5ro$rams. 6n additionD 8e 8ill e95lore a s4ort bio on an ama=in$
modern Artist 84ose talents 8ere i$nored 7ntil today. We can s4are 84at 8e
en.oy learnin$ in m7lti#aceted Acti%ity 5ro$rams-<4is 8ill add di%ersity and
$ro8t4 8it4in yo7D #or yo7r residents and comm7nity.
+ey Note 3E6:o4ering The M#si& an' %an&e )ithin ;s< Fei+e %an -i.+
A-E -onAt F7st )it t4ereG8e 8ill be moti%ated to $et 75 and dance 8it4
ins5irational ener$y o# m7sicH A se;7el on Fei+eAs interacti%e Wor+s4o5
)5rin$ 2012. Iarnessed 8it4in 7s is m7sic and danceH <4is Jey Note 8ill 4el5
7s become leaders in o7r Care Centers 8it4 t4e ?o8er o# F7n and Foy.@ Fei+e
8ill s4are 4is li#etime o# st7dy and 5ractice o# creatin$ a 4a55y li#e. Wyomin$
8eat4er and $ettin$ older ca7ses t4e residents in o7r #acility to be in a lot o#
5ainD sti## and sore body 5artsD b7t by 7sin$ #ine motor s+ill mo%ement t4ro7$4
dance and m7sic on re$7lar basisD residents 8ill 5ro$ress in t4e ability o# 7sin$
t4eir body li$aments and less 5ain and sti##ness 8ill res7lt ne9t to bein$ a
4a55ier 5erson.

3 I'eas I'eas I'eas to Sti6#late the 0 Senses<5 =May>e? %iana Pre#ninger,
A%* +atheleen +ing A%* %a4n -ish-)ehr6an A%8 Terri Ne46an
A%* Combinin$ all o# t4e yearsA e95erience o# t4ese #or seasoned Acti%ity
ro#essional is ?100 years@ o# 5racticeH <4e most re;7ested s7$$estions #or
WACA Wor+s4o5s #7t7re to5ics o# learnin$ 4a%e consistently been as+in$ #or
?4ands on ideas #or sensory stim7lation #or o7r more #ra$ile residents.@ )o 4ere
is a #antastic t4ree 4o7rs o# $reat ?tried and tr7e acti%ities@ t4at 8e can $o 4ome
and em7lateH <4e 5resenters 8ill s4are t4ro7$4 demonstration and acti%e
5artici5ation terri#ic in#ormation 8it4 t4e #oc7s on o7r ?Fi%e )enses@ and 4o8
to +ee5 t4em ali%eH Kro8in$ old is not #or sissiesD and Acti%ity ro#essionals
mission is to 4el5 o7r residents #ind t4eir 8ell-bein$. <4is session de#iantly 8ill
meet t4ese missionsA $oalsH
PRESENTERS
%r1 *harla ,er6ann P6in nati%e o# Wyomin$D C4arla Iermann 4as s5ent
4er li#e st7dyin$ t4e many #acets o# t4e nat7ral 4ealin$ ind7stry. Ier s+ills are
%aried and brin$ tools o# trans#ormation to li#e. <4e 7ses o# t4e nat7ral tools o#
indi$eno7s c7lt7re 4as been t4e bac+ one o# trainin$ t4at allo8s 4er many
5rocesses to a8a+en t4e 5ossibility o# WIA< 6) WI(0>N>)). -r. C4arla
4as 5resented to a7diences 8orld8ideD a7t4ored C co-a7t4ored a myriad o#
boo+sD articles C ac+no8led$ed as a %ery s5ecial moti%ational s5ea+er o# t4e
4ealin$ ma$ic o# o7r times.
Theresa Re''i&7s A%8 be$an 8or+in$ as an Acti%ity Assistant at latte
Co7nty Memorial N7rsin$ Iome in 1L13. )4e became t4e Acti%ity -irector in
t4e #all o# 1L14. 6n F7ne o# 1L11 <4eresa recei%ed 4er NAA certi#ication.
)4e 8as in%ol%ed in WACA #rom t4e be$innin$ o# 4er career com5letin$ 4er
initial 36 4o7r trainin$ 8it4 Nancy -eboltD one o# t4e early #o7nders o#
WACA. Nancy 8as a tr7e mentor t4at enco7ra$ed <4eresa to become in%ol%ed
on t4e Moard as )ecretaryD and later ,ice resident and resident. <4eresa too+
early retirement in 2002D b7t 8as 7nable to stay a8ay #rom t4e n7rsin$ 4ome
contin7in$ as a %ol7nteer. 6n 200L s4e came bac+ as a cons7ltantD endin$ 75
ret7rnin$ as t4e #7ll time Acti%ity -irector. <4eresa com5leted t4e )tate
E7ali#yin$ Acti%ity ro#essional Co7rse t4ro7$4 Cas5er Colle$e in 2010.
<4eresa is a Certi#ied *CC< (*eality Com5re4ension Cloc+ <est! e9aminer. )4e is *AC-C<
M-) 3.0 Certi#ied.
Eri&a +alis9e4s7i - 0i#e >nric4ment -irector 4as been en4ancin$ t4e li%es o# seniors #or o%er
6 years. Me#ore .oinin$ t4e team at As5en WindD s4e 8or+ed at t4e sister comm7nityD )ierra
Iills. As+ed 84at s4e %al7es abo7t 8or+in$ 8it4 seniorsD Jalis=e8s+i ans8eredD ?<4e stories
t4ey s4areD t4e memories 8e create C at t4e end o# eac4 dayD +no8in$ t4at 84at 8e do as a
team matters.@ A nati%e o# )eattleD s4e C 4er 47sband are raisin$ t8o yo7n$ boys 84oD li+e
t4eir mot4erD are a%id c4ess 5layersH )4e is a certi#ied N7mba instr7ctor and an accom5lis4ed
artist. )4e en.oys cam5in$D tra%elin$ C %ol7nteer 8or+.
%iana Pre#ninger, A%* As 5ast WACA residentD -iana sel#lessly 4as ser%ed t4is
or$ani=ation since 1LL1 in se%eral Moard 5ositions. Wor+in$ in 0<C since 1LL1D com5letin$
t4e t8o year A*( co7rses #rom Cas5er Colle$e (M>A!D earnin$ 4er National Acti%ity
Certi#ication in 1LLL (NCCA!. )4e 4as e9tensi%e e95erience in ?memory careD@ s+illed
0<CD and is t4e Mana$erOPni%ersal Wor+er in CodyAs Mee4i%e Moard and Care since 200L.
-iana 4as attended many National Acti%ity Con#erences and brin$s to t4e table a li#etime o#
meanin$#7l e95erience in 5ro%idin$ ;7ality o# li#e o55ort7nities to en4ance t4e elderAs li%es.
+atheleen +ing A%* Q NCCA Certi#ied s4e com5leted t4e 2-year Cas5er Colle$e Acti%ity
ro#essional )tate A55ro%ed Co7rse in 2007- >lected to WACAAs MoardD as ,ice-residentD
5ast A8ardsOMar+etin$ C4airD is t4e *e#lections ro$ram Coordinator at Wind *i%er Ieat4
Care in *i%erton. )4e 8or+s 8it4 #amily s755ort $ro75s as t4e #acilitatorD leads in-ser%ices #or
sta##D mar+etin$D C ot4er comm7nity ed7cation t4at is to bene#it 5eo5le t4at 4a%e t4e disease
o# Al=4eimer:sO-ementia. Jat4eleenAs Mission is ?to in-crease t4e ;7ality o# care C li#e #or
o7r residents t4ro7$4 all as5ects and o55ort7nitiesD 84ic4 may n7rt7re t4eir abilities and
interestsD 8it4 a tr7e 5inc4 o# lo%e and a bi$ smile.@
%a4n -ish-)ehr6an A%8 )tarted ser%in$ t4e elderlyD as C.N.A. in 1LL2D #or 7 years t4en
became t4e Acti%ity ro#essional in <4ermo5olis 7ntil 2012. Com5leted 2 year Associates o#
A55lied )cience NCCAOM>AOA*( )tate A55ro%ed Acti%ity ro#essional Co7rses #rom
Cas5er Colle$e in 200L. 6s t4e Acti%ity -irector o# Wyomin$ *etirement Center in Masin
Wyomin$ C t4e WACA Moard o# -irectorAs Ne8sletter >ditor #or 2 terms. -a8n en.oys 4er
#amilyD 4as a 8onder#7l da7$4ter t4at also #ollo8ed in 4er #ootste5s t4at lo%es to 8or+ in lon$
term care. -a8n 4as a 3 year old 'or+ie-oo t4at ?0o%es@ to $o to 8or+ eac4 day.
Terri Ne46an A%* Me$an in 0<C 1L74 no8 as >d7cation C4air-ser%ed on WACA Moard
more t4an 20 years. Wyomin$As contact #or National Certi#ication Co7ncil #or Acti%ity
ro#essionals (NCCA!D re-a55ro%ed 6nstr7ctor #or t4e Mod7lar >d7cation ro$ram #or
Acti%ity ro#essionals (M>A! 2
nd
>ditionD ta7$4t t4e Acti%ity ro#essional Associates o#
A55lied )cience -e$ree (A*(! at Cas5er Colle$e 1LL7-2011 C in 2012 75 to today t4e
Re95edientR one year )tate E7ali#yin$ Acti%ity Co7rses (M>AONCCA!. Nearly 40 years in
Acti%ities incl7din$ #o7ndin$ )tate 0icensed Ad7lt -ay Care C Cons7ltin$ since 1LL0.
)5ea+erO>d7cator o# senior iss7es C 4as 8or+ed as a C.N.A. C 6nterim )ocial -esi$nee C in
Administration. Com5leted a55ointments 2002 to 2010D Ad%isory Co7ncil #or t4e Wyomin$
-i%ision o# A$in$ C Ko%ernor-a55ointed Wyomin$ )enior )er%ice Moard (W))M!. 6s
8or+in$ as Acti%ityO0i#e >nric4ment Cons7ltant #or National Cor5orations. Iolds Weston
Co7nty >lected (##icesD *-recinct-8oman C M7se7m -istrict Moard.
-ei7e @an %iA7 A%8 is a #reelance 5erc7ssionist C %ocalist strai$4t #rom t4e nitty-$ritties o#
t4e Net4erlands 84o o##ers 4i$4 ;7ality and ener$etic m7sic to yo7r ears. Ie also ed7catesD
o##ers 8or+s4o5sD or$ani=es dr7m circlesD arran$es team-b7ildin$ e%ents and #acilitates
acti%ities t4at o##er yo7 a %ie8 on t4era5y 8it4 m7sic. Ie also 4ad o%er 7 years o# 5ro#essional
trainin$ in Classic ballet (yes yo7 read it correctG.Classic Mallet!. Ne9t to all t4e creati%e
as5ects mentioned abo%e Fei+e en.oys/ 47ntin$D #is4in$D cam5in$D coo+in$D tra%elin$D s5orts
etc. Fei+e is a )tate E7ali#ied Acti%ities -irector at Wind *i%er Iealt4care in *i%erton
Wyomin$ o%er 3 years and 4e and 4is lo%ely 8i#e Noelle are t4e 5ro7d 5arents o# 3 c4ildren
7nder a$e 3D t4e latest (and last! +ids are t8ins t4at 8ere born last )e5tember.
APPROBE% N**AP E%;*ATION PROBI%ERC)A*A
A total o! 1110 ho#rs o! &ontin#ing e'#&ation
)ill >e grante'
<o *.<. C.<.*.).D C.(.<.A.D A.C.C.D A.-.C.D A.A.C.D and
Any ot4er 5artici5ants in t4e 8or+s4o5 by t4e
Wyomin$ Acti%ity Coordinators Association.
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SI/ENT A;*TION
Mrin$ yo7r money and items #or t4e a7ction to 4el5 s755ort WACAAs >d7cation
F7nd.
All meals 8it4in t4e 8or+s4o5 times as indicated in t4e ne8sletter are incl7ded
in t4e 8or+s4o5 #ee.
Any E7estions&
Call/
Connie C7dney
1-307-172-4633

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)$OMING A*TIBIT$
*OOR%INATORS ASSO*IATION
resents
The 201 S:ring )or7sho:
Th#rs'ay an' -ri'ay
"#ne 1.-20, 201
Pronghorn /o'ge
100 East Main Street
/an'er )$1 22020