Justin’s Blog

I have had a tremendous few days here in Nashville as the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services (NASDDDS) Mid Year Meeting. I’ve met some incredible people doing some great work and look forward to working more with them in the future.

Nashville seems like a really cool town, if only I could get out of the hotel!

Now it’s time to go home. I’d seen some interesting weather over the mid-atlantic on the morning news, so I checked my flight status online “CANCELED”. “Oops” said I, though not quite in those words. So I got on the phone with a wonderful woman from Continental who was able to squeeze me on the last seat of a Delta flight out of Nashville to Atlanta from where I should be able to get back to Hartford in the wee hours.

What I really want to know, is how did Kara manage to cause this chaos without leaving the office. Her powers are getting truly scary!

:: Justin ::

Therap is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the 2008 Reinventing Quality Conference.  I am looking forward to continuing to work with the folks that I have been meeting with here at the NASDDDS (National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services) Mid Year Meeting in Nashville

You are invited to the national Reinventing Quality Conference, this
year being held on the beautiful Baltimore waterfront, August 10-12.

This conference features leading edge programs and practices in quality services for persons with developmental disabilities.

Attached is a program brochure and registration form. Please forward to Others who would be interested.

See http://www.reinventingquality.org for more information and to register on-line!

Hope we see you there!

:: Justin ::

just got my hands on the latest alpha version of 7.3 and have some fun stuff to share!

Shared SComm User Groups! This is one we have been asked for a lot, Provider Administrator will be able to create Custom User Groups and make them available to everyone.

Context Sensitive Help. Starting with GERs there will be little help buttons strategically spread throughout the page to give help on those pieces. At the top of the page will be help on the entire module.

And finally… The New York ISP is getting more and more exciting! Be sure to come and try it out in Sioux Falls or Salem

Click on the pictures to see them in full detail.

:: Justin ::

It’s obviously Bryan week in Therapville! After my previous post, I was reviewing our latest brochure (a billing one) which will be coming out soon and came across this quote. So I thought I would show off!

This is a particularly pleasurable endorsement for me, not only because it says nice things about the work that we do, but because I know how much work Bryan puts into all that he does for the folks of Iowa.

Thanks Bryan, see you in Sioux Falls.

By the way, he’s been heard of in Nashville too!

:: Justin ::

PS You may have to click on the image to get a more legible version.

Today we’re all abandoning Kara and leaving her behind in sunny Connecticut.

I’m off to Nashville for the NASDDDS Mid Year Meeting.

Allison is venturing abroad to work with ResCare in Canada.

Maureen is off to Minnesota for the ARRM conference and to do some training with our customers there.

Anna is in Kansas.

Priyanka is between Washington, DC and New York.

Sazzad is at YAI in Manhattan.

And best of all, out application is everywhere!

:: Justin ::

I was at the YAI Conference yesterday, presenting on “10 ways to mess up your technology plan”.

I also spent some time at our booth.

The Conference was slap bang in the middle of Manhattan.

Despite all this, both at the booth and in the session, I met people who know the (obviously world famous) Mr. Bryan Thayerap!

It’s a small, small world.  I’m lookign forward to hanging out with Bryan myself next week in Sioux Falls!

:: Justin ::

If you are a clinician in the developmental disability community you don’t want to miss the Therap Conference for Nurses and Clinicians in Southbury, CT from June 11th to 13th.

You’ll have the opportunity not only to learn more about Therap, but also to share your experiences with other clinicians and to explore the latest impact of technology on our industry.

All of this will take place in the unique Therap Conference atmosphere.

Click here to find out more and sign up.

:: Justin ::

For the week between our Delaware and South Dakota Conferences, I am going to be at a couple of other conferences.

On Monday I will be presenting at the YAI Conference in New York.

From Tuesday through Friday I will be at the NASDDDS Mid Year Meeting in Nashville.

If you are going to be at either, be sure to stop by and say hello.

:: Justin ::

Given that she has now turned 16, it’s time for Iona to learn to drive.

I’m not sure that I have ever done anything so scary!

Don’t get me wrong, she’s doing really well, it’s just one of those giving control things!

Wish me luck.

:: Justin ::

Back to normal (whatever that is) before we all head off to Sioux Falls and Salem for the next two conferences.

I’ll also be dropping down to Nashville for the NASDDDS Mid Year Meeting.

We’re also starting to work on our schedule of fall conferences (more of the same, around the country). If you’d like one near you and would be interested in helping with some of the logistics, let me know.

:: Justin ::