The 16th Annual Full Lives Conference for Direct Service Professionals takes place March 22 and 23 at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.

The event features national and Alaskan experts presenting on key issues that affect direct service professionals and the people they support, including but not limited to: developmental disabilities, behavioral health/mental illness, chronic alcoholism and other substance abuse, traumatic brain injuries, FASD and Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related dementia. Attendees choose sessions based on their personal and professional interests.

This year’s conference will focus on changes in state policy regarding Medicaid and criminal justice reform with an emphasis on cultural awareness and employment.

Early bird registration ends on March 8.

For more information, including information on this year’s guest presenters, go to the Alaska Training Cooperative website: http://bit.ly/2ljCwrA