Beyond the Basics: Thinking about Informed Consent and The Cochlear Implant Candidate.  
Professionals in Deafness Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri  

Growing up Deaf in a Hearing World.
Plenary address, American Academy of Pediatrics. San Francisco, California  

Deafness as a Culture.  
Danciger Seminar: Clinical Advances in Pediatrics. Kansas City, Missouri.

Being Deaf in the 21st Century. 
Keynote Address, Missouri Association of the Deaf Convention, Kansas City, Missouri  

The Plantation Mentality: Minority Dynamics and the Deaf. 
Keynote Address, Wisconsin Association of the Deaf Conference, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Meeting The Needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People: A Cultural and Linguistic Paradigm.  
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Hospital Administrators Summit .  Alexandria Virginia .

Providing Effective Mental Health Services to the Deaf.
Wyoming Mental Health Clinical Conference., Cheyenne, Wyoming

Asking for a Glass of Water Without Knocking a Hole In the Wall. 
Missouri State Chapter, American Association for the Mentally Retarded State Conference. Lake of the Ozarks.

Providing Mental Health Services to the Deaf: Planning for a Tough Population. 
Missouri Association for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Convention, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri  

Criando Psicológicamente Sano A Un Hijo(A) Sordomudo: Lo Que Los Padres Realmente Necesitan Saber (Raising a Psychologically Healthy Deaf Child:What Parents Really Need to Know).
Hearing Impact Program Annual Family picnic, Texas Childrens’ Hospital. Houston, Texas 

The Parents and Professional’s Toolkit; Making a Difference at Home with Families. 
Keynote Session, Council of Organizations Serving Deaf Alabamans Annual Conference. Mobile, Alabama.

Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem Through Communication at Home. 
Building Healthy Families Conference. Tampa, Florida.

Supporting Education Placements; Ideas for Parents and Professional. 
Building Healthy Families Conference. Tampa, Florida.

Taking a Place at the Table: Becoming An Empowered Deaf Person In a Hearing Dominated World. Birmingham Chapter, Alabama Association for the Deaf. Empowerment Workshop. Birmingham, Alabama

Some Things Never Change. 
Keynote Address, BreakOut VII. Raleigh, North Carolina

Keeping Your Head When Everyone Around You Is Losing Theirs - Or - How To Find Humor In the Darnedest Things.  
Closing Address of the Spring Training Institute, Missouri Department of Mental Health. Osage Beach, Missouri.  

The Power of Positive Expectations. 
  Louisiana School for the Deaf.  Baton Rouge .

Remember to Drain the Swamp: Keeping Your Priorities Straight in a Dangerous World.  
Keynote Address, BreakOut V, Psychosocial Rehabilitation of the Deaf Conference, Washington, D.C.  

Three Responsibilities.
Commencement Address, Missouri School for the Deaf, Fulton, Missouri.

Mental Health Mental Interpreting: You Can't Live With It - You Can't Life Without It.
Pennsylvania Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 

Mental Health Mental Interpreting: Issues and Challenges.
Oklahoma Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Do I Love “Em or Do I Hate “Em?”: The Strange and Wonderful Relationship Between the Deaf Professional and the Interpreter.  
Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference. Tampa, Florida.

We Are All In This Together: How to Survive the “Love - Hate” Relationship Between Interpreters and Their Consumers. 
Deaf Awareness Week Conference, Mobile, Alabama 

Interpreters: Moving from Enablers Who Oppress to Advocates Who Empower,. 
Keynote address, South Carolina RID Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina. 

Using the Deaf Community as an Alternative Treatment Strategy: Developing Deaf Treatment Family Homes. 
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association Conference. Arlington, VA.

Mental Health Services for the deaf: The Way It Ought to Be.
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf Conference, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Deaf and Linguistic Services Under Title VI: The Critical Piece in Mental Health Service Delivery. 
Annual Conference on Cultural Competence, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Recovery and the Deaf Community: Applying the Principles. 
Deafness and Mental Health Conference. Columbus, Ohio.