Laura Baker Services Association

LBSA's "The Path Forward Behavioral Support Service Conference" has been postponed at this time. We remain fully committed to bringing our community together to explore practical, person-centered approaches to supporting individuals with intellectual and

A conference is only as good as the conversation it creates. At the LBSA 2026 Behavioral Support Mini-Conference, that conversation happens between people who rarely sit at the same table. Direct support professionals notice things others miss. They see t

Speakers do not make a conference worth attending on their own. What they bring to the room does. Here is what Sally Sales and Connor Larson offer, and why it matters for your work. First, you get 20 years of cross-system experience in one session. Sally

We are pleased to welcome Connor Larson, DNP, RN, PHN, as a featured speaker at LBSA's Behavioral Support Mini-Conference. Connor has worked alongside people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) since he was 16 years old. This long-stand

What does whole-person care look like when it reaches all the way into someone's daily life? This question sits at the center of our 2026 Mini-Conference. We are honored to welcome Sally Sales as one of our speakers. Sally brings more than 20 years of exp

Better health outcomes begin before a person enters the hospital's front doors. "My name is Johnny, I am 20 years old, have autism and live with my parents, who are my primary caretakers. I am nonverbal and primarily use my iPad for soothing and communica

A phrase shared with me recently, while discussing whole person care, has stayed with me: "We don't need a to-do list. We need a to-be list." I stopped when I heard it because it captured something I had been feeling but had not yet named. Most people wor

Throughout time, humans have learned to define groups of people. Could be geography, skin color, gender or any number of things. By defining these groups, a box is formed that allows outsiders to look at the group and assume everyone in that group has the

This year, both personally and professionally, I committed to focusing on light and hope, resisting the pull of divisiveness and despair. To work and fight to live in the light. And yet, the universe has offered immediate tests of that commitment. Being h

The transition out of high school is a deeply emotional and often an overwhelming time for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the people who love them. Throughout the school years, families can rely on a familiar network of s