LAMP Leadership 101: Personal Leadership Development
Friday-Saturday, June 27-28, 2026

Description
The Leadership, Administration, Management, and Professionalism (LAMP) program was developed by the APTA Academy of Leadership and Innovation to address member needs in leadership, administration, management, and professionalism skills. LAMP is focused on leadership development through self-assessment, identification of tools needed to lead successfully, empowerment, and mentoring through practical applications. LAMP is valuable for all PTs and PTAs regardless of their position, managers, practice owners, clinicians, educators, researchers, and students who want to develop their leadership effectiveness.

LAMP Leadership 101 will focus on the development of leadership behaviors for facilitating autonomous practice, accountability, and professional values. Attendees will learn how to influence others to create effective relationships and achieve shared goals. Content areas include creating a personal mission statement and self-assessment; foundations of leadership; 5 practices of exemplary leadership; identifying personal styles; creating a leadership style to align and influence others; energy and time management; mentoring and coaching; communication for improved results; and implementing personal leadership plans. Attendees will complete leadership self-assessment and other pre-work.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and discuss the personal characteristics of an effective leader.

• Recognize the importance of accountability, values and their impact on personal leadership.

• Describe and model leader behaviors and communication styles that influence, align, and empower others.

• Formulate effective responses to conflict in a variety of situations.

Agenda

• Day 1: 7:30am - 5:30pm

• Day 2: 7:30am - 5pm

Difficulty Level

Essential - Includes core theory, concepts and applications.

Suggested Audience

PT/PTA, OT/COTA, SLP, AT, CHT

Speakers

• Susan Lukens PT, MS, DPT

• Keri Dickinson, PT

• Chris Wiedman, PT, PhD

• Aaron Embry, PT, DPT, PhD, MSCR 

Tuition

MedStar Health Staff and Public – $645

Refund Policy

• Cancellations dated/post-marked on or before June 11, 2026, will incur a 25% cancellation fee.

• Cancellations dated/post-marked on or after June 12, 2026, will result in no refunds.

Where

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Community Learning Center
8101 Prince Philip Drive
Olney, MD 20832
301-774-8882, 301-774-8882 Main
https://www.medstarhealth.org/locations/medstar-montgomery-medical-center?utm_campaign=mhs_citations&utm_medium=ad_listings&utm_source=rio_seo&utm_term=hospital

Contact Hours

This event does not qualify for continuing education credits.

Questions
Miriam Bovich
miriam.e.bovich@medstar.net
301-980-4903