[NYAPRS Enews] NYAPRS Conference Offers 75 Workshops in 11 Timely Tracks

Tue Sep 9 17:01:01 EDT 2008

NYAPRS Note: Track by track, we believe you'll agree that the upcoming
NYAPRS Annual Conference program remains one of the nation's finest
opportunities to gather the information and inspiration necessary to
best promote the recovery, rehabilitation and rights of people with
psychiatric disabilities. This year's conference program offers over 75
presentations highlighting advances in the areas of 11 tracks:

*         Advocacy And Empowerment

*         Administration And Management

*         Cultural Competence

*         Criminal Justice

*         Employment And Education

*         Emerging Issues

*         Exemplary Practices

*         Health, Healing And Recovery

*         PROS

*         Transformation

*         Trauma

Registrations are pouring in: don't miss this year's extraordinary
program that will also include a wide variety of entertainment programs
including a performance by the famous Coasters! 

Great News For NYC Attendees: Thanks to Marty Cohen and our friends at
Baltic Street, bus transportation for NYC attendees is now being
provided!

A bus will be leaving Baltic Street MH in Brooklyn on Sept. 24th at
7:30am, and Howie The Harp in Manhattan at 8am. 

The great low price of $17 gets you a round trip ticket, the returning
bus leaves the conference on Friday at 1:30pm.

Call Marty Cohen at 718-667-6036, or email him at
mcohen at balticstreet.org <mailto:mcohen at balticstreet.org>  to sign up!

See you at the Nevele in 3 weeks!!

The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Proudly
presents

Our 26th Annual Conference Integrating Our Services: Integrating Our
Lives

at the Nevele Grande Hotel  Ellenville, New York

September 24 - 26, 2008

REGISTER TODAY AT
http://www.nyaprs.org/PDF/NYAPRS%20Reg%20Form_08_final.pdf 

ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT  

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Self Nuturing, Resiliency and Empowerment: Engaging our Passions as
Adults who have Experienced Trauma 

Chrys Ballerano, NYS Coaltion Against Sexual Assault, Albany, NY

Lorraine McMullin, Mental Health Association in New York State, Albany,
NY

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Let's Argue! A Values Exchange 

George Ebert, The Mental Patients Liberation Alliance, Sterling, NY

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Why Should I Vote? 

Don Olsen, Synergy Center, Riverhead, NY

Matthew Canuteson, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Recovery Transformation in Managed Care- Creating a Member Advisory
Board That Can Make a Difference 

Virginia Suplee, Community Care Behavioral Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA

Round III, Thurs 9AM

Low Income Programs for People with Medicare 

Sue Batkin, LMSW, LAc, The Medicare Rights Center, New York, NY

Round III, Thurs 9AM

Advocacy is Recovery 

Phyllis Lefkowitz, Center for Urban Community Services, New York, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Expanding the Efforts and Practice of People in Recovery to Influence
Delivery of Mental Health Services 

Keysha Brown, Rochester Psychiatric Center, Rochester, NY

Julie Des Fosses, Rochester Rehabilitation Center, Rochester, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

NYAPRS 2009 Public Policy Priority 

Carla Rabinowitz, Community Access, New York, NY

Ray Schwartz, Venture House, Jamaica, NY

Matthew Canuteson, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Stigma and Mental Illness 

Denise Ranaghan, Ed.M, PEOPLe, Inc. MHA ACT Team, Lake Hill, NY

Breta Campus, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

Cutting Through the Red Tape: How to Access Benefits and Services from
Public and Private Agencies 

Heidi Levy-Davidson, Emergency Support Providers, Brooklyn, NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

A Story of Our Commitment: Integrating the Writings and Actions of those
with Psychiatric Histories in the Knowledge Base 

Lauren Tenney, MPA, Graduate Center, City University of New York, Staten
Island, NY

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ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

Round III, Thurs 9AM

How to Promote Family Education and Support in Your Agency's Practice 

Sheila Le Gacy, The Family Support & Education Center/ Transitional
Living Services, Syracuse, NY

Round III, Thurs 9AM

Electronic Record Systems: Factors to Consider Prior to Implementation 

Paul Mayer, MBA, MPA, The Bonadio Group, Pittsford, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

The Administrator Perspective 

Minnie Berman, LMHC, CRC, FEGS Manhattan Focus IPRT, New York, NY

Enid Gertmenian-King, LMSW, FEGS Manhattan Focus IPRT, New York, NY

Michael Cavallaro, LCSW, FEGS Bronx CDT and IPRT, Bronx, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Creating a Code of Ethics for Peer Recovery Support 

Cathi Calori, MPA, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Local Government Partnering in Recovery through CQI 

Catherine Craig, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York,
NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

Exploring Your Funding Horizons -- Crafting Proposals that Make the Cut 

Arnie Abrams, Funding Horizons, Phoenicia, NY

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CULTURAL COMPETENCE

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Cultural Competence 101 

Neville Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills Development, Endwell,
NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

INTERSTATE PANEL: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Mental Health
Consumers: Sexual and Gender Minority Issues 

Alicia Lucksted, PhD, University of Maryland  School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD

Natalie Lessinger, Rainbow Heights Club, Brooklyn, NY

Parker, Rainbow Heights Club, Brooklyn, NY

Bert Coffman, Zappalorti Society, New York, NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

Leadership Institute for People of Color, Part 1 

Carlton Whitmore, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
New York, NY

Teena Brooks, Urban Justice Center, New York, NY

Dally Sanchez, Families Together of New York State, Albany, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

You May Have an Indian Client:  Unlearning Stereotypes about American
Indians 

Yvonne Dennis and Irma LaGuerre, Nitchen, Inc, New York, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Leadership Institute for People of Color, Part 2 

Carlton Whitmore, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
New York, NY

Teena Brooks, Urban Justice Center, New York, NY

Dally Sanchez, Families Together of New York State, Albany, NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

Cultural Competence Centers of Excellence 

Jennifer Hernandez, MPA, NKI Center of Excellence in Culturally
Competent Mental Health/ Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric
Research, Orangeburg, NY

Lenora Reid-Rose, MBA, NKI Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent
Mental Health/ Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research,
Orangeburg, NY

Denise Reed, NYS Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence/NYS
Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY

Andel Niscasio, MSEd, CRC, NYS Center of Excellence for Cultural
Competence/NYS Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Round III, Thurs 9AM

Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration 

Valerie Chakedis, EdD, NYS Office of Mental Health Division of Forensic
Services, Albany, NY

Terry McCormack, MSW, MPH, NYS OMH, Division of Forensic Services,
Diversion, Re-entry, and Community Education Unit, Albany, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Police Mental Health Training in NYS: Where We've Been and Where We're
Headed 

Don Kamin, PhD, Coordinated Care Services, Inc & Monore Co. NYS Office
of Mental Health, Rochester, NY

Valerie Chakedis, Ed.D., NYS OMH, Albany, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

New York City Police Department's Mental Health Initiatives 

Fred Levine, Esq., New York, NY

Carlos Sabator, Rights For Imprisoned People With Psychiatric
Disabilities (RIPPD) New York, NY

David Newton, Rights For Imprisoned People With Psychiatric Disabilities
(RIPPD) New York, NY

Matthew Canuteson, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Detective James Shanahan, NYC Police Department, New York, NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

Criminal Justice Diversion in New York State 

Matthew Canuteson, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Deb Ashline, NAMI-NYS, Albany, NY

Thursday, plenary 4:15PM

Prisoner Re-entry and Beyond: Partnerships for the Future 

LaVerne Miller, Esq, Community Access, New York, NY

Dan Abreu, Policy Research Associates, Delmar, NY

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EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Creating a Marketable Approach to Job  Development 

Daun Burk, MSW and Galen McCown, MHA in Jefferson County, Watertown, NY

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Addressing Poverty and Employment through Asset Development and
Financial Literacy 

Gary Shaheen, Syracuse University Burton Blatt Institute Centers of
Innovation on Disability, Syracuse, NY

Me'Shae Brooks-Rolling, MPA, CSEP, Syracuse University Burton Blatt
Institute Centers of Innovation on Disability, Syracuse, NY

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Systemic Efforts to Prioritize Employment as a Recovery Outcome 

Judith Cook, PhD, Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy
Department of Psychiatry University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Round III, Thurs 9AM

Cognitive Remediation and Supported Employment in SMI 

Diane Schiano, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council's Workgroup on Employment 

Mathew Mathai, CPRP, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Doug Hovey, Independent Living Center, Newburgh, NY

Frank Coco, VESID, Albany, NY

Thomas P. Golden, Program on Employment and Disability School of
Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell, Ithaca, NY

Gary Shaheen, Syracuse University Burton Blatt Institute Centers of
Innovation on Disability, Syracuse, NY

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EMERGING ISSUES

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Suicide and Self Help: The Hope Dialogue 

Ed Knight, PhD, ValueOptions/Colorado Health Network, Colorado Springs,
CO

Peter Ashenden, Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), Chicago,
IL/President-Elect, United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Surviving and Thriving Through Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery:
Starting a Senior Track within Your Agency 

Lauren Hagemann, MHA of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY

Gary Ravielli, MHA of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY

Maria Agosta, MHA of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY

Round III, Thurs 9AM

Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Veterans and Their Families 

John Javis, Mdiv, MHA of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY

Juliet Vogel, PhD, Rosen Center for Family Wellness at North Shore-Long
Island Jewish Hospital, Manhasset, NY

Gaylene Pandolfo, LCSW, New York State Office of Mental Health Long
Island Field Office Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, Brentwood, NY

Erick Roat, PhD, CPRP, Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Syracuse, NY

Round III, Thurs 9AM

A Chance for Change: Supporting Youth Voice and Self-Direction in
Transition Age Programs 

Alysia Pascaris, MS, MPA, Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery, The
Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc., New York, NY

Tammy Samms, Ed.M., Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, Brooklyn, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Mental Health Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management: A Review of
Systems Coordination and Support for People with Serious Mental Illness 

Karen Myers Malcolm, NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for
Persons with Disabilities, Schenectady, NY

Pamela Williams, NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for
Persons with Disabilities, Schenectady, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Social Clubs and Clubhouses at the Crossroads 

Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Panelists to be announced

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Integrated Collaborative Case Management Demonstration Project 

Dr. Jack Carney, FEGS Citywide & Brooklyn Blended Case Management
Programs, Brooklyn, NY

Winsome Daley, Claudette Golding, Marlene Maldonado, Tanya Montgomery,
FEGS, New York, NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health: IBHI Collaborative on
Improving Care in Behavioral Health Emergency Rooms 

Peter Brown, Institute for Behavioral Healthcare Improvement, Castleton,
NY

Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

Where are We Going? 

Harvey Rosenthal and Matthew Canuteson, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

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EXEMPLARY PRACTICES

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Wellness Self Management: What is it? Why is it important? How can you
use it in your organization? 

Andrew Cleek, PhD, The Urban Institute for Behavioral Health, New York,
NY

Tony Salerno, PhD and Paul Margolies, PhD, NYS Office of Mental Health,
Albany, NY

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Promoting and Expanding Wellness from Inpatient to Outpatient Settings 

Richard Janes, Maureen Bosco, LCSW-R, and Christine Kearney, CRC Central
New York Psychiatric Center, Marcy, NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

Fundamentals of Quality Assurance 

Derek Jansen, PhD, MPH, Practice Management Alternatives, LLC, Bellevue,
WA

Round V, Thurs 2:45

How to Avoid Common Mistakes most Providers make in Documentation 

Derek Jansen, PhD, MPH, Practice Management Alternatives, LLC, Bellevue,
WA

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Integrating Evidence-Based Practices in Recovery-Based Housing 

Luis O. Lopez, Bruce Weems and Sasha Robinson, Services for the
UnderServed, New York, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Learning and Teaching Coping Skills: A Lesson from Lived Experience 

Martin Durgin, Advocates, Inc. Consultant, 

Jay Dorion, Ron Calderon and Shane Lang, Advocates Inc, Framingham, MA

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Intentional Care: Thinking Through Choices 

Amy Morgan, MSW and Heidi Trainor, BA, Advocates, Inc., Framingham, MA

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Peer Run Services: The Power and Possibility 

James Rye, The Empowerment Center, Mount Vernon, NY

Ellen Healion, HALI, Central Islip, NY

Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Poughkeepsie, NY

Marcie Kelley, WNY Independent Living Center, Buffalo, NY, 

Laurie Jenkins, MHA Rochester, Rochester, NY

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HEALTH, HEALING AND RECOVERY

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Recovery Through Art, Moments of Happiness 

Isaac Brown, MHEP, Albany, NY

Round 1, Weds 2:00

>From Madness to Motherhood: One Woman's Journey 

Mickie McDowell, The Hope Center - NAMI Southwest Missouri, Springfield,
MO

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Come Meditate with Us 

Ed Knight, PhD, ValueOptions/Colorado Health Network, Colorado Springs,
CO

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Yoga Experience! 

Allie Middleton, JD, LMSW, RYT, MHA Columbia-Greene Counties, Hudson, NY

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Addressing Physical and Mental Health Needs through Peer Support 

Stuart Perry, CPS, Perry Wellness Center, Americus, GA

Carol Coussons de Reyes, CPS, MS, Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases, Atlanta, GA

Round III, Thurs 9AM

The Healing Power of Shiatsu 

Dagny Duhamel, Albany, NY

Round III, Thurs 9AM

I Can Work with THIS Psychiatrist 

Pablo Sadler, MD, Putnam Family and Community Services, Carmel, NY

Mathew Mathai, CPRP, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

Integrating Physical and Mental Health: The Collaborative Model 

Jody Silver, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY

Marlene Reil, Office of Health Integration/ Department of Health &
Mental Hygiene, New York, NY

Nora Weinerth, NYS National Alliance for Mentally Ill Wellness
Committee, Rego Park, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

Knowledge Person-Centered Recoveries 

Leslie James and Phil Laux, Catholic Charities Peer Advocacy, Fulton, NY

Thursday, plenary 4:15PM

Rhythms for Recovery: Experiencing the Power of the Drum 

Chrys Ballerano, NYS Coaltion Against Sexual Assault, Albany, NY

Thursday, plenary 4:15PM

The Importance of Self-Care 

Susan Lord, MD, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA

Thursday, plenary 

Bathing in the Joy of Life 

Neville Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills Development, Endwell,
NY

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PROS

Round II Weds 3:30PM

PROS Perspectives Series I: The Administrator's Journey to PROS 

Peter Trout, MPA, CRC, Behavioral Health Services North, Plattsburgh, NY

Michael Stoltz, LCSW, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

The Role of Psychiatry in PROS 

Frank Dowling, MD, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Pablo Sadler, MD, Putnam Family and Community Services, Carmel, NY

Round VI, Fri 9AM

PROS Perspectives Series II: Peer Reaction to PROS 

Panel of Peers from several early adopter PROS Programs

Moderator: Michael Stoltz, LCSW, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Round VII, Fri 11:30

PROS Perspectives Series III: Practioners and Peer Specialists 

Panel of Staff from several early adopter PROS Programs

Moderator: Peter Trout, MPA, CRC, Behavioral Health Services North,
Plattsburgh, NY

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TRANSFORMATION

Round 1, Weds 2:00

Outpatient Restructuring and Reform in NYS 

Dawn Lannon, MSW and Gary Weiskopf, MPA, NYS Office of Mental Health,
Albany, NY

Richard Dougherty, PhD, NYS Office of Mental Health Consultant,
Lexington, MA

Round II Weds 3:30PM

Vision for the Future: Person Centered Plans, Self Directed Service
Dollars 

Michael Hlebechuk, Oregon Department of Human Services, Addictions and
Mental Health Division, Salem, OR

Richard Dougherty, PhD, DMA Health Strategies, Lexington, MA

Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Discussants: John Allen, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY, 

Discussants: Marshall Beckman, MPA, Ulster County Director of Mental
Health Services, Kingston, NY

Steve Miccio PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY

Melissa Staats, Westchester County Dep't. of Mental Health, White
Plains, NY

Doris Schwartz, MHA Westchester, Elmsford NY

Bonni Hopkins, Magellan Health Services, Avon, CT

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

Working on Recovery: The Role of Consumer Leadership in Improving Mental
Health Programs 

Marc D. Kutner, MPA, MSW, Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery, The
Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc., New York, NY

David Kamnitzer, Institute for Community Living, New York, NY

Self-Directed Care: Magellan's Collaborative Efforts Implementing
Innovative Programs in the Public Sector

Bonni Hopkins, PhD, Magellan Public Sector Solutions, Avon, CT

Round IV, Thurs, 11:30

I've Been on a Journey, Help Me Un-Pack! 

Ellen Stoller, FEGS Health & Human Services, New York, NY

Ruth Pasillas-Gonzales, NYAPRS, Bronx, NY

Plenary 4:15PM

Alternative/Complimentaty Hospital Diversion and Recovery Services 

Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY

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TRAUMA

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Trauma and the Healing Process 

Judith Mc Laughlin, MA, CTS, Consultant, Delanson, NY

Patricia Dalzell, MSW, ClearView Center, Albany, NY

Round V, Thurs 2:45

Trauma-Informed Peer Support: How We Can Help Each Other Change Our
Stories From What's Wrong With Us to What Happened to Us 

Tanya Stevens, NYAPRS Peer Bridger Project, Albany, NY

Thursday, plenary 4:15PM

Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services: A New Framework for Healing and
Recovery 

Ann Jennings, PhD, The Anna Institute, Rockland, ME

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