[NYAPRS Enews] Don't Miss Out-Reservations Ramping Up

Mon Aug 23 14:55:43 EDT 2010

NYAPRS NOTE:  NYAPRS 2010 Conference registrations are unusually strong
for the middle of August. There has been a lot of interest in this
year's special program.  Don't lose out on being in the main conference
hotel. Please send in your reservation as quickly as possible-register
online at www.nyaprs.org/conference.

Happily, more sponsors have provided additional scholarship support.
E-mail me at harveyr at nyaprs.org if you are still on the scholarship
waiting list.

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The NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES

Is pleased to Announce Our 28th Annual Conference

Whole SELF - Whole HEALTH - Whole LIVES

September 22-24, 2010

Hudson Valley Resort & Spa (www.hudsonvalleyresort.com)   

and the nearby Honors Haven (www.honorshaven.com)

Our Featured Keynoters

National Healthcare Reform and You

Ron Manderscheid, PhD National Association of County Behavioral Health
and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC

Putting Wellness Into Action!

Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OT, CPRP Collaborative Support Programs of New
Jersey, Freehold, NJ

Our Community, Our Culture: Embracing the Diversity Within

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

A Provider's Journey

Michael Stoltz, LCSW Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Our Featured Speakers:

Susan Bergeson, OptumHealth, Geneva, IL

Susan Stefan, formerly of the Center for Public Representation,
Northhampton, MA

Joseph Rogers, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Michael Morris, JD, SU Burton Blatt Institute Centers of Innovation on
Disability, Syracuse, NY

Can Truong, Can Consulting Group Center for Education Empowerment, Moab,
UT

LaVerne Miller, Esq, Policy Research Associates, Albany, NY

Klaas Schilder, GGzE, Eindhoven, Holland

John Challis, BA, BSW, DipTeach, Center for Excellence in Integrated
Care, NDRI, New York, NY

Mary Shaheen, United Way of New York State, Albany, NY

Malena Albo, Magellan Health Services, Tempe, AZ

Diane Grieder, MEd, AliPar, Inc., Suffolk, VA

Neville Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills Development, Endwell,
NY

Special Entertainment: Canada's Stand Up for Mental Health Comedy Troupe
And Brooklyn's Psyche in the Light

And over 80 special, cutting-edge presenters and presentations!

Health, Healing & Arts Fair and Multicultural Exhibition

Free * Reiki * Shiatsu * Massage * Energy Healing * Art Table * Karaoke
* Drumming * and more!

New this Year! NYAPRS is pleased to announce our 28th Annual Conference
will be certified as Pre-Approved for CPRP continuing education/pre-exam
credit through our application to USPRA as a Pre-Approved Provider.
NYAPRS will also offer NASW & CRCC credits.

A celebration of advances in the promotion of the recovery,
rehabilitation and rights of people with psychiatric disabilities ... 

and of the transformation of mental health service and support systems
across the northeast!

NYAPRS Health, Healing & Arts Fair 

FREE appointments during the conference for:

Acupuncture: Sue Batkin, LMSW, Lac, The Medicare Rights Center, New
York, NY

Chair Massage: Mark Gallagher, LMT, Schenectady, NY

Shiatsu & Early AM Yoga: Dagny Duhamel, Guilderland, NY

Energy Healing: Can Truong, Moab, UT

Tai Chi: Bryon Abrams, Independent Living, Inc., Newburgh, NY

Art Table: Ronda Jeffor, Albany, NY

Friendship: The Missing Link of Wellness & Recovery

Drew Horn, Turn A Frown Around Foundation, Inc., Freehold, NJ 

Story Board: Karen Lorentzon, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Rutland, VT

Getting Involved in the MH Planning Process: Angela Cerio, FUTURE Views,
Inc, Staten Island, NY

Empower Yourself, Vote!: Don Olsen, Clubhouse of Suffolk/Synergy Center,
Riverhead, NY

Bring your artifacts to be displayed in the Cultural Exhibition Center.

If you want more information, please call the NYAPRS office at
518-436-0008.

PROGRAM

Wednesday, September 22

Round 1 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Workshop #101 Track: community integration

Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Initiative

Lorraine McMullin, Mental Health Association in New York State, Albany,
NY; George Badillo, Sound Beach, NY; Tina Swatkowski, Catholic Charities
of Oswego County/Step by Step Clubhouse, Fulton, NY; Tracy Puglisi
Mental Health Association in Suffolk County, Inc., Lindenhurst, NY

Workshop #102 Track: health, healing & recovery

Rhythms for Building Community and Wellness: Experiencing the Healing
Power of the Drum

Chrys Ballerano, BA, NY Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Albany, NY

Workshop #103 Track: integrated health and behavioral health

Recovery Without Health Isn't Recovery At All

Donna Colonna, MS, Services for the UnderServed, New York, NY; Paul
Margolies, PhD, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY;
Anthony Salerno, PhD, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY; Rosemarie
Sultana-Cordero, MA, LMHC, Institute for Community Living, New York, NY

Workshop #104 Track: peer services

Peer Engagement Guide: For Peers Working with Women who are Trauma
Survivors

Darby Penney, MLS, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., Albany, NY;
Cathy Cave, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Workshop #105 Track: peer services

The Role of Peer Specialists

Kathryn Cascio, CPRP, and Shauna Reynolds, Federation of Organizations,
Patchogue, NY; Lester Cook, Dreamweaver's Peer Support, Inc., New York,
NY

Workshop #106 Track: advocacy & empowerment

How to Flirt for Fun, Friendship, Adventure & Romance

Fran Greene, Flirting Coach, Commack, NY

Workshop #107 Track: exemplary practices

Who's Failing Dignity? Not Us!

Karen Rosenthal, Janice Walker, and Sha'worne Smith, Community Access,
New York, NY

Workshop #108 Track: cultural competency

Spirituality and Mental Health

Nadine Revheim, PhD, Nathan Klein Institute, Orangeburg, NY; Paul
Chipkin, Institute for Community Living, New York, NY

Workshop #109 Track: community integration

New York Makes Work Pay: An Update

John B. Allen, Jr., NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY; Michael
Seereiter, New York Makes Work Pay, NYS Office of Mental Health, Office
of Consumer Affairs, Albany, NY

Workshop #110 Track: exemplary practices

Medicare Low Income Programs: Getting Help Paying for Medicare

Sue Batkin, LMSW, L.Ac, Medicare Rights Center, New York, NY

Workshop #111 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Social Clubs and PROS: Opportunity or Threat?

Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Be sure to bring your drumming instruments for the Drumming Workshop 

on Wednesday at 2:00 pm.

Wednesday, September 22

Round 2  3:30pm - 4:45pm

Workshop #112 Track: integrated health and behavioral health

Integrating Wellness Coaching into Mental Health Services in NYC: The
Mind Your Health Peer Coaching Project

Jody Silver, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY;
Kenneth Mick, Post Graduate Center for Mental Health, Ocean Manor Adult
Home, Brooklyn, NY; Steve Rutter, FEGS Health and Human Service Systems,
Hempstead, NY; Abigail Nelson, City University of New York, New York,
NY; CUNY Students (TBA)

Workshop #113 Track: cultural competence

Culture and Clinical Care for Haitians during Time of Crisis: January
12, 2010 Earthquake

Magaly Polo, Elmhurst Hospital, Brookdale Hospital & Transitional
Services for NY, Jamaica, NY

Workshop #114 Track: administration & management

Informed Tenant Choice of Case Manager in Supportive Housing

John Jost, and Aaron Levitt, MS, Center for Urban Community Services,
Inc., New York, NY; Stacy Matuza, LCSW, Center for Urban Community
Services, Inc., Brooklyn, NY

Workshop #115 Track: cultural competence

Your Outcomes Are What You Measure: Collecting Race, Ethnicity And
Language Data For Quality Improvement

Lenora Reid-Rose, MBA, Coordinated Care Services Inc., Rochester, NY

Workshop #116 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Setting NYAPRS Public Policy Priorities for 2011

Carla Rabinowitz, Esq., Community Access, New York, NY; Ray Schwartz,
Venture House, Jamaica, NY; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Workshop #117 Track: community integration

VESID's New VR Assessment Policy

John Wiechec, Frank Coco, CRC, NYS Department of Education - VESID,
Albany, NY

Joanne Schwartz, LMHC, CRC, VESID, New York, NY

Workshop #118 Track: advocacy & empowerment

How to Meet and Mingle

Amy Colesante and Bill Gamble, Mental Health Empowerment Project,
Albany, NY

Workshop #119 Track: cultural competence

Generation "R": Young Adults in Recovery

David Lancaster, Joshua Frame and Joshua Carpenter, MSEd, CRC, Clubhouse
of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Workshop #120 Track: administration & management

Shift Happens

Alison Carroll and Diane Russo, Putnam Family & Community Services,
Carmel, NY

Workshop #121 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Empower Yourself, Vote!

Don Olsen, Clubhouse of Suffolk/Synergy Center, Riverhead, NY

Workshop #122 Track: cultural competency

Releasing the Genie from the Bottle: Effectively Engaging Communities of
Color

Malena Albo, Magellan Health Services, Phoenix, AZ

Thursday, September 23

Round 3  9:00am - 10:15am

Workshop #123 Track: advocacy & empowerment

A Services for the UnderServed Initiative: Project PREPARE (Year 2)

Luis O. Lopez, MS and Paul Ney, LCSW-R, Services for the UnderServed,
New York, NY

Workshop #124 Track: administration & management

Changing the Culture in a Large Hospital System

Marylee Burns and Linda Richard, NYC Health and Hospitals Corp., New
York, NY

Workshop #125 Track: exemplary practices

Supporting Recovery for Veterans

John Javis, Mdiv, MHA of Nassau, Inc., Hempstead, NY

Workshop #126 Track: exemplary practices

Center for Practice Innovations brings Best Practices to NYS: Focus on
Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders (FIT) and ACT

Susan Essock, PhD; Carlos Jackson, PhD; Nancy Covell; PhD, Paul
Margolies, PhD and Daniel Herman, PhD, NYS Psychiatric Institute, New
York, NY

Workshop #127 Track: peer services

Expanding the Horizon of Recovery Through Peer-Run Alternatives to
Hospitalization, Part I (Part 2 will be on Friday at 11:15 am)

Sheena Raji, BS, CPS, CPRP, Noor Recovery Consulting, North Cambridge,
MA; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY; Steve Coe, Community
Access, New York, NY; Alan Green, Mental Health Association of Nebraska,
Lincoln NE; Klaas Schilder, GGzE, Eindhoven, Holland

Workshop #128 Track: exemplary practices

Group Process Guidelines for Leading Groups and Classes

Cheryl Gagne, ScD, Recovery Center, Boston University, Center for
Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA

Workshop #129 Track: peer services

Recovery Learning Communities and The Healing Power of Peer Support

Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS, Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community &
Boston Resource Center, Boston, MA; Karen Kieffer and Ann Burgess, BA,
North East Recovery Learning Community (NERLC)/ NILP, Lawrence, MA;
Rachel Sommer-Hays, Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST), Boston, MA

Workshop #130 Track: advocacy & empowerment

A Path to Consumer Leadership

Saya Krebs, MS, CLC, and Deborah Wasilchak, MA, Community Care
Behavioral Health Organization, Pittsburgh, PA

Workshop #131 Track: community integration

Traveling to Independence (Get on the Bus)

Levi Riddick and Helene Schiff, Jawonio, New Hempstead, NY

Workshop #132 Track: health, healing & recovery

Healing Through Expression

Carol Clarke, BS, Barbara Crumb, BA and James Bacorn, Lakeview Mental
Health Services, Inc., Geneva, NY

Workshop #133 Track: health, healing & recovery

Innovations in Recovery

Edythe Schwartz, DSW, Putnam Family & Community Services, Carmel, NY;
Michael Stoltz, LCSW, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY; Ellen
Healion, MA, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY; Donna Colonna,
MS, Services for the UnderServed, New York, NY

Bring your poetry, musical instruments, etc., to Open Mike with Mike
Skinner on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Thursday, September 23

Round 4  11:30am - 12:45pm

Workshop #134 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Accept, Empower, Include

Leonard Liguori and Robin Land, Directions in Independent Living, Olean,
NY

Workshop #135 Track: exemplary practices

Clinical Counseling & Psychotherapy: An Opportunity For A 'Continuous
Healing Relationship' In Rehab & Recovery-Focused Services

John Catalino, LMSW, Spectrum Human Services - Buffalo, NY; Michael
Stoltz, LCSW, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Workshop #136 Track: community integration

New Perspectives on Supported Education

Kiki Garg and Peers (TBD), Northeast Career Center, Troy, NY

Workshop #137 Track: exemplary practices

Community Based Flexible Supports: Innovative Mobile Response Teams in
New York and Massachusetts

Steve LaMaster, VinFen, Cambridge, MA; Luis O. Lopez, MS, Services for
the UnderServed, New York, NY

Workshop #138 Track: exemplary practices

Because PROS Works, I Am Working!

Gary Scannevin, Jr.; Geraldine Santos, LMHC, CRC; Emily Sussman and
Lou-Ann Rinde, FEGS Health and Human Services Systems, Copiague, NY

Workshop #139 Track: integrated health and behavioral health

Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Recovery in Our Lives and
Systems

Chacku Mathai, CPRP, NYAPRS, Albany, NY and John Challis, BA, BSW,
DipTeach, Center for Excellence in Integrated Care, NDRI, New York, NY

Workshop #140 Track: peer services

Partnering with Peer Specialists

David Kamnitzer, Institute for Community Living, Brooklyn, NY; Paul
Chipkin, Baltic Street Mental Health Board, New York, NY; Theresa M.
Benkovic, Occupations, Middletown, NY; Gwendolyn Florant, LCSW, PSCH,
Inc., Flushing, NY

Workshop #141 Track: exemplary practices

Starting and Sustaining Consumer-run, Recovery-Oriented Programs within
State Services

Andrew T. Kirsch, MD; Inge Curran and Donna Geisert, Rockland
Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, NY; Sandra Tolkacz, and Robin Alwine,
Recreational Therapy, COTA, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Buffalo, NY;
Kathleen M. Lynch, NYS Office of Mental Health, Buffalo, NY

Workshop #142 Track: cultural competence

>From Out of Darkness

Dennis Green, Onondaga Case Management Services, Inc., Syracuse, NY

Workshop #143 Track: administration & management

Person-Centered-Planning: The Top Ten Implementation Issues

Diane Grieder, MEd, AliPar, Inc., Suffolk, VA

Workshop #144 Track: peer services

Sustainability in Peer Run Agencies

Ellen Healion, MA, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY

Thursday, September 23

Round 5  2:45pm - 4:00pm

Workshop #145 Track: community integration

Center for Practice Innovations Brings Best Practices to NYS: IPS Model
of Supported Employment and Wellness-Self Management

Susan Essock, PhD; Carlos Jackson, PhD; Paul Margolies, PhD; and Raymond
Gregory, NYS Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY; Anthony Salerno,
Ph.D., NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Workshop #146 Track: health, healing & recovery

The Stress and Healing of Trauma

Kelly Rainville, Oswego, NY; Donna Ce'Cartel, Peer Networking Group,
Lowville, NY

Workshop #147 Track: integrated health and behavioral health

Double Trouble in Recovery

Dominic Ruotolo, Baltic Street Mental Health Board, New York, NY

Workshop #148 Track: cultural competence

Deafness and Mental Health Services: Barriers and Facilitators in New
York's Capital District Region

Hee Chul Kim, and Heather Horton, MS, AM, PhD, University at Albany,
SUNY, Albany, NY

Workshop #149 Track: peer services

Taking Peer Services to the Public: NYAPRS/OptumHealth Wellness Coaching
and Bridger Initiatives

Tanya Stevens, NYAPRS Peer Services Division, Albany, NY; Elizabeth R.
Stone, MA, CASAC, NYAPRS Peer Services Division, Rocky Point, NY and
Colleen Mimnagh, NYAPRS Peer Services Division, Rockaway, NY

Workshop #150 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Radical Community Integration: Peer Partners in Recovery Research

Amy Colesante, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY; David
Brown, Judith Sugarman, Lester Cook, Michael Miriello, Christina Pratt,
Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY

Workshop #151 Track: health, healing & recovery

Team Spirit

The Circle: Noelle Pollet, Hal Lew, Yancy Kittredge, Bob Reidy, and
Richard Andrew, West Camp, NY

Workshop #152 Track: administration & management

OMH Update on Upcoming Reform Initiatives

Robert Myers, PhD, Gary Weiskopf, MPA, Mental Health Restructuring
Project and David Bucciferro, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Workshop #153 Track: community integration

Thriving in the Workplace

Marsha Lazarus, MBA, Mental Health Association in New York State,
Albany, NY; Peter Berkery, Esq, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY;
Vicki Gates-Williams, Albany County Department of Mental Health, Albany,
NY; Ken Mangione, Northeast Career Planning, Troy, NY

Workshop #154 Track: health, healing & recovery

Journal Writing for Wellness and Recovery

Sarah Dragonfly, Brown, Jersey City, NJ

Workshop #155 Track: health, healing & recovery

Music and Community: A Recipe for Recovery

Chris Gordon, MD, Advocates Inc, Framingham, MA

Thursday, September 23

Round 6, Plenaries  4:15pm - 5:30pm

Workshop #156 Track: community integration

Understanding Social Security's Ticket to Work Program: What's In It For
Me?

David A. Jones, SSA Ticket to Work Recruitment & Outreach Team, CESSI, a
Division of Axiom, McLean, VA; Tom Gloss, Social Security Administration
Ticket to Work/CESSI, McLean, VA (invited); Kevin Nickerson, Burton
Blatt Institute, Syracuse, NY; Moderator: Mira Bowin, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Workshop #157 Track: exemplary practices

Addressing Re-entry Issues for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Leaving Prison

Dan Abreu, and LaVerne Miller, Policy Research Associates, Delmar, NY;
Ellen Healion, MA, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY

Workshop #158 Track: community integration

Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency: Strategies for 21st Century Mental
Health Programming

Michael Morris, Syracuse University Burton Blatt Institute Centers of
Innovation on Disability, Syracuse, NY; Mary Shaheen, United Way of New
York State, Albany, NY; Oscar Jimenez, MPH, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Workshop #159 Track: health, healing & recovery

Living into Wholeness

Debbie Whittle, National Empowerment Center, Lawrence, MA

Workshop #160 Track: exemplary practices

The Next Step in Sustainability: Helping Family and Consumer-Run
Organizations Become a Part of Managed Care Networks

Pam Fox, OptumHealth, Brentwood, TN; Sue Bergeson, OptumHealth, Geneva,
IL

Workshop #161 Track: administration & management

Advances in Rights Protection in the United States

Susan Stefan (formerly with Center for Public Representation), Rutland,
MA

Workshop #162 Track: health, healing & recovery

The Art of Resiliency

Neville B. Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills Development,
Endwell, NY

Don't forget our Thursday evening renowned barbeque! 

Dance and sing along to the lively music of JAM

Friday, September 24

Round 7  9:00am - 10:15am

Workshop #163 Track: administration & management

Best Practices: Board Governance and Executive Compensation

Rich Cicero and Ray Rutnik, NYS Commission on Quality of Care & Advocacy
for Persons with Disabilities, Schenectady, NY

Workshop #164 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Foundational Principles of Human Rights

Amy Colesante, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY; Dan Hazen,
Voices of the Heart, Inc, Hudson Falls, NY

Workshop #165 Track: health, healing & recovery

The Healing Power of Yoga

Dagny Duhamel, Guilderland, NY

Workshop #166 Track: exemplary practices

The Graying of Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Providing Services To Older
Adults

Nora Barrett, MSW, LCSW, CPRP, and Michelle Zechner, MSW, University of
Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey, Scotch Plains, NJ

Workshop #167 Track: cultural competence

Start Where You Are: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual & Transgender People

Nicole Avallone, MSW, Rainbow Heights Club, Brooklyn, NY; Bert Coffman,
Center for Urban Community Services, Inc., New York, NY

Workshop #168 Track: health, healing & recovery

Everything You Wanted to Know About Smoking Cessation Programming

Tara Fredericks, LMSW, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY

Workshop #169 Track: exemplary practices

The Role of Managed Care in Promoting Recovery

Deborah Daly Gannon, Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership,
ValueOptions Inc., Rocky Hill, CT

Workshop #170 Track: health, healing & recovery

Using a Vision Board to Achieve Goals and Maximize Potential!

Colleen Seeley, Mohawk Opportunities, Inc., Schenectady, NY

Workshop #171 Track: community integration

Microenterprise and Self-employment as a Pathway to Self-Determination

Can Truong, Center for Education Empowerment, Moab, UT

Workshop #172 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Choosing the Services You Want: Self Direction in Pennsylvania

Joseph Rogers, and Erme C. Maula, RN, MSN, CRRN, CPS, MHA of
Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Robert M. Waters, MSSW,
Magellan Health Services, Newtown, PA; Jonna L. DiStefano, County of
Delaware Office of Behavioral Health, Upper Darby, PA; Jennifer Tripp,
Magellen Public Sector Solutions, Avon, CT

Friday, September 24

Round 8 11:30am - 12:45pm

Workshop #173 Track: health, healing & recovery

Supporting Native American Recovery

Sheldon Sundown, Native American Independent Living Services, Buffalo,
NY

Workshop #174 Track: community integration

Making Work Possible for the Reluctant Person

Neil Harbus, LCSW, CPRP, Pathways to Housing, New York, NY

Workshop #175 Track: advocacy & empowerment

Legislative Advocacy for the Average Person

Bill Gamble and Eva Dech, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY

Workshop #176 Track: cultural competence

Creating an Era of Responsibility to Diverse Communities

Sabrina Johnson, Westchester Independent Living Center, White Plains, NY

Workshop #177 Track: administration & management

Who Controls Disclosure at Work for Peer Providers? Issues in
Self-Determination

Lauren B. Gates, Ph.D and James M. Mandiberg, MSW, PhD, Columbia
University School of Social Work, New York, NY

Workshop #178 Track: health, healing & recovery

Improving Health & Wellness in Peer Support Settings

Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OT, CPRP, Collaborative Support Programs of New
Jersey, Freehold, NJ

Workshop #179 Track: health, healing & recovery

Opening into Joy through Into-me-see

Suzann Robins, MALS, CMT, Inner Visions, Denver, CO 

Workshop #180 Track: exemplary practices

Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mental Health Recovery: How the Two Fit
Together

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

Workshop #181 Track: exemplary practices

ACT Transition Model: A Framework Supporting ACT Clients in Moving On To
Less Intense Services

Molly Finnerty, MD, Bureau of Evidence-based Medicine-NYS Office of
Mental Health, New York, NY; Ruth Pasillas-Gonzales, NYAPRS, Bronx, NY; 

Presenter (TBD) Act Transition Project 

Workshop #182 Track: peer services

Expanding the Horizon of Recovery Through Peer-Run Alternatives to
Hospitalization, Part 2 (Part 1 was Thursday at 9:00 am)

Sheena Raji, BS, CPS, CPRP, Noor Recovery Consulting, North Cambridge,
MA; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY; Steve Coe, Community
Access, New York, NY; Alan Green, Mental Health Association of Nebraska,
Lincoln NE; Klaas Schilder, GGzE, Eindhoven, Holland

Workshop #183 Track: new challenges

People with Psychiatric Disabilities and The Criminal Justice System:
Police Training, Diversion, Inmate Mental Health Services and Re-entry
from a Consumer's Perspective

Fred Levine, Esq., New York, NY; Lisa Ortega and Mary Dougherty, Rights
for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities, New York, NY; Leah
Gitter, Mental Health Alternatives to Solitary Confinement 

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