[NYAPRS Enews] Register for NYAPRS' 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Available!

[Luke Sikinyi]

Our NYAPRS Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual Conference, 'Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across the Lifespan,' to be held September 26-28 at the Villa Roma Hotel in Callicoon, NY. Please note that the program below only refers to workshop primary applicants and does not include their co-presenters at this time. Look for the fully finalized and detailed program in the next week or so.

Please use the attached PDF as your printed copy of this announcement.

Register now using the links below: see separate links to register for the Conference and for the Villa Roma.
Please note that the September 26-28th hotel fee includes lodging, 7 meals starting with lunch on Tuesday and ending with lunch on Thursday, nightly entertainment, and access to most hotel facilities. Make clear whether you're booking for 1 or 2 people.

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NYAPRS Conference 2023 Program Schedule
E news Version

Tuesday   September 26, 2023

       11:30 am           Lunch, Opening Remarks
TUESDAY   September 26
ROUND 1    12:30-1:45 pm

Workshop
Presenters
Track
1.
Fighting Forced Treatment From Coast to Coast

Andrea Wagner, California Association of
Mental Health Peer-Run Organizations, Chico, CA; Cherene Caraco, CEO, Promise Resource Network, Charlotte, NC; Monica Luke, Boston, MA, Ruthanne Becker, INSET, White Plains, NY; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
HUMAN RIGHTS
2.
Role Drift in the Peer Specialist Role

Elizabeth "Mya" Haley and Abaigel "Abbe" Duke, Center for Practice Innovation, New York City, New York
PEER SERVICES
3.
Creating Cultures of Support & Recovery Across Diverse Chosen Families, Generations & Communities
Shantalee Martinez, Megan Spagnola, Deborah Faust, Mental Health Association of NYS, Albany, NY
RECOVERY ACROSSS THE LIFE SPAN
4.
Overshadowed: Stories of Stigma in the Healthcare System
Melissa Wettengel, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY
HUMAN RIGHTS
5
PeerTAC Peer Specialist Listening Forum
Rita Cronise, Rutgers University, Academy of Peer Services; Yvette Kelly NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty, Policy and Research, Co-Directors PeerTAC
PEER SERVICES
6.
Racial (In)justice and Employment
Paul Margolies, Karen Broadway-Wilson, Raymond Gregory, Thomas Jewel, Gary Scannevin, Norman Kim; Center for Practice Innovation, New York City, NY
EMPLOYMENT
7.
Healing through Spiritual Practices with a Trauma Informed Lens
Patty Blum, Crestwood Behavioral Health, Sacramento, CA; Lori Ashcraft, Resilience, Inc, Nevada City, CA
TRAUMA
Break     1:45-2:00 pm

KEYNOTE: Tiara Springer-Love, Director, Youth Power, Albany, NY
2:00-2:45 pm
NYAPRS ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY #1
2:45-3:30 pm
TUESDAY September 26
ROUND 2    3:45-5:00 pm
8.
Learning from Each Other: Bringing Movement Elders and Young Leaders Together
Speakers TBA
RECOVERY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
9.
Hospital Discharge Plans that Work
Speakers TBA
PUBLIC POLICY
10.
Effective Peer Support Supervision in Practice
Dwayne Mayes, Dillon Browne and panel, MHA of Westchester, White Plains, NY
PEER SERVICES
11.
Operationalizing and Contracting Peer Delivered Services with CCBHCs and Managed Care Organizations
Anthony Fox, Tennessee Mental Health Consumers Association, Nashville, TN; Buffalo, NY; Anna Gray, Prosumers International, San Antonio, Texas; Shannon Higbee, Recovery Options,
PEER SERVICES
12.
Employment - Expanding Outcomes, Building Success
Regina Kaiser, Ruth Gonzales Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network, Fairfield, CA
EMPLOYMENT
13.
Keeping Pace with New Medicaid Waivers and Funding Opportunities
Lauren Tobias, Brown & Weinraub, Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
PUBLIC POLICY
14.
Trauma Informed Peer Support for Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities
Elise Diamond, Recovery Specialist & Trainer, Center for Practice Innovations; Em Wasserman, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY
DIVERSITY
15.
Rhythms for Resilience & Connection
Chrys Ballerano, E Bjorkman, NYSCASA
HEALING
Tuesday September 26 Evening Program
5:00 pm Diversity Bash/Fashion Show
6:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm Keynote: Healing Through Hip Hop
Christopher "Mic Handz"; Jerald "Dj Kareem" Jenkins; Luis "Dj LOL" Lopez; Chacku Mathai; Elizabeth Brier; Amanda Saake

8:30 pm Peer Support Meetings / Zumba!
9:15 pm Open Mic with Michael Skinner; Board Games
9:30 pm Dancing with DJ Jenkins


Wednesday September 27, 2023
7:30 am   Breakfast
Wednesday   September 27
ROUND 3 8:30-9:45 am
16.
Moving Through Times of Personal Crisis
Cherene Caraco, Promise Resource Network, Charlotte, NC; Lori Ashcraft, Resilience, Inc, Nevada City, CA; Jeff McQueen, Hempstead, NY
HEALING
17.
Clubhouses in the Continuum of Care
Clubhouse New York Coalition, NYC, NY
REHABILITATION
18.
Passing and Protecting Criminal Justice Reforms
Chacku Mathai, Daniel's Law Coalition; Victor Pate, HALT Solitary Confinement; Evelyn Graham-Nyaasi, Correct Crisis Intervention Today-NYC; Ismael Diaz Jr., Treatment Not Jail, NYC, New York
Moderator: Luke Sikinyi, NYAPRS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
19.
Intersected:  Community Dialogue on Psychiatric Systems, Lived Experience and Intersections with Other Contexts of Lived Experience
Ro Speight, Danielle Lopez, Tracy Puglisi, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY
DIVERSITY
20.
Listening to the Peer Workforce: Top Ten Recommendations
Jeremy Reuling, People USA, Jessica Wolf, Decisions Solutions Consulting, CT; Rita Cronise, Rutgers University, Freehold, NJ
PEER SERVICES
21.
Part 1: Wellness and Recovery (Resilience) Story Circle
Dr. Deborah Wilcox, Confluency Consultants and Associates
PEER SERVICES
22.
Trauma and the Workplace
Clarencetine (Teena) Brooks, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, LaVerne Miller, Transitional Services for NY, Patrice Peterson, Vibrant Emotional Health, Maryam Husamudeen, NYAPRS, Albany, NY; Cathy Cave, Inspired Vision, LLC; Helen "Skip" Skipper, The NYC Justice Peer Initiative. Bronx, New York
TRAUMA
Break  9:45-10:00 am
KEYNOTE: Cherene Caraco, CEO, Promise Resource Network
Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, NYAPRS
10:00 to 10:45 am
Break  10:45 to 11:00 am
Wednesday   September 27
ROUND 4   11:00 am -12:15 pm
23.
Keeping the Movement Moving
Laura Prescott, Sister Witness International, Cornville, Arizona; Gayle Bluebird, Independent Consultant, Gainesville, FL; Laura Van Tosh, Global Mental Health Peer Network, Washington; Harvey Rosenthal, Albany, NY
HUMAN RIGHTS
24.
Mental Health in the Schools
Kelly Davis, Mental Health America, Washington, DC; Dawn Yuster, NYC; Luke Sikinyi, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
PUBLIC POLICY
25.
Did They Say That? Yes They Did!- Dealing with Microaggressions in Supervision
Jonathan Edwards, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC, New York; Jessica Wolf, Decisions Solutions Consulting, CT
DIVERSITY
26.
Peer Crisis Continuum
Jeremy Reuling, Maria Kavouras, People USA, Poughkeepsie, NY; Shannon Higbee, Recovery Options, Buffalo, NY, Susan Musante, New Mexico
PEER SERVICES
27.
The Power of Our Story
Patty Blum, Mertice Gitane Williams and Greg Parnell, Crestwood Behavioral Health, Sacramento, CA
HEALING
28.
What Can Your ILC Do For You?

Lindsay Miller, NY Association on Independent Living, Albany, NY; Stephanie Orlando, WNY Independent Living Center, Buffalo, NY; Aileen Martin, Northern Regional Center for Independence, Watertown, NY and Doug Hovey, Independent Living, Newburgh, NY
INNOVATIONS
29.
Strategies for Developing The Justice Peer Workforce
LaVerne Daisy Miller, Transitional Services for NY and Helen "Skip" Skipper, The NYC Justice Peer Initiative. Bronx, New York
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
LUNCH  12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
Keynote: Paolo del Vecchio, Director, SAMHSA Office of Recovery
1:00-2:00 pm
NYAPRS AWARDS CEREMONY #2   2:00-2:45 pm

BREAK 2:45-3:00 PM
Wednesday   September 27
ROUND 5   3:00-4:15 pm
30.
Federal PUBLIC POLICY Panel
Jennifer Mathis, US Department of Justice; Dara Kass, US Department of Health and Human Services; HHS; Paolo del Vecchio, SAMHSA Office of Recovery; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS
PUBLIC POLICY
31.
Strategies for a Successful Re-Entry
Skip Skipper, The NYC Justice Peer Initiative. Bronx, New York; Melissa Wettengel, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY; Tracie Gardner, Legal Action Center, Luke Sikinyi, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
32.
No, Nothing, None! Answers to Three Critical Questions about Supervision of Peer Supporters
Joanne Forbes, Rita Cronise, Amy Spagnolo, Rutgers University, Freehold, NJ; Gita Enders, Health + Hospitals and Jonathan Edwards, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC, New York
PEER SERVICES
33.
MYBody, MYLife: Physical Wellness Matters for Everyone
Kristopher Bly, Hands Across Long Island, Central Islip, NY
HEALING
34.
Multiple Pathways to Employment
Len Statham, COO and Rob Statham, Training Collective, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
EMPLOYMENT
35.
Bathing in the Light
Neville Morris, Coordinated Care Services, Inc, Rochester, NY
HEALING
36.
Creative Recovery
Rebecca Nelson, Ariel Rowland, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY; Gayle Bluebird, Jacksonville, Florida
PEER SERVICES

Break   4:15 to 4:30 pm

NYAPRS Annual Meeting     4:30 to 5:15 pm

WEDNESDAY September 27th EVENING PROGRAM
6:00 pm Annual BBQ Under the Stars

7:00 pm Celebrate the Alliance for Rights and Recovery!

7:45 pm to 9:00 pm
Stand Up for Mental Health
David Granirer Vancouver Canada and company

Part 2: Implement Story Circles Within Your Agency and Organization
Dr. Deborah Wilcox, Confluency Consultants and Associates
8:30 pm Peer Support Meetings / Zumba!

9:15 pm Open Mic with Michael Skinner; Board Games

9:30 pm Dancing with DJ Jenkins

Thursday September 28, 2023


7:30 am   Breakfast
Thursday September 28
ROUND 6 8:30-9:45 am
37.
Peer Service Innovations Across the Nation
Cherene Caraco, Promise Resource Network, Charlotte, NC; Patrick Hendry, Firsthand, NYC, New York; Steve Miccio, Poughkeepsie, NY
PEER SERVICES
38.
Approach Matters: What Is Psych Rehab and Why Should I Ask For It?
Daniella Labate-Covelli, Psych Rehab Training Academy, Steve Nawotniak, Brittany Higgins
REHABILITATION
39.
A Springboard to My Higher Self
Emily Grossman, The Dream Team Coaches, Montclair, NJ
HEALING
40.
Addressing the Rising Mental Health Needs of an Aging Population:
Michael Friedman, Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of NY; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
ACROSSS THE LIFE SPAN
41.
Empowering the next Generation of Disability HUMAN RIGHTS Leaders through Multigenerational Collaboration
Bianca Logan, Young Leaders and Advocates Network, Victor, NY;
Kevin Smith, Mental Health Peer Connection and Stephanie Orlando, WNY Center for Independent Living, Buffalo, NY
ACROSSS THE LIFE SPAN
42.
How to Meet and Mingle
Bill Gamble, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY
HEALING
43.
An Anti-Racist NYAPRS: Collaboration from Within
Lenora Reid-Rose, Senior Director,
Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships & Community Connectedness, Emily Childress and members of the committee
DIVERSITY
9:45 to 10:00 am Break

TOWN HALL: Ann Sullivan, Commissioner
NYS Office of Mental Health
10:00am to 11:00 am

11:00 to 11:15 am Break

Thursday   September 28
ROUND 7   11:15 am to 12:30 pm
44.
NYS Youth and Young Adult Panel
Speakers    TBA
RECOVERY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
45.
Foundations of Change

Carrie Woodcock     S.T.E.P. by S.T.E.P. Inc and Total Transformation, Ogdensburg, NY
PEER SERVICES
46.
The View from the States
Amy Brinkley, National Association of State Mental Health Program Director Recovery Support Systems Coordinator; Noah Abdenour, Peer and Recovery Services Director, Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Amanda Saake, Chief Advocacy Officer, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY; TBA; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS
PUBLIC POLICY
47.
Seat at the Table
Christina Sparrock, Steve Coe, Dawn Yuster, Mental Health Advocates, NYC, New York; Luke Sikinyi, NYAPRS, Albany, NY
HUMAN RIGHTS
48.
Making Mental Illness Fun Again
Dan Frey, City Voices, NYC, New York
FUN
49.
Healing Black Women's Ancestral & Intergenerational Trauma
Chiquita Williams, Consultant, Fountain House, NYC, New York
DIVERSITY
50.
CORE Services
Emily Childress, Director, NYAPRS Peer Navigator Project, Binghamton, NY; OMH rep
INNOVATIONS

CLOSING REMARKS    RAFFLE PRIZES    BOXED LUNCHES




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