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NYAPRS 20th Annual Conference Now More Than Ever: Hope, Healing and Recovery
NYAPRS Releases Details of This Fall's 20th Anniversary Special Conference Program and Celebration The NYAPRS Conference Committee is very pleased to release details of our upcoming annual conference and 20th anniversary celebration, to be held September 10-13 at the Nevele Grande Hotel, located 1.5 hours north of New York City and south of Albany, in the Catskill Mountain region of New York State, in Ellenville, New York. Please note the following special features of this year's programs: o Special September 10 Pre-Conference Institutes programs, that will bring together national experts to make the case for evidence-based peer support services, reconcile the evidence and new experience gained in the treatment and support afforded survivors of trauma and take a close look at new Medicaid initiatives that will dramatically change the shape the state's rehabilitation and care coordination services! o An extraordinary line up of Keynote speakers, featuring the leading national figures in the movement to promote the recovery, rehabilitation and rights of people with psychiatric disabilities, Bill Anthony, Pat Deegan and Courtenay Harding, joining together for the first time in what will be an unforgettable call to action! o A special performance by Wambui Bahati, a powerful actress/dancer/singer who has received national acclaim for her inspirational enlightening one-woman shows that provide outstanding entertainment while dealing with important issues to our community! o A reflective September 11th memorial program o Several special events marking NYAPRS' 20th anniversary, including a Sharing Circle that will include key figures in our history from 1981 to the present and an exuberant Fireworks celebration that will follow our very popular annual Thursday outdoor barbeque! o An extraordinary 80-workshop conference program filled with inspiration and information to support the personal and professional efforts of all who work to promote recovery, rehabilitation and rights, covering 7 major areas of interest including exemplary practices, healing and recovery, advocacy and empowerment, cultural competence, trauma and disaster mental health, employment and education and administration and management! o A large number of policy-related workshops covering very timely themes like adult home and prison reform, electroshock legislation, the Medicaid Buy-In, the Ticket to Work, Olmstead implementation in NYS, the state of national mental health advocacy, the controversy over the National Consumer Technical Assistance Centers, a look at VESID's impact and many more! o A host of resource tables, including one designed to give conference goers some personal time to knowledgeably prepare to participate in next April's roll out of the much anticipated Medicaid Buy-In initiative and several interactive computer and internet presentations! o A chance to provide your own recommendations to the President's National Mental Health Commission! o A special cultural competence exhibition, featuring artifacts, art, music and reference materials from a diversity of cultures! o A host of morning activities designed to promote mindful wellness, including T'ai Chi, meditation, karate and Qi-Gong! o A special 'Reaching Across the Arts' program that will feature a wonderful mix of performance and exhibit art and music..and reprise last year's very touching 'Open Mike' programs! o Affordable one-price-for-all registrations fees that cover the costs of all programs, special events and entertainment and all meals and lodging! Please review the conference program details that follow..and register today with the Nevele Grande. You've hopefully heard a lot about the NYAPRS Annual conference of the past few years...don't miss this 20th anniversary celebration! We look forward to seeing you in September. Jack Guasterro, Steve Miccio, Mary McLaughlin, Andy Lawner 2002 Conference Team ------------------------------------------------------- NYAPRS' Pre-Conference Institute Day Programs September 10, 2002
Responding to Trauma: Bridging the Gap Between the Evidence and the Experience Moderator: Cathy Cave, NYS Office of Mental Health Speakers will include: o Laura Prescott, Sister Witness International; Dr. Christina Muenzenmaeir, Bronx Psychiatric Center; Janet Chassman, NYS Office of Mental Health; Phil McDowell, NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors; Holly Beck and Edward Brown, FEGS; Sharon Cadiz, Project Return (invited); Linda Richards, Howie T. Harp Peer Specialist Center While our hearts turned and many of our best efforts in the area of trauma treatment and support have been focused extensively on those touched by tragic events of last September 11th, it is vital that we continue New York's strong ongoing commitment to address the needs of those in trauma recovery from histories of past sexual abuse, violence and abusive institutional care. The presenters will discuss new innovative approaches and research in trauma treatment and support, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by state and local officials, community providers and peer support proponents. Making the Case for Evidence-Based Peer Support Services Moderator: Ellen Healion, Hands Across Long Island Speakers will include: o Dr. Edward L. Knight, Vice President for Recovery, Rehabilitation and Mutual Support, ValueOptions, Colorado; Judi Chamberlin, National Empowerment Center, Massachusetts; Joseph Rogers, Executive Director, Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse, Pennsylvania; Larry Belcher, Executive Director, Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center, West Virginia; Laverne Miller, Howie The Harp Peer Specialist Center, New York City; Shery Mead, Shery Mead Consulting, New Hampshire This program, and the companion one on research that follows it, bring together some of the nation's leading proponents and experts on peer-operated services and supports, touching on a broad array of cutting edge approaches which are gaining increasing attention and validation as one of our most effective and popular means of supporting the recovery of people with psychiatric disabilities. The presenters will describe the essential defining elements of exemplary peer-operated services, review each of the leading peer-operated service models, describe the impact they have had to date on individuals they have served and the local systems in which they have operated and speculate on coming innovations and implications. Using Medicaid to Fund Community Rehabilitation and Care Management Innovations Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS Speakers will include: o Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk; Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society; Robert Myers, Martha Schaeffer-Hayes, Dawn Lannon, NYS Office of Mental Health; Michael Weiner, Erie County Dep't of Mental Healthl; David Lehmann, Venture House; Eyde Schwartz, Putnam Family and Community Services; Richard Jaros, NYAPRS A follow up to last year's special July NYAPRS one-day program on "Medicaid: A Good Option for Rehabilitation and Peer-run Services?," the presenters will review key elements of the proposed Western Care Coordination Project and the opportunities within the design to expand peer-run services. They will also review methods that been implemented in other states and proposed in New York State to 'mainstream' psychiatric rehabilitation services in comprehensive models that expand funding and accountability for employment, clubhouse and intensive psychiatric treatment services. Advancing the Research for Evidence-based Peer Support Services Moderator: Peter Ashenden, Mental Health Empowerment Project Speakers will include: o Jean Campbell, Ph.D., Jeanne Dumont, Ph.D., Edward L. Knight, Ph.D., Sharon Carpinello, Ph.D.; Steven Ontkean (invited); Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D., NYAPRS consultant This program will review some of the nation's leading studies on the effectiveness of peer-run services, highlighting the personal outcomes and systemic impact of these approaches in settings across the country. The presenters will also provide a summary of the preliminary results of a national multi-site research project on the effectiveness and impact of peer-run services, as well as special in-depth presentations on the effectiveness of two particular models, peer-run crisis respite services and hospital-to-community peer bridger services. The presenters will conclude with some recommendations on how previous and planned research on peer-run services can be featured in the national discussion on evidence-based practices.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NYAPRS 20th Annual Conference Now More Than Ever: Hope, Healing and Recovery September 11-13, 2002 Nevele Grande Ellenville, NY
SPECIAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
How Far Have We Come…and Have Yet to Go in Promoting Recovery, Rehabilitation and Rights? William Anthony, Ph.D., Patricia Deegan, Ph.D., Courtenay Harding, Ph.D. Discussants: Linda Rosenberg, Senior Deputy Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health; Ron Bassman, Ph.D., NYS Office of Mental Health; Thomas McGilvray, MSW, NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Jonas Waizer, Ph.D., FEGS; Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc; Moderator: Ruth Hughes, Ph.D., International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Reaching Across with the Art Gayle Bluebird, Altered State of the Arts NYAPRS 20th Anniversary: A Sharing Circle of Reflection and Celebration Recovery, Rehabilitation and Rights: Past, Present and Future Panel of Previous NYAPRS Conference Keynoters: Joan Nobiling, Laura Van Tosh, Laura Prescott, Judi Chamberlin, Jacki McKinney How Far Have We Come...and Have Yet to Go in Promoting Cultural Competence? Lenora Reid-Rose, CCSI, Rochester, NY ----------------------------------------------------------------- NYAPRS 20th Annual Conference Program September 11-13, 2002 Nevele Grande Ellenville, NY TRACK 1 ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT o Voter Empowerment: Bringing Consumer Voices to the Polls Ellen Alderton, National Mental Health Association, Virginia o National Consumer Technical Assistance Centers: In Focus, Under Fire Larry Belcher, CONTAC, West Virginia; Joseph Rogers, National Consumers' Mental Health Self-Help Clearinghouse o Empowerment Through Advocacy & Organizing; Building Staff and Consumer Capacity to Change the Systems That Affect Their Lives Lauren Pareti and Lucy Kim, Center for Urban Community Services, NYC o L.E.A.P: L.I.F.E.'S Entitlement Advocacy Program Eugene O'Brien and Ed Brown, FEGS/Life Program, Amityville; Thomas McGilvray, Director, Suffolk County Community Mental Hygiene Services o Speaking Through Our Hearts: Developing a "Bridge Language" to Connect Families & Consumers Sheila LeGacy, Transitional Living Services-Family Support & Education, Syracuse Edward L. Knight, VP for Recovery, Rehabilitation and Mutual Support, ValueOptions, Colorado o Consumer Advocacy in Community Integration Planning: Implementing Olmstead in New York Alan Marzilli, National Consumers' Mental Health Self-Help Clearinghouse, North Carolina o Opportunities for Self Determination Mathew Mathai, NYAPRS Advance Directives Project; Stephanie Mitchell; Lauren Tenney, NYS Office of Mental Health o Bridging the Gap: Consumers and Providers…Consumers to Providers Joann Ostrowski, Ulster County; Christine Spottek, Step by Step Clubhouse, Fulton, NY; Paul Stanbrook, The Mental Health Coalition, Rochester, NY o The Willard Suitcases: Lost Cases, Forgotten Lives Darby Penny, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY o National Perspectives on C/S/X Advocacy: How Far Have We come? Joseph Rogers, National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse; Judi Chamberlin, National Empowerment Center, Boston, MA; Jacki McKinney, Philadelphia, PA; Laura Van Tosh, consultant, Maryland o Making Homeownership a Reality for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities Tom Butch, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY; Roybn Awand, Rural Ulster Preservation Corp., Kingston, NY Martine Davis, NYAPRS/ MHA Ulster Co., Kingston, NY o Out of the Hospitals and into the Jails: Mental Health Issues in New York State's Criminal Justice System Heather Barr, Lauren Pareti, Urban Justice Center, New York, NY; Ann Marie Louison, Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services (CASES); Sarah Kerr, Prisoner's Rights Project of the Legal Aid Society, New York City SPECIAL FORUMS o Developing NYAPRS' Public Policy Agenda 2003 Lauren Pareti, Center for Urban Community Services; Ray Schwartz, Venture House, Jamaica; Susan Perr, Westchester Independent Living Center, White Plains o New York's Adult Home Crisis and the Opportunity for Reform Moderator: Karen Schimke, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, Albany; Panelists: Gary O'Brien, Chairman, Robert Melby, NYS Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Ray Schwartz, Venture House, Jamaica Jeanette Zelhof, MFY Legal Services, NYC; Toni Lasicki, Association for Community Living; Geoff Lieberman, Coalition for Institutionalized, Aged and Disabled, NYC o Mental Health Parity: Can We Get It Done in New York? Should We? Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany; Michael Friedman, consultant, Mental Health Associations of Westchester and New York City; Tina Minkowitz, advocate, New York City o Electroshock Legislation: What Can We Achieve in Albany Next Year? Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS; Tina Minkowitz, advocate, NYC; Susan Perr, Westchester Independent Living Center o Peer Speakout on Medicaid and Rehabilitation and Peer Delivered Services Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc; Amy Shanty, NYS Office of Mental Health; Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society TRACK 2 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT o An Introduction to Employment Law and Personnel Management: Guidelines for Avoiding Legal Problems and Liability Lawrence Berg, NYAPRS legal consultant, East Chatham, NY o Changing Systems Through Recipient Governance and Management Joann Bettis, Margarita Callaghan, The Mental Health Coalition, Rochester, NY; Jim Warde, Brenda Matthews, Colleen Sheehan, Ritchie Frelock, Buffalo Psychiatric Center Recipient Managers, Buffalo, NY o Budgets are Your Friend Susanne Caruso, CPA, Putnam Family & Community Services, Inc, Carmel, NY o Be All That You Can Be: Leadership in Challenging Times Eileen Joseph, CareLink Community Support Services Inc, Broomall, PA o Proving Your Value: An Introduction to Measuring Outcomes Josh Koerner, CHOICE, Inc, New Rochelle, NY o HIPAA and Electronic Transactions Paul Litwak, Legal Specialist in Health Information Privacy Law, Virginia Beach o Consumers, CARF's Moral Owners Nikki Migas; CARF, Tucson, AZ o Preparing for Certification as A Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Susan Musante, Rehabilitation and Recovery Resources, Albuquerque, NM SPECIAL FORUMS o The Western Care Coordination Project: Will It Promote Recovery, Rehabilitation and Rights? Moderator: Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo; Panelists: Marcie Kelley, Mental Health Peer Connection, Buffalo Dick Jaros, NYAPRS,Albany o Bringing Medicaid Funding to Rehabilitation: Can It Promote Recovery? Moderator: Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma; Panelists: Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo; David Lehmann, Venture House; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc; David Bucciferro, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY; Josh Koerner, Choices, New Rochelle o Executive Director's Round Table Edye Schwartz, Putnam Family & Community, Carmel; Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo; Steve Coe, Community Access, New York; Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma TRACK 3 CULTURAL COMPETENCE o Changing Minds, Advancing Mental Health for Hispanics Henry Acosta, New Jersey Mental Health Institute, Inc., Manasquan, NJ o Moving Toward Cultural Competence Dee Candido, Consultant, Troy, NY o Cultural Competence Implementation: A Statewide Perspective Cathy Cave, NYS OMH, Albany, NY o Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Mental Illness and Service Utilization of Patterns Nilda Hernandez, Ph.D., Chino Valley, AZ o A Cultural Competence Assessment of the Perceptions of the Perceptions of Case Managers and Consumers James Railey, Steinway Child and Family Services, Bronx o The Fabric of Our Lives: The Infusion of Cultural Competence into Service Delivery Jody Levison-Johnson, CSW, Coordinated Care Services Inc, Rochester, NY o My Story of Hope and Recovery Jacki McKinney, National People of Color Consumer-Survivor Network, Philadelphia o Developing a Culturally Competent System of Care Nevil Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills and Development, Endwell, New Jersey o Is Everybody Here? A Discussion for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Conference Attendees Larry Roberts, Finger Lakes Independence Center, Ithaca o Interviewing Individuals about their Cultural Identity Pat Nemec, Boston University Rehabilitation Counseling Program TRACK 4 EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION o Activating New Partnerships with Advocacy Systems in the Workplace: Unions and EAPs Sheila Akabas, Ph. D., Lauren Gate, Ph.D Workplace Center/ Columbia University School of Social Work, NYC o Entitlements and the Basic Understanding of Social Security Carolyn Kaplan, Services for the Underserved - The Brooklyn Clubhouse, Brooklyn o The Medicaid Buy-In: Update on Implementation Nicole LaCorte-Klein, Corporation for Supportive Housing; Brad Williams, NYS Independent Living Council, Albany o Self Employment: A Dream Can be A Reality Michael Peluso, NYS Commission on Quality of Care, Schenectady o Stigma & Stigmatization Tudor Thomas, Stanley Seidenfrau Connections Clubhouse, Syracuse o Addressing Disclosure in the Employment Process Rebecca Spirito-Dalgin, Syracuse University Sharon Tulchinsky, Natalie Willis, James Linehan JobNet/Employment Connections, Boston; o Marketing Yourself in A Difficult Job Market: Strategies for Getting Ahead Bill Woods, Syracuse VA Medical Center SPECIAL FORUMS o VESID: Can It Do More for New Yorkers with Psychiatric Disabilities? Moderator: Mathew Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany; Panelists: Lisa Koop-Yilmaz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY Kate Dellis-Stover, Federation of Organizations, Michael Peluso, NYS Commission on Quality of Care, Schenectady, NY o Evidence Based Practices in Employment Moderator: Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY; Panelists: Peter Trout, Behavioral Health Services North, Plattsburgh, NY; Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY; Jan Kaelin-Kee, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany o The Ticket to Work: Will It Help New Yorkers with Disabilities Get to Work? Moderator: Mathew Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany; Tom Gilbert, NYS Commission on Quality of Care, Schenectady, NY Victor Pagano, The Resource Center, Albany; Pat Dowse, New York State Rehabilitation Association, Albany; Paul Siefert, International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services TRACK 5 EXEMPLARY PRACTICES o Transitions: Life After IPRT -- Self-Help and Other Ways to Promote Recovery Success Minnie Berman, FEGS Manhattan IPRT, Manhattan, NY; Gwen Jones, NCR, Auburn, NY; Cindy Gibson; Unity House of Cayuga, Auburn, NY o New Evidence of the Power of Peer Support Moderator: Doug Dornan, NYSOMH; Albany; Panelists: Jean Campbell, Ph.D., Jeanne Dumont, Ph.D., Ithaca, NY o Transitions: Re-engineering CDTs to Promote Recovery Heather Crone, FEGS/Brooklyn IPRT, Brooklyn, NY; Geraldine Santos, FEGS/Brooklyn CDT, Brooklyn, NY o A Recovery Approach to Establishing Personal Boundaries Patricia Deegan, Ph.D., Boston MA o Innovations in Crisis Diversion: Peer Run Crisis Respite Programs Moderator: Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc.; Jean Dumont, Ph.D., Ithaca, NY; Shery Mead, Shery Mead Consulting, Plainfield, NH o The Seminal Research on Recovery, Rehabilitation and Resilience Courtney Harding, Ph.D., Director, The Institute of the Study of Human Resilience, Boston, Massachusetts o The Colorado Experience: The Development of A New Recovery-based Services Model Edward L. Knight, VP for Recovery, Rehabilitation and Mutual Support, ValueOptions, Colorado o Family Education: Good for Everyone! The Contribution to Family Education and Support to Recovery Sheila LeGacy, Transitional Living Services-Family Support & Education, Syracuse, NY o Peer Bridging: Lessons Learned Moderator: Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D., The Pottery District, Troy; Panelists: Mat Mathai, Martine Davis et al TBA o Life After The Criminal Justice System: Facilitating Community Integration Mary McClave, FEGS/Long Island & New York City, Amityville o A Narrative Approach to Peer Support and Research Shery Mead, Shery Mead Consulting, Plainfield, NH; Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D.; The Pottery District, Troy o Creating Environments Conducive to Recovery Ike Powell, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc., Albany, NY o Closing the Chasm: Integrating the Cultures of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Mathew R. Roosa, ACSW-R, Central New York Services, Syracuse, NY; Sharon Lathrop; Onondaga Case Management o Communication Bloopers: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Pat Nemec, Boston Uni. Rehab Counseling Program o The Rap on WRAP Cheryl Stevens, M.D., Director, Department of Mental Health-Western MA Office of Wellness, Power & Freedom Northhampton, MA o Evidence-Based Practice in Achieving Effective Employment Outcomes Marian Schwager, NYS OMH, Albany, NY; Lisa Rasano, Thresholds, Chicago o Motivating Healthy Behavior Dave Austin, Step by Step Inc., Ogdensburg SPECIAL FORUMS o Evidence Based Practices: Can They Promote Recovery, Rehabilitation & Rights? William Anthony, Ph.D., Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, Boston, MA; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie; Anthony Salerno and Molly Finnerty, NYS Office of Mental Health; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany TRACK 6 HEALING AND RECOVERY o Loving Kindness -- Dealing with Negative Self Image Peter Ashenden, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany o The "T" Word -- The Importance of Touching Gayle Bluebird, Altered States, Ft. Lauderdale, FL o So You Have Stress! Janice Jones, Sara Goodman, Baltic Street Mental Health Board, Brooklyn, NY o Spirituality and Mental Health: Finding Strengths When Life Hurts; Peou Pissey Ung Wolfe, Rochester Mental Health Center, Rochester, NY; o Cognitive Approaches to Healing Rekha Shrivastava, MS CRC, Unity Health System, EBHC, Rochester, NY o Celebrating Life: The Power of Joy Kate Dellis-Stover, Huntington Station, NY o How To Flirt: Building Relationships Fran Greene, Director of Flirting and Dating, Match.com, Long Island SPECIAL FORUM o Recovery Happens! Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society; Marcie Kelley; Mental Health Peer Connection, Buffalo, NY EARLY MORNING MINDFULNESS o Relaxation/Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness and Tai-Chi John Greklek, Mental Health Association in Ulster County., Inc, Kingston, NY o Introduction to QiGong: Recovery through Meditative Exercise Bryon Abrams, Community Partnership/Independent Living, Newburgh, NY o Morning Meditation Nelson Adler, The Guidance Center, New Rochelle, NY o Winning Attitudes for the Real world: Using Karate in the Recovery Process Sensei Michael Boettcher, Avatar Karate Albany, NY EVENING PROGRAMS o Peer Stories: Tragedy, Triumph and the Search for Recovery Steve Periard, Oral History Project, Darby Penny; NYS OMH, Albany, NY o Principles of Peer-Assisted Healing Noelle Pollet, NYAPRS TRACK 7 TRAUMA AND DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH o Building Connections: Strong Alliances for Survivor and Provider Success Stories Chrys Ballerano, John Crowe, NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Albany, NY o Drama for Trauma-Using Drama to Heal the Trauma of Stigma Lorae Boisvert, Granite State Monarchs, Keene, NH o Survival is the Key: The Ends Justify the Means Deborah Max, CHOICE, Inc, New Rochelle, NY o Cross-Cultural Explanations and Treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Nilda Hernandez, Ph.D., Arizona o Transition Project -- Helping Peers Overcome the Trauma of Incarceration Raymond Ortiz, ? o New Dimensions in Healing from Trauma Laura Prescott, Sister Witness, Sarasota Springs, Florida o Dialectal Behavior Therapy: Integrating DBT into Strengths-based Case Management Christine Tyrrell PhD, Onondaga Case Management Services, Syracuse, NY SPECIAL FORUMS o Healing the Trauma of September 11 Panelists: Holly Beck, Ed Brown FEGS/Life Program, Amityville, NY Peter Yee, Hamilton Madison House, NYC; Nilda Hernandez Ph.D., Chino Valley, Arizona Moderator: Jody Silver, Community Access o The Power of Peer Support in the Face of Disaster Moderator: John Allen, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany Panelists: Linda Richard, Joel Yates et al Howie T. Harp Peer Center/Project Liberty Peer Support Initiative NEW FEATURE: Internet and Computer Labs! o NYAPRS Agencies Using Internet-based Software for Case Management and Reporting Marlowe Greenberg, Community Access/Foothold Technology, NYC; Steve Coe; Community Access, NYC o Reinvigorating Vocational Rehabilitation: Technological and Computer Skills That Make A Difference Vinne Amato, JOBS+ (MHA Nassau Co), Hempstead, NY o An introduction to Using the Internet and the World Wide Web as a Self-help Resource Shifra Lawner, Self Help Source/Resource Center, Albany, NY
NYAPRS Conference 2002 Workshop Schedule
Workshops I Wednesday 2:00-3:15 pm · National Perspectives on C/S/X Advocacy: How Far Have We Come? Empire I Joseph Rogers, National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse, Philadelphia, PA; Laura Van Tosh, Silver Spring, MD; Judi Chamberlin, National Empowerment Center, Lawrence, MA; Jacki McKinney, Philadelphia, PA · Speaking Through Our Hearts: Developing a ‘Bridge Language’ to Connect Families and Consumers Empire III North Sheila LeGacy, Transitional Living Services-Family Support & Education, Syracuse, NY; Edward Knight, Ph.D., ValueOptions, Colorado Springs, CO · Creating Environments Conducive to Recovery Empire III South Ike Powell, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc., Albany, NY · Activating New Partnerships with Advocacy Systems in the Workplace: Unions and EAPs Empire II Sheila Akabas. Ph.D. Lauren Gates, Ph.D., The Workplace Center/ Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY · HIPAA and Electronic Transactions Tower Board Room Paul Litwak, Legal Specialist in Health Information Privacy Law, Virginia Beach, VA · Planning for and Managing Change for Cultural Competence: Creating a ‘Roadmap’ Embassy Neville Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills & Development, Endwell, NY · Innovations in Peer Run Crisis Respite Services Congressional I Jean Dumont, Ph.D., Newfield, NY; Shery Mead, Shery Mead Consulting, Plainfield, NH; Moderator: Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY · Entitlements and the Basic Understanding of Social Security Congressional II Carolyn Kaplan, Services for the Underserved - The Brooklyn Clubhouse, Brooklyn, NY · The "T" Word -- The Importance of Touching Golden Gate Auditorium Gayle Bluebird, Altered States, Ft. Lauderdale, FL · New Dimensions in Healing from Trauma Presidential Laura Prescott, Sister Witness, Sarasota, FL
Workshops II Wednesday 3:30-4:45 pm · A Recovery Based Approach to Establishing Professional Boundaries Empire I Patricia Deegan, Ph.D., Byfiled, MA · Preparing for Certification as A Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Embassy Susan Musante, Rehabilitation and Recovery Resources, Albuquerque, NM · Cultural Competence Implementation: A Statewide Perspective Presidential Cathy Cave, NYS OMH, Albany, NY · Ticket to Work: Will it Help New Yorkers with Disabilities Get to Work? Tower Board Room Tom Gilbert, NYS Commission on Quality of Care, Schenectady, NY; Victor Pagano, The Resource Center, Albany, NY; Pat Dowse, NYSRA, Albany, NY; Paul Siefert, IAPSRS, Linthicum, MD; Moderator: Mat Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany, NY · Motivating Healthy Behavior Congressional I Dave Austin, Step by Step Inc., Ogdensburg, NY · New Evidence of the Power of Peer Support Empire III North Jean Campbell, Missouri Institute Mental Health, St. Louis, MO; Jeanne Dumont, Ph.D., Newfield, NY; Moderator: Doug Dornan, NYS OMH, Albany, NY · The Colorado Experience:The Development of a New Recovery-based Services Model Empire III South Edward Knight, Ph.D., VP for Recovery, Rehabilitation & Support ValueOptions/ Colorado Health Network, Colorado Springs, CO · So You Have Stress? Golden Gate Auditorium Janice Jones, Sara Goodman, Baltic Street Mental Health Board, Brooklyn, NY · Building Connections: Strong Alliances for Survivor and Provider Success Stories Congressional II Chrys Ballerano, John Crowe, NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Albany, NY · National Consumer Technical Assistance Centers: In Focus, Under Fire Empire II Larry Belcher, Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center/West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association, Charleston, WV; Joseph Rogers, National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse, Philadelphia, PA · Recovery Happens! Stardust Lounge Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo, NY; Marcie Kelley, Mental Health Peer Connection, Buffalo, NY
Workshops III Thursday 9:00-10:15 am · The Research on Recovery, Rehabilitation and Resilience Empire II Courtenay Harding, Ph.D., The Institute of the Study of Human Resilience, Boston, MA · New York's Adult Home Crisis and the Opportunity for Reform Empire I Gary O'Brien, Chair, NYS Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Schenectady, NY;Robert Melby, NYS Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Schenectady, NY; Ray Schwartz, Venture House, Jamaica, NY; Jeannette Zelhoff, MFY Legal Services, New York City; Jody Silver, Community Access, NYC; Geoff Lieberman, Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled, NYC; Toni Lasicki, Association for Community Living; Moderator: Karen Schimke, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy · The Fabric of Our Lives: The Infusion of Cultural Competence into Service Delivery Presidential Jody Levison-Johnson, CSW, Coordinated Care Services Inc., Rochester, NY · Empowerment Through Advocacy & Organizing; Building Staff and Consumer Capacity to Change the Systems That Affect Their Lives Empire III South Lauren Pareti, Lucy Kim Center for Urban Community Services, New York, NY · Bridging The Gap: Consumers and Providers…Consumers to Providers Congressional I Joann Ostrowski, New Paltz, NY; Christine Spottek, Step by Step Clubhouse, Fulton, NY; Paul Stanbrook, The Mental Health Coalition, Rochester, NY · Making Homeownership a Reality for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities Presidential Tom Butch, NYS OMH, Albany, NY; Robyn Awand, Rural Ulster Preservation Corp., Kingston, NY; Martine Davis, NYAPRS/ MHA Ulster Co., Kingston, NY · Consumers, CARF's Moral Owners Congressional II Nikki Migas, CARF, Tucson, AZ · The Willard Suitcases: Lost Cases, Forgotten Lives Embassy Darby Penney, NYS OMH, Albany, NY · Survival is the Key: The Ends Justify the Means Golden Gate Auditorium Deborah Max, CHOICE, New Rochelle, NY · Special Forum VESID:Can It Do More for New Yorkers with Psychiatric Disabilities? Empire III North Lisa Koop-Yilmaz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY; Kate Dellis-Stover, Huntington Station, NY; Moderator: Mathew Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany, NY · Special Forum The Western Care Coordination Project: Will it Promote Recovery, Rights and Rehabilitation? Stardust Lounge Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo, NY; Marcie Kelley, Mental Health Peer Connection, Buffalo, NY; Dick Jaros, NYAPRS, Avon Lake, OH
Workshops IV Thursday 11:15 am-12:30 pm · Community Integration Now: Consumer Advocacy and Olmstead Planning Empire I Alan Marzilli, National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse · Out of the Hospitals and into the Jails: Mental Health Issues in New York State's Criminal Justice System Empire II Heather Barr, Urban Justice Center, NYC; Ann Marie Louison, Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services (CASES), New York, NY; Sarah Kerr, Prisoner's Rights Project of the Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn, NY · Proving Your Value: An Introduction to Measuring Outcomes Empire III South Josh Koerner, CHOICE, New Rochelle, NY · Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Psychiatric Disabilities and Patterns of Service Utilization Embassy Nilda Hernandez, Ph.D., Chino Valley, AZ · A Narrative Approach to Peer Support and Research Tower Board Room Shery Mead, Shery Mead Consulting, Plainfield, NH; Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D., Troy, NY · How to Flirt: Building Relationships Golden Gate Auditorium Fran Greene, Director of flirting and dating at Match.com., Commack, NY · The Power of Peer Support in the Face of Disaster Empire III North Linda Richard, Joel Yates Community Access/Howie T. Harp Advocacy Center/Project Liberty Peer Support Initiative, New York, NY; Moderator: John Allen NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY · Changing Systems through Recipient Governance and Management Congressional I Joann Bettis and Margarita Callaghan, The Mental Health Coalition, Rochester, NY Jim Warde, Brenda Matthews, Colleen Sheehan, Ritchie Frelock, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Buffalo,NY · Family Education: Good for Everyone! The Contribution to Family Education and Support to Recovery Congressional II Sheila LeGacy, Transitional Living Services-Family Support & Education, Syracuse, NY · Special Forum Mental Health Parity: Can We Get It Done? Should We? Michael Friedman, consultant, Mental Health Associations of New York City, Westchester; Tina Minkowitz, rights advocate and community organizer, New York City; Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY · Special Forum Bringing Medicaid Funding to Rehabilitation: Can it Promote Recovery? Stardust Lounge Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo, NY; David Lehmann, Venture House, Jamaica, NY;Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY; Josh Koerner, CHOICE, New Rochelle, NY; Robert Myers, Ph.D., NYS OMH, Albany, NY; Moderator: Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma,
Workshops V Thursday 3:00 pm-4:15 pm · Evidence Based Practices: Can They Promote Recovery, Rehabilitation & Rights? Empire I William Anthony, Ph.D., Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY; Anthony Salerno, MS, NYS OMH, Albany, NY; Molly Finnerty MD (invited), NYS OMH, Albany, NY; Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany · Healing the Trauma of September 11 Empire II Holly Beck, Ed Brown FEGS/Life Program, Amityville, NY; Nilda Hernandez, Ph.D., Chino Valley, AZ; Peter Yee, Hamilton-Madison House, New York, NY; Moderator: Jody Silver, Community Access, New York, NY · Changing Minds, Advancing Mental Health for Hispanics Congressional II Henry Acosta, New Jersey Mental Health Institute, Inc., Manasquan, NJ · Self Employment: A Dream Can be A Reality Tower Board Room Michael Peluso, NYS Commission on Quality of Care, Schenectady, NY · Transitions: Life after IPRT -- Self-help and other ways to Promote Success Presidential Minnie Berman, FEGS Manhattan IPRT, Manhattan, NY; Gwen Jones, National Church Residence, Auburn, NY; Cindy Gibson, Unity House of Cayuga, Auburn, NY · Lovingkindness -- Dealing with Negative Self Image Golden Gate Auditorium Peter Ashenden, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc., Albany, NY · Interviewing Individuals about Their Cultural Identity Embassy Pat Nemec, Maria Restrepo-Toro, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA · Peer Bridging: Lessons Learned from 7 Years of Innovation Empire III South Mat Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany, NY; Martine Davis, et. al., NYAPRS, Kingston Moderator: Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D., Consultant, Troy, NY · Budgets are Your Friend Congressional I Susanne Caruso, CPA, Putnam Family & Community Services, Inc, Carmel, NY · Special Forum Electroshock Legislation: What Can We Achieve in Albany Next Year? Stardust Lounge Susan Perr, Westchester Independent Living Center, White Plains, NY; Bill Sullivan, Mental Health Association in Essex Co, Westport, NY; Tina Minkowitz, rights advocate and community organizer, NYC; Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY · Special Forum Peer Speakout on Medicaid and Rehabilitation and Peer-Delivered Services Empire III North Jack Guastaferro, Restoration Society, Buffalo, NY; Amy Shanty, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY; Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY
Workshops VI Thursday 4:30 pm-5:45 pm · Special Forum Developing NYAPRS Public Policy Agenda 2003 Empire I Ray Schwartz, Venture House, Jamaica, NY; Susan Perr, Westchester Independent Living Center, White Plains, NY; Kevin Cleary, Kevin Cleary Governmental Relations, Albany; Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany · Evidence Based Practices in Achieving Effective Employment Outcomes Empire II Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY; Peter Trout, Behavioral Helath Services North, Plattsburgh, NY; Michael Stoltz, Clubhouse of Suffolk, Ronkonkoma, NY; Jan Kaelin-Kee (invited), Amy Shanty, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY · The Rap on WRAP Empire III North Cheryl Stevens, MD, Michael Nagy, Ph.D., Karen Lowe, Theodora Campbell-Orde, Margo McMahon Department of Mental Health - Western Massachusetts Office of Wellness Power & Freedom, Northhampton, Massachusetts · Communication Bloopers: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Empire III South Pat Nemec, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA · Is Everybody Here? A Discussion for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Conference Attendees Tower Board Room Larry Roberts, Finger Lakes Independence Center, Ithaca, NY · Be All That You Can Be: Leadership in Challenging Times Eileen Joseph, CareLink Community Support Services Inc, Broomall, PA · A Cultural Competence Assessment of the Perceptions of Case Managers and Consumers Embassy James Railey, Steinway Child and Family Services, Inc., Bronx, NY · Closing the Chasm: Integrating the Cultures of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Congressional I Mathew R. Roosa, ACSW, Central New York Services, Syracuse, NY; Sharon Lathrop, Onondaga Case Management, Syracuse, NY · Drama for Trauma-Using Drama to Heal the Trauma of Stigma Golden Gate Auditorium Lorae Boisvert, Granite State Monarchs, Keene, NH · Dialectal Behavior Therapy: Integrating DBT into Strengths-based Case Management Congressional II Christine Tyrrell PhD, Onondaga Case Management Services, Syracuse, NY
Workshops VII Friday 9:00-10:15 am · Evidence-Based Practice in Achieving Effective Employment Outcomes Empire I Marian Schwager, NYS OMH, Albany, NY; Lisa Razano, ???, Chicago, IL · Voter Empowerment: Bringing Consumer Voices to the Polls Empire II Ellen Alderton, National Mental Health Association, Alexandria, VA · The Medicaid Buy-In: Update on Implementation Empire III North Nicole LaCorte-Klein, Corporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY; Karen Lipson, Kalkines, Arky, Zall & Bernstein, Albany, NY; Brad Williams, New York State Independent Living Council, Albany · L.E.A.P. L.I.F.E.'S Entitlement Advocacy Program Empire III South Gene O'Brien, Ed Brown, FEGS/Life Program, Amityville, NY; Thomas MacGilvray, Director, Suffolk County Department of Health Services Division of Community Mental Hygiene Services , Hauppauge, NY · Cognitive Approaches to Healing Embassy Rekha Shrivastava, MS CRC, Unity Health System, EBHC, Rochester, NY · An Introduction to Employment Law and personnel Management: Guidelines for Avoiding Legal Problems and Liability Congressional I Lawrence K. W. Berg, NYAPRS, E. Chatham, NY · Cross-Cultural Applications of Alternative Healing Strategies Congressional II Nilda Hernandez, Ph.D., Chino Valley, AZ · Celebrating Life: The Power of Joy Golden Gate Auditorium Kate Dellis-Stover, Huntington Station, NY · Life After The Criminal Justice System: Faci |
