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NYAPRS 2004 Annual Conference Don't Miss This Year's NYAPRS Annual Conference Rooms are Going Fast: Some Bldgs. Already Closed Out! There's Still Time to Register to Stay at the Nevele Campus September 29-October 1
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NYAPRS, one of the nation's leading voices for the recovery, rehabilitation and rights of people with psychiatric disabilities, is pleased to point out some of the highlights of our upcoming annual conference. Over the past decade, the NYAPRS Annual Conference has grown in size and stature to become one of the nation's finest opportunities to celebrate advances in recovery-centered service delivery and practices. This year's conference delivers on that promise in a very big way; it's chock full of very timely offerings and opportunities and expert educational sessions and special events! The NYAPRS Annual Conference Offers the Opportunity to Hear National Leaders Provide Provocative Personal Assessments of our Progress in Transforming Mental Health Services to Promote Recovery! Hear from Thursday afternoon keynoters Marianne Farkas of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Dr. Daniel Fisher of the National Empowerment Center and Joe Marrone of the Institute for Community Inclusion. And don't miss Friday morning's panel with 3 current or former Directors for Recipient Affairs, Larry Fricks of Georgia, Joel Slack of Alabama and our own John Allen of New York. The NYAPRS Annual Conference Offers a Comprehensive Program on the Latest Advances in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Bringing Boston to the Catskills! You don't have to go to Boston, where the psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery movements originated to learn the latest advances from the experts: this year, we've arranged for Boston to come to you! We're very proud to feature the following presenters: Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Marianne Farkas on "Implementing Psychiatric Rehabilitation Principles 201", Maria Restrepo-Toro on "Implementing Recovery Groups in Spanish" and "Assessing Rehabilitation Readiness Tools for Latinos," Debbie Nicolellis on "Social Security Work Incentives, "Kim Bisset and Alexandra Bowers on "Career Development for Young Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities" and Pat Nemic on "Building Recovery Principles into Your Recovery Program." Boston Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: William Kennard National Empowerment Center: Dr Daniel Fisher, Amy Long Technical Assistance Collaborative: Emily Cooper on "Using the Housing Choice Section 8 Voucher." Institute for Community Inclusion: Joe Marrone Alternatives: Bill Gravel and Christine Olley on "Programs that Create Employment Opportunities and Promote Community Spirit"
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Offers a Comprehensive Program Aimed at Helping Consumers, Providers and County Leaders to Knowledgeably Prepare for PROS! -Hear national rehabilitation experts Bill Kennard and Joe Marrone evaluate the potential and possible perils of PROS -Ensure your staff are properly trained in psychiatric rehabilitation principles and practices from the experts - "Back to Basics: The Fundamental Principles of Boston University's Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach" Ann Scher, Clubhouse of Suffolk - "Implementing Psychiatric Rehabilitation Principles 201" Marianne Farkas, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - "CPRP Orientation: Assessing Your Readiness & Developing A Study Plan" Jette Engstrom, USPRA (formerly IAPSRS), Andy Kohlbrenner Jawonio - "NYS Office of Mental Health Update on PROS (Parts I & 2)" Robert Myers, Dawn Lannon, Rick Teninini and David Bucciferro - "PROS for Peers" Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS - "Getting Ready for PROS" Dick Jaros, Harvey Rosenthal,NYAPRS - "Managing a Diverse Workforce of Consumers and Professional Staff: Current Practices and Visions for PROS" Ed Brown, Mary McClave et al FEGS - "Georgia's Peer Specialist Program" Larry Fricks, Georgia Office of Consumer Relations - "Evidence-Based Practices Demonstration Project in New York City" Anthony Salerno, NYS Office of Mental Health et al - PROS-related exhibitions by billing and record keeping software vendors
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Brings Some of the Nation's Most Prominent Leaders in the Nation's Recovery Movement to New York! Hear inspirational and informative talks from New Hampshire's Shery Mead, Boston's Dan Fisher and Amy Long, Georgia's Larry Fricks, Philadelphia's Jacki McKinney, Alabama's Joel Slack and New York's Darby Penney.
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Features Discussions on the Most Pressing Policy Issues of Our Day! Come to presentations on State Hospital Rightsizing, PROS, Ending Solitary Confinement for NYS Inmates with Psychiatric Disabilities, Adult Home Reform, Housing Initiatives, Jail Diversion and Police Training Innovations and Evidence-Based Practices.
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Offers Participants the Opportunity to Personally Experience a Variety of Healing Practices! Participate in "hands on" sessions on Qi-Gong, Meditation, Acupuncture, T'ai Chi, Guided Imagery and Smoking Cessation.
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Features Special Sessions and Events Promoting Diversity and Cultural Competence! Come to our nationally acclaimed Multicultural Exhibition hosted by Magaly Polo. Hear keynoter Wilma Townsend present on "An Orientation to Mental Health Recovery and Cultural Competence"; this year's program features special programs by BU's Maria Restrepo-Toro and National Haitian American Health Alliance's Dr. George Cassimir to assist participants to provide support to Latinos and Haitians. The NYAPRS Annual Conference Introduces 3 New Mini-Tracks! -Forensic: including special presentations by Memphis Police mental health response innovator Major Sam Cochrane, Policy Research Associates staff on "A National Overview of Jail Diversion Program Impact and Issues" and the Urban Justice Center's "Advocating for Discharge Planning Under the Mental Hygiene Law." -Underserved Populations: featuring "Addressing the Needs of Older Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities"with the Center for Policy and Advocacy' Michael Friedman, "A ystem of Care Approach for Children's Mental Health Services" with Andrea Smyth of the NYS Coalition for Children's Mental Health Services, "Addressing Stigma in Program Development for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons" with Ramapo College's Dr. Samuel Rosenberg and "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness: A Separate Reality" with Independent Living's Vernon Bonse and Cheri Donato. -Exemplary Peer Practices: including "Peer Support, Harm Reduction and Collaboration in Supported Housing" with SUNYA's Eric Hardiman et al, "Mutually Responsible Management" with NYAPRS Peer Bridger Project's Tanya Stevens and the MHA in Nassau County Peer Services' Barbara Tedesco; "Effective Models For Developing A Peer Warm Line" with FEGS' Mary McClave, Minnie Berman et al; "Peer Specialists Promoting Recovery" with Peer-to-Peer Resource Center's Lisa Goodale, Georgia Office of Consumer Relations' Larry Fricks and CONTAC's Kathy Muscari and "Developing Fidelity Standards for Trauma-Informed Peer Support" with consultants Shery Mead and Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D.
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Features Music, Moving Exhibitions and the Arts! -Music: featuring a multicultural adaptation of West Side Story called "Any Side Story" by the Orange County Players, rock-pop band JAM, a hot Latino band, Open Mike with the acclaimed Mike Skinner and "The Healing Power of Drums" with Chrys Ballerano. -Arts: including an inspiring presentation by gifted artist Susan Weinreich that will include a showing of some of her work, a drama program by Consumer Link, a writing presentation by NYC Voices' Carl Blumenthal and Art with Ronda Jeffer -Moving exhibitions: an inspiring slide show and presentation on the NYS Museum's exhibit "The Lives They Left Behind" with Darby Penney.
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Includes the Latest Info on Employment Initiatives and Incentives! Hear from expert Jim Sheldon of Neighborhood Legal Services on the ins and outs of the Medicaid Buy-In and then go to the NYAPRS Medicaid Buy-In table to see the new MBI Tool Kits that are about to be public distributed statewide; Listen to nationally acclaimed Tom Golden of Cornell give us the latest update on Ticket to Work; Learn the latest about Supported Education from Northeast Career Center's Kiki Garg et al and listen to a panel led by the New York Work Exchange's Alysia Pascaris on "Integrating Employment Services with Community Based Clinical Programs."
The NYAPRS Annual Conference Promotes the Latest Advances in Empowerment! Challenge yourself to navigate or promote the journey "From Patienthood to Personhood" with Amy Long. Learn how to use the media from the MHA of Southeastern Pennsylvania's Susan Rogers, how to fight stigma from the Mental Health Empowerment Project's David Gonzales, provide input on new state policies regarding ECT to OMH's John Allen and learn to develop "Effective Consumer Self Advocacy Skills" from Eduardo Vega of the Nat. MH Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse.
Register Today At Last Year's One-Price-for-all Rates! http://www.nyaprs.org/PDF/Hotel_Registration.pdf
Source: NYAPRS
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