NYAPRS | Annual Conference | Conference Presentations

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Sam McLean and John Stone, Mental Health Coalition of Rochester, NY *Creative Thinking for Recovery*		Lori Szczygiel and Barbara Sheldon, ValueOptions, Rocky Hill, CT Ed Knight, Ph.D., ValueOptions, Colorado Springs, CO *Family Peer Specialists for Families with Young Children and Adolescents*
Mark Salzer, University of Pennsylvania Collaborative on Community Integration, Philadelphia, PA *Community Integration: Promoting Opportunity to Live in the Community Like Everyone Else*		Andrew Cleek, Psy.D., The Urban Institute for Behavioral Health, New York, NY Anthony Salerno, Ph.D, NYS OMH, Albany, NY Paul Margolies, Ph.D., Hudson River Psychiatric Center, Poughkeepsie, NY *Wellness Self-Management: Findings from UIBH Initiative & Plans for Statewide Rollout*
Sheryle M. Stafford, MSW, MS, California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies, Martinez, CA *I Only Get Up Because of My Dog: The right to pets in no-pet housing*

Thursday, October 4, 2007
Patrick Hendry, Florida Peer Network, Tampa, FL Pamela Werner, Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Community Services, Lansing, MI Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Albany, NY Discussant: John Allen, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY *Strategies to Promote Self Self-Determination Determination*		Josh Koerner and Deborah Max, CHOICE of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY *Inside Outside: How to Reconcile a Peer Ethos with a Provider Status*
Marcie Bramer, Rehabilitation Support Services, Albany, NY *The Challenges of Working with MICA Individuals in Traditional Mental Health Housing*		Eric Elbogen, Ph.D., Duke University, Durham, NC Mathew Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany, NY *Promoting the Use of Psychiatric Advance Directives*
Michael Friedman, Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of NY, New York, NY Bradley Zodikoff, Hartford Geriatiric School Work Facility Scholar, Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City, NY John Javis, MHA in Nassau County, Hempstead, NY *Surviving and Thriving: Overcoming Barriers to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults*		Joan Nobiling and Kathleen Garcia, Recovery Inc, Chicago, IL Sue Sotack, Rochester Psychiatric Center, Rochester, NY *Do It Yourself CBT: A Self Help Approach to Recovery*
Linda Slyck and Julie Desfosses, CDT Futures, Rochester Rehabilitation, Rochester, NY *Living the Four Agreements*		Edythe Schwartz, DSW, Putnam Family and Community Services, Carmel, NY *Where You Lead I Will Follow: How Leaders can Influence Organizations*
William Henri, M.P.A., South Beach Psychiatric Center, Staten Island, NY Carol Ann Dooley, M.B.A., Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Dale Hahn, M.A., R.N., C.R.C., C.P.R.P., SBPC/MMC Project Liaison *The Healthy Road: An Integrated Wellness Project - How to Get There*		Susan Sotack and Keysha Brown, Rochester Psychiatric Center, Rochester, NY *Peer-Spectives; Work is Everybodys Business*
Debbie L. Whittle, Salisbury, MA *Living into Wholeness: Wholeness-Based Perspective*		Neville Morris, Interpersonal Communication Skills and Development, Endwell, NY *Bathing in the Joy of Life, Part 3*
John Javis, MHA Nassau County, Hempstead, NY *NYAPRS GERIATRIC TASK FORCE Surviving and Thriving Through Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery*		Erica Starks, W.Henrietta, NY *Using the Internet to Find Mental Health Information, Resources and Services*

Friday, October 5, 2007
Kelly Staples, Office of Consumer Affairs, Office of Adult Mental Health Services, Maine DHHS, Augusta, ME Shery Mead, Shery Mead Consulting, Plainview, NH *Intentional Peer Support Specialists Certification*		Debbie L. Whittle, Salisbury, MA *Living into Wholeness Practices*
Margaret Lassiter, Policy Research Associates, Inc., Delmar, NY Andrea White, Center for Urban Community Services, New York, NY *SOAR: SSI/SSDI SOAR: SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access & Recovery*		Amy Upham, Action for Mental Health, Kenmore, NY *Trauma Survivors Organize: Grassroots advocacy groups working to prevent and heal trauma*
Chrissy Kayes, CPRP and Christina Serrano, CPRP, Collaborative Support Programs of NJ, Eatontown, NJ *Strengths-Based Support Planning*		Harvey Rosenthal and Mathew Mathai, NYAPRS, Albany, NY *From the Winds of Change to the Perfect Storm*