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NJPRA's 29th Annual Conference

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Thursday
November 12, 2009
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8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Awards Presentation by Anthony Lucibello, President of NJPRA

  • AWARDS: Supervisor of the Year, Practitioner of the Year and Alan Lunt Consumer Award
  • 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS

    Priscilla Ridgway

    Yale University

    Recovery - Yes, We Can

    10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. FEATURED WORKSHOPS

    Priscilla Ridgway

    Hope and Recovery

    Dori Hutchinson

    The Fierce Urgency of Death: A Call To Caring about Wellness in New Jersey

    Arlene Solomon

    Community Integration

     

     

     

     

     

    12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH

    1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. WORKSHOPS

    A1-1 B1-1 C1-1 D1-1 E1-1 F1-1

    Treating Co-Occurring 
    Psychiatric Illness and 

    Substance Use  
    With Motivation, Evidence 
    Based Practices, and Humor

      

    Jeffrey J. Lang CAMDEN COUNTY
     HEALTH SERVICES CENTER

    Supported Employment
     & Supported Education
     Go Together Like 
    Peanut Butter and Jelly

      


    Amy Banko 

    BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES

     

    The 3 R’s On the Grounds of Ancora: Recovery, Relationship Building, and Rehabilitation

     
     

    Karen P. Burke
    CSPNJ

     

    Partnering with Families & Self-Help for Physical Health Promotion

     

     

    Michelle Zechner
    UMDNJ - SHRP

     

    How Alternative and Complimentary Practices Can Enhance Personal Wellness

     

     
    John Garafano, Jr.
    COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF NEW JERSEY

     

    Recovery Happens in the Community: Strategies for Increasing Community Integration

     

     
    Arlene Solomon

    HORIZON HOUSE

     

     

    3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. WORKSHOPS

    A1-2

    B1-2

    C1-2

    D1-2

    E1-2

    F1-2

    When All Else Fails: Social Learning Programs Help People "Get Out and Stay Out" of Hospitals

    William Newbill
    UMDNJ - UBHC

    The Impact of PTSD on Employment and Other Recovery Goals


    William Waynor
    UMDNJ - IEI

    Improving Partnerships

     

    Patty Duerr
    SERV Centers of N.J.

    Overcoming Hurdles


    Kathleen O’Donnell
     
    UMDNJ-SHRP

    Celebrating Spirit: Transforming Service Systems To Embrace Spirituality

    Lori Haytas
    UMDNJ-SHRP

    Developing Educational Level of Readiness Using the Stages of Change

    Sandy Allam
    BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES

    4:30 p.m. Unwind and Network with Drinks and Hors D’oeuvres

    Art and Poetry Display

     

    New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association:

    551 Valley Road, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

    voicemail: (908) 757-8170     fax: (973) 450-1189 info@njpra.org