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2009 PAPSRS Conference

On behalf of PAPSRS, we welcome your participation in our annual conference. At this year’s conference we are continuing to highlight the transformation of mental health services throughout the state based on recovery principles and the role of peer support. This year’s conference will open with a full day institute focusing on transformation issues with a special guest presenter, Dr. Mary Diamond, OMHSAS’s Medical Director. In addition, two half day institutes will also be offered one on Community Integration as presented by the members of the UPENN Collaborative and a second on CPRP test preparation.

VALUES TO ACTIONS!
April 22, 23, and 24, 2009
The Penn Stater Conference Center
State College, PA

Featuring:

Dr. Mary Diamond – Medical Director OMHSAS

Dr. Dan Fisher – Executive Director of the National Empowerment Center

Mr. Dan O’Brien-Mazza – National Director of Peer Support Services for the Department of Veteran Affairs

Melody Reifer – Director of Training for Dr. Pat Deegan, PhD and Associates

CPRP Institute – Preparation for the exam

Conference brochure and registration information
coming soon to the website.

Scholarships are also available!

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At our most recent conference in April/May, 2008 we conducted two well received full day Institutes:
“Planning and Implementing Recovery-Focused Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services” -- This Institute offered the perspectives of organizational directors based on their experiences in integrating recovery and psychiatric rehabilitation services. Institute attendees learned from the experiences of their peers’ experiences. The morning session featured a panel of CEOs from different PAPSRS member Psychiatric Rehabilitation agencies that have implemented transformation of their services. The afternoon focused on strategies for securing funding, program evaluation and staff development for the transformation.
“Intentional Peer Support: What Makes it Unique?” – PAPSRS brought Sherry Mead a national consultant located in New Hampshire and Jeannie Whitecraft trainer from MHASP in Philadelphia to provide an interactive Institute covering some of the basic concepts of what makes peer support different than other kinds of “help.” Using the Intentional Peer Support Model, the presenters covered the “four tasks” of connection, worldview, mutual responsibility, and moving towards. Attendees also learned about the most current Pennsylvania experiences in development of peer specialists.
Be sure to check out our conference announcements and listing of workshops and Institutes to find out about the latest offerings.