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NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF CPC
Issue 13 • Summer 2016
High Point Schools Students -- Winners at ASAH’s
Annual Poster Competition
The halls of High Point Schools were buzzing with
excitement recently as the winners of this year’s ASAH
Annual Poster Competition were announced. This year’s
theme, Make Dreams Happen, drew hundreds of
entries from students throughout New Jersey. High Point
Schools students had winning entries in two categories:
1st and 2nd Place awards in Graphic Arts Design and a 3rd
Place award in Drawing.
ASAH is a not-for-profit organization of private schools
and agencies in New Jersey which provide highly specialized
services to more than 11,000 infants, children and young
adults with disabilities. Winners of the poster contest each
received a $100 award and attended a ceremony in Princeton,
NJ, where their artwork was on display for educators, state
leaders and their peers.
Arts educators at High Point, Marianne Petty and Miralda Josephs,
attended with their students. “High Point students have been
competing and winning awards in ASAH’s annual competition for
over twenty years,” said Petty. “Our students take this competition
very seriously and their record of recognition for their art is
extraordinary.”
Arts education was part of the curriculum on the High Point
campus long before state mandates were issued requiring fine arts
education for all students. Viewed as an essential part of every High
Point student’s experience, educators and counselors at High Point
have long recognized the powerful role art can play in helping young
people develop their unique strengths and build resiliency and selfconfidence – despite challenges and obstacles.
High Point Schools offers special education and behavioral health
services for more than 200 students each year. Students are
admitted from districts throughout New Jersey and provided with
an education experience designed to meet each individual’s academic
and special needs. High Point Schools are part of CPC Behavioral
Healthcare’s comprehensive array of programs and services that
serve more than 8,000 people each year in the community. For more
information about CPC and High Point Schools, visit the Agency
online at: cpcbehavioral.org.
CPC in the Community
On Saturday, June 25th, the 3rd Annual Community Wellness Fair welcomed more than 200
families and individuals in the gym at the Community YMCA in Red Bank. CPC’s Jordon Lupon
was there representing the Agency and spoke with dozens of families about CPC, including
his program area, Children’s Mobile Response & Stabilization Services. More than 20 other
community organizations were also represented, including: Lunch Break, the Visiting Nurses
Association of Central New Jersey, Meridian Health, Project Write Now,The Office of Senator
Jennifer Beck, The Community YMCA, the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County,
the Monmouth County Food Bank, and more. Foodtown of Red Bank was there giving away
a selection of healthy snacks, including gluten free and low sodium options.
For more information, call CPC’s Communications Office (732) 935-2269
www.cpcbehavioral.org
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Professional Spotlight:
Arts Education at High Point Schools:
Marianne Petty
CPC has long recognized the significant, positive impact arts education
has on the overall social and academic development of students. The
nearly 200 students who attend CPC’s High Point Schools each year
all have opportunities for fine arts instruction in programs that include
mixed media, music and textile arts. Marianne Petty, arts education
teacher at CPC’s High Point Schools, celebrated her 30-year anniversary
last year at an Agency ceremony where she was recognized for her role
in building the arts education curriculum on the High Point campus.
“In the beginning, we didn’t have the body of evidence-based knowledge
about arts education and special needs populations that we benefit from
today. It was basic art theory and there were no mandated guidelines
for art education.Teachers like me relied on experimentation to test
what really worked.”
She continues, “Back when photography was film dependent, I
discovered that photography was a magic medium for our kids. Today,
darkrooms and film photography have been phased out of almost
every elementary and secondary school, but using computer graphic
programs to enhance and transform images has a very similar attraction/
excitement for students. So, I taught myself graphic/digital arts and
brought that into the classroom.”
Other examples of projects Marianne initiated include starting the
HPS Yearbook and creating the Peace Garden (photos). What’s next?
“We’re going to put in a Spray Park,” she says. “Rick Gonzalez, our
Director for Facilities, just put in 8’x12’ pressure treated boards where
I’ll work with the kids on creating graffiti art using some of the examples
I saw in Spain, Baltimore and more recently, along McArthur Boulevard
in Newark, NJ. It’s (graffiti art)
becoming a legitimate form of art
expression – especially for people
who have been traditionally
marginalized and treated as if
they have no voice.”
Marianne was delighted to
welcome a second, full-time artteaching colleague in 2015, when
High Point Schools hired Miralda
Josephs to teach elementary art
classes as well as fashion design
Marianne Petty
in the adolescent school. “Miralda
is great with the kids and having her as an art teacher proves how highly
arts education is valued -- and I include Craig Paige and his music classes
when I speak of arts education -- how serious CPC is about providing
students with a rich and meaningful education experience while they’re
with us. “
Marianne, herself, is no stranger to center stage at awards ceremonies.
Some of her awards include:
• Awards from Very Special Arts of New Jersey, the NJ State chapter
of an international arts organization that supports arts education for
students with learning differences. Marianne served as President of the
VSANJ in the 1990’s and again in the 2000’s
• The Governor’s Award for Arts Education
• ASAH’s Award for Arts Education
• The Award for, Art Teacher of the Year, from the Monmouth County
Arts Council
The Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (CMRSS) Sunshine Club
Recognition that Makes a Difference:
Perks that Work
Fortune’s recent digital article, “Companies
Shouldn’t Try to Emulate Google”,
spotlights authors Ed Frauenheim and
Kim Peters who state: “(But) decades of
research by Great Places to Work and
other experts have demonstrated that the
heart of a healthy culture has to do with
positive relationships at work.”
CPC employs more than 350 full-time staff
in dozens of different programs, performing
dozens of different roles. Many of the
clinical staff work long hours in extremely
demanding circumstances. Maintaining
morale under stressful conditions is
important to the Agency, but designing a
one-size-fits-all “Perks Program” for an
organization that operates in five locations
throughout Monmouth County would be
nigh impossible. So, when programs step
up to design their own, it’s well worth
noticing!
The CMRSS program’s Sunshine Club makes celebrating important life events for team members
a priority. Membership in the voluntary program encourages the 20-plus team members to work
together and take an occasional, well-deserved break to eat, give gifts and acknowledge each
other’s life milestones and accomplishments.
Danielle Gasperini, Program Manager and one of the principle organizers, says, “The Sunshine
Club is a positive, thoughtful way for us to help each other refuel and recharge our batteries. We
work together day in and day out in some very emotionally charged situations so it’s good for us
to come together for happy occasions and other important events. We appreciate each other
and care about the well-being of the team and it’s good to show this through purposeful actions.”
The club has nearly 100% participation. Margaret Frucci, CPC’s Director of Human Resources,
praised the effort, saying, “This doesn’t surprise
me at all – that they (CMRSS) are doing this.
CPC has a culture that respects the work
we do to help our clients and honors the
extraordinary contributions of our teams. I
know this program is valued by the Mobile
Response team, and CPC leadership values it,
too.”
CPC’s Children’s Mobile Response Team bids
farewell to teammate, Alex Larramendia. Alex left
to accept a two-year assignment in Costa Rica with
the Peace Corps.
NEWSLETTER FOR
CPC Behavioral Healthcare’s 2016 Spring Invitational
Raises More Than $50,000 for CPC Programs
It was a picture-perfect day on Monday, June 6th, for the more than 100 golfers who
spent the day at the gorgeous Navesink Country Club in Middletown, N.J. and played 18
holes in support of CPC Behavioral Healthcare. The annual tournament is one of CPC’s
signature fundraising events and raises critical funds that support children and families
who need financial help to access CPC’s treatment and services.
Co-chairs, Scott Hershkowitz and Tom Mikulski, reported that the tournament raised
more than $50,000. New this year was an After-Party open to golfers and non-golfers
alike.
CPC is a not-for-profit healthcare provider, and since its inception in 1960, has been one
of the few, consistent sources of community-based subsidized behavioral healthcare for
people who live in Monmouth County. Currently, CPC provides financial help to more
than 2,000 children, adults and families so they can access necessary treatment and
services, including treatment for substance abuse and addiction.
L-R: Charles Parton, Chair of the CPC Foundation
Board of Trustees; Peter Reinhart, Robert Gaughran,
Esq.; Edward Gillespie.
CPC Behavioral Healthcare
Welcomes New Board Member,
Ian Trammell
At its May Board meeting
in Eatontown, NJ, CPC
President and CEO,Vera
Sansone, welcomed Ian
Trammell to the Agency’s
Board of Trustees. Trammell,
a resident of Middletown, NJ,
is the Executive Director of
MechaForce, a public-private
partnership with the mission of providing advanced
manufacturing workers for private industry.
Trammell, speaking on the day of his appointment,
said, “I am committed personally to helping others
reach their full potential. CPC is an incredible
model of this and has a beautiful story to share
with the community. I hope in some small way to
support the staff and CPC’s friends to continue
their excellent work. I am honored to be serving
among extraordinary men and women on the
Board.”
First in Monmouth County:
CPC’s Behavioral Health Home
Welcomes Clients
Navesink Country Club -- Players in the 2016 CPC
Spring Invitational charity golf tournament enjoying
the challenge of a new venue for the event held on
June 6th. L-R: Todd Katz; Scott Hershkowitz, event
co-chair;William Downs, M.D.; Edward Aldorelli.
Photo Credits:
Sharon Franklin
L-R: Joel Davies, Red Bank; John Scaramucich,
Eatontown; Tom Mikulski, event co-chair, Little
Silver; and Peter Bicknell,Warren.
Monmouth University foursome from L-R:
John Garth, Mary Anne Nagy, Jack Gavin,
and Keith Richardson.
FRIENDS OF CPC
CPC’s new
Behavioral
Health Home
(BHH) is
Monmouth
County’s
first, certified
behavioral
healthcare
facility offering people living with serious mental illness
a fully coordinated healthcare experience. Thanks to
the on-site integration of mental, physical healthcare
and case management services, CPC can offer clients
successful health outcomes in a person-centered culture
that provides all the help someone needs to access and
manage every aspect of their healthcare needs.
It’s a startling, unfortunate fact that people who
experience serious mental illness die, on average,
25 years earlier than their unaffected peers. Many
premature deaths can be prevented IF quality, integrated
healthcare is available and accessible. Thanks to CPC’s
Behavioral Health Home, more people will live longer, feel
healthier and reach their goals for a successful life in the
community.
To read more about services offered and request more
information, visit CPC’s website for the Behavioral
Health Home at: www.cpcbehavioral.org and check out
Behavioral Health Home under the Adult Programs.
Join us on Saturday,
October 1st, for the First
Annual Driftwood Cabana
Club Beach Volleyball
Tournament in Sea Bright,
NJ. The tournament
will raise money for
Narcan to reverse opioid
overdose and save lives in
Monmouth County.
Go to www.cpcbehavioral.org for more information, or contact Mike
Warshauer at: [email protected] or at: 732-741-6400.
Save the Date!
CPC’s Aberdeen Counseling Center (ACC) is home to an array of
programs designed for adults experiencing serious mental health issues.
Clients typically spend 3-4 hours each day working with counselors and
peers to learn more about their conditions, their options for recovery
and participate in individual and group therapy. During the course of
treatment, each client develops their own ‘toolbox’ of new, personalized
skills and strategies to help manage their illnesses and positively impact
their ability to reach goals for education, employment and socialization.
For years, ACC has offered clients the opportunity to participate in a
culinary program that teaches nutrition, food prep and serving skills.
This year, clients in the Women’s Partial Care program started a garden
(pictured above) and are actually growing some of the fresh vegetables
served to clients during the day. The ACC Women’s Community Garden
is yielding cucumbers, tomatoes and zucchini. Participants take turns with
all the garden chores: weeding, watering, staking plants and harvesting.
There’s already talk of expanding the garden next year!
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A night of dancing to Benefit CPC Behavioral Healthcare
Thank you to the following Foundations for their partnership.
Since February 2016:
CentraState Healthcare Foundation
Dorothy B. Hersh Foundation
Helen M. Snyder Foundation
Investors Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Red Bank Rotary Foundation
The Stone Foundation of New Jersey
Wells Fargo Foundation
Special thanks to our guest contributors for this issue of Highlights:
Donna Coyle, Division Director
Danielle Gasperini, Program Manager for Children’s Mobile Response
and Stabilization Services
Marianne Petty, Arts Instructor at the High Point Schools campus
CPC Foundation Sponsors 2016
Platinum
Rick & Ana Blank/BTIG
Gold
Lois & Marvin Broder
Warshauer Electric
Withum
Silver
Commercial Flooring & Interior Concepts, Inc.
Greg Maloof & Nova Investment Partners
Maury Donnelly & Parr, Inc.
Pearl
Larson Ford
Navesink Country Club
Bronze
Al & Ann Ferguson
Lori & Hal Goldstein
Richard & Susan Maizel
Pewter
Simulation Solutions, Inc.
10 Industrial Way East
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Friday, October 7, 2016