Document 6567066

The 13th Annual
MassPRA Conference
For accommodations, including communications access, please contact Sharon
MacLean at [email protected]
by September 15, 2014.
Hotel
This year we are pleased to offer
conference attendees the opportunity to stay on-site at the Marlborough Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel at a discounted rate. For a special discount rate of $106 for a single
or double room, please contact the
hotel directly at 508-460-0700 by
October 1st.
Continuing Education
Day 1: 6 hours
Day 2: 5.5 hours
MassPRA is an pre-approved to
provide CEUs for CPRPs.
Approval is pending for LICSW, CRC,
and LMHC. Please check our website
for updates, or contact us at
[email protected].
Certificates of Attendance will be
available
Putting Our Collective
Vision Into Action
Institutes
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Keynote and Workshops
Thursday, October 16, 2014
8:00-8:45 Registration and Breakfast
8:00-8:45 Registration and Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Welcome
8:45-9:30 Welcome from Steve LaMaster, President, MassPRA Board of
Directors
The 13th Annual
9:00-12:00 Institutes
MassPRA
Conference
Supporting Health and Wellness to Enhance Recovery Patricia B. Nemec, ScD, CRC,
CPRP
Supporting
the Recovery
Workforce Toward
Lifelong Learning
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Full-Day Institutes
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Keynote and Workshops
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
Marlborough, Massachusetts
181 Boston Post Road West
Marlborough, MA
The Massachusetts Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Association
is a Chapter of
Dynamic and Effective Employee Development, Supervision, and Support
Strategies for Rehabilitation Practitioners Kelley Gamble and Michael Seibold
An In-Depth Examination of Ethics and
Competencies for Certified Peer Specialists in the Recovery Workforce Martha
Barbone, DVM, CPS, Deborah Delman, CPS, CPRP,
Nan Donald, BS, CPS, CPRP, Lisa Halpern, MS,
CPS, CPRP, Keith Scott, BS, CPS, CPRP, and Paul
Cavanaugh, MS, CPS
Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Exam Preparation Anne SullivanSoydan, ScD, CRC, CPRP
PTSD in Special Populations: The Cognitive Restructuring Program Kim T. Mueser,
PhD, Jennifer Gottlieb, PhD, Maria E. RestrepoToro, MS, CPRP
A Business Approach to Job Development: Nothing Ventured, Nothing
Gained William Baker, Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:30 Institutes continue
Remarks from Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Commissioner Marcia Fowler
9:30-10:30 Keynote Speaker
Veronica Carey, PhD, CPRP, Chair,
PRA Academy of
Psychiatric
Rehabilitation and
Recovery
“Life-Long Learning: A Goal and
a Destination”
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Session 1 Workshops
12:15-1:15 Lunch, Isaiah Uliss Advocacy
Award Presentation
1:15-2:45 Session 2 Workshops
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Session 3 Workshops
Day Two Workshops: Session 1
Evidenced-Based Supported Employment
and the Individual Placement and Support
(IPS) Model Michael Stepansky & Karen
Moore, CPRP
Hope, Promise and Strengths: using G.I.F.T,
Gathering Inspiring Future Talent Training
for Young Adults Aspiring to be Peer Mentors Kimberly Bissett, Ed.D., & Samantha
Sandland, BA, CPS
Writing Tips for Clinical Documentation
Patricia B. Nemec, ScD, CRC, CPRP, Joe
Spinale, CPRP
Paths to Careers for Persons in Recovery
Joan Rapp, CAGS & Scott Hamilton
A Psychiatric Rehabilitation Process of Effective Collaboration: Let’s Get Engaged!
Kelley Gamble & David Tobin, Ph.D
Recovery Through Community Membership
Dennis H. Rice, EdM, & Michael Seibold, BA
Courageous Conversations: Unpacking the
Construct of Race Maria Restrepo-Toro MS,
CPRP & Sharon Pritchett, BA
Mindfulness Practice: Discover the Jewel in
the Lotus for Recovery Marjorie Jacobs
The Cognitive Remediation Tool Box Derek
Fulker
Promoting Individual Community Wellness
with Reiki Cynthia Piltch, Deborah Bennett,
Chandra Batra, Emma Hryniewicz, Lynn
Wetreich, Annmarie Curran
Healing the Provider/Survivor Divide
Sera Davidow
Day Two Workshops: Session 2
Supported Employment and Supported Education: A Panel Discussion Michael Stepansky, Moderator, Alexis Henry, ScD, OTR/L, Stephanie Marks,
Joan Rapp, MEd, CAGS, Jim Frattolillo
Creative Expressions of Recovery (CREOS) A
New Grant Based Program for Veterans to Promote Recovery Through the Healing Arts Grishelda Hogan , MSW, LICSW & William Batchman
Strategies for Training Employees
Catherine Eccles
Essential Tensions: Daily Dilemmas in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practice Patricia B. Nemec, ScD,
CRC, CPRP
Strategies to Help People With Serious Psychiatric Disability Improve Their Health and Wellness: Focus on Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss Interventions A. Eden Evins,
MD, MPH, Sally Reyering, MD, Cori Cather, PhD
Making Work Incentives Work: The Importance
of Comprehensive Employment Supports and
Long-Term Planning
Anna Hermann MS, CWIC, CESP
Ultimate Mindfulness: Whole Body Awareness
for Presence, Attention, Grounding and Listening
Skills and for Developing Inner Silence
Derek Fulker
Putting Lived Experience To Work: Training and
Roles of Peers in the Recovery Workforce Robert
Walker, Martha Barbone, Mike Whitney &
Alison Hunt
Unfolding Dreams: Vocational Empowerment
Photovoice Maria Restrepo-Toro MS, CPRP, Tracy
Woods CPS & Sharon Pritchett BA.
Get Your CPRP Anne Sullivan-Soydan, ScD, CRC,
CPRP & Mary Carmen Gregorio, MS, CRC, CPRP
Day Two Workshops: Session 3
Intermediate-level Techniques in Group Facilitation Sarah Selkovits, MS, CPS & David Selkovits
Better Days – A Mental Health Recovery
Workbook: A Self-Directed Tool That Honors
the Expert in You Craig Lewis, CPS
Employment: Raising the Bar
Karen Moore, CPRP
Engaging and Supporting Young Adults in Employment: Tools and Tips for Practitioners
Michael Stepansky, Della Newell, Irene Roche,
Nicole Diliddo
Human Rights: What the Workforce Needs to
Know Naomi Pinson, MEd, CRC
Managing Intrusive Symptoms-Making Sense of
Hearing Voices David Selden, ACSW, LICSW
Run for your Life: How Vinfen Launched a
Grassroots Health Initiative, and How You Can
Too Steve LaMaster MS, CPRP, Paul Mignosa, &
John Oxenford
Theatre and Recovery Rachel Sacks, BA & Steven
Goldman, BA
Training That Sticks Kelley Gamble &
Michael Seibold
Using Our Senses For Wellness Laurie Adelstein,
MS, OTR/L Jennifer Haviland, BSW & Brooke Henderson, BA, COTA
MassPRA
Massachusetts Chapter
Fees
Institutes
Members/People in Recovery: $145
Non-members: $190
Keynote and Workshops
Members/People in Recovery: $110
Non-members: $150
Both Days
Members/People in Recovery: $185
Non-members: $265
To Register
Visit our website www.masspra.org to
register online
OR
Complete the registration form and send,
with payment to
MassPRA
28 Myrtle Street
Newton, MA 02465
Registration ends October 1, 2014
There will be no on-site registration.
CEUs will be distributed via email after the conference.
Please be sure to sign into all workshops, and return
your CEU application at the culmination of each day to
ensure that you receive your continuing education
credits.
A limited number of scholarships will be
awarded for both conference days.
Please visit our website for announcements regarding scholarship availability.