NYAPRS Note: For the last MRLC of 2013, let’s step back from all the changes that are happening around us and focus on what we need to do as managers to lead our agencies and staff forward. We are at a pivotal point in Healthcare with a major change just around the corner as we move from fee for service to managed behavioral healthcare. This service change can be difficult for everyone and the changes we are going through with Medicaid Redesign and health care reform are massive. Leading your agency through massive change takes a special kind of leadership, a new way of thinking “on your feet” and an ability to be flexible and inclusive. If we want our health care system to transform, we all must learn to be transformational leaders to guide our agencies through the process.
Change occurs when we feel that the change will be positive, that it is possible and that it will be supported. Join Dr. Arthur Evans, Jr. Ph.D. Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility as he shares how to assure that your leadership style is up to the challenge that lies ahead. If you are not a NYAPRS Organizational member join now at http://www.nyaprs.org/join-us/ and don’t miss out on any of the exciting and informative upcoming MRLC webinars.
NEXT MEDICAID REDESIGN LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (MRLC) WEBINAR
Friday, December 13, 2013
10:30am-12:00 noon
“Transformational Leadership”
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The Agenda for the December 13th, 2013 webinar is as follows:
- Welcome, Review of Day’s Agenda: Edye Schwartz
- State Health Home Advocacy/Informational Update: Briana Gilmore, NYAPRS Policy Director
- Presentation: “Transformational Leadership”
Arthur C. Evans Jr, Ph.D., Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services
- Questions & Answers
Arthur C. Evans Jr, Ph.D. is the Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), a $1 billion healthcare agency. In this capacity, he is leading a major initiative to transform how behavioral health care and intellectual disability services are delivered in the city. Since Dr. Evans’ appointment in November 2004, Philadelphia has begun a transformation of its system to one that focuses on recovery for adults, resilience for children and self-determination for all people with intellectual disabilities.
Dr. Evans has extensive experience in transforming systems of care while serving in several national leadership roles. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, Dr. Evans was the Deputy Commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (DMHAS). In this capacity, he led several major strategic initiatives for the Connecticut behavioral healthcare system. He was instrumental in implementing a recovery-oriented policy framework, addressing health care disparities and increasing the use of evidence-based practices. Dr. Evans has served or is currently serving in several national leadership roles that include: Chair of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Partners for Recovery Initiative Steering Committee, Co-Chair of National Action Group on Fostering System Reform for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, and Member of the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory Committee, Chair of the National Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson’s Path To Recovery Project; President of the Board of Directors of the New England Institute of Addiction Studies Inc. (NEIAS).
Dr. Evans is highly committed to serving people who are underserved and ensuring that all people have access to effective, quality services.
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