Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Keynote I: Looking Back, Looking Ahead: The NYAPRS Vision in Action (Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Practicing Self-Compassion (Kelly Davis, Mental Health America)
Recording – – PowerPoint
How to Introduce Anti-Racist Policies in Our Agency
(Pascale Jean-Noel, Helle Thorning, Luis Lopez, Center for Practice Innovations)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Supervising from Home (Ruth Colon-Wagner, NYAPRS)
Recording – – PowerPoint
COVID-19: A Catalyst for Change (Clarence Jordan, Lisa Kugler, Beacon Health)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Federal Policy and National Advocacy Update (Chuck Ingoglia, National Council; Ron Manderscheid, National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors; Jennifer Mathis, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)
Recording – – PowerPoint
NYS Mental Health Town Hall
(Commissioner Ann Sullivan, Special Assistant to the Commissioner Amanda Saake, NYS Office of Mental Health)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Keynote II: All Hands on Deck: Black Lives Matter!
(Hawk Newsome, Black Lives Matter of Greater New York; Jeff McQueen, Mental Health Association of Nassau County; Chacku Mathai, Center for Practice Innovation; Celia Brown, NYS Office of Mental Health; Jerome Wright, Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement)
Recording
Take Charge! of Your Goals with Wellness Coaching (Peggy Swarbrick, University Behavioral Health Care/Rutgers Health and Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey’s Wellness Institute; Crystal Brandow, Policy Research Associates)
Recording – – PowerPoint
CenterPeace: Strategies for Resilience and Post Traumatic Growth (Rita Cronise, Michelle Zechner, Rutgers University Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Lori Ashcraft, Resilience, Inc.)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Pronouns Matter (Kyle Williams, CPI Intern, Howie the Harp Graduate; Abbe Duke, Center for Practice Innovations)
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National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors
(Johnathan Edwards, National Association of Peer Supporters: Jeanne Forbes, Baltic Street AEH; Rita Cronise, Rutgers University Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Ivanna Bond, NYC Peer Workforce Coalition)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Laughter is the Best Medicine: Healing Through Humor (Rob Statham, Larry Hochwald, NYAPRS)
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Transforming Recovery and Rehabilitation Services in New York (Nicole Haggerty, NYS Office of Mental Health)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Honoring Circle: Reconnecting into Ourself and Connecting with Others (Lauren Spiro, Rita Cronise)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Keynote III: Mental Health Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, Founding Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute)
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Surviving Race Intersection on Justice, Disability and Human Rights: Nonviolent Community Options to Policing
(Celia Brown, NYS Office of Mental Health; Jen Padron; Jen Padron and Associates)
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New Services in a New Normal (Luis Lopez, Dave Lowenthal, Paul Margolies, Tony Salerno, Center for Practice Innovations)
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Recovering the Art of Resilience (Neville Morris, Coordinated Care Services, Inc.)
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From Hardship to Hope: Peer-led Strategies to Foster Employment and Wellness
(Len Statham, NYAPRS; Oscar Jimenez-Solomon, Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, NYS Psychiatric Institute)
Recording – – PowerPoint
The Wellness Guide to Overcoming Isolation During COVID: “Being Connected, Staying Connected, and Choosing Connection” (Matthew Federici, Copeland Center; Kristin King, Advocates for Human Potential)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Ouch that Hurts! Microaggressions and Oppression (Lenora Reid-Rose, Katherine King, Coordinated Care Services, Inc.)
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Resilience and Story Circles (Deborah Wilcox, Confluency Consultants and Associates)
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Trauma and Healing Through Hip Hop
(Luis Lopez, Celia Brown, Chacku Mathai, Amanda Saake, Noah Gokul, Jerald Jenkins)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Thursday, October 1, 2020
NYAPRS 2020 Awards Ceremony – Recording
Revolutionizing Young Adult Peer Support: Autonomy, Advocacy & Liberation
(Vesper Moore, Shayn McDonald, Central Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community)
Recording – – PowerPoint
Leadership in Uncertain Times (Yves Ades, Ades Integrated Health; Edye Schwartz, Edye Schwartz Consulting)
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Developing a Personal Wellness Vision for Self-Care (Liz Breier, Marlo Pasion, Coalition for Behavioral Health)
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Finding a Path Forward with the REaL Team (Patty Blum, Crestwood Behavioral Health)
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Walking the Fine Line (Liz Breier, Clinton Green, The Coalition; Amanda Saake, NYS Office of Mental Health; Jeremy Reuling, MHA of Westchester; Johnathan Edwards, National Association of Peer Supporters; Stephanie Bouillon, Community Access at Howie the Harp)
Recording
Self-Care in the Rise of the Pandemic (Larry Hochwald, NYAPRS)
Recording – – PowerPoint