The Westchester IRA Stevens Conference You Won’t Want To Miss

Trauma Informed and Integrated Care:  

Getting to iSMART

Want to know what iSMART stands for?  

Join us at the 35th Ira S. Stevens Conference

The most anticipated behavioral health conference in the region featuring these nationally acclaimed speakers:

Leah Harris, MA, Director of Consumer Affairs

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)

Shifting the Paradigm: Putting Trauma-Informed Approaches at the Center of Behavioral Health Care

David Woodlock, MS, President/CEO, Institute for Community Living

Do Both: Trauma-Informed Integrated Care

Cheryl Sharp, MSW, ALWF, Senior Advisor for Trauma Informed Services, National Council for Behavioral Health Care

Implementing Trauma-Informed/Trauma-Competent Services Across Settings

New in 2015

 MHA’s C-Suite Track 

 for CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CIOs

Preparing for Managed Care:

Agency Systems, Infrastructure, and Procedures

Gary Weiskopf, MPA, Associate Commissioner,

Division of Managed Care, NYS OMH

Andrew Cleek, Psy.D, Executive Officer of NYS McSilver-UIHBH

Ilyana Meltzer, MPP, Care Management Bureau Director, Division of Practice Innovation and Care Management, OASAS

Lana I. Earle, Deputy Director, New York State Department of Health,

Office of Health Insurance Programs

Protecting Information As We Move Toward The Mobile Office: 

HIPAA, Confidentiality and Consent

Jim Sheldon-Dean, Director of Compliance Services,

 Lewis Creek Systems, LLC

Additional panelists to be confirmed.

IPAs And Other Collaborative Structures:

Why Agency Leaders Should Care

Robert. D. Belfort, JD, Partner, Healthcare Industry,

Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP

New in 2015

Continuing Education Hours for NYS Licensed Social Workers

Cultural Competence Overview

(2 Continuing Education Hours for NYS SW available)

Sabrina Johnson, BA,Coordinator, Northern Westchester Recovery Network, MHA Westchester

Robert Litwak, LMSW, Facilitator/Recovery Specialist, Sterling Community

Center, MHA Westchester

Cindy Peterson-Dana, LMHC, Director, Peer and Recovery Support 

Services, MHA Westchester

Jeremy Reuling, LCSW, Director, Sterling Community Center, 

MHA Westchester

Jeff Zitofsky, BA, Coordinator, Peer Training, Sterling Community Center, 

MHA Westchester

Early Interventions in Psychosis

(3 Continuing Education Hours for NYS SW available)  

Tia Dole, PhD, Program Director, OnTrackNY@MHAWestchester

Katie Filak, PsyD, Psychologist/Primary Clinician, OnTrackNY@MHAWestchester

It is possible to attend both sessions.   

New in 2015

Targeted Training for Health Home Care Managers

On-The-Ground Skills For Engaging Clients

Cheryl Sharp, MSW, ALWF

Senior Advisor for Trauma Informed Services, National Council for Behavioral Health Care

Meet Our Commissioners

 Dr. Ann Sullivan, Commissioner, NYS OMH

Dr. Mark Herceg, Commissioner, Westchester DCMH

Breakout Sessions

Getting to Zero Suicide: 

The Continuum of Tools Every Agency Needs

Jay Carruthers, MD

Director of the Bureau of Psychiatric Services and Research Institute Support, OMH and Director, NYS Office of Suicide Prevention

Kelly Posner, PhD

Director, Center for Suicide Risk Assessment at Columbia University, Creator, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale

Anthony Hess, MPA

Project Manager, Organization Development and Learning

Hillside Family of Agencies

Peer Specialists:  

Maintaining the Integrity of Peer Support While Working in the System; Update of NYS Peer Certification; Roles of Peer Professionals

Sabrina Johnson, BA, Coordinator, Northern Westchester Recovery Network, MHA Westchester

Steve Miccio, Chief Executive Officer, PEOPLe, Inc.

Cindy Peterson-Dana, LMHC, Director, Peer and Recovery Support Services, MHA Westchester

The Important Role of Behavioral Health in Population Health and Primary Care for WMC PPS (Westchester Medical Center Performing Provider System)

Janet (Jessie) Sullivan, MD

Vice President, Medical Director

Center for Regional Healthcare Innovation, Westchester Medical Center
Peg Moran, LMSW

Vice President, Operations, Center for Regional Healthcare Innovation,

Westchester Medical Center

Full program details and registration coming soon.

 www.mhawestchester.org.

The Mental Health Association of Westchester

580 White Plains Road

Tarrytown, NY 10591

914-345-5900

www.mhawestchester.org

MHA is a leader in New York State, promoting and providing person-centered, recovery-oriented services to people facing mental health issues.

Our belief is that each individual can achieve their personal goals and lead independent and healthy lives.

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