NAMI Pennsylvania

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006 Preliminary Workshops and Presenters
(subject to change)

Preliminary Program (print version)

Continuing Education Credits (CEU's)
available by Western Psychiatric Institute (WPIC)

| Workshops by Topic | Workshops by Day | Schedule of Events |

NAMI PA’s annual conference offers exciting learning experiences covering a variety of topics.

Visit our website namipa.nami.org for regular schedule updates.
Policy – will address family and consumer concerns as it relates to advocacy and political participation, Medicare Part D, and the impact of the closure of state hospitals on the criminal justice system.
Criminal Justice Symposium– our theme focuses on “Law Enforcement Training and Intervention”
Science/Medical– topics will include schizophrenia, depression, suicide, medication compliance, and genetics.
Family– topics will focus on the role of families in recovery, changing roles of family members, re-building broken trust, suicide risk and estate planning.
Elderly– topics designed to inform about aging and mental illness including suicide prevention.
Veterans– learn about veterans with mental illness and the issues they face.
Affiliate Development– we will provide training/education regarding board officer training, membership development, and other topics relating to building organizational capacity.
Emergency Preparedness– will focus on natural and man-made disasters and strategies you can use to prepare yourself, your family members, and loved ones. Don’t miss the workshop on Pandemic Influenza!
State Programs- will address issues impacting persons with a mental illness involving Pennsylvania State government, in particular OMHSAS.
Scholarship opportunities are available for consumers and family members.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS– These workshops will present current information on suicide prevention, our ever popular Ask the Doctor sessions, co-morbidity between mental illness and diabetes, in home medication management, psychiatric service dogs, exercise, diet and mental health, sleep patterns, and Ask the Pharmacist.
RECOVERY– Dr. Fred Frese will lead off our workshops on recovery exploring myths and miracles. There will also be workshops on mental health recovery and fighting stigma.
RESEARCH– research topics this year include sessions on brain imaging and telepsychiatry.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH– the area of outreach in our communities is critical to education, support and advocacy. Topics include outreach on college campuses, community support programs and reaching communities of color.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE– topics include the Prison Anti-Death Penalty Task Force and helpful suggestions if your child is arrested, and enhanced re-entry services.
VETERANS– this year we are presenting an extended track on veterans including returning service people from Iraq and Afghanistan, co-occurring disorders and veterans and post traumatic stress disorder and depression.

(Workshops arranged by day)

FRIDAY			TIME
OPENING PLENARY: VETERANS	Jyoti Shah, MD, DFAPA Marian Bova, PsyD Aaron Jacoby, PhD Glenn Koons, NAMI PA 1st Sgt. Brenda Coston, (retired) Tom Shade, Advocate	Returning Home: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans	9:15 - 10:30 A.M.
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AFFILIATE DEVELOPMENT	Liz Smith, NAMI National	Affiliate and Membership Development in the 21st Century	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
CHILDREN	Donna Gilcher, MS, MEd, EdD	Introduction to Understanding the Language of Behavior	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE	Regina Ericson, NAMI PA Roberta Trombetta, Office of Juvenile Justice Gregory McCutcheon, MH Services Director, Dauphin County CMU	Your Child Was Arrested: Helpful Suggestions	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE	Stephen Zubrod, PhD Lance Couturier, PhD Roberta J. Altenor, RN, MSN Robert Davis, MD John Tuttle, Deputy Executive Director, PABPP Clarissa McNitt, MS	Enhanced Re-Entry Services for Offenders with Mental Illness: A Collaborative for Improved Procedures	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS	Ruth Apa, RN, MEd	Are You Ready? For WHAT? The Next Emergency or Disaster	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS	Mary E. Diamond, DO, MPA, MA	Emergency Preparedness: Pandemic Influenza	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
EMPLOYMENT	Jeffrey Nace, BSE	Understanding How Working Affects Benefits	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS	Rohan Ganguli, MD	Living With Schizophrenia	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS	Edward Bixler, PhD	Sleep Complaints: Association with Mental Illness	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS	Carla Braund, PharmD	Ask the Pharmacist About Benefits of a Personal Consult, How to Find Medication/Drug Information	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
VETERANS	Jyoti Shah, MD, DFAPA Kevin P. Creegan, PhD, Clinical Psychologist Helen Shun-I Pan, PhD, Clinical Psychologist	PTSD- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment	10:45 - 12:00 P.M.
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LUNCHEON ADDRESS	The Honorable Michael J. Barrasse	Hospital Closures and Its Impact on the Judicial System	12:15 - 1:45 P.M.
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CHILDREN	Regina Ericson, NAMI Pennsylvania Dianna Brocious, Project Director, PA Families, Inc. Angela Logan, Policy Office, DPW Stan Mrozowski, PhD Terry L. Clark, MPA	Advocacy for Children's Behavioral Health: Update	2:00-3:15 P.M.
ELDERLY	Susan Bartholomew-Palmer, MHSA	Caring for Aging Lacking Decision Making Capacity: Rights and Responsibilities- Part A	2:00– 3:15 P.M.
EMPLOYMENT	William Boyer, Policy Office, DPW Sandra B. Long-Johnson, BSW Karen Retorick, BA Randall E. Loss, BA	Employment - A Key Component in the Recovery Process	2:00– 3:15 P.M.
FAMILY	Mia Marcovici, MD	Ask The Doctor About the Role of Families in Recovery	2:00– 3:15 P.M.
FAMILY	Daniel Fredlund, PhD, JD	Do We Have to Disinherit Them? How to Make a Trust for Your Loved One	2:00– 3:15 P.M.
FAMILY	Tony Salvatore, MA Mary E. Diamond, DO, MPA, MA	Getting Suicide Risk Out of Your Home, Life, and Community	2:00– 3:15 P.M.
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS	Katherine L. Wisner, MD	Optimal Pregnancy Management for Women with Mood Disorders	2:00-3:15 P.M.
POLICY	Ronald S. Honberg, JD, Director of Policy, NAMI National	Medicaid and Medicare – Old Programs, New Challenges	2:00-3:15 P.M.
RESEARCH	Leigh Gardner, MS Carol A. Rocio, LSW, CCM	Telepsychiatry - Using New Technology to Bring Psychiatric Services to Children in Rural Communities	2:00-3:15 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS	Joseph Hazzard, PhD Mark N. Heinly, MD Kristen Yeager, Student	Exercise, Diet and Mental Health	2:00-3:15 P.M.
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CHILDREN	Suzanne Vogel-Scibilia, MD	Update on Medications and Treatment for Children and Adolescents	3:30-4:45 P.M.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE	Ronald S. Honberg, JD	Mental Illness and the Death Penalty-The Next Frontier of Capital Litigation	3:30-4:45 P.M.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH	Glenn Koons, NAMI PA	The Pennsylvania Community Support Program	3:30-4:45 P.M.
ELDERLY	Susan Bartholomew-Palmer, MHSA	Caring for Aging Lacking Decision Making Capacity: Rights and Responsibilities- Part B	3:30-4:45 P.M.
ELDERLY	Mary E. Diamond, DO, MPA, MA, Moderator Tony Salvatore, MA Heidi Bryan, Director, Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council Dawn Reese, PA Legislative Specialist	The PA Adult Suicide Prevention Plan: What it Means for Consumers and Families	3:30-4:45 P.M.
EMPLOYMENT	Jamie C. Ray, Esq. Lee Lippi, CAP	Employees with Mental Disabilities: Rights, Responsibilities, Resources and Advocacy	3:30-4:45 P.M.
FAMILY	Leigh Gardner, MS	Crisis Prevention Planning	3:30-4:45 P.M.
RESEARCH	Gregory Moore, MD, PhD	Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Mental Illness	3:30-4:45 P.M.
RESEARCH	Carla Braund, PharmD	My Vagal Nerve Stimulator (VSN)	3:30-4:45 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDS	Rohan Ganguli, MD	Medical Aspects of Mental Illness and Diabetes	3:30-4:45 P.M.
VETERANS	Jyoti Shah, MD, DFAPA Aaron Jacoby, PhD Anil Rai, MD	Follow Up on Suicide Prevention	3:30-4:45 P.M.
SATURDAY			TIME
CHILDREN	Mark Perrin, MD	Your Child's Treatment - What You Need to Know	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
CHILDREN	Penny A. Frese, PhD	Red Flags: Helping the School Community Deal with Mental Health Issues in Children	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH	NAMI PA Board Members Old and New	Meet Your NAMI Board Members	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
ELDERLY	Paul Kettl, MD, MHA	Geriatric Mental Health	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
EMPLOYMENT	Sandy A. Sipe, CMP	Groom For Success in the Business Environment	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS	Loren Crabtree, MD	Understanding and Relating to a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDS	Rocio Nell, MD, CPE	Ask the Doctor About Serious Mental Illness	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
STATE PROGRAMS	Joan L. Erney, JD, Deputy Secretary, OMHSAS	State of the State: Objectives and Goals for the Coming Year	10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
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AFFILIATE DEVELOPMENT	Dolores Liptak, Management Consultant	Board Officer Training: Meeting Basics	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
EMPLOYMENT	Sherra Zavitsanos Angela Burris, CRC	What You Need to Know About Working While Getting Social Security Disability Benefits	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
FAMILY	David Brown and Emily Brown	Restoring Lost Trust in a Family: The Key to Recovery	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
FAMILY	Deborah Hebert, LSW, CCDP-D	Changing Family Roles	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
RECOVERY	Rocio Nell, MD, CPE	Recovery and Mental Health Wellness	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
RECOVERY	Susan Elhajj, BA Cheryl Floyd, MSW, LSW, CAAP	Ways to Fight Stigma	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
RECOVERY	Matthew Federici, MS, CPRP	Certified Peer Specialist: Paving the Road to Community Integration	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
RESEARCH	Suzanne Vogel-Scibilia, MD	*Advances in Research from NIMH. Summary of C.A.T.I.E., STEP, TABS and STARD**	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
STATE PROGRAMS	Shelly E. Bishop, Executive Assistant, OMHSAS	A Call for Change: Toward A Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Service System for Adults	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS	Paul Kettl, MD, MHA	Ask the Doctor About Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders- Problems Involved with Delivering Care	1:15 - 2:30 P.M.
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AFFILIATE DEVELOPMENT	Dolores Liptak, Management Consultant	Board Officer Training: Planning and Leading Effective Meetings	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH	Linda Cook, DNSc, RN, BC	Access to Quality Life on Campus	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
POLICY	James W. Jordan, Jr. NAMI PA Executive Director Chuck Hamilton, NAMI PA Affiliate Relations & Advocacy	Advocacy: The Power of Your Vote	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
RECOVERY	Fred J. Frese, PhD	Recovery: Myths, Mountains and Miracles	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
RECOVERY	Rocio Nell, MD, CPE	Recovery and Mental Health Wellness (con't.)	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
RECOVERY	Matthew Federici, MS, CPRP	Certified Peer Specialist: Paving the Road to Community Integration (con't.)	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
RECOVERY	Eric Larson, MHASP	WRAP: Recovering our Wellness Through Action and Support: A Resource for Families	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
STATE PROGRAMS	Shelly E. Bishop, Executive Assistant, OMHSAS	A Call for Change: Toward A Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Service System for Adults (con't.)	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS	Timothy S. Peters-Strickland, MD	The Role of Psychopharmacology in Wellness and Recovery	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.
TREATMENT / THERAPY / MEDICATIONS	Joan Esnayra, PhD	Psychiatric Service Dogs, An Effective Therapeutic Adjunct	2:45 - 4:00 P.M.