NAMI
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Berks County
P.O. Box 6642
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-685-3000 (phone)
610-685-3001 (fax)
NAMIberkscounty@nami.org
www.namiberkscounty.com
NAMI Berks County presents:
Phyllis Solomon, PhD, Professor of Social Work and Professor
of Social Work in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania.
TOPIC: "What is Evidence-Based Practice
for Adults with Severe Mental Illness and What is the Scientific
Evidence?"
When: MONDAY, December 10, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Where: Jewish Community Center, 1700 City Line
Street, Reading, PA 19604.
Please see flyer for details.
Dr. Solomon has over 30 years of research, planning, and administrative
experience. She has worked in the state psychiatric system and
in a community research and planning agency where she conducted
research, evaluations, and designed service interventions. She
has extensively published and presented on issues concerning adults
with serious mental illness and their families. She has co-edited
two books on psychiatric rehabilitation, Psychiatric Rehabilitation
in Practice, New Developments in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and
co-authored two books Community Services to Discharged Psychiatric
Patients and Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
In 1997 her article with others on results of family education
for families of adults with severe mental illness received the
first place award by the Society for Social Work and Research.
She is listed in numerous directories, including Who's Who is
America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 500 Notable Women,
Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century to name a few.
We hope you will be able to join us for this special presentation
by Dr. Solomon. Please feel free to share this email with others
who may want to attend. The presentation is free and open to the
public.
Thank you.
