2014 Conference Agenda & Workshops
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Crowne Plaza Monroe
AGENDA
8:30 AM REGISTRATION
9:30 AM WELCOME
Mark Perrin, M.D., NAMI NJ President
Sylvia Axelrod, M.A., NAMI NJ Executive Director
9:45 AM OPENING REMARKS [view slides]
Lynn Kovich, M.Ed., Deputy Commissioner, Division of Mental Health & Addictions Services
10:00 AM COGNITIVE ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
COGNITIVE CHALLENGES IN SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THEM? [view slides]
Steven Silverstein, Ph.D., Dir. Of Research, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care; Prof. of Psychiatry, RWJ Medical School
WHAT BABY BOOMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS [view slides]
Steven Sonhle, Psy.D., ABPP, Clinical Administrator – UBHC Edison/ Director, COPSA Geriatric Services, Rutgers University
11:15 AM TRANSFORMING STIGMA INTO STRENGTH: DRUM UP YOUR FEELINGS
Mike Veny, Founder, “Transforming Stigma” & Professional Drummer
12:00 PM BREAK
12:15 PM LUNCH/SALES/DISPLAY
1:15 PM RESEARCH ON BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION TECHNOLOGIES
Michelle Burns, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine
2:00 PM BREAK
2:15 PM CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
3:45 PM ADJOURNMENT
AFTERNOON CONCURRENT WORKSHOP TOPICS
2:15 – 3:45 PM
1. Promising Treatments for Cognitive Impairment [view slides]
Robert Stern, M.D., Essex County Hospital Center, Acting Medical Director
2. Behavioral Intervention Technologies in Current Use [view slides]
Michelle Burns, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine
3. Dual Diagnosis: Trauma & Substance Use [view slides]
Stephanie Marcello Duva, Ph.D.,Clinician Administrator, Behavioral Research and Training Institute (BRTI)
University Behavioral Health Care Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Licensed Psychologist
4. NAMI SMARTS for Advocacy/How to Advocate 101
Scott Fine & Fern Fine, NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Teachers
5. Overview of Employment Issues
Brittany Stone, Integrated Employment Institute [view slides]
Gerrard Radice, Mental Health Association in NJ, Training Coordinator [view slides]
6. Respite Centers – An Alternative to Hospitalization
Elena Kravitz, Manager, Collaborative Support programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ) [view slides]
Christopher Falco, M.A., Legacy Treatment Services, Program Director [view slides]
7. Self-Care and Self-Management
Melissa Mclean, Hearing Voices, CSPNJ [view slides]
Lois Miller, Informed Choices, CSPNJ [view slides]
Yasmin Halim, CHOICES
Kristen Heckeroth, Hearts & Minds, NAMI NJ [view slides]
8. Treatment Not Jail, for People with Mental Illness [view slides]
Montclair Police Lt. Richard Cavanaugh, Law enforcement Coordinator
Manuela Garcia, LSW, Director, Assisted Outpatient Treatment Services/Involuntary Outpatient Committee, Mental Health Association of Essex County Inc.