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.