Transforming Recovery:
Advancing Technology & Equity in Behavioral Health
44th Fall Conference
December 11, 2024
FEA Conference Center,
Monroe Twp., NJ
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 AM | REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST NETWORKING |
| 9:00 AM | WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS |
| 9:15-10:00 AM | DMHAS NEWS & UPDATES Renee Burawski, Assistant Commissioner, DMHAS |
| 10:00-11:00 AM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Addressing Racial Disparities in the Behavioral Health Workforce: Person-Centered Supervision Approach Sadaaki Fukui, Ph.D., MSW, Interim Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Social Work |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Break |
| 11:15-12:15 PM | WORKSHOPS
|
| 12:15-1:30 PM | LUNCH & PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE Kimberley Higgs, LCSW, Executive Director, NJPRA Matthew Binder, Senior Advocacy Specialist, Easter Seals New Jersey |
| 1:30-2:30 PM | AFTERNOON PLENARY Culturual Humility in Mental Health June DePonte-Sernak, Ed.D., MBA, Statewide Diversity Leadership Officer, Center for Family Services |
| 2:30-3:30 PM | ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION Practitioner of the Year Supervisor of the Year Alan Lunt Consumer Advocate Award Morti Gati Award |
| 3:30-3:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
Since 1980, serving the practice and practitioners of psychiatric rehabilitation
About NJPRA
Our members are primarily professionals who work in more than 50 mental health agencies and organizations throughout New Jersey, but also includes students and persons with the lived experience of mental illness and their families.
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Past Events
November 17, 2023 –43rd Fall Conference: Pathways to Recovery
Conference sessions and workshops included: Career and Technical Education Pathways for Individuals living with Mental Health Conditions, Trauma-Informed Techniques to Enhance Emotional Wellbeing, Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), 2023 Annual Awards presentation and Direct Advocacy to the State Assembly, Senate and Governor’s office.
June 9th, 2023 –NJPRA 6th Spring Conference and Recognition: Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Tools for Our Trade
Conference topics included: New And Improved Wellness Tools, Motivational Interviewing: Developing New Skills to Support Change, Embracing Inclusion: Moving Beyond Cultural Competence, 2023 Recognition Award Recipients and more. Sessions were recorded and shared with all registered attendees.
June 3rd and 8th, 2022 –NJPRA 4th Spring Conference and Recognition: Meeting Post-Covid Challenges: Refreshing Your Skills
Conference topics included: Applying Modern Theories of Grief to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Strategies to Promote Employment Success, Applying the Intentional Relationship Model in Mental Health, and more. Sessions were recorded and shared with all registered attendees.
November 12th, 17th, and 19th, 2021 –NJPRA 41st Fall Conference: Innovation in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Conference topics included: Flourishing at Work, Employee Engagement and Recognition, Group and Peer Supervision, Innovation in CSS, 1115 Waiver Renewal, 988 Development and Implementation, Public Policy Forum, and more. Sessions were recorded and shared with all registered attendees.
April 9th, 2021 – Member Agency Leadership Virtual Roundtable
Leadership representatives of NJPRA’s member agencies joined our Board of Directors to share their strategies and lessons learned during this year of COVID-19 and to discuss policy priorities, and needs across our system. There was robust discussion about workforce needs, hard and soft skills training and development, staff retention, telehealth, reimbursement for peer providers, challenges and successes in delivering services during the pandemic across settings, Legislative policy priorities and the 1115 Waiver.
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