Every weekend in October Seven Springs showcases their spectacular mountain retreat! Come to the mountain early and enjoy the best of Pennsylvania's beautiful fall foliage. Beginning at 11:00 a.m. guests can find activities for the entire family including novelty acts, musical entertainment, a craft show, a corn maze, pumpkin patch, scenic chairlift rides, and a myriad of delectable foods from kielbasa to the outdoor barbecue buffet.
Conference
Registration
Conference registration opens in the hotel lobby at 4:00
p.m. A reception will be hosted by the Conference Committee and PCPA staff.
Guests can register and obtain materials for the week, enjoy conversation
with arriving colleagues, and make dinner connections prior to the evening
fireside chat in Convention Hall.
Passion,
Purpose, and Possibilities: A Fireside Chat
Sunday, October 5, 7:00 p.m., Convention Hall
Across the
ages it has been noted that the journey is often where the lessons are
learned; that an end point doesn’t have to be the primary goal.
The journey of recovery is no different and learning to live with mental
illness offers insights not just for the individual, but also for clinicians,
family, friends, colleagues, and employers. In this unique and interactive
presentation is the opportunity to share a recovery journey from an individual,
her therapist, and the organization that employs her in a peer specialist
position. They will offer:
- The individual story of recovery, from initial involvement in treatment to working as a peer specialist;
- The perspective of the individual therapist, from the unique challenges of engagement to a successful ongoing therapeutic relationship in a recovery-oriented approach to treatment; and
- The perspective of the provider in including a peer specialist working with the treatment team and the integration of a recovery culture into the fundamental approach to care.
Speakers
Ms. Miki Hammond is a certified peer specialist working
in crisis intervention. With her unique mixture of patient and provider
she invites her audience to share in her experiences. She provides a roadmap
complete with all the detours, side trips, and setbacks of the process
called recovery. Speaking from a patient's perspective, she shares the
intimate thoughts and feelings about living with mental illness. Ms. Hammond
speaks clearly and succinctly about the inadequacies of our mental health
care system, both public and private, and can help both professionals
and consumers alike understand what is needed to recover.
Dr. Bruce Kobal provides psychotherapy for adults, older adolescents, and families through his private practice. Areas of specialty are in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Other issues of interest are adjustment to emotional and physical difficulties and coping with loss. Dr. Kobal earned his doctoral degree in counseling psychology from Gannon University where he is currently an adjunct professor. He has been a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania since 1992. Dr. Kobal has been the private therapist to Ms. Hammond since 1995 when she was referred to his practice by the psychiatrist who had been previously treating her. Dr. Kobal will share his perspectives on the clinical care and the challenges and transitions that he and his client have worked through.
Mr. Jonathan Evans has a 30 year career in behavioral health. He is the founding President and CEO of Safe Harbor Behavioral Health, an organization started in 1993 to provide outpatient services to individuals returning from Warren State Hospital as part of one original Community Hospital Integration Projects Program (CHIPP) and 24-hour crisis intervention to anyone in Erie County. The program budget has grown from the $300,000 to over $ 6.3 million. SHBH currently employs over 173 staff. Evans is also the founding board chairman of Presque Isle Psychiatric Associates. He serves on the board of The Erie Agency on Aging and is a member of Congressman English’s Healthcare Advisory Committee. Mr. Evans also serves as co-chair for PCPA’s Legislative Affairs Committee. He holds the Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
CPA extends its thanks to Elwyn, Inc., Elwyn, for their support of this program.
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