Statewide Quarterly Positive Approaches & Practices Meeting to Be Held September 17

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The RCPA 2025 Conference Strive to Thrive is just two weeks away, and online registration officially closes THIS Friday, August 29, 2025. Register today and reserve your spot at the Hershey Lodge September 9 – 12 for the latest in practices and products in health and human services! By registering online, you gain access to:
View our Registration Brochure for complete details, including booking your hotel room, event highlights, and networking opportunities!

Time is running out to register online for the RCPA 2025 Conference Strive to Thrive, so don’t wait any longer to reserve your seat, book your hotel room, and get ready to engage with leaders in the health and human services industry! Online registration officially closes next Friday, August 29, 2025. Register today — as an attendee, you can look forward to:
View our Registration Brochure for complete details, including booking your hotel room, event highlights, and networking opportunities!
National Council’s Hill Day event will span two days, with a Public Policy Institute Program on October 7 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, and meetings on Capitol Hill slated for October 8. This is a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the country and share your important stories directly with the people who represent you in Washington, D.C.
Last year, RCPA members received the opportunity to learn and develop their lobbying skills through the Public Policy Institute sessions and put them to work meeting with Pennsylvania legislators in a series of meetings and roundtables. The experience was invaluable and created a pathway to advocating in their home districts and events like the RCPA Capital Day.
While Hill visits are open to all, space will limit the Public Policy Institute to 400 registrants.
As RCPA will once more serve as Team Captains for the Pennsylvania delegation, we ask that, when you register, you also contact RCPA COO Jim Sharp. RCPA will be coordinating and communicating with members as the event proceeds.
Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging; however, hotel rooms can be booked through the Omni Shoreham Hotel at a discounted group rate once you have registered. Group transportation between the hotel and Capitol Hill will be offered at set times.
Note on potential shutdown: If Congress does not reach a spending agreement by September 30, there may be a government shutdown starting October 1. D.C. offices will remain open, however, and staff meetings can still occur. More updates will be provided if a shutdown appears likely.
More details will be forthcoming. We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions:
With the summer days flying by, time is running out to register for the 2025 RCPA Conference Strive to Thrive! Online registration closes August 29, and by registering early, attendees will gain access to the mobile app, sponsored by Millin, a full week ahead of schedule! This means you’ll be able to:
View the complete agenda and create your individualized schedule of workshops to visit;Register today to reserve your seat to the conference and access the app as soon as it launches! All attendees who have registered will receive an email one week prior to conference with complete instructions on downloading, accessing, and utilizing the mobile app.
View the Registration Brochure for complete details regarding our schedule, booking a hotel room, and more!
Providers are invited to attend a virtual informational session regarding the proposed regulatory chapters for Residential Services for Children. This session will provide highlights of the key changes being proposed to regulations governing child residential settings (including parent/child settings and outdoor programs), secure detention, and secure residential facilities. These proposed regulatory chapters are identified as:
These proposed regulatory chapters currently are under review within the Governor’s Office, and the Office of Children, Youth, Families (OCYF) is projecting publication in the last quarter of calendar year 2025. There will be a 60-day comment period following publication of the proposed regulations.
In advance of publication, however, OCYF is extending the opportunity to attend an informational session to highlight proposed key changes to existing practices.
DATE: There are two dates you can attend. The content will be the same at each session.
TIME: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (the same for both sessions)
RCPA, as part of the Children’s Residential Services and Children’s MH Division, will be assembling a regulatory review team as part of the regulatory promulgation and public comment process. RCPA has performed a similar review for the PRTF, Crisis, IBHS, and Outpatient Psychiatric processes, as well as a host of other DHS regulatory efforts.
If you are interested in being a part of this review, please contact RCPA Mental Health Policy Associate Emma Sharp. RCPA will convene a Chapter 3900 Work Group within a week of the OCYF presentation.