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Sponsor, Exhibit, and Advertise in Hershey at the 2022 RCPA Annual Conference: Together
Join RCPA as we host the 2022 Annual Conference: Together, October 11–14, at the Hershey Lodge. RCPA staff and the Conference Committee are excited to release this year’s Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Advertisers brochure, with new opportunities to get in on the action. Booth self-selection will be back this year for the exhibitors and exhibiting sponsors who submit their contracts with payment by April 29. In order to be considered for self-selection, a completed contract with payment must be submitted.
Don’t miss your chance to be seen and to support the work of this dynamic organization! The event is a highlight for the Pennsylvania mental health, drug and alcohol, intellectual and developmental disabilities, children’s, brain injury, medical rehabilitation, and physical disabilities and aging provider communities.
Connections Hall Brings Us Together
Exhibit activities take place during the two busiest days of the conference, with many networking opportunities throughout the event. Check out the Connections Hall web page for more details!
Exciting New Sponsorship Opportunities
The association is privileged to have the backing of the finest organizations in the field for our conference. Through the use of sponsorship circles, RCPA is able to honor all supporting organizations. Visit the Sponsors page to view opportunities and available sponsorship circles!
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The deadline for inclusion in all digital materials is August 11. Sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers who wish to be listed on the website, the mobile app, and in the conference program must adhere to that deadline. The association looks forward to welcoming you at the conference! Space and opportunities are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, and no reservation is considered complete without payment. If questions remain, please contact Sarah Eyster or Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinators.
2022 Virtual Everyday Lives Conference — Save the Date!
The Office of Developmental Programs invites you to save the date for the 2022 Virtual Everyday Lives Conference. The Everyday Lives Conference is a statewide event that presents pertinent information to individuals with a disability and/or autism, their families, and the professionals that support them in an effort to empower individuals to live their ideal everyday life.
NatCon22 Schedule is Now Available: Be Sure to Join RCPA!
OCYF Offers Registration Discount at National Conferences on Children’s Law
The American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law invites you to attend their national conferences to be held in person April 5–8, 2022, in Tysons Corner, Virginia (a suburb of Washington, DC). Thanks to the generosity of the PA Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth, and Families, the ABA Permanency and Education Barriers Projects are pleased to offer a 50% discount on registration fees for either one or both of these conferences to all attorneys or child welfare professionals currently practicing in Pennsylvania. Please see the flyer for more information, including a link to the agendas, registration information, and a hotel discount.
OMHSAS & ODP Training Opportunity: Dual Diagnosis Professional Conference Series
The Department of Human Services’ Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) are pleased to announce the Dual Diagnosis Professional Conference Series, which offers presentations focused on supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) and mental health needs.
The selected presenters share their expertise on best and promising practices as well as provide general knowledge. Session topics, which focus on increasing capacity to serve individuals with dual diagnosis in the community, are chosen based on identified needs and with input from the field of professional stakeholders.
All professional stakeholders, including direct and clinical supporters for individuals with ID/A, are encouraged to attend. Registration is required and at no charge to attendees. Four (4) hours of training credit and a certificate of achievement is provided.
Seating is limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. You can register at MyODP’s website. For more information, you can view the flyer here.
PA Reception at NatCon22
We are excited to announce the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Conference will be held in-person on April 11–13, 2022, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC. As we have done in previous years, RCPA will host a Pennsylvania Reception at the National Council Conference. The PA Reception will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. As we near the event, additional details will be provided.
We hope to count on your organization to sponsor this exciting event — and we’ll be back in person! Our members and Pennsylvania providers look forward to this networking event to share their experiences and discuss new trends and initiatives. We depend on our sponsors for support of this PA Reception. Historically there have been approximately 350 PA registrants at the NC Conference, and more than half of them attended the PA Reception, along with several NC staff, presenters, and invited guests. In the past, this reception has been extremely well attended and is a highlight of the conference for PA registrants.
We thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to hearing from you. We thank all previous sponsors and hope we can count on your continued sponsorship. Please contact Tina Miletic with any questions. We thank you for your continued support of RCPA activities.
COVID-19 Safety Acknowledgement: The National Council will implement health-and-safety protocols appropriate to the public health circumstances existing at the time of the conference. Those protocols may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 status;
- self-monitoring;
- biometric screening;
- symptom checkers;
- contact tracing;
- wearing a mask mandate;
- use of additional personal protective equipment, social distancing, and space management; and/or
- other similar measures.
Compliance with some or all of the protocols adopted by the National Council may be mandatory for in-person attendance and participation at the conference. Additional information regarding the specific health and safety measures, and any necessary consents by you, will be communicated to attendees prior to the first day of the Conference.
RCPA Members Save on National Council Conference
Be Sure to Register for the Leading in 2021: Hoping, Healing, Helping Conference
Although we will miss seeing everyone in person, this year’s 2021 RCPA-MDCBH-A.N.D. Virtual Conference is not to be missed! With general sessions, “think” sessions, workshops, and on-demand sessions, we have something for everyone. We are fortunate to have expert speakers sharing their knowledge regarding leadership, workforce development, managed care, measurement-based care, use of technology in service delivery, and regrouping during COVID-19.
Our speakers will cover all service areas supported by RCPA membership, including mental health, drug and alcohol, brain injury, children’s, and IDD services.
We also managed to work a little fun into the schedule as well – details coming soon! Don’t miss out on this great experience. Register now!
Leading in 2021: Hoping, Healing, Helping Conference Updates
In addition to the general sessions, including national updates that will provide valuable information to all, we have several break-out sessions that will be offered live each day during our 2021 Conference. These sessions include:
Tuesday September 28, 2021
- Preparing Infrastructure for Managed Care in ID/DD Providers
- Coordinating Measurement-Based Care: How the Maryland Community Behavioral Health Association Improved Treatment Outcomes and Leveraged Their Data
- Leadership in Technology for a New Era
- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Regional Approach to Address Healthy Equity
- Magical Metaphors: Creating a Shared Language Within a CBT Treatment Setting
- Without a Playbook: Navigating the Pandemic While Still Moving Forward
- Enhancing Whole Health and Wellness: Working Works When Using Social Security Work Incentives
- Linking Up! CANS Across the Tristate Area, and How This Can Optimize Care
- Creating an Employee-Centered Culture to Attract & Retain Staff
- Mobile Buprenorphine: A Novel Method for Engaging Populations in Substance Use Disorder Care
- Improving Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services For OUR Older Adults. YOU Can Help!
Wednesday September 29, 2021
- Top Funding Resources for Assistive Technology in Pennsylvania
- Measuring What Matters Most: Leveraging the Power of Business Intelligence to Drive Organizational Improvements
- People Like Me: Working with Vulnerable Populations Using an Integrated Model to Behavioral Health Care
- How COVID-19 Changes Our View of Emergency Preparedness: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 and Key Strategies for Preparedness Moving Forward
- The Great Reset: Leadership Beyond the Pandemic
- “Link Outside the Box”: Using Remote Services and Technology to Provide Support Services For Individuals With IDD
- Promoting Motivational Interviewing Spirit and Skills with Paraprofessional Staff
- COVID-19 at 18 Months: How the Pandemic Has Changed Us and Society
- Strategies for Reducing Screen Time Fatigue
Thursday September 30, 2021
- A Collaborative Agency-Based Approach to Implementing a Pandemic-Induced Practice-Based Change to Telehealth
- Concussion (TBI) and Behavioral Health (The Missing Peace): Where Are We Now?
- Trauma-Informed Support for People with Intellectual Disabilities
- No Longer Just a Plan — Value Based Payments in Community HealthChoices in 2022
- The Cultural Competency in the Clinical Assessment & Treatment of Adults with IDD and Co-Occurring Mental Illness
- The Path to VBP is Paved With Quality: A National Perspective on Measures of Quality in IDD Services
- Post-Incarceration Care: How to Create an Effective Transitional Model
- Implementing Trauma-Informed PA (TIPA): PRTFs Becoming Trauma-Informed
- We Hear You!
- Expanding Integrated Primary Care for People with IDD: Replicable Models and Policy Implications
- The Unexpected Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Time Banking: A Grassroots Resource for Increased Personal Outcomes and Community Development
There will also be over 20 “on-demand” sessions on many timely subjects and topics, such as Leadership, Diversity, and Remote Supports and Services.
Visit the RCPA Conference website for specific updates to the schedule, posted as they become finalized.
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