ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, in the midst of the most fundamental and fastest changes we have ever seen.Ìý Such times demand vision, insight and input from across our communities.Ìý
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿â€™s upcoming April 25-6 Executive Seminar gathers together a stellar array of national and state experts and state policy, provider and peer leaders to help us shape and prepare for what lies ahead. Our program includes national leaders like:
- Paul Appelbaum, Ron Manderscheid and Dan Fisher discussing the impact of increased national and state attention on mental health issues
- Arthur Evans, Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services Commissioner on healthcare transformation and grounding multicultural competencies
- Delaware Commissioner Kevin Huckshorn, former US Dep’t of Justice attorney Sam Bagenstos and the Bazelon Center’s Bob Bernstein providing an exciting example of the transformational impact of a state Olmstead plan
- Larry Fricks, Peggy Swarbrick, Tom Hill,ÌýJoe Powell and Alan Rabideau describing the latest in peer service innovations
- Open Minds’ Monica Oss, noted expert on the implications of financing changes on behavioral health delivery systems
- Cheri Dolezal (Washington), Joe Powell (Texas) and Tom Lane (Pennsylvania) detailing some impressive managed care designs that have enhanced recovery and peer support initiatives
- NDRI’s Stan Sachs on innovations in integrating addiction, mental health and medical care
- National consultant Dick Dougherty taking a look at promising national healthcare innovations
- SAMHSA’s Wilma Townsend and Dennis Romero
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The Seminar also features a broad array of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ State officials, including Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson, OMH Acting Commissioner Kristin Woodlock and OASAS Commissioner Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez, and leading state change agents who will help us stay on top of prominent state policy changes and programmatic innovations. Ìý
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Please see program schedule details below and go to to register today!
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ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Collective Presents 9th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation
Mastering the Opportunities in Healthcare, Olmstead and Budget Reforms in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ State
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April 25-26, 2013
Hotel AlbanyÌýÌý State and Lodge Streets, Albany, NY
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Program Schedule Day 1 – April 25, 2013
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9:30 am – 9:45 am ÌýÌýÌý Welcome and Opening Remarks Ìý
Edye Schwartz, DSW, LCSW-R, Director for Systems Transformation, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Mahopac, NY
Chacku Mathai, CPRP, Associate Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Rochester, NY
Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Albany, NY
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9:45 am – 11:00 amÌýÌýÌýÌý Tools for Today and Tomorrow: Inspiration, Innovation, Integration and Adaptation
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Larry Fricks, Deputy Director, SAMHSA-HRSA, Center for Integrated Health Solutions, Cleveland, GA
Stanley Sacks, PhD, Director, National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
Monica Oss, CEO and Senior Associate, Open Minds, Gettysburg, PA
Moderator: Richard Dougherty, PhD, DMA Strategies, Lexington, MA
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11:00 am – 11:05 amÌýÌý ÌýBreak
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11:05 am – 12:15 pmÌýÌý Olmstead: Policies that Advance Full Community IntegrationÌý
Robert Bernstein, PhD, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC
Samuel Bagenstos, JD, University of Michigan Law School, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Ann Arbor, MI Ìý
Kevin Huckshorn, RN, MSN, CADC, ICRC, Director, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Delaware Health and Social Services, New Castle, DE
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Albany, NY
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12:15 pm – 1:15 pmÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lunch (Exhibitor Room open)
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1:30 pm – 2:30pm ÌýÌýÌýÌý From Policy to Implementation: A View from the State
Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY
Kristin Woodlock, Acting Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY
Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez, Commissioner, NYS OASAS , Albany, NY
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Albany, NY
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2:30 pm – 2:40 pmÌýÌýÌý ÌýBreak
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2:40 pm – 3:50 pmÌýÌýÌýÌý Workshops Round I
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- Innovations in Peer Run Services
Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP, Director, Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives, Freehold, NJ
Larry Fricks, Deputy Director of the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions, Cleveland, GA
Tom Hill, MSW, Director of Programs, Faces and Voices of Recovery, Washington, DC
Alan Rabideau, First Nations Behavioral Health Association
Steve Miccio, Executive Director, PEOPLe Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY
Moderator: Amy Colesante, Executive Director, Mental Health Empowerment Project, Albany, NY
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- Innovations in Integrated Care: A National Perspective
Richard Dougherty, PhD, DMA Strategies, Lexington, MA
Edye Schwartz, DSW, LCSW-R, Director of Systems Transformation, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Mahopac, NY
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- Finding the OpportunitiesÌý in Healthcare Reform: The Inside Track
Monica Oss, CEO and Senior Associate, Open Minds, Gettysburg, PA
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3:50 pm – 4:00 pmÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýBreak
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4:00 pm – 5:15 pmÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Workshops Round II
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- Managed Care Financed Innovations
Cheri Dolezal, RN, MBA, Executive Director, OptumHealth, Pierce RSN, Tacoma, WA
Joe Powell, LCDC, CAS, Executive Director, Association of Persons Affected by Addiction, Dallas TX
Thomas Lane, National DirectorÌýConsumer & Recovery Services, Magellan Health Services, Ft. Pierce, FL
Moderator: Chacku Mathai, CPRP, Associate Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Rochester, NY
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Update on Medicaid/Medicare, Managed Long Term Care and Community First Choice Initiatives
Mark Kissinger, Long Term Care Division Director, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY
Leah Farrell, Manager of Government Affairs, Center for Disability Rights, Albany, NY
Lindsay Miller, Deputy Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association on Independent Living, Albany, NY
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Albany, NY
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- Preparing Clinic Programs for Managed Care
Gary Weiskopf, Project Director, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY
Andrew Cleek, PsyD, Executive Officer, Senior Research Scientist, McSilver-Urban Institute for Behavioral Health, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
Carla Lisio, LCSW, Executive Vice President, Mental Health Association of Westchester, Tarrytown, NY
Moderator: Edye Schwartz, DSW, LCSW-R, Director of Systems Transformation, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Mahopac, NY
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Program Schedule Day 2 – April 26, 2013
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8:30 am – 10:00 amÌýÌýÌý Rethinking the Mental Health System in Response to the Newtown Legacy
Ron Manderscheid, PhD, Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD), Washington, DC
Paul S. Applebaum, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Division of Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD, Executive Director, National Empowerment Center, Lawrence, MA
Steve Coe, Executive Director, Community Access, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY; Co-President, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Albany, NY
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10:00 am – 10:10 am Ìý Break
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10:10 am – 11:15 am ÌýÌý Systems Transformation in the Era of Healthcare and Budget Reforms
Dennis O. Romero, MA, SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Region II, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, Commissioner, Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), Philadelphia, PA
Moderator: Chacku Mathai, CPRP, Associate Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Rochester, NY
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11:15 am – 11:30 amÌýÌý ÌýBreak
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11:30 am – 12:45 pm Ìý Workshops Round III
A. ÌýÌýÌý Opportunities for Employment and Economic Self Sufficiency
John B. Allen, Jr., Special Assistant to the Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY
Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP, Director, Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives, Freehold, NJ
Maura Kelly, WNYILC, Buffalo, NY; Co-President, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Board of Directors, Chair, Employment Committee
Moderator: Len Statham, MS, CBP, Employment and Economic Development Specialist, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Rochester, NY
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B. ÌýÌýÌý Grounding Multicultural Competencies in Healthcare Reform Initiatives
ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, Commissioner, Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), Philadelphia, PA
ÌýÌý ÌýÌý Jennifer L. Humensky, PhD, Research Director, NYS Psychiatric Institute, Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Lenora Reid Rose, MBA, CCSI, Rochester, NY; Nathan Klein Center for Excellence in Cultural Competence
ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Moderator: Hextor Pabon, NYS OMH, Bureau of Cultural Competence, Albany, NYÌý
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C. ÌýÌýÌý New Partnerships: Behavioral and Medical Health Innovations
Elizabeth Swain, MA, Executive Director Community Health Care Association of NYS (CHCANYS), ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
Peter Campanelli, PsyD, Executive Director, Institute for Community Living, New York, NY
James Schuster, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Community Care Behavioral Health, Pittsburg, PA
Moderator: Edye Schwartz, DSW, LCSW-R, Director of Systems Transformation, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Mahopac, NYÌý
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D. ÌýAddictions Treatment and Recovery Services under Managed Care
John Coppola, MSW, Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers, Albany, NY
Sam Wiggens, Field Director, Friends of Recovery-ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Albany, NY
Michael Chaple, PhD, Deputy Director of the Center for the Integration of Research and Practice (CIRP) at National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI), ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, NY
Moderator: Chacku Mathai, CPRP, Associate Executive Director, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, Rochester, NY
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12:45 pmÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Adjournment
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