Training is essential to the transformation
of the Pennsylvania mental health and substance use service delivery
system to be one that is recovery-focused. Training can be accomplished
face-to-face, through conference calls, via webinars and video series,
and through online learning opportunities.
This page is intended to provide training resources to site visitors.
Questions about information provided or training opportunities should
be directed to the individual or roganization sponsoring the training.
Conferences
July 23-25. Building Leadership to Promote
Successful Outcomes, Pennsylvania Community on Transition
Conference. Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. State College,
PA. More information at www.sharedwork.org/patransition
or www.pattan.net.
August 20 - 22. The Recovery Revolution: Peer Specialists
on the Front Line. Sheraton Society Hill. Philadelphia,
PA. More information is available at www.naops.org/id35.html.
September 9 - 10. Outreach
to Diverse Populations: Finding What Works. Pennsylvania Second
Annual Suicide Prevention Conference. Holiday Inn
Harrisbug/Hershey. Grantville, PA. To be added to the mailing
list contact Deb Thompson (215-831-6946 or dthompso@drexelmed.edu).
September 16 – 17. A Vision for the Future.
Four Points Sheraton Hotel. Harrisburg, PA. Sponsored by Pro-A.
More information at www.pro-a.org/index.php.
Oct. 6 - 8. Using Your I’s: Inspiration, Innovation,
Integration. Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Champion,
PA. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Community Providers Association.
More information at www.paproviders.org.
Oct. 29 - Nov. 2. Today’s Family and the Faces
of Mental Illness. Radisson Penn Harris. Camp Hill,
PA. Sponsored by Pennsylvania National Alliance on Mental Illness.
More information at http://namipa.nami.org.
Nov. 5 - 7. Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice.
Harrisburg Hilton and Towers. Harrisburg, PA. Sponsored by the
Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission. More information is available
at www.jcjc.state.pa.us.
March 30 - April 1, 2009. PA Recovery: Journey of
Possibilities. Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey. Grantville,
PA. The recovery conference is an annual forum/educational event
that reviews the status of the behavioral health community in
realizing the goals of A Call for Change. This year’s
event is geared for persons in mental health recovery, family
members, service providers, practitioners, and county/state personnel
who interact with the behavioral health arena. The conference
will highlight accomplishments and recommendations of Pennsylvania
coalitions and will also feature regional accomplishments that
are leading the way in A Call for Change. For more information,
contact Anna Auch, Anna.Auch@drexelmed.edu
or 215 831-6923.
