From Innovations to Practice

A State of the Science Conference

Monday, April 14 & Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

A posting from the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University:

This state of the science conference brings together participants from the USA, Canada and an estimated 25 nations into an exciting learning community, integrating research, practice and innovations.

Goal of Conference:

To highlight efforts and practices directed at making recovery a real possibility for the broadest group of individuals with psychiatric disabilities and to promote the mainstreaming of those practices into “everyday operations”.

Who is it for?

• Administrators, directors of rehabilitation, behavioral health etc.
• Individuals with mental illnesses, researchers, practitioners, families, and educators.
• Government agencies such as Veterans Administration, Employment/Rehabilitation agencies, Offices of Mental Health. Social Services etc.
  

Who is presenting?

Presenters from a wide diversity of cultural backgrounds, geographic locations, and experience with mental illnesses:

• systems leaders in transformation;
• program innovators;
• workforce developers;
• leading researchers.
  

What are some Presentation Examples?

• Eliminating Coercion
• Directing Innovations
• Global Perspectives on Rehabilitation & Recovery
• Embedding Rehabilitation in Organizations
• Functional Health as Foundation for Recovery
• Working as Peers
• Creating an Inclusive workplace
• Reaching marginalized Groups
• Honoring Differences
  

Be sure to look at the full list of presentations and registration before its too late.

All stakeholders are needed to design, reform, and rethink how we can make recovery oriented services a reality for all. We are proud to have the opportunity to host such an exciting event!