2010 Conference Speaker Gallery

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

EDUCATIONAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS

PRE-CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

COMEDY NIGHT


Discover how DBSA has impacted the lives of individuals living with mood disorders.

We're thrilled to have the following keynote presenters at this year's conference: Jessie Close, Graeme Cowan, Marya Hornbacher, Ron Manderscheid, PhD, Calen Pick, and Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD. Learn more about our keynote speakers and their presentations.

The conference breakout sessions are presentations/workshops that address a wide range of recovery-focused and educational topics. List of educational breakout sessions and speaker bios.


J. Cook	Z. Corcoran	G. Cowan	S. Elliot

L. Goodale	S. Harrington	D. Kemp	D. Miklowitz

G. Nostrand	S. Nychay	S. Propst	M. Salzer

C. Seale	M. Selo	G. Simon

Read more about our pre-conference institutes' speakers and their workshops.

		CONSUMER FOCUS Getting Well in a Crazy System: Recovery Still Remains a Reality! Presenter: Steve Propst Friday, April 30, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

		COMMUNITY FOCUS “Steps to Wellness” Introduction: Building Community Supports Presenter: Jane Winterling Friday, April 30, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

		FAMILY FOCUS What Really Helps: Practical Steps You Can Take to Assist Others Presenters: Larry Fricks and Lisa Goodale, ASCW, LSW Friday, April 30, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Sponsored by Rebecca's Dream

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Author
Advocate
Consumer

Cowan
Author
Consultant
Consumer

Hornbacher
Author
Advocate
Consumer

Kamen
Author
Playwright
Humorist

Manderscheid
Reformer
Exec. Director
Researcher

Pick
Artist
Advocate
Consumer

Redfield Jamison
Author
Researcher
Consumer

David Granirer Laughter's the Best Medicine

DBSA STAND-UP COMEDY WITH DAVID GRANIRER
Saturday, May 1, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

David Granirer is a stand-up comic and founder of Stand Up for Mental Health. A consumer who lives with depression, he is also a counselor, speaker, and the author of The Happy Neurotic: How Fear and Angst Can Lead to Happiness and Success. He has taught stand-up comedy to recovering drug addicts and cancer patients and is featured in the documentary Cracking Up, a 2008 winner of SAMHSA's prestigious Voice Awards.

David also gives presentations on laughter in the workplace to hundreds of organizations across North America, helping them use humor to decrease stress, increase wellness ,and cope with change. He is proud of the fact he has been labeled as "crazy," because he truly believes you "gotta be nuts" to do stand-up comedy!

Learn more about Comedy Night!