2008 National Conference Agenda
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NEW! Detailed Breakout Session Information
NEW! Power of Peers Roundtables Information
Shedule at a Glance
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Institute
Fighting the Hidden Battle: Veterans &
Others Living with PTSD
Special registration required.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Institute
Peer Specialist Continuing Education (CE)
Special registration required.
7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Meet and greet for conference
attendees (optional)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Institutes
Special registration required.
12:00 p.m. CONFERENCE OPENS
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. Welcome
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Opening Keynote
Pat Deegan, PhD
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Travel Break
1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
- Strategies for Whole Health Wellness
- Alternative Therapies and Emerging Technologies
- Effectively Managing Your Illness & Finances
- Genetics & Mood Disorders: New Research & Future Implications
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Beverage Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Power of Peers Roundtables
- Strategies for Depression
- Strategies for Bipolar Disorder
- Strategies for Co-Occurring Conditions
- Communities of Support
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Travel Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. General Session
Ask the Doctors
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Daily Wrap-Up
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. DBSA Support Groups (optional)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friends Reception Fundraiser
(optional) Purchase tickets with registration (encouraged) or onsite.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast with Peers
(optional) Purchase tickets with advance registration only.
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address
Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. General Session
I Am Not My Illness:
The Importance
of First Person Language
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Travel Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions
- Person-Centered Treatment & Planning
- Successful Interpersonal Relationships
- Shared Decision Making: Partnering With Your Clinician
- Power of Peers Roundtables: Helping Others Help Us
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. President’s Lunch (optional)
Purchase tickets with registration.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Peers (optional)
Purchase tickets with advance registration only.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
- Mental Health Parity…& Beyond
- Online Support & Recovery Tools
- Successful Career Planning
- Stamp Out Stigma and Rev Up Your Recovery!
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Travel Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
- Women & Mood Disorders
- Cultural Inclusion: A Panel Discussion
- Trauma: Looking Back & Moving Forward
- Sparking Creativity in Healing
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Beverage Break
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Closing Keynote
Richard M. Cohen and Larry Fricks
4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. DBSA Support Groups (optional)
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Stand-Up Comedy Night (optional)
SHOW TIMES
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. SOLD OUT
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Post-Conference Institute
Chapter Leadership Forum (CLF)
Separate registration required online at www.DBSAlliance.org/CLF2008
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Post-Conference Institute
DBSA Peer Specialist Training
Separate registration required online at www.DBSAlliance.org/PS2008
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2008 Conference Breakout Sessions
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New Peer-Led Roundtables at Conference
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