Self-Determination: The Fierce Urgency of Now

An Invitational State of the Science Summit

Summit Presentations and Podcasts

The following presentations were delivered at the UIC Summit. The slides and podcasts are downloadable for free.

Summit Overview and Welcome
Judith A. Cook, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability

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Summit Keynote Presentation
Wambui Bahati, independent performer and motivational speaker

An Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Jane Porter, United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

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Building Recovery of Dreams and Goals through Education and Support
Sita Diehl, National Alliance on Mental Illness TN; Joy Prater, Tennessee Mental Health Consumers' Association; Sue Pickett, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability

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Achieving the Promise of Eliminating Disparities: Thinking Outside the Box
Maria Restrepo-Toro, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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Implementing Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) with Integrity: It’s All about the Values and Ethics
Stephen Pocklington, Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery

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Don’t Tax Me, Don’t Tax Thee, Tax that Man Behind the Tree! Lessons from California’s Proposition 63
David Pilon, Mental Health America of Los Angeles

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Initiatives to Develop and Support Statewide Consumer Networks: Implications for Advocacy under a New Administration and Congress
Risa Fox, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA; Kate Gaston, Mental Health America; Stephen Kiosk, National Alliance on Mental Illness; Jim McNulty, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance; Joseph Rogers, National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse; Debbie Whittle, National Empowerment Center

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Marginalization and Self-Determination
Russell Pierce, Pathway Homes, Incorporated

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Beyond Supported Employment: Meaningful Career Development Initiatives during the Next Decade
Mark Salzer, University of Pennsylvania, Collaborative on Community Integration

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Body Count or Do Bodies Count? The Fierce Urgency of Death in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Dori Hutchinson, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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Participatory Action Research to Establish Self-Directed Care for Mental Health Recovery
Sam Shore, Texas for Mental Health Transformation; Judith Cook, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability

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A New Approach to Medicaid – “Community First”
Tom Nerney, Center for Self-Determination
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Peer Specialists: Where Have they Been? Where are They Going?
Joseph Rogers, National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse

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Collaborations between Researchers and Recovery Leaders: The UIC WRAP Research Study in Ohio
Carol Bailey Floyd, Mental Health Recovery and WRAP; Judith Cook, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability

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Self-Determination and Wellness through Innovative Asset Building Approaches
Peggy Swarbrick, Institute for Wellness and Recovery Initiatives; Judith Cook, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability
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Working with Police Officers to Promote Fair and Respectful Treatment of People in Crisis
Amy Watson, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Self-Determination through Finding Our Voice and Community Building
Dan Fisher, National Empowerment Center

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Transforming the Academic Curricula in Medical, Social, and Behavioral Sciences to Promote Self-Determination and Recovery
Lisa Razzano, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability; Michelle Garrido, UIC College of Medicine Class of 2012; Melissa Goelitz, UIC College of Medicine Class of 2010

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Cultural Competency in Peer-Run Programs
Stephen Kiosk, National Alliance on Mental Illness; Judith Cook, University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability

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Microenterprise and Self-Employment as a Pathway to Self-Determination
Can Truong, Center for Education Empowerment

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