8:15 – 9:00 am CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST, stomach Breakfast ends promptly at 9:00 am
9:00 – 9:20 am WELCOME & DBSA TID BITS
9:20 – 10:35 am KEYNOTE—From Compliance To Alliance, healing Lena Verdeli, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University
10:40 – 11:40 am GENERAL SESSION—Power in Knowledge: Understanding the Impact of Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Theresa Miskimen, MD
11:50 – 12:50 pm BREAKOUT SESSION 1
- Yogic and other Body Based Psychotherapeutic Interventions in the Treatment of Mood, Beth Haessig, PsyD
- Introduction to the Strategies of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy, Helena Verdeli, PhD
1:30 – 2:30 pm ASK THE PROFESSIONAL, Theresa Miskimen, MD – Helena Verdeli, PhD
Session included a discussion of Motivational Interviewing Assessment for which we’ve made the manual Manual available.
2:40 – 3:40 pm BREAKOUT SESSION 2
- Making the Most of Your Support Group Discussions
Barbara White, NJ Self Help Group Clearinghouse - You Can Do It – We Can Help: Overview of Rehabilitation Strategies to Support Living, Learning, Working and Socializing, Jay Yudof, Statewide Consumer Outreach Liaison, NAMI NJ