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Special Events: ______________________________________________ The Seventh Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals, "Advancing in the Human Services Field - It's Not a Job; It's a Profession"! is coming up on April 24, 2009 at the Hilton City Avenue. HERE is the Conference Brochure & Registration Form Click here > Phila Alliance Brochure - 2009 Annual Conference * The Keynote Speaker will be renowned speaker, Michael Fowlin, Ph.D. Mykee has been an actor since the age of 11. He received his BA in Psychology from Evangel University in Missouri where he spent much of his time in the Speech and Drama department. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Rutgers in 2001. His work has included peer mediation, diversity workshops, violence prevention and gender sensitivity training. His mission is to create an atmosphere of worldwide inclusion, not just tolerance, towards all people. Mykee hopes that all audience members will leave his performance with that wonderful awakening feeling of beauty: beauty within one’s self and the beauty within others; the celebration of our differences, and the acceptance of our shared experiences.
One of the HIGHLIGHTS of the Conference is the Award Ceremony (at lunch) in which FOUR very deserving people who work in direct service are honored. Honorees receive Awards in four categories: Leadership, Creativity, Cultural Competence, and Team Spirit. Use this link for the Nomination Form: Nomination Form - Direct Service Recognition Awards - 09 There are many interesting Sponsorship Opportunities for Agencies that want to support this Unique Event. See these links regarding Sponsorship: Conference Sponsorship Levels 2009 We welcome exhibitors that play a role in the lives and communities of our Direct Service Professionals. The exhibit tables will be located in the main ballroom of the conference. Click on these links for an e-letter to Exhibitors and the Exhibitor Form. Letter to Potential Exhibitors ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ The Sixth Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals, "Advancing in the Human Services Field - It's Not a Job; It's a Profession"! was held on April 25, 2008 at the Hilton City Avenue. * The Keynote Speaker on APRIL 25TH was Sister Mary Scullion of Project Home. THE COMPLETE BROCHURE of Workshop Presentations is available here at this link:6th Annual Conference Brochure 08 Sponsors enable us to maintain the registration fee at a modest amount. The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services was the Primary Event Sponsor; and we are very grateful to DBH/MRS. We are also grateful to our other Sponsors who stepped forward with their financial support for the 2008 Conference. In the Panel to the left you can see the agencies that were our Sponsors in 2008. EXPLANATION OF CEU'S > Explanation_of_CEUs Over 600 valuable direct service professionals attended the conference. _________________________________________________________ The Fifth Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals, "Advancing in the Human Services Field - It's Not a Job; It's a Profession"! was held on April 20, 2007 at the Hilton City Avenue. THE COMPLETE BROCHURE of Workshop Presentations is available via this link: Alliance_Conference_Brochure_07 * The Keynote Speaker was Salome Thomas-El, renowned school principal in Philadelphia, who has inspired many by staying with his mission of teaching. ____________________________________________________________ RESILIENCY SYMPOSIUM A coming event, January 29th at the City Avenue Hilton - for anyone involved in children and families receiving treatment and support for behavioral health issues. * Learn how to promote resiliency in children and families. * Learn how to clinically incorporate resiliency into treatment planning. * Participate in related discussions regarding resiliency. We are very excited to announce that the Drummers With Attitude will be performing for our opening entertainment at the Symposium. Their website is http://www.drummerswithattitude.net Here is the link to the Brochure for the Resiliency Symposium, presented by The Philadelphia Alliance. Link here: _____________________________________________________________
THE PHILADELPHIA ALLIANCE ANNUAL BREAKFAST Since 1984, The Philadelphia Alliance has sponsored an Annual Breakfast each fall. Attendees have included state legislators, City Council members, Executive branch officials from the Commonwealth and executives and staff of state, county and city mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse divisions, as well as providers, advocates and service recipients. This annual event allows government decision-makers and funding source managers to hear first-hand about issues of mutual concern - together with a broad array of stakeholders. It is also an opportune time for directors and managers of our member agencies to discuss issues informally with their respective officials and colleagues. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The 2008 Twenty-Fourth Annual Alliance Breakfast was held on Friday, October 17th, 8:00 to 10:00 at The Park Hyatt Hotel Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut Streets.The theme of the Breakfast was Focusing on Resilience. Use this form to Register for the Annual Breakfast: Breakfast Registration Form-2008 (<Click here)
Speaking at the Annual Breakfast on the topic of Resiliency across the lifespan, Dr. Beale is sure to provide keen insights and powerful information to the audience, as she draws on her extensive research in the area of resiliency among African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, and Euro-American youth. The Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Alliance will honor Ronald Cuie, whose life story depicts resilience, whose life story depicts resilience, overcoming the challenges of the human condition. Mr. Cuie will receive the Alliance Award for 2008. Mr. Cuie works in the Mayor’s Office as Special Assistant to the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety. Ron has a compelling story which includes extensive experience in government and his personal experiences with the criminal justice system. This is the form to place an AD in the Breakfast Program Book or be a Sponsor > Sponsorship Opportunities 2008 Breakfast _____________________________________________ The 2007 Twenty-Third Annual Alliance Breakfast was held on Friday, October 26th, 8:00 to 10:00 at The Park Hyatt Hotel Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut Streets.The theme of this Breakfast was Supporting Recovery.
The Keynote Speaker was film producer Eran Preis, along with Patricia Baltimore, the principal subject of Eran’s enlightening documentary about homelessness in Philadelphia. We saw an edited version of the documentary film and heard from Ms. Baltimore, as well as Mr. Preis. This experience was both educational and moving. The Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Alliance honored John Hoffman and Susan Froemke, lead producers of the HBO series: ADDICTION. The series, ADDICTION, which premiered in Philadelphia in March, 2007, is a fourteen part, four DVD set, which is highly educational and instructive, to professionals in the field, as well as the public at large. ADDICTION emphasizes the value, variety, and efficacy of treatment for addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. HBO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the other sponsors, and a long list of producers and directors are all to be congratulated for this timely and much needed contribution to our knowledge base and for promoting treatment. The HBO series, so enlightening and stimulating, is fantastic and very deserving of all accolades. _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
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