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The 2010 Conference is made possible

through the support and generosity

of the following organizations:

 

THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES

(EVENT SPONSOR)  Link = DBH/MRS

 

KEYNOTE SPONSORS  

Horizon House  & Brown's Family ShopRite

             

    Horizon House              Brown's Family ShopRite

Our Award Sponsors           

Leadership = Staffing Plus   

                           Staffing Plus

Creativity= FMA Professional Resources

FMA Professional Resources

Cultural Competence = 

                     The Wedge Medical Center

                      The Wedge Medical Center

Team Spirit = Resources for Human Development

                          Resources for Human Development

                        

THANK YOU Benefactors:

 

ARC/PDDC

BARBER NATIONAL INSTITUTE

BHTEN

BLDG MANAGEMENT

CARELINK COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES               

CENTER FOR AUTISM

GAUDENZIA

JEVS HUMAN SERVICES

MHASP

NHS PHILADELPHIA

NORTHEAST TREATMENT CENTERS

PDC PHARMACY

PHMC

QUALITY CARE OPTIONS

SPIN

STEP BY STEP

SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES

AND  STAFFING PLUS (Parking for Attendees)

Scenes from Past Conferences:

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ANNUAL ALLIANCE BREAKFAST

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We Thank our SPONSORS for the

2009 Annual Breakfast

SILVER SPONSOR

Attorneys and Counsellors

Bronze Level Sponsors

2009 Annual Breakfast

Gaudenzia . … … . Helping people help themselves

since 1968

   

 

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Founded 1853

 

 

Gift Sponsors:

 

The Philadelphia Alliance is most grateful

for all of our Breakfast Sponsors!

Please check out their websites:

Kelley & Murphy

The Center for Autism

Gaudenzia

Horizon House, Inc.

JEVS Human Services

Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania

NorthEast Treatment Centers

Northern Home for Children

Wordsworth Academy

 

Brown's Family ShopRite

Quality Care Options

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Scenes from Past Annual Breakfasts:

Past Board President of the Alliance Sharon Kauffman with Tim Wilson, Executive Director, Michael Link, Alliance President, Dr. Arthur C. Evans, Jr., Director of DBH/MRS, and

Tom O'Hara, Director of OMH Planning & Policy.

 

Kathy Brown McHale, Mike Covone, Michael Link, and Joe Bucci

Alliance President Jeff Wilush (l) and Breakfast Chair Ted Glackman (r) presenting the 2007 Annual Alliance Award to John Hoffmann and Susan Froemke, lead Producers of the HBO series ADDICTION

2007 - Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Dr. Arthur C. Evans, Jr., Film Producer and Keynote Eran Preis with his wife, plus Kathleen Cantwell, Patricia Baltimore, subject of the documentary, and her friend.

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THANK YOU to the Sponsors of the

Symposium on Resiliency

for their generosity

NorthEast Treatment Centers

Sponsor of the Keynote Speaker

Benefactors:

Devereux

Social Work, PRN

Horizon House

Wordsworth

RHD

CORA

PA Mentor

CcTC

PHMC

Donors:

Center for Autism

MHASP

Elwyn

TAIG

 

Special Events:

The Eighth Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals, "Advancing in the Human Services Field - It's Not a Job; It's a Profession"!

will be held on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Hilton City Avenue.

The Keynote Speaker will be Derrick Dufresne.

The Conference Brochure listing Workshops and the Registration Form is at this link: 

Brochure & Registration for 8th Annual Conference

Descriptions and Objectives of Conference Workshops 

One of the HIGHLIGHTS of the Conference each year 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.

Over 600 valuable direct service professionals attend the conference. 

Purpose of Annual Conference

There are many interesting Sponsorship Opportunities for Agencies that want to support this Unique Event.

See these links regarding Sponsorship:

Conference Sponsorship_e-letter_2010

Conference Sponsorship Levels 2010

We welcome exhibitors that play a role in the lives and communities of our Direct Service Professionals. 

The exhibit tables are located in the main ballroom of the conference. 

Click on these links for an e-letter to Exhibitors and the Exhibitor Form.

Conference Exhibitor e-letter 2010

Exhibitor_Form_2010

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The Seventh 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 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 was the 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; and indeed we did all have that feeling on April 24, 2009. 

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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

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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.

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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.

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The 2009 Annual Breakfast on October 16, 2009 was

the 25th Annual Philadelphia Alliance Breakfast.

In addition to an Award Recipient and a Keynote Speaker,

we also celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the creation of The Philadelphia Alliance.

We celebrated by honoring the Past Presidents and Founders of The Philadelphia Alliance.

We were very pleased and proud to have Brian Beale, author of the book, “Colin Gets a Chance”, as our Keynote Speaker.  His book, “Colin Gets a Chance”, is about awareness and acceptance and value in all.  The story centers around Colin's baseball team and focuses on the day of the biggest game of the year.  The bigger story is how Colin's teammates rally behind him to give him a chance, which is all Colin ever wanted since the day he put on his uniform.   Not only is it a chance to play but, for Colin, it's a chance at life.  You can read more detail at www.colingetsachance.com

 

And we are most proud that The Philadelphia Alliance Leadership Award was presented to Frank P. Cervone, MA, Esquire – for his leadership and inspiration as the Executive Director of The Support Center for Child Advocates. Child Advocates provides legal assistance and social service advocacy to abused and neglected children in Philadelphia County. Since its founding in 1977, Child Advocates has trained more than 3000 attorneys who contribute pro bono services valued at more than $3 million annually. 

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The cost per table of eight is $400The cost per person is $50.

 Use this form to Register for the Annual Breakfast:   Alliance Breakfast Registration Form 2009

Please let us know if you will attend; complete the registration form and RSVP by October 9, 2009.

This is the form to place an AD in the Breakfast Program Book or be a Sponsor >

Sponsorship Opportunities - 2009 Breakfast

Program Book Ad Form 09

Alliance Breakfast Ad and Sponsor e-Letter 09

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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

The 2008 Keynote Speaker was Dr. Margaret Beale Spencer, of the University of Pennsylvnia. In addition to being a Professor of Psychology and Education, Dr. Beale is also Director at the Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development Program, Director at the Center for Health Achievement Neighborhoods Growth and Ethnic Studies (CHANGES), and Director at the W.E.B. DuBois Collective Research Institute.  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 honored Ronald Cuie, whose life story depicts resilience, whose life story depicts resilience,

overcoming the challenges of the human condition.  Mr. Cuie received 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.  

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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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RESILIENCY SYMPOSIUM

 An event, January 29th (2009) 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 were so excited to have the Drummers With Attitude perform 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: 

Resiliency Symposium Brochure

 

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