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Special Events: The Sixth 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 25, 2008 at the Hilton City Avenue. * The Keynote Speaker on APRIL 25TH will be Sister Mary Scullion of Project Home. THE COMPLETE BROCHURE of Workshop Presentations is available here at this link:6th Annual Conference Brochure 08 They are also being distributed widely by mail and email. Call if you need additional brochures mailed. 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. We still need Nominations in all categories ! Use this link for the Nomination Form:Recognition Award Nomination Form 2008 - pdfRecognition Award Nomination Form 2008 - Word
Sponsors enable us to maintain the registration fee at a modest amount. The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services is a Primary Event Sponsor; and we are very grateful to DBH/MRS. We are also grateful to our other Sponsors who will be stepping 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 2007. The benefit of sponsorship and the array of Sponsorship Levels is detailed in the links below. Sponsorship_Letter_2008 Conference_Sponsorship_Levels_2008
We also WELCOME Exhibitors to participate in the Conference. Please check this site - - more information and how to register as an Exhibitor will be forthcoming soon. EXPLANATION OF CEU'S > Explanation_of_CEUsWe expect over 600 valuable direct service professionals to attend the conference. The maximum we can accept is 700. Link > Purpose of Annual 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. ___________________________________________________________ The Fourth 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 21, 2006 at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Hotel. * The Keynote Speaker was Dr. King Davis from the University of Texas, who enlightened us about "New Developments in Cultural Competence". THE COMPLETE BROCHURE can be seen at this Link: Click here> 2006 Conference Full Size BrochurePrint all four pages - easy for copying and faxing. Approximately 550 valuable direct service professionals attended the Fourth Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals on April 21, 2006. ______________________________________________ The Third Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals was held on Friday, April 22, 2005 at the City Line Avenue Hilton. 2005 Conference Report2005 Conference Brochure 2005 Professional Recognition Awards _______________________________________________________ The First and Second Annual Conferences for Direct Service Professionals were also resounding successes. Highlights and informational material can be found below: The Second Annual Conference for Direct Service Professionals
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 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 year's Breakfast was Supporting Recovery.
This year’s 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, 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. This is the form to place an AD in the Breakfast Program Book or be a Sponsor > Program Book Ad Form 07 Alliance Breakfast Sponsor Levels 2007 _____________________________________________________________________ The 2006 Twenty-Second Annual Alliance Breakfast was held on Friday, October 20th, 8:00 to 10:00 at The Park Hyatt Hotel Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut Streets.The theme of this year's Breakfast was "Becoming Trauma-Informed". The Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Alliance honored Ms. Jacki McKinney, MSW, Advocate and Consultant to DBH/MRS. Ms. McKinney has an inspiring story and is a fantastic example of recovery from trauma. She offered insights into how a more trauma informed service system can produce significant improvements in the quality of life of people who are in service. The Keynote Speaker was Sandra L. Bloom, M.D., of Community Works. Her enlightening discussion highlighted the value of becoming trauma informed and how important it is for the provider network. ______________________________________________________ _ The 2005 Twenty-First Annual Alliance Breakfast was held on Friday, October 14th, 2005, 8:00 to 10:00 at The Park Hyatt Hotel Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Broad and Walnut Streets. The 2005 Breakfast had a theme of cultural awareness, sensitivity, and celebration of diversity. The Keynote Speakers were a panel of young adults from the Pennsylvania Independent Living Youth Advisory Board, who told their stories from their experience "in care", including the importance of cultural awareness. The Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Alliance honored Ms. Jane Golden, the Director of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. The audience jumped to their feet with a thunderous standing ovation. In addition to beautifying the City in general, the Mural Arts Program has done much to depict and celebrate the cultural diversity we have in Philadelphia._____________________________________________ The 2004 Philadelphia Alliance Annual Breakfast was held on October 22nd in the Crystal Tea Room of the John Wanamaker Building. Photos to the left are from the 2004 Breakfast. Breakfast highlights:
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