Collaborative Symposium

Binghamton University Decker School of Nursing and Gale Spencer PhD, RN, O’Connor Office of Rural Health, Division of Social Work, Department of Psychology, Alcohol and Other Drugs Program and SUNY Delhi Department of Nursing and Allied Health, and the CUNY Upstate Medical University College of Nursing, Department of Psychiatry, and Health Sciences Library.

Keynote Speaker

James L. Stone, MSW, former Commissioner New York State Office of Mental Health, Currently the Director of Division of Behavioral, Health Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Member of the federal Senior Executive Service (SES) from 2003 to present.

Symposia I:

1. Using Telepsychiatry to Increase Access to Care
   Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate
2. Library Resources — What Every Clinician and Researcher Should Know
   Health Sciences Library – SUNY Upstate

Symposia II:

1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care in Rural Settings
   Dr. Janeice DeSocio, Co-Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Rochester
2. Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Elders
   Mr. Michael Friedman, CSW, Chairman of the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York, an advocacy group dedicated to improving geriatric mental health practice and policy. Group comprised of over 700 members in NYC, Westchester and Albany. The group has focused on issues including the mental health needs of older adults of color and serious mental illnesses and aging.

Break-out content will include topics addressing:

• Strategies for Managing Dementia
• Innovative programs for accessing psychiatric services and meeting the needs of diverse populations
• The impact of resiliency and mental health in rural elders
• Measuring Cognitive Function in Clinical Research
• Substance Use Disorders, Violence and Sexual Problems
• Bad Boys, Bad Girls, What Ya Gonna Do? Youth Violence Prevention
  Mary Muscari, PhD, Author of Not My Kid: 21 Steps for Raising a Nonviolent Child

Out of State Registrants $50.00, New York State Residents $40.00, and Students $15.00.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts will be reviewed by sub-committee comprised of program collaborators. Each peer-reviewed presentation will be allotted 30 minutes to allow ample time for presentation and dialogue with the audience.

Download the Abstract Submission Form

Due: April 6, 2009

For more information about abstracts or to submit a project please contact:

Jana A. Sobczak, PhD, PMHCNS, BC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315-464-3916
sobczakj@upstate.edu

To register for the conference or for more information please call the Binghamton University Office of Continuing Education & Outreach at 607-777-6857, toll-free 1-877-313-2508.