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RECOVERe-works Archive

RECOVERe-works was produced by the Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery from 2004 until June, 2015.

While the publication is no longer being produced, we here invite you to review the archives to get a sense of the work we have done and the community we have built.

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2015

June 2015-2

• Editor's Note
• Circadian Rhythm and Blues: An Interview with Michael Terman, PhD
• One Free App, Two New Tips for Better Sleep

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June 2015-1

• Parenting and Mental Illness: An Interview with Toni Wolf and Joanne Nicholson
• A Second Chance

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May 2015-2

• The Power of Psychosocial Services
• Supported Employment: Facts and Figures from the Bazelon Center
• Families in Recovery: A Mixed Blessing

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May 2015-1

• An Ugly Fact?
• The Cinderella of Antipsychotics
• An Ancient Practice That Passes a Modern Test

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April 2015-2

• A Next Big Idea in Psychiatry: An Interview with Susannah J. Tye, PhD
• Jumpstart Your Individual Sessions to Improve Outcomes

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April 2015-1

• CBT for schizophrenia? You don't know Jack.
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Recovery: Advances on the Cutting Edge

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March 2015-2

• How to Identify Trauma Histories in Your Clients: Three Tips
• Screening for Trauma
• Post-traumatic Growth
• New Respite Center Opens

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March 2015-1

• Five Simple Ways to Make Your Organization Trauma-Informed
• Trauma, Relationships, and Recovery
• The Need to Screen for Trauma History

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February 2015-2

• The Case for Integrating Formerly Incarcerated Peers   into Society
• Care for Formerly Incarcerated Peers: What Matters
• Resources for Formerly

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February 2015-1

• Relationships, Romance, and Recovery at Harlem Bay Network PROS
• Recommended Resources on Relationships
• A Silent Valentine
• Ask Dr. Cupid

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January 2015-2

• Supporting Voice Hearers in Their Recovery
• Recommended Resources on Hearing Voices
• How to Reduce Stigma: A Lesson from the Japanese

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January 2015-1

• Psychiatric Advance Directives to Promote Recovery
• Resources on Psychiatric Advance Directives
• Pittsburgh Clubhouse to New York City: Goal Planning Can Help Boost your Impact

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2014

December 2014-1

• The Promise of Today’s Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Recovery
• Five Tips for Becoming a CBT Champion for Clients in Recovery

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November 2014-1

• The Evidence For—and Against—Peer Services
• Measuring Attitudes Toward Recovery
• Recommended Resources

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October 2014-1

• Holistic Care as a Cure for Diagnostic Overshadowing: An Interview with Neil Calman, MD
  
• Diagnostic Overshadowing: Stigma in Action?

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September 2014-2

• Skill building: An evidence-based service for today
• Another reason to…
• Integrating care for mental and physical health: A free RAND report
• Test your knowledge on: Diagnostic overshadowing
  

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September 2014-1

• Recollections of Recovery: An Alphabet of Emotions from Anger to Hope

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August 2014-1

• Suicide FAQs
• Resources
• Test Your Knowledge

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July 2014-1

• Don’t Get Angry, Get Even!
• Use Four Principles from the Harvard Negotiation Project to Improve Your Life

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June 2014-1

• Welcome Ethic for Behavioral Health
• To Be Straight But Not Narrow

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May 2014 - 2

• Portrait of Recovery and Resilience: An Interview with Lisa J. Halpern, MPP
• Nuggets from the American Psychiatric Association Conference
  

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May 2014 - 1

MyPSYCKES

• Empowerment by Computer
• Going Beyond the Now
• Changing the Script

American Psychiatric Association Convention

• Secret Sauce: Snippets from Patrick Kennedy
• Coming Attractions: Portrait of Recovery and Resilience

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April 2014-2

• Free Resources for Clinicians and Supervisors
• The Latest Report Card on Stigma
• Test Your Knowledge On: Bipolar Disorder

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April 2014-1

• What Does an 800-lb. Gorilla Do in Louisiana?
• Lemonade Out of Brick Walls
• Free Resources on Peers in the Workforce

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March 2014 -2

• Health as the Cornerstone of Recovery: An Interview with Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OT, CPRP
• Resources
• Chocolate Ice Cream, Two Scoops, Hold the Zyprexa

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March 2014 -1

• Parachute NYC: Dream, Deployment, Data
• The Parachute Model
• The Pilot Within the Pilot
• The Connection between Guest and Peer Counselor
• The Future of Parachute Crisis Respite Centers
• Opening a Parachute Program
• A Comfortable and Personal Solution
• The Antidote to Hospitalization
• Coalition Wiki and Trainings for Parachute
• Parachute Resources

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February 2014 -2

• Snapshot: Patient-Centered Care a lá Mogens Schou
• News You Might Use: The Latest Handy Findings on Depression
• The Three Greatest Barriers to Active Listening
• Free: A New Report Tracking the Behavioral Health of America

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February 2014 -1

• Violence and Mental Illness: A Non-Partisan Interview with Sherry Glied, PhD
• Program Spotlight: Parachute Crisis Respite Centers

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January 2014

• Peer Support Services: The Next Game Changer in Behavioral Health?
• Peer Support Services and the Changing Landscape: An Interview with Allen Daniels, EdD
• Going Beyond a Wing and a Prayer: An Interview with Susan Bergeson
• How Agencies can Measure Recovery as Part of Peer Integration
• Snapshot: Out of Touch with Your Reality
• Mental Illness and Violence
• Research Corner

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2013

November 2013

• Having a Place for Recovery: An Interview with Kenneth Dudek
• Readings on Community: Annotated Recommendations from Fountain House
• Good-bye Lithium, Hello Neurontin?
• How to Use Self-Care to Get What You Need: A Tip Sheet for Your Clients
• Active Listening: A Practical Guide
• Announcements

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October 2013

• Cognitive Therapy for Beginners and Thieves: An Interview with Judith Beck, PhD
• Seven Common Questions about Cognitive Remediation
• Peer Counseling, Family Style
• Stressing the Subjective in Cultural Competence
• How Can Providers Make Families Their Best Ally in Recovery? One Family Member’s Perspective
• The Latest Research: Why We Got It Wrong with Stigma
• Announcements

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September 2013

• A Celebration of Recovery
• On the Psychiatric Peer Movement: An Interview with Janice Jones
• Health, Wellness, and Recovery: The Self-Defined Balance of Health Habits
• The Value of Housing in Recovery
• The Role of Employment in Recovery
• Recovery and Community

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July 2013

• Medication as the Starting Point for Treatment: An Interview with Stephen R. Marder, MD
• Research Indicates That Many Do Well with Alternatives to Psychotropic Medication
• An Rx for a Fragmented Mental Health System: Equip Families
• Snapshot: Miss Sunshine
• New Biography of Sylvia Plath Rehabilitates the Martyr--Minus the Mania (Part 2)
• Noted With Pleasure

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June 2013

• Recovery: From Diagnosis to Dialogue: An Interview with Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD
• Snapshot: Recovery Through Relationships
• Employment Tips for Individuals with Disabilities: What Your Clients Need to Hear
• New Biography of Sylvia Plath Rehabilitates the Martyr--Minus the Mania
• The Latest Research: The Effect of Mental Illness on Healthcare Treatment
• Free Quality Guides for Clinicians on Substance Abuse Treatment
• Heads-Up: Views and News on Recovery Mini-Site Coming Soon!
• Summer Trainings
• Call for Your Free WORKbooks Today!

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May 2013

• Three Perspectives on the DSM-5 from Superstars in Psychiatry
• On My Problem, and Its Promotion to a DSM-5 Disorder
• The Mental Illness/Recovery Memoir: From Personal Artistry to Political Action
• The Latest Research
• Free Publications on Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Much More
• Center Education and Training

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April 2013

• Health Information Technology: Blessings, Disasters, and Recommendations: An Interview with Scot M. Silverstein, MD
• Op-Ed: The Provider/Family Relationship: An Opportunity Ready to Happen?
• The Latest Research
• Balanced Guides on Treatments in Behavioral Health—Free!
• Center Education and Training

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March 2013

• Using Cognitive Remediation to Move Toward Recovery: An Interview with Alice Medalia, PhD
• Antipsychotic Side Effects: A Physician’s Perspective for Non-Prescribers
• Snapshot: Making Room for Voices
• The Latest Research:  Post-Hospitalization Syndrome and Its Relevance to Peers
• The Latest Research: Affordable First-line Treatments for Depression
• Tax Breaks for the Working Poor, and Free Help with Filing
• Center Education and Training

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February 2013

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January 2013

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2012

December 2012

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October 2012

• A Heart-felt Good-bye to Center Associate Director

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September 2012

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August 2012

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July 2012

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June 2012

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May 2012

• New Health Home Fact Sheet and Warm Line

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April 2012

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March 2012

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February 2012

• The Fanwood Foundation Awards Grant for The Center’s Young Adult Website

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January 2012

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2011

December 2011

• Center Awarded Health Home Grant from the van Ameringen Foundation

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November 2011

• Center Staff to Present at NYAPRS PROS Academy

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October 2011

• A DJ Saved My Life: The NCC Awards Center Staffer Pat Feinberg 
  
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September 2011

• Center Staff Provides Guidance on Leading Curriculum-based Groups

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August 2011

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July 2011

• In Her Voice: Pat Feinberg Attends the National Council Mental Health and Addictions Conference

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June 2011

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May 2011

• Inspiring Stories and Recovery Research: Hope and Resilience for Staff

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April 2011

• Guiding the Group:  Advanced Methods
• Opening the Toolbox of Rehabilitation Resources

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March 2011

• Recovering Together: Introduction to Group Work
• LIFELINES: Ways to Engage People into PROS

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February, 2011

• Recovering Together: Introduction to Group Work
• Lessening Agitation and Confrontation in the Emergency Room for Consumers

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January 2011

• Center’s Peer Job Board: A Way to Increase Peer Employment in PROS Programs
• Center Sponsors Forum to Help Peers Earn & Save Money

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2010

December

• The Center Announces New Peer Job Board
• Recovery Is Working

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November 2010

• The Director's New York Minute
• The Center Staff to Participate in NYAPRS PROS Implementation Academy
• Center Staff to Facilitate Roundtable fo rthe American Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitiation

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October 2010

• Center Collaborates with DOHMH on Peer Coaching Program

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Summer 2010

• Walking on the Rainbow
• Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities for the Department of Corrections
• The Transition to Independence Process Experience in New York City

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June 1010

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May 2010

• Getting Back Online Again

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April 2010

• Recovering Through Advocacy And A Little Help From Some Furry Friends

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March 2010

• Heart of PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Services)
• Recovery in Clubhouses If Used As Transition

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February 2010

• PROS Learning Collaborative and Google Groups
• Storytelling Exchange: Project on Young Adults

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January 2010

• A Ticket to Work Upgrade
• Call for Proposals:  NYC's 4th Annual Mental Health Peer Specialist Conference

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2009

December 2009

• Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD)
• Dealing with Overpayments & Ask the Expert
• Storytelling Exchange

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October 2009

• Medicaid Buy-In Enrollment Facititation Moving Full Speed Ahead
• Introduction to Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery  - with special guest presenters
• Recovery is Working

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June 2009

• Courtenay Harding, Ph.D. to Become the New Director of Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery
• The Coalition’s 25th Annual Leadership Awards Reception
• NYC’s Third Annual Peer Specialist Conference
• Center Staff to Provide Training for ACT Providers at Regional Meeting

Issue No. 54

May 2009

• Increasing Consumer Enrollment in Medicaid Buy-in for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) Program
• Project on Youth in Transition Update
• Congratulations to Center Staff
• Center Participates on Committee to Develop and Implement Peer Advocate Program at Institute for Community Living (ICL)

Issue No. 53

January 2009

• Center Training: Recovery is Working
• Free Tax Preparation for Working Individuals with Mental Health Disabilities Living in New York City 
• The Center’s Benefits Management Training Series: Ask the Expert, Dealing with Overpayments

Issue No. 52

December 2008

• The Center Bids Farwell to Director Alysia Pascaris
• Center Training: Leading the Way to Recovery
• New York City Workforce1 Career Centers Expand Hours, Bronx Services

Issue No. 51

November 2008

• Our New Website for Transition Age Youth Needs a Name
• Center Training: Benefits Management for Transition Age Youth
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy: New Curriculum Available, Financial Education for Persons in Recovery
• New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC): Project SEARCH Youth Transition and Employment Demonstration Grants
• SAMHSA 2009 "Voice Awards:” Accepting Nominations to Honor Individuals Making a Difference for Mental Health

October 2008

• New Program Catalog Now Available
• Upcoming Trainings
• Medicaid Buy-in Work Group Update: Staff Provide Testimony to New York State Assembly Task Force on People with Disabilities
• Youth Initiative News and Events
• Center and Agency Staff Co-Present at NYAPRS Conference

Issue No. 49

Summer 2008

• Center’s Mental Health and Literacy Conference: Workshop Suggestions and Speaker Presentations Now Online
• Center’s Training Menu Now Available Online
• Youth Initiative Update: New United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report and Proposed Federal Legislation Focus on Transition Age Youth
• NAMI-NYC Metro and the Hunter College School of Social Work Event: RECOVERY: IT’S HAPPENING EVERY DAY
• SAVE THE DATE! New York State Rehabilitation Association (NYSRA) Leadership Training Institute

Issue No. 48

June 2008

• Center Conference: READING BETWEEN THE LINES: Re-Thinking Mental Health and Literacy for Youth in Transition
• Update: Medicaid Buy in For Working People with Disabilities Work Group
• The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies' Professional Learning Center Upcoming Trainings
• Community Service Society of New York: Public Benefits Resource Center Trainings
• New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH): New RFP for Supportive Housing in New York City

Issue No. 47

May 2008

• Center Conference: READING BETWEEN THE LINES: Re-Thinking Mental Health and Literacy for Youth in Transition
• Medicaid Buy in For Working People with Disabilities Provider Survey
• Report on Youth in Transition featured at BU’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation “Innovations” Conference
• Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Youth Initiative Work Group and Seminar

Issue No. 46

April 2008

• The Center to Present Poster at Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Conference on Innovative and Effective Ways toRecovery Orientation
• The Center Announces “Working on Recovery” Program Sites
• Update: Center Facilitates Work Group on New York City Medicaid Buy-in for Working People with Disabilities
• Youth Initiative: May Work Group and Seminar Topics and Dates

Issue No. 45

March 2008

• The Center Facilitates Working Group on New York City Medicaid Buy-in Enrollment
• Benefits Training: Introduction to Benefits Management
• Benefits Training: Ask The Expert & Dealing with the Overpayment Blues
• Monthly Youth Initiative Seminar Series
• WAVE Training and Technical Assistance: Part II Maintaining and Enhancing the Leadership Association

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