Sponsored by The Center for Public Service Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital 

This conference will offer new skills and strategies for addressing the impact of social divisions on attendees’ work in clinical and community settings.  Keynoters will emphasize the role of historically-driven economic factors on the growing rates of behavioral disorders and the value of innovative approaches to integrating global and local resources in supporting sustainable growth and transformation of vulnerable communities.  Panelists will present strategies and programs developed to improve intergroup communication, community decision making, advocacy and access to sustainable resources.  In small group discussions, attendees will be introduced to skills and strategies for improving clinical care and community-based leadership sensitive to the impact of social divisions.  Panel discussions and plenary lectures will provide extensive opportunity for discussion.

Behavioral stakeholders, including but not limited to: administrators, advocates, case coordinators, case managers, community members and community organizations, behavioral health and substance use service users, nurses, peer professionals and other peer workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and all other providers are invited to attend.

Keynote Speakers

“Hope and Solidarity in Changing Times”
Ken Thompson, MD
Medical Director, Center for Public Service Psychiatry

“Linking the Global Economy to a Sustainable Pittsburgh”
Fred Brown, MSW,
CEO, The Forbes Funds
Former CEO, Homewood Children’s Village

Panel Discussions

Strategies for Change

• Tim Dawson, The Art of Democracy
• Sabrina Saunders Mosby, CORO Pittsburgh
• Wes Sowers, Center for Public Service Psychiatry
• Kristen Eckstrand and Brendan Harris, UPMC Community Outreach to Homeless and LGBTQ Communities
• Ken Thompson, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council

Improving Communication and Collaboration: Gender, Poverty, Race and Religion

• Fred Brown, The Forbes Funds
• Mario Browne, University of Pittsburgh, Intergroup Communication
• Rabbi Jamie Gibson, Muslim-Christian-Jewish Trialogue
• Sansea Jacobson, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
• Jeanette South-Paul, UPMC Department of Family Medicine

Small Group Discussions: Communication and Leadership Skills for Constructive Intergroup dialogue

• Facilitated application of strategies to identify and overcome personal assumptions
• Tools for facilitating constructive intergroup dialogue
• Leadership strategies for team building and community-based work

Date and Location. The conference will take place on Monday, June 17, 2019 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the University Club located at 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.

Continuing Education Credits. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.

For More Information. Click here for details on how to register and details about the conference. Please direct questions to Nancy Mundy at mundynl@upmc.edu at the Office of Educational Resources and Planning.