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Consortium of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educators Symposium

Friday October 20  -  Sunday October 22, 2017
Rush University
Armour Academic Center
600 S. Paulina (at the corner of Harrison & Paulina)
Chicago, IL 60612

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The Consortium of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educators (CPRE) will hold its annual symposium October 20-22, 2017 at Rush University, Chicago IL and will be hosted by Linda Olson from Rush, and Celeste Januszewski from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The CPRE Symposium is an annual gathering open to psychiatric rehabilitation educators who have a faculty appointment at a college or university.  This year's Symposium will offer outstanding opportunities for networking, learning, and resource sharing among psychiatric rehabilitation educators from many disciplines including counseling, psychology, psychiatry, social work, occupational therapy, etc. Join colleagues for the only North American event dedicated exclusively to the advancement of psychiatric rehabilitation education.

The format this year will consist of a Friday afternoon session beginning at 4:00pm followed by a reception with an optional dinner and networking afterwards, Saturday will consist of four presentations: one in the morning and three in the afternoon, with an optional dinner and networking. Sunday morning is set aside for the CPRE planning meeting. The sessions on Friday evening and Saturday will be available for CEUs.

Here are just a few of the exciting topics planned for this year's CPRE Symposium:
  • Teaching Cultural Competency:  Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, PhD
  • The Intentional Relationship Model: From Classroom to Practice: Evgenia Popova, OTR/L
  • Integrated Physical & Mental Health Services: Workforce Challenges: Lisa Razzano, PhD, CPRP
  • Quality Matters in Online Education: Paula Jo Belice, PhD, OTR/L

Registration fee for the Symposium is $75.00 and includes Friday evening reception, continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, and lunch on Saturday. To register for the conference please click below:

Registration
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Once registration has been submitted, please send your $75.00 check made out to Rush University, with Department of Occupational Therapy on the memo line and address to:
Shirley Cooker
Department of Occupational Therapy Rush University
600 S. Paulina Suite 1010
Chicago, IL  60612

Discounted Hotel rooms are available at the Hotel Chicago, in the Illinois Medical District and walking distance to the symposium: Hotel Chicago, 1622 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, www.hotelchicago1622.com. The cost is $119/room + taxes (17.41%). Please Reserve by 10/6/17 by calling 312-243-2900 or email to ktaylor@hotelchicago1622.com . You MUST mention “Consortium of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educators Symposium 2017” for room discount. Amenities include: free WIFI, coffee/frig/microwave in each room, 24/7 fitness room, and parking: $25/overnight.
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CPRE would like to thank Rush University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, for hosting the 2017 Symposium.
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