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Conference Agenda
Wednesday Morning • May 16, 2012
7:30 - 10:00 AM Coffee and Bakery Selections
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Check-in and Information Desk Open
Pre-registered conference attendees may pick up their conference packet at the registration tables. Conference
registration for individuals not pre-registered can be completed at the registration tables on a space-available
basis. Facility maps, general information, and conference materials will also be found at the registration tables.
Registration and Conference Staff: Alexandra, Genevieve and Jared Sixbey-Spring, all of the ACT Association,
Brighton, Michigan and Novato, California
8:30 AM - Noon V.A. Mental Health Intensive Case Management
(MHICM) Meeting
VA Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) staff and other interested participants attending the
ACTA conference will kick off the conference with a meeting on Wednesday morning. The half-day meeting
will include an overview of the history of MHICM, RANGE, and E-RANGE; differences between ACT and
MHICM; and recent changes in VA Central Office and the impact on the Intensive Case Management Programs.
Breakout sessions will focus on program start-up and implementation; consumer and family engagement;
rehabilitation and recovery skills; and housing and vocational resources. All ACT conference attendees are
welcome to attend.
Facilitators: Jay L. Cohen, PhD, Acting MHICM Program Director, Office of Mental Health Services, Battle
Creek, Michigan; Marcia Hunt, PhD, MHICM Project Director, Northeast Program Evaluation Center, Office
of Mental Health Operations, West Haven, Connecticut; Somaia Mohamed, MD, PhD, RANGE Project Director,
Northeast Program Evaluation Center, Office of Mental Health Operations, West Haven, Connecticut, all of the
Veterans Administration Central Office
8:30 AM - Noon ACT State Leaders Forum
This informal gathering of ACT State Leaders from throughout the nation offers a unique opportunity for state
leaders to network and learn from each other about approaches to funding, delivering, managing, and evaluating
Assertive Community Treatment programs.
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