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Preconference Institute 1 • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The ACT Association is pleased to offer a CHOICE of Three PRECONFERENCE INSTITUTES.
Please note that you may attend ONLY the preconference institute for which you are registered and
changing preconferences onsite is not possible.
Recovery Relationships: The Art of Developing, Maintaining
and Repairing Supportive Relationships
Program Overview
We all know that social relationships are vital to the human experience. Through decades of research, we
also know that healthy, supportive relationships can be the most powerful agent for lifestyle change. But, too
often, persons with psychiatric conditions, and perhaps especially those receiving ACT services, lack the skills,
knowledge and motivation to create, build and repair social relationships. This session will briefly cover what
recent research has found in regard to relationships and their role in physical and mental health and will focus
directly on ways mental health professionals can help those they serve find and enjoy healthy relationships. The
session will also cover ways to repair damaged relationships, particularly among friends and family. This will
be a highly interactive session with group discussions, role plays and a variety of enjoyable and meaningful
activities. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) Identify the role relationships play in
physical and mental health, 2) List methods to repair and build relationships.
Presenters
Steve Harrington, MPA, JD, President, ACT Association, Post-doctoral Fellow, Boston University’s Center
for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Revere, Massachusetts; Antonio Lambert, Board Member, ACT Association,
National Speaker & Consultant, Training Manager, Recover Resources, Smyrna, Delaware
Recovery Relationships Agenda
7:30 – 8:30 AM ..................... Check – In and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 AM ....................Relationship Basics: Why they are important for everyone,
characteristics of a healthy relationship, benefits of healthy
relationships, where to meet others for potential relationships
10:00 - 10:30 AM ...................Coffee Break with game (Human Scavenger Hunt)
10:30 AM - Noon ...................Discussion of scavenger hunt results, barriers to creating and
maintaining supportive relationships, exploring relationship issues in
the mental health context
Noon - 1:00 PM .....................Luncheon
1:15 – 2:45 PM ....................... Helping others reach beyond comfort zones to create supportive
relationships using role plays and group discussion
2:45 – 3:15 PM .......................Beverage Break
3:15 – 4:45 PM .......................Client-Mental Health Worker Relationships, Recovery Promoting
Relationships Scale
4:45 - 5:00 PM .......................Wrap-up, Evaluations & Certificates
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