News
UBHC celebrates 7th Anniversary of the COP2COP Hotline,
which serves New Jersey's law enforcement officers and their
families. See page 2 of December's UMDNJRounds
(http://www.umdnj.edu/about/rounds/pdf/Dec07.pdf)
for details.
Psychologist Steven Silverstein, Ph.D., brings $3.4 million
in research awards to UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare's
Division of Schizophrenia Research. More...
UMDNJ-UBHC to provide toll free help line, clinical services
and peer support for New Jersey's Veterans. This collaboration
between UBHC and the Department of Military and Veteran
Affairs will offer 24/7 toll free access to other veterans
and clinicians for any vet or family member who is struggling
with reentry back from Iraq or other post traumatic stress
reactions. More...
University Program Revolutionizes Care for People Living with
Mental Illness. More...
UBHC is empowering children and families affected by September
11th through an individualized, free, home based program that
includes counseling, mentoring and connections to community resources. More...
2006 Child/Adolescent Case Conference. More...
Staff members from UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare's Cop2Cop
spent three days last week providing critical incident crisis
intervention services on-site to more than 200 officers in the
New Orleans Police Department and also offered its confidential
telephone hotline to any New Orleans officer who may need assistance.
The Cop2Cop program, which was created five years ago with a grant
from the New Jersey Department of Personnel, provides peer and
clinical counseling services to New Jersey law enforcement officers.
Cherie Castellano, Program Director for Cop2Cop, was interviewed
for an article in The Star-Ledger, December 29, 2005, for her
work directing the Cop2Cop program and her outreach to law enforcement
members dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. More...
Steve Sohnle, Psy.D., ABPP and Lee Hyer, Ed.D., ABPP published
“Geropsychology: Old and New” in the Summer 2005 issue
of “The Specialist,” a publication of the American
Board of Professional Psychology.
Intensive Family Support Services of Middlesex County For Families
Who Have a Loved One With a Mental Illness Fall 2005 Psychoeducation
Program beginning Thursday, September 15, 2005. More...
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UMDNJ-UBHC to provide toll free help line, clinical services
and peer support for New Jersey's Veterans. This collaboration
between UBHC and the Department of Military and Veteran
Affairs will offer 24/7 toll free access to other veterans
and clinicians for any vet or family member who is struggling
with reentry back from Iraq or other post traumatic stress
reactions. More...
NAMI Middlesex County in collaboration with Intensive Family
Support Services of Middlesex County (IFSS) invites you to attend
their Fall Speaker Series on Monday evenings from 7:00 pm-9:00
pm. More...
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TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: Third Annual Behavioral Health Care Update:
Best Practices, Best Outcomes Using Evidence-Based Practice to
Treat Individuals with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness. More...
UBHC to provide mental health services in prisons
statewide. The largest service contract ever awarded to
UMDNJ (approx. $50 Million)was signed in Trenton on Tuesday.
More...
Betty Vreeland tours with Linda Hamilton of Terminator movie
fame, advocating for wellness initiatives that support the treatment
of mental illness. Representing UBHC and the Center for Excellence
in Psychiatry the two partnered in a media tour across the country
to highlight wellness issues. More...
The following were presented at the 2005 annual meeting
of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry,
San Diego, CA:
- Peter Aupperle and Steve Sohnle presented a poster entitled
"52 Week Follow-up of a Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Depakote ER Augmentation
of Donepezil for Cognition, Hippocampal Volume and Behavior
in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease," March 5, 2005.
- Steve Sohnle presented: "The Use of Combination Therapy
to Improve the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease: Results
of a Clinical Trial with a Mood Stabilizer and a Cholinesterase
Inhibitor," in a symposium entitled "Improving the
Management of Agitation in the Elderly: Results of New Research,"
March 6, 2005.
UBHC granted $2.5 million to support civilian victims
of 9/11. Three years after the 9/11 tragedy,
thousands of New Jersey residents – particularly those who
commute to NYC – still experience trauma, anxiety, and grief
as part of their daily lives. More...
Lee Hyer, EdD, Steven Sohnle, PsyD, Geriatric
Services, University Behavioral HealthCare, and Deirdre Kramer,
PhD, Rutgers University, published a paper entitled "Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy with Older People: Alterations and the Value
of the Therapeutic Alliance" in the journal Psychotherapy:
Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 2004, volume 41(3),
pages 276-291.
Performance Improvement Teams Transform Consumer Satisfaction
at UBHC by Mike Gara, ED Barrett, and Richard Carr. More
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New UBHC program "Pathways to Wellness"
is highlighted in the Star Ledger for its goal of enhancing the
physical well being of patients. More...
Paulette Hines, Ph.D. is the newly elected President
of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA), an international
organization comprised of the leading theorists, researchers,
trainers, and practitioners in the field of family and larger
systems.
Rena Gitlitz, clinician administrator, extended
care, presented at the statewide Supported Employment conference
hosted by the Integrated Employment Institute and Career Connections
of NJ. The efforts of UBHC to support pre-vocational programming
in our Partial Hospital programs was applauded by the Division
of Mental Health Services and conference attendees. Our Pre-Vocational
program serves as a model across the state.
The Supported Housing Program has been awarded
ten additional beds thorough a DMHS grant to provide Specialized
Services to Special Populations. These 10 beds are targeted to
serve the young adult population that is currently hospitalized
in Trenton Psychiatric State Hospital. Potential residents will
be offered clinical services through the South Brunswick Partial
Hospital (Horizons) program that has a specialized young adult
program in place.
Al Jekelis Ph.D, Director, Clinical Laboratory
at UBHC, presented at the National Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry
Association Conference on April 16, 2004 in Seattle. His talk
was: "Smart Testing: Smart Solutions for Improving Your
Return on Investment".
Dale Ofei-Ayisi, LCSW, Supervising Habilitation
Counselor, Extended Treatment/Geriatrics, and Coordinator, Community
Outreach and Liaison, COPSA Institute, UBHC, has been invited
to attend an awards banquet on June 23, 2004, honoring recipients
of the 2004 Johnson & Johnson/Rosalynn Carter Institute “Caregivers
Program” grants. As a board member of Caregiver Volunteers
of Central New Jersey (a Rosalynn Carter Institute-funded
program), Ms. Ofei-Ayisi will be among those individuals recognized
at this national event to be held at Johnson & Johnson headquarters,
New Brunswick, NJ.
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