PREP Webinar Series
The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educational Program (PREP) is a free, online, live webinar series sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Health (DBHS) and the Department of Human Services (DMHAS) and the Rutgers Institute for Inpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation (IIPR). Topics will include important issues for inpatient psychiatric hospital staff.
Webinars will be held via Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3:00 pm EST
Recordings of previous webinars are available below.
February 2026
Attention Shaping to Improve Functioning
Steven Silverstein, Ph.D.
University of Rochester Medical Center
December 2025
Dating and Romance: Supporting this Human Desire
Emily Grossman, MA, CPRP
Rutgers University
November 2025
Polydipsia in Mental Health Settings
Ken Kinter, MA, LPC
Rutgers University
October 2025
From Hospital to Home: Understanding Housing First
Emilie Banz, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
September 2025
Informal Carers’ Involvement in Psychiatric Hospitalization
Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
August 2025
The Social Learning Program: Application in Forensic Settings
Manfredo Flores-Cruz, PsyD.
Fulton State Hospital
June 2025
Building Supports for Individuals with IDD/MH
Johnny Payne, MS, BCBA
TN Dept. of Disability & Aging
May 2025
Trauma and Psychosis
Kim Meuser, Ph.D.
Boston University
April 2025
Recovery Reimagined
Emily Grossman, MA, CPRP
Rutgers University
March 2025
Recovery is Real
Patricia Deegan, Ph.D.
Pat Deegan & Associates
February 2025
Social Skills Training for Long Term Psychiatric Inpatients
Kim Meuser, Ph.D.
Boston University
January 2025
Empowering Patients through Music
Nadya Dereskavich, MT-BC, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Pauline Broberg-Lewin, MMT, MT-BC, Holisticare Hospice
December 2024
Promoting Recovery Through Positive Psychology
Michelle Zechner, Ph.D.
Kaitlin Mitchell, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
November 2024
Understanding Functional Physical Health
Sean Karyczak, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
October 2024
Trauma-Informed Therapeutic Milieu
Deborah Mizell, LCSW
California Department of State Hospitals
September 2024
Using Motivational Interviewing to Address Fear of Change
Anne Sullivan-Soydan,Ph.D.
Boston University
August 2024
Compassion Satisfaction: The Inside Job
Darla Dixon, Psy.D.
California Department of State Hospitals
June 2024
Executive Funtioning: Why it Matters
Derek Malenczak, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
May 2024
Spirituality & Psychosis
Rev. Miriam Diephouse-McMillan
Rev. Ali Van Kuiken
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
April 2024
Things People Don’t Get about Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Mark Messer, DO
Terrell State Hospital
March 2024
Reducing Census at a State Psychiatric Hospital
Ken Kinter, MA, LPC
Rutgers University
February 2024
Tools for Moving On: Preparing for Community Living
Dawn Reinhardt-Wood, MA
Jennifer Sperduto, MS
Rutgers University
January 2024
Banishing Burnout by Exploring Self-Care Practices
Giovanna Giacobbe, MSW
Rutgers University
December 2023
Engaging and Supporting Individuals with Psychosis
Crystal Socha, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
November 2023
Prevention of Inpatient Violence using 3STS
Tom Bartholomew, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
October 2023
The Golden Thread of Documentation
Earle Leitch, MS
Rutgers University
September 2023
The Role of CRIPA in Monitoring Public Psych Hospitals
Joe Young
Disability Rights New Jersey (Ret.)
August 2023
Supporting the Social Determinants of Mental Health
Amy Banko, MS, LPC
Rutgers University
June 2023
Recovery-Oriented Acute Inpatient Care
Alan McGuire, Ph.D.
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
May 2023
Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Sara Cordero Celso
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
April 2023
NJ State Civil Hospitals Medical Security officers
Eugene Colvin
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
March 2023
Using an ABA Model to Treat Complex Problem Behaviors
SungWoo Kahng, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Rutgers University
February 2023
Spirituality in Recovery from Trauma
Rev. Mark Stevens
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
January 2023
Behavioral or Process Addictions
Ken Kinter, MA, LPC
Rutgers University
December 2022
Using Sensory Mod to Promote Wellness in Inpatient Settings
Sandy Everett, MSOT, OTR/L
Ann Klein Forensic Center
November 2022
Suicide Prevention is Everybody’s Business
Maria Kirchner, Ph.D., NJ DOH
Allison Kusznikow, NJ DHS-DMHAS
October 2022
Treating Individuals who Sexually Offend
Doreen Stanzione, Ph.D.
Special Treatment Unit
September 2022
Supported Employment Works: The Role of Work in Recovery
Terri Roth
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
July 2022
Building Resilience to Thrive: Tips for Practitioners
Michelle Zechner, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
June 2022
Cognitive Impairment and Treatment Approaches
Suzanne Roussel, PsyD
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
May 2022
SMART Recovery in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting
Katie Onitiri, Ed.S, LCADC, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Kenneth Kinter, MA, LPC, Rutgers University
April 2022
Racial Trauma-Informed Services
Shelley Buchbinder, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
March 2022
Music Therapy in Mental Health
Loren Gildar, MA, MT-BC,
Kara Drane, MMT, MM, MT-BC,
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
February 2022
Cognitive Impairment and Treatment Approaches
Anna Rehwinkel-Morfe, PsyD.
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
January 2022
Trauma-Informed Care &
ACES
Kathleen Engstrom, RN
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital (Ret.)
December 2021
Stages of Change: A Primer for Everyone
Christopher Dorian, LCADC, CCS
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
November 2021
