Law & Disability Conferences
CHLP presents a conference at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick once or twice a year. This event is sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Education. It is open to the public and free of charge. The half-day program features experts in disability law and other fields that have an impact on people with disabilities and on seniors. Past panels have focused on such issues as access to health care, barrier-free housing, Social Security Disability Insurance, programs for people with developmental disabilities, changes in the state’s mental health system, special education, and long-term care.
The last conference, held on March 31, 2011, included the following presentations and panels:
WELCOMING REMARKS
Richard J. Baldolato, Esq., President, New Jersey State Bar Foundation
PLENARY SESSION
The Great Debate: The Constitutionality of Requiring the Purchase of Minimal Essential Health Insurance Coverage
A tooth and claw debate over the constitutionality of the most controversial of the provisions of national health care reform: the requirement to maintain minimal essential health insurance coverage. The audience will have the opportunity to question the debaters and vote on the winner.
Moderator: Joshua Spielberg, Esq., Senior Attorney, Legal Services of New Jersey, Health Care Access Project
Panel:
Supporting Constitutionality: Professor John V. Jacobi, Dorothea Dix Professor of Health Law & Policy; Faculty Director, Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law and Policy, Seton Hall University School of Law
Opposing Constitutionality: David J. Popiel, Esq., Senior Managing Attorney, Community Health Law Project
WORKSHOP 1
Affordable Housing in New Jersey
Update on the status of the Council on Affodable Housing (COAH) and affordable housing laws in New Jersey.
Moderator: Stuart H. Weiner Esq., Managing Attorney, Community Health Law Project
Panel:
Arnold Cohen, Policy Coordinator, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Tim Doherty, Executive Director, Project Freedom
Hon. Mila M. Jasey, Assemblywoman 27th Legislative District, Essex County, Vice Chair, Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee; Member, Assembly Education Committee & the Joint Committee of Public Schools
Kevin D. Walsh, Esq., Associate Director, Fair Share Housing Center
WORKSHOP 2
Peer Services a Key to the Mental Health Transformation
The creation of peer delivered services and the integration of peer providers into New Jersey's mental health system is leadin gthe wellness and recovery transformation. This workshop will explore the growth of peer delivered services, the development of the peer workforce, and the challenges facing peers working in the mental health system.
Moderator: Robert Kley, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Mental Health Association in New Jersey
Panel:
Harry Marmorstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, Drenk Behavioral Health Center
Lori Bell, B.A. CMHA, Wellness Coach and W.R.A.P. Facilitator, Consumer Connections
Margaret Swarbrick, PhD, OT, CPRP, Director, Institute Initiatives CSPNJ & Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Profession
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