PAPRS CommitteesExecutive CommitteeChair: President Ellwyn Andres The Executive Committee is comprised of the officers of the Board of Directors and others appointed by the President and ratified by the Board. The function of the Executive Committee is to carry on the Business of the Chapter in the interim between the meetings of the Board of Directors. All actions of the Executive Committee shall be reported promptly to the Board of Directors at their next meeting. Education & Consultation Committee Co - Chair: Kelly Shuler Co - Chair: Rochelle Reimert The purpose of the Education & Consultation Committee is reflected in the overall goal of developing “learning opportunities for increasing the statewide capacity to provide best practice psychiatric rehabilitation services." This purpose is accomplished through the efforts of the committee as a whole in collaboration with the Education Manager. PAPRS provides training opportunities for PAPRS member organizations and individuals including a frequently-offered CPRP test preparation course. Also, PAPRS is approved by the OMHSAS to provide the 12 hour required Orientation to Psychiatric Rehabilitation course. In addition, training is developed for our Annual Conference Institutes and Workshops, and other training activities emerge through the provision of consultation activities. Consultation is offered to organizations that wish to increase their capacity to provide psychiatric rehabilitation services. Conference CommitteeChair: Aaron Burkhardt Co - Chair: Jen McLaughlin Co - Chair: Maureen Walsh The Conference Committee is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the Annual PAPRS Conference. Typical committee projects/tasks related to Annual Conference:
Budget/Finance CommitteeChair: Susan Poznar Co - Chair: Beth Ricker The Budget/Finance Committee is responsible for planning and development of the organizational annual budget and the development, implementation and revision of the PAPRS business plan. Typical committee projects/tasks related to the budget/business plan:
Communications CommitteeChair: Skyler Deitrick Co - Chair: The Communications Committee is responsible for developing ways to share information related to the work of PAPRS. The Committee evaluates and recommends vehicles for effective communication. Functions of the committee include the following:
Policy CommitteeChair: Ginny Dikeman Co-Chair: Brittani Smerkar As a primary function, this committee works on research and consultation on public policy matters, providing advice to the Board of Directors on opportunities to advance the PAPRS mission through advocacy. As a secondary function, the committee provides a framework for the development of a PAPRS Policy Manual, a systematic review of PAPRS internal policies and procedures and support to PAPRS committees as needed regarding policy application. Typical committee projects/tasks related to policy include:
Membership CommitteeChair: Julie Sanders The purpose of the PAPRS Membership Committee is to attract and retain individual and organizational members through the:
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