Schedule
2025 Conference | Sept 9–12 at Hershey Lodge
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Monday
RCPA PAC Golf Outing to be held at Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, 4901 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112
| 11:00 am | Golf Outing Registration and Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | Golf Outing Shotgun Start |
| 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite (Hershey Lodge), sponsored by Community Services Group, Access Services, and CenClear |
Tuesday
| 7:30 am – 9:30 am | Coffee Break sponsored by Sigmund Software |
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | Registration sponsored by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization |
| 9:15 am – 10:30 am | Keynote: Impacts of Federal Issues on the Human Services Industry, Al Guida |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Coffee Break sponsored by Sigmund Software |
| 10:45 am – 11:15 am | Plenary: State of the State, DHS Secretary Valerie Arkoosh |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Boxed Lunch sponsored by Hearten and Wesley Family Services |
| 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Workshop Session A |
| 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Coffee Break sponsored by Inglis |
| 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Workshop Session B |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Refreshment Break sponsored by Inglis |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Workshop Session C |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception sponsored by OneWell Health Care |
| 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite, sponsored by Community Services Group, Access Services, and CenClear / Entertainment by Rich Fehle, acoustic guitar, sponsored by Elwyn |
Wednesday
| 6:30 am – 7:30 am | Gentle Yoga and Breathwork (All Levels) |
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | Registration sponsored by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Breakfast Buffet sponsored by Brown and Brown Insurance |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Keynote: Applying Resilience and Mindfulness to Enhance Leadership, Judge Victor Reyes (Ret.) |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am | Coffee Break sponsored by Carelon |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop Session D |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Association Awards Luncheon sponsored by Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Workshop Session E |
| 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Carelon Connections Hall Opening Reception sponsored by Embolden WC Trust, Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems, Hope Enterprises, Inc., Horizon House, and Venango Training and Development Center, Inc. – Wednesday Reception Activity sponsored by Staunton Farm Foundation |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | Agency Leadership Discussion Panel, w/Jack Phillips, Novak Strategies; Paul Dlugolecki, Brier Dlugolecki Strategies; and Jenn Tyler, Wojdak Government Relations |
| 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite, sponsored by Community Services Group, Access Services, and CenClear / Entertainment by Slippery Chickens Band, sponsored by Elwyn |
Thursday
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast in Carelon Connections Hall sponsored by Greenspace Health |
| 7:30 am – 2:00 pm | Carelon Connections Hall Open |
| 8:00 am – 3:45 pm | Registration sponsored by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Keynote: The EEOC is NOT Messing Around: Harassment Prevention in 2025 and Beyond, Michael Cohen |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Carelon Connections Hall Coffee Break sponsored by Corporation for Independent Living (CIL) |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop Session F |
| 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Carelon Connections Hall Luncheon sponsored by CAB, CareLink Community Support Services, and Community Behavioral Health with Prize Giveaways – Exhibitor Game Grand Prize sponsored by Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Workshop Session G |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee Break sponsored by Step By Step, Inc. |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Workshop Session H |
| 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Dinner on Your Own |
| 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite, sponsored by Community Services Group, Access Services, and CenClear / Nittany Entertainment DJ and Photo Booth, sponsored by Elwyn |
Friday
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration sponsored by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 am | Breakfast Buffet sponsored by Merakey |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Plenary: National Outlook: The Turbulent Landscape of 2025/26, Donna Martin and Mohini Venkatesh |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Keynote: Rediscovering You: How to Reconnect, Recharge, and Rise, Kory Shrum |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Travel Snacks sponsored by Berks Counseling Center |