2013 Awards of Distinction & PRA Dincin Fellows

PRA honored the most accomplished professionals in psychiatric rehabilitation throughout the 2013 PRA Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 9-12.

The 2013 Awards of Distinction recipients are:

• Board of Directors’ Award: Dr. Carl C. Bell, MD, Director, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago

• John Beard Award: Eugene Johnson, MSW, MBA, President & CEO, Recovery Innovations

• Irvin Rutman Award: Paul Taylor, CPRP, President & CEO, Momentum for Mental Health

• Armin Loeb Award: Dr. Benjamin Druss, MD, MPH, Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

• Multicultural Award: Marie Hamilton, LCSW, MPH, Project Coordinator, University of Illinois at Chicago Center on Mental Health Services Research & Policy

• LeRoy Spaniol Educator Award: Tracey Sutton, LCSW, Lead Therapist & Clinical Supervisor, Family Support Services of North Idaho

• Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Award: Elizabeth Herbert, MA, CRC, CPRP, Career Specialist, CareLink Community Support Services

• Isaiah Uliss Advocate Award: Paul Ottenstein, Program Coordinator, Homeless Empowerment Advisory Project, Bay Cove Human Services, Inc.

The PRA Dincin Fellows Program recognizes members who have made significant and sustained contributions to the art and science of psychiatric rehabilitation. The program is named in honor of Dr. Jerry Dincin, a pioneer in mental health, for his commitment to excellence and dedication to the field throughout his career.

The 2013 Dincin Fellows are:

• Nora Barrett, MSW, ACSW, CPRP, Associate Professor, UMDNJ Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions

• Mary Alice Brown Johnston, PhD, CPRP, Executive Director, Laurel Hill Center, Inc.

The leaders we celebrated at the PRA Annual Conference are exemplary in the psych rehab field and their practice resides at the heart of PRA’s mission to grow and train the recovery workforce. They are shaping the future of psychiatric rehabilitation around the globe, channeling PRA’s passion for and belief in the essential role of psychiatric rehabilitation in the behavioral healthcare environment.