Crestwood at the Alliance for Rights and Recovery Conference

The Alliance for Rights and Recovery Conference was well represented by Crestwood this year. The 2026 conference was held September 23 – 25 in Albany, New York, with the theme: Our Movement, Our Moment.

Greg Parnell and Regina Kaiser collaborated on a joint presentation of “Work Works & Wellness at Work,” highlighting how Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network is helping people with disabilities become empowered through finding employment, at our Crestwood campuses and in the community. The session also emphasized how to sustain wellness in the workforce using WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan).

Patty Blum, Ruth Gonzales, and Julia Robles-Scott also presented “From Support to Empowerment: Integrating Spirituality into Behavioral Health for Staff and the People We Serve.” Both sessions were well attended and had excellent participation from the audience, who had great questions and thoughtful contributions to offer.

The Alliance always asks Greg to facilitate morning Zumba sessions as well, which was great fun for conference attendees!

As always, it was such an honor to be a part of this conference and see the great work being done across the nation to protect our rights and advance the work for Peers and Peer Supported Employment.