March 18, 2008

OPEN MINDS Partners With Vanguard Services Unlimited to Present Best Practices Seminar for Front-Line Supervisors

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – The rapidly evolving behavioral health care environment requires increasingly sophisticated supervisory skills, including managing for accountability for both clinical and financial outcomes, engaging in continuous improvement and working with a diverse workforce. OPEN MINDS, the premier industry research and management consulting firm for the behavioral health and social service field, is pleased to announce a seminar partnership with Vanguard Services Unlimited, focusing on these best practices for front-line supervisors. “With over 45 years of dedicated service to people regardless of their economic status, Vanguard seeks to help our clients become healthy, productive, self-sufficient citizens, says Kevin Doyle, Ed.D., LPC, LSATP, Chief Enhancement Officer for Vanguard. “This seminar is critical for our committed professional staff to stay up-to-date on their skills.”

In a highly-interactive format, Joseph P. Naughton, Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS, will cover key skills for front-line supervisors including: making the right hire, developing and retaining employees, understanding personal styles, creating a competency-based performance development system and achieving peak performance. The one-day seminar, “Best Practices for Front-Line Supervisors: Achieving Employee Performance, Retention and Commitment through Effective Supervision,” will be hosted by Vanguard Services Unlimited on May 22, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m EDT, Arlington, Virginia.

OPEN MINDS is a national behavioral health and social service industry market research and management consulting firm. Founded in 1987 and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the 75+ associates of OPEN MINDS provide information, professional education, market research, and management consulting services to payers, regulators, professionals, service provider agencies, and advocacy organizations in the field.

Vanguard Services Unlimited is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, whose purpose is to provide quality substance abuse treatment programs to adult men and women (including mothers with children), adolescents and Spanish-speakers. Vanguard offers a variety of substance abuse programs including residential, outpatient, and transitional housing services for the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.

Go to www.openminds.com/educ/omssm05.htm for more information and a complete agenda or call toll-free 877-350-6463. Registration fee is $395. Register by April 24 for the early-bird rate of $295. Call 877-350-6463 to find out more about hosting a seminar.

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