[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H6248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING SKILLS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AS PAPRS PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the staff from Skills of Central Pennsylvania following the recognition 
of their psychiatric rehabilitation program being named Program of the 
Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 
Services.
  The program at Skills of Central Pennsylvania, which is located in 
Centre County, provides recovery-oriented treatment through 
psychological education, skills teaching, and other methods. Those who 
are eligible for the program either suffer from serious mental illness 
or moderate-to-severe functional impairment as a result of an illness.
  The program was nominated and eventually won this recognition from 
the Pennsylvania Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services 
following the efforts of their registered nurses and staff in their 
integrated care program to handle a physical health crisis that could 
have resulted in the death of a participant if not for their swift 
intervention.
  Mr. Speaker, as a former healthcare professional, I commend the staff 
of Skills of Central Pennsylvania for their important work for their 
community and the surrounding region, helping people emerge from what 
is often the darkest time of their lives.

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