Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
Families can offer instrumental, social, and emotional support to help their relatives overcome work challenges. Join this webinar to learn about the key role of families in vocational recovery, overcoming common familial concerns about work, and practical strategies to support a relative’s job seeking and retention. Also offered will be access to comprehensive resources that families and people in recovery can access to support all phases of the vocational journey.
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Our Guest Experts
Jessica A. Jonikas, M.A.
Associate Director, University of Illinois Chicago Center on Mental Health Services Research & Policy
Jessica A. Jonikas, M.A. is Associate Director of the UIC Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy. Ms. Jonikas is co-investigator or program director on federally-funded projects to promote wellness self-management, holistic health, and self-determination for people in mental health recovery, as well as evidence-based practices and research translation in public mental health settings. Ms. Jonikas is the senior author or co-author of research articles, book chapters, training guides, and other educational resources on recovery-oriented models of care. For over 25 years, she has been influential in preparing and mentoring the mental health workforce.
Judith A. Cook, PhD
Professor
Associate Director, University of Illinois Chicago Center on Mental Health Services Research & Policy
Judith A. Cook is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine. Dr. Cook is an internationally recognized authority on mental health services research, specifically the study of clinical and rehabilitation outcomes of children, youth and adults receiving community-based care. She also designs and studies innovative programs to enhance the health and behavioral health of vulnerable populations. Her research includes studies of work and education outcomes, family and peer support, impact of employment on health and well-being, and the role of work in recovery. She works with federal, state, and local authorities on behavioral health service system redesign and alternative financing strategies for high quality mental health services which she has studied and consulted on in multiple U.S. states.
