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Program Description: Recent developments in research on mental illness and changes in treatment modalities including pharmaceuticals and managed care are altering the realities of mental illness. Once a near hopeless and devastating condition, today mental illness has a much better prognosis, with recovering person integrating and functioning within the larger society. The President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health calls for transforming the mental health system so that it becomes “consumer and family driven” and “recovery focused”. The recovery focus stresses hope, empowerment, increased autonomy, and the expectation that persons who have experienced serious mental illnesses will be afforded full opportunity to participate in the social and vocational activities of the community. There will be an review of the background for this call for transformation and will lay out how this transformation of the system is expected to change our approach to the treatment of persons with mental illness. This presentation addresses overcoming stigma, recognizing the contributions of contemporary consumers, and addressing how we can better value the gifts of persons with mental illness, as we facilitate their reintegration into the larger society. This program is aimed at the intermediate skill level. The American with Disabilities Act, Supreme Court Olmstead decision, and the President's New freedom Commission on Mental Health report solidified community integration as a right of people with psychiatric disabilities. This program will present current research on recovery and community integration of persons with serious mental illnesses, discuss principles for promoting community integration, and present research on the effectiveness of community integration interventions, and information on emerging innovative approaches. This program is aimed at the intermediate to advanced skill level. FACULTY :Frederick J. Frese, III, PhD, is a psychologist with thirty years experience in public mental health care. He is presently coordinator of the Summit County Recovery Project, serving recovering consumers in the Akron area. He currently holds clinical faculty appointments in psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Dr. Frese is First Vice President of the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and is also on the Board of Scientific Advisors for Schizophrenia Bulletin. For fifteen years, he was Director of Psychology at Western Reserve Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Frese is also a consumer, having been diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young Marine Corps officer. Despite his disability, he was able to gain a degree from the American Graduate School of International Management in Phoenix, Arizona, and a doctorate in psychology from Ohio University. Dr. Frese founded the Community and State Hospital Section of the American Psychological Association and is past president of the National Mental Health Consumers' Association. He has authored many articles and book chapters and has lectured widely on the subject of schizophrenia. Mark S. Salzer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and investigator in the VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. He is the principal investigator and director of the UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration of individuals with psychiatric disabilities (www.upennrrtc.org <http://www.upennrrtc.org/> ), a rehabilitation research and training center funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Dr. Salzer is a recognized expert in the delivery of effective community mental health and rehabilitation services to individuals with serious mental illnesses, with a particular focus on identifying and eliminating barriers to community integration, effective utilization of community resources, and support programs (e.g., peer, employment, education, and natural supports). PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Psychologists, Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Physicians, Nurses, and other interested Healthcare Professionals. AGENDA: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 AM - 9:00
AM
Topic:
Overview of Today’s Program
Topic: Overview of
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health 9:00 AM -
10:30 AM Topic:
Recovery: Myths, Mountains, and Miracles 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Break
10:45 AM -
11:30 AM
Topic:
Recovery: Myths, Mountains, and
Miracles (continued)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:00 PM - 3:00
PM
Topic:
Opportunity Is the Asphalt on the
Road to Recovery: 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Afternoon Break 3:15 PM - 4:30
PM
Panel Discussion:
– Peer Support 4:30 PM Program Closing CONTINUING EDUCATION: The Southwest Health Professions Education Center, Inc. (SEC) certifies this program for 6 contact hours. A certificate of attendance will be awarded. [ CME ] -- The VA Employee Education System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The VA Employee Education System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. [ CNE ] -- The Southwest Health Professions Education Center, Inc. (SEC) is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider # CEP 11270. This program is approved for 6 contact hours. [ APA ] -- The Southwest Health Professions Education Center, Inc. (SEC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SEC maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This program provides 6 CE credits. [ ASWB ] -- VA Employee Education System, Provider Number 1040, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper, VA 22701. www.aswb.org. ASWB Approval Period: 4/7/07 - 4/1/10. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive 6 continuing education clock hours in participating in this course. [ NBCC ] – The VA Employee Education System is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer continuing education accreditation for National Certified and Licensed Counselors. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. This program is approved for 6 contact hours. Provider #5927.
REGISTRATION:
Registration fee is $109.00. Fee for full-time VA employees is
$15.00. Includes continental breakfast and course material. Credit
card registrations may be faxed to (928) 776-6137. Registration is
not complete until payment received. Space is limited so please
register early. Refunds, minus a $10 processing fee, will be made
until thee days prior to the program. No refunds will be made after
this date. There will a $15.00 processing fee for any returned
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