[WADNet Post] August 28, 2006: Mental Health News
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MENTAL HEALTH NEWS
-- Oct 25-26: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Conference
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Oct 25-26: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Conference
Host:
Department of Health & Family Services
Bureau of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Where:
The NEW Stevens Point Holiday Inn & Convention Center
1001 Amber Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Theme:
How to Measure Recovery in Substance Abuse & Mental Health
(How do we recover or help other people recover from mental health
and/or substance abuse issues?)
What we will learn:
1. How to understand and explain outcomes to recover from mental health
and substance abuse problems.
2. What is stigma and how different people think about recovery?
3. Paying attention to our strengths so that we can recover. What is a
strength-based plan?
4. Empowering consumers and family members for recovery.
5. How we can support consumers with mental health or substance abuse
problems and what does good, right treatment mean?
6. What is needed for full services and support for people with mental
health and/or substance abuse problems?
7. What are things we can do to improve worthwhile, excellent and
successful services?
Who should attend: Everyone who works with mental health or substance
abuse services AND everyone who experiences mental health and/or
substance abuse problems.
Hotel:
A block of rooms at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center has been
reserved at the state rate for a single, currently $62, and $82 for a
double. The rooms will be held until October 7, 2006. Please make your
reservations directly with the Holiday Inn by calling 715-344-0200. Be
sure to mention that you are with the Mental Health and Substance Abuse
conference. If you need help, please let Linda Russell know at
russelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or TTY 608-261-9314.
Registration Information:
1. Call the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Continuing Education
office at 1-800-898-9473 and press “3” for the conference menu. -OR-
2. Ask Linda Russell to send you a fax copy. –OR-
3. Go to www.uwsp.edu/conted/conferences; click on “2nd Annual Mental
Health & Substance Abuse Services Training conference.
A copy of the brochure can be found at:
http://www.uwsp.edu/conted/conferences/substanceabuse/index.asp
Or you can ask Linda Russell to fax/mail one to you.
Fees:
Full conference-early bird (by Oct 11) $160; after Oct 11 $300
Daily rate-early bird (by Oct 11) $100; after Oct 11 $150
***IF YOU ARE DEAF OR DEAFBLIND, PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU NEED AN
INTERPRETER***
***IF YOU ARE HARD OF HEARING OR LATE DEAFENED, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF
YOU NEED AN ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE OR OTHER REASONABLE ACCOMODATION***
(Contributed by: Linda Russell, Bureau of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services)
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Leslie Riggs
WADNet Post Editor & Listserv Administrator
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
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