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Upcoming Events
March 23, 2010
- STAR Center Teleconference Series - The Difference Between “Opposite”
and “Backward” Medicine and its Application to Mental Health Treatment.
Please join us for a discussion around “Forward Motion”, “Opposite Motion”
and “Backward or Contrary Motion” as well as the psycho-social view of these
models. This session will present some ideas, information, resources for
consideration and discussion with the intention of supporting our learning
together, encouraging self- and community-empowerment, and affirming or
discovering helpful thoughts and practices. For more information and to
register
please click here.
March 25, 2010
March 26, 2010
- Free SAMHSA ADS Center Training Teleconference. The Power of the
Media and Its Impact on Mental Health Recovery - How can the
mental health community work with the media to positively and more
accurately portray individuals with mental health problems? To help
consumers, the general public, and the media explore this question, SAMHSA
ADS Center invites you to a free training teleconference entitled “The Power
of the Media and Its Impact on Mental Health Recovery.” Friday, March
26, 2010. 3:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m., EST. To learn more and to register,
please click here.
March 30, 2010
- Free SAMHSA 10x10 Wellness Campaign Training Teleconference. Focus on Wellness to Increase Life Expectancy and Healthy Living of
Individuals with Mental Health Problems. What are the implications of
the findings of higher rates of illness and shorter life spans among people
with mental health problems than among the general public, and how can the
mental health community promote wellness?
Tuesday, March 30, 2010. 3:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m., EST. To learn more and to
register,
please click here.
April 21, 2010
May 10-14, 2010
September 29 – October 3, 2010
- Alternatives 2010, the national mental health conference
organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors, will be held at
the Hyatt Anaheim, California.
Each Alternatives conference offers in-depth technical assistance on
peer-delivered services and self-help/recovery methods. Beyond the exchange
of knowledge and networking, Alternatives offers a rich social, artistic,
and healing environment.
Information on making hotel reservations, submitting proposals to present
and applying for federal scholarships will be available in the future.
Sign up to receive email updates about the conference:
www.power2u.org/alternatives2010
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Past Events
December 17, 2009
- Teleconference on History of Mental Health Consumer Movement - What does the mental health
consumer movement have in common with other civil rights movements? How have
mental health consumers and our society at large benefited from the
pioneering advocacy of early mental health rights activists? What work
remains to be done? This free teleconference explored the history of the
self-help and advocacy movement organized by individuals with psychiatric
histories. Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration’s ADS Center (Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity
and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health). [Click
for
more information]
December 4, 2009
- Dan Fisher and Cathy Levin presented on Hope and Recovery through
Alternatives to Hospitalization at the Massachusetts Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Association (MassPRA) Conference in Worcester, MA.
December 2, 2009
- CMHS Regional Consumer/Survivor Meeting in Boston, MA
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) leads national efforts to
improve prevention and mental health services for all Americans. As part of
its efforts, CMHS convened a Regional Consumer/Survivor Meeting on
December 2, 2009, 9 am - 5 pm at the Omni Parker House, Boston, MA. The focus of the meeting was
about the following states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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November 23, 2009
- The International Network Toward Alternatives and Recovery (INTAR)
Presented: Rethinking Psychiatric Crisis: Alternative Responses To "First
Breaks". at The Kimmel Center at New York University.
About the Conference: First-person accounts consistently show that
treatment can compound the ordeal of early psychiatric crisis- especially
those resulting in hospitalization. In addition to the disorientation of
psychosis, or the bleak depths of depression, treatment itself can be an
ordeal. Key Note Speakers: "Why do we need Alternatives?" --
Will Hall, Sue Estroff. "Alternatives, Capabilities and System
Transformation" -- Robert Whittaker, Andy Blanch, Ron Bassman, Ken
Thompson. [More info at:
www.intar.org]
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November 12, 2009
- Introduction to Shared Decision Making in Mental Health
Creating Dialogue, Promoting Choice, Supporting Recovery
Featured: Patricia Deegan, Pat Deegan Ph.D. & Associates, LLC.; Laurie
Curtis, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
An informative and lively introduction to SAMHSA’s initiative to support Shared Decision Making in mental health
services. Sponsored by
The Office of the Associate Director for Consumer Affairs Center for Mental
Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
An archive of the November 12 webinar and subsequent webinar held January
21, 2010 is available at
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/consumersurvivor/shared.asp
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November 10, 2009
- Free Webinar Series on Organizational Development
and Business Management for Peer-Run Organizations. The National
Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center (NCSTAC) is pleased to
announce that registration for a new series of webinars on Organizational
Development and Business Management for Peer-Run Organizations. This five
part participatory series will begin in October of this year and will be
broadcast every other month as part of ongoing technical assistance to
consumer-run organizations and services.
Leading authorities on:
• Consumer-Run Nonprofit Basics,
• Governance: The Role of the Board,
• Management: The Role of the Staff,
• Fundraising and Capacity Building
• Sustaining Your Consumer-Run Nonprofit Organization
will present live via teleconference and web interface. These 90 minute
modules will provide ample time for questions and discussion. Participation
will be available through registration. In order to register please email
phendry@mentalhealthamerica.net and include your name, how many people
will be attending, contact information, and please put Webinar Registration
in the subject line. There is no cost for participation and copies of
the course information will be available on our website. For detailed
information on the first webinar please see below.
November 4-5, 2009
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October 28 - November 1, 2009
October 28, 2009
- Transforming Lives Through the Arts - A specially designed
training institute for Peer Specialists/Peer Providers. Omaha
Nebraska
Keynote Speakers:
- Deb Whittle, National Empowerment Center
- Steve Harrington, National Association of Peer Specialists
Multi-dimensional arts activities training especially planned to provide
arts training for Peer Specialists and Peer Providers. The activities were
simple hands-on arts exercises including painting, poetry, performance,
dance, humor, collage and fabric art—all practical for use in peer support
work. No experience or special talent was required.
For
additional information contact Gayle Bluebird at
gaylebluebird@aol.com or check
the Altered States of the Arts web site at
www.alteredstatesofthearts.com. [Click
to view/download Flyer (PDF, 1 page, 85KB)
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October 22, 2009
- Teach-in with Dr. Dan Fisher - Hope and Recovery through Alternatives
to Hospitalization
Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD is a role model for people with lived
experience with mental health issues, extreme states, and/or trauma. His
personal experience alone dispels the myth that people do not recover. Dr.
Fisher described his own recovery from a diagnosis of schizophrenia and
offer innovative ideas to help others do the same. The Peer Support Model he
endorses includes community-based programs like peer-run respites, warm
lines, and peer-run self-help groups like the Wellness Recovery Action Plan
(WRAP). This model works well in other states and is just beginning to gain
momentum in Massachusetts. Held at Holyoke Community
College, Holyoke, MA.
September 23-24, 2009
- Debbie Whittle offered a
workshop - Living Into Wholeness, at the 2009 New Mexico Consumer Wellness Conference, Albuquerque, NM at First Presbyterian Church,
215 Locust NE by I-25 and Central (Click to view flyer
- PDF)
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September 21-22, 2009
September 16-18, 2009
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September 11, 2009
- First Annual North Carolina Recovery Conference. North
Carolina: One Community in Recovery. Keynote Speaker: Dan Fisher,
National Empowerment Center "Revitalization Through Recovery Relationships".
Click to view the conference brochure (PDF, 9 pages, 1.3MB).
September 9-12, 2009
- NARPA's (National Association for Rights, Protections and Advocacy)
Annual Conference, "Advocacy for Rights in a New Era" Phoenix, AZ - www.narpa.org
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August 18, 2009
- Debbie L. Whittle (The TAC at NEC)
Co-facilitated the STAR Center Summer Teleconference Series: Mental
Health and Wellness: Self-Help Tools and Practices to Support Your Personal
Recovery and Growth
with Kerrie Fallon and Marina Colonas (Transformation Center),
Stephen Kiosk (STAR Center). Sponsored by the STAR Center and the National
Empowerment Center
July 13, 200999
- Dan Fisher led a Teach-In at the Central Mass Recovery Learning Community, a
peer-run program at 91 Stafford Street in Worcester MA. Hope for Recovery
Through Alternatives to Hospitalization. Dr. Fisher spoke of innovative,
community-based programs that use the Mental Health Peer Support Model
including peer-run respites, warm lines, and self-help groups to reduce
hospitalizations and support people in their recovery.
May 18, 2009
- Dan Fisher offered a Teach-In -
Hope for Recovery Through Alternatives to Hospitalization.
Dr. Fisher spoke of innovative, community-based programs that use the Mental
Health Peer Support Model including peer-run respites, warm lines, and
self-help groups to reduce hospitalizations and support people in their
recovery.
May 3-5, 2009
- Dan Fisher presented at the International Conference Center on Self-
Determination at the Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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www.centerforself-determination.com
April 20-24, 2009
- Considering Outcomes for Peer-Run Crisis Alternatives by Shery Mead and
Eri Kuno, The Inn at Essex, Burlington, VT -
www.mentalhealthpeers.com
March 18-19, 2009
- Dan Fisher presented at the Center for Self-Determination Training,
"Inventing the Future: Implementing Self-Determination Across Disability and
Aging" at the BWI Comfort Inn Conference Center, Baltimore, MD -
www.centerforself-determination.com
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October 29-November 2, 2008
- National Alternatives Conference
The National Empowerment Center sponsored Alternatives 2008, the national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors,
in Buffalo, New York www.power2u.org/alternatives-2008
September 10, 2008
August 9, 2008
- Saturday, August 9, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Dan Fisher presented on "Peer Services in Rural Mental Health" at the National Association for Rural Mental Health Conference, Changing Practices-Changing Rural Environment in Burlington, VT, August 6-9, 2008, www.narmh.org/conferences/2008
August 2, 2008
- Dan Fisher presented on "Citizenship: The Pathway to Recovery," Saturday, August 2, 2008, at the American Sociological Association 103rd Annual Meeting
in Boston. For more information go to www.asanet.org
June 15-19, 2008
- US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association's annual conference was held in Chicago, Illinois. The conference's learning opportunities
offered the newest innovations and the best of the “tried and true” practices of psychiatric rehabilitation training. Conference tracks featured: innovative services, system change, interventions, administration and management, assessment, planning and outcomes, research, and sessions for professional educators and trainers. For more information, visit www.uspra.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3571
June 4-7, 2008
- 2008 Mental Health America Conference & National Mental Health Promotion & Prevention Summit - Each year, the Mental Health America Conference draws together hundreds of advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C. to learn about critical issues in the behavioral health field and strategies for collective action. Attendees primarily include executives, volunteer leaders, frontline staff, and members of our 320 state and local affiliates. Many of these people are also mental health consumers, family members and providers. The meeting also brings together other consumer advocates, policymakers and individuals who believe in our public health and social justice vision.
The 2008 Conference included a full day of advocacy on Capitol Hill, skill-building sessions, an exhibit hall and other events. Additional information available online at www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/conference
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May 27-29, 2008
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 The Center for Self Determination presented the International Conference on Self-Determination, in Detroit, Michigan. Additional information available online at www.communitydrive.org/Conference.html
April 29, 2008
April 27-28, 2008
April 14-15, 2008
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Conference, Cambridge, MA. An outstanding collection of leaders from the US and around the globe presented at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation's State-of-the-Science Conference, "From Innovations to Practice: The Promise and Challenge of Recovery for All".
Conference attendees were shown innovative and effective ways to move systems, programs and practices toward a recovery-orientation. Each track explores the challenges facing the field, such as "Moving Systems Forward", including a pre-conference institute, "Shifting to a Rehabilitation and Recovery Paradigm: Facilitating Change" and presentations such as:
- Fostering Leadership in the Transformation of Systems: Perspectives on Directing Innovations
- Moving the System: Sustaining the Change Process Moving Towards a Recovery Orientation
- No Force First: A Comprehensive Approach to Eliminating Coercion
- Global Perspectives on Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Working as Peers: The Pearls and Perils of Shared Responsibility for Mental Health Programs
- Effective Leadership in Consumer Advocacy Networks
Learn more about the depth of offerings each track provides and the 90+ presenters, all on the Conference website at www.bu.edu/cpr/conference/presentations/.
November 14-17, 2007
- NARPA: National Association of Rights, Protection and Advocacy, Annual Rights Conference,
Los Angeles, California - www.narpa.org
October 10-14, 2007
- National Alternatives Conference - Spanning the Recovery Movement: Consumer Control and Choice, St. Louis, Missouri - www.alternatives2007.org
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October 3-5, 2007
July 12-14, 2007
July 11, 2007
- Dan Fisher gave a public address in Santa Ana, California, on the topic of recovery, "Recovery: From Dream to Reality". Presented by the Orange County Behavioral Health Services, Delhi Center 505 East Central, Santa Ana, CA. Three continuing education credits for LCSWs, MFTs and psychologists were approved.
June 12-14, 2007
- Debbie Whittle presented at the VOCAL Annual Statewide Consumer Conference - "Embracing Wellness", Richmond, Virginia.
Workshop: Living Into Wholeness,
Evening offering: Sacred Circle Dance, http://vocalnetwork.org/conference.htm
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June 11th-13th, 2007
June 6-8, 2007
- Judi Chamberlin was a keynote speaker at a conference called "Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Review," sponsored by the World Psychiatric Association in Dresden, Germany. Further information at www.wpa2007dresden.org/frs_index.asp
April 15, 2007
- Judi Chamberlin appeared at a panel on "Women, Mental Health, and the Law" at the Syracuse University College of Law, Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies
February 23-25, 2007
- Judi Chamberlin was the keynote speaker at the COMHCO Conference in Long Branch, NJ (NJ statewide organization)
February 7, 2007
- Region IV (Richmond VA area) Recovery Workshop. Daylong workshop with key stakeholders (including consumers, clinicians, and policymakers) to develop a Virginia-based recovery definition and workplan. Richmond, VA Feb. 7. Judi Chamberlin - workshop leader.
November 16 - 17, 2006
- Dr. Dan Fisher presented at The New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (NJPRA) Annual Conference - "We see a future when everyone will recover from metal illness".
November 5-8 2006
- 48th Annual Southern Regional Conference on Mental Health Statistics (SRCMHS) Conference - Mental Health Responses to Disasters: Problems Confronted, Lessons Learned - A Dialogue on Behavioral Healthcare. Dr. Dan Fisher presented.
October 25-29, 2006
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Alternatives Conference, Blazing the Trail to Recovery through Transformation, Portland, Oregon. Information at: www.alternatives2006.org.
September 27-29, 2006
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Judene Shelley presented at the 24th annual NYAPRS Conference: From Promise to Practice: Sharing the Tools for Transformation in Ellenville, New York. Judene also presented a workshop: "Choices in Recovery: Follow Your Bliss" and participated in a panel presentation: "Helping the Consumer Movement Grow and Prosper." More information is available at: www.nyaprs.org.
September 19, 2006
- Dr. Dan Fisher presented at the Washington State DASA Conferences in Yakima, WA - Building Unified Service Systems if Not Now, When? Embracing Evidence Based Practices to Support Recovery. For more information, please visit http://casat.unr.edu/ dasa/.
September 14-19, 2006
- Dr. Dan Fisher presented at the 11th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, September 14-19, 2006 in San Diego, CA - the topic of the presentation was "Mental Health Transformations." For more information, please visit www.ivatcenters.org.
August 1, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin was the Plenary Speaker at the VOCAL (Virginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership) Statewide Conference. Richmond, Virginia
July 21-23, 2006
- Dan Fisher spoke on How to Create a Culture & Practice of Recovery at the 2nd Annual Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry Conference, Niagara Falls, New York Conference Center.
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July 11, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin spoke at the Book Launch program of Shunned: Discrimination Against People with Mental Illness, Kings College, London, England.
June 22 and 29, 2006
As part of the SAMHSA Summer Teleconference Series, Dr. Pat Deegan explored effective strategies for supporting consumer involvement at the systems/policy level and at the level of the psychopharmacology consultation. [more details and a link to the archived version]
- Part One: Overcoming Barriers to Effective Consumer/Survivor Participation in Policymaking
- Part Two: Beyond Compliance: Shared Decision-Making About Psychiatric Medications
June 28, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin presented: “Understanding Consumer Initiatives” at the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System.
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June 14, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin participated in the Opening Cross Disability Plenary Panel at the Society for Disability Studies 19th Annual Conference, Bethesda, MD
June 5, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin offered a workshop, “People Encountering People Project,” and Judene Shelley led a workshop, “Overcoming Nicotine Addiction in the Recovery Process,” at the USPRA Annual Conference, Recovery: Reaching New Heights in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, in Phoenix, Arizona.
May 31, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin led a Workshop, “Measurement of Recovery,” at the Joint National Conference on Mental Health Block Grants and Mental Health Statistics, Washington DC.
May 17-18, 2006
- Dan Fisher presented “Resiliency and Recovery" at the Spring Mental Health Conference, Park City, Utah.
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May 8, 2006
- Judi Chamberlin presented “Evaluation 101: The Whys and Hows of Evaluation Research for Non-Researchers” and “Drop-In Centers in the Era of Evidence-based Practices” at the “Faces of Recovery” annual drop-in center conference at Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA.
December 12, 2005
November 17-20, 2005
- Judi Chamberlin will be one of the keynote speakers for the National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA)’s 23rd Annual Rights Conference: Reclaiming Freedom: A Call To Action at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel, East Hartford, CT. For more information go to www.narpa.org
November 9, 2005
June 9/10, 2005
- Daniel Fisher conducted a two-day training for 19 emerging leaders from California. The training was organized by Carol Ford, director of the office of Self-help for the California Network of Mental Health Clients. The Meeting was led off by Sally Zinman who described the need to pass the baton of leadership on to a new generation. Full story
June 7, 2005
- The Olalla Center for Children and Families in Newport Oregon hosted a symposium where Dr. Fisher was the keynote speaker. The symposium was open to all mental health professionals, law enforcement personnel, religious leaders, parents of children with mental health disorders, consumers of mental health services, physicians, child welfare workers, and anyone interested in Dr. Fisher's unique approach.
June 3, 2005
- Consumers and families attended a workshop with Dr. Fisher on Recovery from a Psychiatrist's Perspective at Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, PA.
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May 23, 24, 25, 2005
- NEC Staff presentations at USPRA Conference, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:
- Judene Shelley and Daniel Fisher offered a workshop on: Recovery Through Peer Support
- Which included a discussion of recovery principles and ways that community and peer support can facilitate recovery. Workshop participants explored common principles of recovery and practiced applying peer support in ways that promote achievement of desired roles in society.
- Amy Long presented: If Services and Programs Don't Heal - What Does
- Services and programs provide structure not healing. Recovery informed systems go beyond the "personal recovery" to include social action which involves a new language and views. Current research tools were presented. Participants explored necessary ingredients in establishing healthy communities.
- Amy Long and Ken Schlosser offered an all-day Institute: Recovery-Oriented Practice.
- There is growing appreciation for approaches that promote recovery for mental health consumers. This Institute focused on teaching new concepts and skills to effectively support client empowerment. It drew upon 'Recovery-Oriented Practice', a curriculum developed by Pat Deegan, a leading consumer advocate. The Institute offered skill teaching in two domains - Expanding Client Choice and Enhancing Respectful Communication with consumers. It utilized small group exercises, choice scenarios, participants' work experience, and role plays.
May 24, 2005
- Dr. Fisher spoke about Schizophrenia & Recovery, hosted by the Mental Health Association in Jefferson County, Beaumont Texas, in partnership and underwritten by with Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospitals and Spindletop MHMR Services. View flyer (jpg image)
May 5, 2005
- Dr. Fisher lectured at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario as part of Mental Health Week. "Creating Positive Change in Mental Health with Recovery". It was an opportunity for consumers, family members, clinicians, students, psychiatrists and policy makers alike to come together to explore their role in creating culture change and improving mental service.
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April 26, 2005
- Dr. Fisher gave a workshop entitled "RECOVERY: Transforming Mental Health Clinical Practices To Implement Recovery" at the North Chicago VA Medical Center. Hosted by the Day Treatment Center and Mental Health Intensive Case Management Programs. Brochure (PFD)
April 24, 2005
- Dr. Fisher spoke about “Recovery Through Education: Making Your Dreams Come True” at the NAMI, Michigan 2005 Conference, Kalamazoo MI.
April 14, 2005
- Dr. Fisher spoke at Atascadero State Hospital, Atascadero, CA on "How to Create a Culture of Recovery."
April 13, 2005
- Dr. Fisher lectured about "The Principles of Recovery and how they can Improve Clinical Practice" at a conference called "The Individual with Psychosis: Evidence based Practices for Recovery" hosted by Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
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April 12, 2005
- Dr. Fisher spoke at the Highland Drive VA in Pittsburgh, PA on “How to Create a Culture of Recovery”.
April 6, 2005
- Hartford’s No-fee “Volunteers in Psychotherapy” Program and University of Hartford Psychology Programs hosted Dr. Fisher who spoke on "How Human Connections Nourish Recovery from ‘Mental Illness." Co-sponsored by the University of Hartford’s Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology, Department of Psychology and Honors (Psi Chi) program.
March 16, 2005
- At the SAMHSA Training series on Mental Health Self-Direction, presenters Tom Nemey, Judi Chamberlin and Jean Tuller presented information on the principles and tools of self-direction as well as what has been learned that supports self-direction in mental health.
October 16, 2004
- Dr. Fisher gave a keynote address to the Fort Francis, Ontario, branch of Canadian Mental Health Associationšs 6th Annual Consumer and Family Conference.
October 14, 2004
- Dr. Fisher spoke at Alternatives 2004, in Denver, CO, in a plenary session with Joseph Rogers on the topic of the New Freedom Commission and carried out a workshop, "You Too Can Recover from Mental Illness".
October 13, 2004
- Dr. Fisher spoke at the University of New Mexico Wellness 2004 Consumer/Survivor Conference, at the University of New Mexico Continuing Education Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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September 30, 2004
- Dr. Fisher was part of a Keynote Panel at the 22nd Annual New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, entitled, "The Recovery Revolution: How Far Have We Come?" which took place at the Nevele Grand Resort, Ellenville, NY.
September 9, 2004
- Dr. Fisher presented "Nothing about Us Without Us" in which he highlighted the importance of participation in planning one's own treatment and one's system's mental policies at the 20th Annual Fairweather Lodge Conference in Erie, PA, . The conference was sponsored by Stairways Behavioral Health.
August 19, 2004
July 6-7, 2004
- The Vancouver/Richmond Mental Health Network and The Canadian Mental Health Association Vancouver-Burnaby Branch presented A Lecture & Workshops by Dr. Dan Fisher, MD , PhD, Psychiatrist.
November 11-13, 2003
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