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October 29-November 2, 2008
- National Alternatives Conference
The National Empowerment Center announces that Alternatives 2008, the national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors, will be in Buffalo, New York at the Adams Mark Hotel on October 29 through November 2, 2008. www.power2u.org/alternatives-2008
September 10, 2008
August 9, 2008
- Saturday, August 9, 2008, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Dan Fisher will present 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 will present on "Citizenship: The Pathway to Recovery," Saturday, August 2, 2008, 8:30 -10:10 a.m., Boston Marriott Copley Place at the American Sociological Association 103rd Annual Meeting, August 1-4, 2008. For more information go to www.asanet.org
July 17-20, 2008
June 15-19, 2008
- US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association's annual conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois. The conference's learning opportunities will inform you of the newest innovations and the best of the “tried and true” practices of psychiatric rehabilitation training. Conference tracks will feature: 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 will include 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
No Health without Mental Health
May 27-29, 2008
- The Center for Self Determination is presenting the International
 Conference on Self-Determination, in Detroit, Michigan at the spectacular Renaissance Center along the Detroit River separating Canada and the United States. Additional information available online at www.communitydrive.org/Conference.html
Consumer Scholarships available - Click for details and to download the form.
April 29, 2008
- The Australian Mental Health Consumer Network invites you to meet Dan Fisher who will offer consumer leadership training. Tuesday, April 29th, 1:00 - 3:30 P.M. 2/17 Peel Street, South Brisbane, AU. RSVP to:
Australian Mental Health Consumer Network
2/17 Peel Street, South Brisbane, (07) 3844 3009
Or call Jenny on 0438 826 959—jennys@amhcn.org.au
www.amhcn.org.au
April 27-28, 2008
April 21-25, 2008
April 14-15, 2008
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Conference, Cambridge, MA. An outstanding collection of leaders from the US and around the globe will be presenting at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation's State-of-the-Science Conference, "From Innovations to Practice: The Promise and Challenge of Recovery for All". Find 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
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
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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