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An electronic circular of the Coalition's Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery
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No. 37, June 2007
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The Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery provides assistance
to the New York City mental health provider community through
expert trainings, focused technical assistance, evaluation,
information dissemination and special projects.
Center’s Youth Initiative: a. WAVE Trainings The Center is wrapping up its series on Employment Solutions with a one day workshop on Motivational Strategies: Wednesday June 6th, 9:30-4:30 in the Coalition’s Conference Room. Through a highly interactive training and experiential curriculum, WAVE (Work, Achievement, Values and Education) will address effective approaches to ensure that youth are awake, attentive, interested, and actively involved in learning. Information will be provided on how to integrate these motivational strategies into programs with the management of a Youth Opportunity Leadership Association. At this time, registration is limited. For information, contact Deborah Short at dshort@coalitionny.org For more information about our WAVE training series and to download presentations and information, please go to: http://www.coalitionny.org/ccrr/seminars/youth_initiative.html b. Youth Initiative Work Group The Center’s Youth Initiative Work Group convened on May 30th to discuss Youth Involvement with the Criminal Justice System, High Risk Behavior, and Gang Prevention. This particular theme attracted the highest level of stakeholder participation - 43 attendees - as it has become increasingly urgent to change the trend of criminalization of youth with emotional disturbance in New York City. Three guest speakers brought their crucial knowledge of systems and clinical issues to the table: Felix Castro, Peer Educator and Outreach Specialist at ICD’s YES program, Beth Navon, Executive Director of Friends of Island Academy, and Gerald Landsberg, Professor of Forensic Mental Health and Policy at New York University’s School of Social Work and Director of the Institute Against Violence. The next meeting of the Work Group, Wednesday, June 20th, 9:30-11:30 am., will focus on transition services for youth with serious emotional disturbance within the adult system. For more information contact Amy Smiley, asmiley@coaltionny.org or Alysia Pascaris, apascaris@coalition.org . RSVPs can be sent to Deborah Short at dshort@coalitionny.org Center Staff Presents at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Employment Expo On May 24, 2007 Pat Feinberg represented the Center at this event geared toward providing consumers with information on how to find and maintain employment. Pat had the opportunity to showcase the upcoming 2007 edition of the WORKbook, a comprehensive guide to mental health employment programs in New York City (see below). Drawing from her own employment experiences and systems knowledge, Pat was able to assist expo participants looking to enter or re-enter the workforce. New Job Posting: Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery Training Specialist The Coalition’s Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery staff have become increasingly more involved in developing specialized curriculum and delivering tailored training and technical assistance to NYC provider organizations in best practices in rehabilitation and recovery-facilitating services. The demand for our education and consultation services continues to increase. To better meet this demand, we are looking for a “Training Specialist” who can assist us with the design and delivery of the full range of Center trainings, all of which aim to enhance the competencies of staff working in community-based behavioral health agencies. To view the job description, please go to the Coalition’s Job Board at: http://www.coalitionny.org/jobs/job.php3?id=2731 The WORKbook, 2nd Edition - Soon to be Released The 2nd Edition of the WORKbook, a Guide to New York City’s Mental Health Employment Programs, will soon be available free of charge to consumers, providers and other stakeholders who are looking for in-depth knowledge about the range of employment services funded to address the needs of consumers of mental health services. Originally released in 2002, the WORKbook is an inventory of 106 discrete programs, across the 5 boroughs, offering a range of services and job placement types. Appreciation and thanks go to all of the New York City providers who assisted Center staff in ensuring that programmatic information is both current and accurate. Stay tuned for details on how to order additional copies. Education and Training Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies’ Professional Learning Center: a. Annual Management Institute This training series is designed specifically for new managers. The next session, Management Tools, will be held on June, 8 in the Coalition’s conference room. Cost is $45 per session Coalition Members/ $75 for non-members. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.coalitionny.org/prof_learn_ctr/mti/index.html b. Medicare Part D Training To learn more about the latest changes to the Medicare Part D benefit, the Coalition is offering a Medicare Part D Breakfast Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 9:00-10:30. If you would like to attend, please contact Karyn Krampitz at kkrampitz@coalitionny.org c. Understanding and Engaging Clients with Co-occurring Disorders: A Harm Reduction Approach
On June 21, 2007, 9 am to 12 noon, The Coalition will host Andrew Tatarsky, Ph.D to discuss harm reduction. Dr. Tatarsky will define the harm reduction paradigm and discuss the epidemiological and clinical rationales for using this model. He will speak about its application to psychotherapy with an emphasis on an integrative approach that combines elements of cognitive-behavioral self-management strategy with psychodynamic exploratory interventions. He will also discuss harm reduction’s implications for managing a therapeutic alliance, assessing and addressing ambivalence, goal setting and working toward positive change. Registration starts at 8:30. A light breakfast will be served. To register online, go to: www.coaltionny.org or e-mail Patricia Gallo Goldstein, patgg@coalitionny.org. NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Office of Consumer Affairs: MIND YOUR HEALTH Workshop Series, Upcoming Session Stress Affects Wellness: Let’s Do Something About It! This workshop on July 11, 5:00 – 7:00, at Fountain House, 425 W. 47th St. (between 9th and 10th Avenues) will provide simple and creative stress reduction techniques to consumers on how to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. For more information about future sessions, call (212) 219-5391. No pre-registration is required for this free series. United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) Training Series: "Living WRAP" This web conference with Mary Ellen Copeland and Ed Anthes will take place on June 20, 2007 3-4:30 PM EDT. WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is a self-management and recovery system developed by a group of people who had mental health difficulties and who were struggling to incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. WRAP is designed to: Decrease and prevent intrusive or troubling feelings and behaviors; Increase personal empowerment; Improve quality of life; and Assist people in achieving their own life goals and dreams. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.uspra.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3286 Funding and Grant Opportunities New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH): Comprehensive Approach to Health and Mental Health Services for Patients in City Jails RFP (PIN# 81608HA99900R0X00) DOHMH is seeking one or more appropriately qualified vendor(s) to develop, implement and administer an innovative comprehensive health care program in one or more jails that provides health and mental health services to inmates in City jails and assists patients to successfully transition their health and mental health care into their home communities.
Pre-proposal conference: June 20, 2007 at 10:00 am, 161 William Street, 6th Floor conference room. Proposals are due: No later than 2:00 pm on July 19, 2007 and must be hand delivered to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Health Care Access and Improvement 225 Broadway, 17th Floor Attn: Eric Zimiles, Executive Director of Finance and Contracts. To view this RFP, go to: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/acco/acco-rfp-hca-20070522-form.shtml and register on-line. Please contact, Eric Zimiles, Executive Director of Finance and Contracts, at (212) 442-6506 or email at ezimiles@health.nyc.gov if you have any questions.
New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH): Project Caring Community RFP
This RFP calls for a not-for-profit organization that operates programs serving adults with serious psychiatric disabilities to establish an Intensive Case Management (ICM) program with a specific function to provide in-reach services three months prior to discharge and intensive case management services three to six months post-release for women released from New York State Correctional Facilities. This program would facilitate the transition of women inmates with serious mental illness from state correctional facilities to their home communities within the five boroughs. Letter of intent due by: 3:00 pm on June 6, 2007. Proposals are due: No later than 3:00 pm on June 28, 2007, and must be sent to Susan Reilly, New York State Office of Mental Health, at 44 Holland Avenue, 7th Floor, Albany, New York 12229. To view this RFP, go to: http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/rfp/2007/project_caring/ to view the RFP.Please contact Susan Reilly, Issuing Officer, at (518) 473-7885 or email at coccscr@omh.state.ny.us,if you have any questions about the proposal.
Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies: 35th Anniversary and Annual Awards Reception Please join The Coalition on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm, at Pfizer World Headquarters, 235 East 42nd Street, New York City as we celebrate our 35th anniversary and honor Alfred P. Miller, Chief Executive Officer, FEGS; Katharine Noel, Author of Halfway House; Honorable Edolphus Towns, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; and Elaine Rivera (invited) Reporter, WNYC Radio. Please reserve your tickets and buy raffle tickets as soon as possible online at: http://www.coalitionny.org/special_events/mental_health_awards/2007/ New York City “People First” Coordinated Care Listening Forum with New York State OMH, OASAS, OMRDD and DOH
On June 6, 2007. 12:00pm-2:00pm, Commissioners Michael Hogan (OMH), Karen Carpenter-Palumbo (OASAS), Diana Jones Ritter (OMRDD) and Richard Daines (DOH). Will conduct the “People First” Coordinated Care Listening Forum. The Commissioners are looking to “obtain input from the people who use multiple services in the areas of health care, addiction, mental health, and developmental disabilities and their families regarding their experiences” and to “obtain insight on how to improve quality and outcomes, as well as coordinate support for people who have needs across multiple systems.” The Commissioners are particularly interested in hearing from stakeholders about: access to services; quality of care; and interagency collaboration and coordination of care. This event will be held at York College/CUNY, 94-20 Guy Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11451. Seating will provided on a first-come, first served basis. If you cannot attend the forum but would like to share your thoughts with the Commissioners, follow this weblink and submit your comments electronically. Or, you may e-mail your comments to: OMH: transformation@omh.state.ny.us OASAS: public.affairs@oasas.state.ny.us OMRDD: public.affairs@omr.state.ny.us DOH: dohweb@health.state.ny.us There will also be a webcast of the forum. Please check the respective websites of any of the four agencies to access the link. New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH): Clinical Advisory Regarding the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medication in Children and Adolescents This advisory released on May 16, 2007 states that the atypical antipsychotics (second generation antipsychotics or SGAs, which include clozapine) were developed for the treatment of adults with psychotic illness. Their use, however, has expanded to various disorders in children and adolescents, including severe behavioral disturbances in autistic spectrum and other disorders, bipolar illness, and Tourette’s syndrome.The New York State Office of Mental Health, Division of Children and Family Services, holds that all medications, including SGAs, should only be prescribed for appropriate diagnoses, weighing risk and benefit and seeking to minimize side effects. To read the full advisory, please go to: http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/sga_advisory/Advisory.html Supportive Housing Network of New York: 7th Annual New York State Supportive Housing Conference This year’s conference on June 7-8, 8:00-4:00 at the Hilton Hotel, New York City, 1335 6th Ave., New York, will host the three State Commissioners most important to supportive housing. Workshop topics include: how to combine valuable 4% tax credits with OMH capital funding; a panel on how to use multiple State funding streams to build supportive housing outside of New York City; and a workshop on new models of supportive housing that increase disabled people’s integration with the community. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.shnny.org.
American Psychiatric Association (APA): Select Abstracts from the June 2007 Psychiatric Services Journal: Adding Consumer-Providers to Intensive Case Management: Does It Improve Outcome? [Abstract] Applying Procedural Justice Theory to Law Enforcement's Response to Persons With Mental Illness [Abstract] Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Unmet Need for Mental Health Care: Results From the NSDUH [Abstract] Is Telepsychiatry Equivalent to Face-to-Face Psychiatry? Results From a Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial [Abstract] Quality of Care in a Medicaid Population With Bipolar I Disorder [Abstract] The Role of Medicaid Enrollment and Outpatient Service Use in Jail Recidivism Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness [Abstract] Treatment Adherence With Lithium and Anticonvulsant Medications Among Patients With Bipolar Disorder [Abstract] Treatment Prospects for Persons With Severe Mental Illness in an Urban County Jail [Abstract] Understanding and Preventing Criminal Recidivism Among Adults With Psychotic Disorders [Abstract] Using Pharmacy Data on Partial Adherence to Inform Clinical Care of Patients With Serious Mental Illness [Abstract] Validity of Electronically Monitored Medication Adherence and Conventional Adherence Measures in Schizophrenia [Abstract] WHO's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems: Collecting Essential Information for Policy and Service Delivery [Abstract] To read these abstracts follow the above link. To view all articles in the current issue and to subscribe, please go to: http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/current.dtl Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Select Titles and Abstracts from the Current Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Spring 2007 Integrating Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health: The Promise and the Challenge Spirituality and Religion in Recovery: Some Current Issues Integrating Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health: The Promise and the Challenge Spirituality and Religion in Recovery: Some Current Issues Relevance of Spirituality for People with Mental Illness Attending Consumer-Centered Services Spirituality Matters: Creating a Time and Place for Hope To view complete articles, subscription is required. To subscribe, please go to http://www.bu.edu/cpr/prj/ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): a. New Tool Created To Help Families In The Child Welfare System Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, and Recovery (SAFERR), a new guidebook designed to help staff of public and private agencies respond to families in the child welfare system who are affected by substance use disorders, is now available. SAFERR is based on the premise that when parents misuse substances and mistreat their children, the best way to make sound decisions is to draw from the resources of three key systems: child welfare, alcohol and drugs and the courts. For more information and to order, go to: http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0705093725.aspx
b. Second Edition of Psychological First Aid Now Available SAMHSA’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD have released the Second Edition of Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide and accompanying handouts. Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed approach for assisting children, adolescents, adults, and families in the aftermath of disaster and terrorism. To access these materials, go to: http://www.nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=typ_terr_resources_pfa c. Web Section Provides Key Points for Dealing with Trauma A newly designed section of SAMHSA’s web site provides information for those seeking help after a traumatic experience. In addition to the centerpiece, “Understanding Mental Illness—After the Virginia Tech Tragedy,” the new Web section offers resources targeted to the mental health needs of students, schools, adults, families, health professionals, emergency responders, and others. To view, go to: http://www.samhsa.gov |
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