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An electronic circular of the Coalition's Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery
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No. 43, January 2008
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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.
Working On Recovery Working on Recovery is the Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery's new approach to training and technical assistance designed to address the workplace learning and organizational development needs of New York City’s mental health provider community. Our support will be delivered on-site at your agency. Fundamental to this initiative is a value-based approach to both management and clinical practice emphasizing hope, personal power, choice and self-responsibility, and meaningful roles for both staff and service recipients. It is the foundation upon which recovery is built, and the basis upon which evidence-based and promising practices emerge. Training: Agencies will select from among 10 half-day modules in recovery, person-centered practice and psychiatric rehabilitation – all designed to promote recovery-based partnerships. This training requires an investment of time and staff resources. Training and Technical Assistance: Combined training with technical assistance involves an in-depth partnership with agencies interested in more fully incorporating rehabilitation and recovery practices. Technical assistance supports leadership in aligning program and administrative dimensions with practice. Agency leaders – whether they are management, line-staff or consumers – will benefit from support in leadership development, team building and the implementation of rehabilitation and recovery-facilitating services, offered at your agency. This more intensive service will be limited to select agencies demonstrating need, capacity and commitment; it requires a significant investment of time and staff resources. For more information, including details on training and technical assistance requirements, visit our website, www.coalitionny.org/ccrr , or contact Alysia at either (212)742-1600 ext. 201 or [email protected]
Center Trainings We are now accepting online registrations for the following trainings. As space is limited and registration is ongoing, we urge you to enroll online at your earliest convenience. Please note, agencies will be assessed a $50 cancellation fee if a training registration is not cancelled one business day prior to the training date. This policy helps ensure that those who are interested in attending will be able to attend, space allowing. For the latest training updates and to learn more about the Center, please visit our website, www.coalitionny.org/ccrr. All Center trainings qualify for credit hours toward the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP), an increasingly important credential in our field. The Coalition is located in downtown Manhattan at 90 Broad Street, 8th Floor. Recommended transportation: 1 to Rector St., 2/3 to Wall St., 4/5 to Bowling Green, J/M/Z to Broad St., R/W to Whitehall St. All Center trainings are conducted at the Coalition unless otherwise noted.
Introduction to Mental Health, Rehabilitation, and Recovery This two day interactive training is designed for direct care staff working in community support programs requiring basic knowledge of mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation and evidence-based practices that promote recovery. Participants will explore the value and guiding principles of recovery and how these translate for consumers, practitioners, programs and mental health systems. The facilitator will use a combination of training techniques that encourage staff to become actively involved in the learning process. Wednesday, January 16th and Thursday, January 17th, 2008 9:30am-4:30pm: Register now Fee: $50 per person Recovery is Working This two day training is designed for staff in various roles and settings who seek to help consumers achieve their employment goals. After exploring the role of work in recovery, participants will learn about supported employment as an evidence-based practice and other vocational services in New York City. The focus will then shift toward skill development. This dynamic training will involve participants in a variety of active exercises to help them acquire the key competencies of employment service providers. By the end of the training, participants will be better equipped to inspire, support and advocate for consumers who are pursuing employment and/or career advancement. Tuesday, February 26 - Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 9:30am – 4:30pm: Register now Fee: $50 per person
Center’s Youth Initiative Center’s Report A Chance for Change: Supporting Youth in Transition in New York City Now Available Online This comprehensive report, resultant from the deliberations of our Youth Initiative Work Group, details the systemic challenges facing New York City Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and provides key recommendations for improving service delivery systems and relevant policies. To download the complete report, go to: http://www.coalitionny.org/ccrr/documents/Coalitionbookletfinal.pdf
Monthly Youth Initiative Seminar Series: Supporting Youth and Families Involved with the Criminal Justice System This seminar will focus on the effects of court involvement on young people and their families, and some of the underlying factors related to youth incarceration and mental health. Guest speaker Evan Elkin from the VERA Institute will discuss Adolescent Portable Therapy, a unique diversion treatment approach. Carol Burton, Associate Executive Director and Makeba Lavan, Co-Chair of the Youth Advisory Board of the NYC Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents—both at the Osborne Association—will discuss the experiences of youth and their families when a parent is incarcerated and effective support strategies. Friday, January 25, 2008, 9:30am-12:00pm: Register Now Three New Transition to Independence Process (TIP) Model Sites Added in 2008 The Center is happy to announce that The Bridge, Riverdale Mental Health Association, and SCO Family Services have been chosen to implement the TIP model in housing programs for transition aged youth. All three sites will receive both training in the TIP model delivered by Dr. Hewitt “Rusty” Clark and his team from the University of South Florida, and ongoing technical assistance from the Center during the coming year. Youth Initiative Work Group Our next session will focus on foster care and New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) services targeted to transition aged youth. A number of key ACS staff working in divisions dedicated to meeting the needs of adolescents will discuss both current programs and potential opportunities for collaboration with community mental health providers. If you would like to learn more about the Youth Initiative Work Group, please contact Amy Smiley, the Center’s Youth Consultant at [email protected].
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 9:30am-11:30am Register now Education and Training
The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies Professional Learning Center: Upcoming Trainings All sessions will be held at the Coalition's offices located in lower Manhattan at 90 Broad St, 8th Floor. For the complete 2008 Professional Learning Center training schedule, click here. Electronic Health Records: The Computerization of Behavioral Healthcare This session will focus on behavioral health informatics, particularly the value of and incentives for developing electronic health record (EHR) systems. Basic principles to consider in EHR software selection, the key challenges involved in implementing EHR software and some basic guidelines for addressing them will also be discussed. Friday, February 1, 2008, 10:00am-4:00pm, Register now Understanding and Documenting the New Rehabilitation Services Option This training will help program directors who bill under the Rehab Option (i.e. PROS, IPRTs, ACT Teams and Restorative Services) understand the Federal changes to this service option and the impact of the regulations. Additionally, participants will learn about the new documentation requirements for the Rehab Option. Monday, February 4, 2008, 9:00am-4:00pm Register now
Documentation Process to Support Medical Necessity Linkage Requirements and Quality of Life of Staff This training will focus on three important direct service documentation areas: Medical Necessity Documentation Linkage requirements for Medicaid/Medicare funded services, paperwork flow/process flow challenges (standardization of documentation model), and the shift to a Concurrent Documentation Process vs. Post Documentation Model. Friday, February 8, 2008, 10:00am-4:00pm Register now
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS), Martha K. Selig Institute: Upcoming Trainings All five trainings listed below qualify for six hours of NASW accreditation (CEU credits) and will be held at JBFCS, 120 West 57 Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. For more information and to register, Click here. Fee: $110 per workshop Hard to Reach, Hard to Treat: Engaging Adolescents in Treatment Psychodynamic Notes on Immigration Divorce: A Psychological and Social Crisis, Clinical Considerations and their Implications for Treatment
National Research and Training Center, University of Illinois at Chicago (NRTC): Free Webcast on the Evidence Base for Consumer-Driven Services NRTC has released a video of presentations delivered by national experts Judith Cook, Jean Campbell and Lisa Razzano, exploring the evidence base for consumer-operated, delivered, and centered services, where people in recovery control the kinds of help they get, from whom, and in what settings. To view the webcast and download slide presentations and transcripts Click here.
United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA): Forwarding the Recovery Paradigm: People in Recovery Leading the Way Web-based Training This four-part series will take an in depth look at the vial contributions that people in recovery provide in assuring a recovery-oriented mental health system. Each session will provide training in how to equip and effectively utilize people in recovery. Two or three individuals will lead each session providing expertise, critical information and voices of experience from people in recovery who are leading the way. For more information and to register, Click here Session 1: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Peer Support Programs-February 20 Session 2: Creating a Supportive Culture: People in Recovery as Colleagues-March 5 Session 3: People in Recovery as Organizational Leaders: Opening the Leadership Door-March 19 Session 4: People in Recovery Shaping Mental Health Services-April 2 Fee: $75 per event or $275 for full series for USPRA organizational members $125 per event and $400 for the full series for all other registrants Funding and Grant Opportunities New York City Department of Small Business Services: Work Advancement and Support Center (Procurement ID # 801-SBS80007) Application Deadline: January 22, 2008 The Department of Small Business Services is seeking a contractor to operate a Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC), to be located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, that will provide employer-based retention and advancement services to low-income workers throughout New York City. Any questions should be addressed to Sheridan Ameer, Agency Chief Contracting Officer. She can be reached at (212) 618-8731 or via e-mail at [email protected]. To download the complete RFP, Click here
New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD): Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy (PPDLA) Project Proposal Due Date: January 31, 2008 The Commission is seeking to establish two Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy (PPDLA) Project offices in New York State (an upstate office and a downstate office). The selected offices will provide within their regions culturally competent, legal and non-legal advocacy, information and referral, technical assistance and advocacy training and networking for parents with psychiatric disabilities experiencing custody issues. PPDLA Project applicants must be not-for-profit organizations with successful track records in providing advocacy and related services to individuals with disabilities on a regional basis and have the capacity and expertise to effectively advocate on behalf of eligible individuals and to provide legal representation. For more information and to receive a copy of the RFP, please contact Carol Ackerman, PPDLA Project Coordinator, by phone at (518) 388-2892, or by E-Mail at [email protected]
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): New Online "Clubhouse" On December 3, 2007 DBSA launched FacingUs.org, a unique website with interactive features that enable those living with depression and bipolar disorder to create their own personal wellness tools to aid them on their road to recovery. Users are be able to create customized personal journals, wellness plans and wellness books that can be printed with artistic covers, and listen to audio files of guided meditation or view yoga video. To visit this website, go to: https://www.facingus.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): New Online Veterans Resource Center NAMI has established an online Veterans Resource Center to help support active duty military personnel, veterans and their families facing serious mental illnesses such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia. The Center's resources include a growing compilation of fact sheets, self-help information, online discussion groups, research and policy updates, and links to government agencies and other private organizations in areas such as traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, Veterans Affairs, multicultural needs, women veterans, and homelessness. To access this website, go to: http://www.nami.org/veterans
New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH): Presentation on LifeSPAN: Reducing Morbidity and Mortality by Health Promotion This webinar will introduce participants to the New York State Office of Mental Health's LifeSPAN campaign to reduce morbidity and mortality among consumers by using health promotion activities. OMH is looking to encourage community providers to develop a policy and plan to incorporate healthier lifestyle choices into their program design. To assist with these efforts, this Webinar will introduce participants to the problem, potential solutions and assistance resources. Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/445025314 New Balanced Scorecard The OMH Balanced Scorecard provides the latest information about statewide performance in New York's public mental health system. In addition to updated data and seven new indicators in areas including housing and suicide prevention, the recently released December 2007 Edition of the Scorecard presents historical data to help users better understand how OMH is progressing toward meeting strategic goals. OMH welcomes feedback regarding this newly updated Balanced Scorecard. To view the new scorecard, go to: http://bi.omh.state.ny.us/scorecard/index American Psychiatric Association (APA): Select Abstracts and Articles from the January 2008 Psychiatric Services Journal: A Theory of Social Integration as Quality of Life [Abstract] A Typology of Advance Statements in Mental Health Care [Abstract] Factors Contributing to the Quality of Sibling Relationships for Adults With Schizophrenia [Abstract] Improving Knowledge About Mental Illness Through Family-Led Education: The Journey of Hope [Abstract] Improving Medication Management of Depression in Health Plans [Abstract] Kaiser "Spotlights" Medicare Part D Trends, 2006–2008 [Full Text] Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefits and Administrative Burden in the Care of Dually Eligible Psychiatric Patients [Abstract] MHA Report Links States' Mental Health Status and Access to Care [Full Text] State Mental Health Policy: Mental Health Transformation: Moving Toward a Public Health, Early-Intervention Approach in Texas [Abstract] The Family Forum: Directions for the Implementation of Family Psychoeducation for Severe Mental Illness [Abstract] To read these abstracts and articles follow the above links. To view all articles in the current issue and to subscribe, Follow This Link .
California Alliance for the Mentally Ill: Toward a Vision of Recovery: Book and Companion Video The multimedia product includes a 30-minute DVD entitled, "On the Road to Recovery" by Boston University’s William Anthony, and an expanded, second edition of the companion book. These materials can be used as pre-service and inservice vehicles for initiating group discussion about the implications of a recovery vision for service providers, researchers, administrators, families, and most importantly, consumer/survivors. For more information or to read an excerpt from the book, go to http://www.bu.edu/cpr/products/multimedia/recoveryv.html. If you have any questions, please contact Sue McNamara by e-mail at [email protected]. Mental Health News Online Mental Health News is a free, up-to-date source of mental health news, illness information, treatment options, and resources in the community. Coalition staff members regularly contribute to Mental Health News. To view the current issue and past issues go to: http://www.mhnews.org
National Wellness Summit for People with Mental Illness: New Web Resource on Wellness for People with Mental Illnesses Papers and presentations from the National Wellness Summit for People with Mental Illness are now available. The summit, sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services, was designed to promote wellness and reduce early mortality for people with mental illnesses. To access these materials, as well as links to other wellness resources, Click here .
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH): Health E-News Health E-News bulletins detail health issues important to all New Yorkers. All Health Bulletins are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and many are available in other languages. To sign up for these e-mail updates, Click here and select the Health Department updates you'd like to receive. New Report on Public Health in New York City The Health Department’s new report – Public Health in New York City, 2004-2006 is available now for free download. The booklet recounts some of the agency’s major initiatives since 2004, and it provides up-to-date facts and figures on a range of important health issues – from flu vaccination to smoking rates and HIV-related deaths. To access this report, Click here.
New York City Voices Online New York City Voices is a peer journal for mental health advocacy. It is a place where mental health consumers, ex-patients/survivors, family members, and professional helpers can let their voices be heard, providing mutual support for living the most empowered and independent lives possible. To read the current issue and past issues, go to: www.nycvoices.org |
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