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An electronic circular of the Coalition's Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery
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No. 41, November 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.
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. The benefits of our value-based approach include:
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, 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. 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.
1. Fostering Recovery through Person-Centered Treatment Planning
The Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery in partnership with The NYAPRS’ Collective on Recovery, Rehabilitation and Rights, The Western New York Care Coordination Project, New York State Office of Mental Health, New York City Field Office, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, will present a training designed for clinical supervisors and program managers looking to:
Fee: $100 per person payable to NYAPRS, Attn: Kelly Adams, 1 Columbia Place, Albany, NY 12207 prior to training. Checks and credit cards (Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover) are accepted. If you plan to pay by credit card, please contact Ms. Adams at (518) 436-0008. Monday-Tuesday, November 19th -20th , 2007, 9am-4pm (registration and coffee, 8:30am) Register Now Location: OASAS, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, New York City Office, 501 7th Avenue (at 37th Street), 8th Floor. Transportation: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 to Penn Station
2. Benefits Management for Transition Aged Youth This training will focus on a number of topical areas pertaining to benefits and entitlements issues specific to transition aged youth. Specifically: eligibility requirements for a wide array of Social Security benefits including SSI, and how living situations impact upon benefit eligibility. This training will be of great utility to providers serving transition aged youth and help to answer many of the questions often raised by these consumers and their families. Fee: $25 per person
3. Recovery-Oriented Connecting and Counseling Engagement and counseling skills constitute the foundation of therapeutic relationships. All mental health staff in direct contact with consumers-individually, in groups or in other modalities- in a wide array of program settings can benefit from this session. This training will enable staff to gain an understanding of basic interpersonal dynamics; increase interpersonal competencies and communications skills; improve engagement skills; and establish trust through active listening Fee: $25 per person
Center’s Youth Initiative 1. Expansion of Transition to Independence Process (TIP) Technical Assistance The Center is pleased to announce that it is able to provide extensive technical assistance to additional agencies or programs that are trained in TIP and are interested in implementing the TIP System to enhance their work with transition-age youth. While we continue our work with an existing group of agencies, we are now able to work with an additional three sites. Select agencies (model site participants) will benefit from solid technical assistance provided by Dr. Rusty Clark, author of the TIP model, as well as other TIP experts. Technical assistance focuses on how to: apply TIP to the needs of a particular agency; hone practice skills through field-based coaching and in-depth case-based reviews; and learn evaluative strategies to modify and enhance services in their application of a sustainable TIP model. The technical assistance will include participation in multi-agency Cross-Site Forums and On-site Visits. Cross-site Forums are scheduled for January and May of 2008. These forums bring together all TIP sites for: information and resource sharing; support in the creation or expansion of new programmatic elements such as youth councils; brainstorming approaches to tracking progress; strategies to involve community partners, etc. Site visits will take place at your agency every few months and will focus on the particular needs of a site and aid in resolving barriers to TIP implementation. A pre-requisite for becoming a TIP model siteand receiving technical assistance includes training in the TIP model, offered through the Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery. If your agency is interested in becoming a TIP model site, please contact Alysia Pascaris at either (212) 742-1600, ext. 201, or [email protected] as soon as possible and before Friday November 16th.
2. Monthly Youth Initiative Seminar Series: Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Orientation This seminar will focus on adolescent sexuality within a clinical context, in terms of problems related to intimacy, attachment, peer pressure, and identity formation. It will also situate the experience of the body within larger cultural concerns, such as sex education, policies related to abstinence, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy. Participants will develop an understanding of specific problems associated with sexual orientation, the stigma that lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender young people contend with, and how counseling staff can support them. Friday, November 30th , 2007, 9:30am-12pm: Register Now
3. Youth Initiative Work Group This work group is being held in conjunction with our ongoing Youth Initiative and Transition to Independence (TIP) trainings and technical assistance for the purpose of sharing ideas and perspectives on the challenges facing transition age youth. For more information about the work group, contact Alysia Pascaris at either (212) 742-1600, ext. 201, or [email protected]
Education and Training Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies’ Professional Learning Center: All Professional Learning Center trainings are held at the Coalition’s offices, 90 Broad Street, 8th Floor Conference Room. For more information about future events, go to the Coalition’s website, www.coalitionny.org
Community Service Society/Public Benefits Resource Center: 1. Transition to Work for SSI and SSDI Recipients This training will focus on how an SSI or SSDI recipient’s benefit will be affected when making the transition to work, including how to determine break-even points for SSI earnings, what happens when an SSDI recipient enters and ends a trial work period, and what an extended period of eligibility is. The impact of earnings on Medicaid and Medicare, the PASS plan, and the Ticket to Work will also be covered. Fee: $40 Wednesday, November 28th, 2007, 9:30am-12:30pm: To register contact Migdalia Molina at: 212-614-5497 Location: 105 East 22nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 2. Medicaid in New York After the Deficit Reduction Act The Deficit Reduction Act was signed into law on February 8, 2006 and the changes in Medicaid went into effect in New York State on August 1, 2006. This training will review the new rules on the expansion of the lookback period to 5 years, transfer of asset penalties, annuities, life estates, the new $750,000 limit on home equity, and the new rules for documenting citizenship. Fee: $40 Thursday, December 6th, 2007, 9:30am-12:30pm: To register contact Migdalia Molina at: 212-614-5497 Location: 105 East 22nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10010
Support Center for Nonprofit Management: Budgeting for Grant Proposals Training This training will address the key areas to consider when drafting budgets for grant proposals. Fee: Sliding Scale based on Agency Budget. Call (212) 924-6744 for more information.
Thursday, November 15th, 2007, 9:30am-4:30pm. Advanced registration is required. Register Now Location: Support Center for Nonprofit Management, 305 Seventh Avenue, at 27th Street
United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA): USPRA Web Conference Series 1. Oh No! We’ve Hired Consumers- Supporting People in Recovery in their Roles as Service Providers Fee: $129 USPRA members/$189 non-members Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 3:00pm-4:30 pm. Click here for full details 2. Integrating Dialectical Behavioral Therapy with Recovery and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Fee: $129 USPRA members/$189 non-members Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 3:00pm-4:30pm Click here for full details Funding and Grant Opportunities
The 2008-2009 Lilly Reintegration Scholarship The Lilly Reintegration Scholarship was established to help people with severe mental illness offset their tuition, books and lab fees. The program is designed to help persons with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and related schizophrenia-spectrum disorders acquire the educational and vocational skills needed to reintegrate into society. Click here for more information. Click here to download a 2008-2009 Lilly Reintegration Scholarship application. Application Deadline: Must be postmarked by January 25, 2008.
National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services: Behavioral and Integrative Treatment Development Program (R03) (PA-06-488) The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) are seeking research grant applications on the development and testing of behavioral and integrative treatments for drug and alcohol abuse and dependence. This funding supports projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Research examining innovative approaches to behavioral and integrative treatment aimed at combining and sequencing mental health treatment to individualize and optimize care is also encouraged. Application Deadline: Multiple, see full proposal for details. For more information and to read the full announcement, Follow This Link
New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS): Next Step Employment (PIN# 071-08S-03-1171) This grant provides funding to operate the Clarke Thomas and Schwartz Next Step Employment Shelters located on Wards Island at the Charles Gay Shelter Complex for homeless single adults. Application Deadline: November 27th, 2007. Proposals must be submitted (hand delivered) to Calving Pitter, Deputy ACCO, Department of Homeless Services, 33 Beaver Street, 13th Floor, Room 1312 no later than 2:00pm. For more information and to read the full RFP, Follow This Link The Bridge Inc.: Points of View, Bridge/MoMA Exhibit and Reception The Bridge Group Artists in conjunction with MoMA, will be conducting a mixed media exhibit representing the work of 12 of its artists. Tuesday, November 13th, 2007, 1:15pm-8:00pm Location: The Bridge Inc., 248 West 108th Street, Gallery 300, NY, NY
Brooklyn College Children's Studies Center: Second Child Policy Forum of New York: The Campaign for United States Ratification of The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
The Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the CRC is being held at university and college campuses throughout the United States. Brooklyn College Children’s Studies Center has been invited by the Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the CRC (http://childrightscampaign.org ) as the only New York based campus to participate in this historic event. The campaign is an international movement that has very real applications for children and youth in New York City. The upcoming Forum will focus on the basic protections that should be accorded to all children. Friday, November 16th, 2007, 11:00am-2:00pm. For more information or if you would like to attend, call: (718) 951-3192 or e-mail [email protected] Location: Woody Tanger Auditorium/Brooklyn College Library, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Office of Consumer Affairs: Mind Your Health Workshop Series: Medication Side Effects Matter: Let’s Deal With Them! This workshop will focus on psychiatric medications, and how some side effects may affect health. Participants will learn medication strategies aimed at reducing undesirable side effects and will learn various ways to manage them, including diet, exercise, the use of the lowest effective dose, and the use of antidotes. Additionally, medication alternatives and other strategies consistent with a holistic approach to wellness, prevention, and recovery will be emphasized. For more information please call (212) 219-5393. Fee: None
Tuesday, December 18th , 2007, 3:00pm – 5:00pm. No pre-registration required. Refreshments will be served. Identification is required to enter the building. Location: 80 Centre Street, 1st floor training room (side entrance) Presenters: Antonio A. Abad, MD-Secretary, American Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Elizabeth Vargas-Peer Counselor, Bellevue Hospital Latino Program New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH): Wellness Self-Management Initiative Wellness Self Management is a curriculum–based clinical practice approach that evolved out of OMH's experience with Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), one of the nationally recognized evidence-based practices developed in recent years. Consistent with the IMR resource materials, the WSM curriculum combines a number of related and empirically–supported approaches into a comprehensive and coordinated set of practices. The WSM approach includes lessons emphasizing the connection between a physically healthy lifestyle and mental health. To learn more about this initiative, follow This Link. American Psychiatric Association (APA): Select Abstracts from the November 2007 Psychiatric Services Journal: Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Persons With Mental Illness Involved With the Criminal Justice System [Abstract] A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of the Illness Management and Recovery Program [Abstract] Arrests of Adolescent Clients of a Public Mental Health System During Adolescence and Young Adulthood [Abstract] Can SSDI and SSI Beneficiaries With Mental Illness Benefit From Evidence-Based Supported Employment? [Abstract] Characteristics of Representative Payeeship Involving Families of Beneficiaries With Psychiatric Disabilities [Abstract] Drug-Related Arrests in a Cohort of Public Mental Health Service Recipients [Abstract] Effect of PACT on Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment for Adolescents With Severe Mental Illness: A Preliminary Analysis [Abstract] Executive Function and Employment Status Among Veterans With Bipolar Disorder [Abstract] Mental Health Service Use Among Hurricane Katrina Survivors in the Eight Months After the Disaster [Abstract] To read these abstracts follow the above link. To view all articles in the current issue and to subscribe, Follow This Link
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Select Titles and Abstracts from the Current Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Fall 2007 A Participatory Benchmarking Strategy for Describing and Improving Supportive Housing Measuring Recovery Orientation in a Hospital Setting Vocteer: A Collaborative Volunteer Program for Persons with Severe Psychiatric Disabilities Telling Our Story: Consumer Perceptions of Their Role in Mental Health Education Health Promotion in Clubhouse Programs: Needs, Barriers, and Current and Planned Activities Working with Schizophrenia: Personal Insights Into Working with a Psychiatric Disability To view complete articles, subscription is required. To subscribe, please go to: http://www.bu.edu/cpr/prj/
Mental Health News Now Available 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
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH): 1. 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, Follow This Link and select the Health Department updates you'd like to receive. 2. 2008 Local Government Plan for Mental Health Services This plan details DOHMH mental health priorities, planning, and ongoing initiatives for the coming year. To view the entire Local Government Plan, go to: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/mh/mh-localgovtplan-2008.pdf.
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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