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The Consumer Voice: What Consumers Want Mental Health Professionals to Know
About Barriers to Community Inclusion
Sponsored by CareLink Network and Gateway Community Health
4th Annual Conference for Mental Health Professionals by Consumer
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48154
Suggested Participants: Mental Health Professionals, Health and Human Services Professionals, Public Health Professionals and Advocates.
Conference Agenda:
8:30-9:15 Check-In
9:15-10:30 Welcome and "Building Relationships Utilizing the Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment Tools"
with Gwynevere Coles, BS and Ebony Harris, MA
Learning Objectives - Participants will:
1. Understand the significance of engaging consumers in order to gain the life skills needed to live
interdependently.
2. Identify three tools in order to teach consumers how to develop and maintain healthy relationships.
3. Identify three ways to teach consumers how to develop and use a personal support system.
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 "Drop-In Centers: The Impetus to Community Inclusion" with Kathryn Bennett, CPSS; Michael
Jennings, BA and Michelle Olson, JD
Learning Objectives - Participants will learn:
1. Why drop-in centers are important to people with psychiatric disabilities
2. How drop-in centers are instrumental to people with psychiatric disabilies in their integration back into
the community and society.
3. Why funding should be continuously allocated in drop-in centers.
11:45-12:30 Lunch (Included in the conference registration fee)
12:30-1:30 "Administrative Supports for Peer Support Specialists" with Pamela Hyde-Shelton, MBA; Patrick Lewis,
CPSS and David R. Taylor, LPC, LMSW
Learning Objectives - Participants will be able to identify:
1. The significance of the role of Peer Support Specialists in the Community Mental Health system.
2. Ways to support Peer Support Specialists so they are able to make the biggest impact on consumers
and the service delivery system.
3. One strategy that can be implemented immediately to support and facilitate their growth as
professionals.
1:30-1:45 Break
1:45-2:45 "Navigating the Detroit Public Schools' Resources and Supports" with Ashara McKee-Williams, PhD and
Sheila Turner, LMSW
Learning Objectives - Participants will:
1. Understand Detroit Public Schools resources and supports available for all students.
2. Understand the special education process.
3. Understand the roles of Detroit Public Schools mental health professionals.
2:45-3:00 Closing Remarks
Conference Fees: Admission fee is $30.00 per person for this conference. Payments MUST be received or post marked by September 13, 2010. The last day to register is Monday, September 13, 2010. Payment details are listed at the bottom of this page.
Continuing Education: Continuing Education Credits will be offered for this conference. Participants must arrive on time and stay for the conference, including Q and A, to receive full continuing education credit. Late arrivals or early departures will result in the deduction of awarded credits and proof of attendance. You must have your professional license number with you to check-in.
4.5 Social Work, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Addictions Counselor credits are approved.
ADA Accommodations: If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this conference please contact Tiffanie at (734) 785-7705, ext. 7442. Please make arrangements at least two weeks prior to this conference.
Pre-registration and Payment is REQUIRED and easy. The last day to Pre-Register is Monday, September 13, 2010. To Pre-register click on the "REGISTER" button below. You will receive a confirmation via email. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact the VCE at 888-785-7793.
Accepted Methods of Payment: Personal Checks, Agency Checks and Credit Cards (Online Only)
Personal/Agency Checks:
-Make checks payable to "Virtual Center of Excellence", 13101 Allen Rd., Southgate, MI 48195, ATTN: Tiffanie
-Agency checks MUST include the names of participants that the check is covering and be postmarked no later than the last day of registration.
-Write in the memo line: Consumer Voice Conference
Credit Cards: VISA, Mastercard and AMEX only (no Discover)-if you choose to pay by credit card, you will be prompted online. To pay by credit card, you will need to be prepared to enter your credit card information today, immediately after you click "register" below. This is safe and secure.
Cancellation and Refund Policy: Substitutions are permitted at any time. No shows will be billed at the full training rate. Cancellations must be received in writing at least 10 business days prior to the conference to tmartinez@vceonline.org to obtain a full refund. If cancellation is received less than 10 business days than no refund will be given.
This conference is sponsored by CareLink Network and Gateway Community Health
 
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