Mental
Health & Rehabilitation eCast
October, 2002
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DR. MICHAEL HOGAN TO LECTURE AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
On
October 16, 2002, Dr. Michael Hogan, Chair of President Bush's
New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and Commissioner of the
Ohio Department of Mental Health will discuss "Perspectives
on Mental Health: Science, Services or Recovery" at the fourth
annual Dudley Allen Sargent Distinguished Lecture at Boston University's
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. For information
on attending the lecture, visit:
http://www.bu.edu/sargent/about/daslecture.html
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UIC SELF-DETERMINATION BROADCAST LIVE ON THE WEB
The
University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and
Training Center on Psychiatric Disability (UIC NRTC) will hold
a
live webcast on October 22, 2002, 3:00-4:30 EST on "Using
the Internet to Promote Self-Determination & Emotional Well-Being."
Trends and web-based resources related to mental health, online
communities, peer support, community activism and employment will
be addressed. Personal stories of self-determination and a panel
discussion will conclude the webcast. For more information and
to register, visit:
http://www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc/sdworkshop3.htm
The
UIC NRTC is supported by the National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research, USDOE, and the Center for Mental
Health Services, SAMHSA.
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BEHAVIOR HEALTHCARE TOMORROW FEATURES
RECOVERY ARTICLE
The
October 2002 issue of Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow cover article
"A New Word in Serious Mental Illness: Recovery" highlights
the history and vision of recovery with contributing perspectives
from Courtenay Harding, William Anthony and Jeffery Lieberman
in addition to consumer perspectives offered by Moe Armstrong,
Daniel Fisher and Kathryn Cohan-Haerry. A full-text version of
the article including quotes and resource information is available
from the web address below:
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/about/publicity/
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INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
"A
Comprehensive Guide for Integrated Treatment of People with Co-Occurring
Disorders," edited by Diane Doyle Pita and LeRoy Spaniol,
is a compilation of reprinted articles addressing critical issues
related to substance abuse and serious mental illness. The book
is intended as a text in an academic course or for in-service
training with an instructor or trainer providing clinical guidance.
For more information access the web address below:
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/catalog/books/titles/integrated.html
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