Mental
Health & Rehabilitation eCast
April, 2003
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FREE DOWNLOAD! EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES ARTICLE
AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME
"Research
on evidence-based practices: Future directions in
an era of recovery" published in the April 2003 issue of
the
Community Mental Health Journal is available for free download
(for a limited time only). To download the article, visit the
publisher's web site:
<http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0010-3853>.
Then click on "Journal Contents" on the left menu bar,
and
then click on "Issue 2, April 2003."
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NEW! AUDIO TAPED WORKSHOP PACKAGE AVAILABLE
The
Center is offering a training package based on an audio
taped workshop held at Boston University and conducted by
Dr. Kim Mueser, PhD, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry
and Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.
The workshop entitled "Integrated Treatment of Dual Disorders:
Substance Use Disorder and Severe Mental Illness" focused
on increasing participants' understanding of the role of substance
abuse and rehabilitation strategies to help people living with
dual disorders. The training package includes 4 audiotapes, articles
and lecture materials. For more information and/or to purchase
the training package, please access the following link:
<http://www.bu.edu/cpr/catalog/multimedia/dualdisorders.html>.
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NEW OFFERING IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(PDP) IN PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
The
Self-Paced Study branch of the Professional Development
Program (PDP) now offers PDP Online Seminars comprised of short
topics in psychiatric rehabilitation including the adaptation
of presentations and workshops given by Center staff. The first
available Online Seminar "How to Give a Workshop" is
useful to
guide the preparation of your presentations for upcoming
conferences and training events. For more information about the
Professional Development Program, visit the PDP web page at the
following link:
<http://www.bu.edu/cpr/training/pdp/>
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UIC SELF-DETERMINATION WORKSHOP #4
"Let's
Get Creative! Using the Arts to Enhance Self-
Determination for People with sychiatric Disabilities."
The UIC National Research and Training Center will host this
exciting workshop as part of its National Self-Determination
Workshop Series. Nationally respected speakers, Gayle Bluebird
and Robert Lundin, will address how people with psychiatric
disabilities and their supporters use the arts to foster
individual and collective self-determination. The session will
include art making, improv, open mic, and writing exercises.
Experience in the arts is not necessary - all are welcome.
Session to be held in Chicago, Illinois, Friday, May 16, 2003.
To register, visit the Center's website at:
<http://www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc/sdworkshop4.htm>
The Center is supported by NIDRR and CMHS.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO REVISE RULES
FOR EVALUATING MENTAL DISORDERS
The
Social Security Administration (SSA) is planning to update
and revise the rules used to evaluate mental disorders in both
adults and children who apply for Social Security Disability
Benefits or Supplemental Security Income payments based on
disability. However, before drafting any revisions, SSA is
asking interested people and organizations to send comments
and suggestions for revising the rules and for improving SSA
programs for people who have mental disorders, especially those
who would like to work full-time or part-time with support.
For more information and to send your comments to the SSA,
access the following link:
<http://DisabilityInfo.gov>.
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