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DATE: 2 April 2006
Area Events Announcements
- Event: Speaker meeting, “Handling Family Conflicts
When Mental Illness is One of the Issues”, with Ellen Berman,
M.D. and David Wohlsifer, MSW, LCSW, DHS
Date: Monday, 8 May 2006 at 7 p.m.
Place: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster and Louella
Avenues, Wayne
Note; Dr. Berman is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dr. Wohlsifer is also affiliated
with the University of Pennsylvania. Both are affiliated with
Bala Psychological Resources in Bala Cynwyd. If you have questions
about the event please call 610.566.5545.
- Event: Speaker meeting, “Recovery Opportunities
for Consumers” with David Young of Welcome Clubhouse Services
and Rich Ziegler, from Horizon House PACT program
Date: 5 April 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Place: First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne, 140 North Lansdowne
Avenue (4-5 blocks north of Baltimore Pike)
Note: Sponsored by NAMI PA, Delaware County. For further information
call 610.623.0071.
- Event: “Asperger Syndrome and School Issues”
with Robert Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Date: 11 April at 7:30 p.m.
Place: Abington Memorial Hospital, Beardwood Auditorium, Widener
Building, 1200 Old York Road, Abington
Note: Sponsored by ASCEND. Free for members, $5 for non-members.
- Event: 27th Annual Biele Lecture, “Personality
Disorders: Current Controversies and New Developments” with
John Oldham, M.D.
Date: 13 April at 11:00 a.m.
Place: DePalma Auditorium of Jefferson Pavilion Bldg., 1020 Sansom
St., Phila.
Note: Sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University. For further information
or for reservations call 215.955.9404.
- Event: Teleconference: “ADHD in the African American
Community” with Rahn Bailey, M.D., and Ken Duckworth, M.D.
Date: 21 April, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Note: Sponsored by NAMI National. Call 888.858.6021, Access code
309918 to participate.
- Event: Speaker meeting with Andy Behrman, author of
Electroboy: a Memoir of Mania
Date: 24 April
Place: Brandywine High School, Wilmington
Note: Sponsored by New Directions of Delaware. For more information
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claiming to be www.newdirectionsdelawareorg or www.electroboy.com.
- Event: Annual Seminar on Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome
with Tony Attwood, Ph.D. as keynote speaker
Date: 26 April
Place: Trevose Radisson Hotel in Trevose
Note: Co-sponsored by Foundations Behavioral Health and Future
Horizons. Fee is $110 for family members. To register for this
full day program contact Future Horizons at 800.489.0727
- Event: Training teleconference: Self-disclosure and
the Stigma of Mental Illness
Date: 27 April
Note: Sponsored by the SAMHSA ADS Center. The training is free
but registration is required. For more information about the training
or to register call 800.540.0320.
- Event: NAMI PA Philadelphia Press Conference
Date: 1 May at 10:00 a.m.
Place: City Hall, Philadelphia
Note: This press conference is to kick off Mental Health month.
For more information contact Rea York at SReaYork@aol.com.
- Event: Breaking the Silence with Dr. Wade Berrettini,
Alison Malmon, Ross Szabo and Gail Griffeth
Date: 1 May, at 6:45 p.m.
Place: Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Lancaster Ave. and Remington
Rd., Wynnewood
Note: Four speakers on issues that affect 1 in 3 young people:
depression, eating disorders, mood swings, suicide and more. RSVP
to rgevents@gmail.com.
- Event: Introduction to Wellness Action Recovery Plan
(WRAP)
Date: Beginning 3 May and continuing for 11 weeks. Groups held
Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m., Fridays at 1:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00
p.m.
Place: Bryn Mawr Consumer Center, 1001 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn
Mawr
Note: For more information call 610.527.1511
- Event: “Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their
Journey Through Schizophrenia” with Pamela Spiro Wagner
and Carolyn S. Spiro, M.D.
Date: 4 May at 7:30 p.m.
Place: The George School, Walton Auditorium, Newtown, PA
Note: Sponsored by NAMI Bucks County and others. Books will be
available for purchase. For information call 866.399.NAMI or email
namibucks@rcn.com
- MHASP – Presentations and Problem Solving
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s
Training and Education Center is sponsoring a series of workshops
for family members of adults with mental illness. No fee for Philadelphia
residents. To register call 215.751.1800 x232 or x233 or email
emannion@mhasp.org.
- Event: Negotiating about Treatment with a Loved One
Who Does Not Think S/he Needs It.
Dates: 10 April 1 or 13 April2
- Event: Spouse and Partner Workshop
Dates: 25 April1, for six consecutive weeks
- Event: Dealing with a Difficult Professional
Dates: 8 May1 or 11 May2
Times and Locations:
1: 7-9 p.m., Belmont Center, 4200 Monument Avenue, Room 139, Philadelphia
2: 10 a.m. – noon, MHASP, 1211 Chestnut Street, 12th floor,
Philadelphia
MCES Community Lectures
Montgomery County Emergency Services (MCES) community lectures are
held in the 2nd floor conference room at 50 Beech Drive, Norristown.
All lectures are three hours beginning at 9:00 a.m. The cost is
$20 and a limited number of scholarships are available. For more
information or to register call Sharon Bieber at 610.279.6100.
- Event: Coping with the Dark Side
Date: 6 April
- Event: Impact of Co-Occurring Disorders on the Family,
a Personal Perspective
Date: 13 April
- Event: Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions: Holistic
Approach to Mental Illness
Date: 20 April
- Event: Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions, Psychotropic
Medications
Date: 27 April
- Event: Elder Suicide: What Do We Know? What Can We Do?
Date: 4 May
Opportunities to Provide Input on Services
- Event: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Public
Meeting
Date: 11 April, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Place: Norristown OVR District Office, 1875 New Hope Street, Norristown
Note: State Plan Amendments will be discussed. If you are not
able to attend you are welcome to send your written comments to
Russell Czajka, District Administrator, at the above address or
email ovr@state.pa.us.
- Event: Community Care Behavioral Health Family Advisory
Committee Meeting
Date: 12 April at 5:00 p.m.
Place: Holcomb Behavioral Health Services, 930 E. Lancaster Ave.,
2nd fl, Exton
Note: Community Care Behavioral Health manages mental health and
drug and alcohol services for individuals who have Medical Assistance
under the Health Choices program in Chester County. For more information
call 866.622.4228.
- Event: Community Care Behavioral Health Member Advisory
Committee Meeting
Date: 12 April at 11:45 a.m.
Place: Human Services, 520 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown
Note: Community Care Behavioral Health manages mental health and
drug and alcohol services for individuals who have Medical Assistance
under the Health Choices program in Chester County. For more information
call 866.622.4228.
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