[Counselor_Educ] FW: The eCast, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Newsletter, January

Mon Feb 1 11:38:03 EST 2010

Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S

Associate Professor 

Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education

205 McCracken Hall

Ohio University

Athens, OH 45701

Phone: 740-593-0846

E-mail: leinbaug at ohio.edu

Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over
oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over
advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity
over uniformity, and justice over all.  

From: Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation [mailto:cprecast at bu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:47 PM
To: Tracy.Leinbaugh.1 at ohiou.edu
Subject: The eCast, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Newsletter, January

The eCast, Mental Health & Rehabilitation Newsletter          January 2010
The monthly email newsletter from 
the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University

Winter Issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal Now Available 

The Winter 2010 issue of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal includes an
update by PRJ Co-Editor, William Anthony on the importance of continued
Medicaid funding to support psychiatric rehabilitation services. Additional
articles of interest include an innovative cognitive remediation program, a
consumer delivered anti-stigma initiative, and the development and testing
of the IPS-Q (Individual Placement and Support Quiz).

View the complete list of articles available in this issue at
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/prj or browse the archive of online articles by
clicking on the journal cover at http://prj.metapress.com

Primer on the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Process Now Available

Regardless of the psychiatric rehabilitation program model, the discipline
of the practitioner, the source of funding, or the setting in which people
are working, practitioners should be aware of the essentials of the
psychiatric rehabilitation process. The Primer on the Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Process is composed of three sections: Understanding the
Background and Process of Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Tracking the
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Process; and Recording the Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Process. Several appendices provide examples to further one's
understanding of the process.

For a free download of the Primer, go to: 
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/products/books/titles/prprimer.html 

For any questions, please contact Sue McNamara by e-mail at suemac at bu.edu or
by phone at (617) 358-2574. 

Approaching Deadline for the Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational
Rehabilitation 

The Certificate Program in PVR is accepting applications until February 26th
for the May 2010 class! Designed for working professionals, this part-time
continuing education course is offered in two 1-week sessions to accommodate
people for whom a traditional on-campus course is not feasible.
Practitioners will focus on competency development in the topic areas below,
completing practice assignments in their home agencies - perfect for service
providers who are new to the vocational realm as well as for practitioners
who wish to add to their skills in engaging persons with severe mental
illnesses in the process of choosing, getting and keeping employment. 

Topics include: 
* Partnering with People with Psychiatric Disabilities 
* Identifying Vocational Needs 
* Facilitating Vocational Rehabilitation Readiness 
* Personalizing Vocational Assessment 
* Achieving Vocational Placements 
* Developing Essential Skills, Supports, and Accommodations 
* Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Service Users 

Applications due February 26th! Applications considered in order of receipt,
so get yours in early!  Providers with lived experience are encouraged to
apply! 

For more information and easy application download, please see:
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/training/vocrehab/ or contact Project Director Debbie
Nicolellis at 617/353-3549 or debbien at bu.edu

New Technical Assistance (TA) and Training Service Using Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Technology Now Available

The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation is offering technical assistance
and training to Evidence Based Practice programs interested in adapting and
applying psychiatric rehabilitation technology. The TA is designed to help
improve practitioner effectiveness in involving individuals in the change
process that your program is designed to facilitate. Components of the
psychiatric rehabilitation technology include:

* How to develop and maintain an understanding and respectful relationship
* How to facilitate an individual's setting self-determined and informed
goals
* How to teach and support application of new skills
* How to facilitate an individual's linkage to and successful use of
resources
* How to facilitate the development of positive expectancies and hope for
change
* How to facilitate people gaining insights about their own behavior

For more information visit
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/training/consultation-inservice/technical-assistance.h
tml or contact Marianne Farkas, Director of Training, Dissemination &
Technical Assistance at mfarkas at bu.edu or Rick Forbess, Associate Director
of Training at rforbess at bu.edu

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