Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
February 3, 2005, Vol. 05-15

Date Change for Free CMHS Self-Direction Training Series

. March 16, 2005 *please note new date* - 1:00 P.M. (EST) -
Self-direction and Its Relationship to Mental Health. The Principles and Tools of Self- Direction. What we have learned and the data supports Self-direction in mental health.

. April 6, 2005 - 1:00 P.M. (EST) - Models of Self-Direction in Mental Health.
What's Out There? How it works in real life and how to make it happen.

. May 25, 2005 - 1:00 P.M. (EST) - Self-direction in Mental Health from Ideas to Action: Funding Self-Directed Care in Mental Health and Helping People make it Happen. Implementation at local levels.

SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is pleased to invite you to participate in three interactive satellite videoconferences/web-casts on self-direction for people with mental illnesses.

Models of self-direction are increasingly being used by people with physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, and older adults to maximize consumer choice and control. There is a growing body of evidence supporting the effectiveness of these approaches.

These training sessions are intended for mental health consumers, State and local mental health planners and program officials, providers, family members, managed care organizations, advocates, and others. They are designed to provide information on self-direction and its relationship to mental health and to explore ways to foster self-direction opportunities for persons with mental illnesses.

There are two ways to participate in the self-direction video conferences. First, the conferences will be broadcast by satellite to sites across the country. Second, the conferences will be simultaneously Web-cast connect to the following link that will be active on the dates and times listed above. The Web-cast of the video conferences will also be archived for later viewing.

To establish a satellite downlink connection, please contact Jackie Golden, DB Consulting Group, Inc., 301-589-4020 ext. 211 or e-mail: jgolden@dbconsultinggroup.com

We urge viewers to choose the web-cast method by linking to the video conferences through the url link http://www.connectlive.com/events/samhsa.

The web-cast method allows viewers to select the time they want to view the conference and there is no cost associated with this. If the web-cast is viewed at a later date questions won't be answered live, but still can be submitted jgolden@dbconsultinggroup.com. They will be answered through e-mail by the panelists at a later date.

More information will be coming soon on each of these exciting training events!

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The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.