Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
April 11, 2007, Vol. 07-65

Employing and Accommodating Individuals with Psychiatric Impairments

May 8 2007
Webcast
2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern

Convened by the Job Accommodations Network with support from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.

Trainers: Kimberly Bisset, Ed.D., Employment and Training Manager, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation with Kendra Duckworth, JAN Consultant. Moderator: Beth Loy.

This Webcast will offer a variety of accommodation solutions and practical tips for the successful employment of people with psychiatric impairments. The presenters will provide examples of real-life accommodation situations with win-win outcomes. Attendees are encouraged to e-mail questions to question@jan.wvu.edu for the trainers to address during the session. Handouts will be available.

The webcast is sponsored by NAMI Newtown Wellesley and Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.

Webcasts use your Web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or FireFox). You must have the Macromedia Flash plug-in on your computer. Captioning is available. Please read the How the Training Works page for more information.
Registration for Webcasts is $30 per computer accessing the training. Any number of people may participate at that connection.

The Archives provide information on previous events and show the type of training you can expect in this series.
The registration fee (per computer connection) includes admission to the training Webcast and accessible training materials. All sessions will have real-time captioning available. Registration is for a site—any number of people may participate at the site. Dates are subject to change.

For more information and to register, see: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/Teleconf/Events/2007/5-8-07_Psychiatric.htm or contact: training@jan.wvu.edu or 800-526-7234 and select Option "5" (Voice) 877-781-9403 (TTY).

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