The Connecticut Peer Initiative presents…
The FOUR Tasks
of Intentional Peer Support (IPS)*
Who? This workshop is especially geared towards individuals employed as Recovery Support Specialists, Recovery Mentors, and other “Peer identified” roles in the behavioral health system. Other Recovery Supporters are welcome as space permits.
What? This workshop is an introduction to IPS* and will provide an overview of the “Four Tasks:” (Connection, Worldview, Mutual Responsibility, and Moving Towards).
When? February 22nd, 2012, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
(Continental breakfast will be available from 9 am).
Where? First Church of Christ, 190 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457
(In the Parish Hall on lower level)
PRESENTING SPEAKERS
:
Heather McDonald-Bellamy: Heather McDonald-Bellamy is the Executive Director of Focus On Recovery-United, Inc. (FOR-U), located in Middletown, Connecticut.
Dr. Chyrell D. Bellamy: Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW is an Assistant Clinical Professor for Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry’s Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), and the Director of Peer Services and Research.
This exciting and informative training is part of an ongoing training series sponsored by the:
Connecticut Peer Initiative (CPI)
(CPI is a Collaboration between FOR-U, Yale-PRCH, & Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.)
If you have any questions or you want to register for this event, please call: 860-704-0556
Toll free (in CT): (866) 255-5029 or email: focusonrecovery@gmail.com or
(Space is limited, so please reserve your spot today.)
*(Intentional Peer Support was created by Shery Mead, MSW, www.mentalhealthpeers.com)
Focus On Recovery-United, Inc. (FOR-U)
Presents
*WRAP Refresher Trainings
2-Day Intensive: Thursday & Friday, April 19 & 20, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
(Location to be determined in the Middletown area)
and
June 14 & 15, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
(Location to be determined in the New Haven or Bridgeport area)
It is recommended that certified WRAP Facilitators attend a Refresher Course at least once every two years in order to stay up to date on developments and best practices. The WRAP Refresher Course is for certified WRAP Facilitators to sharpen and expand facilitation skills, develop new and creative approaches to facilitation, and to get updates on implementing WRAP as an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).
*(There is a $200 fee for this training. Limited scholarships and spaces are available for qualified applicants through FOR-U’s DMHAS grant funding).
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