[NYAPRS Enews] Upcoming: March 20 NYC 'Double Whammy', March 18 Lowville Forum, May 9 LI Trauma Forums

Mon Mar 10 12:09:12 EDT 2008

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to be a co-sponsor for the following
event and series.

MIND YOUR HEALTH

2008 Workshop Series

The NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Consumer
Affairs

and community partners present the first of six workshops on Health,
Wellness and Recovery.

Double Whammy!

(It's Not Just About Mental Health Anymore)

Your physical health is as important as your mental health.

Come hear a primary care doctor talk about how to self-advocate for
routine medical care.

THIS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

WHEN: Thursday, March 20th, 2 to 4 PM

WHERE: 125 Worth Street (side entrance), 2nd floor, Auditorium (between
Lafayette & Centre St.)

PRESENTERS

Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner, NYC Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene

Robert Murayama, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, William F. Ryan
Community Health Center

Digna Quinones, Recipient Affairs Specialist, NYS Office of Mental
Health

Heidi Levy-Davidson, Consumer Advocate, Specializing in Accessing
Benefits & Services

I.D. Required

Light refreshments will be served.

Attendance is free; no pre -registration required.

For further information please call (212) 219-5393.

Partners: New York City Peer Network Group; William F. Ryan Community
Health Center; NAMI-NYC Metro; NAMI-NYS; Mental Health Empowerment
Project; Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Vocational Services; Brooklyn Bureau
of Community Service; Project Renewal; Baltic Street Mental Health
Board; The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York; Venture House;
The Bridge; Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals;
Bellevue Hospital Latino Psychiatric Program; New York Association of
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services and American Association for
Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

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NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of the OMH Bureau of
Recipient Affairs.

Public Forum

To discuss the provision of mental health services in Lewis County

Where: VFW Hall  7744 West State Street   Lowville, NY

When: March 18, 2008   5:00-8:00 pm

Who: John Allen Special Assistant to the Commissioner,

Director, Office of Consumer Affairs at the NYS Office of Mental Health

For more information, please call the Office of Consumer Affairs

at: 518-473-6579

Please Join Us

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NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us from Holly Beck and our friends
at FEGS.

The Long Island Committee On Sexual Abuse & Family Violence 

Presents The 6th Annual Conference      May 9, 2008

Melville Marriott  1350 Walt Whitman Road  Melville, NY

The Sacred Self: 

Uncovering New Evidence in the Treatment of Complex Trauma

Featuring Keynote Speaker Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD

About the Conference

The emotional states of fear, hurt, anger, and grief experienced by
victims of incest, sexual abuse and violence contrast sharply with the
emotionally neutral states that arise with Eastern yogic practices such
as mediation, Tai chi, Yoga and mindfulness. Current neural imaging
technologies have provided researchers with important new evidence about
both trauma and wellness states (Sacred Self.) Given the new environment
demanding medical necessity and evidence based practices, treatment
providers need to question if they should integrate these applications
in the clinical treatment of complex trauma. Dr. van der Kolk, through
theory and images will bridge this data into a new paradigm of
integrated treatment approaches.

Conference Program

8:15-Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00- Morning Session begins and includes:

*         Welcome and Keynote Speaker-Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD

*         Lunch and Networking Fair

*         Afternoon Session includes a presentation by Dr. van der Kolk.

3:30-Closing and Certificate distribution

CEU's-3 Contact hours will be granted upon completion of conference for
all CASAC workers.

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Name:

Organization:

Address:

Phone Number: Fax:

Email Address:

__ Check here if you are interested in becoming a member of LICSA/FV

Fees: 

$65 Per person-Postmarked by April 9th

$85 Per person-Postmarked after April 9th

$45 Per Student (15 student slots available)

Conference includes continental breakfast, presentation, lunch, and a
certificate of completion 

Send your check, payable to Family Service League, and registrations to:

FEGS L.I.F.E. Program

445 Oak Street

Copiague, NY 11725

For more information please call Holly Beck at (631) 264-2915 ext. 302
or

email her at hbeck at fegs.org

Please make a copy of this form and mail it in with your payment.

Please keep the original for your records. 

Books and other items will be available for sale We expect this
conference to fill fast, so we encourage you to register early!

Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher
and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress and related phenomena
since the 1970s. His work integrates developmental, biological,
psychodynamic and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its
treatment. His book Psychological Trauma was the first integrative text
on the subject, painting the far ranging impact of trauma on the entire
person and the range of therapeutic issues which need to be addressed
for recovery. He was co-principal investigator of the DSM IV Field
Trials for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. His current research is on
how trauma effects memory processes and brain imaging studies of PTSD.
Dr. van der Kolk is past president of the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University
Medical School, and Medical Director of the Trauma Center at HRI
Hospital in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught at universities and
hospitals across the United States and around the world. 

The Long Island Committee on Sexual Abuse and Family Violence (LICSA/FV)
is a coalition representing more than 25 voluntary, state, county and
consumer run mental health agencies as well as private practitioners,
family members and survivors of sexual abuse and family violence. The
Coalition formed in 1994 with the goals of heightening the awareness of
sexual abuse, providing training to mental health providers, advocating
for the development and continuation of services, and providing
resources and referrals for family violence and sexual abuse survivors
and their families.

The committee has been instrumental in developing:

* Ongoing training to those working with victims of sexual abuse

* A directory of services for survivors and professionals

* An annual conference for professionals on sexual abuse and family
violence

* Community education and onsite sexual abuse training programs for
clinicians and mental health professionals in community based agencies

* A Sexual Abuse Resource Center

* Housing options specifically for survivors, developed a housing
advisory committee to address issues of sexual abuse and family
violence.

* A Child Sexual Abuse training module for professionals, schools and
the community at large. In addition LICSA/FV:

* Participates in statewide trauma initiatives.

LICSA/FV is one of the leading, most innovative and productive trauma
Task Forces in New York State

* Proposed the development of the S.T.A.R. (Specialized Treatment and
Recovery) Unit, a residential program for female sexual abuse survivors.

* Participated as members of the S.T.A.R. Unit Advisory Board

* Provided ongoing supervisory support to the S.T.A.R. Unit staff

About LICSA/FV