[NYAPRS Enews] Temple Collaborative Publishes Consumer Programs Compendium

[Harvey Rosenthal]

Three Special Announcements from the Temple Collaborative on Community
Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities

November 2010

  

1.      A New Publication on Consumer-Operated Services

 2.     The Call for Papers for The September 2011 International
Conference

3.     Job Announcement - Online Curriculum Specialist

 

  

1.     Consumer-Run Programs Turn Toward Their Communities

The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of
Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities (formerly the UPenn
Collaborative) announced today the publication of: Into the Thick
Things:  Connecting Consumers to Community Life - A Compendium of
Community Inclusion Initiatives for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
at Consumer-Run Programs.

The Compendium is based on a national survey of consumer-run programs
assisting consumers in reconnecting to their communities, to existing
residential and vocational resources, religious and recreational
organizations, civic and volunteer opportunities beyond those of mental
health systems.  More than three dozen consumer-run programs from around
the country provide inspiring examples of how the consumer movement has
begun to refocus its programs and practices on helping consumers to
reconnect with everyday life and local mainstream organizations.  Both
consumer-run programs and more traditional mental health agencies will
find examples of innovative ways to assist consumers in working with the
community - with landlords, colleges and training programs, neighborhood
associations, social and recreational groups, etc.  Into the Thick of
Things can be downloaded at no cost from the Temple University
Collaborative's new website at
http://www.tucollaborative.org/pdfs/COMPENDIUM_of_Innovative_CI_Projects
_11-29_10.pdf. 

 

2.     The September 2011 International Conference:  A Call for Papers

The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of
Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities has issued a Call for Papers
for its upcoming

Second International Research Conference on Community Inclusion

Philadelphia (PA) September 19-21, 2011

Proposals - for workshop and institute presentations - are due January
31, 2011.

The conference focuses on new research and innovative programs and
policies that promote community inclusion.  Proposals from consumers are
especially welcome.  Copies of the full Call for Papers can be found on
the Collaborative's new website at
http://www.tucollaborative.org/call_for_papers.html.

 

 3.      Job Announcement - Online Curriculum Specialist

The Temple University Collaborative is initiating a new project to
develop online curriculum for the mental health direct service work
force and is seeking an experienced professional to take primary
responsibility for curriculum planning and development, including
drafting content, coordinating audio-visual elements, readying exercises
and tests for content mastery, and testing the curriculum with community
mental health workers. 

For more information on the position, and to apply, please visit
http://www.temple.edu/, click on "Jobs @ Temple" and enter job number:
TU-13851.

 

 

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