Upcoming Events
Peer Specialist Training
We’re
pleased to announce that the next DBSA Peer Specialist training course will
take place April 23-27, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. DBSA Peer Specialist training
prepares people like you to use their recovery experience to assist others as
peer specialists. Facilitated by nationally-recognized trainers, this
comprehensive course delivers a foundation in recovery principles, intervention
techniques, and ethical practice. Training takes place Monday-Friday, followed
by certification testing.
DBSA
actively seeks a diverse group of applicants for this unique training
experience. Applications
for the course are available at www.DBSAlliance.org/Training.
Note: Each individual state or
service delivery system sets its own peer specialist training and certification
standards. Please check local requirements with your state certification body,
office of consumer affairs, or service delivery system before making the
decision to participate in this training course. DBSA can provide information
on training curriculum content on request.
DBSA Consumer-Clinician Consensus
Conference
Plans are underway to host a consensus conference
in Chicago,
IL, on April 13, 2012, that will engage members of the
consumer, clinical, and provider communities in a dialogue about critical issues
facing the mental health community. More details coming soon! (Date subject to
change)
DBSA Feeding Kindness Benefit
May
2012
More details coming
soon!
Click here to view events outside of DBSA
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 NEW CD ADDED TO DBSA BOOKSTORE: Meg Hutchinson is someone who has accomplished a great deal after struggling with bipolar disorder and she speaks eloquently to her experiences in a number of songs. View CD in our online bookstore!
FACING US CREATIVITY CENTER: We all strive to live a full, healthy, and happy life. Find inspiration at Facing Us.
ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS: Looking for an online support group?
SHARE YOUR STORY & EMPOWER YOUR PEERS: Share your story, written or video, to help inspire and encourage your peers.
VIDEO PRESENTATION: Read about the national consumer memorial, National Memorial for Recovered Dignity.
DBSA's PEER SPECIALIST CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE): Get information
MISS LAST MONTH'S E-UPDATE? Click here to read all the news.
BACK FROM THE BRINK: DBSA Book Partnership
FREE PODCAST and SLIDES available from the NIDRR/CMHS-funded UIC NRTC Self-Determination Summit: Click here to learn more about self-determination in a time of economic uncertainty, with an emphasis on person-directed recovery, peer-run services, economic security, and transparency and accountability in behavioral health care.
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Davka Fractals Slideshow
Learn more about Davka. Purchase Davka products.