POTAC Event Calendar

Currently being developed through June 2008

Symposia

POTAC and San José State University present

Sensory Modulation, Disregulated Behaviors & Restraint Reduction: What is the OT Role?

with Tina Champagne, M.Ed., OTR/L

Date: Friday, April 27, 2007

Time: 8:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Location: Central Classroom Building • San José State University

Description:

When trying to assist consumers in managing disregulated behavior, it is possible to miss a critical contributing factor-difficulty managing the sensorimotor demands of the environment.

What calms the people you work with? What alerts them? What strategies help to regulate their emotions? Wondering how to incorporate sensory interventions into your practice and what it has to do with restraint reduction?

This presentation will introduce and explore the impact of sensory modulation approaches such as the concept of the "sensory diet", modification of the environment to be more sensory friendly, creation of sensory areas, a sensory cart or a sensory kit to help support learning, and the process of self-regulation. Workshop participants will obtain a range of ideas for use with adults and adolescents with a range of functional performance ability levels.

Workshop participants will:

  • Identify their own sensory tendencies and preferences and consider their influence on work performance, emotions, relationships, and habits
  • Recognize the inter-relatedness of sensory modulation, emotion, disruptive behaviors, and the physical environment
  • Explore practical sensory-related assessment tools and interventions
  • Recognize the role of the use of sensory approaches for the purposes of restraint reduction

Presenter:

Tina Champagne, M.Ed., OTR/L, is the Occupational Therapy and Group Program Manager at Cooley–Dickinson Hospital’s acute inpatient unit and is also an adjunct professor at American International College for the Occupational Therapy Department. She trains and consults nationally and internationally, and is currently working on creating evidence-based practices integrating the use of sensory approaches in mental health services. She has been active in the restraint reduction initiative on state and national levels with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and the Technical Assistance Center for the National State Association of Mental Health Program Directors on a variety of projects. She has been on the faculty for the National Executive Training Institute: Creating Nurturing and Healing Treatment Environments for the Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint, funded by SAMSHA.

Ms. Champagne is the author of several articles and the book entitled Sensory Modulation & Environment: Essential Elements of Occupation. Additionally, she received the 2006 Catherine Trombly Award by the MA State Occupational Therapy Association (MAOT) for her innovative work in mental health practice, research, administration and education, and she is MAOT’s vice president. See her website at www.ot-innovations.com.

Price: $70 for professional attendees; $60 for POTAC Members; $25 for students

❧ Luncheon included • Certificates of attendance provided ❧

· A percentage of all proceeds go to the Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship ·

Reservations: Reservations & checks must be mailed in advance and received by April 23, 2007 to reserve a space. Send to:

Lynne Andonian, MID, OTR/L
San José State University, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0059

Please include name, e-mail address, and telephone contact information in case of last minute room changes.

Contact: For questions contact landonian@casa.sjsu.edu or call 408.924.3059.

More info: For directions, campus map and parking information: www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/.

Flyer: Download Event Flyer [PDF - 110 KB]

POTAC and Dominican University of California present

Preparing for AOTA’s Board Certification in Mental Health

with Deborah Pitts, MBA, OTR/L, CPRP

Date: Friday, February 9, 2007

Time: 1–4 p.m.

Location: The Creekside Room, Dominican University of California

Description of the presentation:
This training will focus on AOTA’s Board Certification in Mental Health, one of four Board Certifications available from AOTA. Content that will be addressed includes a brief history of the development of the Board Certification, a review of the application and portfolio development process, and a thorough review of the BCMH Competencies and Indicators that interested occupational therapy practitioners have to meet. The session will also help attendees identify the evidence from their practice and learning experiences that they would use to document their meeting the competencies and indicators.

Specific learning objectives:

  1. Participants will be able to describe the overall purpose of AOTA’s Board Certification in Mental Health and identify its value in their personal career trajectory.
  2. Participants will understand the intent of each of the competency and indicator statements.
  3. Participants will identify artifacts they will use as evidence to document how they have met the competencies and indicators.

Participants should bring copies of AOTA’s Board Certification in Mental Health documents (i.e. Part I - the 40 page Handbook and Part II - the Application). These can be downloaded from the AOTA website (www.aota.org/nonmembers/area15/index.asp). You will need to provide your name and information, as AOTA is trying to monitor interest in the Board Certification and Specialty Certification options.

Price: $20 for POTAC members; $25 for nonmembers; $5 for students. May pay at the door. Certificates of Attendance provided.

A percentage of all proceeds go to the Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship.

Contact: To reserve a space, please RSVP to Ruth Ramsey by February 5, 2007 at rramsey@dominican.edu (or call 415-458-3731)

For directions, campus map, and parking information: www.dominican.edu/about/campus/mapsandparking.html

Download Event Flyer [PDF - 230 KB]

POTAC and San José State University present

Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response with a Mental Health Focus: The Emerging Role of Occupational Therapy

with Frank Pascarelli, MS, OTR/L, NMSE, CPI

Date: Friday, February 3, 2006

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

Presenter: Frank Pascarelli, MS, OTR/L, NMSE, CPI

Location: Central Classroom building
San José State University

For directions, campus map, and parking information: http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/

Presentation Info: Although focused on the role of the occupational therapist, this workshop is relevant to all mental health care providers. At the conclusion of this session the participant should be able to:

  • Understand the immediate and long term psychological sequelae of disaster survivors
  • Recognize the role of occupational therapy and other mental health professionals in disaster preparedness and emergency response both in the community and with individual clients
  • Identify where the occupational therapist fits in the three phases of disaster preparedness and emergency response
  • Identify opportunities for the occupational therapist in disaster preparedness and emergency response

Luncheon included

Price: $45 for professional attendees; $10 for students
certificates of attendance provided

A percentage of all proceeds go to the Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship

Contact: Please RSVP to Dr. Anne MacRae by January 25, 2006: amacrae@casa.sjsu.edu or call 408-924-3075

Download Event Flyer [PDF - 230 KB]

POTAC presents

Relationship Focused Neurobehavioral Treatment for Persons with Behavioral Disregulation

with Gordon M. Giles, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Date: Friday, November 18, 2005

Time: 1:00 – 3:30 pm

Topic: Relationship Focused Neurobehavioral Treatment for Persons with Behavioral Disregulation

Presenter: Gordon M. Giles, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Location: Mission Multicultural Community Team (Mission ACT)
2712 Mission Street (between 23rd & 24th Sts.), 2nd Floor
San Francisco

Some street parking available. Paid parking in the City Garage at 21st & Bartlett Street

Presenter Info: Dr. Gordon Muir Giles teaches in the Master’s program at Samuel Merritt College in Oakland and is also the Director of Neurobehavioral Programs for Crestwood Behavioral Health Inc., the largest provider of long-term psychiatric beds in Northern California. Dr. Giles will discuss his work on the development of a non-aversive, long term, low cost program for persons with neurobehavioral disability. The program’s philosophy is of non-confrontation, normalization, positive engagement and support, and functional and behavioral skill development. Dr. Giles will describe his team’s approach to clients who present with intractable management problems and whose behavior disregulation frequently results in placement failure. In particular, Dr. Giles will describe the team’s behavioral techniques, such as errorless learning, and their focus on a positive therapeutic alliance.

Price: $5 donation requested; free for students; certificates of attendance provided

Contact: Please RSVP to Eileen Auerbach, MS, OTR/L: EenieA@aol.com or call 415-401-2770.

Download Event Flyer [PDF - 178 KB]

POTAC Winter Symposium

Date: February 4, 2005

Topic: Psychosocial Issues of the Older Adult

Presenters: Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L and Gigi Smith, MS, OTR/L plan to do a full day training, including OT treatment of depression and anxiety in a geriatric population, discussion of OT with the well elderly, including prevention, health maintenance, and lifestyle redesign.

Location: San José State University, OT Department

Contact person: Anne MacRae — (408) 924-3075

Download Flyer [PDF - 131 KB]

Friday Forums

POTAC and Dominican University of California present

Taking Pictures and Telling Our Story: Using Photovoice Methodology in Community Mental Health

with Lynne Andonian, MID, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San José State University

Date: Friday, February 29, 2008

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 P.M.

Location: Library, Rm. 207, Dominican University of California, San Rafael

Description

Photovoice is a participatory action research method in which participants describe their experience or answer a question through taking photographs and then describing them. The photos and narrative descriptive data are analyzed using qualitative processes such as thematic analysis. The action portion of photovoice occurs through sharing the images and descriptions with health care providers, funders, or policy makers to enact change that will respond to the concerns revealed in the photovoice process. Photovoice is particularly well suited to questions related to needs assessment and evaluation.

This presentation will review findings of current research which use photovoice to explore community access and participation for clients with severe mental illness living in the community in the San Jose, CA area. Lynne will discuss photovoice methodology including photographic consent issues, focus groups, and individual interviews. Participants will utilize hands-on activities to explore photovoice techniques, and a reference list will be provided.

For additional descriptions on the uses of Photovoice techniques see:
www.bu.edu/cpr/photovoice/photovoice-about.html

Price: $10 for POTAC members; $15 for nonmembers; students are free. You may pay at the door. Certificates of Attendance will be provided to qualify for PDUs.

A percentage of all proceeds go to the Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship

To reserve a space, please RSVP to Jane Dressler by February 25, 2008 at (or call 415-458-3769).

DirectionsCampus map and parking information

POTAC presents

Occupational Therapy in a Forensic Mental Health Setting: Three Facets

with Greg Jarasitis, MOT, OTR/L and Caroline Fitzgerald, MSOT, OTR/L

Date: Friday, December 7, 2007

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Location: Mission Multicultural Community Team (Mission ACT), 2712 Mission Street (between 23rd & 24th Sts.), 2nd Floor, San Francisco

OT Providing Intensive Case Management

The Citywide Case Management Forensics Project provides intensive case management to mentally ill offenders transitioning into the San Francisco community. What is the role of an occupational therapist on a multidisciplinary team working with this population in a community setting? Working on the Forensics team for the last 8 years, Greg Jarasitis will share his experience of carving a niche for occupational therapy on a community-based multidisciplinary team.

OT Offering Employment Supports

Caroline Fitzgerald will highlight the role of OT in Supported Employment, the most recent evidence-based practice vocational model for adults with mental illness. She will review expert job task analysis, social skills training, worker role development, establishing healthy/supportive routines, time management.

OT Furthering Community Education: The ‘In Our Own Voice’ Program

In Our Own Voice is a program through the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) that provides public speaking training to mental health consumers. (See their website). Two Citywide Forensic clients will present stories about their own recovery.

Price: OTRs/OTAs, other professionals: $10; Students: Free. Certificates of attendance provided. A percentage of all proceeds go to the Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship

Please RSVP by December 5 to Eileen Auerbach at eeniea@aol.com or call 415-401-2770.

POTAC presents

Innovative O.T. Assessments in Mental Health

M. Terry Bowman, OTR/L
Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MoHOST)

and

Barbara Rodrigues, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF)

Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Medical School Office Bldg. (MSOB)
300 Pasteur Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94305

September 15, 2006

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

M. Terry Bowman is Senior Occupational Therapist at St. Andrew’s Hospital, Women’s Admission Unit, in Northampton, England. The tool she will present was developed in England and was designed for initial assessments and measurement of progress in mental health and learning disability settings, among others. She describes it as quick to administer, practical, and using terminology that is easily understood.

Barbara Rodrigues is Lead OTR/Program Supervisor at Dominican Hospital’s Behavioral Health Unit in Santa Cruz. The assessment tool developed at Dominican looks at client factors, performance skills, occupational performance areas, and performance patterns. As a computer template document, it allows for ease of use and for reevaluation.

$20 for POTAC members
$25 for non-members;
Students free

Certificates of Attendance provided – 4 PDUs

A percentage of all proceeds go to the
Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship Fund

For Directions, Map, and Parking see: http://www.smi.stanford.edu/directions.html

Please RSVP to Lynna Kaplan by September 10 to ensure seating:

Phone: (650) 498-6423
Fax: (650) 725-5433
Email: lynnakap@aol.com

Download PDF Flyer – 128 KB

Trainings

May 19 – 23, 2008

An AMPS (Assessment of Motor and Process Skills) Training Workshop

Date: Monday, May 19, through Friday, May 23

Location: Stanford University’s Tressider Student Union, Palo Alto.

Course hours: 8 AM – 5:30 PM, with later ending time on Day 3 (May 21).

Registration fee: $750 ($600 for OT students), plus $50 late fee for registration after April 19. Course fee covers tuition, instructional materials, AMPS manual, calibration fees, and an individual copy of the AMPS computer scoring software.

To Register: See the AMPS web site for further registration information: www.ampsintl.com/regStanford08.htm

For any additional questions, e-mail directly to info@ampsintl.com.

Further background information on AMPS and its use by OT practitioners (as found on AMPS’ web site):

The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) is an innovative observational assessment used to measure the quality of a person’s ADL (activities of daily living). The quality of the person’s ADL performance is assessed by rating the effort, efficiency, safety, and independence of 16 ADL motor and 20 ADL process skill items. The AMPS is the only standardized assessment designed to evaluate the quality of a person’s ADL task performance. Because it is standardized, an OT can use the AMPS to objectively document the effectiveness of OT interventions.

POTAC and Dominican Hospital present

Two Day-Long Trainings
With Tina Champagne, M.Ed., OTR/L

About the Presenter

Tina Champagne has been recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors as a national leader in the integration of sensory approaches in mental health care settings. She received the 2006 Carol Trombly Award from the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy for her innovative contributions in mental health care services. Please refer to Tina’s website ot-innovations.com for detailed descriptions of her work, publications and research.

Location

Dominican Hospital
Education Building Rooms B1 & B2
1555 Soquel Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

The Education Building is a free-standing 2-story building located directly behind the main hospital. Free Parking is available directly in front of the Education Building in the Visitors section.

Friday, April 25, 2008 – A Workshop

Sensory Modulation, Disregulated Behaviors, & Restraint Reduction: What is the OT Role, Level II

Description

This intermediate level workshop is designed to enhance the application of sensory modulation approaches throughout the OT process, and applies to consumers functioning at varied levels of occupational performance. Building on skills learned in last year’s Level I workshop, you will explore the inter-relatedness of sensory modulation, trauma-informed care, and restraint reduction. Continue to learn about practical assessment tools, treatment planning, and implementation for use in varied mental health care contexts. You will continue to explore creative and practical ideas to incorporate into your practice.

• 7 contact hours; $170 registration (reduced early bird rate $150), includes third edition of Tina’s book, Sensory Modulation & Environment: Essential Elements of Occupation, and other literature; lunch is included. Registration deadline is April 21.

Prerequisite: Must have attended last year’s training or completed study of textbook to qualify for registration (see “Prerequisites”).

Saturday, April 26, 2008 – A Post-Training institute

Focus Group Consultation & Support: Integrating Sensory Modulation Into Mental Health Practice

Description

This focus group session will provide 10–20 participants with an individualized opportunity to explore best practices in sensory modulation approaches in varied levels of mental health care. Expert consultation, group feedback and support will be offered to each person. Participants will share their current progress and barriers in the movement toward trauma-informed care and restraint reduction. Participants will be guided to identify and document short and long term goals, as well as an overall plan for integrating sensory modulation approaches into their individual practice. Interdisciplinary groups welcome.

• 7 contact hours; $150 Registration (Reduced Early Bird Rate $130)

Prerequisite: Must have attended either last year’s training or Friday’s training to register.

Note: The Post-Training Institute is limited to a maximum of 20 registrants; there is still room in this training and we encourage you to consider signing up if you’d like education, support and consulation regarding implemention of sensory modulation techniques and theories into your clinical practice.

Hours

Registration each day 8:30 a.m. Sessions 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Luncheon included each day.

Certificates of attendance will be provided each day

Prerequisites

If you did not attend last year’s training, you are required — in advance of the training — to read Tina’s just-released 3rd edition book, Sensory Modulation & Environment: Essential Elements of Occupationas well as the following two articles:

  1. Champagne, T. (2006, December). Creating sensory rooms: Essential enhancements for acute inpatient mental health settings. Mental Health Special Interest Newsletter, 29, 1–4; and
  2. Champagne, T. & Stromberg, N. (2004, September). Sensory approaches in inpatient psychiatric settings: Innovative alternatives to seclusion and restraint. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 42(9), 35–44.

A copy of the book and the JPN article will be mailed to you, once you are registered. Please be aware: previously covered content may not be addressed by the presenter during Q&A sessions.

Instructions on Downloading “Creating Sensory Rooms” from AOTA.org

Sign in on “Member Log In” on the AOTA Website. Go to SIS (Special Interest Section) Communities page, link is on upper left hand side of the AOTA home page. Select “SIS Quarterly Newsletters”, then select “Mental Health”, then select “2006” and click “Search”.

Find Tina Champagne’s article on “Creating Sensory Rooms”, then click on the “Download Newsletter*” link. The MH-SIS Quarterly for December 2006 will appear as a 4-page PDF file. Print and review this article, then bring it with you to the training.

Registration Procedure

Full payment is required to register. Please note our early bird incentives to register early.

For the first time, POTAC is offering online registration using PayPal. If for any reason you need to negotiate an accommodation or prefer to register by mail, please contact Rebecca Elder, MS, OTR/L, at beccaelder@earthlink.com or call her at 831-768-8024. A confirmation and any updates will be sent to you via e-mail.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received 10 days prior to the course. Refunds, minus a $25.00 cancellation fee, will be issued within 30 days. POTAC reserves the right to cancel any course with due cause and refund in full. Participants purchasing non-refundable airfare tickets are strongly encouraged to inquire about course availability before final purchase.

Lodging

Santa Cruz is located along the beautiful Central Coast of Monterey Bay, 30 miles south of San Jose and 40 miles north of Monterey. The Santa Cruz area offers a wide variety of accommodations for every travel style. View the 2008 Official Santa Cruz County Traveler’s Guide for full information. For your convenience, we have secured a group rate at Best Western Seacliff Inn. This full-service hotel is located approximately five miles south of Dominican Hospital; our group rate of $99 is available for Thursday, Friday, or Saturday overnight stays. Reservations must be made by March 31, 2008. Please call 800-367-2003 and identify that you are with POTAC.

Additional information will be available on-site for local restaurants and activities. If you have special needs, or would like more information in advance, please contact the Santa Cruz County Conference & Visitors Council at www.santacruz.org or 831-425-1234. For site specific concerns or additional questions, you may contact Barbara Rodrigues, POTAC site representative, by e-mail at BRodrig1@chw.edu or phone at 831-462-7834.

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System of Care Trainings

The Community Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) System of Care (SOC) Training Program is offering the following trainings/conferences:

January 6, 2006 - Understanding the Aging Mind: Issues in Geriatric Mental Health Care

January 11, 2006 - Goals & Objectives for Cultural Competency (part of the Advancing Cultural Competency Training series)

January 27, 2006 - Treating Trauma in the Real World: Trauma-Informed Treatment for Complex PTSD

These trainings are free for SF Department of Public Health and SF Department of Human Services staff. The courses are also free for the staff of CBHS contracted agencies and professionals registered with the SF Mental Health Plan. For clinicians not registered with the SF Mental Health Plan, there is a $75.00 tuition fee for each training. For all training attendees there is a $15 per license, non-refundable fee for continuing education units. We do not accept registrations over the phone or online, so please mail or fax the registration to us by the deadline indicated in the brochure in order to secure yourself a spot at the trainings.

Download SOC Training Brochure and dates [PDF - 86 KB]

Download SOC Training Brochure and dates [Word DOC - 75 KB]

Spousal/Partner Abuse: Assessment, Detection and Intervention

with Philip Tsui, LCSW, Psy.D.

Wednesday, November 3, 2004

Download Training Brochure [PDF - 172 KB]

Legal and Ethical Issues in an Integrated Service Environment

with Daniel Taub, Ph.D.

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Download Training Brochure [PDF - 186 KB]

Other Educational Conferences and Forums

San Francisco Vocational Task Force Annual Conference

Wellness and Recovery in the Behavioral Health Workplace:
Strategies for Consumer Employment and Retention and for the Creation of a Worker Friendly Environment

with Sharon Kuehn, MHRE and Katrina Killian

Sponsored by: Community Behavioral Health Services (CBHS)
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Date: Friday, November 30, 2007

Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Location: St. Mary’s Conference Center
1111 Gough Street, San Francisco

Workshop Overview

As the employment of persons who receive services has become a valued practice in behavioral health, we must adapt work culture, our organizational policies and employment practices to open the door for the success of consumer employees. As we focus on providing wellness recovery services, the successful inclusion of consumers as providers can make the change real.

Sharon Kuehn and Katrina Killian are experienced as both trainers and support experts in the employment of clients in the public behavioral health system. They will address specific hotspots that often arise as programs and services adapt to include consumers as co-workers. Along with a panel of local consumer-providers and their supervisors, Sharon and Katrina will provide insight and direction on how to handle challenges, and how to organize your approach to maximize the benefits of hiring, supporting and promoting consumer employees.

This training conference will prepare the participants to take action steps to enjoy the benefits and handle the challenges of successfully employing consumers in San Francisco’s Behavioral Health system.

Workshop Objectives

  • Hotspots in consumer employment: approaches that work.
  • Training for consumer-providers supervisors and co-workers.
  • Support system for the consumer employees: on and off the job.
  • Career Ladders: Using MHSA resources to add options for consumer employees.

About the Trainers

Sharon Kuehn is an energetic and seasoned presenter in the areas of Wellness and Recovery and Consumer Employment in the Mental Health System. She promotes the employment of consumers to provide services in order to create a system that actualizes the Recovery Vision. Sharon represents the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery. She is an active leader in the California Network of Mental Health Clients, and a member of the DMH Training and Education Advisory Committee. Sharon directs the Consumer Empowerment Program in Santa Barbara County and is working to promote strong client input on the implementation of the Mental Health Service Act to create wellness/recovery, consumer-driven services and supports in the community.

Katrina Killian has served the mental health community for over 8 years as a consumer employment trainer. She has worked to create opportunities within the Mental Health system to employ consumers. She has also collaborated with the California Institute of Mental Health and Boston University. Ms. Killian continues to lead the BestNow training as well as support Alameda County as a MHSA Consumer Training Coordinator.

Price: This Community Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) course is free to SF Department of Public Health and SF Human Services Agency staff. The course is also free to the staff of CBHS contracted agencies and professionals registered with the SF Mental Health Plan. A $20.00 per license fee will be charged for continuing education units. For clinicians not registered with the SF Mental Health Plan, there is a $75.00 tuition fee (fees are non-refundable). Agency must be noted.

Note: If you are seeking CEUs/CMEs and arrive late or leave early, you will not receive CEUs.

Please mail or fax the registration by November 16, 2007:

Attention: Norman Aleman — SF Community Behavioral Health Services
1380 Howard St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Fax: (415) 252-3057

Confirmations will be conducted by email. Only one name per registration form! Call Norman Aleman with questions at (415) 255-3553. Details are available in the flyer:

Vocational Task Force Annual Training

Employing Consumers in the Behavioral Health System: How to Make It Work

Presented by Sharon Kuehn and Jay Mahler

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Fort Mason Conference Center, Golden Gate Room

Jay and Sharon hope to spark a strong commitment throughout the San Francisco Behavioral Health community to use the Mental Health Services Act as an opportunity to transform their service system to a recovery, culturally competent, and consumer-driven system using the strategy of employing consumers as providers. We will focus on three target areas:

  1. Preparing the mental health community for the employment of consumers.
  2. Identifying and creating placement opportunities for consumer workers, and
  3. Support systems for the consumer workers once they are employed.

We will lead a process that will engage the participants in determining action steps to move San Francisco County forward in the three targeted areas to successfully employ consumers in the Behavioral Health System

Sponsored by: System of Care Training Committee and the Community Behavioral Health Services (CBHS)

Co-Sponsored by: The Mental Health Association of San Francisco

Download PDF Flyer

Steering Committee Meetings

Next Steering Committee Meeting date:

Saturday
July 12, 2008

10 am to 12 Noon

Host: Eileen Auerbach
Please contact via e-mail for details.

Want to add an event related to OT?

If you would like to list an event on the POTAC Website, please contact Kevin Stamps, OTR/L.