As part of its ongoing efforts to promote recovery and consumer choice in the communities it serves, Community Care, in collaboration with Pat Deegan Ph.D. & Associates hosts a Webinar Series for consumers, behavioral health providers, family members, and other stakeholders.  The Series is designed to explore new ideas, research, and practices to support the concepts of recovery and self-determination for people with serious mental illnesses.

2009 | 2008 | 2007-2004

Implementation of The Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit in Outpatient Mental Health and Peer Organizations: Discussion with Pat Deegan, Ph.D. and representatives of Holcomb Behavioral Health, Family Guidance Services, and Threshold Rehabilitation Services
December 10, 2008 The Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit was developed for providers and members of Community Care Behavioral Health Organization by Pat Deegan, Ph.D. First introduced in a Webinar on September 24, 2008, the Toolkit is being implemented in outpatient agencies in counties that collaborate with Community Care. This Webinar is the 3rd and final follow-up discussion to allow consumers and providers an opportunity to pose questions, provide examples, and discuss their experience with the Toolkit. Today's Webinar will focus on the plans of three separate agencies to implement the Personal Medicine ™ Toolkit into their recovery process, and close with a discussion/Q & A with Pat Deegan. Participants who were not able to listen to the Introductory Webinar on September 24th should listen to the Archived Webinar prior to this follow-up discussion. It contains the audio portion as well as the Powerpoint slides. It may also be useful to listen to the Archived Webinars of the October 29th discussion with Pat and the Turtle Creek Valley MH/MR, Inc. staff, and the November 12th discussion with Pat where she talks more about the Personal Medicine ™ cards.
Presenters Pat Deegan, Ph.D. Kim McConnell, MA, LPC Joyce Wills, MSEd Martin Baiada, BA Sarah Stookey, Ph.D	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar	493K 92K	PDF PDF

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Implementation of The Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit in Outpatient Mental Health and Peer Organizations With Pat Deegan, Ph.D.
November 12, 2008 The Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit was developed for providers and members of Community Care Behavioral Health Organization by Pat Deegan, Ph.D. First introduced in a Webinar on September 24, 2008, the Toolkit is being implemented in outpatient agencies in counties that collaborate with Community Care. This Webinar is a 2nd follow-up discussion to allow consumers and providers an opportunity to pose questions, provide examples, and discuss their experience with the Toolkit. Specific case examples will be presented and there will be plenty of time for audience discussion with Pat.
Presenters Pat Deegan, Ph.D.	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar	493K 92K	PDF PDF

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Provider/Consumer Discussion with Pat Deegan, Ph.D., on Implementation of The Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit in Mental Health Clinics and Peer Organizations
October 29, 2008 This webinar is a follow-up to the Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit for use in mental health clinics and peer organizations. It will allow consumers and providers an opportunity to pose questions, provide examples and discuss their experience with the Toolkit. Specific case examples will be presented and there will be plenty of time for audience questions/discussion with Pat.
Presenters Pat Deegan, Ph.D. Susan Preffer, MA Robin Lautner, M.Ed. Patti Rizzo Rosemary Foerster, MA Gail Kubrin, MD	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar Written Transcript	493K 92K	PDF PDF

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The Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit and Tips on How to Use it in Your Organization
September 24th, 2008 Community Care is pleased to introduce the Personal Medicine™ and Recovery Toolkit to Community Care contracted providers. It was developed by Pat Deegan, Ph.D., for use in Community Care contracted mental health clinics and peer organizations across Pennsylvania. In this Webinar, the Pat and Melody will introduce the components of the toolkit and discuss how to use it. Additionally, they will demonstrate 3 new Personal Medicine Cards™ and describe how to use them to assist recovery. This is a practical Webinar and time will be devoted to questions and answers.
Presenters Pat Deegan, Ph.D. Melody Riefer, MSW	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar	493K 92K	PDF PDF

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Recovery: Are Consumers In The Driver's Seat?
August 13th, 2008 Behavioral health recovery has become the focus of a considerable amount of dialogue between consumers, providers, and stakeholders. The 2005 National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery from SAMHSA defines mental health recovery as a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential. Community Care's recovery philosophy is grounded in the belief that behavioral health recovery is not the privilege of a few, but a possibility for everyone. This webinar will review the evolution of recovery in behavioral health, the primary issues related to system and individual transformation for organizations and consumers, and identify the core elements of recovery.
Presenters Paul Wittman Saya Krebs	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar	493K 92K	PDF PDF

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Hiring Peer Specialists to Work in Mental Health Settings: Opportunities and Challenges
June 4th, 2008 Many states now have initiatives designed to promote the quality and expansion of recovery practices within their county mental health programs, by training and certifying peer specialists to work within provider agencies. These are exciting opportunities for providers, their consumers, and for the peer specialists. It is also challenging for both the providers as employers and the specialists as their employees. This webinar will look at peer specialist employment from a variety of perspectives to address the challenges, barriers, successes and areas for improvement. Presenters include providers and consumers who are employed in the social service system.
Presenters Leslie Young James Kindler Jennifer Mullins	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar	493K 92K	PDF PDF

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Writing Recovery Oriented Treatment Plans
May 14th, 2008 This 90-minute workshop will explore the principles and challenges of recovery-oriented and personal-centered service planning. Laurie Curtis will offer practical examples and guidelines for putting the person back into the process and seeing service planning as an opportunity for building relationships, exploring possibilities and helping individuals to engage in services that are meaningful and helpful to their personal recovery. Carole Taylor will review Pennsylvania licensing standards for treatment plan development. Carole's presentation will include details about about the current rules and regulations for treatment planning, domains, and information regarding goals, objectives, and methods. This webinar will also discuss timeframes and member involvement in the process as required by regulation.
Presenters Laurie Curtis Carole Taylor	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Archived Webinar	4.3MB 1K	PDF PDF

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Your RoadMAP to Recovery - Parts I and II
Wednesday, February 27th and Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 “Your RoadMAP to Recovery,” a program developed by Community Care in collaboration with consumers and providers, helps consumers manage their own care and improve their quality of life. The consumer education curriculum is divided into six 2-hour sessions co- facilitated by a consumer and a behavioral health professional. In Part I on February 27, Marci and Terry will discuss the program’s first three sessions: “Understanding and Managing Your Illness”; “Getting the Best Results from Your Medication”; and, “Coping with Symptoms and Side Effects.” They will provide excerpts from the curriculum, along with feedback from consumers who have attended the sessions. In Part II on March 5, Marci and Terry will discuss sessions four through six: “Why People Don’t Take Their Medications and Other Relapse Issues”; “Communicating with Your Doctor”; and, “Involving Family and Relationship Supports to Prevent and Manage Crisis and Relapse.”
Presenters Marci L. Sturgeon-Rusiewicz, MS, CPRP Terry Moore	Materials Presentation Slides - Part I Presentation Slides - Part II Handouts Audio File of Presentation - Part I Audio File of Presentation - Part II	4.3MB 1K 252K 13.2MB 13.1MB	PDF PDF PDF MP3 MP3

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Measuring the Recovery Orientation of Mental Health Agencies: An Introduction to State-of-the-Art Recovery Measures
February 15, 2008 New evaluation approaches are needed as service systems transform and become more recovery oriented. Developing and using evaluation methods and approaches that support and address the recovery process is an important part of systems change. In this one-hour workshop, Dr. Ridgway will introduce the topic of recovery performance measurement and describe some specific tools and approaches that can help providers center their evaluation efforts on issues relevant to recovery, including organizational climate, specific program activities and important driving principles and values.
Presenters Priscilla Ridgway, Ph.D.	Materials Presentation Slides Training Certificate Audio File of Presentation	208K 1K 13.1MB	PDF PDF MP3

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Personal Medicine in the Recovery Process: Part 1 – Personal Medicine, Power Statements and Getting Active in Shared Decision Making
January 24, 2008 Learning to use psychiatric medications in the recovery process is a journey that involves developing an active voice with a person’s treatment team. In this one hour workshop Pat Deegan will introduce specific tools that can help consumers and providers center their communication around the consumer’s goals for recovery, including finding the best balance of personal medicine and psychiatric medicine for each person. This is the first in a 5-part series of webinars exploring specific methods for effectively supporting, and helping people with mental illnesses work through a decision process regarding the use of psychiatric medications in their recovery process.
Presenter Pat Deegan, Ph.D.	Materials Presentation Slides Handouts Audio File of Presentation	493K 92K 14.3MB	PDF PDF MP3

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