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

Coping with Distressing Voices: Helping Persons Recover Their Self-Righting Capacity
December 10, 2007 Recovery can be enhanced by developing personal skills to manage symptoms. In this 1- hour teleconference, we will introduce a new tool that can support staff and consumers in learning, and personalizing skills to cope with distressing voices. Ten coping skills and methods to personalize them will be introduced. Suggestions for how mental health programs can integrate these tools into everyday practice will also be offered. There will be time for questions and answers.
Presenter Darlene Karpaski	Materials Presentation Slides	1.8MB	PDF

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Providing Hearing Voices Training to Police Officers: Direct Experiences from Connecticut
December 10, 2007
Presenter Lee-Ann Boatright Pat Deegan, Ph.D.	Materials Audio File of Presentation	5.5MB	MP3

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Nothing About Us Without Us: Meaningful Consumer Participation on Boards and Committees
November 9, 2007 The President’s New Freedom Initiative cited consumer involvement at all levels of the service system as one of the main indicators of recovery oriented service systems. Are consumers involved on your Board of Directors? Do consumers participate on advisory boards in your organization? Do they have a voice in helping to allocate agency resources? Are consumers involved in program evaluation? In this teleconference two the nation’s leading experts on consumer empowerment will teach you what the barriers are to consumer participation on boards and committees, how to overcome those barriers, and strategies for supporting empowered client involvement on boards and committees
Presenter Pat Deegan, Ph.D. Deborah Anderson, MSW	Materials Presentation Slides	224K	PDF

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Retraining the Workforce to Support Recovery - Part II "How Can Staff Support Recovery?"
May 18, 2004
Presenter Pat Deegan, Ph.D.	Materials Presentation Slides Audio File of Presentation	4.3MB 4.1MB	PDF WMA

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Retraining the Workforce to Support Recovery - Part I " What is Recovery?"
April 20, 2004
Presenter Pat Deegan, Ph.D.	Materials Audio File of Presentation	6MB	WMA

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