2008 Fall Registration

**THESE TRAINING SESSIONS ARE FREE -- LUNCH WILL NOT BE PROVIDED**

September 17, 2008	Developmental Disabilities
September 24 , 2008	Identifying Supports That Can Assist Consumers Who Are Thinking of Returning To Higher Education
September 29, 2008	Core Competencies
October 6, 2008	Understanding the Experience of Hearing Voices
October 6, 2008	Advance Directives
October 27, 2008	Using Assessments To Customize Services
November 10, 2008	Enhance Job Development
November 13, 2008	Documenting Partial Care Programs
December 10, 2008	Employment & Co-Occurring Disorders
January 14, 2009	Criminal Justice Involvement

Wednesday September 17, 2008 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Developmental Disabilities Instructor: Ann Wilson (Director of NJ Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities/The Arc of New Jersey) Description:A Clinical look into the differentiating diagnosis, the causes, and the available treatments & programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. The implications for individual psycho-social rehabilitation, including vocational development will be covered	Deadline: September 10, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Wednesday September 24, 2008 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Identifying Supports That Can Assist Consumers Who Are Thinking of Returning To Higher Education Instructor: Michelle Mullen, MS, CRC, CPRP Description: This interactive workshop will identify challenges that persons with psychiatric disabilities sometimes face in academic settings, and outlines available interventions and resources.	Deadline: September 19, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Monday September 29, 2008 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Core Competencies Instructor: Faith McCalla, MS, CRC Instructor:Anthony Strazza, MS, CAC Description:This training will look at counseling theories, such as Reflective Listening, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, and other techniques that can help to foster better rapport and connections with consumers and maximize vocational outcomes.	Deadline: September 26, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Monday October 6 , 2008 9:30 AM—12:30 PM	Understanding the Experience of Hearing Voices Instructor:Victoria Phillips (Director, MHA of Atlantic County) Description:This is a workshop specifically intended for someone who does not have a mental illness to experience what it is like to have auditory hallucinations. Participants will go through a series of activities while listening to simulated voices via headsets. SPACE IS LIMITED.	Deadline: October 1, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Monday October 6, 2008 1:30 PM—4:30 PM	Advance Directives Instructor:Joe Young (JD, New Jersey Protection & Advocacy Inc.) Description:This is an introduction to New Jersey’s Advance Directive law as it relates to mental & health care. Learn how you can help consumers to plan ahead for important health care decisions.	Deadline: October 1, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Monday October 27, 2008 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Using Assessments To Customize Services Instructor: Faith McCalla, MS, CRC Instructor: Gerard Radice, MA Description:This training will increase participants’ knowledge of Readiness Assessment, Transferable Skills Analysis & Various Support Needs Assessments.	Deadline: October 22, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Monday November 10, 2008 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Enhance Job Development Instructor: Faith McCalla, MS, CRC Instructor: Gerard Radice, MA Description:This training will focus on strategies & techniques that can overcome perceived barriers to job development and how to develop a marketing plan.	Deadline: November 5, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Thursday November 13, 2008 10:00 AM—1:00 PM	Documenting Partial Care Programs Instructor: Anthony Strazza, MS, CAC Description:This training will review the fundamentals and rationale for compliant charting; and then offer considerations and experiences with techniques & language consistent with Wellness & Recovery and DMHS regulations.	Deadline: November 7, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Wednesday December 10, 2008 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Employment & Co-Occurring Disorders Instructor: Anthony Strazza, MS, CAC Instructor: Nicole LaCorte-Klein, MA, CRC Description:This training will identify the basics of addiction and incorporate substance use issues in the vocational profile. In addition, strategies to overcome system barriers to employment opportunities for individuals with co-occurring disorders will be explored.	Deadline: December 5, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)
Wednesday January 14, 2009 9:30 AM—4:30 PM	Criminal Justice Involvement Instructor: Steve Fishbein (Director of Human Resource & Rehabilitation Development) Description:An overview of the criminal justice system, its intersection with the mental health system and a focused look at the adaptation of Supported Employment principles & practices to criminal justice involved client…with an emphasis on barriers and supports.	Deadline: January 9, 2008 Registration Form ( Word)