NYAPRS is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs for attendees:
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The nation’s leading WRAP proponents will team up to discuss how individuals, agencies, and providers can support effective implementation of the use of evidence based Wellness Recovery Action Plans.
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Don’t miss a very timely presentation on Addressing Health Disparities for Latino and African Americans Living with Major Mental Health Conditions based a project that linked the University of Illinois at Chicago and the InterNational Association of Peer Supporters
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Patrick Hendry of Mental Health America. Offers a very thoughtful presentation on The Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness that preceded the impact of COVID-19.
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Make sure you’re with us when 3 historic and cherished figures offer a very special personal look at the Origins and Development of the Movement that continues to challenge and transform our values, beliefs, policies and supports.
CEUs are available for all 3 sessions. Register Today using the links below!
NYAPRS Webinars
July 2020
Implementation of WRAP: An Evidence-Based Practice Promoting Personal Self-Agency for Improved Individualized Healthcare
Date and Time: 7/8/20 1:00-2:15pm 1.25 CE hours
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fvqGO6APSSyRqQU4AZmdwg
The evidence-based practice of co-facilitated Seminar I on the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) is a shared peer group experience that leads to each person developing their own wellness plan to live a self-determined life. In 2010, WRAP® groups were recognized by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as an evidence-based practice and research showed significant positive behavioral health outcomes for individuals with severe and persistent mental health challenges who participated in peer-led WRAP, ® groups. This webinar will discuss the evidence-based practice of WRAP and how individuals, agencies, and providers and support effective implementation.
Presented By: Matt Federici, Executive Director of the Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery, Kristen King, WRAP Project Manager Advocates for Human Potential, and Waynette Brock, Advanced-Level WRAP Facilitator, The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
Peer Navigators: Addressing Health Disparities for Latino and African Americans Living with Major Mental Health Conditions
Date and Time: 7/14/20 1:00-2:15 pm 1.25 CE hours
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XzQnXKX1TfSHG694r_ebNA
Peer Navigators enhance service engagement, recovery and the quality of life of people of color as they assist them in overcoming numerous barriers to care. Join our national experts as they share how their organizations have engaged people of color to increase access to care, improve their quality of care, and assist them in obtaining better overall health outcomes.
Presented By: Martha Barbone, InterNational Association of Peer Supporters; Pamela Goodine, Green Tree Peer Center and Forsyth County Department of Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Long-Term Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness in America
Date and Time: 7/21/20 12:00pm-1:15pm 1.25 CE hour
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_STwBJBCTQVSxCeLoWpBOjA
Long before the COVID-19 crisis the United States, along with most of the western world, has been experiencing an epidemic of social isolation and loneliness. The causes are deeply rooted in nearly every aspect of modern life. Social connectedness is an essential need for human beings. We are hard wired for community-based life. Brain scans have shown that when we experience social rejection it activates the same regions of the brain as bodily trauma. Loneliness is not exclusive to older adults and individuals with disabilities, more than 60% of Americans report experiencing loneliness.
This webinar will explore how modern society has cast millions of people of all ages and ethnicities into prevailing feelings of loneliness. While social isolation is often associated with loneliness, people can, and to often do, feel lonely even when they are surrounded by others. The webinar will cover the benefits of peer support, and how it can assist individuals in overcoming the situations and issues that separate us, and in building lives with social connections and the types of relationships that enrich our lives.
Presented By: Patrick Hendry, Vice President Peer Advocacy and Supports, Mental Health America
Standing on the Shoulders: Stories of our Movement
Date and Time: 7/30/2020 12:00pm-1:15pm 1.25 CE Hours
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mgOD0KvwTWG6cGvifWgWOg
History connects us with our past and with those who have gone before us and led the way to making human rights, hope and healing central to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the world. NYAPRS is so very proud to honor the experiences and achievements of three of our dearest pioneers, Joseph Rogers, Celia Brown and Sally Zinman. Come and join the conversation!
Presented By: Sally Zinman, Executive Director, California Association of Mental Health Peer Run Organizations, Joseph Rogers, former and founding Executive Director, National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse and Celia Brown, Regional Advocacy Specialist, NYS Office of Mental Health