Provider Workshop on Peer Support Techniques and Tobacco Cessation May 29, 2013

Inuksuk: Building a Peer-Made Path for Recovery Workshop May 29, 2013

This is a day for peers to learn from each other about empowerment and wellness strategies. A second workshiop day for non-peer staff is available on Thurs. May 29, 2013.

Topics include:

Peer Support Facilitated by Glenn Hopkins, PS.  What is peer support? How can we use it to enhance recovery?

Tobacco Myths Facilitated by Kristen Frame, TTS, PS. Learn about the unique needs of individuals who experience mental illness and tobacco cessation.

MOST Program Facilitated by Asa GreenRiver. Learn how young men build individualized definitions of masculinity that promote healthy relationships.

“Getting Ahead” Peer PanelFacilitated by Donna Gibson, Program coordinator. Learn how peers in this program build resources and choices to move forward.

A delicious lunch is included in registration fee.Options for the day include: a chance to tour the Arboretum, and a post-conference walk around the park trails.

Location: Dawes Arboretum , 7700 Jacksontown Road, Newark, OH 43056www.Dawesarb.org Dawes Arboretum offers a beautiful Japanese garden, a cypress swamp, woodlands and a discovery center.

This training was made possible by a grant from a collaboration between Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) and Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning & Change (IGLC) (formerly Medical Education Group/ MEG) to MHALC’s Compeer Program.

Deadline for registration: May 22, 2013. Registration cost is $25, and includes lunch and materials. Ask about the limited number of scholarships available to consumers. Call 740-52-1341 for more information.

To register online: go to www.mhalc.org, to complete registration and pay with PayPal.

By Fax: the attached registration to 740-522-4664 and pay with credit card.