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Calendar of Events
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 • 9:00am - 12:15pm
Ethics and Boundaries for Social Service and Behavioral Health Care Professionals
— Chuck McLister, MA, MBA, CADC, CCS
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 • 9:00am - 12:15pm
The Brain as an
Obstacle for Recovery
— Dr. Christopher Davis, DO, CAAD
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 • 9:00am - 12:15pm
Advances in the Treatment of Schizophrenia - Where We Were and Where We are Going
— Dr. Silvia Gratz, DO
Psychopathology in Film
— Dr. Jasmine Gill, MD & Dr. Michael Cohen, MD
Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 • 9:00am - 12:15pm
Gender-Specific Approaches with Girls and Women: Translating Research into Practice
— Alyssa Benedict, MPH, Executive Director, CORE Associates, LLC
Registration fees
$20 per Lecture (received prior to lecture date)
$30 per Lecture (at the door)
Lectures to be held at
Fairmount Behavioral Health System
Registration and breakfast- 8:00am-8:30am
All programs will start promptly at 9:00am
Make checks payable to:
Fairmount Behavioral Health System
Send payment to:
Fairmount Behavioral Health System
ATTN: Megan Early
561 Fairthorne Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128
Register on-line:
www.fairmountbhs.com
Any questions, please call (215) 487-4030
This continuing education activity has been applied for with the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Three (3) continuing education hours have been applied for with the PA Chemical Abuse Certification Board; PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
Family Involvement Program
These are informational meetings where people can learn how to deal
with the impact of mental illness. Our Family Involvement Program is
facilitated by one of our Masters level Allied Therapists and is
open to all family members as well as the community. These are
informational meetings where people can learn how to deal with the
impact of mental illness. Education is provided about diagnoses,
treatment options, and aftercare as well as support to those who are
being impacted by their loved ones illness. This program also serves
as a liason between families and treatment teams. The Family
Involvement Program is geared towards families, friends and
caregivers of adult patients.
Adult Program Session: Every Thursday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Parent Education and Support Group - Fairmount F.O.C.U.S.
(Family Opportunity for Communication,
Unity and Success) - For Parents of Child or Adolescent Patients
Only
Family F.O.C.U.S. Information Fair - February 2, 2010 - download brochure
here
Facilitated by a family therapist, social worker or other qualified
staff who specialized in child and adolescent psychiatric issues.
This group provides opportunities to educate parents about their
childs' developmental level, appropriate behavioral expectations,
and limit setting techniques, and to provide emotional support for
the youth's caretaker(s). (For Parents of Child or Adolescent
Patients Only)
Family Focus Group Schedule:
Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm (Tuesday Group is also followed by a half hour
of Medication Education from 6:00-6:30pm)
Thursday 6:00-7:00pm
Sunday 2:00-3:00pm
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