National conference call for F2F - Wednesday 10/22/14

Dear NAMI Family-to-Family Teachers and Trainers:

Please join us for the upcoming NAMI Family-to-Family technical assistance call:

                                         

Wednesday, October 22^nd • 12:00p.m. – 1:00p.m. Eastern Time PST 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Call: (888) 858-6021

Conference Code: 807 097 87

This call will provide an opportunity for NAMI Family-to-Family Program Directors, Coordinators and Trainers to learn about two Suicide Prevention Checklists created by NAMI members in Oregon for use in the Advocacy Class (session 11) of NAMI Family-to-Family. The materials address issues of information families can hope to gain from providers, how providers can engage families in suicide prevention and the impact of HIPAA around these efforts. The checklists and supporting documents will be sent out with the call reminder next week.

Learn about this exciting initiative and how your state can utilize these materials!    

Agenda

1.      Welcome

2.      Announcements from NAMI

3.      Suicide Prevention Strategies: Managing Safety & Communication within HIPAA Guidelines

4.      Q&A

Featured Speakers

·        Jerry Gabay, JD, NAMI Oregon Board Member

·        Representatives from NAMI Oregon and Oregon NAMI Affiliates

Moderator

·        Suzanne Robinson, Senior Education Program Manager for NAMI Family-to-Family & NAMI Homefront

Please use the following quick tips to ensure a quiet and effective conference call

1.      Use the mute button (most cellphones have this option) or *6 if you don’t have a mute button

2.      Never put a teleconference on hold

3.      Take yourself off speakerphone when unmuting to speak

4.      Please put yourself back on mute after presenting or asking a question

We will record and post this call on the Recorded Webinars/Conference Calls section of our Education Helpdesk for those who are unable to join.

Please email us if you have any questions. We look forward to connecting with you on this call!

The NAMI Education Team

namieducation@nami.org

New Location for Basics Training - January 23-25, 2015

The Basics Training originally advertised for Santa Ana has been moved.  It will now be in Ontario, California.  The dates remain the same.

Support Group Mentorship Process and webinar

Hi.  Below is information about a recorded conference call that occurred in September.  There are also several video links regarding NAMI Family Support

Group outreach. 

Dear NAMI Family Support Group Trainers and Facilitators:

Thank you to those who participated in our September call and shared your wisdom around some common challenges to support group facilitation! Below is a recap of the many national announcements that were made on the call.

·        There is a new NAMI Support Group Mentorship Process available to support those interested in learning about the program, and the role of facilitator, until they are able to attend a facilitator training (see attachment).

·        There is a new 90-minute facilitator refresher webinar that covers the model, peaceful conversations, outreach and data reporting, and is available on the NAMI Education Helpdesk, in the “Online Learning Center”: www.nami.org/eduhelpdesk We highly recommend this resource for new and seasoned facilitators.

·        There are new NAMI Family Support Group outreach videos available on NAMI’s YouTube page, NAMI video. You have the option to share the videos on your social media pages, on a website, or via email simply by pushing the “Share” button below the video of choice and clicking on a social media icon, or the “Embed” or “Email” option.

o   Two-minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_AmuZ8vS0A&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

o   One-minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b96FLkGtF6k&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

o   30-second version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO22n6TeFIs&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

o   Gertie’s Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNg8HBdkIrk&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

o   Connie’s Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtO4C2kImU&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

·        Coming Soon: In 2015, Trainers will be asked to switch to the updated FSG Trainer Manual for trainings. We will provide additional resources to make the transition for Trainers as smooth as possible. More information on this will be provided in the coming months. Facilitators will have a new, easier to use, Facilitator Guide available to them for download on the NAMI intranet: www.nami.org/fsg/intranet

The call recording can be found on the Recorded Webinars/Conference Calls section of our Education Helpdesk for those who are unable to join.

Thank you,

Julie

Julie Erickson

Program Manager

NAMI Family Support Group & NAMI In Our Own Voice

NAMI Education, Training and Peer Support Center

Phone: 703-516-7987

NAMI National Conference Call - Thursday Oct. 16th.

Note: These calls are also helpful for those in NAMI leadership at the local county level.  

Please join us on Thursday, October 16th at 2:30 p.m. EDT for our monthly technical assistance call/webinar. For those who were unable to attend the PD Meeting at Convention, or who want a quick refresher on the information presented, Sarah Steadman will do a brief encore presentation on volunteer management best practices: recruitment and retention. You don’t want to miss out!

Please review the three attached documents before the call:

1.      The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

2.      How to Make a Switch

3.      How to Make a Switch – example

You can find additional resources related to Sarah’s presentation at www.namiedunews.com (password: nami) by clicking on “Convention” under “Recent”, then “2014 Resources”.

                                                                                                                                         

Date & time:

• Thursday, October 16^th  
• 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. CDT, 12:30 p.m. MDT, 11:30 a.m. PDT)

To join the webinar portion:

·        Attendee URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/nami/join?id=4WBSM7&role=attend&pw=NAMI+Education

·        Meeting ID: 4WBSM7

·        Attendee Entry Code: NAMI Education

**FIRST-TIME USERS: YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL MICROSOFT LIVE MEETING ON YOUR COMPUTER (NOT MAC COMPATABLE).  PLEASE DO THIS AT LEAST ONE DAY IN ADVANCE. SEE ATTACHED WEBINAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

To join the audio portion:

·        Call-in Number: +1 (888) 858-6021

·        Passcode: 492 202 362 0

Agenda:

·        Announcements from NAMI

·        Volunteer Management – Sarah Steadman

·        Q&A

Presenter:

·        Sarah Steadman, Program Director at NAMI Virginia

Moderator:

• Julie Erickson, NAMI Family Support Group and NAMI In Our Own Voice Program Manager

We will record and post this webinar on the Recorded Webinars/Conference Calls section of the Education Helpdesk for those who are unable to join.

Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions. We look forward to connecting with you soon.

The NAMI Education Team

namieducation@nami.org

If you would like attachments, contact Lynn@namica.org

Encuesta IMPORTANTE sobre seguros de salud - NAMI

An announcement from NAMI National.  This is about a survey on health benefits. 

Attention monolingual English speakers – while Google Translator cannot be used to create letters in Spanish, it does a fairly decent job of translating Spanish content.  Please cut and paste the contents below into Google Translator for a translation into English.  https://translate.google.com/

From: MaJose Carrasco [mailto:majose@nami.org]
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 8:26 AM
To: latinoexperts
Subject: Encuesta IMPORTANTE sobre seguros de salud

¿Cómo lo trata su seguro de salud?

El sistema de asistencia médica de nuestra nación está cambiando drásticamente. Debido a que estos cambios son muy importantes, la Alianza Nacional de Enfermedades Mentales (NAMI, por sus siglas en inglés) busca entender cómo la ley de cuidado de salud a bajo precio (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés) y las nuevas reglas de paridad afectan a Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, los beneficios de salud de la administración de veteranos (VA, por sus siglas en inglés), la salud de los estudiantes, cualquier otro tipo de cobertura o ningún tipo de cobertura.

Responda  esta encuesta en su nombre o en nombre de sus seres que requieren  de cuidado de salud mental y / o el uso de sustancias. Corra la voz a sus amigos, familiares, compañeros de trabajo y colegas. Sólo toma 15-30 minutos. ¡Publique este enlace en su Facebook o Twitter! Cuantas más respuestas recibamos, más fuerte será nuestra voz para abogar queridos por ustedes. Gracias por su ayuda.

Encuesta: http://www.sogosurvey.com/survey.aspx?k=SsRUYQsSYsPsPsP&lang=4&Dir=FST&Data   

Fecha límite: 30 de octubre del 2014

Para obtener más información, consulte www.nami.org.​

Majose Carrasco, MPA

Director

NAMI Multicultural Action Center

www.nami.org/multicultural