Minneapolis Senior Worker's Association
Thursday, January 27, 2011
2:30 pm Registration/Networking
2:45 pm Business Meeting
3:00 pm Presentation/Questions
4:00 pm Adjourn
TOPIC: "Gray Matters" - What You Need to Know About
Aging and Depression
Presenter: Kay King, Program Director
National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota
Kay King is a family educator who teaches NAMI's Family to Family 12 week education course and also is the State Trainer for Family to Family class teachers. She is the former Executive Director of a retirement community in the Twin Cities that offers both independent and assisted living services and is a long-time volunteer with seniors.
Kay is a family member whose grandmother, mother, sister and niece lived/lives with a mental illness.
Program Objectives:
- Understanding the Impact of Mental Illness
- Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Depression
- Realizing the Risk Factors and Warning Signs of Depression and Suicide
- Exploring the Process of Recovery
Call the MASWA Program Co-Chairs: Kay Johnson, North Memorial Home Health and Hospice 763-520-4280 or William Huseonica, Director of Marketing Chandler Place, 612-913-5390 with questions related to this program.
There are handouts for the presentation available for you to print and bring to the meeting. To download the handouts click on the link to the MASWA website.
www.seniorworkers.org/downloads/MASWA_Presentation_1_27_11.ppt
LOCATION:
Ridgedale Library
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Program Sponsor: St. Therese Southwest 1011 Feltl Court, Hopkins, MN 55343 Chrysauna Buan 952.960.5558 | 
Hard to believe, the holidays are behind us and the promise of a New Year lies ahead. What will 2011 bring for you? What promises have you made to yourself? At MASWA, our resolutions are the same this year as they have been since the organizations inception more than three decades ago. As a Board, we resolve to serve our membership to the best of our abilities by providing educational opportunities, support and a sense of connectedness, thereby improving services and advocacy for older adults we care for.