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Arizona Relay Service Demonstration
The Arizona Relay Service (AZRS), makes communication by telephone easy, accessible, reliable and convenient for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or have difficulty speaking. AZRS is a public service provided by the State of Arizona and administered by the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH). Learn more
Tucson on June 6, 2012
11 a.m.
Presentation: "What is AZRS all about" and TTY/CapTel phone demonstration.
Location: UMC South Behavioral Health Institute, 2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson.
Free Hula Hooping for Moms
...who are caring for children with special needs
Friday June 8th
Where: Paseo Verde Park, 7694 W Greenway Road, Ramada 3, Peoria
Meet and Greet at 6pm, Class will start at 6:30pm
Join Rachel Aganad and the EMBRACE Palliative Care Team's hula hooping class: Hula Hooping for Exercise and Stress Reduction.
Join in an hour long class followed by a mom's circle over coffee from 8pm - 9pm (coffee location TBD).
The class is free. Donations are accepted.
Please RSVP to danalmsw@gmail.com if you will be attending.
Feel free to bring a friend that is caring for a child with special needs.
More information: www.azembrace.org
Conference for Parents and Professionals Supporting Children with Disabilities
8th Annual Summer Institute on Inclusive Practices
June 13-14, 2012
Deer Valley District Office
20402 N. 15th Ave, Phoenix AZ 85027
A scholarship fund is available to support self-advocates who wish to attend the training and need financial assistance. Please contact Sherry Mulholland at mulhollandmatsutakeout@yahoo.com
(520) 603-4010
World Sickle Cell Day
Educate and Unite
Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 9 to 11 a.m.
Phoenix Children's Hospital
The community celebration includes a panel discussion on Sickle Cell Trait, breakfast, activities for kids, free admission, and free parking.
Enter the campus off Thomas St. and turn on Children's Way. Free parking is available in the Thomas Garage West.
RSVP By June 13, to Kathryn Hernandez at (602) 546-0914 or khernandez@phoenixchildrens.com
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Main Building * 2nd Floor Heart Center Lobby, 1919 E. Thomas Rd. * Phoenix, AZ 85016
Community Dialogue Summit Series
In June, Magellan Health Services of Arizona will host a series of community dialogue sessions to gather input and feedback from service recipients, family members and caregivers, advocates, and community members around shaping central Arizona's continued evolution of the behavioral health system of care.
These sessions provide recipients and their supports with the opportunity to provide input and feedback about the current system of care and ways in which Arizona can continue to move its system forward and develop a new integrated system of care. The sessions will include dialogue around the following topics:
- Health and Wellness
- Adult System of Care
- Children's System of Care
- Peer and Family Support Services
- Community Integration
- Housing and Employment
- Transition Aged Youth Services
Please attend one of the four listening sessions in the Phoenix area:
North Valley
Wednesday, June 13
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Yesenia's Reception Hall, 8010 N. 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051
Valley Metro Bus Routes 27 (27th Ave.) and 80 (Northern)
South Valley
Thursday, June 14
1 pm to 5 pm
Disability Empowerment Center, 5025 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034
Valley Metro Bus Route 1 (Washington) and Light Rail Station Priest and Washington
West Valley
Friday, June 15
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Pendergast Learning Center, 3841 N. 91st Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85037
Valley Metro Bus Routes 41 (Indian School) and MARY
East Valley
Tuesday, June 19
1 pm to 5 pm
Mesa Convention Center, Superstition North Ballroom, Building A
263 N. Center St., Mesa, AZ 85201
Valley Metro Bus Routes 30 (University) and BUZZ
Foster Parents - Free Seminar on Secondary Traumatic Stress
by the AZ Child Welfare Advanced Training Academy
"The Cost of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress"
Dates: June 18, 19, or 20, 2012
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix Campus, 641 E. Van Buren at 7th Street
Mercado Bldg. A, Room A227
Trainer: David Conrad, LCSW
The Arizona Child Welfare Advanced Training Academy offers this training for child welfare supervisors, case managers, child welfare service providers, foster parents or anyone else who works with families impacted by abuse and neglect to participate in a workshop on secondary trauma.
This Free Seminar is a one-day supportive, psycho-educational training that includes a lecture, discussion and experiential exercise. After attending this seminar you will:
- Understand the difference between PTSD, Burnout and Secondary Trauma
- Gain personal insight as to why you are at risk for secondary trauma
- Appreciate the unique risk factors for child protection professionals
- Acquire personal and professional strategies to protect yourself from secondary trauma
To register or for more information contact: Dana Green at email: Dana.M.Green@asu.edu or by phone at 602-496-0047.
Free Interactive Circus Event
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to the SpoFit Fitness Center at 5031 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
10 am - 12 noon
Free event with an interactive experience of mythical proportions! Visit their Facebook page to let them know you're coming! Before the event, please be sure to have a signed waiver for everyone participating. Please download the waiver for adults and the waiver for minors.
Information: http://spofit.org/circus/
Presentation on DSM Changes
Autism Spectrum Disorders & the DSM-V Positive and Negative Impact for Consumers
This will be an update on DSM-V criteria and release as well as a comparison to current criteria. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for professional development and continuing education hours.
When: Friday, June 8, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15
Where: SARRC Vocational Life Skills Academy, 2225 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Bring a Brown Bag Lunch!
For more information: phone: 602.218.8168 or online: www.autismcenter.org
Arizona Autism United Pool Party for Families and Community
Arizona Autism United has organized a pool party for families and the autism community Saturday June 9, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Nozomi Aquatic Center (formerly known as West Chandler Aquatic Center). The aquatic center facilities will be for the event's private use only. Registrations will be $8 per person (children and adults). You are encouraged to bring your habilitation therapist along too.
More information and registration online here.
Free Class from NAMI Arizona
Family to Family is a free, 12-week course for families, partners and friends of individuals with serious mental illness taught by trained NAMI family members and caregivers of individuals living with mental illness. The course examines the emotional responses families have to the trauma of mental illness; many family members describe their experience in the program as life-changing.
Starts Saturday, June 16, 2012, 10 am to 12:30 pm
Mary's Mission Clinic, 736 N. Country Club Drive, Mesa, AZ 85201
Registration required. Contact 602-759-8177
The 4th Annual Arizona Hands & Voices Family Retreat
For families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Friday-Sunday, August 24-26, 2012
At Lions Camp Tatiyee 5283 White Mtn. Blvd, Lakeside, AZ 85929
This retreat is designed for families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Workshops will be offered for parents, childcare and children's activities provided during workshops, family time, talent show, and more. This is an opportunity to meet other families and learn from each other.
For more information or questions, please contact Jeanne Hollabaugh, Family Retreat Coordinator at Phone/text: 520-331-3125, VP: 520-282-4553, or gbys@azhv.org
Downloadable registration packet and online registration at www.azhv.org
Financial assistance is available. Space is limited. Registration deadline is July 1, 2012.
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