How Can the VOCAL Web Site Serve You Best?  - Posted 9.11

Please spend a few minutes taking our survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/vocalweb  

VOCAL WRAP Facilitator Training - Posted 9.11

VOCAL's next WRAP Facilitator Training will be offered November 17 through 21,at the Shalom House Retreat Center in Montpelier.  Teachers will beBonnie Neighbour, VOCAL Executive Director, and Beth Gager, Coordinator of Consumer Empowerment for Region Ten CSB (Charlottesville).

The cost for the training, room and board, and facilitator manual is $1500.  

Several scholarships are still available for this training.

To apply for the training, complete the WRAP Facilitator Training Application at www.vocalvirginia.org

Applicants must have completed their own WRAP.

Contact Ann Benner for more information: (804)343-1777 or ann@vocalvirginia.org.

Free SAMHSA Webinar: "Creating Healing Communities: Strengthening Bonds Among Peers, Providers, and Faith Leaders" - Posted 9.11

Tuesday, September 23rd from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

To register

On Our Own of Roanoke Valley Peer Support Meetings - Posted 9.11 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30 p.m.

Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:00 p.m.

Call 540-362-0061 for more information  

The National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI Homefront is a free, six-session education program for family, friends and partners of Military Service Members and Veterans with mental health conditions. It focuses on the unique needs of military and veteran communities, such as post-deployment and post-discharge transitions.

The course is designed to help family members understand and support their loved one while maintaining their own well-being. The trained teachers of this course are also family members who have experience with military culture and know what it's like to have a loved one living with a mental health condition.  

Tuesdays, beginning October 7th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

DAV Chapter 58 Building, 6265 Professional Drive, Gloucester (23061)

Classes are free but registration is required. Call Sandy or Courtney at 804-694-0023 or leave a message at 804-684-1480 or at NamiMidtidewater@gmail.com

Hike for Mental Health in Purcellville - Posted 9.11

October 24th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Franklin Park, Rotary Pavilion

Help raise awareness to support recovery and end the stigma of mental illness. No registration required. Snacks will be available. Donations are welcome to support the homeless prevention program, "A Place to Call Home".

Need more information? Call 703-443-1380

This course begins October 13, and will be taught by David Silver, MD. Please contact David at davidfsilver@gmail.com if you have questions about MBCT.  

VOCAL Seeks Assistance in Updating Records - Posted 3.17

Improving the Physical Health and Well-Being of Peers and Persons in Recovery Webinar (Training Teleconference) - Posted 9.8

Monday, September 15th at 2:00 p.m.

Register here

STAR Center Webinar: "The Life Changing Power of Self-Directed Care and Peer Support - Posted 9.4

Tuesday, September 30th from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. 

Register here

Trauma-Informed Peer Support Group in Charlottesville (Fee Required) - Posted 8.28

Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., beginning September 6th

198 Spotnap Road

"Building Bridges IV: Embracing Cultural Differences in Community Living" - Posted 8.21

October 16th from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

St. James Episcopal Church

1205 West Franklin Street, Richmond (23220)

This annual event was created though a collaboration among the VCU Partnership For People with Disabilities, Center for Family Involvement, The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities - Office of Cultural and Linguistic Competence and Office of Developmental Services- Community Resources, Commonwealth Autism Service, Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services, Hampton Newport News Community Services Board, and The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities. 

Register here  

NYAPRS 32nd Annual Conference: "Recovery Moves to the Mainstream" - Posted 8.18

September 17-19, at Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY

This year's NYAPRS Annual Conference features some very timely powerhouse keynote presentations, ranging from a very passionate and personal look at the national policy debate, a candid look at how best to help families which is a front and center focus of that debate, an inspiring vision of where the recovery movement is going from some of its key figures and an expert panel that looks at practical approaches to advancing culturally competent strategies to reduce healthcare disparities.

Register Now! 

"Together on the Pathway to Wellness: The Good Life - A Vision for Recovery" - Posted 8.14  

Along with the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board,

Have you or someone you care about experienced mental health and/or substance use challenges? Want to learn more about wellness and recovery? Then this event is for YOU! Explore how to: build and grow good relationships, stay healthy and feel good, and have fun! 

BRSS TACS Webinar: "Why Should You Hire Peer Specialists/Recovery Coaches?" - Posted 8.7

September 18th from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Peer workers fill many roles and have many different job titles such as, peer recovery coach, peer specialist, peer wellness coach, peer navigator and more. They work in a variety of settings including, addiction and mental health treatment settings, primary health care, peer-run/recovery community organizations and more.

Working in integrated primary and behavioral health care is a relatively new role for peers. Integrated care is defined as services in which providers consider all of an individual's health conditions in the course of treatment, including physical illness, mental disorders, or substance use, in which these providers coordinate care for the person. There is an emerging body of information suggesting that integrated care programs contribute to a reduction of stigma and discrimination experienced by persons with mental health and substance use problems.

For behavioral health programs, having peers in the workforce strengthens its commitment to person-centered and recovery-oriented approaches. Programs have found that peers can perform many tasks that are helpful to persons served and that peers tend to be more effective with outreach and engagement of people who have been reluctant to participate in behavioral health services.

The purpose of this webinar is to increase participants' understanding of the benefits of peer recovery support workers in a range of settings and roles. Participants will be able to:

• Describe peer recovery support roles in different settings.
• Describe the benefits of peer recovery support services for people in recovery from behavioral health conditions.
• Describe the benefits of hiring peers for behavioral health organizations and systems

Register here

Registration is Open for Alternatives 2014!  - Posted 6.23

To register for the conference, and/or to book a hotel room, go to the Alternatives 2014 website and see the links on the navigation bar at the left. Click on the URL below to go to the Alternatives 2014 website:   

"Tapping Through: Letting Go of Self-Defeating Thinking"

Thursday, September 18th, from 7:-00 - 8:30 p.m.
Invite a friend for an informal evening of discussion and interactive activities.

If you would like to register or would like more information, Call 434-977-6918 or email: james@jamesyatesphd.com 

Thursday, September 11th

from 8:00 a.m.-10:00a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Suicide Prevention Primary Care Open House

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  

"Best Practice Methods for Online Job Applications"

804-333-3581

October 1 - 3

Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center (Roanoke)

Register here

CG&P (a peer run business) will soon begin hiring part time sales reps, which conceivably would employ 40 peers throughout the Commonwealth. Sales reps will have territories that equate to the regions occupied by each Community Service Board. (There is no formal relationship with the CSBs, however). 

Must have access to transportation, be an avid learner, determined, persistent and a good listener, among other qualifications. Training available to suitable candidates.  

If you meet these qualifications and are ready to work hard, then submit your cover letter & resume to the upload page at:

Columbia Graphics and Printing has been in operation since 2012 and would love to fill your print orders. CG&P is also available for free consultation, should you have a graphics or printing question. 

For further information about CG&P, contact Scott Haugh, Graphic Artist and Founder of CG&P: 

Every Monday at 1 p.m.