VOCAL has been a leader in Virginia's mental health recovery movement since 2002.   Our workshops and professional trainings uniquely blend the experience of individuals who live with conditions commonly referred to as mental health disorders with an up-to-the-minute understanding of state and national mental health systems, and evidence-based recovery tools.

Developed by people who have personally experienced mental health crisis, VOCAL programs value the worth and dignity of each individual, the right to self-determination, and the important contributions of peer support and self-help.

These workshops are designed for peers, peer support specialists, providers, family and supporters of those in recovery.

We can deliver a one-day conference, half-day workshop, or one presentation, all especially designed for the interests of your group.  

For complete workshop descriptions go to: http://www.vocalvirginia.org/#/vocal-events/4533123864

SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach - Posted 10.20 

 

VOCAL's next W.R.A.P. Facilitator Training will be offered November 17 through 21, at the Shalom House Retreat Center in Montpelier. Teachers will be Bonnie Neighbour, VOCAL Executive Director, and Beth Gager, Coordinator of Consumer Empowerment for Region Ten CSB (Charlottesville).  This is the initial training for WRAP Facilitators AND can serve as the Refresher training required by the Copeland Center every 2 years for already certified W.R.A.P. Facilitators.

  

The cost for the training, room and board, and facilitator manual is $1500. The cost for Refresher training is $900.

Cost will be reduced for those who do not stay overnight at Shalom House.

 

To apply for the training, new trainees should complete the W.R.A.P. Facilitator Training Application at www.vocalvirginia.org. Applicants must have completed their own W.R.A.P.  Refresher students need not complete the application.

 

For further information, call Ann Benner at 804-343-1777 or email her:

 

What is emotional wellness?

SAMHSA defines emotional wellness as coping effectively with life and creating satisfying relationships.

 

For more information about this topic, visit: 

http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/emotional-wellness

 

 

 

 

The 7th International "Together Against Stigma" conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco February 18-20; there will be a pre-conference institute on February 17. The theme of the conference is "Together Against Stigma: Each Mind Matters." The conference is organized in partnership with the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions,

 

Thursday, November 6th at Wytheville Meeting Center (Wytheville)

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Live interviews from those who will share their story, including family members.  

Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.

This is open to all at no charge, but registration is required. To register, call: 276-223-3724

 

National Dialogues on Behavioral Health Conference in New Orleans, November - Posted 10.2

                                

A national conference titled "Opportunities in Behavioral Health Crisis Services: What Is the New Frontier?" will take place at the Renaissance Arts Hotel in New Orleans November 2-5.  On November 2, there will be a pre-conference workshop entitled "Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches across Service Systems." The conference organizers write: "What happens when a person experiences a behavioral health crisis? Unfortunately, inappropriate involvement with law enforcement and hospitalization is often the result. The question is: What should happen?" The conference will focus on "issues and models related to services for persons experiencing a behavioral health crisis." The conference is co-sponsored by the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors and the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education. For more information and to register, click here. 

 

 

Every Monday at 1 p.m.

  

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804.333.3581

  

 

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