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Mental Health America Launches Online Support Community
Mental Health America has launched the Mental Health America Support Community—a new online community that connects families, friends, and caregivers for support and inspiration. The community has been created in partnership with Inspire, to provide safe, online health and wellness communities to help members live mentally healthier lives. Visit us at:
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/community
The community allows registered members to take part in moderated discussion groups, post personal journals, and support fellow members through their individual journeys and experiences. Those joining the community will find coping strategies and answers to their questions, as well as vital support, compassion, encouragement, and inspiration from others sharing experiences similar to theirs. Registration is free; upon joining, members will have complete control of their privacy options and can communicate with others in a safe, secure environment.
The Mental Health America Support Community contains over 20 discussion topics and features allowing members to...
· Read and participate in discussions
· Post personal profiles – share as much or as little as they’d like about themselves
· Post personal photos or videos
· Invite other members to be friends
· Create a personal journal (or “blog”) where they can express their feelings and allow others to comment
· Read others’ journals to learn about their experiences
Join Today!
Save The Date!!!
Mental Health America
of Dutchess County's
12th Annual
Friday, September 24, 2010
6:30-10:30 p.m.
Christos Restaurant,
155 Wilbur Boulevard, Poughkeepsie NY
Hors d’oeuvres, sit-down dinner, silent auction.
Dancing to Jim Osborn Orchestra (formerly “Heart & Soul”)
Contact Kathleen for more information
473-2500 x 1305
Mental Health America of Dutchess County, Inc.
Presents two sessions of a back to basics course
“How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk”
Session 5: New Ways to Praise — Learn how to give helpful praise, absent of judgement or evaluation – Learn how to give praise describing what you feel or see -- Learn how to give praise using just a few words.
Session 6: Freeing Children from Playing Roles — Learn how to put a child in a situation where he pictures himself differently -- Review ways of modeling the behavior you desire to see.
The course is based on material from “How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk” by award winning authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
Program Dates: Mondays,
Sept. 13, 2010 and Sept. 20, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location:
Mental Health America
253 Mansion Street
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
REGISTER TODAY!
The course is free. However, registration is required.
Contact:
Marlene Taylor, M.P.S.,
Coordinator of Community Education
and Program Instructor
(845) 473-2500 ext 1309 or
E-mail: mtaylor@mhadc.com
Mental Health America of Dutchess County, Inc.
Presents
“Parenting The Explosive Child”
A two session skill-building course for parents of children ages 2-11.
This course is specifically for parents or caregivers of children living in the household who are easily frustrated, extremely inflexible, lose control and become verbally & physically aggressive.
The course is based on the work of Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., author of The Explosive Child.
Highlights:
Improve parent and child interactions
Anticipate troublesome situations
Establish realistic expectations
Help your child recognize, express & think through frustrations
Program Dates: Mondays,
Sept. 27, 2010 and Oct. 4, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location:
Mental Health America
253 Mansion Street
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
REGISTER TODAY!
The course is free. However, registration is required.
Contact:
Marlene Taylor, M.P.S.,
Coordinator of Community Education
and Program Instructor
(845) 473-2500 ext 1309 or
E-mail: mtaylor@mhadc.com
Mental Health America of Dutchess County, Inc.
Presents a 3 Session Series Regarding:
“Parenting Challenging Teens”
Session 1: Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 - Principles of Behavior Management
Session 2: Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 - Communication Skills
Session 3: Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010 - Steps to Better Problem Solving
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The course is based on material from the book, Defiant Teens by R. A. Barkley, G. H. Edwards, and A. L. Robins
Location:
Mental Health America
253 Mansion Street
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
REGISTER TODAY!
The course is free. However, registration is required.
Contact:
Marlene Taylor, M.P.S.,
Coordinator of Community Education
and Program Instructor
(845) 473-2500 ext 1309 or
E-mail: mtaylor@mhadc.com
Ongoing
Astor Mental Health Screening
Free, confidential mental health screeings for children/adolescents will be held during the year.
For further information contact: Lauren Sweeney, 452-6077 ext 111.
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE UNLESS NOTED.
THE ABOVE ACIVITIES ARE SPONSORED BY THE CHILDRE'S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK PLANNING COMMITTEE:
ASTOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
DUTCHESS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
DUTCHESS COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF DUTCHESS COUNTY
CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
The P.E.A.C.E. Program
"Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness"
Divorce and separation can be a painful for adults and children
The P.E.A.C.E. Program can help parents help their child through the adjustments and challenges they may face.
P.E.A.C.E. is a child centered educational program for separating and divorcing parents who do not have a history of domestic violence or abuse. P.E.A.C.E. examines children's and parents' responses to divorce and separation.
P.E.A.C.E. gives parents information about the emotional and psychological challenges that they and their children may experience as a result of the restructuring and reorganization of the family.
P.E.A.C.E. helps the separating or divorcing parents, or step parents protect the well being of their children during the separation process. The P.E.A.C..E. program helps parents to safely and constructively find ways to problem
solve and minimize conflict.The P.E.A.C.E. curriculum covers three major topic areas:
· The Child’s Experience of Divorce and Separation
· The Legal Process
· The Adult’s Experience of Divorce and Separation
“P.E.A.C.E. is not mediation or therapy. The Program does not aim to resolve individual disputes. The P.E.A.C.E. Program is solely educational.”
“A Certified Parent Education Program meeting the guidelines of the New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program of the New York State Office of Court Administration.”
Tuesday, September 7 & 14 5:30 - 9:00 pm Saturday, October 2 & 16 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 2 & 9 5:30 - 9:00 pm Tuesday, December 7 & 14 5:30 - 9:00 pm
Enroll Early! Class size is limited. Please check the dates that you are available to attend. You must be available to attend both sessions within a class set - you cannot choose a date from one class and a second date from another class.
The complete class set will be a total of six hours.The course fee is $65.00. Scholarship Applications may be requested
by calling (845) 473-2500 ext. 1309
Notification of class locations and Confirmation of registration procedure:
You will receive a letter advising you of the dates of the class of which you have been enrolled and the confidential location of the class. Directions to the location will also be provided for you.
For further information contact:
Mental Health America of Dutchess County
Community Education: P.E.A.C.E. Program
(845) 473-2500 ext. 1309Email: mtaylor@mhadc.com