Upcoming Events
Click here for a list of mental health related events in Montana for December 2009.
Click here for a calendar of SAA and other meetings.
2010
May 20-21, 2010: Collaborative Problem Solving: Teaching, Parenting, and Treating Challenging Kids
Ross Greene, PhD, author of The Explosive Child
Mental Health America of Montana Annual Conference
Best Western Heritage Inn, Great Falls, MT
Dr. Ross Greene is the originator of a model of psychosocial treatment called Collaborative Problem Solving
(CPS). Based on research in the neurosciences over the past 30 years, the CPS model posits that
challenging behavior is a form of developmental delay and the byproduct of lagging cognitive skills in the
global domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem-solving. CPS helps adults and
kids solve the problems precipitating challenging behavior and simultaneously teach kids the skills they’re
lacking. The model, which represents a dramatic departure from conventional wisdom and practice, has
been found to be highly effective in an array of settings, including families, general and special education
schools, therapeutic group homes, and inpatient, residential, and juvenile detention facilities. Participants
in this workshop will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the CPS model and practical assessment and intervention tools that can be brought back to and used in these diverse settings.
Plus a second day of workshops! For more information and to be put on the
Mailing list for updates, registration information and more
Contact MHA of MT at 877-587-7774 or email
info@montanamentalhealth.org
June 30- July 03, 2010:
2010 NAMI Annual Convention:
“Recovery & Reform: The Road from Here”
Where: Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
Room rates for NAMI’s 2010 convention attendees are $155/single and $165/double, plus tax, per night.
To be eligible for this rate, you must make your room reservation no later than May 25 – but the sooner the better.
To make a reservation, call (202) 483-3000 or go to
hilton.com.
Register:
There are three ways to register for the 2010 NAMI Annual Convention:
1. Online
* You MUST have a valid credit card in order to
register online. If you do not have a credit card please register via U.S. mail.
* Click here to
register online.
2. Fax
Click
here to download a conference registration form.
* Fax to NAMI Convention Department: 703-516-0692.
* Faxed registrations MUST be received no later than May 31, 2010.
* Faxed registrations MUST include complete credit card information.
3. U.S. Mail
Click here to download a convention registration form.
Mail completed form to:
NAMI Convention Department
3803 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203
* Registrations sent by U.S. mail MUST be received no later than May 31, 2010.
Click this
link for
Fee and Deadline information
For more information visit the
NAMI website at this
link
Previous Events
(If you would like to access presentation handouts from our 2009 annual conference, click here, then click on the speaker's name.)
2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009 SAMHSA ADS CENTER TRAINING TELECONFERENCE: The History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement
(click above to be re-directed to the SAMHSA site) November 12, 2009: Shared Decision Making In Mental Health Webinar, archived at http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/consumersurvivor/shared.asp
OCTOBER 23RD CHILDREN’S CONFERENCE CALL WITH DR. KEN DUCKWORTH
Topic: Self-Injury in Children and Adolescents www.nami.org/CAAC
October 22, 2009: Public Forum, Bozeman MT
Public Forum Notice Bozeman 2009
October 7-9, 2009: MAR/Youth Transitions Conference
Nancy Marks, admin@cspd.net or 406-728-2400 x1088
www.cspd.net
September 1, 2009: Call-in FYI Session: NAMI Family Support and Education
6 pm - Email programs (at) montanamentalhealth.org for information about how to call in.
September 9, 2009: MSU Convocation featuring Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist
7:30 pm Brick Breeden Fieldhouse - free
September 10, 2009: Social Inclusion and Trauma Informed Care
SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health invites you to register now for a free teleconference training titled, “Social Inclusion and Trauma Informed Care.”
September 10-11, 2009: 22th Annual Psychiatric Conference - Topic: Mental Health and the Elderly
NAMI-Billings, Billings Clinic and Mental Health Center
Mary Alice Fortin Center, Billings Clinic
September 11, 2009: Screening of The Soloist
7 pm Bozeman Public Library - free
August 25, 2009: Moving Towards Social Inclusion
SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health invites you to register now for this free teleconference training.
4-5:30 pm MST
Click here to register.
July 22, 2009: The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome: Making Friends and Managing Feelings - with Dr. Tony Attwood
Provided by Future Horizons
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Fairmont, MT
July 24, 2009: Mental Health Association of Sweetgrass and Stillwater Counties Board Meeting
Columbus Senior Center - 11 am
Contact: leuthold (at) ttc-cmc.net
July 25, 2009: ACT Against Violence: Parents Raising Safe Kids
Montana Psychological Association
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Fairmont, MT
July 30-August 1, 2009: WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) training for Veterans
CALM4us and Mental Health America of Montana
Contact Michelle Lewis, CALM4us
Mansfield Educational Center
Billings, MT
August 4 , 2009: Call-in FYI Session: Consumer Credit Counseling Service
6 pm - Email programs (at) montanamentalhealth.org for information about how to call in.
July 8-10, 2009: WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) training for Veterans
CALM4us and Mental Health America of Montana
Contact Michelle Lewis, CALM4us
Butte Public Library
Butte, MT
July 10, 2009: Play Therapy and Beyond: Treatment Techniques and Strategies with Children and Pre-Adolescents
Cross Country Education
Great Falls, MT
July 7, 2009: Call-in FYI Session: Domestic Violence 101
6 pm - Email programs (at) montanamentalhealth.org for information about how to call in.
June 29-30, 2009: Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DoubleTree Edgewater
Missoula, MT
June 20, 2009: Beautiful Minds Walk
Elks Riverside Park - Walk starts at 1 pm
Great Falls, MT
June 22-26, 2009: Montana Behavioral Initiative Summer Institute
Addressing Behavior Issues in the Classroom, Schools, and Community by Emphasizing Behavior Supports and Intervention
MSU, Bozeman, MT
June 25, 2009: Suicide Prevention and the Role of the Social Determinants of Health
SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health invites you to register now for this free teleconference training. Social determinants (e.g. lower economic status, poverty, substandard housing, unemployment, and poor nutrition) can lead to anxiety, insecurity, low self-esteem, social isolation and a range of health and mental health disorders. Long periods of anxiety and insecurity and the lack of supportive friendships are damaging in whatever area of life they arise. Among other topics, this conference will allow sharing of effective strategies for building resiliency, and promoting social inclusion and wellness among at risk populations.
June 5-6, 2009: Brain-Wise Therapy
Learn how to apply emerging research on attachment and the brain by Daniel Siegal and others in treating adults, couples, adolescents, and children. Presented by Bonnie Badenoch, PhD, author of Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology.
Holiday Parkside Inn
Missoula, MT
June 5, 2009: Second Annual Community Day at Montana State Hospital
Montana State Hospital, Warm Springs, MT
Tour the Hospital and hear Tonier Cain speak. Tonier is a wonderful presenter and role model of an individual who faced trauma and
is in recovery. For more information contact Sherri Bell, MSW - 406-693-7093.
June 8, 2009: Making Mental Health Work: Webinar on Mental Health and Relationships
Families for Depression Awareness
3-4 pm MST
This FREE webinar featuring Terry Real, best-selling author and family therapist helps you build successful relationships, especially when caring for a partner who has depression. Terry will discuss how to recognize why you don't get what you want in a relationship and provide strategies for how to turn the challenge of depression into an opportunity to strengthen your relationship. Register today, spaces are limited.
June 10, 2009: Learning From Within the Community
Sponsored by the Campaign for Mental Health Recovery and the SAMHSA Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity, and Social Acceptance Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center)
Please join us in a community-wide teleconference forum to be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM MST. The program will feature presenters who will share information about social inclusion campaigns in different parts of the country. In this forum, participants will hear from individuals who have developed campaigns aimed at reducing discrimination and social exclusion for people living with mental illnesses. This forum provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the development and implementation phase of active social inclusion campaigns in Michigan, New Mexico, Arizona, and New Jersey. Registration is not required for this event. To participate in the forum, Dial 1-800-779-9977. If prompted for a pass code, say “ADS Center.” Please contact Campaign liaisons, Elizabeth Edgar or America Paredes, for further information.
June 10, 2009: Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children Briefing and Webcast
The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies are releasing a report at a public briefing on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. The report, Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment, and Prevention, explores the interaction of depressed parents, parenting practices, and its impact on children as well as strategies to promote effective interventions for widespread implementation in different service settings for diverse populations of families. The briefing will include the committee’s recommendations for improving the quality of care for depressed adults and their children. The study was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, The California Endowment, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Those who cannot attend the public briefing are invited to participate by listening to a live audio webcast of the event and submitting questions using an e-mail form. Both the webcast link and the form will become available at the time of the event, at http://national-academies.org. The webcast requires RealPlayer software, available free of charge at http://www.real.com/player--use the "RealPlayer & Basic" link to download the software. For more information and to RSVP, visit http://www.bocyf.org/parental_depression.html.
June 4-5, 2009: Child, Adult, and Parenting Evaluations:
Civil Commitments and Criminal Evaluations for the Courts
Over the course of this intensive two-day training, participants will learn about the differences between clinical and forensic work in criminal and civil cases. Training will incorporate current standard in the industry perspectives on how best professionally and ethically to answer specific referral questions (RQs) and/or render an opinion in your report (if one is needed) or on the stand (if you are called to testify). Participants will be challenged to think critically about the RQs presented and how best to address the issue at hand. Participants will engage in discussions regarding the assessment instruments suggested for each RQ presented as well as have an opportunity to practice being on the stand if you so choose!
For more information and the registration form, click here.
C'Mon Inn
Bozeman, MT
June 4, 2009: Groundbreaking Celebration for Hope House
The Hope House is a mental health crisis stabilization facility.
Bozeman, MT - 4 pm
May is Mental Health Month: Live Your Life Well
Visit www.liveyourlifewell.org for information on the 10 tools to live your life well or order materials here. For a pdf of the Live Your Life Well brochure, click here.
May 22-23, 2009: Trauma and the Mind-Body Connection
The Exploratory Beyond Trauma Group welcomes Bessel van der Kolk for a two-day conference on
the human experience of trauma.
University of Montana - UC Ballroom, Missoula, MT
May 16, 2009: Where Do We Go From Here? Moving from understanding to practice in treating
emotionally disturbed children.
Presented by Intermountain
Butte War Bonnet Hotel, Butte, MT
Jim FitzGerald, MPA, executive director and Elizabeth Kohlstaedt, PhD, clinical director, of Intermountain will present a dynamic training about how understanding brain development can lead to greater empathy for children. This training – the second part of the popular series “Why They Do What They Do” presented across the state – will review child development and ways of being with a child that allow the relationship to develop. It will also review developmental, attachment and relational assessments, which guide interventions. The program is designed for parents, juvenile justice workers, church leaders, mental health professionals, educators, youth workers and individuals interested in helping children who have been harmed through relationships.
The event is scheduled for Saturday May 16, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. The cost is $25 for families and $75 for professionals. Continuing education credits are available. To register, contact Andee Dunick, Training Coordinator, 406-422-7529 or andeed@intermountain.org.
May 8, 2009: Bipolar Disorder and Other Major Mood Disorders in Youth and Adulthood:
Diagnosis, Assessment, and Effective Treatment
Cross Country Education
Holiday Inn, Billings, MT
April 22, 2009: Suicide Prevention for Rural Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) - Rural Behavioral Health
Free webinar: 1-2:30 pm MST
The presentation will include information on suicide risk identification, suicide prevention, and prescribing for depressed patients. It will also serve as a national launch for a new Suicide Prevention Toolkit developed for use in rural primary care settings. Provider feedback data from the pilot version of the Toolkit will be presented
The presentation will be conducted before a live audience of graduate-level students in the University of Colorado, School of Medicine’s Multidisciplinary Rural Track as well as broadcast for home or office viewing via webinar.
April 22, 2009: Denim Day: A day to wear jeans to help raise awareness about the myths that still surround rape.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. On April 22nd Voices of Hope is asking for community members and agencies to participate in Denim Day Great Falls 2009. See the flyer for more information.
April 24-25, 2009: Helping Kids Heal: Understanding & Treating Traumatized and Maltreated Children
Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, of the Child Trauma Academy
Montana Mental Health Association Annual Conference
Hilton Garden Inn, Great Falls, MT
Dr. Perry is an internationally recognized authority on the effect of child trauma and neglect on the developing brain. The effects of maltreating and traumatizing children have a complex impact on society. He will present comprehensive information on the primary problems facing maltreated children and the fundamental principles of a healthy development that go beyond good intentions and current practices. These dynamic approaches for care-giving for our community can shape optimal developmental experiences for our children.
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The conference also includes a second day of break out sessions with local experts on child and family mental health issues offering practical advice about how to apply information learned from Dr. Perry. Speakers will include Elizabeth Kohlstaedt, PhD, Clinical Director, Intermountain; Kate Cremer-Vogel, MS, LCPC, co-author of What Every Adoptive Parent Needs to Know: Healing Your Child's Wounded Heart; Tina Visscher, MS, MSW, LCPC, speaking on the special challenges of working with neglect; Dan Aune, LCSW; Natalie Bolon and Nicole Gray of the Montana Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence; and Michelle Hill, LCPC.
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For the registration form and more information, click here.
April 1-2, 2009: Empowerment Conference for Native Americans with Disabilities
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Kwa Taq Nuk Resort, Polson, MT
Contact: Barbara Kriskovich - bkriskovich@mt.gov - 406-494-0312
The Montana Medicaid Infrastructure Grant invites American Indians with disabilities, family members, tribal and non-tribal staff, employers, and other interested parties to attend this free conference on employment of American Indians with Disabilities.
Every Monday during Legislative Session: Mental Health Caucus meetings
Montana Mental Health Association
Helena, MT
February 10, 2009: Annual Reception and Celebration
Mental Health Association of Great Falls
5:30 pm, History Museum, Great Falls, MT
The Association's way to thank their membership, advocates, and supporters for their involvement, effort, and leadership for the promotion of Mental Wellness. At this Celebration the 2009 recipient of the Virginia Blend Memorial Award for outstanding service to mental health issues in Great Falls was announced. The guest speaker was Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eric Newhouse, Project Editor for the Great Falls Tribune.
January 24, 2009: Why They Do What They Do
A training event about emotionally disturbed youth - Sponsored by Intermountain
Best Western Heritage Inn, Great Falls, MT
January 15 , 2009: One Voice for Mental Health
Montana Mental Health Association and 20 other organizations
Montana State Capitol Building, Helena, MT 2008
November 21, 2008: Mental Health Caucus meeting
Montana Mental Health Association
Helena, MT
November 14-15, 2008: Striving for Last Place: Preventing Suicide by Instilling Hope
Suicide Prevention in Montana
National Association of Social Workers - Montana Chapter
Helena, MT
October 29-31, 2008: Annual Montana Conference on Mental Illness
NAMI Montana
Great Falls, MT October 24, 2008: Mental Health Caucus Organizational Meeting
Montana Mental Health Association
Helena, MT
September 28, 2008: NAMI Walk
NAMI Montana
Helena, MT
September 26-27, 2008: Veterans' Stand Down
Great Falls, MT
September 26-27: Psychiatry on the Frontier: Primary Care and the Psychiatric Patient
Northwest Research and Education Institute
Billings, MT
September 21, 2008: Out of the Darkness Walk
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Billings, MT September 20, 2008: Out of the Darkness Walk
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Kalispell, MT
September 1, 2008: Opening of the Montana Warm Line, a non-crisis line staffed by mental health consumers.
Email programs@montanamentalhealth.org for more information.
September 9-11, 2008: TOGETHER WE EMPOWER: A Collaborative Approach to Mental Health, Substance Abuse
and Survivor Services
Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV) Annual Conference
Helena, MT
May 30-31, 2008: New Directions: Innovations in Mental Health
Montana Mental Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference
Bozeman, MT
List of speakers and links to presentations
If you attended, please fill out the 2008 Conference Feedback Form.
May 1-31, 2008: May is Mental Health Month: Get Connected
This month's goals included increasing recognition that mental health is an integral part of overall health, that social connectedness plays an extremely important role in coping with stress, and of the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions with the importance of getting connected to helping resources. For more information or to be a Mental Health Ambassador for your community, call 406-587-7774 or email info@montanamentalhealth.org You can also find materials on our national affiliate's website: www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may
February 19th, 2008 : The Mental Health Association of Great Falls Annual Dinner Meeting/Silent Auction. The surprise presentation of the Virginia Blend Memorial Award for outstanding service in mental health in Great Falls was the highlight of the meeting. New officers and new board members were installed; there was also a social hour and silent auction. The banquet was held at Colleen's Restaurant in the Columbus Center. Keynote speaker was Christell Benson, co-author of "Women's Journey to Wellness: Mind, Body and Spirit."
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Mental Health America of Monana traditionally
hosts one conference each year. These events
are valuable to professionals who treat persons with mental illnesses,
including physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, advocates,
school personnel, crisis line workers, law enforcement personnel,
and family members. Continuing education credits are always available
and notification is generally mailed at least 2 months prior to
the date of the event.
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