It is better to Light a Candle
than to curse the Darkness.
-Chinese Proverb
DBSA Peer Specialist Training in New Orleans: February 18-22, 2008
DBSA is pleased to announce an upcoming peer specialist training course for individuals in New Orleans, Louisiana, from February 18-22, 2008. DBSA is collaborating with the local nonprofit organization Soldiers of Love to launch this training program to bring the power of peers to help address the New Orleans mental health crisis.
Soldiers of Love is currently seeking applicants for the training program, which will take place in New Orleans. Applicants must be mental health consumers living in recovery with a desire to use their experiences and training to help their peers in the New Orleans area. Training will be free of charge for individuals selected to participate. Participants will be responsible for their own travel and daily expenses during training.
Enrollment is limited! Those interested should complete and return their applications no later than Friday, January 25, 2008. (To access the application, click here.) All candidates will be notified of their application status by Friday, February 1.
For more information, contact Soldiers of Love, in care of Bond PR and Brand Strategy, (504) 897-0462 or via e-mail at info@SoldiersOfLove.org.
3rd International Congress on Women's Mental Health Opening Minds to Women's Mental Health March 16-20, 2008 Melbourne, Australia www.iawmhcongress2008.com.au
Anxiety Disorders Association of America 28th Annual Conference Anxiety and Comorbid Disorders: Understanding Risk, Maximizing Outcomes March 6-9, 2008 Savannah, Georgia Savannah International Trade and Convention Center Register at www.adaa.org
The National Association of Peer Specialists (NAPS)
will sponsor its second annual national conference from
August 20-22, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date of Alternative Conference for 2008 Set
Alternatives is a national conference for consumers by consumers.
October 29- November 2, 2008
Adams Mark Hotel in Buffalo, NY
http://www.power2u.org/alternatives-2008/
For listing of other conferences, Click here
The Way to Happiness
by Dianne Hales
(an excerpt from Readers Digest feb. 2008 p101)
Regardless of your age or temperament, you can feel happier right this minute, claims psychologist Will Fleeson, PhD, of Wake Forest University, who says he has found a surefire strategy to boost the spirit: Do something, however small, tha is energetic, adventurous, assertive or bold. When volunteers recorded their feelings throughout the day, all felt happier when active and engaged, regardless of whether they were naturally introverted or extroverted.
" The biggest surprise in this research was that you can change your behavior and make yourself feel happier readily and easily," says Fleeson, who found that almost any active behavior--even singing or dancing to the radio--has a positive effect on mood. "Laughing out loud is exactly the kind of adventurous, bold action that makes you feel happier."
"There is hope in Action" - Janet Paleo