"When we are no longer able to change a situation... we are challenged to change ourselves."

- Victor Frankl

 

Practitioner Support

Upcoming Courses

October 22nd and 23rd, 2009

CBT 2 Day Training/Workshop

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) is an evidenced-based intervention with demonstrated effectiveness in reducing positive symptoms and distress in individuals with psychosis. 

If you are a mental health practitioner interested in:

….this event will be of interest to you

Through presentation and discussion, video demonstrations, group exercises and role play practices, this two day training session will equip you with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to begin incorporating CBT principles within your practice. 

 

Session Presenter: Maria Haarmans, B.Ed, BA, MA

To download the registration package, click here

Contact Sherry for more information 

sherry@christinegayler.com  1.866.655.8548

 

PSYCHIATRIC VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Supporting The Recovery of Valued Work Roles

The unemployment rate for mental health consumers continues to be significantly higher than rates for individuals with other types of disabilities as well as the general population.  Consumers with long-term psychiatric experiences continue to be almost entirely dependent upon income support programs.  Consumers who participate in effective employment services are more likely to be competitively employed and work more hours at higher earnings than those who participate in traditional services.

If you are a mental health practitioner interested in:

 
















"ACUMEN is an organisation led by mental health service users and careers. We try hard to get a message of hope to those who are in the midst of crisis and to those who provide services. Christine stands alongside us in our struggle to promote the idea and the reality of recovery. She brings her quiet authority, founded on many years of experience and learning, and an absolute conviction of the likelihood of recovery.

Student,
Sandra Stuart
- Development Worker
ACUMEN, Paisley