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NAMI EASTSIDE
Family Resource Ctr.
16315 NE 87th Street
Suite B-11
Redmond, WA 98052
425-885-NAMI (6264)
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Partnerships in Mental Health
NAMI Washington Convention 2003
September 12 & 13, 2003

CONVENTION PROGRAM

The 2003 NAMI Washington Convention brought together prominent local and national speakers on mental health and mental illness. This year's keynote address was given by Michael Hogan, PhD, Chairman of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

Friday Morning Program

7am Registration - continental breakfast

8am Introductions and Opening Comments: Mike Rynas, President, NAMI Eastside

•  Mary Jadwieziak, President, NAMI Washington
•  Mayor Connie Marshall, City of Bellevue
•  King County Council Member Rob McKenna

8:45am Personal Stories

9:30am Featured Speaker: "Living with Mental Illness." Moe Armstrong, MBA: Director, NAMI National Board of Directors; and, Director of Consumer and Family Affairs – Vinfen Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts.

10:45am Panel Discussion: "Can we Decriminalize Mental Health?"

•  Peter Lukevich, Executive Director, Washington State Partners in Crisis
•  Judge Mark Chow, King County District Court, Mental Health Court
•  Dave Reichert, King County Sheriff

12pm Lunch Speakers:

•  "Consumer Update." Chris Wilde, DSHS Director of Consumer Affairs
•  "Mental Health Parity, What is it and How to Get it!" Randy Revelle, VP, Policy/Policy Affairs, WA State Hospital Association

1:45pm - 3pm Workshops

•  "Neurochemistry and Brain Function." Raymond M. Quock, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, WSU, Pullman, WA
•  "NAMI Peer-to-Peer Educational Program." NAMI Eastside Peer-to-Peer Team
•  "Coping and Behavioral Strategies for Parents of Children with a Chronic Condition." Tona McGuire, PhD, Molly Reid, PhD
•  "Working from our Hearts: People with Psychiatric Disabilities Working in the Field." Rosemary Chaput, BA, Director of Training / Placement Programs, CPRR
•  "Integrated Services for People with a Psychiatric Disability who are Homeless-What Works! California's AB 2034 Program." Vicki Smith, MSW, CPRP, Project Manager, California Institute for Mental Health
•  "2002 World Schizophrenia Conference Report, Kyoto, Japan." US Presentation Team, (NAMI Kitsap) Bea Dixon, Kathe Koko, Pat Lovett, Francie Sholl, Endre Voros and Joyce Wilson

3:15pm - 4:30pm Workshops

•  "Neurochemistry of Anxiety and Schizophrenia." Raymond M. Quock, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, WSU, Pullman, WA
•  "National Standards for Treatment of Mentally Ill Offenders in the Criminal Justice System." Ken Ray, Director of Safety, Yakima County
•  "Youth Suicide Prevention" Sue Eastgard, Director Youth Suicide Prevention Program
•  "Education as Psychiatric Rehabilitation." Lynne Braedt, Pierce Supported Education, Deanne Gilmur, MEd, Pierce College/Director Western State Hospital Patient and Family Education
•  "The Peer Educators Project -- How to do Self Help." Moe Armstrong, MBA, Director, NAMI Board of Directors
•  "In Our Own Voice Presentation." NAMI Greater Seattle In Our Own Voice Team

6pm Dinner

7pm Entertainment: "Hearing Voices (speaking in tongues)." Michael Mack, Mack's performance is intense, heartbreaking, funny, and heartwarming as it depicts the effects of mental illness on a family. Mack, 45, the son of a mother with schizophrenia, is a poet and technical writer who lives in Cambridge, MA.

8pm NAMI Washington Awards

9pm Open Microphone: Please bring your talents: music, poetry, drama, etc. Everyone is welcome.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2003

Saturday Morning Program

7am Registration - continental breakfast

8am Featured Speaker: "The Mental Health Delivery System in 2004." Karl Brimner, Manager, Washington State Mental Health Division, DSHS.

8:20am Keynote Speaker: "Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in America." Michael Hogan, PhD, Chairman of President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health.

9:30am Featured Speaker: "Pediatric Bipolar Disorder - Aiming the Elephant." Martha Hellender, Executive Director, Child and Adult Bipolar Foundation.

10:45am Panel Discussion: "How Clubhouse Really Works"

•  Mike O'Brien, EdD, Director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, DSHS
•  Jolyn Wells-Moran, PhD, MSW, Executive Director, Center for Psychiatric Recovery and Rehabilitation (CPRR)
•  Jonathon Beard, LSW, CPRP, Progressive Strategies
•  Bill Waters, BA, Director, Rose House, CPRR

12pm Lunch Speakers:

•  "What does Spirituality have to do with Mental Illness?" Reverend John Heagle, Catholic priest and mental health counselor; Sister Fran Ferder, PhD

1:45pm - 3pm Workshops

•  "Neurochemistry of Affective Disorder." Raymond M. Quock, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, WSU, Pullman, WA
•  "Recovery and Humor." Terri Richeson and Joanie Randell
•  "How to Know the Difference Between Bipolar Disorder and AD/HD (and anxiety disorders)." George Lynn, MS
•  "Supported Employment: King County Regional Employment Service Center." Nick Codd, Community Psychiatric Clinic and Jim Kenney, Valley Cities Counseling.
•  "National Standards for Treatment of Mentally Ill Offenders in the Criminal Justice System." Ken Ray, Director of Corrections and Safety, Yakima County
•  "Finding God in the Darkness, Spirituality and Depression." Reverend John Heagle, MA, LMHC, and Sister Fran Ferder, PhD.

3:15 - 3:30pm Convention Wrap-up in Main Hall

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