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27 th ANNUAL MEETING August 22-24, 2013 Drury Inn and Suites 1124 Eastern Boulevard Montgomery, Alabama AGENDA Thursday, August 22 3:00 p.m. Registration Opens 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.

1 27 th ANNUAL MEETING August 22-24, 2013 Drury Inn and Suites 1124 Eastern Boulevard Montgomery, Alabama AGENDA Thursday, August 22 3:00 p.m. Registration Opens 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 4:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Break 4:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Affiliate Presidents Meeting Dinner (on your own) 1

2 Friday, August 23 NAMI Alabama 27 th Annual Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Opening of Conference 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. AL Department of MH Update Presenter: Dr. Beverly Bell-Shambley Associate Commissioner, AL Dept. of MH Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Division Participants will be informed about the continuing transition of moving people living with a mental illness into the community. 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Human Potential: A State of Mind Presenter: Colonel (Ret.) Edward L. Hubbard Positive Vectors, Inc., Founder/CEO Author of Escape from the Box: The Wonder of Human Potential Participants will be encouraged to understand that to be successful one merely needs to change his/her perspective and attitude in order to properly cultivate the following ingredients: pride, responsibility, innovation, courage, and enthusiasm. 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break and Voting for Board Members 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Presentation of Annual Awards 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Confronting the Therapeutic Model: A Positive Approach to Recovery Presenter: Ben Boone Author of Minority of Mind and Experiments in Imagination Objectives: To improve audience awareness as to how we as a society define mental illness and how individuals define mental illness for themselves 2

3 NAMI Alabama 27 th Annual Meeting Confronting the Therapeutic Model: A Positive Approach to Recovery Objectives Con t. To motivate individuals living with mental illness, professionals, and loved ones to seek a new approach to mental health To promote a new method and approach to wellness that includes a healthy and happy relationship with oneself To provide ways in which to overcome many personal and societal challenges 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. The Obstacle Course: Breaking Barriers to Recovery Presenter: Jim Hickman Author of The Mindful Son: A Beacon of Hope Through the Storm of Mental Illness To inspire the audience through my story of recovery from schizophrenia and to help them understand that great obstacles to recovery can be overcome 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Board Elections Close and Coffee Break 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Serious Mental Illness and Motherhood: Identifying Needs and Determining Appropriate Interventions for Both Mother and Child Presenter: Shannon Byrd, MA Grants and Public Policy Coordinator Participants of this presentation will be able to identify the current challenges and barriers to mental health treatment and provide information regarding the need for evidence-based practices that focus on the needs of both mother and child. 3

4 NAMI Alabama 27 th Annual Meeting 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Mental Health Issues Facing Youth in Secure Facilities Presenter: Ebony G. Howard Staff Attorney and Policy Specialist Southern Poverty Law Center Objectives: To educate the audience about the mental health issues that youth who are in the juvenile and criminal justice systems face and the lack of treatment available to them To educate the audience about the psychological challenges that youth in adult facilities face To present the viewpoints and positions of national mental health organizations on this issue 4:00 p.m. Announcement of Newly Elected Board Members Adjourn for the Day 5:30 p.m. Dinner (on your own) Saturday, August 24 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting and Election of Officers ( ) 9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. NAMI Alabama Membership Business Meeting 10:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Alabama s School-Based Mental Health Collaborations- Expanding Services through Integration Presenter: Mark Lee, MA, LMFT Children's Community MI Services Coordinator To outline a flexible but effective integration model that creates a winwin for our schools, our mental health providers, and especially our kids! 11:00 a.m. Close of 27 th Annual Meeting 4

5 Special thanks to our sponsors. Alabama Clinical Schools Marie Wilbanks, Intake Coordinator AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc. Tuerk Schlesinger, CEO and Carol Mann, Director of Public Relations AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies Jamie Melendez, Director, Corporate Public Relations (South) Baptist Health Care Foundation Ben Kelley, Executive Director Crossbridge Behavioral Health Affiliate of Baptist Medical Center South Lynn Parker, CEO Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson Scott Willet, Director of Healthcare Policy and Advocacy Lundbeck and Otsuka Chris Zaragoza, Account Manager (Lundbeck) Ryan Aldridge, Account Manager (Otsuka) Mountain View Hospital Casey Shehi, Marketing Manager Thank you for attending NAMI Alabama s 27 th Annual Meeting! Good luck as you continue your dedication, to advocacy, support, and education for individuals living with mental illness and their families in Alabama. Remember 5

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