Training & Education Center (TEC)
The Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Training and Education Center (TEC) strives to promote hope and recovery for people with mental illness by providing training and education programs in a culturally competent manner to family members/service providers to help them facilitate a recovery process in themselves and their loved ones or clients.
GOALS
- Provide supportive, educational multi-week workshops for family members, partners and friends of people with mental illness on various topics (e.g., borderline personality disorder, self-care for trauma and burnout, dealing with treatment avoidance, anger management)
- Provide regular presentations and problem-solving groups for family members as an alternative or follow-up to multi-week workshops
- Provide a support group for adult siblings and adult children of people with serious mental health and personality issues
- Provide individualized, time-limited family consultation by phone or in person for family members of all ages dealing with mental illness in a loved one
- Provide an interactive web site for youth coping with mental illness in their family, and for people who care about them (e.g., family members, educators, professionals)
- Provide training to staff of behavioral health and child welfare agencies
- Provide mini-courses and lectures for psychiatric residents and graduate students
- Offer guest speaking, serve on boards/committees and facilitate coalitions that promote support and education for family members of all ages who have a loved one with mental illness
Winter 2009 TEC Services and Events
Training & Education Center (TEC)Winter 2009 Family Service Schedule
for Family Members, Partners and Friends of People with Mental Illness or Mental Health Issues
MONTHLY FAMILY Group:
Topic: Using the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (W.R.A.P.)
to Help Family Members Achieve Our Wellness Goals
followed by discussion & problem solving on
issues of interest to family members & friends
4th
Thursday: June 25th, 10 AM – Noon
Mental
Health Association of SEPA
Questions, Answers, Problem
Solving, Discussion & Resources on Issues of Interest to Family Members,
Partners & Friends of Adults with Mental Illness
Registration preferred, but not
required:
To register
or for more information, contact
of the
Mental Health Association of
215-751-1800 x 232 or 233 OR
emannion@mhasp.org
Educational Support Group for Family Members of People with Traits of Borderline
Personality Disorder:
2nd
Tuesday: June 9th, 7PM – 9PM
Registration preferred, but not
required:
To register
or for more information, contact
of the
Mental Health Association of
215-751-1800 x 232 or 233 OR
emannion@mhasp.org
QUARTERLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULT SONS, DAUGHTERS & SIBLINGS OF PEOPLE WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS:
Wednesday,
June 24th, 7PM – 9PM
Registration preferred, but not
required:
To register
or for more information, contact
of the
Mental Health Association of
215-751-1800 x 232 or 233 OR
emannion@mhasp.org
INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY
CONSULTATION:
For free one-on-one support,
information, problem solving or referral
By phone or face-to-face
appointment
To make an
appointment or for more
information, contact
of the
Mental Health Association of
215-751-1800 x 232 or 233 OR
emannion@mhasp.or g
To register for a TEC program, make a consultation appointment, discuss a training need or get more information, contact:">
To register for a TEC program, make a consultation appointment, discuss a training need or get more information, contact: Training and Education Center Since 1985, TEC has been offering family consultation, family workshops and a variety of family problem-solving and support groups. National family education programs, such as NAMI’s Family-to-Family Education Course and the Journey of Hope National Family Education Program have both acknowledged TEC in their training manuals. The large controlled study of TEC’s services in the 1990s generated over 10 published articles in major psychiatric journals and several edited book chapters on the issue of supportive family education. Through years of experience with family members, TEC has sought to identify and meet the needs of sub-groups of family members who often “fall between the cracks” of existing family support services, such as spouses/partners of people with mental illness, minor and adult children of people with mental illness, siblings of people with mental illness, and family members of people with borderline personality disorder, and other difficult-to-treat or treatment-resistant groups. Its interactive web site for youth growing up with mental illness in the family (www.mhasp.org/coping) has received acknowledgement in journal articles and links on other web sites. TEC was the 2004 recipient of the Innovations in Creative Programming award from the National Mental Health Association. TEC’s 5 facilitator manuals on family workshops, spouse workshops, children’s workshops, parenting classes and family consultations have sold locally, nationally and internationally. TEC’s family services have been featured twice in WHYY’s Voices in the Family with Dan Gottlieb and several articles of the Philadelphia Inquirer, some of which were re-printed in other cities through the Associated Press. TEC family workshops are usually presented by 2 co-facilitators, an experienced behavioral health professional and a family member experienced with the topic of the workshop. These multi-week workshops are very interactive and include focused discussions on topics of concern to each group, educational videos, presentations, handouts and some voluntary homework assignments to improve learning and application of the material. Join us for a family workshop specific to your concerns in order to: Family workshop topics include: There is no fee for any of these services EXCEPT a nominal workshop fee for individuals from families with no members living in Philadelphia. The target audience for these workshops is family members of adults with a mental illness, but we are open to including family members of adolescents as well as professionals who want to better understand the family experience. For family members who need more immediate, individualized assistance, TEC offers consultation appointments by phone or in person. Family members have an opportunity to have their questions and concerns addressed by an experienced, caring family member/professional, so that they can get specialized guidance and support. There is no fee for this service, which is available up to 2 hours per year per person. To make an appointment, call 215-751-1800 Ext. 232 or 233. For family members who find comfort in being with others in similar situations, but find open rap sessions to lack enough structure to be constructive, TEC offers 2-hour monthly groups in the morning and evening. The first hour is a presentation, often by a guest speaker “expert” on the topic, and the second hour offers participants the opportunity to have group problem solving, using a powerful problem solving method known as “POW,” to address their urgent concerns which often involve complicated issues. Recent Presentations: Interactive web site by and for youth growing up with mental illness in the family with separate sections for family members, educators and professionals, Since 1985 TEC staff have sought to identify and fill gaps in training opportunities that will help providers become more family-focused as they work with adults or children, and more able to work effectively with people and their families who have traditionally been failed or rejected by “the system” such as those with borderline personality disorder or those who refuse treatment or medication. Recent Training Seminars and In-services: Recent Conference Presentations: Recent Technical Assistance and Consultation: Training Manuals: TEC has accepted many invitations to do presentations at affiliates of support and advocacy groups such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). Presentation Topics:
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
1211 Chestnut Street (11th Floor)
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-751-1800, ext. 233 or 232 or 1-800-688-4226 Ext. 233 or 232 emannion@mhasp.orgBackground
Family Workshops
Family Consultation
Family Presentations & Problem Solving Groups
Web Site for Youth Growing Up with Mental Illness in the Family at http://www.mhasp.org/coping
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