11/11 Interfaith Caregiving Service for National Family Caregivers Month

Dear Fellow Social Workers:

National Family Caregivers Month observed every -November-is a nationally recognized month that seeks to draw attention to the many challenges facing family caregivers, advocate for stronger public policy to address family caregiving issues, and raise awareness about community programs that support family caregivers.

National Family Caregivers Month is a time to thank, support, educate, and advocate for the more than 50 million family caregivers across the country.

Because the faith community has a special role to play in helping and supporting caregiving families, we invite you to celebrate National Family Caregivers Month with us at an Interfaith Service to honor caregivers in Middle Georgia.

What: Interfaith Caregiving Service
When: Sunday, November 11, 2007-5:00 p.m.
Where: The Power Center
at Tremont Temple Baptist Church
5263 Bloomfield Road
Macon, Georgia 31206

Please share with your clients, patients, caregiver families and colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please call with questions.

Pamela Roshell, PhD., MSW
President/CEO
Family Care Solutions, Inc.
3638 Vineville Ave.,
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 757-9909 (office)
1-866-809-8274 (toll- free office)
(478) 757-0195 (fax)
pamela@mycaringcompany.com

FREE "123 Magic" Parenting Seminar, 12/1 and 12/8

Who's in charge at your house?

Free 2 Day Parenting Seminar

1-2-3 Magic
Effective Discipline for Children 2-12

A humorous look at parenting, a serious look at discipline. You will learn how to:

--Discipline without arguing, yelling or hitting
--Control obnoxious behavior
--Handle testing and manipulation
--Encourage good behavior
--Conquer bedtime, messy rooms, lying, chores, homework and more
--Strengthen your relationship with your child

2 Day Course

Saturday, Dec 1st and 8th 2007, 9:00 am-12 Noon

Warner Robins Recreation Department, McIntyre Room
800 Watson Avenue Warner Robins

Call one of these numbers to register

327-8430
923-5923
327-8398

Childcare will NOT be provided

There is no charge for the course.

Learn more about 1-2-3 Magic at www.parentmagic.com

Event for Caregivers for Persons with Disabilities, 10/30/07 Warner Robins

Save The Date

THE AMAZING PACE:
Help for the Daily Challenges of Caring
for Persons with Disabilities

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

at the
Trinity United Methodist Church
Warner Robins, GA

Presented by
Middle Georgia RDC/Area Agency on Aging
The Middle Georgia CARE-NET

CEUs on Friday 9/21, 9AM-1:30PM, lunch included

Join us for two presentations for

continuing education

on

Friday, September 21, 2007
From 9:00 until 1:30

at

River Edge Behavioral Health Center
175 Emery Highway
Macon (751-4519)

“Financial Planning for Retirement"

with Ann Maley, a local financial planner

&

"Palliative Care"

to include case presentations and ethical dilemnas in palliatiave care

Lunch provided by Coliseum Psychiatric Center
Drinks & Snacks provided by River Edge

Please RSVP no later than Monday, September 17, to
Gaye.Ethridge@HCAHealthcare.com

RSVP for NASW Lunch and Learn 8/17, 12noon

NASW LUNCH AND LEARN

Please join us at Coliseum Psychiatric Center from 12-1pm on Friday, August 17 for lunch and a CE presentation by Sue Fort, the Executive Director of NASW's Georgia Chapter and Betty Ryan, the Member Services Coordinator. They will update us on Chapter initiatives, Legislative issues and National agendas.

To confirm attendance, please call Jan Yates at 478-994-0110 and leave a message or email jny@forsvthcable.com by 12noon on the Thursday before the event.

Jan N. Yates LCSW
Education Coordinator

Gaye Ethridge LCSW
Central Unit Chair

Caregiving Event, opportunity to have booths for your service, October 30

Houston Healthcare along with several other agencies is hosting a workshop to support and provide education for persons caring for others with disabilities. The workshop targets caregivers and is called The Amazing Pace.

The workshop will be on October 30 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Warner Robins.

Part of the agenda will include a panel of professionals who will discuss their agency information and then answer questions.

The panel is going to include:
Julie Hall- Middle Georgia Regional Development Center
Area Agency on Aging-Georgia Cares Program- discuss this program and services
Tim Quigley- Social Security Administration- discuss social security for persons with disabilities
Joe Claxton- Mercer University School of Law- discuss laws relating to persons with disabilities
Houston County Sheriff's Department: Discuss ways parents can control a child with disabilities that has become stronger than they are, or keeping persons with disabilities from committing petty crimes, what the Sheriff's Department will do if a person with disabilities is arrested

We will also have a panel of parents as well as other speakers.
The workshop will also include booths with information to target caregivers of persons with any type of disability. The booths need to share local resources for persons with disabilities. If you would like to provide information on resources, please let me or Thaina Brown-Brake know as soon as possible.

If you know of some local resources for persons with any type disability please send me that contact information.

Thanks!

Beth Jones RNC
Director of Community Education and Services
Houston Healthcare
(478) 988-1891 (office)
bjones@hhc.org

NAMI-Central Georgia needs garden tools

The greenhouse and landscaping program at NAMI-Central Georgia, a nonprofit agency for the mentally ill, located at 209 Elberta Road in Warner Robins, needs donations of garden tools, including power tools. Call 328-0503.

Job Notice

Job Notice

PART-TIME OFFICE MANAGER
(20 Hours per week)

Receptionist/bookkeeper wanted for small, non-profit agency. Qualifications include at least two years of experience as a Receptionist/bookkeeper; competence in Quickbooks, payroll, billing, accounting, etc.; personable, articulate and well-organized. Salary range $10.00 to $12.00 per hours. Must pass a criminal back ground check. Send resume to: 277 MLK Jr. Blvd. W., #203, Macon, Georgia, 31201, or fax to (478) 745-0881.

June 15: Animal Assisted Therapy with Cheryl Brooks, RSVP for lunch!

JUNE 15TH
"Animal Assisted Therapy"
Cheryl Brooks
founder of Therapups--Therapy Dog Volunteers

Please confirm by noon on the Wednesday prior to the day of presentations to reserve either a space or a space and lunch. Call 478-994-0110 to leave a message or email: Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com .

Upcoming:

JULY 20TH "Social Worker as Entrepreneur and "Care for the Caregivers",
Pamela Roshell PHO., MSW, President/CEO of Family Care Solutions.

RSVP for lunch for meeting 5/18, 12noon

NASW CENTRAL GEORGIA UNIT

Since May is Mental Health Month, join us in a panel discussion of “Mental Health Issues in the New Millenium” featuring:

Dr. Cesar Figueroa, MD
Pearlie Tackett Central GA NAMI
Amanda Smith Utilization Management Coliseum Psychiatric
Roz Goudeau River Edge Counseling Center

Friday, May 18, 2007 Noon, Coliseum Psychiatric Conference Room

Please confirm attendance no later than Thursday May 17th to reserve a lunch by email ( Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com ) or phone 800-548-4221 x 8138

Gaye Ethridge, LCSW

NASW Lunch 'n' Learn 5/18/07

NASW LUNCH N LEARN

Please join us for the following presentation from 12-1 pm in Macon at the Coliseum Psychiatric Center with a free lunch and one hour CE credit:

MAY 18TH a panel will discuss "Mental Health Challenges in the New Millennium"

and upcoming presentations . . .

JUNE 15TH "Animal Assisted Therapy", Cheryl Brooks, founder of Therapups-Therapy Dog Volunteers will be our presenter.

JULY 20TH "Social Worker as Entrepreneur and "Care for the Caregivers", Pamela Roshell PHO., MSW, President/CEO of Family Care Solutions will be our presenter.

Please confirm by noon on the Thursday prior to the day of presentations to reserve either a space or a space and lunch.
Call 478-994-0110 to leave a message or email: jny@forsythcable.com .

After the April 20th presentation, there will be a brief meeting of a committee to discuss continuing monthly CE events vs. having quarterly 3-4 hour events. Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Jan N .Yates LCSW
Education Coordiriator

Gaye Ethridge LCSW
South Central Unit Coordinator

Speaker Available for May (Mental Health Month)

May is Mental Health Month. I would like to get the word out that I can do a presentation for any local group that needs a speaker. I can talk on "the Mental Health Crisis in Georgia" or if they want something lighter, "What Scientologists Believe About Mental Health and Why You Should Care."

If you are interested, please contact Mary Ann through NAMI at 328-0508.

CEUs 4/19 and 4/20: Eighth Annual Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series

For more information, please contact Terri Walker at (478) 301-4048 or walker_ea@mercer.edu.

Benefit for the Dripdrop Cafe, March 25, 4-7PM

I received this from a friend about a neat place run by a woman who was in the social work field. If you can support this event or this place of business, please do.

Thanks,

Jason

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From: Ronnda Cadle
To: rincemusic@bellsouth.net
Cc: luvalive@bellsouth.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: PLEASE READ - Benefit for Dripdrop Cafe- Warner Robins

Hello Everyone,

This is a subject that is very dear to my heart so please read further...

For the past year I have been going every Friday to the Dripdrop Cafe in Warner Robins, one of the few venues that would let me even walk in the doors, as an instrumental guitarist and unknown act. This venue and the support of Cassandra Crosby(owner) has helped me gain experience and shape me into a performer.

Her shop not only offers live music but supports a bunch of things that drive a community. The Dripdrop provides a safe non-smoking environment for people of all ages, and is the only under age venue in the area.

It is a joy for me to go and perform at her space, gain experience and open minds to my style of music. And I really hate to see it go, so I am helping with the fight to keep it open, meaning we are putting on a benefit show for the Dripdrop to stay open.

Time is of the essence here and we just have determined our venue--- so I hope you will come out and support this cause and see and hear some great music from some well known folks as well as some kids that get to play the shop.

If you can't make it or may know someone in the area, please pass this email along. We have little time to promote and again, time is not on our side.

The Dripdrop Cafe has been experienceing difficulties due to the closing of a gate on the Air Force Base. This has nothing to do with bad business at all. The gate was closed for several months and three other businesses went under during that time that live on lunch crowds... The gate has reopened but we need that extra push... and without it, the doors WILL most likely close.

This is an urgent matter as to why we are moving in such short time...

Please help keep this space for MUSIC, CULTURE AND DIVERSITY open, this is an UNCONDITIONAL venue who opens it's arms to ALL people and GROUPS. A true meaning of what community is and should be. One of the points I wish to stress is the multigenerational audience, how often do you see teens hanging out with 40,50,60+ at a live music show and actually communicating with each other?

OK... the details.. and more TBA

Sunday March 25th
The Little Perry Theater
909 Main St.
Perry GA 31069
4-7PM
$10 cover

Artists to perform -
Josh Graff and Co, Ronnda Cadle and others TBA

more info on the dripdrop @ --- http://www.myspace.com/dripdropcafe

Ronnda Cadle
Acoustic Instrumentalist
PO Box 185
Decatur, GA 30031
678.462.9048
http://www.ronndacadle.com
http://www.myspace.com/ronndacadle
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ronnda
http://www.sonicbids.com/ronndacadle

Mental Health Advocates meeting 3/21, 1-2PM (with call-in access)

From Tina @ www.dorotheaslist.blogspot.com

See notice below about MH advocacy meeting.
Looks like one can participate by phone as well.
Pass it on!
Tina

www.dorotheaslist.blogspot.com
Kristina Simms, mental health advocate
Perry GA

----- Original Message -----

The MH Advocates meeting has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, March
21st, 1:00-2:00, on the 23rd floor in Conference room 130.

The call-in number is: 866-244-8528

Passcode: 218749

For more information, please contact:

Myrtis Smith
Division of MHDDAD
Mental Health & Addictive Diseases
2 Peachtree Street, 23-415
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-657-2273
mmsmith1@dhr.state.ga.us

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

The next DHR Board Meeting will be held on March 21.

The Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
(MHDDAD) Committee of the Board of Human Resources will meet the on
March 21 from 10:00 a.m. to noon on the 22nd floor at 2 Peachtree
Street, room 270. The DHR MHDDAD Committee meetings are open to the
public.

The monthly meetings of the DHR Board of Human Resources are open to
the public. Meetings begin at 1:00 p.m. and are normally held in room
250 on the 29th floor of the Georgia Department of Human Resources
central offices at 2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta.

If you would like to attend the DHR MHDDAD meeting prior to the MH
Advocates meeting, there is a nice cafeteria on the 2nd floor were you
can have lunch between meetings.

Houston County YMCA Renovation Celebration

Houston County YMCA Renovation Celebration!

No joiner's fee. No contract.

Corporate rates are available.

Get the family fit!

922-2566

Mission Statement: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Donations needed for NAMI Yard Sale on 4/7

Great Big Ole Yard Sale, Saturday, April 7 !! Donations needed now! 328-0508

NAMI-Central Georgia, Inc. will have a big ole yard sale on Saturday, April 7, from 8:00am until 12:00 noon (or whenever).

All proceeds benefit the clients !

NAMI-Central Georgia, Inc. is located at 209 Elberta Road in Warner Robins. It is a United Way agency serving the mentally ill with employment, and residential care, as well as field trips and recreational outings To make this yard sale a success NAMI needs DONATIONS of household goods, knick-knacks, appliances, furniture, electronics, toys, tools, and whatever else is gathering dust at your place. WE CAN PICK UP DONATIONS WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE. Call 328-0508 and leave a message for Kelvin.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!

Please forward this message to your friends, members of your clubs and churches, and so on. Help us spread the word for a good cause, and clean out your garage and attic too !!

Call for presenters for 6/11-6/13 (honorarium and travel)

Call for presenters!

Contact Pat (pwolf@alltel.net) for more info on an honorarium and travel expenses.

From Pat Wolf:

Hi Jason! I am planning our annual Psychoeducational Conference at Epworthon St. Simon's Island June 11-13, 2007 and I wanted to know if I can sendinformation out about the conference through the blog. Also, I am lookingfor a few more presenters - interested in topics like sexual abuse or sexualoffenders, classroom management, care for the caregiver etc. Do you haveany names of individuals who can present?The conference information is on our website at www.gpnonline.org if youwant to look at it. We were approved for 10 CEUs.

THANKS for the help!
Pat

Patricia J. Wolf
Director
Oconee Psychoeducational Program
P.O. Box 1830
Milledgeville, GA 31059
(478)445-2649"

Summer CEUs 6/11-6/13 @ St. Simon's Island

GPN Summer Institute
Coloring Outside the Lines
Whatever it Takes,
Child by Child

June 11-13, 2007

Epworth by the Sea
St. Simon's Island, GA

View the Agenda and Registration Packet

at
http://www.gpnonline.org/Registration%20form%20for%20Epworth%20FY07_.pdf

Methamphetamine Presentation 3/20, Phoenix Center, Warner Robins

PHOENIX CENTER BHS

And

FAMILIES AGAINST

METHAmPHETAMINE ABUSE

(FAMA)

Presents

Family Education Program

When: Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Where: Phoenix Center BHS

Staff Lounge

940-B Hwy 96, Warner Robins

Refreshments, Guest Speakers, Education, Trends and much more!