Weekly Announcements

[Region H - NASW]

Hello Region H,

Here are some weekly announcements. Please pass them on to those who might find them useful. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:

Part time MSW or LCSW for Baldwin Hills Dialysis Center, 16-20 hours per week.  Workdays on  Monday, Wednesday and Friday (5:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.) with some flexibility.  Preferred qualifications, experience in outpatient dialysis and/or medical social work setting.  Good computer skills, organized, great team player in working with interdisciplinary setting.  Salary based on experience.  Please fax resume to:  Tracy Gordon, LCSW (805) 433-7416

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Westside Family Health Center’s Lunch & Learn Series

The Election is Over. Where is Health Care Reform?
Featuring Paul Y. Song, M.D.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Noon – 2:00 pm

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
1343 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA  90405
Free parking available in church lot

 

Paul Y. Song, M.D. is a practicing radiation oncologist and board member of Physicians for a National Health Program California and also serves on the board of the Courage Campaign.

He is on the faculty at the Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and an adjunct faculty member at the John Wayne Cancer Institute.

He attended the University of Chicago where he graduated with honors and received his medical degree from George Washington University. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at University of Chicago Medical Center.

Dr. Song is a tireless advocate for Medicare for all, and was a frequent contributor to CNN, Larry King Live, and the Huffington Post during the healthcare debate and is a regular contributor to Extra TV for cancer related topics.

He resides in Santa Monica with his wife, TV journalist, Lisa Ling.

RSVP by Wednesday, 11/21/12 to Lisa Esparza at lesp...@wfhcenter.org or 310.450.4773, ext. 253

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Funding Opportunities: Elder justice and related fields  November 2012 National Center on Elder Abuse University of California, Irvine Program in Geriatrics 101 The City Dr., South Orange, CA 92868 714-456-6466 nc...@uci.edu This notification was completed for the National Center on Elder Abuse (Grant Number 90-AB0002) and is supported in part by a grant from the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Grantees carrying out projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Therefore, points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent official Administration on Aging or DHHS policy Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Deadline: November 14, 2012 Applications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program. Midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and health-care policy are given the opportunity to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care, and health policy. Up to six awards of up to $165,000 each will be made. Fellowship support of up to $94,000 may be used for the residential stay (not to exceed the fellow’s salary prior to entering the program) from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. Who may apply: Candidates from academic faculties and nonprofit health-care organizations are encouraged to apply. Applicants may have backgrounds in the following disciplines: allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; medicine; nursing; public health; social and behavioral health or health law. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Contact: National Academies, Institute of Medicine, Jovett Solomon E-mail: jsol...@nas.edu Funding Opportunity in Safety and Health for Older Women Deadline: November 15, 2012 Funding through this request from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women's Health is available for activities and events that enhance access to information and health care resources that promote safety and health of older women (women 50+) in the United States and its affiliated territories Abuse in Older Adults - including but not limited to interpersonal and domestic violence prevention, elder rights protection, and trauma http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/ Elder_Rights/index.aspx http://www.womenshealth.gov/violence- against-women/types-of-violence/domestic -intimate-partner-violence.cfm#h  http://www.womenshealth.gov/aging/safety -abuse/elder-abuse.cfm Care Giving - including the role of older women as caregiver for spouse, parent and/or as guardian for grandchildren/children http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/ HCLTC/Caregiver/index.aspx http://www.womenshealth.gov/aging/ caregiving/raising-children-again.cfm http://www.medicare.gov/campaigns/caregiver /caregiver.html Priority consideration will be given to proposals which demonstrate collaboration among two or more local community resources. Community resources may include (but are not limited to) senior services, Area Agency on Aging, health care providers, patient advocacy and education organizations, local hospitals, health care professional organizations, and local media. Projects will be funded up to a maximum amount of $2,500. For help with this RFP, e-mail: owhappl...@jsi.com or phone toll-free: 1-866-224-3815. The Johnson Controls Foundation Rolling Deadline The Johnson Controls Foundation announced program grants to support education, health and hospitals, community funds, social services, including aid to the handicapped, care of children, and the aged; and civic, arts, and cultural organizations. Johnson Controls tends to focus in areas where they have a presence, but will fund on a national basis. Extra consideration is given to organizations or institutions in which Johnson Controls employees are involved and are contributing their time and/or money. Funds can be applied to annual campaigns, building/renovation (bricks and mortar), capital campaigns, continuing support, emergency funds employee matching gifts, employee-related scholarships, general/operating support, matching/challenge support, and seed money. The Foundation distributed $6.7 million in grants in 2011. Funding is limited to nonprofits. For more information: http://www2.johnsoncontrols.com/CorpValues/foundation .htm#foundation Google Grants Rolling Deadline Applications for the Google Grants program, administered by Google. Nonprofit groups can apply to receive at least three months of free advertising on Google's Web site to promote their missions. Additional information and applications are available on the Web site. Who may apply: U.S. organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Religious and political organizations are not eligible. Contact: Google E-mail: google...@google.com Web site: http://www.google.com/grants Amie's Place Foundation Rolling Deadline Applications for grants for nonprofit organizations that provide direct services for critically and chronically ill children and adults, veterans, frail older adults, and women and children fleeing domestic violence who risk losing their pets because no one is there to help. Contact: Amie’s Place Foundation E-mail: in...@amiesplacefoundation.org Web site: http://www.amiesplacefoundation.org/html/apply.html Cisco and TechSoup Rolling Deadline Applications to receive donations of Cisco networking-solutions software, through a program sponsored by Cisco and TechSoup. Organizations receive equipment and hardware necessary to create a functioning network, and free technical support for five years from SmartNet, a Cisco-authorized technical-support organization. Cisco will donate other networking components as well. Applications and further information are available on TechSoup's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contact: TechSoup E-mail: ci...@techsoup.org Web site: http://www.techsoup.org/stock/cisco Daily Points of Light Awards Program Rolling Deadline Nominations for the Daily Points of Light Awards Program, which former President Clinton reintroduced in January 1998 to honor people and organizations engaged in exemplary volunteer work and community service. Awards are made in six areas: continuing relationships with caring people, safe communities, a healthy start for a healthy future, quality education for all, opportunities for young people to serve, and community mobilization. The program is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation. Visit the Web site for the application and guidelines. Contact: Points of Light Institute E-mail: Awa...@PointsofLight.org Web site: http://archive.pointsoflight.org/recognition/dpol

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CALL FOR PRESENTERS CP Cal Celebration 8   April 26-28, 2013 Manhattan Beach Marriot Manhattan Beach, California The Program Planning Committee for CP Cal's Celebration 8, Inspiring our Collaborative Community, is seeking Presenters for workshops, pre-conference institutes, and plenaries for CELEBRATION 8. This year's Committee seeks Presenters for 90-minute and 3-hour workshops on beginner, intermediate and advanced subjects of interest, full-day (6-hour) pre-conference institutes, and one to three 1-hour plenary presentations. Our Collaborative community has provided feedback that participants wish to focus on concrete skill-building as well as workshop/training options that appeal to varying skill and experience levels, especially intermediate and advanced.   Pre-Conference and Plenary Speakers The Friday prior to the commencement of the conference is dedicated to pre-conference institutes. The committee is seeking proposals for PCIs that are of interest to the Collaborative community, and can be targeted to beginning, intermediate, advanced, or general interest. The committee is also seeking proposals for motivational, inspirational, entertaining, and educational Plenary Speakers for Friday evening, Saturday, and possibly Sunday of the Celebration. Please consider making a proposal for a 6-hour pre-conference institute or a 1-hour plenary.   Conference We seek to develop a conference that will offer participants a broad range of workshops from which to choose, both as to content and level of expertise (beginner, intermediate and advanced). You may choose one of the suggested topics listed below or submit a proposal on a subject you feel is meaningful and helps to achieve our goal of strengthening our skills as collaborative practitioners.  Possible Skill-Building topics include (please be creative and not limited to this list): Meeting facilitation skills for the neutral financial specialist or neutral coach How to have difficult conversations with team members and/or clients Best practices for team communication and/or relationships (e.g., agenda formation, proper preparation for meetings, minutes, time management, team communication and interface, etc.) Coaching skills Financial Specialist skills:  e.g., current trends/changes in pensions, healthcare, creative solutions. Successful ways to present the financial information to help clients reach agreement Working with a financial professional in a collaborative case Collaborative advocacy skills Interviewing children in Collaborative cases Practical applications of neuroscience How to explain different divorce process options to potential clients Specific strategies to help manage emotions How to help clients identify needs, interests, goals, and vision Coaches training for those coaches who have had few to no cases How to break impasse How to handle a case when one spouse is controlling the process Enrolling the client How to handle professionals in a group who are not being collaborative Role of the law in collaborative practice; Expanding our horizons with new ideas and models for building and maintaining cohesive and functional Collaborative teams; Discussion and reflection on the various models of Collaborative Practice and how they do or do not meet the economic and emotional needs of potential clients; Thriving Practice Groups - how do we get there? Real life discussions about and suggested remedies for Practice Group discord and/or difficulties moving in the same direction effectively and cohesively; Further expansion of Civil Collaborative Practice; Trusts and Estates Collaborative Practice; Business development/Marketing your Collaborative practice: information/education/training on practice development, marketing, business practices, social networking strategies, etc.; Collaborative Practice streamlined models, modest means and pro-bono Collaborative Practice clinics; Expanding diversity among Collaborative professionals and the populations we serve; Elder-related and later-life divorce issues in Collaborative Practice; Differences in a second (or third ) divorce from first divorce, stepchildren, half siblings, and bio-siblings, and deepening your understanding of the effects of culturally diverse clients; Mentoring new Collaborative professionals; Conflict resolution theory and its application to Collaborative Practice; Interest-Based Negotiation: Here, the committee is looking for Presenters who can teach the concrete fundamentals and basic theory of interest-based negotiation (IBN) and the distinctions between IBN and other dominant negotiation models for the beginner and/or intermediate Collaborative practitioner. Additionally, we are looking for presentations that elaborate on the subtleties of the IBN model and enhance intermediate and advanced practitioner negotiating skills through didactic and experiential modalities; Growing our personal practices to enhance our Collaborative skills; Current research regarding co-parenting and children of divorce issues; Guidance regarding the duty to assess potential Collaborative clients as to domestic violence issues and educating the Collaborative community on the issues of domestic violence and coercive control.   ** Past workshops are welcome -- not all attendees are able to attend each workshop.   First-time Presenters are encouraged to submit a proposal. Please note that the committee is specifically looking for Presenters who promise to be lively, educational, and relevant, and for presentations that will accommodate different adult learning styles (e.g., visual, aural, kinesthetic) and include content that is fresh and innovative.   Program experience-level classification is based on the following: Beginner-level: for attendees who have just completed their training and want to learn best practices and how best to build a strong Collaborative reputation; Intermediate-level: for attendees who have completed ten or more Collaborative cases; Advanced-level: for attendees who have completed twenty or more Collaborative cases with an emphasis on programs that will stimulate discussion and debate of challenging topics. Interested Presenters: Please fill out the Proposal Submission Form. If you are new to submitting proposals via the internet and/or might be inclined to forego making an application for a presentation if required to do so through the internet, please contact Paula Jackson for assistance at 415-897-2398 or pa...@gneo.net.   For 90-minute and 3-hour workshops, Presenters will be awarded a $100 honorarium in the form of a registration discount, up to a maximum of $300 per workshop ($100 for each of three Presenters). Each Presenter shall receive no more than one $100 registration discount.  Honoraria for plenaries and pre-conference institutes are negotiable.    Deadline for submitting proposals is November 30, 2012   The Program Planning Committee of CP Cal is unable to guarantee consideration of incomplete proposals or those submitted after the deadline.   CP Cal cannot guarantee acceptance of any program.    Submitting your proposal online is easy!  And, we have set it up so that you may start the process on the Proposal Submission Form and finish at any time before November 30.  If you do exit the Form early, then please: remember to come back to the same computer and use the same browser in order to pick up and finish.  (Only one proposal submission is allowed per computer.)  make sure your cookies are enabled, so that the program can track where you left off.  (Most computers have the "enable cookies" setting as a default. If you need help, Click here) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Paula Jackson at pa...@gneo.net.   CP Cal c/o Paula Jackson Novato, California 94947 415-897-2398

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NASW, CA Chapter, Region H

Regional Director: Sarah Cummings, MSW
Assistant Regional Director: S. Jolene Hui, MSW
UCLA Student Liaison: Anna Miller
contact us at regio...@gmail.com

[Region H - NASW]

Hello Region H,

Here are some weekly announcements. Please pass them on to those who might find them useful. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:

Saint John’s Health Center

CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

1339 20^th Street, Santa Monica 90404

0-5 MENTAL HEALTH POSITION                                                                                          

Early Child Assessment & Treatment Team

BE PART OF A DYNAMIC TEAM OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS!

Staff Therapist:
Licensed or registered mental health professional with specific training and experience working with children ages 0-5 years, including in-home services. Training in evidenced-based practices highly desired.  Spanish-speaking required.

Job responsibilities include providing therapy to children ages 0-5 and their families using evidence-based practices (i.e., CPP, MAP, TF-CBT, crisis intervention).  Therapist will be expected to provide a minimum of 50% of services in the community, including homes and preschools.  Reflective consultation is provided through biweekly team meetings.

Send inquiries and resume to lara....@stjohns.org or contact Lara Sando, Ph.D. at 310-829-8487

The Child and Family Development Center is a community mental health center dedicated to providing high quality, culturally-competent services, as well as high quality professional development and training within our APA-accredited Psychology & Social Work Intern Training Programs.

Please see attached document for more information.

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An important message from a Region H member:

Hi - I'm thinking about offering a class locally that fulfills the 10-hour Aging & Long-Term Care requirement for licensure. I was hoping you could ask your members if anyone had been looking for a weekday evening option. The classes usually take an entire weekend day (10 hours!) but I was thinking about 3 x 3+hour weeknight classes to help people who can't give up a weekend day. Just seeing if there is any interest/need I can fulfill in the ASW community. Would you mind posting this out to the group? Interested parties can contact me directly at tr...@seniorcaretraining.com.
Thanks,

Tracy

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WORKSHOP: Earn Professional Credit!
 
Addressing Substance Abuse Issues in the Context of Disaster Response and Planning
Saturday, December 1st
UCLA Extension

Please see attached flyer for more information.

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NAMI CA FaithNet

 

(OUTREACH TO THE FAITH COMMUNITY)

www.nami.org/faithnet

 

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Educational Modules available at

www.nami.org/faithnet

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NAMI National FaithNet has exciting new resources for utilization by NAMI members in their advocacy to their places of worship.  These resources are available for downloading on NAMI FaithNet’s Web site (www.nami.org/faithnet).

 

These new modules are proving to be very helpful in developing ministry for those with a mental illness and their families in Faith Communities.  I encourage you to review them on the NAMI FaithNet website.

 

To effectively utilize these Power-Point presentations for self or group study, it is necessary to download the files and save them to your desk top.  This will enable you to access the notes section which is essential to gain the full value of the training.  The slides by themselves only contain the main points.  The notes are made available by clicking on View in the tool bar at the top of your screen after the Power Point slides have been downloaded.

 

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Education leads to understanding.

Understanding leads to empathy.

Empathy leads to loving compassionate care.

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Education leads to understanding.  Understanding leads to empathy. Empathy leads to loving compassionate care.  Because of the need for education to start this chain reaction, NAMI FaithNet of Orange County has initiated a monthly training and sharing session (except  December) for those attempting to initiate or expand ministry with those affected by mental illness.  This month’s session included a discussion of NAMI FaithNet’s outreach and other NAMI programs (e.g. Family to Family, Peer to Peer and etc.), which can play an important role in the education of those in our congregations who have a mental illness and their families. 

 

These new modules are also designed to be helpful for advocating to our fellow parishioners who do not have a mental illness.  Reaching the 80% who do not have a mental illness or have a family member with one of these “no fault” disorders is particularly important in our attempts to develop a sustained ministry in Faith Communities.

 

Please be assured that these modules are not intended to replace any of NAMI’s programs.  They are designed to work hand-in-hand with them.  Those of us on the six member NAMI National FaithNet advisory group strongly recommend taking NAMI’s Family to Family or Peer to Peer class before participating in Faith Community outreach.               

 

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Reaching out to Faith Communities

 

Bridges of Hope

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We have two educational modules on our Web site, which are composed of Power Point slides and discussion notes for each slide.  Although some of the content is similar, these two Power Point modules have different purposes. 

 

The “Reaching Out to Faith Communities” module is a four-part training curriculum.  It is a self-guided instruction for individuals and groups.  It is useful for all NAMI members, but particularly useful for those who desire more training and preparation before engaging with religious communities

 

While the four sections are designed to be used consecutively and as a whole, they each can be studied independently.  Each section has about 40 Power Point slides plus corresponding notes.

 

 “Laying the Foundation” is Part 1 of our “Reaching out to Faith Communities” module.   It provides basic information about NAMI and NAMI FaithNet, the impact of untreated mental illness on our community, and why the Faith Community is such a valuable partner in mental health education, support and advocacy.

 

“Opening the Door to Understanding and Dialogue about Mental Illness” is part 2.  It emphasizes the social, spiritual and practical impact of mental illness on individuals, family members, friends and co-workers.

 

“Sharing your Story” is part 3. It provides training for those who desire to more effectively tell their story about mental illness plus the role that NAMI and their faith have played in their journey toward recovery.

 

Sharing your story is particularly important when speaking to your clergy person, which I recommend as the first step in one’s attempt to initiate or expand ministry with those affected by mental illness.   When a member of the clergy in your own place of worship hears your story, he or she will become personally involved.  Personal involvement is by far the most successful mode of education.  When a clergyperson recognizes that 1 in 5 families in his or her congregation have someone with a serious mental illness and 1 in 10 of those sitting in the pews during worship services have one of these “No Fault” disorders, he or she will recognize the importance of developing ministry to, with and from them.

 

“Looking Ahead and Following Up” is part 4. It addresses some common challenges involved with outreach to faith communities.  It will also help you look down the road to other ways that may unfold as you continue the dialogue with faith communities.

  

Whereas the “Reaching Out to Faith Communities” module is intended for self or group study, the shorter second module, “Bridges of Hope,” is intended to be used for presentations to entire congregations or groups within a congregation.      

 

“Bridges of Hope” is a ready-to use, adaptable Power Point presentation, which is written from an interfaith perspective.  Therefore, it is useful for any faith-based organization.  If all of the 42 slides and all of the corresponding notes of this module are used, the presentation will last about 60 minutes.- 

 

For shorter presentations the presenter can pick and choose from the slides and notes.  This is important, because there is a great variation in the allotted time for presentations within a place of worship.

 

Please keep in mind that if we want change, we have to get out there and bring it about. It won’t happen without us.