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Recovery Connections is presenting the Introduction to Recovery and Intermediate Recovery Trainings for March and April of 2012.  The trainings will be at the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce, 100 South Queen St., Lancaster, PA  17603, in their Meeting Rooms.

<strong>A course description describing the goals of each training, day, dates and times are as follows:</strong>

<strong>INTRODUCTION TO RECOVERY</strong>

The Introduction to Recovery is a detailed exploration of recovery principles, history and interactive exercises that reinforce the need for and importance of mental health recovery.

<em><strong>Dates offered- </strong></em>

Wednesday, March 21st from 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 1 and <strong></strong>

Thursday, March 29<sup>th</sup> from 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 1

<strong>INTERMEDIATE RECOVERY MODULES </strong>

The Intermediate Recovery Modules are a highly interactive, in-depth series of trainings that teach specific skills to support an individual’s journey of recovery.  All of the modules do not have to be taken sequentially; you can take them in any order.

<strong><em>However, you need to take Introduction to Recovery before signing up for any Intermediate Recovery Modules.</em></strong>

<strong>Intermediate Recovery Module 1: Validated Personhood</strong>
<ul>
	<li>Develop ways to be “welcoming” to recovering persons, and practice using recovery-oriented and strengths-based language.</li>
	<li>Recognize ways we put people into “boxes” based on gender, culture, ethnicity, etc., and to list ways we can treat individuals as a whole person instead of a patient or psychiatric label.</li>
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Thursday, April 5<sup>th</sup> from 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 1

<strong>Intermediate Recovery Module 2: Person-Centered Decision Making and Choice</strong>
<ul>
	<li>Compare and contrast “medical model” planning with recovery-based person-centered planning, and help create a plan in an individual’s own words.</li>
	<li>Learn ways to incorporate strengths, preferences, goals, lifestyles and interests in the planning process, and practice using person-centered conversation and information gathering tools.</li>
</ul>
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Thursday, April 12<sup>th</sup> from 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 1

<strong>Intermediate Recovery Module 3:  Connection, Community Integration &amp; Social Relationships</strong>
<ul>
	<li>Explore the concept of community-the roles individuals play in a community, the value of belonging to a community-and complete a “circle of support” activity.</li>
	<li>Identify resources to help individuals connect to their communities, using a Community Resource Guide and other resources.</li>
</ul>
<em><strong>Dates offered-</strong></em>

Wednesday, April 19<sup>th</sup> from 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 1

<strong>Intermediate Recovery Module 4: Supporting Individual Preferences in Basic Life Resources</strong>
<ul>
	<li>Learn a nine-step decision-making process that is person-centered, working with a risk/benefits tool that assists in choice-making.</li>
	<li>Use language which encourages choice-making, and practice ways to support an individual in making choices about employment, housing, education and volunteering without taking over the process.</li>
</ul>
<em><strong>Dates offered– </strong></em>

Wednesday, April 25<sup>th</sup> from 9:00am-12:00pm, Room 1

<strong>Space is limited, register soon!  To register</strong>, please contact Mary Bowen at <strong>717-397-0600</strong>, or e-mail at <a href="mailto:mbowen@rc-pa.org"><strong>mbowen@rc-pa.org</strong></a><strong>.  </strong><strong><em>See </em></strong><a href="http://www.rc-pa.org"><strong><em>www.rc-pa.org</em></strong></a><strong><em> for more information.</em></strong><strong></strong>

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<strong>PRICING</strong>

<strong><em>Introduction to Recovery: </em></strong><em>$55 for 2 days; special rates for consumers and family members<strong></strong></em>

<strong><em>Intermediate Modules: </em></strong><em>$40 per module; special rates for consumers and family members</em>

<strong>CEUs</strong>

<strong><em>Additional NASW-PA fee for CEUs.                                                                  </em></strong>

<strong><em>*NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop.  6 CEs (Intro) or 3 CEs (Modules) will be awarded for completion of this course.  NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapists (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage &amp; Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.</em></strong>

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