Family Information Sessions
What are Family Information Sessions? The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group hosts a variety of sessions aimed at providing family and friends information about a variety of topics related to mental health and well-being. These sessions are always free-of-charge and held on the grounds of the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre at 1145 Carling Avenue in Ottawa, unless otherwise specified. I. EDUCATION SERIES (CLICK HERE to download schedule) The EDUCATION SERIES runs for four consecutive Monday evenings and deals with topics such as symptoms, how to help the person with the illness, assessing for suicidal risk, the Mental Health Act, the hospital system, self care, and community resources. The Schedule for the Series is as follows: Mood Disorders Series May 3, 10, 17, and 31, 2010 Schizophrenia Series (Conference Room 1141) February 22, March 1, 8, and 15, 2010 Anxiety Series (Conference Room 1200) February 22, March 1, 8, and 15, 2010 To register and for further information, please call: Donna Horner, MSW, at 613.722.6521 ext 6421 Amanda Telford, MSW, 613.722.6521 ext 6442 Location: Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, 1st Floor, Mood and Anxiety, room 1200 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. II. COPING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS (CLICK HERE to download schedule) Information and Support Group is for family and friends who wish to go into the aspects of coping with illness in greater detail and meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2009 Sessions September 15 , 2009 - Getting Acquainted and Renewing Acquaintance September 29, 2009 - Town Hall with Dr. Alain Labelle October 6, 2009 - Exploration of Memory: Finding New Ways in Treatment October 20, 2009 - Coping with Mental Illness as a Family November 3, 2009 - Community Information Fair November 17, 2009 - Don't Look Back in Anger - Treatment and Management of Anger December 1, 2009 - Town Hall with ROMHC Pharmacists December 15, 2009 - Coping through the Holidays 2010 Sessions January 5, 2010 - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis Series January 19, 2010 - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis Series February 2, 2010 - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis Series Location: Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Room 3350 Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm For further information, please call: Stephanie Brooks, MSW, at 613.722.6521 ext 6871 Virginia Lafond, MSW, at 613.722.6521 ext 6610 Emily Deacon, MSW, at 613.722.6521 ext 6774 Siovone Bourgeois, MSW, at 613.722.6521 ext 6836 |
