NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Postponed

The NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Workshop and the Community Mental Health meeting scheduled for February 24, 2015 in Norman has been postponed due to severe weather conditions.  Please keep watch for the rescheduled date.

 

NAMI Smarts for Advocacy

NAMIWALKS OKLAHOMA 2015

NAMIWALKS OKLAHOMA 2015!!!!!!!!!!

 
For more information about this event, please contact:
Walk Manager Name - Michelle Gregory
Walk Manager Email - michelle@namioklahoma.org
Walk Manager Phone - 405-607-6091

Location: Myriad Gardens, Downtown Oklahoma City

Date: Sat Jun 20 2015
Distance: 5K
Check-in: 8:00 am
Start Time: 9:00 am

Please mail Matching Gifts and Offline Donations to:
NAMI Oklahoma
3037 NW 63RD, SUITE 104W
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116

February 2015 Meeting

Have you ever wondered what  Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) is, how it works, or why it is used as a treatment option? Come Join us and find out!

 

NAMI Tulsa presents Dr. Pierce speaking on Shadow Mountain’s new ECT Clinic.

                                     

When: Thursday, February 12^th, 2015

Time 7:00 pm

Where: Fellowship Congregational Church

2900 S Harvard Ave, Tulsa

"Among psychiatrists, there is little controversy about ECT. The National Institute of Mental Health, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, and the U.S. Surgeon General all endorse ECT as a valuable tool in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders, including depression."--Irving M. Reti, M.B.B.S., director of the Electroconvulsive Therapy  and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
  

 

"Depression is such a pervasive problem, and the medications available today do

not come anywhere close to ECT in terms of effectiveness. Doctors who perform

ECT essentially treat people who are medication resistant or who have suboptimal

responses to the medicines, and about 85% of these difficult-to-treat patients

improve with ECT. This is a remarkably high response rate in a severely depressed group of people" Irving M. Reti, M.B.B.S.

NAMI Fundraiser at El Chico

On March 23, I will be having a fundraiser to support NAMI. It is going to be located at El Chico at the intersection of 71st and Mingo. It will be from 5pm to close. I need 100 people to show up, and if that is so, 10% of the evening's sale will go to NAMI. So the staff will know that you are there for the fundraiser, there will either be a sign in sheet, or you will need to tell the host/hostess that you are there for the fundraiser. If you have any questions, call Bucky Rodkin at 918-978-1984.

January Education Meeting: Health Homes w/ Chris Flanagan

Oklahoma is a very recent participant in Health Homes. This poster has info.

Health Homes: The New World of Behavioral Healthcare

  Beginning this month, the State of Oklahoma has instituted the most significant change in behavioral healthcare in the last decade with the creation of Health Homes for behavioral health providers.  Health Homes allow providers to more readily focus on promoting the overall health of persons as well as their full potential for a life in the community rather than just keeping people from being sick.
  This service delivery model also creates important opportunities for NAMI, family members, and other community institutions and organizations to directly contribute to the wellbeing of persons and create healthy communities.  Still, this way of providing service is so completely new that it will demand the full and conscious participation of NAMI, family members, and the entire community for its success. 
  Come learn what the Health Homes mean specifically for Tulsa and how you can support behavioral healthcare providers as well as your loved ones.  There will also be a discussion of important service transformation paradigms such as Mind-Body Medicine, Person-Centered Philosophy, and the Public Health perspective of behavioral health.

Time & Date: January 8th, 7pm
Location: Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Ave, Tulsa, OK
For more information on the "Health Homes" concept, Read about it on the HHS Medicaid website, here.

Chris Flanagan, Director
Organizational Development, CREOKS

PRESENTER:

 Chris Flanagan is the project manager for integrated care for CREOKS Behavioral Health.  Chris has been a national consultant to the states of Texas and Pennsylvania for service transformation and has designed programs that have received state and national recognition for service excellence as well as for outstanding outcomes. Mr. Flanagan is also the President & Founder of Chris Flanagan & Associates, LLC

November Monthly Meeting: Elections & Preview of New Peer Education Class Series

Time & Date:

• 7pm, Nov. 13, 2014

Location:

• Fellowship Congregational church,
• 2900 S. Harvard Ave.,
• Tulsa, OK

  The November 13th  Monthly meeting  of NAMI Tulsa will include an annual business meeting and election of board members, along with a President's Review of a big year for NAMI Tulsa.

  Then, Cassie Place will preview the newest education series for education and recovery, "Peer To Peer".  Cassie is the state's newest trained P2P teacher. She will present an overview of the 10-week course designed for people in recovery of a mood disorder.

  NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a recovery-focused educational program for adults who wish to establish and maintain wellness in response to mental health challenges. The course provides critical information and strategies related to living with mental illness. 

  Cassie will discuss the current goals for Peer To Peer and when the classes can be made available to people in Eastern Oklahoma.

Peer To Peer Course Outline

What You Should Expect

• Ten two-hour sessions, free of charge.
• Designed for individuals (18 and over) living with mental illness.
• Taught by a trained team of individuals living in recovery from mental illness.
• Incorporates presentations, discussion and exercises. 

Why You Should Attend

A toolkit of information

• Up-to-date research on brain biology.
• Mental illness symptoms and their relationship to personal experiences.
• Personalized relapse prevention plan.
• Tools to prepare for interactions with health care providers.
• Skills for making decisions and reducing stress.

Wisdom from shared experiences 

  This peer-led course provides a confidential place to learn from shared experiences in an environment of sincere, uncritical acceptance. No specific medication or medical therapy is endorsed or recommended. Our Core Philosophy informs the course’s approach.

  Participation in the course gives you an opportunity to gain tangible resources – personalized plans, strategies for potential events in the future and information – as well as a deeper understanding of your personal recovery process.

Core Philosophy

• We have more in common than not.
• We are all experts on our own experience.
• We respect individual experiences and individual choices.
• We are free to choose our own path.
• There is no one true way to do or be anything.