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1119 - What you need to know about the impact of parental mental illness on families and what you can do to support them.
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| Partnership Sponsor: UW Madison |
Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee WI, 53187
(262) 547-0201
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| Start Dates/Time | End Dates/Time |
| 10/8/2008 9:30:00 AM | 10/8/2008 12:30:00 PM |
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Registration Starts:
9:00 AM |
| Member Cost: $5.00 Non-Member Cost: $50.00 |
Description:
During this three-hour training, social workers and foster parents will"
- Understand some of the challenges faced by the children of parents with mental illness.
- Know what works to support these children and their biological families
Information provided during this training comes from a combination of the academic research in the field and from the practical experiences gained from working with families living with parental mental illness through our Invisible Children's Program.
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Presenters:
Lisa Roehl
Ms. Roehl is the Director of Programs for Mental Health America of Wisconsin (MHA). In addition to her administrative oversight responsibilities, Ms. Roehl acts as a technical advisor for MHA’s Garrett Lee Smith youth suicide prevention initiative and provides community education regarding issues of mental health and mental illness to a variety of stakeholders including educators, home visitors and child welfare workers. She has extensive clinical experience serving families at risk of child abuse and neglect involved in the child welfare system and acts as the clinical supervisor for MHA’s Invisible Children’s Program (ICP), a direct service program serving families living with parental mental illness. Ms. Roehl is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. |
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Other Information:
This training is free for foster parents.
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