APRIL 2010 SSDIC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP OUT MYCHELE ON ALL DAYS MARKED "Director out" - please call MIRIAM at 301.589.2303 X 108 to help!

SAVE the DATE: HOUSING UNLIMITED INC. CELEBRATES ITS 15 YEARS OF SERVICE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 2010, 6 - 8:30p. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR EVENT AT BETHESDA HYATT ($100 per head; $1,000 per table - MANY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING ADVERTISING YOUR PROGRAMS/ORGANIZATION/SERVICES: 1/2 page ad, only $125; full page ad, $250. Camera ready art needed by Wed April 14, email it to aschuchman AT housingunlimited DOT org). VISIT WWW.HOUSINGUNLIMITED.ORG , CALL MARJORIE GOLDMAN or ABE SCHUCHMAN, (301) 592.9314 for details & sponsorship opportunities! To reserve a seat, table, or otherwise RSVP, visit www.acteva.com/go/housingunlimited

THURSDAY APRIL 1: Open 3-7 p APRIL FOOL's DAY Offsite: Training on Co-occurring disorders, Mental Hygiene Administration, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Friday APRIL 2: Deadline for mailing NMHA Consumer Scholarship application to AFYA - visit to see all CONSUMER SCHOLARSHIPS for this year, for various conferences ie, http://www.naops.org/id30.html Google AFYA Consumer Scholarships 2010 to find all the various dates and applications

SATURDAY APRIL 3: Open 12 - 6:30p NEW: EMOTIONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT, Class 3 of 8, 5-6:15 p 5-6:15 p through May 8 (People that are NOT in the EMOTIONAL STRESS MGT. class at 5p may be asked to leave by 5p, depending on staffing)

SUNDAY APRIL 4: EASTER SUNDAY

MONDAY APRIL 5: Open 3-7 p MINDFUL MONDAYS (no TV, radio, movies, noise) EAR ACUPUNCTURE 4-5:30 p w/ DEE BROWN

TUESDAY APRIL 6: Open 3 -7 p HUI Brd Mtg., Director out

WEDNESDAY APRIL 7: Open 3 -7 p BINGO, 4:30 to 5:30p Win prizes! (or spring clean your own place by giving us donations!) Offsite: NAMI Montgomery County has a fundraising partnership with Whole Foods of Rockville, 1649 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 . 5% of all purchases today will go towards NAMI MC. Please shop to support!

THURSDAY APRIL 8: Open 3-7 p DRY HAIRCUTS DAY BY KARREEM, 3:30-5:30 p, $5 PER CUT REQUESTED

FRIDAY APRIL 9: City of Gaithersburg Hoarding Task Force at JSSA at 10a; Mental Hygiene Administration "Making Recovery Real", Martins West, Baltimore, 8 a - 4 p http://trainingcenter.umaryland.edu/Pages/adult_services_conference_overview.aspx Deadline for scholarship application (postmark date) for NAMI Annual Convention, visit http://www.nami.org/ and look for 2010 Convention link; for consumer scholarships, visit the FAQ section

SATURDAY APRIL 10: Open 12-6:30 p NAMI CONNECTION 3-4:30 p; NEW: EMOTIONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT, Class 4 of 8, 5-6:15 p (People that are NOT in the EMOTIONAL STRESS MGT. class at 5p may be asked to leave at 5p, depending on staffing)

MONDAY APRIL 12: Open 3-7 p MINDFUL MONDAYS (no TV, movies, radio); NO ACUPUNCTURE Offsite: LEAP Training, day 1/4, in Marriottsville, MD

TUESDAY APRIL 13: Open 3-7 p Offsite: LEAP Training, day 2/4

WEDNESDAY APRIL 14: CLOSED Offsite: LEAP Training, day 3/4; PERS (Peer Employment Resource Specialist) training in Catonsville, day 1 of 2

THURSDAY APRIL 15: CLOSED Offsite: LEAP Training, day 4/4; PERS (Peer Employment Resource Specialist) training, day 2 of 2

FRIDAY APRIL 16: Offsite: OCD hoarding conference "Filling the Empty Place: Understanding Compulsive Hoarding & Similar OCD Behaviors" (it's full, but materials may be available if you contact the Pro Bono Counseling Center, http://www.probonocounseling.org/ or call 877.323.5800

SATURDAY APRIL 17: Open 12-6:30 p EMOTIONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT, class 5 of 8, 5- 6:15 p (People that are NOT in the EMOTIONAL STRESS MGT. class at 5p may be asked to leave by 5p, depending on staffing)

MONDAY APRIL 19: Open 3 -7 p MINDFUL MONDAYS (NO TV, radio, music, noise) EAR ACUPUNCTURE, 4-5:30 p w/ DEE BROWN, L.A.c.

TUESDAY APRIL 20: Open 3-7 p PIZZA & MEMBERSHIP MEETING - $1 - $2 donation appreciated for pizza Director out at panel Offsite: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. M.C.'s Dept of Health & Human Services offers WELLNESS & RECOVERY ACTION PLANNING®/ SELF‐DIRECTED CARE AND LEGAL RIGHTS, IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES course

CLASS ID# 241501, CCL, , CEU’s: 5.0 Category I
Council Office Building (COB), Auditorium - Lower Level, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD
Lunch: An hour will be given for lunch. The COB has a cafeteria on-site.
Registration begins 30 minutes before class.

Registration Deadline: 4/12/2010 MCG Employees On-line Registration
go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov > Contractors & Community Partners, Call: 240-777-5122 (this is a FREE Training)

TODAY (APRIL 20, 2010) is also the LAST DAY TO SEND COMMENTS TO the REVISION OF THE DSM V - visit http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx as well as http://www.apapracticecentral.org/update/2010/02-28/call-comments.aspx

WEDNESDAY APRIL 21: Open 3-7 p Offsite: Office of Special Populations offers Emergency Response Training for Wellness & Recovery Centers, in Camp Springs, 8:30 a - 12:30p If interested in attending, please call MIRIAM ASAP, 3/ 589.2303 X 108. BINGO, 4:30 to 5:30p Win prizes! (or spring clean your own place by giving us donations!)

THURSDAY APRIL 22: Open 3-7 p 40th Anniversary of EARTH DAY! DRY HAIRCUTS BY KARREEM 3:30 to 5:30 p, $5 a haircut; POETRY w/ JOANNE, 4:30 -6:30p

FRIDAY APRIL 23: W&R workgroup. Adventist Hospital, Shady Grove, 11 a - 2p

SATURDAY APRIL 24: Open 12-6:30 p BACK by POPULAR DEMAND: HOW to LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, Part III, 1 - 2:30 p, with SUSAN NAMI CONNECTION, 3-4:30 p EMOTIONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT, class of 5 of 8, 5-6:15 p (People that are NOT in the EMOTIONAL STRESS MGT. class at 5p may be asked to leave by 5p, depending on staffing)

MONDAY APRIL 26: Open 3-7 p MINDFUL MONDAYS: NO TV, music, radio, noise. NO ACUPUNCTURE. ACTIVITIES: MEMBERS' CHOICE Director out Offsite: FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT FAIR for People w/Disabilities Visit http://www.usajobs.gov/DisabilityHiringEvent.asp Also, visit the DOL (Dept of Labor) Office of Disability Employment Policy at http://www.dol.gov/odep/

TUESDAY APRIL 27: Open 3-7 p Director out APRIL BIRTHDAYS, 4p

WEDNESDAY APRIL 28: Open 3-7 p Director out BINGO, 4:30 to 5:30p Win prizes! (or spring clean your own place by giving us donations!) Offsite: HOUSING UNLIMITED, INc. (HUI) 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 6-8:30p, at Bethesda Hyatt visit www.acteva.com/go/housingunlimited to register or for more info; call 301.592.9314; visit http://www.housingunlimited.org/

THURSDAY APRIL 29: Open 3-7 p POETRY w/ JOANNE GROWNEY, 4:30-6:30p Director may leave after 6:30p

ATTENTION: WE HAVE 3 or 4 SPACES FOR CONSUMER MEMBERS OF SSDIC TO SIGN UP FOR A FREE, 2 DAY PERS TRAINING IN ROCKVILLE ON TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY MAY 18 - 19, 10 AM TO 4 PM. PERS = Peer Employment Resource Specialist, offered by SAR LEVITAN CENTER OF JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. This is great training for consumers who want to work in PRPs, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, CLINICS, HOSPITALS, and WELLNESS & RECOVERY CENTERS. CALL MIRIAM 301.589.2303 X 108 or X 111 and also email myarmolinsky AT santegroup DOT org w/ subject line: PERS

SAVE THE DATE: TUESDAY MAY 4, 2010: Mental Hygiene Administration “Finding Potential in Challenging Times” at Martins West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21244. Registration will be completed on-line. The web-site: http://trainingcenter.umaryland.edu/ will bring you to the Mental Health Services Training Center Home page. For information about the conference, please view the navigation tabs on the left. Click on the MHA Annual Conference tab to view the conference agenda, workshops, fees, number of CEU’s offered, and directions to the conference site. 2. After viewing conference materials click on “Home” page and go to “Register now for the MHA Annual Conference”; this will take you directly into the registration form. If paying by check or Purchase Order (PO) please register first, and send payment following registering, to avoid being closed out of conference. 3. Last year this conference filled, and many folks were unfortunately unable to attend, so please register early. Deadline to register is when capacity is reached! 4. If hearing interpreter or other special accommodations are needed, call Wendy Baysmore at (410) 646-7758 by Friday, April 16, 2010

SAVE the DATE for VOCAL Conference, MAY 26 -28, at GMU: http://www.vocalvirginia.org/#/vocal-conference/4534274248