2009 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference
Building Hope - A Path to Wellness
June 17-19, 2009
Vancouver, WA
Registration is underway - Click here to register online!
Come join us for the 20th annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference!
Click here to see the registration brochure, which includes descriptions of all the pre-conference and conference activities, including pre-conference sessions on Law & Ethics, Seeking Safety (an EBP for trauma and/or substance abuse), and a special event on Exposure to Trauma in Dangerous Occupations and a panel discussion by experts on Trauma Reality, Resources & Recovery for Veterans in Washington State.
This year the conference will also include 35 workshops on a broad variety of mental health topics, including wellness, employment, services across the lifespan, trauma-related services, and consumer recovery & resiliency. Continuing Education credits will also be available, and click here for scholarship information.
New this year - a health and wellness fair to encourage overall wellness in everyone!
Keynote speakers include:
- Tonier Cain, consumer advocate on trauma-informed services
- Joe Marrone, national expert on employment
- Peggy Swarbrick, national expert on wellness, employment & peer services
- Jill Williams, MD, national expert on tobacco cessation & mental illness
It is also time to nominate deserving people you know for the HERO Award (click here for form), or the Employee/Employer of the Year Award (click here for form). Your nominations help us recognize deserving consumers, clinicians, employers and more, so be sure to send in your nominations before May 1!
Questions? Please contact Alison Avery, Education & Project Manager for WCMHC, at (206) 628-4608 x12, or aavery@wcmhcnet.org.