The Department for Mental Health Developmental Disabilities, and Addiction Services, and Bluegrass Regional Mental Health/Mental Retardation Board are presenting a Level I Leadership Academy for adult consumers of mental health services. The training will be held June 1, 2, and 3, at the Bluegrass Regional Office at 1351 Newtown Pike in the Board Room.
The Academy is designed to teach participants how to develop leadership skills, how to improve organizational and advocacy skills, how to identify and present issues, and how to develop group action plans.
Potential Leadership Academy candidates should be self-motivated, committed to self-recovery and helping others, be willing to participate in ongoing activities, have good verbal and organizational skills, and have an interest in representing consumer issues.
Please distribute this information to anyone you think may be interested in participating in this training initiative. They must complete the enclosed Registration Form/Fact Sheet and return to me by May 20th at the address listed on the registration form address or email me with the information and carol.saylor@ky.gov. In addition, you may contact me by phone at 1-800-374-9146 if you have any questions or concerns.
We are looking forward to this collaborative training with Bluegrass Community Mental Health Center with excitement and enthusiasm.
You can access the application form here: http://xrl.us/ldrshp
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