Altamonte Springs: Florida Peer Conference - Financial Assistance Still Available

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Please share with agencies and consumers. This is a great way for them to become involved in their community and recovery. Financial assistance is available

2011 Florida Peer Conference

A Vision of the Future: Learn, Advocate, Spread the Word Sponsored by DCF

UPDATE: Cutoff dates for financial assistance have been extended!!

Dates

Youth Conference: May 7-8 2011

Adult Conference: May 9-12, 2011

Location

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Information

http://www.floridapeernetwork.org/

Scholarships are available for both the Adult and Youth conferences, final cut off for applications is April 1, 2011.

The adult conference begins on May 9th in the evening. Tonier Cain, internationally know speaker on Trauma will be the Keynote speaker at the reception on the opening night. Wilkens Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, Sofferin Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Clint Rayner Chief of Consumer and Family Affairs will also be speaking. Many workshops will be available to all atttendees some of them are, Rights training, overview of NAMI programs, Peer Specialist workshop, Leadership training, Baker Act Workshop, Mental Health Court, a presentation on Sevice animals and an open forum to ask the doctor about treatment options. There are many more workshops offering options for diverse interests.

The youth Conference begins on May 7th in the afternoon and features Reno doing a lecture on Autism and Aspergers Syndrom. Obadiah Payton an expert in the field of Transitioning youth will be doing a workshop and a panel. Other workshops include Suicide Prevention for youths, Independent Education Plans and how to understand your IEP, a workshop on Anxiety a presentation on protecting yourself from Bullying and many more. This will be a fun as well as a learning and networking experience. There will be drawings for prizes at all workshops and a grand prize drawing on the final day for those attendees who participate in 80 percent of the workshops. Prizes will include tickets for Universal Studios and Disney World, Orlando Magic signed items gift cards and other fun items. There will be a drawing for a weekend away for one lucky Mom and a Mothers Day Brunch Sunday morning. Fun events include, Pizza party at

the pool, bowling tournament and a movie and popcorn.

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2011_Florida_Peer_Conference_flyer.pdf

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