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AMI Oakland Office
30233 Southfield Rd.
Suite 220
Southfield, MI
48076-1304
Phone: 248.203.1998
News Media Contact
Fred Cummins, President
Phone: 248.752.3872
Newsletter -
Hope Cummins
Phone: 248.203.1998
Publicity -
Cheryl Patel
248-661-5684
Website comments or recommendations
should be directed to:
webmaster@amioakland.org |
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 Education |
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| AMI of Oakland County offers an array of education and training programs and services for consumers, family members, providers and the general public. These programs draw on the experience of mental health consumers and family members who have learned to live or are still learning to live with mental illness in their lives and are eager to help others. |
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General Meeting:
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Location: Beaumont Hospital Administration Building, Auditorium, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, Michigan. Parking is in the lot west of the building or south of the building in the Dr's lot. See map.
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Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010 (Fourth Thursday)
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Speaker: Rodney Howard, Program Manager, D & M Consultants
Program Topic: Empowerment: The Fairweather Lodge Program
The Fairweather Lodge program was developed many years ago to bring together a group of consumers that live and work together. Each "lodge" has a business run by the members. This presentation will include a description of the program and consumer experiences in Oakland County. |
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Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 (Fourth Thursday)
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Speaker: Sue Kennedy,
PMHCNS BC, Manager, Community Network Services
Program Topic: Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
DBT is
a therapeutic methodology
that combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of mindful awareness, distress tolerance, and acceptance. It has been experimentally demonstrated to be effective for treating borderline personality disorder and patients who represent varied symptoms and behaviors associated with spectrum mood disorders, including self-injury.
Everyone is welcome
These educational meetings are typically the fourth Thursday of each month. They are held at the Beaumont Hospital Administration Building. 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, Michigan. In addition to updates on information of concern to families of persons with mental illness, there are speakers that include, psychiatrists, professionals, and service agencies. Refreshments will be available at 7:00 p.m. and the meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. If you have any suggestions for future meeting topics, you can call the AMI Oakland County office at 248-203-1998.
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| Educational Outreach/Speakers Bureau |
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| Presentations to civic, religious and professional groups are available on request. Please contact the office (248-203-1998) for information. These may include talks on nature of metal illness, family experiences, public policy, stigma, the metal health system, etc. We will tailor the presentation to the specific interest and forum. |
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| Families in Action |
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Families in Action Is designed to help families understand mental illness, cope with the challenges of having a mentally ill family member, and navigate the systems of supports and services that can help their ill family member.
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| For information on the next Families in Action program, call the AMI Oakland office at 248-203-1998. |
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