Consumer Wellness Conference

The 2009 CWC

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Please join us at the
2009 New Mexico
Consumer Wellness Conference
September 23 & 24, Wednesday & Thursday- Albuquerque, NM
At First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, by I-25 & Central Ave.

This year’s conference theme is
“Consumer” Is A Culture!

Tracks this year are:

Our Culture in Art
Our Culture in Wellness
Constructing a Statewide Consumer Network

Conference preregistration fee is $10.00.
It costs $12.00 at the door.

Please ask your providers, and local collaborative, if their offices will give scholarships to attend the Consumer Wellness Conference.

Registration at the door opens at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday September 23.

Please join us and practice your recovery!
Jennifer Sena UNMPC Administration
2600 Marble NE Albuquerque NM 87131
or Fax: 505-272-3497 or Email: jathompson@salud.unm.edu

Call for Theme & Tracks Ideas

2009-05-04T22:55:00.004-06:00

The 2009 New Mexico Consumer Wellness Conference Planning Committee wants *your* ideas for the theme of our '09 CWC.

The themes for past years have been:
Recovery: The Resurrected Self.(2006)
Join the Recovery Revolution!(2007)
Recovery: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (2008)

We are also looking for ideas for subtopics(tracks) of recovery that consumers are interested in. Previous tracks include:

2006: Peer Specialty, Spirituality in Recovery, Creativity in Recovery
2007: Advocacy:Using Your Voice,
Art in Recovery, Employment
2008: Our Stories, Exploring Self Esteem, Self-Advocacy

If you are a consumer of mental health services we need your input! What theme would you like to celebrate? What topics do you want to hear about? Please call JANE at UNM_PC Peer Bridgers 505-272-5935 or 505-269-2954.

2009 Planning

2009-04-30T04:08:00.002-06:00

The Consumer Wellness Conference steering committee is in the planning stage for the 2009 event! Please contact Jane Thompson if you want to get involved--505.272.5935
or email at JAThompson@Salud.UNM.Edu :)

schedule of workshops

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9/24
9:30-11:00
Telling Our Story as Creative Nonfiction: Jenna Viscaya
New Mexico Recovery Network: Norma Faries and Donald Hume
Advocating With Etiquette: Suzanne Rael

1:15-2:45
NM State Hospital: A Retrospective: Shela Silverman
Self as an Instrument of Change: Joseph Pfander
Communication, Then and Now: Shereen Shantz

300-430
A Book of Our Life: Chris Shantz
Rehearsal for Your Moment: Jane Thompson and Steve
Stronger Together: Advocating for Ourselves, Each Other, and Our Communities: BCLC Mentorship Group

9/25
9:30-11:00
A Human Family Spiritual Experience: The Talking Circle: Al Benalli
Strategic Recovery: Michael Hubert
For The Love of Amanda: Zack and Brenda Yarbrough, Amanda & Haley Crocker

1:30-3:00
Exploring Our Story Through Archetypes: Kayt Gutierrez
Self Esteem and Self Acceptance: Grace Lorraine and John Gray
Why Should I Fill out a Psychiatric Advanced Directive? Norma Garza and Rosemary Bauman

Information provided by Jane Thompson

T-shirt Artwork

2008-09-11T12:33:00.005-06:00

Original artwork by Carol H.

and voted this year's t-shirt design

at our art jury parties

Basics and Timeline

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Registration costs $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
The three educational tracks are "Our Stories,"
"Exploring Self-Esteem" and "Self-Advocacy."
The workshops will be starting at 9:30, running 90 minutes each,
until 4:30 on Wednesday and until 3:00 on Thursday.
Lunch breaks from 11-1 both days.
Noon Wednesday is the keynote.
Thursday noon is the Doctors' Panel.
Wednesday evening is Open Mic...
into the night with a live band and dancing.
Thursday at 3:15 is a presentation about therapy dogs.
The conference closes with the raffle by 4:30 Thursday.

This Year...

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This year's conference theme is:
RECOVERY: YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMORROW

This year's workshops focus on:
Our Stories
Exploring Self-Esteem
Self-Advocacy

The Keynote Speaker is Michael Hubert.

Please join us and
practice your recovery!

CWC Values

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Hope
Freedom
Empowerment
Equality
Independence
Recovery
Resiliency
Respect and Dignity
Responsibility
Choice
Client Driven
Cultural Competency
Education
Social Action
Self-Advocacy
Self-Determination

Vision and Mission Statements

2008-08-06T13:47:00.007-06:00

The Vision of the Consumer Wellness Conference is to establish
a community of empowerment and dignity.

The Mission of the Consumer Wellness Conference is
to create a safe, loving and healing environment
to address suffering, loss and brokenness;
to move beyond cultural and self-stigma;
to find our identities separate from traditional services;
to reclaim power and responsibility;
to connect with our own unique selves;
to exercise personal freedom and self-expression;
to gain mastery, amazement and acceptance;
to focus on the strengths, talents and insights of each other;
to celebrate genuine connectedness.