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OPDI NewsToGo Issue #243 - January 22, 2010
1. Provincial Cabinet Shuffle Announced
The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (Deb Matthews) remains in her current portfolio; the full list of changes can be found at the Ontario website:
http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/news/event.php?ItemID=10604&Lang=EN
2. HRIS Quadrant Software Webinar Announcement
The Community Care Information Management (CCIM) program’s HRIS project team has launched a new HRIS Quadrant Software Webinar for Community Mental Health and Addictions (CMH&A) and Community Support Services (CSS) organizations across the province.
The January 12th seminar was highly successful. Future presentations are scheduled for:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST
Registration Deadline: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Thursday March 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Please refer to the attached announcement for full details.
HRIS_Quadrant_Software_Webinar_Annoucement.pdf
3. “Making Gains 2009 Conference” Presentations Now Available (repeat)
The November 2009 conference website now has workshop presentations available as an online resource. You can download your choices here:
http://www.makinggains.ca/handouts/handouts.htm
4. Looking for Work in the Mental Health and Addictions Field? (repeat)
This is just a reminder that there is a dedicated website for Ontario job-seekers (and for organizations wishing to post ads):
http://www.workinginmentalhealth.ca/
For example, there is currently a job posting for Peer Trainers to develop an anti-racism/ anti-discrimination peer training curriculum and train peers in various settings:
http://www.workinginmentalhealth.ca/forms/frmShowJob.aspx?REC=JOB&ID=2222
This is a good site to bookmark and refer back to as needed.
5. Empowerment Council (CAMH Consumer/Survivor Systemic Advocate Organization) in the News
The Empowerment Council was an intervenor in this legal case that took on the question of whether the Ontario Review Board had the authority to order other branch of government to pay for psychiatric assessments:
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/754295—ministry-off-the-hook-in-rapist-s-sex-change?bn=1
6. Report on Research on Mental Health and Micronutrients
This news article about a New Zealand research study into the use of a 36-ingredient formula of micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, and amino acids) found encouraging improvement in test subjects with diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and mood disorders:
http://www.comsdev.canterbury.ac.nz/news/2010/100120a.shtml
7. The Law as it Affects Persons with Disabilities (Call for Papers)
The Law Commission of Ontario is in the midst of a project to develop a systemic framework on legal issues as it affects persons with disabilities. They are soliciting requests for proposals for funding research that will be in the form of papers that address certain themes. You can find out more here:
http://www.lco-cdo.org/en/disabilitiescallforpapers.html
8. Concurrent Disorders Screening Tools for Youth (Resource)
We have attached a covering letter and a 78-page document around screening for concurrent disorders and mental health problems in youth courtesy of CAMH.
Jan12_letter_for_screening_tools.pdf
9. ENUSP Newsletter (January 2010, Volume 1, Issue 1)
The European Network of (ex)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry have published their inaugural 34-page newsletter. We have enclosed the PDF file for your reference.
10. “Opening Doors” Peer Trainers (CMHA Toronto) Job Opportunity
We have attached the job ad for your information.
Peer_Trainers_Job_Posting_(2).pdf
11. Dixon Hall Labour Link Poster (Toronto)
Individuals and organizations with snow removal, maintenance, and general labour needs are encouraged to contact the phone # or website link in this attached poster.
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