SSNS Conference Poster

SSNS Conference

Friday, November 4^th, 2011

8:45 am to 4:30 pm

The University Club

Dalhousie University Campus

1 Alumni Crescent

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Secure online conference registration with payment by credit card or bank debit is available by clicking here.

Telephone registration and payment by Visa or MasterCard is available by calling 465-2601 or            1-800-465-2601 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            1-800-465-2601      end_of_the_skype_highlighting       (toll-free in Nova Scotia)

Alternatively, you can fill out and mail in the attached Conference Registration Form, along with your conference registration fee.

Topics to be covered:

·        Cognitive remediation for schizophrenia (also known as neuroplasticity-based cognitive training for schizophrenia) – Dr. Susan R. McGurk, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire

·        An interactive session about antipsychotics and their side effects – Dr. David Gardner, Department of Psychiatry & College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax

·        Peer support – Vince Daigle, Peer Support Worker, Healthy Minds Cooperative, Halifax

·        Psychosocial rehabilitation – The Beacon Program, Kentville, Nova Scotia

·        Cognitive behavioural therapy and how it can help with relationships

·        Employment – Gail Kelly, Connections Halifax, and staff of The Mindful Mango, Halifax

·        Promoting recovery through a Wellness Program –  Dr. Zenovia Ursuliak, Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program and the Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax

Registration fees (includes lunch and two refreshment breaks):

Regular: $150

SSNS Member: $100

Student: $50

Unwaged: $25

All-day parking passes are available for $10.

Ten conference bursaries are available for individuals who live with a mental illness.

For a Conference Bursary Application Form, please contact the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia by return email or by calling 465-2601 (            1-800-465-2601 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            1-800-465-2601      end_of_the_skype_highlighting       toll-free in Nova Scotia).

To become a member of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia, please complete and mail in the attached Membership Form along with a minimum tax-deductible donation of $15.00.

The chickadee was chosen to represent the theme of recovery because chickadees are friendly, hardy little birds that thrive in good times and bad. The bird is shown looking up to convey a feeling of hope.

Designer: Terri Vernon, SSNS member

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