14th Annual Summit
Presenter:
Sita Diehl APSW
National Alliance for Mental Illiness
Session 1:
Make Your Voice Count: Effective Behavioral Health Advocacy
In this hands-on training, based on the acclaimed NAMI Smarts for Advocacy program, you will learn how to leverage personal and professional experience to influence elected officials, increase resources and improve policy. The training will cover how behavioral health priorities are reflected in current state and federal policy, how to connect with policymakers who represent you and how to make your voice count.
Presenter:
Dr. Armando Hernandez
Journey Mental Health Center
Session 2:
Language Matters: From Diversity to Racial Justice
Developing a common language is foundational for the development of a cohesive and effective approach to the promotion of belonging, equity, and racial justice in our work and systems. This workshop will provide a critical summary of the current web of terminology in the intersectional world of race, gender, and culture. There will be time for open dialogue and small group discussion. While this workshop is somewhat introductory, individuals with extensive experience in this area are also welcomed to join to support coherence and dialogue across our coalition.
Date : Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Session 1: 9am-12pm
Session 2: 1pm-4pm
Cost: $15.00
This training will be provided through Zoom.
Once registered, an email will be sent that includes the link to the Zoom training.
Language Matters: From Diversity to Racial Justice
Dr. Hernandez is a Licensed Psychologist who has close to 20 years of experience in the areas of mental health, education, and healthcare. As a trainer, supervisor, consultant, and administrator, he specializes in the areas of equity-centered practice, behavioral health consultation, and systems change. He is a national consultant in the area of integrated healthcare and has provided numerous workshops and academic courses in the areas of mental health and culturally responsive practice. Throughout his career he has worked in various community-based settings, assisting professionals and organizations in their organizational development and implementation of evidence-based practices. Dr. Hernandez is known as a dynamic and engaging speaker and trainer. He completed his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently works as the Chief Diversity Officer for Journey Mental Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Developing a common language is foundational for the development of cohesive and effective approach to the promotion of belonging, equity, and racial justice in our work and systems. This workshop will provide a critical summary of the current web of terminology in the intersectional world of race, gender, and culture. There will be time for open dialogue and small group discussion. While this workshop is somewhat introductory, individuals with extensive experience in this area are also welcomed to join to support coherence and dialogue across our coalition.
Learning Objectives:
- Promote engagement in equity-centered practices.
- Nurture a common language and coherent approach.
- Dialogue to nurture an equity-centered mindset.
Make Your Voice Count:
Effective Behavioral Health Advocacy
Sita Diehl is President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI) Wisconsin Board of Directors and has been a member of the National Advisory Board since its inception in 2007. She is retired having served as the NAMI Director of Policy and State Outreach.
Prior to her tenure on the national staff, she was the Executive
Director of NAMI Tennessee. She currently serves on the board of
NAMI Wisconsin and has long been an advocate for mental health
peers and families.
Ms. Diehl has co-authored reports on mental health caregiving, mental health parity, mental health legislation, supported employment, the state mental health budget crisis, military mental health and Medicaid expansion. She has developed mental health curricula for peers, families, providers and criminal justice personnel. Her research experience includes a two-state comparison of women and children in public managed behavioral health care, a multi-site study of consumer-operated services and a longitudinal study of mental health services in Tennessee county jails.
Sita is an advanced practice social worker focused on systems policy, design and implementation. She earned her MSSW from the University of Tennessee and Master of Arts in Community Psychology from Antioch University.
Behavioral health is in the headlines as this year of crisis stresses our whole society. But this time of necessity has also sparked tremendous innovation: new ways to reach out, to deliver early and effective services, and to support recovery over the long haul.
Elected officials - federal, state and local - make decisions that affect who can get what care and at what cost. They need to hear from the frontlines, not the headlines. Their decisions can be shaped by learning what our lives are like, the work we do, and that recovery is possible when the necessary
policies and resources are in place.
In this hands-on training, based on the acclaimed NAMI Smarts for Advocacy program, you will learn how to leverage personal and professional experience to influence elected officials, increase resources and improve policy. The training will cover how behavioral health priorities are reflected in current state and federal policy, how to connect with policymakers who represent you and how to make your voice count.
RCDC 14th Annual Summit Registration
Date : Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Session 1: 9am-12pm
Session 2: 1pm-4pm
Cost: $15.00