Events Archive
Cultural Competency Webinar Series
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Religion, Spirituality and Behavioral
Health This webinar will:
Presenter: Carlos Benjamin, Learning Specialist, Magellan Health Services of Arizona Register for the December 14 Religion, Spirituality and Behavioral Health webinar |
Veterans and Suicide
This webinar will:
Presenter: Danny Guckenburg, LCSW, suicide prevention case manager, Carl T. Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona |
For more information about the webinar series, please view the flyer or contact Malena Albo at MAlbo@MagellanHealth.com.
December Webinar Series: Behavioral Health Issues Affecting Children and Youth
Magellan Health Services and the Building Bridges Initiative present a December webinar series focusing on behavioral health issues affecting children and youth
Friday, Dec. 3
2 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
The National Building Bridges Initiative:
Using the BBI Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) to Support Implementation
of Best Practices Come away from this session
with practical tips on how to implement and use the BBI
Self-Assessment Tool in your community and your organization-and
strategies to overcome barriers to effective SAT use. The tool is
designed to help make changes to residential treatment programs to
better serve youth. Panelists:
- Gary Blau, Ph.D., Child, Adolescent and Family Branch Center for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Steven Elson, Ph.D., Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families
- Sandra Heine, Southern Oregon Adolescent Study and Treatment Center (SOASTC)
- Jody Levison-Johnson, LCSW, Coordinated Care Services, Inc.
- Robert E. Lieberman, M.A., LPC, SOASTC
Tuesday, Dec. 7
2 - 4 p.m. Eastern Time
The National Building Bridges Initiative: Best Practices in
Operationalizing Family-driven Care and Youth-guided Care in
Residential Programs
Learn about BBI and specific, practical examples that
illustrate how family-driven and youth-guided care have been
operationalized in residential programs across the country. Join us
to learn about strategies you can use. Panelists:
- Richard Altman, MSW, Jewish Child Care Association
- Gary Blau, Ph.D., Child, Adolescent and Family Branch Center for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Beth Caldwell, MS, Caldwell Management Associates
- Joe Anne Hust, Building Bridges Youth & Family Partnership Workgroup
- Brian Lombrowski, MPP, New York State Office of Mental Health
To register for one or both of these webinars, please click here.
Community Resources Webinar
Please join the Arizona Foundation for Behavioral Health and Magellan Health Services of Arizona for an interactive webinar series on community resources that may be helpful to you or your loved one. This series will include information about state and federal benefits programs, as well as tutorials on websites that will connect you to even more services and resources. Click here to view the Community Resources Webinar.
We apologize for the technical difficulties on Thursday, Oct. 21. To participate in the third part of the Community Resources Webinar series, please join us again on Thursday, Nov. 18.
Each webinar is one hour in length; here are the dates and topics that we will cover on those dates:
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Tuesdays: |
Special State & Federal Programs that may be helpful
to YOU: |
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Wednesdays: |
Understanding Mental Illness: |
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Thursdays: |
Online Resources Tutorials: |
There is no need to RSVP for the webinar, just plan to participate by following the directions located at the bottom of the flyer.
* If you do not have access to a computer, please join us November 16-18, in person, at Magellan's Saguaro Conference Room, where we will run the webinar on a large screen; you will be able to participate via teleconference. The Magellan Saguaro Conference Room is located at 4129 E. Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85008.
Raise Your Voice: ADHS/DBHS Focus Groups
The Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services Transformation team wants to hear from you - members with SMI, family members and peer supports. Join the team for one of their upcoming focus groups to discuss topics such as: ways the behavioral health system meets your needs; the services you want or need; issues or concerns you would like to share about the behavioral health system. Focus groups will take place Valley wide. Click the flyer to find one near you. (Updated: 11-11-10, please note the flyers were recently updated to include the correct address for CHEEERS, 1950 W. Heatherbrae Dr., Ste. Ste. 5, Phoenix, AZ 85015).
Role of the Helper Trainings
Role of the Helper training: Magellan Health Services of Arizona has developed a training program to help family and friends of those challenged with mental illness better understand the needs of their loved ones, so they may help them on their recovery journey. Topics include: Managing roles, mental illness and medication, wellness planning, and goal setting and resources. More information about the training program is available in the English and Spanish flyers. Training dates and locations include:
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Date/Time |
Location |
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Thursday mornings |
Magellan Learning Center |
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Tuesday afternoons |
Magellan Learning Center |
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Tuesday evenings |
The Cottonwood Room |
Asian/Pacific Islander Community Forum on Mental Health
Asian Pacific Community in Action (APCA) and Magellan of Arizona proudly invite you to a FREE Community Forum on Mental Health for the Asian/Pacific Islander communities. The goal of the forum is to increase awareness, reduce stigma and facilitate access to services around mental illness amongst Asian/Pacific Islander population in Maricopa County. The forum will include a panel of experts comprised of Magellan staff, psychologist/psychiatrist, mental health activist and more. View the event flyer. Don't miss this opportunity - RSVP TODAY at (602) 797-8288 or AAZavala@MagellanHealth.com, or (480) 626-3065 or yen@apcaaz.org.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
Phoenix Baptist Hospital |
Outcomes Measurement: Why, What and How? Webinar
Magellan Health Services and ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership present Outcomes Measurement: Why, What and How? A webinar featuring: Charles Curie, MA, ACSW, principal, The Curie Group, LLC; and Joann Albright, Ph.D., senior vice president, Quality Outcomes & Research, Magellan Health Services.
Among the topics to be discussed:
- National perspective on outcomes measures
- Convergence of recovery, cultural competency and outcomes
- Evaluating outcomes holistically
- Outcomes tied to funding
- Outcomes applied: tools, modalities and process
Behavioral health providers, agency staff development and training managers, behavioral health policy makers, behavioral health organization administrators, consumer and family-run organizations and advocates are encouraged to the attend the webinar set for Thursday, Sept. 30, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Continuing education credit hours will be available for attendees. Click here to RSVP for this event. For more information, contact Tom Lane at TLane@MagellanHealth.com or view the webinar flyer.
Children's Crisis and School-Based Mental Health Services
Magellan Health Services and ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership present Children's Crisis and School-Based Mental Health Services - webinar featuring Mark D. Weist, Ph.D., professor, University of South Carolina and former director, Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine; and Mark Boorse, mental health consultant for Access Services.
Among the topics discussed: The importance of school-based mental health services, research on evidence-based practice and understanding/improving services for youth in special education, policy directions and resources for school-based services, state of the union: Crisis services in the community and mental health system, how do individuals and families experience crisis?, and basic strategies to address crisis and resources to help.
Behavioral health providers, agency staff development and training managers, behavioral health policy makers, behavioral health organization administrators, consumer and family-run organizations and advocates are encouraged to the attend the webinar set for Thursday, August 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Continuing education credit hours will be available for attendees.
Click here to RSVP for this event. For more information, contact Tom Lane at TLane@MagellanHealth.com or view the webinar flyer.
Role of the Helper Training
Magellan Health Services of Arizona has developed a training program to help family and friends of those challenged with mental illness better understand the needs of their loved ones, so they may help them on their recovery journey. Topics include: Managing roles, mental illness and medication, wellness planning, and goal setting and resources. More information about the training program is available in the English and Spanish flyers. Training dates and locations include:
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Monday evenings |
The Cottonwood Room |
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Wednesday mornings |
Osborn Clinic |
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Saturday mornings |
Magellan Learning Center |
Interactive Hispanic Town Halls
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month (May 2010), Magellan of Arizona and Latina TV Network will host a series of four interactive radio and Web TV town hall meetings. The meetings will be conducted in Spanish to increase awareness, reduce stigma and facilitate access to services around mental illness amongst the Spanish speaking Hispanic population in Maricopa County.
The town hall meetings will take place from 12 to 1 p.m., every Wednesday during the month of May at Radio Latina TV Network's Auditorium located at 3830 N.19th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85015; and broadcast live on 1150 AM and Web TV simultaneously thru radiolatina1150am.net. The meetings will include a panel of experts comprised of Magellan staff, psychologist/psychiatrist or clinician, primary care physician, service recipients/ family members and a priest. To learn more about the Town Halls, please click on the the event flyers: English | Spanish. Town hall topics and dates include:
| Date/Time | Topic | Location |
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| May 5 12 to 1 p.m. |
Mental Health 101 View the Mental Health 101 town hall. |
Radio Latina TV Network's Broadcast live on 1150 AM Via Web TV at www.radiolatina1150am.net |
| May 12 12 to 1 p.m. |
Suicide Prevention View the Suicide Prevention town hall. |
Radio Latina TV Network's Broadcast live on 1150 AM Via Web TV at www.radiolatina1150am.net |
| May 19 12 to 1 p.m. |
Crisis Services and the Maricopa Crisis Line |
Radio Latina TV Network's Broadcast live on 1150 AM Via Web TV at www.radiolatina1150am.net |
| May 26 12 to 1 p.m. |
Health and Wellness |
Radio Latina TV Network's Broadcast live on 1150 AM Via Web TV at www.radiolatina1150am.net |
Building a Competent Integrated Workforce Webinar
Magellan Health Services and ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership present Building a Competent Integrated Workforce - a webinar featuring John A. Morris, MSW, Executive Director, Annapolis Coalition and Director, Human Services Practice, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.; and Michael Flaherty, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions. Webinar topics include: Resolving issues related to the aging behavioral health workforce, addressing challenges in rural and frontier areas, and developing a co-occurring, capable workforce.
Behavioral health providers, agency staff development and training managers, behavioral health policy makers, behavioral health organization administrators, consumer and family-run organizations and advocates are encouraged to the attend the webinar set for Thursday, July 29, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Continuing education credit hours will be available for attendees.
Click here to RSVP for this event. For more information, contact Tom Lane at TLane@MagellanHealth.com or view the webinar flyer.
Understanding the Effects of Trauma webinar
Magellan Health Services and ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership present Understanding the Effects of Trauma, a webinar featuring Joan Gillece, Ph.D., Director, National Center for Trauma-Informed Care. The webinar will take place Thursday, June 24, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dr. Gillece, who has national experience in working with diverse service agencies on developing systems of care that are trauma-informed, will discuss:
- The prevalence of trauma in the lives of children and adults living with behavioral health issues.
- How trauma affects people developmentally, psychologically and physiologically.
- Strategies to reduce the likelihood of re-traumatization.
Adult mental health providers, consumer, parent and family-run organizations, mental health inpatient staff, children's mental health providers, mental health policy makers, and school-based mental health professionals are encouraged to attend the webinar. Continuing education credit hours will be available for attendees. Please click here to learn more about the webinar and to RSVP.
Magellan of Arizona's Ombudsman Office forum
Magellan of Arizona's Ombudsman Office is inviting behavioral health service recipients, family members, friends, advocates, providers and other concerned community members to come together and plan how to provide personal and compassionate assistance to non-Titled XIX (19) service recipients impacted by the upcoming behavioral health budget cuts and to help them stay connected and focused on their recovery. The meeting will take place Monday, May 17, from 3 to 5 p.m., in the Cottonwood Conference Room, Magellan of Arizona's Administrative Office located at 4129 E. Van Buren, Phoenix. Please RSVP to Mary Robson, ombudsman for Magellan of Arizona at MCRobson@MagellanHealth.com or leave a message at (602) 797-8368. Spanish interpretation services available if reserved in advance. For more information, please view the flyer available in English and Spanish.
Peer-run agency forums
Magellan will host a series of forums held at three peer-run organizations across the Valley to discuss how the budget cuts will impact Maricopa County's behavioral health system. Recipients, famility members and other community stakeholders are welcome to attend to hear a short presentation and then ask questions or share concerns. Please see below for dates and times:
| Date | Time | Organization | Address |
| May 10 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | STAR Central | 2114 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85006 |
| May 11 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | CHEEERS | 1950 W. Heatherbrae Dr., Ste. 5 Phoenix, AZ 85015 |
| May 12 | 10 - 11 a.m. | North Phoenix Visions of Hope | 601 W. Hatcher Phoenix, AZ 85021 |
Community Resource Fairs
In May and June, Magellan will host five community resource fairs in Maricopa County for impacted recipients and their families. Magellan's goal is to help connect impacted recipients to resources that are important to their well-being. The fairs will be in areas of the County where the highest concentration of impacted individuals live-the goal is to connect people to resources close to where they live and work. For more information, please view the English and Spanish flyers. Please see below for fair dates and times:
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Tues., May 25 |
ABIL |
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Thurs., May 27 |
Glendale Community Center |
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Tues., June 1 |
Mesa Convention Center |
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Weds., June 9 |
Phoenix Elks Lodge |
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Thurs., June 10 |
South Mountain Community Center |
Clinical Advisory Council Meetings
Throughout the month of April leadership from Magellan of Arizona, the Division of Behavioral Health Services, and the provider network organizations (Southwest Network, CHOICES, People of Color Network and Partner in Recovery) will visit the Clinical Advisory Council Meetings to discuss how the budget cuts impact Arizona's behavioral health system. Click here to view the April 2010 Clinic Advisory Council Meeting schedule. If you are unable to attend your clinic's scheduled meeting, please feel free to attend another meeting in which the time and location are more convenient for you. Please visit www.MagellanofAZ.com/directory to access a clinic directory for specific location and contact information, including addresses and phone numbers.
Magellan of Arizona's Shared Governance Board to Address Arizona's Behavioral Health Budget Cuts
Please join Magellan Health Services of Arizona's Shared Governance Board at their monthly community meeting set for Wednesday, April 21, 2010, to learn about Magellan's plans surrounding Arizona's behavioral health system. The Governance Board will address how the State's recent budget cuts, effective July 1, 2010, will impact non-Title XIX (19) services for Adults and Children and Magellan's plans to help in this transition process. Service recipients, family members and community stakeholders are encouraged to attend the board meeting set for this Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Cottonwood Conference Room located on the first floor of Magellan of Arizona's Administrative Office (4129 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, Ariz.). For more information about the Governance Board, please visit www.MagellanofAZ.com/GovBoard.
If you have any questions about your services, please call Magellan at (800) 564-5465, TTY (800) 424-9831. If you are in crisis, call the Maricopa Crisis Line at (800) 631-1314, TTY (800) 327-9254. For emergencies, please always dial 911.
This page last updated: Wednesday, January 05, 2011.