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REGIONAL COMMUNITY WORKER PROGRAM (RCW)

REGIONAL COMMUNITY WORKER PROGRAM (RCW). The Canadian Mental Health Association NB Division (CMHA NB Division) has eleven Regional Community Workers provincially.

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REGIONAL COMMUNITY WORKER PROGRAM (RCW)

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  1. REGIONAL COMMUNITY WORKER PROGRAM (RCW) The Canadian Mental Health Association NB Division (CMHA NB Division) has eleven Regional Community Workers provincially. The RCW’s provide presentations, committee representation and special events involvement in numerous communities within the Province of New Brunswick.

  2. OFFERED SERVICES • PRESENTATIONS ON VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS • I’M THUMBODY PROGRAM • SUPPORT GROUPS • COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION • WELLNESS DAY • ASIST (SUICIDE) TRAINING • INFORMATION/ADVOCACY/REFERRAL

  3. PRESENTATION TOPICS • DEPRESSION • SUICIDE • ANGER • BEREAVEMENT • SELF-ESTEEM • COMMUNICATION • CARING FOR AGING PARENTS • ALL PRESENTATIONS ARE SPONSORED AT NO COST BY THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK AND THE CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION – NEW BRUNSWICK DIVISION

  4. I’M THUMBODY PROGRAM • GRADE 3 SELF-ESTEEM PROGRAM • OFFERED BY CMHA TRAINED PARENT VOLUNTEERS • TWO ONE HOUR SESSIONS IN THE CLASSROOM

  5. CHANGING MINDS CHANGING MINDS IS AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-USE MENTAL ILLNESS EDUCATION PROGRAM. IT WAS CREATED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A COMMNITY NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, STIGMA REDUCTION AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS. COST $ 200.00 HST included CONTACT CMHANB@NB.AIBN.COM 455-5231

  6. KIDS HAVE STRESS TOO OUR CHILDREN EXPERIENCE STRESS TOO! FIND OUT HOW TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THEIR STRESS IN HEALTHLY WAYS PROGRAM FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES 5 – 11 THREE TWO HOUR SESSIONS $ 5.00

  7. SUPPORT GROUPS • SOS (SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE) • SELF-ESTEEM • DEPRESSION • ALL RUNNING OF GROUPS IS DEPENDENT ON A MINIMUM NUMBER OF EIGHT REGISTRANTS AND RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX WEEKS

  8. COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION • PROVINCIAL SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMITTEE • PROVINCIAL LINK COMMITTEE • FREDERICTON SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMITTEE • DISTRICT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

  9. MINDSCAPES MINDSCAPES IS AN ANNUAL PROVINCIAL ART EXHIBIT. IT IS A WELL-DESERVED CELEBRATION OF THE ABILITIES AND TALENTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MENTAL ILLNESS ACROSS THE PROVINCE. MINDSCAPES NEW BRUNSWICK CELEBRATES THE HEALING POWER OF ART.

  10. ASIST • TWO DAY APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING COST: $150.00 PER PERSON CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION UPON COMPLETION

  11. INFORMATION • LOOKING FOR MORE INFORAMTION ON A MENTAL HEALTH RELATED TOPIC? • PAMPHLETS • HANDOUTS • RESOURCE BOOKS • www.suicideinformation.cmha.ca

  12. ADVOCACY • HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCESSING SERVICES? • NEED HELP NAVAGATING THE HELPING SYSTEM? • DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START? CMHA WILL HELP YOU FIND THE NEEDED SERVICE, AGENCY OR SEE YOU REFERRED

  13. NEWSLETTER • IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF OUR BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION OR CONTACT OUR PROVINCIAL OFFICE AT 455-5231 OR EMAIL CMHANB@NB.AIBN.COM

  14. DONATIONS • ALL DONATIONS ARE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED AND REMAIN IN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION/INFORMATION • THANK YOU

  15. MEMBERSHIP • INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION – NB DIVISION? • CALL 455-5231 OR EMAIL CMHANB@NB.AIBN.COM

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