Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) Training

Minnesota Department of Human Services

Mental Health Update

8/26/2016

Illness Management and Recovery Training

Training from the Minnesota Center for Chemical and Mental Health

What is illness management and recovery?

Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a step-by-step program that helps people to:

  • Set meaningful goals for themselves
  • Acquire information and skills to develop a greater sense of mastery over their psychiatric illness
  • Maintain focus on and make progress towards their own personal goals and recovery.

Who is this training for?

  • Supervisors who are interested in learning more about Illness Management and Recovery and how their practitioners can use it to more effectively treat their clients
  • Practitioners who are interested in implementing Illness Management and Recovery
  • New staff at an agency using Illness Management and Recovery.

What is included in this training?

  • Two days, 6 hours training session on basic skills required to implement IMR
  • 12 hours of continuing education credit + 12 additional credits if all TA calls are attended
  • IMR Manual (digital and paper copy) and participant materials
  • Continental breakfast, beverages, and lunch
  • Post training: 12 hours of group consultation via WebEx online meeting to address:
  • Implementation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Technical assistance
  • Case feedback

Thurs, Sept 22 and Fri, Sept 23, 2016

9 am – 4 pm

Lexington Park, 2131 Lexington Ave. N., Roseville, MN 55113

$350 for the two-day training and one year of post-training consultation.

All agencies are encouraged to register three or more staff in order to ensure agency implementation of IMR. This is a limited opportunity and discounted registration fee. Space is limited and on a first-come, first serve basis for registrations paid in full.

For more information and to register: http://z.umn.edu/imrtrainingseptember2016

 


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