Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center
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Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center
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Points of entry into the consumer/survivor/expatient movement In Level One CONTAC will introduce a two-day training and train the trainer sessions in the fundamentals of starting, maintaining, and financing basic peer support groups and more. This process will include: utilizing survey instruments and identifying methods of identifying the wants and/or needs of local peer–run organizations, fund raising, identifying community resources, providing detailed outcome reports, an introduction to state-wide networking and 501©(3) status, and organizational skill development. The second component of Level One is to provide a 4 day comprehensive training and train the trainer packages to applicants who have identified potential consumer leaders in their state or region (if in a metro area). The package will consist of consumer trainers, a coordinator, complete overheads for potential trainers, training manuals, and follow-up visits for the applicants first independent Academy. The selection process for scholarships will be objective and will utilize a standard instrument to be reviewed by a delegation of the proposed TA Advisory Council. Web pages will be provided for each group who chooses these options to report and share information, resources and technical experience. Upon expansion into statewide networking, a complete computer system with video conferencing capabilities can be applied for and acquired. It is the intention of CONTAC to provide six full scholarships for level one and six partial (50%) scholarships for six additional states - all based upon the objective application eligibility requirements. Trainers will be consumer representatives, and leadership-training sessions will be contracted through the WV Leadership Academy and/or staff of CONTAC. Peer Support Training exemplifying expanded peer support will also be provided by CONTAC. Included in this training will be basic recovery concepts, literature reviews of recovery, and methods for presentation technique for consumers to use in teaching professionals of local, state and national mental health systems. This will be accomplished via a structured "Recovery Awareness" and prudent advocacy training. In an effort to provide multi-lingual education, as multilingual ethnic minority consumers are identified and agree to assist, the train the trainers component can presented with the aid of a translator. In addition, culturally competent/gender specific needs assessments will be utilized to help CONTAC tailor its technical assistance to the particular needs of ethnic/racial minority groups and female consumers throughout the nation. The TAG for Cultural Competency together with expert consumer providers of the advisory council will help CONTAC reach and serve those who need such particular kinds of assistance. Application for Leaderhip Academy |
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