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Recovering Humanity in South Korea: Nothing About Us Without Us
Spreading Recovery to Portugal, N. Ireland and EnglandI was invited to speak at three occasions in Portugal this October. Dr. Jose Ornelas was particularly interested in having me address several members of the Portuguese Mental Health Commission. I also spoke at a national conference on rehabilitation and on my last day gave a workshop on empowerment to their emerging consumer leaders. I was particularly happy to meet their emerging leaders, in their newly forming Empowerment Center. The six leaders were very interested and understand a great deal of what I shared. I was struck again by how universal the issues are. They too had felt hope had been robbed of them. They asked when psychiatrists would learn about recovery. They understood that having a voice meant having power to be taken seriously. (Click for more) Learning from Northern EuropeIn April-May, 2006, I gave a series of talks in Sweden, Netherlands, and Denmark. I talked but I also entered into dialogue with “users” (their name for consumer/survivors), families, and providers. This tour filled me with new understanding, which I want to share with you all. We entered into dialogues of mutuality across cultures and languages. My symbol for this sharing is found in the drawing of two hearts by a user from Denmark:
Life Found in Translation - Magic Moment in Puerto RicoOn February 25, 2006, Dr. Fisher presented a keynote address and two workshops to the staff of Value Options in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CEO Marina Diaz had appreciated his presentation in May, 2005, and wanted to ensure more psychiatrists were in attendance. In the movie “Lost in Translation,” Bill Murray is constantly misunderstanding Japanese culture, and as a result misses a great deal of its meaning. In contrast, Dr. Fisher’s experience in Puerto Rico helped him to find new meaning in translation. He found new meaning in his work and his life through translating the NEC recovery manual, PACE, into Spanish and through the interactions during his presentations. (Click for more) Resonating in JapanIn many ways I feel I learned as much from the Japanese as they learned from me during my 5 days of sharing experiences with consumer/survivors and mental health professionals. During the period from November 17-21, 2005, I found that NEC's message of recovery resonated deeply with the several hundred Japanese people I met with. Across language and culture there are universal aspects of the principles of recovery that ring as true in Japan as they do in the United States.
Consulting to the Mental Health Community in Northern Ireland
The Key Elements of a Rural-Recovery Based Mental Health and Substance Abuse System of CareFrom Dream to Reality: How Consumers are Driving the Recovery Transformation - A PowerPoint presentation from Dan's visit with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHI), December 12th, 2005. |
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