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PRESENTATIONS AND ARTICLES BY SUSAN INMAN (Follow Susan on Huffington Post)
Presentations
by Susan Inman
Sept.
21, 2012 presentation
on ”Family caregivers for People with Psychotic Illnesses: Typical
Problems and Possible Solutions” at
Simon Fraser University for Dr. Elliot Goldner’s seminar on Mental
Health Systems and Services
July
12, 2012 presentation
with Dr. Richard O’Reilly, “Two Perspectives on What Family
Caregivers of People with Psychotic Disorders Need to Know” St.
Michael’s Hospital – Toronto
June
29, 2012 workshop
presentation with author Randye Kaye: “How Telling Your Story Can
Make Change and Help Create an Impact” national
convention of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Seattle,
Washington
June
16, 2012 presentation,
“From Anguish to Advocacy: Responding to My Daughter’s
Schizoaffective Disorder” at
13th
Collaborative Mental Healthcare Conference sponsored by the Canadian
Psychiatric Association and the College of Family Physicians of
Canada Four
Seasons Hotel - Vancouver
Jan.
25, 2012 presenter,
“Insight into the Mental Health System: what parents of people with
schizophrenia need to know” panel
at St Paul’s Hospital’s Mental Health Education Day Vancouver
April
28, 2012 moderator
for Family Panel at 7th
annual Family Conference Vancouver
General Hospital
Oct.
28, 2011 keynote
speaker, “What Parents of People with Psychotic Disorders Need from
Nurses” annual
conference of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses Sheraton
Centre – Toronto
Oct.
21, 2011 workshop,
“How Counsellors Can Support Students with Psychotic Disorders and
Their Families” annual
conference of the BC School Counsellors Association Coast
Plaza – Vancouver
Sept.
29, 2011 keynote
speaker, “How You Can Support the Parents of People with
Schizophrenia” 19th
Annual Schizophrenia Conference – Edmonton, Alberta - Chateau
Lacombe
Sept.
25, 2011 keynote
speaker, “Parenting Someone with Schizophrenia – Why It’s So
Hard and How We Can Make It Better” BC
Schizophrenia Society AGM, Radisson Hotel – Richmond
May
5, 2011 Keynote
speaker, “Supporting the Families of People with Serious Mental
Illnesses," at Nanaimo
Journey of Hope, The Winding Road
conference sponsored by Vancouver Island Health Authority and BCSS
Nanaimo
August
16, 2011 keynote
speaker, “Supporting Families of People Living with Mental
Illnesses,” an
event sponsored by the BCSS Vernon
July
9, 2011 book
signing event at “Meet the Author” at NAMI convention in Chicago Hilton
April
30, 2011 speaker
on family perspectives for panel on "Responding to
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder - Past, Present, Future" at
6th annual Family Conference at Vancouver General Hospital
April
8, 2011 opening
speaker, "Ten Ways You Can Support the Parents of People with
Schizophrenia" for
the University of British Columbia’s annual Clinical Neurosciences
Conference on Schizophrenia
January
18, 2011 "Supporting Families
of People with Serious Mental Illnesses" sponsored by CMHA - BC,
BCSS – Vancouver/Richmond, and Richmond Public Library
July
8, 2010 featured
speaker, "Empowering Parents: How We Can Help the Parents of
Children with Serious Mental Illnesses" sponsored
by the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario – Ottawa Region at
the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Nov.
25, 2010 featured
speaker at Jewish Book Festival at Jewish Community Centre Vancouver
Oct.
26, 2010 presentation
for Vancouver Police Dept. (with BCSS) July
3, 2010 book
signing at Washington DC conference of National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI)
June
12, 2010 featured
speaker at the BCSS - Victoria Transitions
conference on "How Families Can Help"
May
27, 2010 featured
speaker at Vancouver Public Library
May
1, 2010 speaker
on family experiences for panel “Improving Communication Between
Families and Mental Health Staff” at 5th annual Family Conference
-Vancouver General Hospital
April
28, 2010 featured
speaker for North Shore Schizophrenia Society at Lions Gate Hospital
in North Vancouver
March
6, 2010 Book
Launch and Reading from After
Her Brain Broke, Helping my Daughter Recover Her Sanity at
Vancouver General Hospital's Paetzhold Education Centre
2006
to present numerous
presentations about the experiences of families coping with
mental illnesses for college, undergraduate and graduate
students at Douglas College and the University of British Columbia,
in courses on genetic counselling, school psychology, counselling
psychology, disabilities education, and nursing
2003
to present numerous
presentations for staff education events sponsored by Vancouver
Coastal Mental Health Services
Articles
about Mental Illness by Susan Inman
“Why
Don’t We Support Families Coping with Mental Illnesses” Huffington
Post Canada, Nov. 30, 2012
“Hidden
Lives, Coming Out on Mental Illnesses: Reviewed” blog Huffington
Post Canada, Nov. 6, 2012
“What
I Wish I Knew before My Daughter’s Psychotic Break” featured blog Huffington
Post Canada, Oct. 8, 2012
“Unmask
the Mental Illness Myth” featured blog The
Tyee, Sept. 19, 2012
“Untreated
Psychosis and Violence” featured blog Huffington
Post Canada, August 14, 2012
“How
Much Do Canadians Know about Mental Illness? Not Enough” blog Huffington
Post Canada, July 5, 2012
“The
New Mental Illness Stigma? Offering Support” featured blog Huffington
Post Canada, June 5, 2012
“How
to Learn About Schizophrenia” featured blog Huffington
Post Canada, May 24, 2012
“When
the Mental Health System Doesn’t Work” featured blog Huffington
Post Canada, May 15, 2012
“How
Peer Workers Can Hurt People with Mental Illnesses” blog Huffington
Post Canada, May 2, 2012
“Stop
Blaming Me for My Daughter’s Mental Illness” featured blog Huffington
Post Canada, April 12, 2012
“Suppressing
Schizophrenia – schizophrenia is invisible in Canada's new mental
health strategy” The Tyee, August 29, 2011
“The
Right to Be Sane” The National Post, July 29, 2011
"Mark
Vonnegut's Sane Response to Psychosis" The Tyee, Oct. 6, 2010
"Acknowledging
Serious Mental Illnesses" BC Teacher Newsmagazine, May/June 2010
"Help
Us Help Our Children" The Tyee, Sept. 3, 2010
"Recovery
for Families" On Our Way: Recovery News, Spring 2009
"The
Power of Motherhood" The Province, May 14, 2006
"Screening
Mental Illness" The Tyee, May 11, 2005
"Time
for Hollywood to Ground Freud" The Tyee, Feb. 24, 2005
"Learning
to Be a Different Kind of Parent" VISIONS magazine, CMHA-BC,
Summer 2004
"So,
Where's the Gift" in Facts and Arguments, Globe and Mail, Oct.
9, 2002
Article
about Susan Inman:
“Susan
Inman – Mother, Caregiver, Advocate” feature article by Patricia
Teskey in SZ
Magazine,
Winter, 2011
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