Mark your calendar on the 4th Monday of every month as a time to join your DBSA friends and enjoy an evening of education, an opportunity to meet new people and socialize with friends. Funding for the Fourth Monday Mixers are provided by a grant from Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority.
Where: William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Rd. Royal Oak, MI in the Administration Building, Lower Level, Classroom 1. Beaumont is located off of 13 Mile Rd. just west of Woodward Ave. Come into the entrance furthest west of Woodward Ave., the sign says “Staff/Receiving.” For more directions and parking information call Beaumont at 248 551-5000.
When: 7:00pm refreshments will be served. This is a great time to talk to others and meet new people. Please come see your friends from DBSA Metro Detroit, and enjoy our program every month.
All “Fourth Monday Mixers” are open to the public and free. For more information
call Kristen at (248) 821-6993 or Michael at (248) 812-9679.
Monday February 27, 2012 7:00 p.m.
Practical Tips When Seeking Employment; Employment Practices within Customs & Border Protection for Individuals with a Mental Illness
Tisha L. Hammond is a Diversity and Civil Rights Officer in the Detroit Field Office. In June 1997, at the Port of Baltimore, she became a student inspector with the former U.S. Customs Service (presently U.S. Customs and Border Protection). In 1998 she received her BA in Criminal Justice at Coppin State College, graduating magna cum laude. In 2002, she taught at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, GA, and was on the first team to deploy to the Container Security Initiative (CSI) outside of North America (Rotterdam, the Netherlands). She joined the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in September 2009 after a rewarding career in Field Operations. Her commitment to diversity and inclusion programs shaped her desire to pursue a career in Equal Employment Opportunity in Detroit. She currently volunteers at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, American Indian Health and Family Services, Federal Executive Board Diversity Council and is an active member at the Historic Second Baptist Church of Detroit.
Monday March 26, 2012 7:00 p.m.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Techniques for Treating Anxiety Spectrum Disorders
Linda Nosanchuk Sircus, Ph.D. will be speaking on coping with mental illness including cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety. Linda studied at the University of Michigan. She is presently an instructor at Wayne State University. Linda also currently treats individuals, couples and families for depression, anxiety and relationship issues with a special interest in the cognitive behavioral therapy of anxiety disorders including phobias and obsessive compulsive disorder.
