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Family Connections
At our first meeting we introduced Psynergy owners/backgrounds - their mission and vision for this unique facility. Our plan to meet every other month at Nueva Vista and will have an agenda that is recommended by families and consumers--the persons involved in this group. On alternate months we will meet in Tulare county.
Proposed topics include: Meet the Doctor/Ask the Doctor; Meet the Nurse/Staff - Let's Get Acquainted; Educational Information-Serious Mental Illnesses; Conservatorship - Understanding the Conservator's Role and Your Role; Patient Rights Advocates - their Role; Family Rights Advocates - Their Role; Family Members - Our role; Communication Skills; and Health Care Directives.
To Join Us, please call Jean Edwards at (408) 465-8280 or email her at jedwards@psynergy.org.
Current News
You're Invited to Family Connections On July 13
Join us 5:30 - 7:30 at the Transitional Living Center
We'll be exploring strategies to successfully transition individuals from locked settings back into community life. RSVP 408-456-8280 ext 11
Family Connections May Meeting Set
Join us Saturday May 8
11:30 - 1:30 p.m. at Nueva Vista for:
MEET THE DOCTOR, MEET THE NURSE.
To RSVP, call Jean: 408-465-8287
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and talk with two of the most influential caregivers in your family member’s daily life:
Dr. Jeffrey Buenjemia, Psynergy’s Medical Director, and
Jane Wong, Director of Medication Services
This is your chance to ask questions concerning medications, side effects, and what new medications are coming. Anything you want to know about medications, or have concerns about, please ask. We’ll meet at Nueva Vista for our program, fellowship and a picnic lunch to enjoy the wonderful Central Coast spring weather.
New Skills Group: Balanced Living using DBT
Rachelle Townsend, MFTI will be sharing her DBT training and experience with the residents and staff. Nueva Vista has started a new skills group called Balanced Living that teaches clients the concepts of Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). In these groups, clients will learn Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance Skills.
The View is Changing at Cielo Vista!
This is an exciting plan for Cielo Vista. A team of landscapers and architects were employed to finalize our vision which includes a new entrance
Family Connections
A new "Family Connection" group has been formed to address issues of family members and consumer participants in order to enhance the programs at Psynergy. It is our goal to assure the full involvement of consumers and family members in the programs being conducted in our facilities. Darlene Prettyman, who is volunteering as our family liaison with Tulare county will be helping to form and chair the group along with Executive Team. Darlene is a family member and has been involved with NAMI CA and NAMI National for many years.