Stay
tuned for an exciting week of bringing awareness to mental wellness! Mental Wellness Week with New
View Society will be taking place May 1st to the 5th. We are
putting together a week of opportunities to engage the community as we Reflect, Reveal and Renew our commitment
to Mental Wellness.
Psychosocial
Rehabilitation BC Conference 2011
Making PSR happen in community
Thursday February 17th, 2011 9:00am - 4:00pm Douglas
College
all the
details
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE
WORKPLACEDoes your Management Team and
H/R Staff have thetools to
recognize and deal with employees who havea mental health challenge?
Are mental health issues reducing productivity,increasing
stress and affecting your bottom line?
Is your organization meeting its fiduciary and
legalresponsibilities to provide a psychologically safe
workenvironment for employees?
On October
28th the
New View Society held their 2010 Vocational Recognition Awards
in partnership with Fraser Health to appreciate community employers, volunteer hosts and individual
members at Leigh Square in Port Coquitlam. This event highlighted the work of the employers and
community partners in working with clients with mental health and in recovery in meeting
their vocational and employment goals.....Folllow the link to read the full
story.
Employment and volunteer experience plays a
keyrole in helping clients gain independence and
reintegrate back in society, as part of recovery from mental
health issues...
December 3,
2010
New View Employment Services Update
New View Society Employment services, in partnership with the Fraser Health
Authority Cottonwood, Connelly and Cypress Lodges hosted a very successful community employer
and volunteer host recognition event on October 28, 2010.
The 2010 Vocational Recognition and Awards evening provided an
opportunity to thank and appreciate local employers and volunteer hosts for their part in helping
people living with mental illness work in and contribute to the community.
A total of 6 area employers and 10 area volunteer hosts attended and
were presented with plaques of excellence. Guest speakers included Judith Macrae Fraser Health
Authority Tertiary Lodge Manager and Ted Kuntz New View Board Co-Chair and local therapist. Local
dignitaries including Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, Coquitlam councillor Barry Lynch and Port
Moody councillor Bob Elliot were also in attendance to share their thoughts and take part in the
celebration.
Certificates of achievement and success were provided to several
Lodge and New View members also in attendance. The event, due to cuts in funding and limited
location options has been absent for a couple of years but now the tradition continues with
employers, community hosts, NVS and lodge members being recognized for their contributions and
achievements in vocational excellence by the New View Society employment
program.
October 05, 2010 11:00
AM
Employment counsellors make it easy to hire people with mental health
challenges
“Work gives people self-esteem, a sense of structure and a meaningful purpose,” according
to Angela Williams, a vocational counsellor with Fraser Health’s Tri-Cities Mental Health
Centre.
Donna Bonertz, an employment specialist with the New View Society agrees, “Work gives confidence
and self-worth, you can see it enhance someone and they lose the neediness and dependence that can
cripple someone for a lifetime.” Read Full
article
A new species of bird has been sighted in the
Tri-Cities but ornithologists who’ve been scratching their heads over the flocking of large numbers
of multicoloured flamingos need scratch no more.
The colourful creatures have not blown in on the
current of some tropical wind but were placed on prominent Tri-City properties to launch a
fundraising campaign for New View Society and raise awareness about Mental Health Week Oct. 3 to
9..... Read Full
article
On October 7th to October 8th, New View Society will be promoting the "Flamingo
Flocking Campaign" in support of Mental Health Awareness week. Expect to see
flamingos just hanging around some Coquitlam Centre trees, reminding us of this
delicate but very important issue that affects so many.
Help support the goal to end
the stigma associated with mental illness, and ensure better understanding and
access to diagnosis and treatment.
For more information on
the New View Society and details about Mental Health Awareness Week, please visit
the Community Kiosk located on the lower level mall on October 7th and
8th.
MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS WEEK: OCTOBER 3rd to OCTOBER 9th
Mental Health Awareness Week - October 3 -
9th.
Flamingo Flocking Website Announcement:
“New View
Society” launches a fundraiser / raise the profile Campaign
during
Mental Health Awareness Week -
October 3 - 9th.
Multi-colored Flamingos will be
seen “flocking” at several placesthroughout the Tri-Cities
area.
Exciting news for the New View
Society Employment Program!!
We
will be linking with Leigh Square Arts Village at the BC
Cultural Day EventSeptember 25th to
participate in a community awareness raising event.A traditional First Nations Button
Blanket will be on site and
community members are invited to sew a button on the garment and learn a little more about the
NVS employment program. A local artist Dawn Brown, the creator of the blanket, will be on site
to provide some information on the cultural history behind the Button Blanket ceremony. So if
you are out and about on SaturdayOct 25, 2010 join
us between2 - 4 pm at the Outlet in Leigh
Square Arts Village in downtown Port
Coquitlam.
As
well as inviting members of the community to join with us in sewing on buttons we are also
expecting members of New
View Society as well as Cottonwood, Connolly & Cypress Lodge residents to join us at the
workshop.
This is
a precursor event to the 2010 New View Society Vocational Recognition Awards which will be held in
late October 2010 to appreciate community employers, volunteer hosts and individual members. New
View is pleased to have the return of these vocational recognition events and hopes to have many
more in the future.View Picture
Gallery
Pub Night
Fundraiser: October
3rd
On Sunday, October 3rd, staff of the Clubhouse organized a Pub night
fundraiser. $2300 was raised for the Building
Fund.
ABig Thank You for
those who attended, sold tickets to friends and family and who donated items for the silent auction
(many did all three).
Thank you to
Clubhouse staff members : Nicole Boivin, Lorraine Parent and Pamela Sebastian for their hard
work; and aSpecial Thank You to Diana Sinclair for spearheading
this event.
Bill C-304 FALL UPDATE
Bill C-304 is up for final debate and vote in October.
September, 2010
BILL SUMMARY : The purpose of this enactment is to
require the Minister responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to consult with the provincial
andterritorial ministers of the Crown responsible
for municipal affairs and housingand with
representatives of municipalities, Aboriginal communities,
non-profitand private sector housing providers and
civil society organizations in order toestablish a
national housing strategy
Over 60 major organizations,
municipalities, societies and chambers of commerce have endorsed Bill C-304 since it was first
tabled in the House of Commons in February 2009
How can I
help?
Canadians Without Poverty and Red Tent Campaign are
holding a DAY OF ACTION on Parliament Hill on October 19th. Please
visitwww.redtents.org for details.
We are still calling
on everyone to contact their MPs to call on them to support Bill C-304. To find out how to
reach your MP, please visit
The New
View Board of Directors is currently accepting applications for volunteers to sit on the Members’
Advisory Committee. This Committee encourages member involvement in our programs and services. We
are looking for 2-3 keen members to be a part of this Committee.
Purpose
of theis Committee: to allow members a forum for discussion of their needs, concerns, ideas, etc.
around New View Society and its programs. The Committee will assist in reviewing current programs
and in generating ideas for new programs and/or changes. The Committee will have a direct link to
the New View Board of Directors through the Chair of the Committee, who is also a member of the
Board.
Committee Member's Role:
•
Regularly attend meetings and arrive on time.
• Be
well briefed and informed about the various items on the agenda and prepared to take the lead
occasionally.
•
Participate as a member of the team.
•
Ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to participate.
•
Represent the committee within the membership and promote the committee
objectives.
•
Maintain confidentiality of discussions and decisions.
• Be
aware and accept that this Committee serves to advise and inform the Board. Final decisions
about any recommendations are determined by quorum consensus of the
Board.
Members
are appointed for a one year+ term. The Committee meets monthly.
If you
are interested in being a part of this Committee please leave your name and contact information
with Lynn G-K., Mental Health Consultant/Case Worker (TCMH 604-777-8425) or via e-mail:
nvsadvisory@live.com or enquire in person to Mark N., Steve G., Dave S, or
Charlene.
A brief
interview for the positions will begin as soon we receive your name
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