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Self-Determination Workshop Series
Webcast
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"Using the Internet to
Promote Self-Determination &
Well-Being"
Held
Tuesday,
Oct. 22, 2002
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The
Internet can be a useful
tool for the promotion
of self-determination
and emotional well-being.
By providing access to
diverse information,
the Net provides new
and enhanced opportunities
for increasing self-determination
for people with psychiatric
disabilities. It links
individuals with online
communities, like-minded
peers, thorough mental
health and health information,
and tools for taking
charge of their own lives.
This webcast will address
current trends and web-based
resources in these areas,
with sessions focusing
particularly on community
activism and employment.
A moderated panel will
conclude the webcast
with personal stories
of self-determination
and a brief discussion
about how one might assess
the reliability of information
found on the Internet. |
Webcast
Presentations |
Resources
(view presentations separately)
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| Introduction:
Judith A. Cook
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| Session
I - NetActivism: Leveling the
Playing Field
Presented by Edward
Schwartz
 The
presenter will discuss
how the Internet is helping
people with limited financial
resources participate
in online communities
that start functioning
as advocacy groups. These
individuals and groups
can then take advantage
of the Web to get information
relevant to their causes,
and use email to put
pressure on elected officials
at every level.
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II: The Electronic Career Stairway:
Steps to Finding the Right Work via
the Internet
Presented by Howard
Dansky
 This
session provides
practical guidance and
information on Internet
sites and software resources
to seek, find, and secure
a job. There are more
than 100 sites that post
job openings and/or offer
job search skills tips
and career advice, and
the presenter explores
the kinds of information
they offer and how to
get at it. Participants
who are seeking work,
as well as practitioners
providing services to
support job seekers,
will learn to identify,
access, and use sites
and tools instrumental
in setting and achieving
work-related goals
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III: Moderated Panel Discussion
Panelists: Sylvia
Caras, Howard
Dansky, Frances
Priester, Ed
Schwartz
Moderator: Judith
A. Cook
Panelists
respond to questions
about how to determine
the validity and reliability
of information provided
on the Internet, and
share personal stories
about how the Internet
has fostered their own
self-determination. |
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the entire webcast (all of the above
sections) with
real-time text captioning
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you have questions or comments about
this webcast, please send an email
to webcast@psych.uic.edu.
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This Webcast
is sponsored by the UIC National Research
& Training Center on Psychiatric
Disability. The Center is supported
by the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research,
USDOE, and the Center
for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA.
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reflect the position, policy, or views of
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