Posts Tagged ‘community engagement’
Recovery in people with bipolar disorder: What does it mean, and what does it matter?
December 19th, 2011 by smcbride
During a December 2011 presentation for the Lionsgate Hospital Foundation CREST.BD team lead, Dr. Erin Michalak, discussed the team’s ‘community-based participatory’ approach to research and described highlights on two studies undertaken by the team focusing on recovery in people with BD.
Creativity in BD
October 5th, 2011 by webadmin
The article, by Movie Monday creater Bruce Saunders and team lead Erin Michalak, provides an introduction to the role of creativity in BD, current research in the field and profiles relevant resources from Kay Redfield and Marja Bergen.
2010 Community Engagement Day
October 5th, 2011 by webadmin
On June 29th, 2010 CREST.BD held its 3rd annual Community Consultation Day, “Through my eyes: The concept of recovery in people with bipolar disorder” which focused upon expanding our understanding of what recovery means to people living with BD and their family members. We are pleased to provide links to the day’s presentations.
CREST.BD Public Engagement Night
October 5th, 2011 by webadmin
On February 23 2011, CREST.BD hosted over 80 people at our BD community engagement evening at UBC Robson Square. The event featured short presentations by team members on topics ranging from mindfulness-based therapy to the use of recovery narratives in BD. We are pleased to provide access to both video and PowerPoint (PDF) versions of the evening’s presentations.
