WINTER 2012 PROGRAMS & SERVICES IN YOUR COMMUNITY
MARK YOUR CALENDAR MINDFULNESSBASED STRESS REDUCTION
their inner resources and natural capacity for greater health and balance, ease, and peace of mind. Over three decades of published research indicate that the majority of people who complete the program report: • An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations. • An increased ability to relax. • Greater energy and enthusiasm for life. • Lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms. • Reductions in pain levels and an enhanced ability to cope with pain that may not go away.
If you want to learn how to take better care of yourself and discover a deeper sense of ease and peace of mind, and if you are willing to actively engage in your own health and wellbeing, we welcome your participation in our eight week Stress Reduction program for people with MS. Since 1979, more than 20,000 people have completed this well-respected program. They have been referred by over 8,000 physicians, by hundreds of other healthcare professionals, and through self-referral. Participants will learn how to draw upon
Thursdays, January 10th - February 28th 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. World Gym 290 De Haro Street, San Francisco This program will be led by Dr. Jennifer Gans. Dr. Gans is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a researcher at UCSF. Her area of specialty is the psychological impact of chronic illness as it relates to a person’s wellbeing and her current research is looking at Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as a treatment for chronic tinnitus. She is an experienced teacher of MBSR and runs groups through UCSF. Pre-registration is required. Please call 1-800-344-4867 for pricing and registration information.
08 BALANCED LIVING – FREE WELLNESS COACHING GROUP Six Wednesdays beginning March 13th 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. National MS Society 1700 Owens Street, 2nd Fl. Conference Room San Francisco, CA 94158 This six week group will support development of adaptive living skills and help you find a balance between activity, responsibility and rest. Creativity, spirituality, journal writing, personal resources and cognitive-behavioral methods will be incorporated. This group is open to people living with MS. To inquire about participation, please call Andrew Rose, LCSW, chapter client services manager at 1-800-344-4867, option 2, ext. 73004.
NEWLY DIAGNOSED ORIENTATION February 6th, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. National MS Society 1700 Owens Street, Ste. 190 San Francisco, CA 94158 Are you newly diagnosed with MS? A diagnosis of MS can create many unexpected emotions that leave you with a strong need to understand the changes you may be facing. This informative program will address the most common concerns for people who are newly diagnosed, as well as family and friends who want to learn more. Join National MS Society staff and a Multiple Sclerosis Certified
PROGRAMS & SERVICES WINTER 2012 Nurse to discover resources and get answers to some of your MS questions. To pre-register, please call 1-800-344-4867 or visit us at www.nationalMSsociety.org/can.
REGIONAL TELECONFERENCES Join us from the comfort of your own home for these informative conference calls on living with MS. These educational programs are free and made available through chapters in the West Region of the National MS Society. To register for these teleconferences, please call 1-800-344-4867 and press 1.
“Complementary and Alternative Medicine and MS” Februrary 7th, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. In the US today approximately 75% of people with MS use one form or another of Ccomplementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), generally in combination with their prescribed MS treatments. Dr. Allen Bowling will discuss some of the options and lifestyle choices to consider when looking at CAM.
“Important Decisions about Employment Benefits when Living with MS” April 4th, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Join us for an informative discussion on the impact of employment on public and private benefit systems. Joe Entwisle, MS, CLCP, is a Senior Policy Analyst for the National Consortium for Health Systems Development and provides training and consultation across
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REGISTER AT NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG/CAN | 1-800-344-4867 the country on issues related to employment for people with disabilities.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY • Water Therapy Program: Tuesdays and
Thursdays beginning January 16th
• Town Hall Meeting: January 5th • Newly Diagnosed Orientation: February
NORTH BAY AREA • Tasting Sonoma: March 19th • Lagunitas Brews and Blues Against MS:
April 9th
• Managing Fatigue in MS: February 9th • Fighting MS Step by Step: January 12th • Santa Rosa: Relationship Matters -
8-Hours to a Lifetime of Relationship Satisfaction February 2nd and 3rd
• Newly Diagnosed Orientation: February
6th
5th
• CogniFitness - Keeping the Mind Moving:
March 13, 20 & 27
GREATER SACRAMENTO • Free from Falls: TBD • MS Awareness Night at the Kings: March
8th
• Newly Diagnosed Orientation- Greater
Sacramento: February 7th
• Adaptive Strategies for Memory and
Cognitive Challenges in MS: January 8th
• Options and Managing MS Treatment:
February 4th
SOUTH BAY AREA • Newly Diagnosed Orientation- Santa
Clara: February 4th
• Living Well with MS: Moving Forward
after an MS Diagnosis: March 22nd
• Social Activity- Monterey: February TBD
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2013 REGIONAL TELECONFERENCES June 6, 2013 “Sleep Management” August 1, 2013 “Intimacy and Family Planning” Registration coming soon…
10 SELF-HELP GROUPS ALAMEDA COUNTY • Alameda Sharon: 510-521-6260 Ray: 510-522-5210 • Berkeley: Lunch Group (periodically) Toni: 510-653-4534 • Central Berkeley Audrey: 510-287-6543 • East Bay: Lesbians Nora: 510-313-3862 • Fremont Kim: 510-793-0765 • Oakland Katrina 510-523-1891 • Oakland: African Americans Karen: 510-757-3290 • Oakland: Latinos Elsa: 510-777-1414
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY • Brentwood: MS for Lunch Bunch Kathy: 925-286-7674 Julie: 925-513-4686 • Mt. Diablo (Concord) Cindy: 925-677-0737 Jan: 925-372-0859 • El Cerrito Elizabeth: 510-549-2154
MS CONNECTION: WINTER 2012 MARIN COUNTY • Corte Madera Vicki: 415-892-7370 Anita: 415-892-5548
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY • San Francisco: Young at Heart Group George: 415-724-0064 Ann: 415-573-8949
SAN MATEO COUNTY • Foster City Eli: 650-377-1970 • San Mateo George: 650-593-5154