Lake Parker County Mental Health Services

We are on the road to change - services should empower and emphasize strengths, not control and focus on diagnoses or deficits.

We live in a world that must still profoundly change if it is to be a world free of discrimination. This is a serious social and political challenge.

~ Ed Paquin, DRVT Executive Director

I had never known that there were online programs, free nonetheless, to be used for sending email newsletters and promotions. I had thought I would need to create a newsletter in Microsoft Word or Publisher and then manually send to a client list serve. As this was the “initial” newsletter, I decided to include a short synopsis of the goal of the newsletter and what readers could expect to find there, as well as to once again emphasize our mission and client involvement. I also decided to include summer activities and a list of reminders of summer safety tips (this is something most developmental disability agencies currently mail to home providers and community support staff at the beginning of summer to ensure consumer safety). Being able to use a newsletter format for reminders and upcoming events is really useful, as all important information can be included in one place.

The most difficult part of developing a newsletter, from my perspective, was choosing a format that seemed appropriate to the audience and provided enough space for content. I really struggled on finding something aesthetically pleasing, as well as providing enough space for content. As such, I felt like there was more I would have liked to include in this issue. It seems maybe this would make a weekly newsletter more appropriate, but I would worry about inundating the audience with emails, as I would not want the newsletter to acquire the dreaded “spam” quality. For me, it is also difficult, as my business would provide a nonprofit service so promotions are inapplicable and I feel that emails are really useful for promotions. That is why I chose to focus on free, fun events, as this may also be appealing to readers.

FREE Employment Networking Event

July 1st, 2014

2 PM – 4 PM

River View Conference Room

Lake Parker County Mental Health (LPCMH)

Barton, VT 05822

Learn about working part-time in our community!

Meet with local businesses, employers, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and Supported Employment.

Workshops on creating a resume and filling out job applications.

Answers to these questions and your personal questions:

* How many hours can I work?

* Do I need support? Who can help me?

* How will working affect my SSI?

Contact Kristen to RSVP for this event.

Lake Parker County Mental Health Services (LPCMH) is a private, non-profit, specialized service agency incorporated in 2018 and located in Barton, Vermont. The agency supports twenty-five individuals with developmental disabilities and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in developmental home arrangements, providing supervision and care in a natural family setting. Individual programs are tailored with clinical supports to provide daily opportunities for community integration – opportunities to work, develop independent living skills and to pursue interests and social activities.

LPCMH currently offers the following services: Housing and Home Support, Transportation, Community Support, Respite, Case Management, Supported Employment, Clinical, Crisis, Personal Care and School Contracts.