Cathy Penney - 2016 Mental Health Summit - Sedona, AZ
Channel: joya comeaux
Date: 2016-09-19

2016 Mental Health Summit 
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Cathy Penney: Catherine was diagnosed and treated for schizophrenia over forty years ago and was the subject of the book "Dante's Cure- A Journey Out Of Madness" by Dr. Daniel Dorman, her psychiatrist/therapist for her three years of inpatient hospitalization at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute and for the five years post her discharge. Catherine is a registered nurse who has worked in the mental health field for over 32 years.  She has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings.  Upon retiring from Riverside County Department of Mental Health as an RN case manager in 2009, Catherine was hired by Copper Mountain College in 2010, and continues to work there as a clinical instructor for RN students going though their psychiatric nursing rotation.  She has been an invited speaker at mental health conferences where her main focus has been on recovery, wellness, and the importance of respecting and valuing a person's lived experience.  Recently, Catherine wrote the foreword to Catherine G. Lucas's book "Coping With A Mental Health Crisis- Seven Steps To Healing."