APOS is also pleased to announce an exciting, new partnership with the
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) to offer continuing education
social work contact hours to NASW members for the first three presentations.5350,
info@apos-society.

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In a time of fiscal constraints and increasing health
care access problems, the Department is finding more efficient and
effective ways to provide health care for low-income Coloradoans. For
more information, please visit www. The company is headquartered in
Norfolk, Virginia.

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Cherie Andrews RN and Paul Jacobsen PhD of the Moffitt Cancer Center
present "Cancer Overview: Parts I and II. For more information, please visit
www.

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"We are deeply committed to the rural and urban populations
that we serve in Colorado, and we strive to provide culturally
sensitive services that enrich the lives of each member. Through this contract, the
partnership will manage and provide mental health services to over
140,000 culturally and linguistically diverse people in 43 of the
state's 64 counties.

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" Michael Weitzner MD, Helios Pain +
Psychiatry Center , follows with "Palliative and Supportive Care" and Jennifer
Strickland PharmD addresses "Cancer Pain Management.org. "Their commitment to quality and service improvements
has increased access to care and decreased cost to taxpayers. We are
especially pleased to be re-integrating the Pike's Peak region into
our contract area.

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" Matthew Loscalzo MSW of
the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD lent his expertise as a consulting author on
three of the lectures.
"We look forward to continued collaboration with the State of
Colorado," said Steve Holsenbeck, medical director for Colorado Health
Networks.

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To help meet
this problem, the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) has developed
a free online education program, Cancer 101 for Mental Health Professionals,
to give these professionals insight into the cancer experience: its treatment,
common symptoms and side effects.state.

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For further information on this and other APOS programs, please contact
APOS Headquarters , 2365 Hunters Way, Charlottesville, VA 22911, 434.

Colorado Awards Contract for Mental Health Care to Colorado Health Networks

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This program is jointly sponsored by the University of South Florida and
APOS, with support from the Individual Cancer Assistance Network (ICAN), a
philanthropic program of the Bristol Myers-Squibb Company designed to build
community-based cancer counseling capacity to serve patients and their
families.
During the first year of this program, 500 NASW members will receive these
hours free of charge."
Under the new contract, effective January 1, 2005 Colorado Health
Networks will continue to provide ongoing mental health services to
the State's Medicaid population as well as prevention, education and
outreach initiatives.

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Left untreated, distress can have a serious impact on patients' overall
quality of life and even contribute to raising healthcare costs.293.
"ValueOptions and the CHN partnership have received numerous
awards for their outstanding performance in serving Colorado's
Medicaid members," said Arnold Salazar, executive director of Colorado
Health Networks.chcpf. The Medicaid
contract between CHN and the State of Colorado has achieved notable
success since its inception in 1995.

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NASW is proud to offer this program to its members to
increase awareness of the complexities surrounding the care for patients with
cancer.us

About Colorado Health Networks

Colorado Health Networks is composed of partnerships between
ValueOptions and eight community mental health centers.

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, According to an extensive
Johns Hopkins study, almost half of all cancer patients suffer from symptoms
of distress during their illness significant enough to warrant psychological
care.

If you are looking for resources or information on a specific mental health concern or issue, start there.

Sites submitted to this area must be in English.

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About Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

As the state agency responsible for the administration of the
Medicaid program, Child Health Plan Plus, and the Colorado Indigent
Care program, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing faces
many challenges.

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Each presentation has also been accredited by the University of South
Florida .
Colorado Health Networks, a joint entity between ValueOptions and
eight community mental health centers, has been selected to continue
serving Medicaid members in the Western/Southern Geographic Service
Area, which covers 43 of Colorado's 64 counties and touches more than
140,000 Medicaid lives. Colorado Health Networks has been serving
Colorado since 1995.valueoptions.

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Formal continuing education credits are available for psychologists,
social workers, marriage and family therapists , and mental health counselors.

Therapy, psychotherapy, and counseling services, organizations, and related information are under Counseling Services.

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Health Networks (CHN) announced today that through a competitive
re-bid process, it has been awarded the Colorado Medicaid Community
Mental Health Services Program contract for Southern/Western Colorado
from the State of Colorado's Department of Health Care Policy and
Financing.

About ValueOptions

One of the nation's premier behavioral health care management
organizations, ValueOptions serves nearly 23 million people across the
country through publicly funded and commercial contracts with employee
assistance, mental health and substance abuse, behavioral disability
management and integrated programs.