Monthly Archives: October 2018

Open Dialogue – Nov 7, 2018

The Open Dialogue Method: A More Effective Approach to Mental Health Crisis

Presented by Alita Markus

  • What is Open Dialogue?
  • How is it very different than standard practice in the US?
  • What is the research from N. Finland, the UK, Italy, Holland, and Belgium?
  • Why this former crisis worker loves Open Dialogue!

Open Dialogue Training Is Coming to the Pacific NW in 2019!

Alita Markus

Alita Markus

Alita Markus comes to speak to us from Tacoma WA, after finishing intensive teacher training in Finland.

Alita has fourteen years experience working in emergency psychiatry, and generally in mental health services since 1992. She currently practices psychotherapy in Washington. Her passion is working from a community-based, non-expert, need-adapted Open Dialogue perspective.

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 7-9 PM
New Location!
Montavilla United Methodist Church
232 SE 80th Avenue, Portland, OR 97215
Click here for map

FREE! (Donations Welcome $0 – $20 suggested)
For questions, contact RethinkingPsychiatry@gmail.com or message us on our Facebook Page.

Click here to download flyer.

Update! Watch the YouTube Video of this event: