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Category: Behavioral Health
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Behavioral Health
Conferences
Behavioral Health Series 2023 | Full series
FORMAT: Online Webinar Series
DATE: January 13 – May 12, 2023
To register for just the single sessions:

Description

Healthcare professionals in all settings work regularly with patients living with mental health conditions. There is an unmet need for relevant training in behavioral health skills, at a time when these skills are more vital than ever. In these interactive live webinars, experts in behavioral health provide training in de-escalation, suicide prevention, ethical and cultural considerations in mental health, and other skills for use in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Testimonials

I was impressed with the variety of speakers and experience and I think it was well-oriented and matched my own personal goals for improvement in my practice as a Public Health Nurse.” 

The speakers you all selected were SO excellent. The topics that were discussed are so relevant to us more than ever. Money well spent! I have enjoyed this session.” 

Select Your Sessions

This will be a 3-part series of live webinars, which will be 4-5 hours apiece. Join us for each session at $179, or all 3 sessions for $499!

These Behavioral Health Webinars are designed for healthcare workers in all settings who want to increase their skills in de-escalation, creating a safe environment, managing and recognizing common psychiatric diagnoses, and much more! The first live webinar will take place on Friday, January 13th, and will continue every other month after that. Participants can sign up for any number of webinars to attend live, or register later to view recordings of each part of the series. These live webinars are designed to be interactive, integrating brief discussions, skills practice, and role-playing.

Target Audience

Nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who work in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings, with or without a specialty in behavioral health.

Program Schedule

Session 1 | January 13, 2023

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 am Welcome and Overview
8:15 am Youth Suicide Prevention & Collaboration Across Systems Megan Reibel, MEd
9:25 am Trauma Informed Workplaces: How We Support Each Other TJ LaRocque
10:35 am Supporting Transgender Patients Connor Wesley, BSN, RN
11:45 am Caring for the Difficult Patient: A Debrief on Moral Distress and Moral Outrage Hannah Johanson, BSN, RN, CCRN, HEC-C
12:45 pm Adjourn

Session 2 | March 10, 2023

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 am Welcome and Overview
8:15 am The Management of Psychiatric Patients on a Single-Bed Certification Karina Uldall, MD, MPH
9:25 am Workplace Violence Prevention Through Relationship-Based Care Tricia Webb, MSN, RN, CNL
10:35 am The Role of Identity and Culture in Resilience Megan Kennedy, MA, LMHC
11:45 am Connecting the Dots: Reproductive Justice and Mental Health Monica McLemore, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN
12:45 pm Adjourn

Session 3 | May 12, 2023

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 am Welcome and Overview
8:15 am Tools for Working with Individuals with Neurodiversity Lindsey Miller, MS, PMHNP & Sage Davis
9:25 am Medications for OUD in Pregnancy and Postpartum Vania Rudolf, MD, MPH
10:35 am Now What? Exploring the Mental Health and Work Environment of Nurses Now and in the Future Marie Cockerham, MN, RN, e-CPR-C
11:45 am Mental Health of Women and Children Edwyna Ho
12:45 pm Adjourn
12.75 Contact Hours
Preview Course
Behavioral Health
Conferences
Behavioral Health Series 2023 | Session 1
FORMAT: Online Webinar Series
DATE: January 13, 2023
To register or go to the other sessions:

Description

Healthcare professionals in all settings work regularly with patients living with mental health conditions. There is an unmet need for relevant training in behavioral health skills, at a time when these skills are more vital than ever. In these interactive live webinars, experts in behavioral health provide training in de-escalation, suicide prevention, ethical and cultural considerations in mental health, and other skills for use in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Select Your Sessions

This will be a 3-part series of live webinars, which will be 4-5 hours apiece. Join us for each session at $179, or all 3 sessions for $499!

These Behavioral Health Webinars are designed for healthcare workers in all settings who want to increase their skills in de-escalation, creating a safe environment, managing and recognizing common psychiatric diagnoses, and much more! The first live webinar will take place on Friday, January 13th, and will continue every other month after that. Participants can sign up for any number of webinars to attend live, or register later to view recordings of each part of the series. These live webinars are designed to be interactive, integrating brief discussions, skills practice, and role-playing.

Target Audience

Nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who work in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings, with or without a specialty in behavioral health.

Learning Objectives

  1. 1. Explain the public health issue of suicide and why people, including youth, may consider suicide
    2. Able to identify ways in which healthcare workers can support each other
    3. Able to identify evidence-based practices when caring for transgender people
    4. How to find compassion when caring for difficult patients 

Program Schedule

Session 1 | January 13, 2023

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 am Welcome and Overview
8:15 am  Youth Suicide Prevention & Collaboration Across Systems Megan Reibel, MEd
9:25 am Trauma Informed Workplaces: How We Support Each Other TJ LaRocque
10:35 am Supporting Transgender Patients Connor Wesley, BSN, RN
11:45 am Caring for the Difficult Patient: A Debrief on Moral Distress and Moral Outrage Hannah Johanson, BSN, RN, CCRN, HEC-C
12:45 pm Adjourn

 

4.25 Contact Hours
Preview Course
Behavioral Health
Conferences
Behavioral Health Series 2023 | Session 2
FORMAT: Online Webinar Series
DATE: March 10, 2023
To register for the other sessions:

Description

Healthcare professionals in all settings work regularly with patients living with mental health conditions. There is an unmet need for relevant training in behavioral health skills, at a time when these skills are more vital than ever. In these interactive live webinars, experts in behavioral health provide training in de-escalation, suicide prevention, ethical and cultural considerations in mental health, and other skills for use in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Session 2

This is the second session of a 3-session Course.

These Behavioral Health Webinars are designed for healthcare workers in all settings who want to increase their skills in de-escalation, creating a safe environment, managing and recognizing common psychiatric diagnoses, and much more! This 2nd live webinar will take place on Friday, March 10th, and the last session of the series will be on May 12th.
Participants can sign up for any number of webinars to attend live, or register later to view recordings of each part of the series. These live webinars are designed to be interactive, integrating brief discussions, skills practice, and role-playing.

Target Audience

Nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who work in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings, with or without a specialty in behavioral health.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the impact of workplace violence (WPV). 
    2. Discuss the Paradigms of Reproductive Justice and Mental Health.   
    3. Discuss ways to work with psychiatric patients on involuntary holds. 
    4. Evaluate the concept on gender identity and culture affecting resilience. 

Program Schedule

Session 2 | March 10, 2023

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 am Welcome and Overview
8:15 am The Management of Psychiatric Patients on a Single-Bed Certification Karina Uldall, MD, MPH
9:25 am Workplace Violence Prevention Through Relationship-based Care Tricia Webb, MSN, RN, CNL
10:35 am The Role of Identity and Culture in Resilience Megan Kennedy, MA, LMHC
11:45 am Reproductive Justice Monica McLemore, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN
12:45 pm Adjourn

 

4.25 Contact Hours
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Behavioral Health
Conferences
Behavioral Health Series 2023 | Session 3
FORMAT: Online Webinar Series
DATE: May 12, 2023
To register or go to the other sessions:

Description

Healthcare professionals in all settings work regularly with patients living with mental health conditions. There is an unmet need for relevant training in behavioral health skills, at a time when these skills are more vital than ever. In these interactive live webinars, experts in behavioral health provide training in de-escalation, suicide prevention, ethical and cultural considerations in mental health, and other skills for use in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Select Your Sessions

This will be a 3-part series of live webinars, which will be 4-5 hours apiece. Join us for each session at $179, or all 3 sessions for $499!

These Behavioral Health Webinars are designed for healthcare workers in all settings who want to increase their skills in de-escalation, creating a safe environment, managing and recognizing common psychiatric diagnoses, and much more! The first live webinar will take place on Friday, January 13th, and will continue every other month after that. Participants can sign up for any number of webinars to attend live, or register later to view recordings of each part of the series. These live webinars are designed to be interactive, integrating brief discussions, skills practice, and role-playing.

Objectives

  1. Define the Autism Spectrum and Neurodiversity.
  2. Identify the available medications for treating OUD during pregnancy and postpartum periods
  3. Recognize the prevalence and impact of mental health issues among health care workers 

Target Audience

Nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who work in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings, with or without a specialty in behavioral health.

Program Schedule

TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 am Welcome and Overview
8:15 am Tools for Working with Individuals with Neurodiversity Lindsey Miller, MS, PMHNP & Sage Davis
9:25 am Medications for OUD in Pregnancy and Postpartum Vania Rudolf, MD, MPH
10:35 am Now WhatExploring the Mental Health and Work Environment of Nurses Now and in the Future Marie Cockerham, MN, RN, e-CPR-C
11:45 am Mental Health of Women and Children Edwyna Ho
12:45 pm Adjourn
4.25 Contact Hours
Preview Course
Behavioral Health
webinar
Behavioral Health Series 2024 | All Sessions

FORMAT: Online Webinar
DATE: May 30 & May 31, 2024

This will be a 2-part mini-series ($299), 4 hours each session.

To register for a single session ($179) click the option of your choice below for session 1 or 2:

Course Description 

Do you feel ill-equipped to handle the realities of long-term patient cases? Eager to develop confidence in leading a behavioral health group therapy? Unsure how to fully support LGBTQ and adolescent behavioral health needs? What cultural considerations need to be included when caring for native American health? Do you feel confident advocating for your mental health at work? The seminar hopes to discuss professional practice gaps and increase knowledge of behavioral health practice to improve patient safety and patient outcomes.


What have past participants thought?

“I was impressed with the variety of speakers and experience and I think it was well-oriented and matched my own goals for improvement in my practice as a Public Health Nurse.” 

The speakers you all selected were SO excellent. The topics that were discussed are so relevant to us more than ever. Money well spent! I have enjoyed this session.” 


Target Audience

All registered nurses, graduate nurses, and mental health workers and other healthcare professionals working in a behavioral healthcare setting.

Learning Outcomes 

After this course participants will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an increase in knowledge in current behavioral health practices.
  2. Apply evidence-based behavioral health practices to improve safe patient care and quality outcomes.

Program Schedule

Behavioral Health Series 2024 | Session 1

ZOOM – May 30th, 2024 
Time  Topics  Speaker(s)  
8:00 – 9:00 AM Cultural Consideration in Working with Native Americans   Danica Love Brown, MSW, PhD 
9:10 - 10:10 AM Complicated Discharges Associated with Challenging Behavioral Health Issues  Alysha Thompson, PhD 

Kashi Arora, MPH  

10:20 – 11:20 AM Language and Stigma in Mental Health Rhiann McDonald, BSN, RN, PMH-BC  
11:30 – 12:30 PM Integrated Behavioral Health Programs in Pediatric Primary Care Sophie King, MHA, Laura Morano, RN, BSN, PHN
4 CE    

The schedule may change.

ZOOM – May 31st, 2024 
Time  Topics  Speaker(s)  
8:00 – 9:00 AM LBGTQ and Mental Health Challenges Update  Kate Bautch, MA, EdD
9:10 – 10:10 AM Initiation of Medication-Assisted Therapy in the ER (Rx) Bridget O'Connor, DNP, RN 

 

10: 20 – 11:20 AM  Challenging Behaviors in Patients with Intellectual Disability: A Special Look through the Lens of Prader Willi Syndrome  Julia Mitzel, ARNP 

 

11: 30 – 12:30 PM How to Lead a Behavioral Health Group Therapy   Koriann B Cox, PhD  
4 CE      
8 Contact Hours
1 Pharmacology Hours
Preview Course
Behavioral Health
webinar
Behavioral Health Series 2024 | Session 2

FORMAT: Online Webinar
DATE: Session 2, May 31, 2024 

This will be a 2-part mini-series, 4 hours each session.

To register for the All Sessions or Session 1, click the option of your choice below:

Course Description 

Do you feel ill-equipped to handle the realities of long-term patient cases? Eager to develop confidence in leading a behavioral health group therapy? Unsure how to fully support LGBTQ and adolescent behavioral health needs? What cultural considerations need to be included when caring for native American health? Do you feel confident advocating for your mental health at work? The seminar hopes to discuss professional practice gaps and increase knowledge of behavioral health practice to improve patient safety and patient outcomes.

Target Audience

All registered nurses, graduate nurses, and mental health workers and other healthcare professionals working in a behavioral healthcare setting.

Learning Outcomes 

At the end of the course, participants will have increased knowledge and skills to: 

  1. Demonstrate an increase in knowledge in current behavioral health practices.
  2. Apply evidence-based behavioral health practices to improve safe patient care and quality outcomes.

Program Schedule

ZOOM – May 31st, 2024 
Time  Topics  Speaker(s)  
8:00 – 9:00 AM LBGTQ and Mental Health Challenges Update  Kate Bautch, MA, EdD
9:10 – 10:10 AM Initiation of Medication-Assisted Therapy in the ER (Rx) Bridget O'Connor, DNP, RN 

 

10: 20 – 11:20 AM  Challenging Behaviors in Patients with Intellectual Disability: A Special Look through the Lens of Prader Willi Syndrome  Julia Mitzel, ARNP 

 

11: 30 – 12:30 PM How to Lead a Behavioral Health Group Therapy   Koriann B Cox, PhD  
4 CE      
4 Contact Hours
Preview Course
Behavioral Health
Conferences
Behavioral Health Series 2024 | Sessions 1

FORMAT: Online Webinar
DATE: Session 1, May 30, 2024 

This will be a 2-part mini-series, 4 hours each session.

To register for All Sessions or Session 2 click the option of your choice below:

Course Description 

Do you feel ill-equipped to handle the realities of long-term patient cases? Eager to develop confidence in leading a behavioral health group therapy? Unsure how to fully support LGBTQ and adolescent behavioral health needs? What cultural considerations need to be included when caring for native American health? Do you feel confident advocating for your mental health at work? The seminar hopes to discuss professional practice gaps and increase knowledge of behavioral health practice to improve patient safety and patient outcomes.

Target Audience

All registered nurses, graduate nurses, mental health workers, and other healthcare professionals working in a behavioral healthcare setting.

Learning Outcomes 

  1. Demonstrate an increase in knowledge in current behavioral health practices.
  2. Apply evidence-based behavioral health practices to improve safe patient care and quality outcomes.

Program Schedule

Behavioral Health Series 2024 | Session 1

ZOOM – May 30th, 2024 
Time  Topics  Speaker(s)  
8:00 – 9:00 AM Cultural Consideration in Working with Native Americans   Danica Love Brown, MSW, PhD 
9:10 - 10:10 AM Complicated Discharges Associated with Challenging Behavioral Health Issues  Alysha Thompson, PhD 

Kashi Arora, MPH  

10:20 – 11:20 AM Language and Stigma in Mental Health Rhiann McDonald, BSN, RN, PMH-BC  
11:30 – 12:30 PM Integrated Behavioral Health Programs in Pediatric Primary Care Sophie King, MHA, Laura Morano, RN, BSN, PHN
4 CE    

The schedule may change.

4 Contact Hours