This workshop will provide an overview of School- Related Anxiety and School Refusal and introduce participants to play therapy techniques that are effective in assessing for and addressing this complex and increasingly common issue. Register here: TeleMental Health Training - Play Therapy for School-Related Anxiety, School Phobia, and School Refusal, Live Online Webinar, 8/20/21, 1-4:30pm EST

Interactive webinar with Alexandra Katehakis, PhD, MFT, CST-S, CSAT-S on the theme of [RAGE] from her award-winning daily meditation book “Mirror of Intimacy” Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Every day, our brains bring together information from our bodies and environments to control our eating behavior. In turn, eating, or not eating, influences our brains' self-control circuitry. Extremes in the control of eating behavior, as well as other non-food-related behaviors, characterize individuals with bulimia nervosa. Dr. Berner will discuss how self-control goes awry in bulimia nervosa; describe how these disturbances could promote symptoms like binge eating, purging, and dietary restriction; and review how disruptions in self-control circuitry may help us predict clinical outcome and develop new treatments. Register here: Registration (gotowebinar.com)

Presented by Kristi Pruiksma, PhD, the purpose of this course is to provide mental health professionals who provide care to veterans and their families with tips for starting Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) sessions. Providers will learn the structure and goals of CPT sessions and how to prepare for them. Additionally, this course will teach providers techniques for increasing patients’ homework compliance and how to manage crises.

• Learning Objectives •

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify considerations for when to stick to the protocol or when to adjust the session content.
2. Implement techniques for increasing patient compliance for practice assignments.
3. Identify patient crises and manage crises through sessions on protocol or off-protocol.

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People with mental health, and substance use challenges are overrepresented in criminal justice system and law enforcement settings, and approximately 40% of incarcerated individuals have at least one chronic health condition, such as diabetes or hypertension. Partnerships between law enforcement agencies and integrated health care organizations help to reduce these health disparities and improve access to whole person care among individuals involved in the justice system. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Presented by Vanessa Jacoby, PhD, the purpose of this course is to educate mental health professionals, including family members, in evidence-based treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The course will discuss best practices for conducting a family session with a significant other and/or children. The course will also discuss how to utilize family involvement to increase treatment engagement and overall outcomes.

• Learning Objectives •

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify goals of conducting a family session.
2. Implement psychoeducation about PTSD and PTSD Treatment with family members to support the individual‚ and engagement in evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
3. Apply best practices to facilitate talking with children about trauma and PTSD.
4. Evaluate, identify, and implement family-level goals throughout individual treatment for PTSD.
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Join us to learn from The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (2021 Awards of Excellence, Innovation at Work winner) on how organizations can continue a path of innovative excellence. Learn how the Harris Center used technology to enable greater extension and reach of mental health collaboration with law enforcement, increasing the safety of consumers and first responders while decreasing and preventing unnecessary transports to hospitals and jails. Join the discussion to get an understanding of lessons learned continuing on a path of innovation and how organizations can continue to find innovative solutions to unique challenges. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Among individuals with psychotic disorders, cognitive impairment is among the strongest determinants of the ability to function in the community. Dr. McCleery will review the major areas of research in this area, including efforts to better understand the prevalence of cognitive problems, aspects of cognition that are impacted by psychotic illness, and the developmental course of cognitive impairment. Treatment approaches that aim to improve cognitive performance also will be discussed. Register here: Registration (gotowebinar.com)

There is broad recognition that behavioral health crises have reached epidemic proportion, with drug overdoses and suicides having overtaken traffic accidents as the two leading causes of death among young Americans ages 25-44. The COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the dramatic need for behavioral health services, including crisis services. Yet very few communities in the United States have a behavioral health crisis system that would be considered excellent, let alone ideal. However, important changes are underway to transform the system to better meet the needs of people in crisis. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

This session is part of NAHEWD's national webinar series Bridging HIV, HCV, and SUD: Innovations in the Field. The series will highlight various innovative models and approaches to treating substance use disorder (SUD) in people at risk for and living with HIV.

The learning objectives of this session are:

Describe recent epidemiologic trends in HIV incidence among persons who inject drugs, including disparities based on gender and ancestry.
Describe 2-3 key components to low-barrier, integrated HIV/SUD care.
Identify 2-3 challenges to successful integration, and potential strategies to address these challenges. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

This discussion is designed to promote interactivity through an informal "round table" conversation. Attendees will be given the opportunity to speak directly with the presenter to ask questions and discuss issues. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Bias contributes to health disparities among individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. For these individuals who use tobacco, bias can also influence smoking behavior and hinder associated quit attempts and/or cessation. Join the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control for a workshop designed to build awareness around the impact of bias on clients and staff, as well as deliver strategies to overcome barriers in tobacco cessation treatment.

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Join Dr. Judson Brewer, New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety, and Dr. Mitch Abblett for this FREE one-hour discussion about how anxiety is nothing more than a learned habit—and discover how to build new mindfulness habits that interrupt rumination and worry so you can find greater fulfillment and peace.

Moderated by mindfulness expert and author Dr. Christopher Willard, this discussion will include insight from three of the leading voices in the field, along with practices you can use right away.

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