Northwest AHEC invites you to join us for an engaging and practical live webinar:

Making Group Work, Work in Abuse Intervention Programs! Facilitating Change: Group Work Practices in Abuse Intervention Programs 

October 16-17, 2025 9:00 am – 4:30 pm 

LIVE WEBINAR

Are you ready to transform your approach to group facilitation in Abuse Intervention Programs (AIPs)? Join us for a dynamic two-day training designed to equip facilitators with the tools, strategies, and confidence to lead impactful, accountable, and engaging group sessions—no matter what curriculum you use.

Grounded in social work group principles, this training will help you:

• Create safe and structured group environments that promote engagement  
• Apply cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational techniques to support change  
• Navigate resistance and conflict to strengthen group effectiveness 
• Incorporate mentorship and peer learning as tools for accountability  
• Collaborate with community and legal systems to enhance intervention efforts 

Whether you're new to facilitation or looking to sharpen your skills, this training will help you make group work, work.

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16th Annual “One Community in Recovery” Conference Healing Together: Building Stronger Communities

Let’s be clear. The “finish line” in mental health treatment looks different for each and every client that entrusts us with their care. And, we know that when clients reach out for help, they really mean it! So why is it that clients sometimes drop out before they have reached their goals for therapy? We, as counselors, social workers and psychologists working in private practice, know that we have a gift to offer clients. We build rapport, create a gameplan, and then help clients through their journey of change. If you are struggling to retain clients past the first few sessions and are tired of watching them leave just as unfulfilled in the work as you are, then join us for a day long exploration of clinician leadership. You will leave with practice tools to implement immediately as well as a set of new friends and colleagues who are rooting for you in your own “practice of the practice." 

Group counseling is a frequently used counseling format. Counselors need to be familiar with this format as well as the use of EBPs (e.g., motivational interviewing, MI) in a group setting in order to develop group community. This workshop will provide an opportunity for dialogue about the application of EBPs (e.g., MI) into practice.

Clinical psychologist Sebastian Kaplan of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist sits down for this episode of the Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina podcast to discuss teens and family therapy and approaches to counseling parents and teens. What are the expectations teens face these days and what role does technology and social media play in their lives?

Emotions are energy in motion. How we embody them into our current state of being determines our mood, disposition, dopamine and cortisol levels, and much more. If we find ourselves in a state of anxiety, James suggests ways to work out a path through, and closer to peace of mind, calm, confidence, and more.

Group counseling is a highly popular and widely employed format in the field of counseling. It is imperative for counselors to have a solid understanding of this format, along with the utilization of Evidence-Based Practices such as motivational interviewing, specifically in a group setting.

The 2023 Because We Care workshop will ask the questions “Do you remember why you chose healthcare; Do you remember the importance of laughter; and Do you remember what resources are available to you, your patients and their families?” Oftentimes we become so wrapped up in the daily tasks we lose sight of the reason we’re here and struggle to survive. We will discuss how important laughter is, what resources are available and how to support staff and families when loss occurs.