Crisis Counseling FREE Webinar: Techniques and Approaches for Professionals
Oct 30, 2024 4:30:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, Substance Use, behavioral health, social work, psychology, counseling
Understanding Domestic Violence: A Trauma-Responsive Intervention Approach
Sep 17, 2024 1:42:37 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, psychology, intervention
Understanding Different Motives of Domestic Violence Offenders and the Connection to Risk and Lethality: A Trauma-Responsive Approach to Domestic Violence Intervention
Engaging LGBTQ Youth and Families: A Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
Aug 14, 2024 3:10:00 PM / by NW AHEC posted in mental health, psychology, LGBTQ
Live webinar Engaging LGBTQ Youth and Families: How Do You Show You are an Ally?
Unveiling Ethical Psychopharmacology: Examining Transparency, Marketing, and Informed Consent
Apr 16, 2024 8:00:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, Substance Use, behavioral health, social work, psychology, prescriptions, medications
Ethical Psychopharmacology is a look at several different aspects of how psychoactive drugs are evaluated, marketed, and promoted by prescribers by looking at issues of transparency, research data, conflict of interest, funding sources and their interests, and informed consent. I will describe the drug approval process through the FDA, history of the DSM and how the diagnostic process has been influenced by money, big Pharma, and conflict of interest. We will look at some clever marketing messages and the difference between marketing and science.
NWAHEC Awarded NC Medicaid Grant to Support 5 Online Learning Activities
Jan 11, 2024 10:07:00 AM / by Leslie D McDowell, DNP, ANP-BC, RN posted in NCAHEC, behavioral health, social work, psychology, social justice, online learning, integrated care, intervention
The Northwest AHEC Practice Support Team was awarded a grant from NC Medicaid supporting five different online self-paced learning activities.
Join us for Psychopharmacology Update Live Webinar 2/1/2024
Jan 9, 2024 3:00:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in psychology, depression, pharmacy
Newly approved medications are offering hope in the treatment of anxiety and depression. This session will provide an overview of the psychopharmacology of antidepressants and anxiolytic medications, including mechanisms, side effects, and contraindications.
The Boys Are Not Alright - Teen Boys and the Masculinity Crisis
Oct 16, 2023 6:15:00 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in psychology
What is a "real man"? What is a "good guy"? What does our culture want for our teenage boys, and when does a boy become a man? My guest in this episode of Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina and I discuss these questions and more.
Save the Date - 8th Lenoir-Rhyne Symposium on the Future of Healthcare
Nov 30, 2021 8:30:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, social work, psychology
Register Now for Cultural Competence, Ethical Issues in Supervision, and Addressing Cultural Trauma in Treatment
Nov 15, 2021 9:50:50 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, social work, psychology
Join us on January 15, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM for this webinar. This program will be beneficial to psychologists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals.
Involuntary Commitment: Clinical and Legal Issues on September 30th
Aug 23, 2021 9:37:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, social work, psychology, therapy, addiction
Join us for this Live Webinar which will give an overview of involuntary commitment to include the definition of involuntary commitment (IVC), the different types and criteria of commitment, and agency roles and responsibilities in the IVC process.