Everyone deserves to live their healthiest life. Unmet social needs impact health outcomes more than clinical interventions. The National Academy of Medicine, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the World Health Organization have long advocated that screening for these needs be integrated into clinical settings but barriers exist. This course provides tools, resources and recommendations to support practice teams to screen and facilitate intervening to meet these needs.
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1 Credit Hour and It's FREE - Implementing Screening and Intervening for Unmet Social Needs
Oct 15, 2025 8:30:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Social Determinants of Health, social work
NCPAT Conference on Abuse Intervention Programs Live Webinar Oct 16th
Sep 11, 2025 8:00:00 AM / by NW AHEC posted in social work, counseling
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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Join Us for the 28th Annual “Because We Care” Workshop! 🌟 Empower Families & Heal Together 💖
Mar 18, 2025 8:30:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in social work, patient care, compassion fatigue, burnout
Each year, the Because We Care Workshop provides a meaningful space for healthcare professionals and caregivers to explore the complexities of grief and renewal. Now in its 28th year, this workshop, Honoring Loss, Renewing Strength: A Workshop on Keepsakes and Compassion Fatigue, offers valuable insights into bereavement support, sibling grief, and the impact of keepsakes in the healing process. Additionally, it addresses the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout, equipping attendees with practical strategies for self-care and resilience. Join us on May 1, 2025, at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC, for a day of learning, connection, and renewal.
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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
Join Us November 13th for Supporting Veterans into Safety - Live Webinar
Sep 18, 2024 2:30:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, social work, veterans
This presentation will provide knowledge and background on Veteran risk and protective factors to support risk assessment and safety planning. Attending this training will improve competencies related to supporting Veterans in crisis. Register Today!
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.
NWAHEC Presents the 27th Annual 'Because We Care' Workshop
Jul 24, 2023 2:00:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in family medicine, social work, counseling
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.
Join us July 14th - Invisible Sentence: Advocating for Children of Incarcerated and Returning Parents
Jun 19, 2023 10:37:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in social work, therapy, addiction
On any given day, there are an estimated 2.7 million children in the United States with at least one incarcerated parent. In North Carolina, the best estimate is more than 16,000. The most recent Annie E. Casey Foundation report shows that more than 5.2 million children (160,000 in NC) have experienced parental incarceration at some point in their lives.
NWAHEC Presents More Than a Playlist: An Overview of Music Therapy on 3/17
Jan 24, 2023 8:20:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, behavioral health, social work, therapy, treatment
Join us In Person at Northwest AHEC at 475 Deacon Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC.