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1. Define and discuss common mental health disorders in nursing facilities.
2. Discuss causes contributing to the onset or exacerbation of symptoms.
3. Provide awareness of suicide prevention and helpful strategies to assist residents.

Speaker: Bryan G. Stephens, MA, MBA, CPCS, LPC

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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides skills to contact and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge or experiencing a crisis.

This session provides a MHFA certification for three years.

The training covers:

• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a person in crisis.
• How to connect a person with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care

The training is divided into three (3) parts:

Part 1 starts AFTER initial registration has been APPROVED by the instructor. Approved registrants will be emailed instructions on how to create an on-line profile using MHFA Connect and completing a pre-survey/quiz followed by a 2-hour self-paced online course. Registrants MUST complete Part 1 no less than 48 hours (two business days) prior to the scheduled Part 2 session.

Part 2 is a 5.5-hour live instructor led virtual training. Participants are required to be on camera the entire time.

Part 3 participants will return to MHFA Connect to complete the post test and evaluation, required to receive a certificate of participation.

7.75 NAB credits and 5.5 ACCME credits will be offered after completing this live training.

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Holly Pounders

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Admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to log in early to secure your spot!

Join the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) team as they showcase their new in-service toolkits and demonstrate how to use them effectively to enhance team training in nursing facilities. These toolkits address essential topics such as de-escalation, substance use disorder, and major depressive disorder. Designed to guide facility education leads, the toolkits provide comprehensive support for every step of the training process, from scheduling and promoting to hosting and facilitating behavioral health education sessions.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover how a multipronged training approach promotes engagement, increases competency, and reinforces different learning styles.
• Learn the purpose, and key features of the COE-NF Inservice Toolkits.
• Understand how to utilize these innovative toolkits to simplify the behavioral health training process.

ACCME AND NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides skills to contact and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge or experiencing a crisis.

This session provides a MHFA certification for three years.

The training covers:

• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a person in crisis.
• How to connect a person with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care

The training is divided into three (3) parts:

Part 1 starts AFTER initial registration has been APPROVED by the instructor. Approved registrants will be emailed instructions on how to create an on-line profile using MHFA Connect and completing a pre-survey/quiz followed by a 2-hour self-paced online course. Registrants MUST complete Part 1 no less than 48 hours (two business days) prior to the scheduled Part 2 session.

Part 2 is a 5.5-hour live instructor led virtual training. Participants are required to be on camera the entire time.

Part 3 participants will return to MHFA Connect to complete the post test and evaluation, required to receive a certificate of participation.

7.75 NAB credits and 5.5 ACCME credits will be offered after completing this live training.

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Marti Vogt

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE

QPR training will offer strategies to support your work in providing suicide prevention and mental wellness to your residents. This 1.5-hour evidence-based instructor-led training is held virtually and will provide a comprehensive review of a three-step approach anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. This session will provide a two-year certification to attendees.

Key components covered in the training:

1. How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
2. How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
3. The common causes of suicidal behavior
4. The warning signs of suicide
5. How to get help for someone in crisis

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Holly Pounders

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

This interactive virtual training will examine a case scenario and deep dive into the importance of person-centered care. It will also offer practical tools to identify and mitigate the impact of implicit bias around mental health and substance use disorders.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe person-centered care as it relates to nursing facilities and staff practice.
2. Identify how bias induces assumptions that impact communications and rapport building.
3. Identify the benefits of an “individualized” approach to resident engagement.
4. Learn how person-centered strategies can help residents achieve care plan goals.

Speaker:

Diana Padilla, MCPC, CARC, CASAC-TASAP

LinkedIn for social media – https://linkedin.com/in/diana-padilla-mcpc-carc-casac-t-a4504537

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

QPR training will offer strategies to support your work in providing suicide prevention and mental wellness to your residents. This 1.5-hour evidence-based instructor-led training is held virtually and will provide a comprehensive review of a three-step approach anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. This session will provide a two-year certification to attendees.

Key components covered in the training:

1. How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
2. How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
3. The common causes of suicidal behavior
4. The warning signs of suicide
5. How to get help for someone in crisis

Registration is limited.

Speaker: Marti Vogt

LinkedIn for social media – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marti-vogt-317b0a12/

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

This half-hour training will introduce staff to a basic understanding of bipolar disorder, its onset, symptoms, and treatments. Participants will leave with an understanding of this mood disorder and able to identify its symptoms and approaches to help residents experiencing challenges from bipolar disorder.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of bipolar disorder.
2. Participants will be able to recognize and understand signs and symptoms of mania and depression.
3. Participants will learn appropriate responses of engagement with residents.

Speaker: Bryan G. Stephens, MA, MBA, CPCS, LPC

LinkedIn for social media – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryangstephens/

ACCME & NAB CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE 

This session will provide an introduction to addiction, its effects on brain functioning, and how it fits into the chronic disease model. We will review DSM-5-TR criteria and the placement dimensions from ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) to support care planning.

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendees will gain an understanding of how addiction impacts the brain; consequences of addiction and behaviors residents dealing with addiction might exhibit.
2. Attendees will gain an understanding of DSM-5-TR criteria for addiction to support treatment referrals.
3. Attendees will gain an understanding of basic addiction screening tools.

Speaker: Dr. Malcolm Horn, LCSW, MAC, SAP