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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
Event Date: July 26, 2024
11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
FULL
ACCME AND NAB CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.
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:
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.
Speaker:
Holly Pounders
Certified QPR and Mental Health First Aid Instructor
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MSW, LNHA
Consultant
Region 9 (NV, CA, AZ, HI, GU, AS, MP, PW, FM, MH)
Mark Sanders
LCSW, CADC
Owner, On the Mark Consulting
Alfredo Cerrato Lanza
Senior Cultural and Workforce Development Officer
Victor Molinari
PhD
Professor
Toni Miles
MD, PhD
Pope Eminent Scholar and Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia
Linda Henderson-Smith
PhD, LPC, CPCS, CCMP
Founder and CEO
Kim McRae
FCTA (Family Caregiver Turned Advocate)
Founder & President/Co-Founder
Kennard DuBose
DSW, MSW, LMSW, LAC, MAC
Assistant Professor
Jasmine Wadkins
LCSW, CDP, BF-CMT, CCTP, CEA
Executive Director
Dr. Taunya Lowe
PhD
CEO
Benjamin Druss
MD, MPH
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Nick Szubiak
MSW, LCSW
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Elizabeth Galik
PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
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LCSW-R
Consultant
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MD
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