Upcoming Virtual Trainings.

ACCME & NAB CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

In this brief 30-minute training, nursing facility staff will explore the principles of trauma-informed care and learn techniques for creating a safe environment where both residents and staff can thrive.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define trauma and trauma-informed care.
2. What happens to the traumatized body and why trauma behavior is misunderstood.
3. The basic concepts of trauma informed care.

Speaker:

Dr. LaVerne H. Collins, PhD, LPC, LCMHC, NCC

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:

• 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, BT

ACCME CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

While psychotropic medications can be valuable for mental wellness, there are many effective nonpharmacological interventions available. This presentation will introduce various non-drug approaches for residents in nursing facilities. Attendees will learn about a comprehensive bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to mental health, illustrated with real-life case examples. The session will also cover the development of person-centered strategies to address mental illness, aiming to improve symptoms and reduce the need for PRN (as-needed) medication requests or emergency hospitalizations.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand and apply person-centered care principles in geriatric populations.
2. Recognize the presence and impact of mental illness on nursing facility residents.
3. Develop and implement a comprehensive approach to mental illness using nonpharmacological interventions.

Speakers:

Dr. Anthony Nedelman, PhD

ACCME CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

Despite the demands that come with working in a nursing facility, staff are dedicated to their craft and enjoy a deep satisfaction from helping care for residents. The other side of the job brings pressures that can increase susceptibility to exhaustion leading to compassion fatigue and other occupational hazards. This interactive webinar will identify and define elusive work-related conditions and the emotional and physical toll that can occur over time. Content will include strategies to prevent and cope with compassion fatigue through building resiliency and practicing self-care. Nursing facility staff will learn prevention efforts to take care of themselves, both personally and professionally, and consequently residents in care.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review work dynamics that affect a nursing facility staff’s ability to take care of themselves.
2. List potential effects that staff’s secondary trauma can have on their residents.
3. List warning signs of the dedicated but stressed-out nursing facility staff.
4. List practical strategies for building resiliency.

Speakers:

Diana Padilla, MCPC, CARC, CASAC-TASAP

ACCME & NAB CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

This training is designed to give a brief overview of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its symptoms, and how this can manifest in nursing facility residents. We will review ways for supporting and treating PTSD.

Learning Objectives:

1. What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
2. What are symptoms of PTSD?
3. What are ways to support individuals with PTSD?

Speaker:

Bryan Stephens

ACCME & NAB CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

This two-part training series is designed to provide information, strategies, and engagement tools that can be used to create calm for the distressed resident, while ensuring the delivery of effective care. Participants will improve their self-awareness regarding their own reactions to distress, in addition to discussing risk, safety factors and concrete tools for creating calm.

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop greater empathy and understanding related to distress.
2. Gain insight into personal reactions to distressed residents.
3. Review tools for responding to distress that will improve staff and resident engagement.
4. Identify risk and safety boundaries.

Panelists:

Mathew R. Roosa, LCSW-R

ACCME & NAB CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

In honor of Veterans Day, this Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), suicide prevention training is in support of veterans for their patriotism, service and sacrifices. The suicide rate among veterans is 1.5 times higher than those who have not served. This 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.

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 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:

• 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