September
Thu 24
Ways of Transforming Through Wilderness: Pandemic, Loss, Grief
Learn about how to understand your body's response to various types of loss and grief, and how to heal, with Rev. Dr. Tim VanDuivendyk. Everyone experiences loss and the effects of pandemic differently. This also means that we are helped differently in coping with loss, pandemic and grief. This seminar will focus on ways of transforming through your loss and grief toward healing and hope. Come join us for this free webinar from the Hope and Healing Center & Institute.…
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How to Avoid Ethical Pitfalls – Mental Health Professionals
The following CEU event is geared towards Mental Health Professionals: There is no doubt that navigating the waters of ethical responsibilities in your place of work or practice can seem tricky and sometimes daunting. By being proactive, addressing potential conflicts, and discussing them with colleagues, we can avoid the sticky situations that lead to ethics board hearings, lawsuits, and more. In this training you will review the ethical pitfalls that many mental health professionals encounter and how to avoid them.…
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Thu 22
The Pointer Study: Evaluating Risk for Cognitive Decline in United States
Learn about The Alzheimer's Association U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER). The Alzheimer's Association U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) is a two-year clinical trial to evaluate whether lifestyle interventions that simultaneously target many risk factors protect cognitive function in older adults who are at increased risk for cognitive decline. U.S. POINTER is the first such study to be conducted in a large group…
Find out more »Wed 28
Behavioral Modification Approaches for Autism
The following CEU event is geared towards Mental Health Professionals: This workshop will focus on the application of behavioral modification approaches to the neurodevelopmental disorder autism. There will be a brief review of the history, fundamental concepts, and the development of different types of approaches. We will review both assessment and treatment issues, providers, settings, and the level of empirical validation of methods. We will examine how to differentiate types of referral issues and when behavioral methods are primary, augmentative,…
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Wed 18
A Brief Introduction to Radically Open DBT
The following CEU event is geared towards Mental Health Professionals: Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) is an evidenced based treatment that is effective for disorders of overcontrol, such as treatment resistant depression, anorexia, chronic anxiety, avoidant personality disorder, and OCPD. This presentation will provide a brief introduction to the theoretical basis and the structure of the treatment. Come join us for this virtual and affordable continuing education opportunity at the Hope and Healing Center & Institute. Register today…
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Thu 3
The Ombudsman Program: Protecting Loved Ones in Long-term Care
Learn about how Harris County Ombudsman’s Office can partner with you in protecting your loved ones in long-term care, with Greg Shelley. Have you been perturbed by some of the reports about senior care facilities in the time of the coronavirus pandemic? Would you like to learn more about how to protect your loved ones? Join us for a webinar that discusses some of the problems in long-term care and how the Harris County Ombudsman’s Office addresses them, given by…
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