BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MIMH Professional Training - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MIMH Professional Training X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MIMH Professional Training REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210112T160000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20201021T235902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T195418Z UID:10000041-1610456400-1610467200@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Adverse Childhood Experiences: Why they should be the Top Priority of EVERY Child-Serving Professional DESCRIPTION:Register Today\n\n\n\n\nDescription: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have become a topic of considerable importance during the past 20 years. This workshop with provide an introduction to the concept of ACEs and explore the variety of negative impacts that they appear to have on human functioning. Time will also be spent discussing the importance and process of reducing the impact of ACEs at an early age. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to define and identify Adverse Childhood ExperiencesParticipants will be able to describe the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on long-term functioningParticipants will be able to describe effective prevention strategies to ameliorate the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/adverse-childhood-experiences-why-they-should-be-the-top-priority-of-every-child-serving-professional-2/ CATEGORIES:Online Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200626T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200626T160000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20200423T172359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173536Z UID:10000002-1593176400-1593187200@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Helping Clients Maintain Recovery during Traumatic Catastrophes and Pandemics DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\nTraumatic crisis such as September 11th\, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and pandemics like COVID-19 can exacerbate traumatic stress symptoms\, increase isolation and increase the risk of relapse and psychiatric decompensation for clients with mental Illness\, substance use disorders and Co-occurring Disorders. Topics covered in this webinar includes: the relationship between catastrophes\, traumatic stress reactions relapse and decompensation; managing traumatic stress symptoms during the pandemic; clinical strategies to reduce relapse during a crisis\, such as the current pandemic; the use of technology to reduce isolation and suggestions to improve clinician self care during this troubling time. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\nArticulate how a catastrophic crisis can trigger traumatic stress symptoms.Utilize 3 strategies to help clients decrease isolation during pandemics.Improve self-care as a clinician during the current pandemic.Use technology to help clients maintain recovery and mental health during Catastrophic crisis and pandemics.Understand how isolation during pandemics puts clients at risk of relapse.Help clients address traumatic stress symptoms caused by catastrophic crisis prior to relapse and psychiatric decompensation.\n\n\n\nPresenter: \n\n\n\nMark Sanders \n\n\n\nMark Sanders\, LCSW\, CADC\, is an international speaker\, trainer\, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States\, Europe\, Canada\, Caribbean and British Islands. \n\n\n\nMark is the author of five books\, which focus on behavioral health. Recent writings include Slipping through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients Multiple Addictions and Disorders\, Recovery Management: and Relationship Detox: Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He has had two stories published in the New York Times best-selling books series\, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. He has received numerous awards including a Life Time Achievement Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board and the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago Alumni. \n\n\n\nMark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago\, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30 year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago\, Illinois State University\, Illinois School of Professional Psychology\, and Loyola University of Chicago\, School of Social Work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/helping-clients-maintain-recovery-during-traumatic-catastrophes-and-pandemics/ CATEGORIES:Online Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200604T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200604T160000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20200423T172835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173634Z UID:10000003-1591275600-1591286400@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Common Clinical Issues\, Updates\, and Questions about Psychiatric Medications DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\nROGER W. SOMMI\, PHARMD\, FCCP\, BCPP \n\n\n\nDr. Sommi is Professor at the UMKC School of Pharmacy – Department of Pharmacy Practice\, with a cross appointment in the Department of Psychiatry in the UMKC School of Medicine. He is also Research Director at the Psychopharmacy Research and Education Program at the Center for Behavioral Medicine (formerly Western Missouri Mental Health Center). He is also the Associate Dean for the MU campus location of the school. \n\n\n\nDr. Sommi has been teaching this topic for MIMH for close to 20 years. You will find that Dr. Sommi has a way of simplifying the complicated. \n\n\n\nJune 4\, 2020 1:00 – 4:00 CST\, via Zoom \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\nReview common clinical medication-related issues that arise for non-prescribing mental health clinicians in the course of treatment of their patients.Discuss general and specific management strategies for common drug-related issues.Describe recent advances in psychopharmacology.Respond to attendee provided questions.\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nOftentimes the front-line workers in mental health are faced with helping patients manage and navigate medication-related issues\, despite not being the provider that prescribes the medications. The seminar will use an active learning case-based approach to review the common issues that arise and develop some strategies for managing these issues. \n\n\n\nOver the past few years there have been several new drugs or new formulations of medications that have come to the market for managing mental illness. The seminar will provide an overview of these developments with a focus on how these will impact the care of patients. Additionally\, there are some new pharmacologic strategies in the pipeline that have potential to add important new agents to our armamentarium of treatments for mental illness. The goal is to discuss these with enough science to make it interesting\, but not mind numbing. \n\n\n\nFinally\, during the weeks leading up to the seminar\, registered attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions they would like to have answered during the presentation. Please note that we will not be able to discuss specific clients. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/common-clinical-issues-updates-and-questions-about-psychiatric-medications/ CATEGORIES:Online Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200526T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200526T153000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20200423T171652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173748Z UID:10000001-1590499800-1590507000@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Compassion Fatigue for Behavioral Health Workers DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\nThis course is intended for behavioral health workers who wish to learn more about how experiencing traumatic events\, either directly or indirectly\, as a first responder reacting to an emergency or crisis situation may impact their professional and personal wellbeing. Taught through a behavioral health (mental health and substance use) lens\, the instructor will incorporate lecture\, PowerPoint and activities to satisfy the following course objectives: \n\n\n\nDefine and discuss the impact of trauma\, vicarious trauma\, and burnout on professional and personal wellbeingIdentify compassion fatigue and burnout warning signsDescribe individualized self-care and resiliency strategies to mitigate the damaging impacts of trauma and associated stress responsesDiscuss implementing systematic change and support; policies and procedures\n\n\n\nInstructor \n\n\n\nIsaac Sandidge\, MA \n\n\n\nIsaac Sandidge graduated from Eastern Ilinois University with an MA in Gerontology. He has over 7 years of experience as a clinician in community behavioral health centers. Sandidge organized\, implemented and conducted New Employee Orientation for all staff within the community behavioral health organizations on topics such as Motivational Interviewing\, Recovery Oriented Services\, Personal Growth\, Life Safety\, Corporate Compliance\, Trauma-Informed Care and Compassion Fatigue\, Enhancing Consumer Engagement\, ASAM\, Golden Thread\, IL Rule 132\, DLA-20\, PHQ9\, and Mental Health First Aid. He is currently an instructor in Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid with certification in Public Safety\, Higher Education\, and Older Adult modules of the program. Sandidge is also an instructor for CALM (Counseling on Reducing Access to Lethal Means\, and Conversations on Reducing Access to Lethal Means). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/compassion-fatigue-for-behavioral-health-workers/ CATEGORIES:Online Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200522T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200522T160000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20200423T171507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173845Z UID:10000046-1590152400-1590163200@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Ethics in the Clinical Relationship DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, you will learn: Principle that guides ethical decision making in the clinical relationship; the Iatrogenic effect and ethical dilemmas; the impact of counselor “unfinished business” and ethical dilemmas; how to establish healthy boundaries in the clinical relationship; how pandemics like COVID 19 impact boundaries and ethics; boundaries of physical touch and verbal communication; transference\, countertransference\, and ethical dilemmas; Ethics and termination \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\nBe able to utilize 8 principles which can guide ethical decision makingBe able to use countertransference as a gift to avoid ethical dilemmasBe able to terminate the clinical relationship in an ethical mannerBe aware of 5 types of transference and how they can impact ethicsBe able to establish healthy boundaries in the clinical relationshipBe aware of how counselor unfinished business can impact ethics\n\n\n\nPresenter: \n\n\n\nMark Sanders \n\n\n\nMark Sanders\, LCSW\, CADC\, is an international speaker\, trainer\, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States\, Europe\, Canada\, Caribbean and British Islands. \n\n\n\nMark is the author of five books\, which focus on behavioral health. Recent writings include Slipping through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients Multiple Addictions and Disorders\, Recovery Management: and Relationship Detox: Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He has had two stories published in the New York Times best-selling books series\, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. He has received numerous awards including a Life Time Achievement Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board and the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago Alumni. \n\n\n\nMark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago\, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30 year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago\, Illinois State University\, Illinois School of Professional Psychology\, and Loyola University of Chicago\, School of Social Work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/ethics-in-the-clinical-relationship/ CATEGORIES:Online Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200511T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200511T153000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20200423T171249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173946Z UID:10000032-1589200200-1589211000@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Suicide Lifeguard - Suicide Prevention Training DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nThis training is developed for behavioral health professionals who are required to meet licensure and re-licensure continuing education hours in suicide assessment\, referral\, intervention and management skills. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\nDevelop skills to ask clients about suicideAssess for suicide using evidence-based toolsCollaborative with clients in the development of a safety and treatment plan\n\n\n\nPresenter: \n\n\n\nKatie Ellison\, MA \n\n\n\nKatie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Human Development from Utah State University\, a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of the Rockies and is a Counselor in Training at Bradley University. Katie Ellison has worked in community and school suicide prevention for over ten years. She is recognized as a specialist and consultant in state-wide\, community and school suicide prevention best-practices. She is a certified trainer & coordinator for several suicide prevention\, intervention and postvention programs; including QPR\, ASIST\, Connect\, Signs of Suicide\, Hope Squads\, Conversations on Access to Lethal Means and has been trained to conduct psychological autopsies through the American Association of Suicidology. Katie spent the first ten years of her career working in adult and juvenile probation in the states of Utah\, Wyoming and South Dakota before transitioning to working in K-12 public education\, specializing in school suicide prevention. Katie is currently the Project Director for the Safer Homes Collaborative with the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at UMSL. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/suicide-lifeguard-suicide-prevention-training/ CATEGORIES:Online Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200430T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200430T153000 DTSTAMP:20260624T073831 CREATED:20200424T145028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T145029Z UID:10000004-1588253400-1588260600@www.mimhtraining.com SUMMARY:Compassion Fatigue for Behavioral Health Workers DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.mimhtraining.com/event-old/compassion-fatigue-for-behavioral-health-workers-2/ CATEGORIES:Online Event ORGANIZER;CN="MIMH Professional Training":MAILTO:Conferences@mimh.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR