Teen girls from urban backgrounds often display challenging attitudes as defense mechanisms to hide the pain or trauma that has impacted their lives. Girls in pain are often misunderstood as simply "troublemakers," without unpacking the root causes of the behaviors. Objectives: To define attitude and how it relates to teen girls from urban backgrounds To…
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Borderline Personality Disorder is often a diagnosis that is misunderstood and can go undiagnosed causing many to go without effective treatment. At least 1-2 % of the population are diagnosed with BPD, however, it is likely this statistic is an underestimate due to the difficulty practitioners have with understanding the diagnosis and its presentation. If…
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Description: This 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. Objectives: Develop skills to ask clients about suicideAssess for suicide using evidence-based toolsCollaborative with clients in the development of a safety and treatment plan Presenter: Katie Ellison,…
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All MIMH Parent Series programs are free of charge for all to attend. You just need to register, then you will be emailed information on the program and how to attend. What parents need to know about youth suicide risk, but were too afraid to ask. February 17, 2022 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central…
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Ancient storytellers claim that when the water of life first appeared to humans from an Artesian spring, it was pure and vibrant. Soon however, humans tried to study and improve upon it, then control it and sell it. As they did, the water was insulted, gradually lost its energy and ceased to flow, even as…
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Topics covered in this webinar includes a historical perspective on trauma and trauma treatment in America and implications for advocacy and ethics when counseling clients with traumatic stress disorders; the ethical responsibility to help break intergenerational patterns of addiction and trauma in families; how to establish healthy boundaries when doing trauma work; evidence-based trauma treatment…
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