Category: Free Community Education Series

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Feb 19, 2025 Manor House

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Megan Schrantz, EdD, LPCC, Therapist

Supporting Someone with Posttraumatic Stress:  Opportunities to Promote Healing

Participants will be able to:

  • Define trauma and trauma and stressor-related disorders.
  • Identify and discuss various effects of trauma throughout the lifespan.
  • Understand the traumatized brain.
  • Apply techniques to support others to regulate their mind and body when in distress.

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Dec. 18, 2024 6p-7:30p EST Countryside YMCA – Lebanon or Virtual

Tom Parker, LISW, Director of External Relations and Valerie Martin, MDiv, Spiritual Care Coordinator

A Cool Yule – Practical and Faithful Ways to Have a More Peaceful Holiday Season

Participants will:

  • Address why the holidays can be so difficult and learn coping tools to
    • Handle grief that can be a guest during this time.
    • Manage difficult and complicated emotions.
    • Tailor expectations into practical and enjoyable possibilities.

Specifically, each of these areas will be wrapped with practical and faithful ways (and skills) to help foster and support important relationships during a busy and often stressful season.

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Nov 20, 2024 6p-7:30P EST Manor House or Virtual

Anna Guerdjikova, PhD, LISW, CCRC, Director of Administrative Services, Harold C. Schott Foundation Eating Disorders Program

The science of longevity update. A conversation on how to age gracefully and improve life quality over life quantity.

 Participants will:

  • Review current scientific advances in longevity.
  • Discuss the role of genetics and environment in aging as a modifiable process.
  • Explore advances in Medicine 2.0 and 3.0 and learn about biohacks for increasing healthspan and promoting longevity.

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Oct. 16, 2024 6p -7:30p EST – this session will now be virtual

Tracy Cummings, MD, Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical Director, Adolescent PHP/IOP

Empowered Parenting

Participants will:

  • Learn the importance of empowered parenting throughout the lifespan.
  • Discuss ways to implement positive change within the parent-child relationship.

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Sept. 18, 2024 6p-7:30p EST Manor House or virtual

Peter White, M.A., LPCC, LICDC, Outpatient Therapist

How to Proactively Manage Your Mental Health

 Participants will:

  • Learn the difference between Proactive Mental Health management and managing behavioral health problems.
  • Learn the 5 ‘What’s’ of Proactive Mental Health activity.
  • Learn the 6 ‘How’s’ of Proactive Mental Health activity.

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June 19, 2024 6p-7:30P EST Countryside YMCA – Lebanon or virtual

Nicole Mori, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Is the circadian system the key to better mental health?

Participants will:

  • Learn about current scientific evidence supporting the role of circadian rhythms in mental health.
  • Learn 3 practices for mitigating the effects of circadian misalignment.

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April 17, 2024 6p-7p EST Manor House or virtual

Nicole Bosse, PsyD, Staff Psychologist (updated)

The Silent Strain of Decision Fatigue

Participants will:

  • Learn what Decision Fatigue is.
  • Learn the negative consequences of Decision Fatigue.
  • Learn 3 coping strategies to manage the consequences of Decision Fatigue.

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Feb 21, 2024  6P – 7:30P EST  Manor House – Mason or virtual

Megan Schrantz, EdD, LPCC, Therapist

Coping with Posttraumatic Stress:  Journey Toward Hope and Healing

Participants will:

  • Learn what posttraumatic stress is and how it can impact one’s mental health and overall functioning.
  • Learn therapeutic tasks for healing trauma.
  • Learn healthy strategies to manage symptoms and to move forward.

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March 20, 2024  6p-7p EST Countryside YMCA – Lebanon or virtual

Chris Tuell, EdD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, Clinical Director of Addiction Services

The Internet and How to Have a Healthy Digital Diet

Participants will:

  • Learn the importance of having a healthy, balanced life of digital consumption.
  • Learn the relationship between the digital world and mental illness.
  • Learn the role of nature and nurture in the relationship in having a healthy digital diet.

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Lindsey Collins, Lindner Center of Hope new studio portraits. UC/ Joseph Fuqua II
December 20- Countryside YMCA

Lindsey Conover, PhD, Lindner Center of HOPE Staff Psychologist

 My Loved One Has Anxiety or OCD: How Can I Help?

The presentation will cover:

  1. Cognitive-behavioral approaches to treating OCD and Anxiety disorders
  2. Warning signs and where to look for professional/community help
  3. Evidence-based strategies you can use to support your loved one

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