Category: Free Community Education Series

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April 16, 2025 Manor House in Mason, OH or virtual

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Boomers & Zoomers: The Rise in Addictive Behaviors

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

 

 

 

 

Participants will be able to:

  • Gain an understanding of the increased use of substances among older adults, and the impact of technology among younger adults.
  • Understand risk and protective factors for addiction in older and younger adults.
  • Learn about the relationship between addiction and mental illness.

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March 19, 2025 Countryside YMCA – Lebanon or virtual

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Financial Psychology:  Let’s talk about money – psychology of finances and practical considerations empowering wellness focused financial decisions

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

 

Participants will be able to:

  • Understand the Psychological Factors Influencing Financial Behavior through exploring how emotions, cognitive biases, and mental frameworks impact financial decisions, including spending, saving, and investing habits.
  • Identify Common Financial Biases and Behaviors by recognizing key cognitive biases and how they lead to irrational financial decisions.
  • Develop Strategies for Improving Financial Decision-Making by introducing practical tools and techniques to mitigate biases, manage financial stress, and foster healthier financial habits, leading to more informed and effective financial decisions.

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Nov. 19, 2025 Manor House in Mason, OH or virtual

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health: An Overview

Jessica Kraft, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Lauren Neiser, MSN, PHMNP-BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify 3 warning signs related to potential mental illness for children and adolescents.
  • Identify resources for help or support related to child and adolescent mental health.
  • Identify at least 2 treatment options for children and adolescents with mental illness or mental health concerns.

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Oct. 15, 2025 Countryside YMCA – Lebanon or virtual

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Too Much, Not Enough: 7 Mistakes People Make When Dealing with Anxiety

Whitney Peters, MS, LPCC, Outpatient Therapist

 

 

 

Participants will be able to:

  • Challenge myths about how to best cope with anxiety.
  • Identify common behaviors that worsen anxiety if done too often.
  • Identify common behaviors that can improve anxiety if we do them more often.

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Sept. 17, 2025 Manor House in Mason, OH or virtual

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Mindfulness for All: How Mindfulness Can Benefit Your Daily Life

Chae Little, LISW-S, LICDC, Outpatient Therapist

 

 

 

 

Participants will be able to:

  • Understand what mindfulness is, what it is not, and how it can be applied in daily life.
  • Understand the benefits of mindfulness on mental health.
  • Understand how to use the mindfulness “what” and “how” skills.
  • Experience at least one mindfulness practice.

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June 18, 2025 Countryside YMCA – Lebanon or virtual

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Supporting Our Loved Ones with Mental Illness

Peter White, MA, LPCC, LICDC, Outpatient Therapist

 

 

 

 

Participants will be able to:

  • Help Loved Ones with Mental Illness.
  • Communicate With Loved Ones With Mental Illness.
  • Care For Ourselves.

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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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