OCD Awareness Week is an international effort to raise awareness and understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders, with the goal of helping more people to get timely access to appropriate and effective treatment. Launched in 2009 by the IOCDF, OCD Awareness Week is now celebrated by a number of organizations across the US and around the world.
Visit http://ocfoundation.org/ocdweek/, for more information.
Lindner Center of HOPE and OCD Midwest have partnered to offer Anxious Kids in School: Rethinking Response Strategies on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Lindner Center of HOPE, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This event is a panel discussion for school psychologists, school counselors and administrators in Greater Cincinnati.
Participants will:
Learn additional ways to help students and families manage anxiety and anxious behaviors in the classroom and develop effective intervention.
Increase your skills in identifying children who are struggling in school as a result of anxiety which is often disguised by misleading behaviors.
Learn how many traditional short-term responses can worsen the anxiety in the long term.
Dr. Patrick McGrath, PhD, Keynote Speaker
Dr. Patrick B. McGrath is the Director of the Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and the Co-Director of the School Anxiety and School Refusal Program at Alexian Brother Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, IL. President of OCD Midwest, the midwest affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), he has authored a stress management workbook, “Don’t Try Harder, Try Different” as well as “The OCD Answer Book” in addition to being featured in newspapers, journals, magazines and numerous radio and television programs across the country.
Panel Members:
Moderator: Charles F. Brady, PhD, ABPP, Director Lindner Center OCD and Anxiety Treatment Program and Vice-President OCD Midwest. Dr. Brady is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience on the staff and faculty of the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Psychiatry and recently honored with the Exemplary Clinical Psychologist Award from NAMI Hamilton County.
Jennifer G. Wells, MSW, LISW-S, Child and Adolescent Therapist, member LCOH OCD and Anxiety Treatment Program. Ms. Wells has completed advanced training through the Behavioral Therapy Institute at the IOCDF. She has treated hundreds of patients with OCD in her work as a therapist and was honored as the “2012 Exemplary Therapist” working with children by NAMI Hamilton County.
Leah Casuto, MD, Lindner Center of HOPE, Staff Psychiatrist and member of OCD and Anxiety Treatment Program. Dr. Casuto took the lead in Lindner Center of HOPE’s efforts to increase awareness around adolescent depression. Through her efforts, Lindner Center of HOPE launched the Johns Hopkins’ Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) in Cincinnati. ADAP is a school-based program designed to educate high school students, faculty, and parents about adolescent depression.
Liz Lindley, parent advocate and OCD-Midwest volunteer. Chairperson for fundraiser, Ping Pong for OCD and co-facilitator of NAMI support group for parents of Children with OCD.
6 p.m.
Welcome reception and
hors d’oeuvres
6:30 p.m.
Program
8 to 8:30 p.m.
Questions and
Dessert Reception
RSVP to Liz Lindley
before October 8th
and you will be entered to win one of two Maggiano’s Little Italy $50 gift cards.
Seating is limited.
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In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in recognition of NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness awareness. Since then, mental health advocates across the country have joined with others in their communities to encourage education about mental illness.
MIAW coincides with the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding (Oct. 8) and National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 10.)
Everybody Knows Somebody. Eating disorders do not discriminate. They affect people of all ages, gender and demographics. In the U.S., approximately 20 million women and 10 million men are battling an eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder. Visit NEDAwareness.org to find out how you can make a difference during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 24-March 2.
U.S. Statistics on Eating Disorders
20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)
10 Signs of an Eating Disorder
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org
Information and Referral Helpline: 800.931.2237
Presenters address key Issues facing mental health and substance use treatment providers
Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Presenter: C. Stephen Edwards, MD, Medical Director Adolescent Services, Lindner Center of HOPE.
Discuss the latest research and trends in diagnosing and treating mental illness in children and adolescents. Review symptoms and assessment strategies pertaining to four key areas of mental illness in children. Discuss latest treatments and approaches in therapy for each area and future trends in diagnosis and treatments.
Assessment and Diagnosis of Behavioral Addictions
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Presenter: Chris Tuell, Ed.D., LPCC-S, LICDC, Coordinator of Addiction Services, Lindner Center of HOPE.
Designed for the professional who wants to become more knowledgeable about behavioral addictions. Workshop will highlight internet addiction, sexual addiction, pathological gambling, gaming, and spending addictions. Compare and contrast behavioral and chemical addictions and learn about assessment, diagnosis and treatment techniques.
Bi-polar Disorder
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
6:15pm – 8:15pm
Presenter: John M. Hawkins, M.D., Chief of Psychiatry. Medical Director, Brain Imaging Center, Director, Adult Outpatient Services, Deputy Chief Research Officer, Lindner Center of HOPE.
Understand the challenges in diagnosing bipolar disorder, including the clinical and economic costs of delayed diagnosis and treatment. Recognize the varied presentations of bipolar disorder and other disorders that can mimic bipolar disorder. Learn the latest treatment interventions based on acute and maintenance phases, including pharmacologic and psychological interventions.
CPE hours:
2 hour credit approval from: Ohio Counselor and Social Worker CPE hours approved, #RCST111001, by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board. KY Board of Social Work Continuing education sponsorship number KBSW-SP116. Focus areas: Professional Counselor. Appraisal and Assessment; Clinical Counseling: Diagnosis of Mental and Emotional Disorders; Social Work: SW practice for special populations; Marriage and Family Therapist: Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders.
Location:
All workshops will be held at Mental Health America of NKY, 513 Madison Ave., 3rd Floor, Covington, KY 41011
About Lindner Center of HOPE:
Lindner Center of HOPE provides patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, free-standing mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization for individuals age 11-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, research and voluntary, live-in services. The Center’s clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Lindner Center of HOPE is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.
Contact: Jennifer Pierson
(513) 536-0316
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