Tuesday,
February 15, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15
P.M.
Holistic
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Presenter:
Jay Busemeyer, Certified Stress Management
Trainer
Learn
how holistic treatments can be used to
create a balance and stability for people
who suffer from bipolar disorder. Presentation
will include diet, exercise, meditation,
and spiritual healing. Combined drug treatment
and holistic approaches will also be discussed.
2 hours. Focus area: SW practice for special
populations.
Location :
Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky
513 Madison Ave.3 rdFl Covington Ky.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Marriage & Family
Therapy
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
February 23, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M.
Exercise, Fitness, and Mental Health
Presenter: Renee Jeffreys, M.S., Exercise
Physiologist, Holistic Health Center, St.
Elizabeth Medical Center
Learn how to start and stick to your own
personal fitness plan; understand the differences
among the many different exercise recommendations,
and solidify your understanding of cardiovascular,
strength and flexibility training. Find out
why exercise is just as important to your
mental well being as it is to your physical
well-being. 2 hours. Focus area: Lifestyle
development.
Location : St. Elizabeth
Holistic and Behavioral Health Center, 200
Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
March 1, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M.
Addiction of Club Drugs:
Presenter: Joanne Florence, RN, Chemical
Dependency Nurse. St.Luke Behavioral Health
Manager of Alcohol & Drug Program
Discuss the prevalence, evaluations, diagnosis,
treatment, and management of people with
substance abuse mental health problems. Review
pitfalls encountered by treatment team members.
2 hours. Focus area: Appraisal/assessment,
evaluation, and practice.
Location : St. Luke Hospital
West, Behavioral Health Outpatient, Florence,
KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
March 9, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15 P.M.
Recent Advances in the Treatment
of Memory Decline
Presenter: Dr. Sasha Strunjas, Assistance
Medical Director, St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Behavioral Health/Senior Adult Program
Will share information about scientific
progress in understanding memory decline,
treatment interventions and advances, and
the latest thoughts on preventive measures.
2 hours. Counseling techniques, research,
evaluation, methods of intervention, treatment
and practice.
Location : St. Elizabeth
Holistic and Behavioral Health Center, 200
Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY.
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
March 15, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M.
Suicide and Suicide Risk Assessment
Presenter: Nelson F. Rodriguez, M.D., General
Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology, Inc.
Suicide continues to be one of the leading
causes of morbidity in psychiatric practice.
It has been said that it is nearly impossible
to predict its occurrence. However, clinicians
should be able to make an adequate suicide
risk assessment to all patients that come
for mental health evaluation or treatment.
2 hours. Focus area: Appraisal/assessment,
evaluation, and research.
Location : St. Luke Hospital
West, Behavioral Health Outpatient, Florence,
KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
March 23, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15 P.M.
Nutrition in Mental
Health
Presenter: Beth Hils, Registered Dietician,
Nutrition Services, St. Elizabeth Medical
Center
Will discuss ways to maintain healthy nutritional
status and optimum weight when taking medications
for mental health. Specific dietary adjustments
for specific medications will be discussed
as well as the latest information on nutritional
supplements and food choices and how they
affect mood. 2 hours. Focus area: Lifestyle
and research.
Location : St. Elizabeth
Holistic and Behavioral Health Center, 200
Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
March 29, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M.
Dual Diagnosis –Approach
to Evaluation and Management
Presenter: Nelson F. Rodriguez, M.D., General
Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology, Inc.
Discuss the prevalence, evaluations, diagnosis,
treatment, and management of people with
substance abuse mental health problems. Review
pitfalls encountered by treatment team members.
2 hours. Focus area: Appraisal/assessment,
research, evaluation, and practice.
Location : St. Luke Hospital
West, Behavioral Health Outpatient, Florence,
KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
April 6, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15 P.M .
The Healing Journey
Presenter: Constance S Corrigan, Certified
Qigong Instructor, St. Elizabeth Medical
Center
Presentation will consist of personal sharing
about recovery from a physical and emotional
trauma (motor vehicle accident) that resulted
in a journey of healing. 30 days in a coma,
10 surgeries, 3 years of rehabilitation,
and emotional healing through holistic (mind,
body and spirit) growth. 2 hours. Focus area:
counseling techniques.
Location : St. Elizabeth
Holistic and Behavioral Health Center, 200
Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
April 12, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M.
Recognizing and Understanding Eating
disorders
Presenter: Dana L. Moran, Director of Social
Work and Pastoral Care, St. Luke Hospital
Learn about the four most common eating
disorders, their signs, symptoms, and review
approaches to helping someone with an eating
disorder. 2 hours. Focus area: Counseling
techniques, appraisal/assessment, evaluation,
methods, and practice.
Location : St. Luke Hospital
West, Behavioral Health Outpatient, Florence,
KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Social Work CEU's
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
April 20, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15
P.M. Holistic
Approaches to Stress Management
Presenter:
Toni Schklar, Manager Outpatient Behavioral
Health and Holistic Center, St. Elizabeth
Medical Center
Participants
will learn about and have opportunity to
experience stress-reducing exercises. Included
will be cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual
approaches to managing stress responses.
Focus area: Counseling techniques and SW
methods. Location :
St. Elizabeth Holistic and Behavioral Health
Center, 200 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood,
KY.Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
April 26, 2005 1:00 – 3:00
P.M.
Developing Clear Goals and Suggestions
for
Actions
Presenter: Rita Brooks, B.S., Wellness
Consultant, KY Leadership Academy Mentor;
and Jeff King, Recovery Network, Computer
Consultant,
KY Leadership Academy graduate Learn how
to set clear goals to advocate for yourself
and
others. Learn the process to take an issue
you believe in, develop a goal and create
action steps to achieve it. Snacks provided.
Certificate
of attendance available upon request. Location: Mental Health Association, 513 Madison Ave.,
Covington, KY.
Free Attendance
Tuesday,
April 26, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M. Recognizing
chemical dependency in adolescents
Presenter:
William Stewart Eaton. B.A. in Psychology,
M.A. in Counseling, St.. Luke Hospital
Differentiate
between drug abuse and dependence and be
able to recognize chemical dependency in
adolescents. Learn about community resources
that address teenage substance abuse issues.
2 hours. Focus area: Appraisal/assessment,
diagnosis, and practice. Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
May 4, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15 P.M. Why
Don't You Understand Me? Learn simple
tools for more effective communication.
Presenter:
Maureen Kennedy Bensman MED, LPCA, Intensive
Outpatient Treatment, St. Elizabeth Medical
Center
Learn
simple tools to help you develop more effective
communication skills including becoming
a better listener. 2 hours. Focus area:
Lifestyle development, counseling techniques,
and SW methods.
Location :
St. Elizabeth Holistic and Behavioral Health
Center, 200 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood,
KY.
Free Attendance
$5.00 Certificate of Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
May 10, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M. Buprenhorphine
and its uses in Opiate Detoxification/Treatment
Presenter:
Mina (Mike) C. Kalfas, M.D., Patient First
Physicians Group, Bethesda Family, St.
Luke Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Increase
your general understanding of opiate dependence,
psychological and physical symptoms, acute
withdrawal, and the impact on intervention
and treatment. Discuss pharmacological
aspects, medical sequelae of opiate abuse,
dependence and addiction in the clinical
setting. 2 hours. Focus area: Counseling
techniques, appraisal, diagnosis, and practice.
Location :
St. Luke Hospital West, Behavioral Health
Outpatient, Florence, KY.
Free Attendance
$5.00 Certificate of Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Licensed Professional
Counselor
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
September 14, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15
P.M. Crack,
Cocaine, and Heroin
Presenter:
Maureen Bensman MED, LPCA; and Carolyn
Stewart, MAR, Case Managers, Chemical Dependency,
Intensive Outpatient Treatment, St. Elizabeth
Medical Center
Over
the past years, we have seen an increase
in people addicted to cocaine, crack and
heroin seeking treatment. This presentation
will focus on the history of these drugs,
their use both legal and illegal, behaviors
associated with these drugs when abused
and the impact on our society. 2 hours.
Focus area: Appraisal/assessment, evaluation,
and practice.
Location :
St. Elizabeth Holistic and Behavioral Health
Center, 200 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood,
KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
September 20, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M. Self-Esteem
Presenter:
Michelle Barrett, RN,MSN, Clinical Manager,
Behavioral Health Services, St. Luke Hospital
Discuss
how self-esteem is developed and learn
to recognize the signs of low self-esteem.
You will review methods, benefits, and
exercises to help build self-esteem. 2
hours. Focus area: Counseling techniques
and SW methods.
Location :
St. Luke Hospital West, Behavioral Health
Outpatient, Florence, KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
September 28, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15
P.M. Temperment
- " Know Thyself "
Presenter:
Paul D. Kaiser, Rev, Chaplain, St. Elizabeth
Medical Center
Knowing
and understanding one’s temperament
can help in coping with life stressors.
We will define temperament and explain
how temperament traits affect a person’s
response to environmental stimuli. 2 hours.
Focus area: SW methods.
Location :
St. Elizabeth Holistic and Behavioral Health
Center, 200 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood,
KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
October 4, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M. Bariatric
Surgical Weight Loss
Presenter:
Beth Taschuk, RD, LD, Registered, licensed
dietitian, St. Luke Hospital
Learn
about the financial and emotional costs
of obesity. Discuss the methods of determining
patient appropriateness for various types
of bariatric surgery. Discuss diet progression,
intolerances, need for lifestyle changes
and nutritional considerations. 2 hours.
Focus area: Counseling techniques, appraisal,
diagnosis and practice.
Location :
St. Luke Hospital West, Behavioral Health
Outpatient, Florence, KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Tuesday,
October 18, 2005 6:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M. The
Family’s Role in Teenage Substance
Abuse
Presenter:
William Stewart Eaton. B.A. in Psychology,
M.A. in Counseling, St. Luke Hospital
Learn
about the role the family plays in adolescent
substance abuse. Gain an understanding
regarding the family characteristics present
in families with addiction. 2 hours. Focus
area: Counseling techniques and SW practice.
Location :
St. Luke Hospital West, Behavioral Health
Outpatient, Florence, KY.
Free Attendance
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
October 26, 2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15
P.M. Adult
Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD
Presenter:
Dr. Anthony Alvarez, Medical Director,
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Dr.
Anthony Alvarez will provide an overview
of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder –how
diagnosis is made and current management
for optimal functioning. 2 hours. Focus
area: Appraisal/assessment, diagnosis,
evaluation, and practice.
Location :
St. Elizabeth Holistic and Behavioral Health
Center, 200 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood,
KY.
Free Attendance
$5.00 Certificate of Attendance
$10.00 per hour KY Social Work CEU's
$10.00 per hour OH SW
Wednesday,
November 16,2005 6:15 P.M. –8:15
P.M. Holistic
Sampler
Presenter:
Holistic Health Center Practitioners, Holistic
Health Center, St. Elizabeth Medical Center
A
sampling of St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Holistic Health offerings will be offered.
Attendees will have the opport6unity to
experience chair massage, aromatherapy,
reiki, Qigong, and will get to learn about
acupuncture, fitness and other holistic
modalities. Come relax and stress reduce.
Location :
St. Elizabeth Holistic and Behavioral Health
Center, 200 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood,
KY.
Free Attendance
