10/11/2023
6:00 PM to 11/8/2023 9:00 PM

NAMI Provider Training
Each of the NAMI Provider program instructors live locally and have direct experience with mental illness. It's led by an individual living well in recovery, a family member and a mental health professional with lived experience. NAMI Provider is offered as a 15-hour program spread over five sessions or in a four-hour seminar. The time commitment is intentionally robust to cover a lot of meaningful material. This staff development program is for healthcare providers, administrative staff, operational staff and students working directly with people affected by mental illness. It's an experience that equips participants with a deeper understanding of mental illness and the confidence to serve individuals and families in a collaborative manner. Content is appropriate for mental health professionals including, but not limited to, MFTs, Social Workers, and psychologists, and includes the professional application of theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, families, and beyond.

10/12/2023
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

LCSW Exam Prep
Preparing to take any exam can be extremely stressful... especially one that defines next steps in your career. Let Kent help! This session will provide an overview of what to expect from the KY LCSW exam, test-taking tips and tricks, exam content possibilities, and exam question practice.

10/19/2023
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Live Stream Option - Juvenile Incarceration Intervention and Prevention
This presentation will include, but is not limited to, Juvenile Justice. Topics include the history of Juvenile Justice and exploitation of juveniles, laws and policies for protecting and addressing juvenile incarceration, cradle to prison pipeline, and Kentucky Senate Bill 200. There will be discussion on community resources and services in surrounding areas, and how to utilize laws and bills to address restorative justice and diversion programs. Content is appropriate for mental health professionals of all levels, including, but not limited to, MFTs, Social Workers, and psychologists, and includes the professional application of theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, families, and beyond.

11/1/2023
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Live Stream Option - LCSW Supervision Training: (Amended clinical regulation 201 KAR 23:070)
The 6 hour interactive course meets the KY state requirements to act as a supervisor of record. Concepts covered include: supervision objectives, supervision models, supervisory contracts, parallel process, clinical supervision records, transference/counter transference, and phases of the supervision process. The Theoretical Foundations for Clinical Supervision, Practice Modalities, Techniques, and Approaches to Clinical Supervision will be reviewed. Also the Kentucky Rules & Ethics for Clinical Supervision Practice, and methods of evaluating Clinical Supervision will be covered.

11/2/2023
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Social Work Ethics: Addressing Complexity- For Licensure Renewal-In Person
Social work professionals are increasingly dealing with clients and colleagues who hold very different views of ethical and moral issues. The purpose of this workshop is to examine potential conflicts so that social workers may better determine proactive responses to them. Participants will review the 201 KAR 23:080 regulation with regard to social work ethics, and practice implications will be explored. This workshop is approved by the Kentucky Board of Social Work.

11/13/2023
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Neurodivergence through a systemic, anti-ableist lens: Best practices in working with families and individuals with autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and other differences. - Webinar
The prevalence of autism, social pragmatic communication disorder, sensory processing difficulties, and other neuro-developmental differences has increased exponentially over the past ten years. Mental health providers, child welfare workers, and healthcare providers will inevitably work with people with neuro-developmental differences throughout their careers. This continuing education opportunity aims to give providers the tools needed to ethically work in the systemic delivery of services for people with neurodivergences.

11/16/2023
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Suicide Assessment for Clinicians Working with Individuals & Families - Webinar
As a field, Suicidology offers a variety of trainings in assessing and treating individual risk for suicide. However, these trainings fail to integrate a family component. During assessment, family members can provide collateral information that allows a clinician to develop a richer picture of suicide risk. It is also important to assess how much family members contribute to suicide risk or present barriers both to receiving treatment and to treatment being effective.