BHWELL Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Education Learning & Leadership

Happening today, Friday from 12:00-2:00 pm (CST)! Details and register below ⬇

Join AgriSafe for FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING! 📅 Thursday, July 18 at Noon CT ➡ Register today: https://lnkd.in/g4W-F7RU AgriSafe is offering free suicide prevention training designed specifically for agricultural communities. Together, we can work to reduce the number of deaths by suicide and support those who are struggling. The intended audience for this training is anyone interacting with individuals in the agricultural industry, including agribusiness and rural business employers/employees.

BHWELL Friends- Explore strategies to expand the paraprofessional #BehavioralHealth workforce and equitable health care practices at @NASEM_Health's #MentalHealthForum workshop July 10-11, 2024. Register here to learn more: https://ow.ly/xOZo50RrftF  #HealthEquity

(Job Opportunity at the School of Social Work) If you know anyone who is qualified and may be interested, please share: https://lnkd.in/gRNBaUjR

Happening TODAY AT NOON! 📢 (FREE CE Opportunity) Join Carle Health for its Bioethics Seminar CE Series! 🔹 Topic: More Than Just Hurt Feelings: Weight Stigma in Healthcare 📅 Date: Thursday, June 18, 2024 at 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CST 🔸 Speaker: Erin Basinger, PhD ➡ Join zoom here: https://lnkd.in/gGqHzh9X 🔹 Learning Objectives: Body size is a common source of stigma in healthcare interactions, with up to 80% of people in larger bodies reporting stigmatizing interactions with healthcare providers. Weight stigma, or the social devaluation of people based on their body size, is pervasive and damaging, resulting in emotional reactions like fear and disgust, discrimination, and poor treatment by care providers. In this talk, Dr. Basinger will discuss the prevalence, presentation, and harms of weight stigma in healthcare and propose evidence-based solutions for addressing them through communication.

📢 Happening TODAY at Noon CT: Free Virtual Suicide Prevention Training for Agricultural Communities!! 🔸 AgriSafe is offering free suicide prevention training designed specifically for agricultural communities. Together, we can work to reduce the number of deaths by suicide and support those who are struggling. The intended audience for this training is anyone interacting with individuals in the agricultural industry, including agribusiness and rural business employers/employees. ➡ Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gaHg3cDD

📢 (TOMORROW at 1:00-2:30 pm CT) Please join SAMHSA's Center for MH Services & Carelon BH's Child Family Division for their webinar on the topic, "Fireside Chat: Family Engagement in the Treatment for Youth with Mental Health and Substance Use" 📅 Date: Friday, June 14, 2024 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT ➡ Register Today: https://lnkd.in/gtGV5-FQ 🔸 Overview: Dr. Billina Shaw, Senior Medical Advisor at SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services, and Andrea Goetz, Executive Director, Carelon Behavioral Health's Child and Family Division, will participate in a virtual fireside chat to discuss strategies, best practices and tools to address youth and family engagement in behavioral health treatment.

📢 (FREE CE Opportunity) Join Carle Health for its 2024 Primary Care CE Series! 🔹 Topic: Holistic Care of the Diabetic Patient 📅 Date: Thursday, June 13th, 2024 at 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CST 🔸 Speaker: Abbie Morales, BSN, RN, DNE, AMB-BC ➡ Register: https://lnkd.in/gaZaB6xq 🔹 Learning Objectives: - Learn what information is regularly given at consultations by Diabetes Nurse Educators for all patients with diabetes - Understand how holistic care affects the outcomes of patients with diabetes - Understand what resources are available to you as a practitioner and how they can impact the patient

📢 (Happening TODAY, 6/5 at 10-11am CT!!)-Join AgriSafe for the June Mental Health Innovations Exchange 🔸 Topics and Speakers: "Amanda Roome and Monique Coombs will share how the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association and Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health teamed up to work with Man Therapy to create a campaign specifically targeting commercial fishermen. Additionally, Lacey Singleton will discuss SOBER COWBOY, a nonprofit with the mission of making it more acceptable and common to talk about feelings in the cowboy world, rather than drown them in substance abuse. Join us in exploring these innovative initiatives that break down barriers and foster healthier conversations among agricultural communities." ➡ Register: https://lnkd.in/gjVJ_7ww