2022-23 Webinars
STAY TUNED: WEBINAR TOPICS WILL BE ADDED AS THEY ARE SCHEDULED
April Webinar: Revitalizing Our Exhausted Brains: A Mental Bandwidth
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Speaker:
Tina Bhargava, DrPH, Associate Professor, College of Public Health, Kent State University
April 20th, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm
In the aftermath of the uncertainty and strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vast majority of us are functioning with greatly depleted mental bandwidth—a resource critical to effectiveness, creativity, and nuanced decision-making. In this presentation, Dr. Tina Bhargava will discuss how this cognitive scarcity can lead to feelings of disengagement and demoralization, as well as poorer outcomes, both personally and professionally. Dr. Bhargava will explain mental bandwidth and then share some simple principles and practices that can protect mental bandwidth in order to increase opportunities for innovation, success, and revitalization.
Webinar Objectives
- Describe mental bandwidth, what impacts its availability, and how it can shape human behavior/choices
- Describe how mental bandwidth impacts productivity, satisfaction, and other important outcomes
- Describe strategies to protect mental bandwidth and increase desired outcomes
Register in Advance for Webinars
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Application for CE credits is pending. This webinar will be recorded, and an archive will be sent out to all registrants and uploaded for public access.
March webinar: Substance Misuse trends in higher education
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Speakers:
Cindy Clouner, MPH, LSW, OCPS, Managing Director of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery
Ahmed Hosni, MSW, Assistant Director within the Student Life Student Wellness Center at The Ohio State University
March 30th, 2023, 11:30am-12:30pm
This session will explore the current trends in substance misuse among college students and discuss how campuses can better meet the needs of their students across the
continuum of care. Join us to learn more about how alcohol, cannabis, and fentanyl is impacting students, the expansion of recovery supports on campuses, and national, state, and local resources that can support efforts to fill gaps within the continuum of care on your campus.
Webinar Objectives
- Participants will be able to describe current trends related to
collegiate substance misuse, specifically related to alcohol,
cannabis, prescription drugs, and fentanyl. - Participants will be able to define the continuum of care, from
prevention through recovery, and identify strategies they can
employ to fill existing gaps in service - Participants will be able to list existing national, state, and local
resources available that can support the implementation of
strategies addressing the continuum of care.
February Webinar: Motivational Strategies to engage students violating the code of conduct
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Speaker:
Russell Spieth, Ph.D., Vice President of Adult Behavioral Health at The Centers in Cleveland, Ohio
February 16th, 2023, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Dr. Spieth will discuss lessons learned from 25 years of experience serving mandated clients in community mental health, drug and mental health courts, and university-based counseling. Included in this presentation is a discussion of the value of integrating normative feedback, motivational interviewing, and harm reduction into programming for college students violating the code of conduct. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based, collaborative, person centered, guiding conversation style to strengthen a person’s own motivation to change. Based on the 3rd edition of Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Miller and Rollnick, 2013), this 1-hour training will cover the underlying mindset, core skills and strategies of MI.
Webinar Objectives
- Appreciate how to use motivational techniques to establish the working alliance
- Detail strategies to promote healthy change
- Understand the rationale for incorporating harm reduction into the planning process
january webinar: Comprehensive Approaches for Addressing Student Mental Health: Needs and
opportunities for First-Generation Students
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Speaker:
Sara Abelson, PhD, MPH, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University School of Medicine
January 26th, 2023 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
Student mental health concerns are on the rise and exceeding the capacity of colleges and universities to respond clinically. Dr. Sara Abelson will present on public health opportunities and interventions for improving student mental health in higher education, based on her recent multidisciplinary review of the evidence-base, published in the Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. She will cover the unique needs of first-generation students and identify critical approaches for enhancing the mental health and wellbeing of this important population of students.
Webinar Objectives
- Participants will identify the unique mental health needs of first-generation college students
- Participants will describe individual, interpersonal, community, and institutional-level interventions for addressing student mental health
- Participants will describe important approaches for supporting the mental health of first-generation college students
November WEBINAR: Pioneering a path forward: Engaging and understanding the Vitality of needs for Latinx students
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Speakers:
Magda Gomez, Ed.D.
Iris Mirelez, M.Ed.
Alejandro Martinez Jr., MSW, LSW
Jessica Cartagena, MBA
November 8th, 2022, 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
The Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health invites you to join us for a panel presentation with Magda Gomez, Ed.D., Executive Director Diversity & Inclusion,
Cuyahoga Community College, Jessica Cartagena, M.B.A., Program Manager, Hispanic Council, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Alejandro Martinez Jr., MSW, LSW Clinical Social Worker, Teleayuda Ohio and Iris Mirelez, Assistant Director of Student Diversity, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), as we discuss engaging and understanding the mental health needs of Latinx students. Hispanic enrollment at institutions of higher education is expected to exceed 4.1 million students nationwide by 2026*, yet the ability to access mental health services, low utilization and gaps in prevention and early intervention persists. With the anticipation that Latinx students are surpassing the growth rate of any other racial-ethnic group, it is ever more vital that the unmet needs and barriers for accessing services including outreach and educational strategies are incorporated into best practices and concepts to combat stigma amongst this community.
october WEBINAR: Campus Safety: Prevention with a Purpose
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Speaker:
Joseph A. Hendry Jr. PSP, CLEE-Senior Director of On-Site Services at Navigate 360
October 12th, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Campus safety takes the entire community. From leadership, law enforcement and security personnel to student affairs, counseling and the students themselves, it’s vital for everyone to understand how they can better identify concerning behaviors and prevent harm to self and others on their campuses. Through cross-functional collaboration, training, tools and technology, it is possible to create prevention processes and encourage participation in the detection of early warning signs. With rising mental health and public safety concerns top of mind for many this school year, this is not a webinar you’ll want to miss.
Webinar Objectives:
• Identify strategies and best practices for effective prevention through training, tools and technology.
• Learn why students are in the best position to report concerning behaviors and how campus stakeholders can encourage this action.
• Recognize why it requires compassion to report and respond to mental health crises.
september WEBINAR: Effective strategies to build campus-community Partnerships
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Speaker:
Cecilia Amoakohene, Community Partnership Coordinator, The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) Toronto, ON
September 29th, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
The creation of partnerships between campuses and community organizations can help to ease organization strain and support the work of meeting the increased, more complex mental health needs of students through combined knowledge and resources. But once these partnerships are formed, they need to be nurtured and supported by all involved. This webinar will give participants the knowledge and skills to maintain intentional, student-focused partnerships aimed at supporting mental health on campus. The webinar will also introduce participants to methods for engaging students effectively and working with non-traditional partners.
Webinar Objectives:
• Describe the importance of maintaining intentionally built partnerships
• Explain the importance of utilizing the ideal form(s) of engagement based on the type of partnership being pursued and the partner(s) involved
• Recognize that partnerships with non-traditional partners can have positive benefits for students as well as all partners at the table
