Epilepsy Alliance Ohio Professional Seminar Series

Speaker: Kriss T. Haren, MA, MS, MINT Member, Registered Health Coach-III, collaborative Communication Consulting & Training Services Tipp City, Ohio

About the Seminar: Suicide is a major public health concern in the United States. As we struggle to address the many underlying issues which drive suicidal thoughts and behavior, it is important to know that we cannot yet accurately predict those who will attempt or complete suicide. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), most people who die by suicide had seen a health care provider in the year prior to their suicide. * Further, many of them had visited a health care provider in the month prior to their suicide. Suicide prevention and risk assessment is most effective when guided by a strategic plan. Learn the vital role that you play in the identification and assessment of suicide risk in your client population and come away with ideas for enhancing your intervention plan.

Speaker: Brett Dowdy, Psy.D, Chief of Psychological Services and Clinical Director of Outpatient Services, Linder Center of Hope.

About the Seminar: Dr. Dowdy will present on a new evidence-based practice for treating disorders of overcontrol, including autism, anorexia, OCPD, and chronic forms of depression and anxiety. This training will combine lecture, practical tools, and experiential learning to equip participants with effective methods for assessing and treating personality traits characterized by rigidity, inflexibility, and limited openness to change.

Speaker: Nicole Bosse, Psy.D, Staff Psychologist, Linder Center of Hope

About the Seminar: This presentation provides an in-depth overview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as an evidence-based intervention for individuals experiencing psychosis. Participants will explore the theoretical foundations of CBT, its application in managing psychotic symptoms, and strategies for addressing distressing beliefs and hallucinations. The session will cover key techniques such as cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments, and coping skills training, while emphasizing collaborative, recovery-oriented approaches.

Speaker: Chris Tuell, Ed.D., LPCC-S, LICDS-CS, Clinical Psychotherapist, Lindner Center of Hope

About the Seminar: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. To date, EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress. Hypnotherapy is an often-misunderstood therapy technique, that can be an effective tool in the reduction of anxiety, phobias behavioral habits, as well as the management of pain.

Speaker: Nicole Mori, DNP, APRN, PMHNP, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse, Linder Center of Hope

About the Seminar: Chronobiology is a field of biology that originated in the 18th century and centers on the study of circadian rhythms, the internal 24-hour biological “clocks” regulating activity, rest, and metabolic processes in all living organisms. Advances in science and technology have improved our understanding of the relationship between circadian rhythms and human health in recent decades. This seminar will include an examination of evidence linking circadian function and psychiatric disorders, possible directions for future research and discuss strategies targeting circadian function that are currently used in mental health settings.

Speaker: Dr. Rochelle Dunn, PhD, PCC-S, Professor of Counselor
Education, Liberty University

** This program meets the ethics requirement for CSWMFT Boards
* Co-Sponsored Event

About the Seminar: This interactive session will involve a review of the codes of ethics and the moral principles involved in ethical decision making. Ethical cases will be discussed in the major areas of informed consent, multiple/dual relationships, confidentiality, duty to warn/duty to protect, record keeping, technology, and impaired practitioner. We will also discuss ethics around working with minors. An ethical decision-making model will be presented, and a documentation process will be discussed and practiced. Participants will leave this seminar with a better understanding and working knowledge of ethical decision making.