OPCSMH 2023-24 Webinar Series
STAY TUNED: WEBINAR TOPICS WILL BE ADDED AS THEY ARE SCHEDULED
May webinar: From Burnout to Balance: Understanding the Importance of Decolonizing Mental Health and Wellness Strategies for BIPOC Students
Click here to download the OPCSMH May 2024 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
Stacey Diane Arañez Litam PhD., LPCCs, Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
First generation BIPOC students face unique challenges that uniquely impact their experiences in higher education. This engaging 1-hour webinar will provide a brief introduction to the decolonized framework for mental health approaches and wellness strategies in higher education as many of the current approaches to well-being are historically grounded in Eurocentric and Western models and have been inconsistent with the ways in which many BIPOC individuals understand, experience, and navigate the world. This webinar empowers attendees to recognize the importance of decolonizing wellness strategies to improve mental health, retention, and success among BIPOC college students. Attendees will additionally learn culturally responsive strategies and decolonized mental health practices that help first generation BIPOC college students expand notions of well-being and succeed in PWIs.
Webinar objectives:
- Help participants understand the intersection between culturally grounded concepts, mental health, and burnout.
- Help participants identify intergenerational trauma and scarcity mindset patterns which are linked to burnout, suicidality, and mental health among BIPOC communities, especially first-generation students.
- Establishing a shared understanding of culturally grounded concepts from a decolonized perspective to lay the groundwork to provide strategies that promote well-being and mental health.
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.
April webinar: An Update from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention on College Campuses
Click here to download the OPCSMH April 2024 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
Corbin J, Standley, PhD., Director of Impact Communication and Continuous Improvement, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
April 11th, 2024. 1:00PM-2:00PM EST
Suicide is a significant public health issue on college campuses impacting tens of thousands of students each year. Dr. Standley is a community psychologist and researcher with over a decade of experience in schools, health systems, and communities. His work focuses on public health and community-level approaches to suicide prevention through capacity building, equitable systems change, and policy change. In this presentation, Dr. Standley will discuss the scope of the issue and what college and university campuses, faculty, and staff can do to support students. The importance of prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as community collaboration, will also be discussed. Finally, Dr. Standley will share insights and ideas about what the future of suicide prevention on college campuses can look like.
Webinar Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to describe the scope of the issue of suicide on college campuses.
- Attendees will be able to explain potential reasons for increasing suicide rates on college campuses.
- Attendees will be able to recognize the warning signs for suicide and offer support and resources.
March webinar: sexploitation & intimate partner violence on college campuses
Click here to download the OPCSMH March 2024 webinar flyer!
Speakers:
Julius Payne, B.S., Program Coordinator, Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, Kent State University
Erica Butler, M.Ed., Sexual Health + Violence Prevention Wellness Coordinator, The Ohio State University
Molly O’Malley-Nolen, M.S., M.Ed., Senior Solutions Specialist, Grand River Solutions
March 20th, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
This panel consisting of Julius Payne, S., Program Coordinator, Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, Kent State University, Molly O’Malley-Nolen, M.S., M.Ed., Senior Solutions Specialist, Grand River Solutions, and Erica Butler, M.Ed., Sexual Health + Violence Prevention Wellness Coordinator, The Ohio State University, join us for a panel to discuss Sexploitation and Intimate Partner Violence on Campuses. Each panelist will speak about their experiences working to address sexploitation and intimate partner violence both while serving on campus, and during their time with community organizations partnering with campuses.
Webinar Objectives:
- Recognize the importance of collaboration and student influence in prevention efforts on campus
- Identify tools to building lasting relationships on campus to aide in prevention efforts
- Identify at least 2 new warning signs of intimate partner violence they didn’t know previously
February webinar: Eating disorders and body positivity on campus
Click here to download the OPCSMH February 2024 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
Kate Adkins, PhD, MFT-S, LPCC-S, Owner, Kate Adkins Therapy, Ltd.
February 29th, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
This webinar focuses on understanding of etiology and comorbidities of eating disorders, and how they present on the college campus. The presenter will share how to identify students at risk and initiate cross-campus referrals. Additionally, resources for treatment coordination across campus and the state will be provided. A special note will be made to the role of body image within eating disorder treatment as well as treatment as a singular concern, and include resources for body positive campus programs.
Webinar Objectives:
- Participants will identify different eating disorders and how they can present on college campuses.
- Participants will identify resources for eating disorders and body image treatment across campus.
January webinar: increasing behavioral health access: implementing stepped care models to decrease barriers and use resources effectively
Click here to download the OPCSMH January 2024 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
Nathaan Demers, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Mantra Health
January 30th, 2024, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
With ever-growing student mental health and the well-being needs in the new hybrid context, many campuses are offering a plethora of resources across multiple modalities. This presentation will analyze the benefits of implementing an integrated stepped-care model to better support student mental health and well-being by decreasing barriers and matching students with appropriate levels of care. The presentation will highlight successes, lessons learned, and replicable insights that can be implemented on campuses.
Webinar Objectives:
- Analyze macro behavioral health trends on campus over the past decade, and the correlated changes in student help seeking behaviors and expectations of available support services on campus.
- Reflect upon participants’ campus strengths and growth edges in respect to mental health and wellness offerings.
- Evaluate the benefits of implementing a stepped-care model to decrease stigma, increase student engagement, and maximize available mental health and well-being resources to support student health and subsequent success.
- Analyze the benefits, as well as challenges, of offering evidence-based, inclusive, multiple modality student support services on campus aimed at supporting mental health and well-being.
December webinar: Maximizing Your Performance Professionally and Personally by Focusing on Resiliency
Click here to download the OPCSMH December 2023 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
Micky Sharma, Psy.D., Director, Student Life’s Counseling and Consultation Service, The Ohio State University
December 5th, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
One of the most challenging aspects of working in higher education is managing the multiple and ever-expanding complexities of the role. As practitioners and scholars, individuals are expected to attend to and advocate for the students on a regular basis. Professionals have been working in a high stress environment and are experiencing the impact of these challenges. Faculty and staff may be experiencing anxiety, depression and compassion fatigue as a result of these factors. This webinar will discuss the college work environment and its impact on faculty and staff, both professionally and personally. Coping strategies will be discussed as well as the importance of self-care and resiliency.
Webinar Objectives:
- Explain how recognizing the importance of resiliency increases staff and faculty performance and satisfaction.
- Explain the difference and relationship between the concepts of self-care, resilience, grit and treatment. Participants will develop an individualized self-care and resiliency plan.
november webinar: Student Veterans: Understanding the Culture, Promoting Wellness, and Preventing Suicide
Click here to download the OPCSMH November 2023 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
David Edwards, M.S. Air Force Veteran and Adjunct Professor, Veterans Health Certificate Program, Ohio University
November 15th, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
Veteran suicide has become an increasingly alarming issue over the last several years. This webinar is designed to help attendees further understand some of the challenging aspects of being a military veteran, as well as understand what many veterans go through in their lives that may lead to them considering suicide.
Webinar Objectives:
- Understand signs and symptoms of PTSD from a veteran’s perspective.
- Describe the mentality of veterans with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Analyze how the healthcare community deals with suicide patients.
October webinar: CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION:
CREATING A CAMPUS SAFETY NET
Click here to download the OPCSMH October 2023 webinar flyer!
Speaker:
Scott Poland, Ed.D., Professor in the College of Psychology and Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office, Nova Southeastern University
October 30th, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
There’s increasing concern about the mental health of college students, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for the college-age population. This presentation will focus on the key components of campus suicide prevention. A practical example of suicide prevention at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Florida where Dr. Poland, a licensed psychologist and an internationally recognized expert on school safety, youth suicide, and school crisis prevention/intervention, serves as a Professor of
Psychology and the Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention will be shared. He has presented on suicide prevention more than 2000 times in every state and many
foreign countries and is known for his practical presentations. He also authored the Suicide Safer School Plan for the state of Texas, the Crisis Action School Toolkit-Suicide for the state of Montana and the Florida STEPS School Toolkit for Educators to Prevent
Suicide.
Webinar Objectives:
- Analyze the most recent data about suicidal behavior for college students.
- Identify key components of suicide prevention for campus staff.
- Identify key components for suicide prevention for students.
SEPTEMBER webinar: WHAT CAMPUSES NEED TO KNOW:
9-8-8 ONE YEAR AFTER IMPLEMENTATION
Click here to download the OPCSMH September 2023 webinar flyer!
What Campuses Need to Know 988 One Year After Implementation Discussion Questions and Responses
Speaker:
Doug Jackson, M.B.A., 988 Administrator, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
September 26th, 2023, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
Join the Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health and Doug Jackson, 988 Administrator with the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
for a one year after implementation update and discussion on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Life that provides free and confidential support with a trained crisis professional to citizens of Ohio 24/7, 365 days a year. What challenges did implementing the lifeline present? What is the plan moving forward? What do campuses need to know? Join the conversation to find out!
