However, all Round Tables are still conducted online through Zoom.
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Please join Mental Health America in Montgomery (MHA-M) in our annual educational program of monthly Round Table sessions for 2023.
Registration is FREE and Continuing Education (CE) credits are available for a fee of $10. Social Work and Counseling CE credits are available. Most professional boards accept these credits; please check with your board first to see if they accept them.
First, register on Eventbrite. Then if you need CE credits, pay the $10 fee online or by check to the MHA-M office at 1116 South Hull Street, Montgomery, AL, 36104. The CE Certificate of Attendance will be sent approximately 2 weeks following the presentation to everyone who pays for the session and completes the online evaluation. Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about accessing this opportunity.
Presentation materials and recordings can be accessed by those who register.
Counselor Continuing Education is provided by The Counseling Clinic in cooperation with Mental Health America in Montgomery (MHA-M). The Counseling Clinic has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6779. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Counseling Clinic is solely responsible for all aspects of Round Table, which qualify for NBCC credit. Participants completing this activity may earn up to 1.0 CE Hours in Counseling. In addition, Social Workers may earn 1.0 CE credit for each Round Table.
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Make sure that your licensure board accepts Social Work or Counseling CE credits before paying.
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Thank you so much for your interest and support!
Make sure that your licensure board accepts counseling/social work CE credits before paying.
Pay for Continuing Education (CE) credits online or by check based on your responses to the Eventbrite registration. Do not pay again if you already paid beforehand.
What do you think about our Round Tables?
Please compete our evaluation online after attending/watching our Round Table session, especially if you are paying for Continuing Education (CE) credits. We want to hear from you soon!
What do you think about our Round Tables?
Please compete our evaluation online after attending/watching our Round Table session, especially if you are paying for Continuing Education (CE) credits. We want to hear from you soon!
What do you think about our Round Tables?
Please compete our evaluation online after attending/watching our Round Table session, especially if you are paying for Continuing Education (CE) credits. We want to hear from you soon!
What do you think about our Round Tables?
Please compete our evaluation online after attending/watching our Round Table session, especially if you are paying for Continuing Education (CE) credits. We want to hear from you soon!
The presentations are not to be copied except by permission. You are welcome to download a copy for yourself, just not to further copy.
Madalyn Caldwell, EdS, LPC
February 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM CST
Erica Ramey, DNP, PMHNP-BC
March 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM CST
Sarah McCrory, MS, LPC
April 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Donna Leslie, MS, LPC
May 12, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Bretia Gordon, EdD, MPA
June 9, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Rev. Dr. Stephen McWhorter
July 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Dr. Javier Gorgas
August 11, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Arlene Morris, EdD, RN, CNE
September 8, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Charlene Redick, MEd, LPC, LMFT
October 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Madalyn Caldwell, EdS, LPC
February 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM CST
Overview: This will be an interactive presentation in which participants will identify risk factors and explore appropriate techniques to alleviate the symptoms. Emphasis will be placed on identifying and applying appropriate resources including those not commonly identified with perinatal issues.
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation the participant should be able to:
Erica Ramey, DNP, PMHNP-BC
March 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM CST
Overview: This presentation is specifically aimed at mental health professionals who are non-prescribers. The goal is to empower attendees to identify unsafe medication plans and advocate for their clients. We will discuss common mental health medication classes and their intended use, side effects, and potential benefits. We will identify strategies for spotting “red flags” in medication plans. Attendees will also be provided with resources for preparing for medical appointments and supplemental materials.
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation the participant should bae able to:
Sarah McCrory, MS, LPC
April 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Overview: Self-Worth is the foundation of who we are as human beings and in today’s world is highly sought after. It plays a role in every decision that we make and in every relationship that we have. The presentation will be an overview of a longer program, Making Sense of Your Worth, developed by Cindy R. Lee, LCSW in partnership with HALO Project International titled. It is designed for anybody who desires the freedom that comes with living in positive self-worth and secure attachment. Sarah will give a summary of the program with some useful tips to help you and your clients learn about how self-worth is connected to attachment and how by working toward secure attachment, we can increase positive self-worth.
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant should be able to:
Donna Leslie, MS, LPC
May 12, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Overview: This presentation will inform you about how Carastar Health has developed a collaboration with Montgomery Police Department (MPD)’s Crisis Intervention Team to help individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation the participant should be able to:
Bretia Gordon, EdD, MPA
June 9, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Rev. Dr. Stephen McWhorter
July 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Dr. Javier Gorgas
August 11, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Arlene Morris, EdD, RN, CNE
September 8, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Charlene Redick, MEd, LPC, LMFT
October 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM CDT
Madalyn Caldwell, EdS, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She attained a BA in Psychology from Auburn University and a MS in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University, and a EdS in Community Counseling from Troy University. She currently is pursuing a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Walden University. She is trained in the use of EMDR and a certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor. Her specialties include trauma recovery and perinatal mental health issues.
Erica Ramey, DNP, PMHNP-BC received her doctorate degree in nursing practice from Vanderbilt University. She is an associate professor of nursing at the University Alabama Birmingham where she is the co-coordinator of the psy/mh nurse practitioner tract. In addition, she is a current member of the Alabama Psychiatric Medication Review Team who has a focus to decrease the overuse of psychotropic medicines in the foster care population through implementation of behavioral interventions. She maintains current Nurse practitioner practice at the East Alabama Medical Center. She has also had multiple publication in peer reviewed journals.
Sarah McCrory is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Registered Play Therapist (RPT) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She has experience in counseling individuals dealing with numerous issues such as depression, anxiety, and many of the other things in life that can feel so overwhelming and make us feel alone. She also has experience dealing with trauma, attachment, adoption, and parenting issues. She has had success with utilizing different counseling modalities but she finds that over time, her counseling style has become more Person-Centered because each individual has their own needs and personality and responds differently to different types of therapy. Sarah is a TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) Practitioner, trained in Theraplay and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Sarah earned her B.S degree from the University of Mobile in 2001 and M.S. Degree from Troy University in 2006.
Donna Leslie is the Executive Director of Carastar Health, the 310 Board Community Mental Health center serving Montgomery, Elmore, Lowndes and Autauga Counties. She is a graduate of AUM and is the Supervising Licensed Professional Counselor with a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. She lived in Boston following graduation for 10 years while working with seriously mentally ill individuals in the private sector. In 2010, Donna moved back to Alabama. With 22 years of experience in the field, Donna enjoys working with community partners and organizations to help coordinate, improve and educate on behavioral health care in the River Region.
April Watkins, a transplant from Chicago, has been living in Alabama with her daughter Sydney since 2007. Throughout her career she has worked within the mental health field with different populations to include adolescents, young adults, and the elderly. April has a Masters in Community Counseling as well as a Masters in Social Work from the University of Alabama. She has been licensed since 2013. April joined the team at Carastar in 2022 as the Director of the Crisis Center after prior working with the Alabama department of Mental Health for 5 years.
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