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Our office is now open for in-person activities & services!

However, all Round Tables are still conducted online through Zoom. 

Please sign up for our emailing list and/or follow us on Facebook to stay updated on our latest Round Table updates. 

Round Table Series

ATTENTION ALL MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS!

Please join Mental Health America in Montgomery (MHA-M) in our annual educational program of monthly Round Table sessions for 2022. 


Registration is FREE and Continuing Education (CE) credits are available for a fee  of $10. Nurse, 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. 


Nurses may use either the Counselor or Social Work credit hours for CE credit. Upload the CE certificate to your Alabama Board of Nursing transcript online.  If you need assistance with uploading your CE certificate, please contact Charlene Roberson at charlenemr@knology.net. 

Sign up today!

Register for Round Table online through Eventbrite.


Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits online (or by check). 


Check your emails from Eventbrite for more information about Round Table. And subscribe to our emails to stay notified! 


Complete and return an evaluation after participating in the Round Table. Your feedback is much appreciated!


Learn more about past Round Tables and Conferences. 


Here is how you can sign up:

Step 1: Register for Our Latest Round Table!

Step 2: Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits!

Step 2: Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits!

We highly encourage you to register through Eventbrite so that we will know to expect your attendance. 


Please follow the instructions on Eventbrite accordingly while registering.  Sign up for one or as many Round Tables as you like.

Register for Round Table

Step 2: Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits!

Step 2: Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits!

Step 2: Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits!

Make sure that your licensure board accepts Social Work or Counseling CE credits before paying. 


Pay for CE credits online or by check based on your responses to the Eventbrite registration.

Click on the link below if you are to pay online.

pay for CE Credits

Step 3: Keep checking your Emails!

Step 2: Pay for Continuing Education (CE) Credits!

Step 3: Keep checking your Emails!

Check your emails from Eventbrite for updates, resources, and the Zoom meeting link. 


Also subscribe to our emails and get notified about our most current MHA-M news and happenings.

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Step 4: Fill out our Round Table Forms!

If you have recently registered and attended a Round Table, please fill out the following forms below.  


If you have any questions or concerns about the evaluations or Continuing Education (CE) credits, please email Charlene Roberson at charlenemr@knology.net. 


Thank you so much for your interest and support!

Continuing Education (CE) Credits Payment Form

Continuing Education (CE) Credits Payment Form

Continuing Education (CE) Credits Payment Form

  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.
 

pay for ce credits

May 2022 Online Evaluation

Continuing Education (CE) Credits Payment Form

Continuing Education (CE) Credits Payment Form

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! 



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July 2022 Online Evaluation

Continuing Education (CE) Credits Payment Form

July 2022 Online Evaluation

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! 



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Downloads

The presentations are not to be copied except by permission. You are welcome to download a copy for yourself, just not to further copy. 

Evaluation-2022 - ALS - 2 (docx)Download
FINAL Guidelines complex communication needs Bruening (pptx)Download
Complementary Therapies for Stress MHAm (pdf)Download
July 2022 Round Table Evaluation (docx)Download

2022 Round Table Series

Guidelines for Healthcare Professionals Working with Individuals with Complex Communication Needs

May 13, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST    


Intended Audience: Counselors, Nurses, Social Workers (Any Mental Health or Social Service Professional) and anyone else interested in learning more about ALS are welcome.  


ALS Therapist Network Membership: Opportunity to join and accept referrals to work with people with ALS and their families.  


Symposium Outcome: Participants will express increased confidence in communicating with clients who have complex communication needs.   


CE credits are available for Counselors, Nurses, and Social Workers. Most professional boards accept these credits; please check with your board first to see if they accept them.  

  • Counselors 2.0 (NBCC)  
  • Social Workers 2.0 (ABSWE)  
  • Nurses 2.4 (ABNP002, Exp. 03/2025) 


Mental Health America in Montgomery presents this special symposium in cooperation with the Alabama Chapter of the ALS Association and The Counseling Clinic, LLC.  


AGENDA 


11:30 AM | ZOOM Log In  


12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Presentation 


1:30 PM- 2:00 PM | Panel Discussion/ Q&A with All Presenters  


Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation participants should be able to: 

  1. List 3-4 barriers to a therapeutic relationship with a person with ALS/MND. 
  2. Describe 3 common demographic of a person with ALS/MND. 
  3. List 3-4 impacts ALS/MND may have on communication skills. 
  4. Describe 3-4 guidelines professionals can use to improve communication
  5. Detail 3-4 impacts ALS may have CG/PwALS. 6.
  6. Detail 3-4 strategies Mental Health Professionals use when working with PwALS and CGs. 


Overview:  This content will be limited to communications with persons who have ALS.  It will include both barriers and challenges those persons with ALS experience.  Emphasis will include specific guidelines and strategies Mental Health Professionals may use when improving communications using the framework of Beyond Speech Alone.  Formal content will close with a person with ALS or Caregiver detailing their story dealing with communication issues.  


Specific Strategies to Encourage Stress Reduction by Dr. Emily Hare, ND

July 8, 2022 | 12 PM CDT


Outcome: Participants will identify at least one specific lifestyle therapy to incorporate into own &/or client’s lifestyle to reduce stress. 


Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation participants should be able to:

  1. Review physiological stress response, including endocrine and sympathetic nervous systems.
  2. Examine an overview of research-supported lifestyle interventions to reduce stress.
  3. Examine an overview of research-supported botanicals (teas and essential oils) to compliment lifestyle interventions.


Overview: This symposium will be an introduction to complimentary and alternative lifestyle therapies that encourage stress reduction.  The dual focus will be appropriate for the individual to incorporate into own lifestyle and just as important for the health care provider to use in managing clients as they cope with issues today increasing their stress.   


How Wings Supports Your Clients by Thomson McCorkle

August 12, 2022 | 12 PM CDT


Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation the participant should be able to:

  1. Relate the scope and functions of Wings Across Alabama (Wings).
  2. Discuss the focus of the 4 different programs Wings offers.


Overview:  This symposium will be a detailed overview of the 4 different programs Wings Across Alabama offers.  The purpose is for the learner to examine each program closely to determine how the program can best fit the needs of clients. There will be ample time for a Q&A following the symposium.


Learn more about Wings Across Alabama: https://wingsacrossal.org/  


Essentials for Understanding What to Expect in a Medical Mal-Practice Claim by Moniaree Parker Jones

September 9, 2022 | 12 PM CDT


Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation participants should be able to:

  1. Describe the components of a medical malpractice claim.
  2. Identify steps in preparing to testify as an expert fact witness or witness.
  3. Provide an overview of the discovery process.


Overview:This presentation will differentiate between plaintiff and defense, civil, and criminal.  It will explore what a subpoena and discovery really is and what it does and does not.  The important elements of being a fact witness will be explored.  In addition content will include appropriate dress for all occasions, demeanor, documentation, and other relevant factors.


Substance Abuse Among Our Elder Clients – A Special Population by Shereda Finch, Ph.D. candidate

October 14, 2022 | 12 PM CDT


Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the impact of alcohol, prescription medications/opioids, and other substances among older adults.
  2. Identify, screen, and assess substance misuse in older adults.
  3. Develop and implement recovery wellness plans for older adults.


Overview: When looking at alcohol and substance rates, information on youth and younger adults are generally involved.  However, substance abuse is not only found in youth end young adults. Unfortunately, ageist beliefs contribute to low rates of diagnosis and treatment /recovery services for this population. The goal of this presentation is to increase the awareness and knowledge on alcohol and substance use among the senior population and related issues and how to support individuals with substance abuse disorder.    


Our Speakers

Dr. Emily Hare, ND

Dr. Emily Hare, ND is a 2012 graduate of the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. She is a licensed naturopathic doctor (WA) and Asst. Professor at Huntingdon College. She teaches undergraduate, upper-level courses for pre-health professions students. Her therapeutic modalities include clinical nutrition, microbiome development, and supplement and herbal therapies. She specializes in stress reduction and microbial health.  

Thomson McCorkle

Thomson McCorkle is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College. He started as the Executive Director of Wings Across Alabama (Wings) in January 2017, the same year he became a certified Peer Specialist (CPS). He manages over 15 employees and contractors, and this is one of the largest employers of CPS in Alabama. Under his leadership, all Wings programs shifted to a virtual format (phone/online) which better served consumers during the COVID – 10 pandemic. He serves on several Alabama Department of Mental Health Committees and the Alabama Supreme Court’s Alternative to Guardianships task force.   

Moniaree Parker Jones, Ed.D., RN, MSN, COI

Moniaree Parker Jones, Ed.D., RN, MSN, COI serves as associate professor of nursing at Samford University’s Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing and part -time legal consultant. Prior to assuming her current position, she worked as an assistant professor at AUM, and as a legal nurse consultant with the law firms of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, and Haskell, Slaughter, Young, and Rediker. She has experience in psychiatric, emergency room and public health nursing and management. 

Shereda Finch, Ph.D. candidate, MEd, MPA

Shereda Finch, Ph.D. candidate, MEd, MPA is a graduate of both Cleveland State University and Ashford University.  She is the Executive Director of the Council on Substance Abuse - NCADD.  She has extensive experience in individual and group facilitation and training as well as fundraising and grant writing, securing over 15 million dollars.  

Our Speakers- May 2022

ALAIR ALTIERO, PHD, LPC

Alair Altiero, PhD, LPC works exclusively with people living with ALS.  She is a counselor and is the Mental Health/Regional Resource Group Coordinator for The ALS Association- Hershey/South Central Greater Philadelphia Chapter.    

LISA BRUENING, MS

Lisa Bruening, MS has been employed at The ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter nearly 20 years. She is currently the Director of Care Services and a licensed speech-language pathologist with nearly 30 years of experience working with persons with diverse communication impairments and implementing assistive technology plans of care. Her family's connection to the ALS through her maternal grandfather's illness and death when her mother was a young child heightened her awareness of the issues affecting persons living with ALS as well as the needs of their family members even years into the future. Lisa is an energetic and engaging presenter who enjoys interactive discussion and debate. She leveraged her grade-school teachers' assessment of "talks too much" into a lifelong career of providing education, advocacy, and intervention to improve, maintain and restore client communication skills.  

MELISSA C. ENFINGER, MS

Melissa C. Enfinger, MS has over twenty years of experience in human services, disability support, and non-profit organizations. She currently serves as the Director of Care Services and Public Policy for the ALS Association Alabama Chapter. Melissa has been with the Chapter since 2014 where she has the honor to get to know many people and families affected by ALS and learn about their unique challenges and support needs. Melissa has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Human Services with a specialization in management of non-profit organizations. 

A PERSON WITH ALS/CAREGIVER

  • Our History
  • Our Mission
  • Psychosocial Rehab
  • Outreach and Education
  • Round Table Series
  • ALS Symposium 2022
  • Tennis Tournament 2022
  • Featured News
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Coronavirus Resources
  • Contact Us
  • Donate
  • Become a Member
  • Volunteer
  • Sponsor

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