Upcoming Events

This session will focus on how to utilize skills in awareness to cultivate openness to our internal experiences, even those that are painful or challenging (e.g., sadness, anxiety). This session will also focus on the barriers that may arise when trying to pursue personally chosen values, as well as how one responds to these barriers. […]

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May 9, 2024

School Mental Health National Expert Talk

Learning and Training Opportunity

Professional Development

Special Event

Talk/Presentation

Researchers, graduate students, faculty, K-12 administrators, educators, and youth-serving professionals interested in school mental health are invited to join us for this special presentation. During this 1-hour presentation, school mental health expert Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman will discuss positive and negative associations of screen use for pre-teens. Are you local to Iowa City? If you are located […]

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May 15, 2024

12:00-2:00 pm CST

Online

Presenter/s David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training | The Catholic University of America

Contemporary Clinical Suicidology: Assessment, Treatment, and Ethics

Affiliate/Partner Event

Professional Development

Talk/Presentation

Get your ethics CEs! Each year, 15 million adults and youth in the United States experience serious thoughts of suicide. This free webinar aims to empower mental health providers (including psychologists, social workers, and counselors) across the state of Iowa to learn how to use suicide-focused screening and assessment. Ethical considerations related to suicidal risk will also be thoroughly reviewed. Learning objectives: 1) Learn to use […]

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June 11, 2024 - June 13, 2024

The 2024 How-To Symposium for School Safety, Wellbeing and Growth

Affiliate/Partner Event

Special Event

The Green Hills Area Education Agency (AEA) and the Department of Justice “STOP” Grant present: “The How-To Symposium for School Safety, Well-being and Growth” We are reminded every day of the challenges facing schools and educators. We know the “What.” We often know the “Why.” What we need help with is the “How!” How do […]

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Ongoing

Helping Youth F.A.C.E. (Families Act, Care, and Engage) Mental Health

Parents/Caregivers

Gain the tools to support your child’s mental health and well-being Join a judgment-free space to level up your parenting game. In this new research-backed program, learn how to: What is the overall purpose and goal of F.A.C.E? The goal of F.A.C.E is to increase caregivers’ mental health awareness by improving their knowledge, skills, and […]

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Ongoing

Obermann Workgroup – Reconceptualizing the Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education: A Mindful Journey

Higher Education

Learning and Training Opportunity

This University of Iowa working group engages participants, across the campus and beyond, to explore trauma-informed pedagogy, positive psychology, and the philosophy of the health-promoting university (via the Okanagan Charter). These lenses are used to analyze the complex issues connected to well-being and mental health in higher education. We aim to provide a cross-disciplinary space for […]

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Ongoing

Kognito Distress Intervention and Suicide Prevention Program

Higher Education

Learning and Training Opportunity

People in distress often turn to those they know rather than seek professional help. Kognito training provides skills and training for individuals help friends, family, colleagues, or anyone who is in a situation where they might be contemplating suicide. What is Kognito? Kognito is an online, interactive role-play simulation program for students, faculty, and staff […]

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Ongoing

Imposter Syndrome: Addressing the Fear of Being a Fraud

Higher Education

Learning and Training Opportunity

A Scanlan Center for School Mental Health workshop for college/university faculty and staff We all engage in “Impostering” or believing we are not good, not deserving enough, or not producing enough in our lives at the university. This workshop assists you with learning: 1. The definitions of Imposter Syndrome 2. What steps you can take […]

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