This training provides participants a greater understanding of anxiety in general and more specifically during the time of Covid-19. Participants will understand the difference between stress related anxiety and anxiety disorders as well as learn signs and symptoms to identify when anxiety interferes with one’s life. Coping skills will be taught in order to relieve some of the stress and uncertainty that can trigger anxiety.
If you are in the home health care or nursing home industry. You may be eligible for a stipend (pre-paid debit card). Click here to learn more.
For the stipend program, you must take Grief & Loss before this training.
Please note: Registration is closed 1 hour before the start of the scheduled training.
Title : Understanding Anxiety (Webinar)
Training Mode: Webinar
Type: None
Audience: Home Care,Nursing Home
Fontaine Saltes is an education advocate with expertise in serving the non-traditional learner. A teacher, facilitator, adjunct professor with over two decades of experience ranging from early education, academia, and workforce development to teens and adult students. During his tenure teaching on the Pine Ridge reservation, Mr. Saltes established the first middle school distance learning program, created a Mayan mathematics curriculum, and gained an appreciation for the Lakota people. Mr. Saltes is passionate about History with scholarly interests in: African-American History, Civics & Political Discourse and Human Rights. Because of the vast inequities in education, Mr. Saltes founded the House of Education in 2013.
Jennifer M. Nasisi has a Master of Public Health degree from The Rutgers School of Public Health and has been working in adult education for over 20 years. Her trainings have afforded her the opportunity to train in over 90 New York healthcare facilities including large & small acute care systems, community-based organizations, ambulatory clinics and long-term care facilities.
Alexander Hardy is a writer, mental health advocate, dancer, educator, and lupus survivor. He battles spiritual ashiness, promotes healing, shares wellness stories and resources as the Cofounder of a creative wellness agency, GetSomeJoy, as a Bilingual Facilitator and Wellness Program Coordinator. He is also a certified Mental Health First Aid facilitator. Aside from being co-host of The Extraordinary Negroes podcast and editor of TheExtraordinaryNegroes.com, Alexander has also written for outlets like CNN.com, Eater, Ebony, Esquire, Food & Wine, Unilever, and The Root.
Alicia Kohlhagen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in community mental health as a mental health therapist for over 9 years. She is currently the Director of Mental Health at Evergreen Health Services as well as a private practice clinician in the Buffalo area. Alicia is passionate about social work and believes in the importance of education and knowledge to further decrease the stigma around mental health and trauma in the community.
Charles Niven is the Director of Peer Services at The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County. He holds the following titles: LMSW, FPA, CPS (Licensed Master of Social Work, Certified Family Peer Advocate, Certified Peer Specialist).
Lois Schram has been an consultant, Mental Health Specialist, Director of Social Work and Trainer in the long-term care field in New York for more than 25 years. Her primary focus has been creating curriculums and training programs to improve the life in the long-term care community. She co-founded and currently operates L/S Gerontology Seminars and remains committed to innovative and transformative learning programs which improves the life of all stakeholders in the health care community. Lois is recognized as one of the country’s leaders committed to culture change education, health care workers enhanced skills training and leadership development. Lois is a Mental Health First Aid Certified trainer.
Enrique Cepeda works with organizations and individuals to provide talent development, change management, strategic partnership and conflict resolution services. As a facilitator, he has trained front line and management staff in various adult education programs involving mental health. Enrique is a certified mediator with nearly 27 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector, including healthcare and education. He has worked in multiple capacities to support workforce development, community engagement and labor management partnership since 2004.