Bimonthly online discussions are continuing education opportunities for mental health interpreters and clinician who work with deaf consumers. QMHI's are required to have 40 contact hours continuing education per year.
All presentations are in the form of a webinar. Links to the webinar will be send out a few days prior to the event. This year our webinars will be hosted on Citrix (GoToMeeting). To use this platform Please read documents on the Citrix Website. You can download a full User Guide HERE.
Important: In order to assure time to process your registration, completed form and payment must be received 7 days prior to the event you wish to join.
Registration fee for all online discussions in calendar year 2016 is just $35.*User Guide HERE>
How to Register:
- Download and fill out the 'Permission to File CEUs" form. This will serve as your registration form for all online discussions within that calendar year.
- Send a check for $35.00 made out to ADARA- MHIT Fund along with the completed form to:
Shannon Reese, Services Coordinator
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Office of Deaf Services
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130
Presented by: Ben Hollingsworth, M.A.
"Now Showing"
November 13 2018
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Enhancing Knowledge Through Online Learning
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing with the Alabama
Department of Rehabilitation
Services.
Ben has worked in the field of Deafness for over 14 years as an advocate, case manager, mental health therapist, and rehabilitation counselor. Ben serves as Past-President of the Alabama Association of the Deaf (AAD); and serves on the Alabama
Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators (ALBIT). Ben holds a M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Tennessee, along with a B.A. from the University of Maryland.
Target Audience:
Interpreters in Mental Health, Community Interpreters, Mental Health Professionals, School Counselors
Presentation Flyer Available for Download HERE
You only need to register once each calendar year
Registrations will need to be submitted
Pre- Reading
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TBA
January 8
Navigating an Overlap in Potential Services: Mental Health and Vocational Rehabilitation
Moderator: Ben Hollingsworth
March 12
Interpreting for Deaf People with Dysfluent Language in Forensic Settings: Application of the Integrated Model of Interpreting
Moderator: Joan Wattman
May 14
Mental Health and Deafness in the LGBTQ Community
Moderator: Jerry Buie
July 9
Dementia Part 2
Moderator: Mistie Owens
September 10
Deaf Offenders-Risk Assessment
Moderator: Brian Hartman
November 12
Ethics in Mental Health
Moderator: Brian McKenny
“Navigating an Overlap in Potential Services: Mental Health and Vocational Rehabilitation”
