Katy Mental Health: Our Last Meeting Of The Year

Our last meeting of the Year.

Friday, November 2, 2012

11:30am until 1:00pm

The Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union

25525 Katy Mills Parkway

Katy, TX 77494

281-391-2149 (phone number to the location).

Find other mental health folks. Form teams, solve problems. Hire. Be hired. Dream big. Make promises and keep them. Talk about Katy. Talk about helping others. Invite your friends. Reinvigorate yourself. Invigorate someone else. Discover how small the world is. Remind yourself how big the world is. This meeting is for counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. 

Kris Kerlin, LPC-S and David Bueno Martin, LPC are co-hosting the third mental health networking luncheon in Katy, Texas.  Please bring your own lunch this time.   There is NO COST to this meeting (donations are appreciated to help with ongoing costs).  Space is limited to the first 45 registrants. To reserve your place at this event please RSVP by October 29 by contacting Kris Kerlin at 713-471-9977 or e-mail David Bueno Martin: david@houstonlpc.com.

Train the Trainer on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

October 18th, 2012

Mental Health America of Greater Houston (MHA), a non-profit organization, focuses on community and legislative advocacy and education and training about various mental health topics.  Our Women’s Mental Health Initiative includes a project called the Yates Children Memorial Fund (YCMF) whose Advisory Committee addresses perinatal mental health issues through education, training, outreach and advocacy.  We offer perinatal mental health training in the Greater Houston area at no charge to social service agencies, community health clinics, hospitals, professional associations and other organizations that would be particularly interested in perinatal mental health.  We highly recommend this training for  those who provide services to moms (both during pregnancy and after) and to babies and young children (as the health of the mother directly correlates to the health of the child).

As we continue to receive a number of requests for training, we need more volunteer trainers to assist us in meeting the demand.  On Thursday, October 18^th, from 6 – 8 pm at the United Way, we are offering “Train the Trainer in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders” at no charge for licensed mental health professionals (psychiatrists, residents in psychiatry, LPCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, etc.) who are interested in presenting our mental health training as volunteer representatives of MHA.  The speakers will be Rhoda Seplowitz, MD, a psychiatrist is private practice; and Kristen Berglund, LPC Intern, a counselor intern in private practice who is supervised by Sammie Jones, MA, LPC.

If you are interested in attending this free training on October 18^th and becoming a volunteer trainer for MHA in 2013, please RSVP by Thursday, October 11^th by e-mailing Karen George at kgeorge@mhahouston.org.  Space is limited.  Please feel free to forward this e-mail to other licensed mental health professionals who may be interested in attending.  Family Services of Greater Houston will provide CEUs for LPCs, LMFTs and social workers; psychiatrists, residents in psychiatry and psychologists will receive a certificate of completion.

Another networking event on Oct. 5th.

If you can't make this networking event in Katy on Friday, October 5th, consider going to this one in Houston.

CEU's: “Dynamics of Multicultural Counseling: Immigration, Assimilation While Focusing on Mental Health & Addiction”

Presented by Emilio Jimenez, LPC-S 

October 10, 2012 

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Memorial Hermann Hospital - Katy

23900 Katy Freeway   Katy, TX 77494

Tiger Room A, 1^st Floor

Sponsored by Memorial Hermann Prevention & Recovery Center

1.5 Hour CEU credit

Cost $5.00 (lunch included)

RSVP to Ann Walker 713-329-7370 ann.walker@memorialhermann.org

Diagnosing & Treating Perinatal Mental Disorders

This FREE WORKSHOP offered by Mental Health America of Greater Houston and Family Services of Greater Houston is designed for mental health professionals, including LPC/LPC-I, LMFT/LMFT-A, & LCSW/LMSW.

In exchange for FREE training and CEUs, participants will be asked to contribute twelve (12) hours of pro bono counseling services to mothers with perinatal mental health issues in MHA’s Pro Bono Counseling Program.

Location: United Way of Greater Houston, 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Registration at 8:30 AM)

Free CEUs are available for LPCs, LMFTs and social workers.

To register, please e-mail kgeorge@mhahouston.org

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 18, 2012

If you are unable to attend, but would like more information about MHA’s Pro Bono Counseling Program, please contact Debbie de la Riva at 713-523-8963 x235 or delariva@mhahouston.org