Calendar of Events

Enhancing Mental Health with Alternative Treatments

Jackson County Senior Center 100 County Services Park Drive, Sylva, NC, United States

This course is designed both for the care provider and the care recipient.  It strategically looks at alternative treatment/practice modalities and their impact on mental health.  Many of the “outside […]

Free

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Two-day Training in Taylorsville

Alexander County Partnership for Children 156 NC Highway 90, Taylorsville, NC

WRAP® is an evidence-based self-management and recovery system developed by a group of people with mental health difficulties who struggled to incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. WRAP® […]

A Rainbow of Mental Health: An Introduction

John Welch Senior Center 302 Airport Road, Marble, North Carolina, United States

An introductory course designed to support an understanding of the most commonly diagnosed mental health related conditions in the aged population. This curriculum takes a person-centered approach to understanding classifications […]

Free

QPR Suicide Prevention

QPR prepares participants to question, persuade, and refer those struggling with thoughts of suicide to life-saving help. This 2-hour program teaches community members to recognize the warning signs of a […]

Wellness Recovery Action Plan Two-day Training in Asheville

Goodwill Career Center 1616 Patton Avenue , Asheville, NC, United States

WRAP® is an evidence-based self-management and recovery system developed by a group of people with mental health difficulties who struggled to incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. There […]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Invisible Scars

Canton Senior Center 1 Pigeon Street, Canton, North Carolina, United States

This presentation explores relevant information pertinent to traumatic events and experiences. Through classroom conversation and exercises, participants learn ways to support individuals who may have experienced a traumatic event; which […]

Free

Suicide Indicators, Response, and Prevention

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St. NE.,, Hickory, North Carolina, United States

This course focuses on the indicators and risk factors of suicide in older adults as related to current statistical data. In addition, this course explains methods of suicide response and […]

Free

Crisis Prevention: Keeping Your Cool Under Pressure

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 375 3rd St. NE.,, Hickory, North Carolina, United States

“If you can predict it, you can avoid it!”  Though avoidance is not always possible, planning for how to prevent and/or manage a crisis can be of benefit both to […]

Free

Substance Use, Misuse and the Opioid Crisis

Maggie Valley Nutrition Site 3987 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States

Adults of any age can encounter problems with substances. This class details common substance use issues and tips for those caring for those individuals.

Free

Darkness 2 Light: Stewards of Children (closed)

Stewards of Children is a prevention training program that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program is designed for organizations that serve […]