Wednesday, January 30, 2019
2019 FLORIDA COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK SUMMIT
Read more: https://www.fla-schoolcounselor.org/2019-florida-college-access-network-summit/
Digest of Education Statistics 2017 provides new and historical data on all aspects of education
 The
Digest of Education
Statistics is a compilation of a wide array of data about
education. Compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
the Digest is a
comprehensive statistical reference for all levels of education, from
prekindergarten through graduate school.
Data cover a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges,
teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment,
finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international
comparisons. The new and updated statistical tables that are included in the Digest are released on a
rolling basis. A complete volume that includes text and graphics is released
annually.
NCES released Digest
of Education Statistics 2017 today (January 30, 2019). Key
findings on the core topics of enrollment and educational attainment include
the following:
To view the full report please visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2018070
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The Institute of
Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the
nation's leading source for rigorous, independent education research,
evaluation and statistics.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Prevention Specialist / Community Organizer
Jefferson City, MO
Full-time
Salary: $47,500.00 /year
The primary responsibilities include responding to questions from advocates and educators working with community partners to prevent domestic and sexual violence, intensive problem-solving and project-management, writing technical assistance bulletins, developing and delivering training, representing MCADSV and its membership in public policy-related meetings, working with diverse partners in a variety of fields and state agencies, cultivating a community of practice and partnership among prevention workers across regions of Missouri.
More: https://www.indeedjobs.com/missouri-coalition-against-domestic-and-sexual-violence/jobs/3862325bc7209845197d
Full-time
Salary: $47,500.00 /year
The primary responsibilities include responding to questions from advocates and educators working with community partners to prevent domestic and sexual violence, intensive problem-solving and project-management, writing technical assistance bulletins, developing and delivering training, representing MCADSV and its membership in public policy-related meetings, working with diverse partners in a variety of fields and state agencies, cultivating a community of practice and partnership among prevention workers across regions of Missouri.
More: https://www.indeedjobs.com/missouri-coalition-against-domestic-and-sexual-violence/jobs/3862325bc7209845197d
Saturday, January 26, 2019
School Counselors Are Making A World Of Difference In The Lives Of Their Students
School Counselors Are Making A World Of Difference In The Lives Of Their Students via @forbes #scchat with @KPerry9777
https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2018/02/01/school-counselors-are-making-a-world-of-difference-in-the-lives-of-their-students/
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Play Therapy Training throughout Florida
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Upcoming ASCA Webinars
 Join us for the upcoming January/February webinar sessions.
Click the links below to learn more and register. Remember, all ASCA webinars are free to ASCA
members. If you missed a previously aired webinar,
watch it on demand via ASCA
On Air. Use the search feature or browse through the categories to
find webinars that interest you.To view the entire 2018–2019 webinar schedule, visit the ASCA webinar page.
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Pediatric Clinical Social Worker
Coordinates the socio-economic needs and service of selected member populations across the continuum of illness. Interviews, coordinates and plans activities and behavioral routines to meet the social and medical needs of members and their families. May manages members with severe mental illness who have high rates of behavioral health utilization and/or severe psychosocial vulnerability. Provides support and/or intervention and assists members in understanding the implications and complexities of their current medical situation and/or overall personal care. May assumes a behavioral health leadership role within the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes. Works with the Case Management to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate services and outcomes to maximize the health of the Member.Visit https://jobs.wellcare.com/search/jobdetails/pediatric-clinical-social-worker/5f0c7f8b-44c2-4da3-a5aa-44115e40c609?s_cid=linkup for more.
Behavioral Health Care Manager
WellCare Health Plans Inc. Fort Myers, FLConducts comprehensive member psychosocial assessments through root cause analysis and performs clinical intervention through the development of a care management treatment plan specific to each member with high level acuity needs. Manages members with severe mental illness who have high rates of behavioral health utilization and/or severe psychosocial vulnerability. Assess members to recommend activities and behavioral routines to meet the social and medical needs of members and their families. Provides support and/or intervention and assists members in understanding the implications and complexities of their current medical situation and/or overall personal care.
More here
Therapist: Immokalee
Read more: https://rew12.ultipro.com/pac1011/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*55DB5B624B102313
Position Overview: This position is responsible for counseling individuals or groups regarding psychological or emotional problems and develops and implements therapeutic treatment plans by performing the following duties.
Role and Responsibilities
• Interviews students to obtain pertinent information.
• Observes students to detect indications of abnormal physical or mental behavior.
• Educates staff in crisis intervention and therapeutic techniques.
• Plans and administers therapeutic treatment such as behavior modification and stress management therapy to assist student in controlling disorders and other problems.
• Provides counseling, support and direction for management team as a result of care review and or observation.
• Counsels and provides therapy and educational materials to the students (and families) when needed.
• Collaborates with Teacher/Advisor and follow-up staff in the development and implementation of individualized treatment plans.
• Conducts conflict resolutions as needed.
• Trains staff in using effective techniques involving crisis intervention; keeps staff informed of issues.
• Participates in any parent conferences as needed; communicate with students and families regarding specific treatment.
• Prepares and participates in care review meetings.
• Provides advocacy within the community, conferences and public speaking events.
• Facilitates the integration of Gender Responsive Programming and PACE Values and Guiding Principles.
• Completes appropriate documentation accurately and timely.
• Attends agency meeting to follow-up on treatment for students.
• Reviews eligibility requirements for each student entering into the PACE Program; assists with paperwork; provide transportation services.
• Collaborates with program staff and referral agencies to ensure a holistic approach to treatment services; coordinates services and follows up.
• Provides staff support for management of student behavior.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Conference on Aging
Contact hours available
for nursing, social work, marriage and family therapists, mental health counseling, attorneys, nursing home
administrators, physical therapists, and professional
guardians.
Certificate of Attendance available for other
disciplines/professions.
For more information:
Karen Landy, MS
Instructor III
Florida Gulf Coast University
Marieb College of Health & Human Services
Department of Health Sciences
10501 FGCU Boulevard South
Marieb Hall - 315
Ft. Myers, FL 33965-6565
239-590-7463
1-800-590-7463
klandy@fgcu.edu
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Licensed Clinician - MAT program
Job Description
1. Consistently assures quality of programming delivered under his/her work; that outcome goals are clearly delineated and measurable; that services are appropriate to the target population; that services are delivered in compliance with funding, agency, and CARF requirements.
2. Accurately and timely conducts mental health and substance abuse outcomes.
3. Develops and maintains productive, positive relationships with internal/external stakeholders regarding MAT Programming. Able to communicate with hospitals, physician groups, community-based services, detox services, and other community stakeholders working collaboratively.
4. Regularly promotes an overall professional presentation to co-workers, patients, and patients collateral sources. Conducts self in professional and ethical manner with co-workers, patients, and external stakeholders.
5. Reliably provides services using a broad variety of treatment modalities, such as individual and family therapy, problem solving skills, normalization activities, conflict resolution strategies, and relapse prevention.
6. Dependably maintains a caseload which may include complex cases, develop treatment plans; participate in case reviews and assist in program planning and development.
7. Constantly meets productivity expectations of 130 hours a month (at least 107 face to face). Productivity will be monitored and adjustments will be made if indicated.
8. Reliably attains and maintains a working knowledge of 12 core functions of addiction and 12-Steps Programs.
9. Effectively participates in monthly chart review and reliable reports any deficiencies and assists with correction, when appropriate.
10. Effectually works with persons in other SalusCare departments to ensure smooth referrals between the MAT program and other treatments with the agency.
11. Recurrently participates in intake, screening and referral process; conduct identified evidence based assessment and screening tools, assess patient needs and develop related treatment plans based on DSM diagnostic standards.
12. Routinely performs some case management functions as follows; convening case planning meetings with appropriate staff of other SalusCare components to plan and coordinate needed services, attending case staffing as appropriate, and facilitating the linking process to other needed services in the agency and community.
13. Successfully provides support in facilitating psychiatric services and Baker Act procedures as appropriate.
14. Completes a variety of required records; maintains accurate and complete program documentation within the required time frames to ensure compliance with contracts and billing time frames.
15. Dependably maintains compliance with staff development training as per SalusCare, licensing board and Department of Children & Families and other monitoring bodies; attends staff meetings, clinical supervision, and multi-disciplinary inter-agency meetings as required.
16. Consistently displays cultural competence and sensitivity and ensures services provided incorporate patient-specific cultural values.
2. Accurately and timely conducts mental health and substance abuse outcomes.
3. Develops and maintains productive, positive relationships with internal/external stakeholders regarding MAT Programming. Able to communicate with hospitals, physician groups, community-based services, detox services, and other community stakeholders working collaboratively.
4. Regularly promotes an overall professional presentation to co-workers, patients, and patients collateral sources. Conducts self in professional and ethical manner with co-workers, patients, and external stakeholders.
5. Reliably provides services using a broad variety of treatment modalities, such as individual and family therapy, problem solving skills, normalization activities, conflict resolution strategies, and relapse prevention.
6. Dependably maintains a caseload which may include complex cases, develop treatment plans; participate in case reviews and assist in program planning and development.
7. Constantly meets productivity expectations of 130 hours a month (at least 107 face to face). Productivity will be monitored and adjustments will be made if indicated.
8. Reliably attains and maintains a working knowledge of 12 core functions of addiction and 12-Steps Programs.
9. Effectively participates in monthly chart review and reliable reports any deficiencies and assists with correction, when appropriate.
10. Effectually works with persons in other SalusCare departments to ensure smooth referrals between the MAT program and other treatments with the agency.
11. Recurrently participates in intake, screening and referral process; conduct identified evidence based assessment and screening tools, assess patient needs and develop related treatment plans based on DSM diagnostic standards.
12. Routinely performs some case management functions as follows; convening case planning meetings with appropriate staff of other SalusCare components to plan and coordinate needed services, attending case staffing as appropriate, and facilitating the linking process to other needed services in the agency and community.
13. Successfully provides support in facilitating psychiatric services and Baker Act procedures as appropriate.
14. Completes a variety of required records; maintains accurate and complete program documentation within the required time frames to ensure compliance with contracts and billing time frames.
15. Dependably maintains compliance with staff development training as per SalusCare, licensing board and Department of Children & Families and other monitoring bodies; attends staff meetings, clinical supervision, and multi-disciplinary inter-agency meetings as required.
16. Consistently displays cultural competence and sensitivity and ensures services provided incorporate patient-specific cultural values.
Read more and apply here.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Alzheimer’s Symposium
National experts will share
information about mind and brain maintenance, healthy aging and memory care
during The Seventh Annual Symposium on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related
Dementias Monday morning, March 4. The free symposium is presented by Florida Gulf
Coast University and the Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center and will be
held in FGCU’s Cohen Center Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
“The symposium is planned for family caregivers, health care professionals and others
interested in the care of memory-impaired persons,” said Mitch Cordova, Ph.D.
“However, this is a valuable chance for our community to learn from world-class
scientists and practitioners. We invite everyone to
join us for an interesting, enlightening and useful morning.” Cordova serves as
president of the Dubin Center board of trustees and vice president for student
success and enrollment management at FGCU.
Three speakers will be
featured:
Ken
Sharlin, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist who practices general neurology,
conducts clinical research and directs his functional-medicine program, “Brain
Tune Up!,” in Ozark, Missouri. He will share information from his recent
best-seller, “The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to
Improve Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain.” Sharlin is a three-time
Ironman Triathlon finisher who shifted from a conventional neurology practice
to a holistic, lifestyle-medicine- oriented approach.
Dominic
D’Agostino, Ph.D., is a University of South Florida research scientist focusing
on metabolic-based outcomes and therapies, including ketogenic diets, that
advance the treatment and prevention of neurological disorders and other
medical conditions. He will discuss targeting brain energy metabolism and
inflammation for healthy aging.
Cameron
Camp, Ph.D., is an applied gerontologist with the Center for Applied Research
and Dementia in Solon, Ohio. He has retooled a teaching method traditionally
used with young children to help people with Alzheimer’s disease regain skills
lost to their illness. Camp will talk about a new model of memory care in
resident-driven communities.
The symposium
is offered at no charge to the public. Registration is required by Feb. 22; please call 239-437-3007. Three CEUs
are available for nurses, nursing home administrators, professional guardians
and social workers; the CEU fee is $50.
The
symposium is presented by FGCU’s Marieb College of Health & Human Services
and the Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center, a United Way partner agency
that provides information, education and support to
individuals with memory impairment and their family caregivers. The featured
speakers sponsor is Grant Fridkin Pearson Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
which has provided real estate, business, litigation, dispute resolution, trust
and estate planning and administration services to Southwest Florida since
1995.
The Alvin
A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center provides services to help families cope
with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Learn more about monthly support
groups, the quarterly newsletter, safety program and community education and
training programs by visiting www.AlzheimersSWFL.org.
CONTACT:
Melanie Jackson, Executive
Assistant/Coordinator of Volunteers, 239-437-3007 or info@alzheimersswfl.org
4th Black Mental Health Symposium
The call for proposals is open is for the 4th Black Mental Health Symposium and closes on March 15, 2019. The BMHS is a professional development event that equips mental health professionals with culturally-specific interventions to improve outcomes in Black communities. This year's theme is Affirm. Awake. Arise. The Hilton Charlotte at University Place (NC) will house this 2-day BMHS on September 26-27, where there will be over 40 dynamic breakout sessions, student poster presentations, panel discussions, awards ceremony for scholarship, service, and advocacy; networking, and up to 12 NBCC-approved CE credits. Dr. King Davis from University of Texas at Austin will deliver a full keynote address.
All proposal applications are welcome but preference is given to those that address Black LGBT issues, addictions recovery within Black communities, counseling and supervising Black students and counseling, publishing, Black issues in academia, transgenerational grief and trauma, and post-slavery phenomena. Applications can be found mid-page blackmhsymposium.com. Sponsors, advertisers, and exhibitors are encouraged to send inquiries to sponsor@blackmhsymposium.com. General questions or concerns can be addressed at info@blackmhsymposium.com. #BMHS2019
GLSEN in partnership with ASCA, American Council for School Social Work & School Social Work Association of America just released a report detailing how school mental health and counseling providers can help keep LGBTQ students safe and healthy.
Download: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Publications/SupportingSafeHealthySchools.pdf
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Pediatric Clinical Social Worker | Ft. Myers, FL | WellCare
Coordinates the socio economic needs and service of selected member populations across the continuum of illness. Interviews, coordinates and plans activities and behavioral routines to meet the social and medical needs of members and their families. May manages members with severe mental illness who have high rates of behavioral health utilization and/or severe psychosocial vulnerability. Provides support and/or intervention and assists members in understanding the implications and complexities of their current medical situation and/or overall personal care. May assumes a behavioral health leadership role within the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes. Works with the Case Management to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate services and outcomes to maximize the health of the Member.
https://jobs.wellcare.com/search/jobdetails/pediatric-clinical-social-worker/e747ea34-36ca-486d-9ebd-baa233d7dec9?s_cid=linkup
https://jobs.wellcare.com/search/jobdetails/pediatric-clinical-social-worker/e747ea34-36ca-486d-9ebd-baa233d7dec9?s_cid=linkup
Friday, January 4, 2019
Free Autism Screening for Young Children
The next screening on the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be held on Jan. 11, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Healthy Life Center – Coconut Point, 23450 Via Coconut Point, Estero.
It is estimated that one in every 59 children is diagnosed with some form of Autism Spectrum Disorder, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. Medical consultants for the project stress that an early diagnosis can make a vast difference for toddlers and their families. They say early intensive behavioral intervention can make an immense difference not just in the development of the child, but in their families as well.
The ASD screening is conducted by the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. The screenings are administered by an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, who has extensive training and experience in typical child development and developmental disorders.
A physician referral is not required. To schedule a screening, please call 239-343- 6838.
Strategies and Techniques for the Family Caregiver Presentation
On Thursday, January 29th from 10:00 a.m. to noon, the Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer's
Resource Center in collaboration with Florida Gulf Coast University, presents a
family caregiver presentation, Enhancing
Caregiving Skills Through OT Techniques and the Allen Cognitive Levels.
Join guest speaker, Brigitte
Belanger, DSc, OTR/L from Florida
Gulf Coast University, as she offers practical and
concrete occupational therapy suggestions to develop a safe and productive living environment for those with Alzheimer’s disease
and their caregivers. As well
as the use and value of the Allen Cognitive Levels Screen in determining
functional cognition and optimal performance in order to enhance quality of
life for both caregiver and the person with memory impairment.
The
event is open to all family caregivers caring for someone with Alzheimer’s
disease or a related dementia and is designed for spouses, families, or other
primary caregivers. The event will take place at the Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s
Resource Center, 12468 Brantley Commons Ct, Fort Myers, FL 33907.
Please RSVP
by January 28th, by contacting Mary Freyre, RN, Health Education
Specialist at the Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center at (239) 437-3007. Seating
is limited.
The Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center,
a United Way agency, provides information, support, and education for
individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related memory impairment and their
caregivers in Lee and Hendry Counties. The Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center is
located at 12468 Brantley Commons Court, Fort Myers, 33907.
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