Brook Lane

Youth Mental Health First Aid
2024-12-04 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Robinwood Professional Center, 11110 Medical Campus Rd, Ste 122B, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) is an 8 hour program designed to teach adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions related challenge or crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including ADHD) and eating disorders. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
Presented by Chris Herman and Leslie Henriquez, Certified Instructors
Location: Robinwood Professional Center, Room 122B, 11110 Medical Campus Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21742
Registration will close on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

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Adult Mental Health First Aid
2024-11-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Brook Lane Community Room, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21742
The Adult Mental Health First Aid course is an 8-hour program appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addictions. The adult course teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help an individual in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis, select interventions and provide initial help, and connect people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
Presented by Art Castro, Certified Instructor
Registration is now closed. The next Adult MHFA class will be held on January 18. Registration will be opening soon for the January class.

Play Therapy: The What, The Why and The How
2024-11-08 08:30 - 11:45 | Beaver Creek Country Club, 9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
This hands-on seminar will discuss the history and development of play therapy as well as basic play therapy skills. It will explore numerous ways in which play therapy strategies can be incorporated in the therapeutic process, providing children with the opportunity to present and resolve psychosocial difficulties. Seminar attendees will learn diagnostic play themes, specific play therapy interventions and indicators for adjunctive or alternative services for treating children. (3 CEUs)
Participant Learning Objectives:
• State important milestones in the development of the play therapy field as an effective intervention• Review the core principles of play therapy• Identify and discuss four basic play therapy skills• Identify basic tools for the playroom• Recognize diagnostic play themes• Identify five specific play therapy interventions• Describe how play therapy can help with assessment, therapeutic goal setting and treatment.
Featuring:
Terri Lancaster, LCPC, NCC, RPT-S, is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing at The Mental Health Center of Western Maryland in Hagerstown, Maryland. She is also a national certified counselor and a registered play therapist-supervisor and is an active member of the Association for Play Therapy. Terri has over 28 years of experience working with children, families and community mental health.
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Registration is now closed.

Psychiatric Pharmacology Update
2024-10-17 08:30 - 11:45 | Beaver Creek Country Club, 9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
This 3-hour psychopharmacology update will provide comprehensive information on the psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders most commonly encountered in clinical practice. Discussion will include complex and challenging conditions as well as medication-assisted treatment of alcohol and substance use disorder. The latest advances in treatment will be presented. (3 CEUs)

Participant Learning Objectives:

• List major diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
• Describe the essential components of a psychiatric assessment
• Identify various types of psychiatric medications
• Summarize the management of depression and anxiety disorder
• Explain the importance of integrating psychopharmacology and psychotherapy into patient care
• Apply current evidence-based clinical treatment options for various psychiatric disorders

Featuring:

Jamal Fawaz, MD, LFAP, is an adult psychiatrist practicing with Brook Lane Health Services in Hagerstown, Maryland. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, and is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. His special interests include anxiety, depression, mood disorders, panic disorders, and psychopharmacology.

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Youth Mental Health First Aid
2024-10-10 07:30 - 17:00 | Brook Lane Community Room, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21742
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) is an 8 hour program designed to teach adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions related challenge or crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD) and eating disorders. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

Presented by a Certified Instructor
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Registration will close on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

Fall Into A New Career
2024-10-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Valley College – Martinsburg, WV Campus, 287 Aikens Center, Martinsburg, WV, 25404, United States

Fall 2024 Job and Internship Fair
2024-10-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Shippensburg University – ShipRec, 533 Lancaster Drive, Shippensburg, PA, 17257, United States

Mental Health Law and Ethics: Day-to-Day Treatment Challenges
2024-10-02 08:30 - 11:45 | Beaver Creek Country Club, 9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
Annual Clinical, Legal and Ethics Seminar

This program will provide 3 hours of continuing education in ethics, law, professional conduct and risk management to satisfy Maryland licensure requirements.

A suicidal patient refuses treatment. A therapist meets a client for coffee. Divorced parents disagree about a therapist’s recommendation for their child. A client asks to see progress notes. An attorney wants a progress letter. Threats of harm. Out of state clients. Terminating treatment. Complaints to a Licensing Board. The internet sexual exploitation of children and the vulnerable. Join this annual review of what is required ethically and legally in each of these and other day-to-day treatment situations. Judge Dana Moylan Wright will add insights from a legal and judicial point of view. Guests from the State’s Attorney’s Office, the Department of Human Services and the Sheriff’s Department will discuss, from their experience, the mind and strategies of sexual predators to assist therapists as advocates of patient safety. (3 CEUs)

Participant Learning Objectives:
• Understand the ethical concepts of autonomy, privacy, fidelity and public good as underlying mental health treatment and Codes of Ethics
• Apply the Ethics Codes of the Boards of Social Work Examiners and of Professional Counselors to every day treatment challenges
• Identify Maryland and Federal laws and regulations governing mental health practice
• Respond to the HIPAA mandate of patient access to the full treatment record
• Understand the thinking and strategies of sexual predators to assist therapists as advocates of patient safety

Featuring:

J. Emmet Burke, PhD, JD, Clinical Psychologist, Brook Lane. Dr. Burke holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland
School of Law.

The Honorable Dana Moylan Wright, Circuit Court, Washington County, Maryland. Judge Wright has a special
interest in mental health and has participated in Brook Lane’s annual clinical, legal and ethics seminars for the last
10 years to share with clinicians some of the court’s insight regarding issues of mental health.

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Maryland Pennsylvania Job and Internship Fair
2024-10-01 12:00 - 17:00 | McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
This event is intended for McDaniel students and is not open to the broader public.

75th Anniversary Fall Festival
2024-09-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Brook Lane, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21742

Student Nurses Association Fair
2024-09-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Hagerstown Community College, 11400 Robinwood Dr., Hagerstown, MD, 21742, United States
This event is intended for current HCC students looking for nursing opportunities.

Frederick News Post Fall Fair
2024-09-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley, 1750 Monocacy Blvd. Suite B, Frederick, MD, United States
Looking for a new job or career change? Don’t miss the chance to meet with employers who are looking to hire now, including us!
When: Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 11am-2pm
Where: Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley, 1750 Monocacy Blvd., Suite B, Frederick, MD 21701

Hood College Community Volunteer & Internship Fair
2024-09-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Whitaker Campus Center – Atrium and Commons
Learn about our exciting opportunities at the Fall 2024 Hood College Community Volunteer & Internship Fair on Thursday, September 12. The event will run from Noon – 2:00 p.m. in the Whitaker Campus Center – Atrium and Commons.

Adult Mental Health First Aid
2024-09-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Brook Lane Community Room, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21742
The Adult Mental Health First Aid course is an 8-hour program appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addictions. The adult course teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help an individual in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis, select interventions and provide initial help, and connect people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

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Presenter: Curt Miller, Certified Instructor
Registration will close on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
The next training will be offered on November 20, 2024.

Youth Mental Health First Aid
2024-08-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Brook Lane Community Room, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21742
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) is an 8 hour program designed to teach adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions related challenge or crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD) and eating disorders. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

Presenter: Chris Herman, Certified Instructor
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Registration will close on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
The next training will be offered on October 10, 2024.

Understanding the Emergency Petition Process
2024-06-25 08:00 - 23:00 | Robinwood Professional Center, 11110 Medical Campus Rd, Ste 122B, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740
This informative and interactive workshop will provide participants with the necessary information to understand the Extreme Risk Protective Order process and the Petition for Emergency Evaluation. The program will review clinical risk assessments, safety planning and criteria needed for clinically licensed mental health professionals to complete an Emergency Petition. Participants will learn how to accurately complete the Petition for Emergency Evaluation court document.
Participant Learning Objectives:

Summarize an understanding of the Petition for Emergency Evaluation (EP) and Extreme Risk Protective Order (ERPO) process in Maryland
Explore clinical risk assessments and safety planning as they relate to the need for determination of involuntary commitments.
Explain criteria needed for clinically licensed mental health professionals to complete an Emergency Petition
Demonstrate the ability to accurately complete the Petition for Emergency Evaluation court document

Featuring:
Casey Crowley, LCSW-C, is currently the program director for the Washington County Mobile Crisis team through Sheppard Pratt. Casey has worked in the crisis field for approximately five years and has assisted the Mobile Crisis Team in expanding and moving to a 24/7 response availability. Casey received her Master’s in social work from Salisbury University and has a dual Bachelor’s degree from Towson University in public health and education. Casey is a local Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Certified Coordinator for Washington County.
Space is limited to 45 attendees.
If the class is full, please contact Brooke Kerbs at 301-739-2490 x112 or brookek@wcmha.org

Creating Safe & Welcoming Environments for Traumatized LGBTQ Youth
2024-06-20 08:30 - 16:30 | Beaver Creek Country Club, 9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
Safe Place, Safe Spaces: Creating Safe & Welcoming Environments for Traumatized LGBTQ Youth
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth experience trauma at higher rates than their straight peers. Common trauma experienced by these youth include bullying, harassment, traumatic loss, intimate partner violence and physical and sexual abuse, as well as traumatic forms of societal stigma, bias and rejection. Historically, professionals have failed to recognize and meet the needs of traumatized LGBTQ youth, leading to poor engagement, ineffective treatment and in some cases, perpetuating the youth’s traumatic experiences. To ensure these youth receive the care they deserve, providers need resources to create safe spaces and familiarize themselves with the issues facing traumatized LGBTQ youth.
Participant Learning Objectives:

Define the distinct traumas, including bullying, harassment, and social stigma, often experienced by LGBTQ+ youth and recognize how these impact mental health
Understand the impact of systemic discrimination and bias against LGBTQ+ youth
Develop strategies to create therapeutic settings that are safe, inclusive and welcoming for traumatized LGBTQ+ youth, promoting a sense of security and trust
Use inclusive language and communication styles, creating an environment where LGBTQ+ youth feel seen, heard and respected
Explore current research findings on trauma experienced by LGBTQ+ youth, critically analyzing research methodologies and implications for clinical practice
Understand the importance of establishing collaborative partnerships with LGBTQ+ community organizations and resources

This Program meets the Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice content requirement. (6 Category I CEUs)
Featuring:
Jason Manning-Beekman, EdD, a licensed clinical professional counselor providing therapy and supervision as the clinical director of Radiant Therapy Counseling LLC, in Burtonsville, Maryland. Dr. Manning-Beekman has worked in all levels of care, but most recently worked in Baltimore, Maryland providing individual therapy and family therapy to LGBTQIA+ children, adults and their families. He has extensive experience working with children and young adults, but specifically those processing their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Youth Mental Health First Aid
2024-05-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Maryland
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Building on the Strengths of Young People Who Have Endured Hardships
2024-05-15 08:30 - 12:30 | Maryland Theatre, 21 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740
Potomac Community Services is offering this seminar in honor of their 25th Anniversary. Brook Lane is pleased to be a Community Sponsor.
The presentation will first summarize the three foundational frameworks that prepare us to develop young people capable of thriving through good and difficult times – positive youth development, resilience, and trauma-sensitive care. The program will cover the proven effects of childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences on the brain, body, and behavior throughout the lifetime.
This program will then introduce the essentials of delivering trauma care and offer a few strategies to APPLY these principles in our work with children and youth. The program will focus on the power of well-boundaried human connection in healing as well as the imperative of restoring a sense of control back to people who have been traumatized.
Finally, we will discuss the type of open, trusting communication that positions clinicians to reach teenagers and young adults. Then the resilience model will be discussed in the context of adolescent behavioral change. All youth possess strengths and their behavior is changed only when those strengths are recognized and built upon.
Participant Learning Objectives:

Understand the behavioral change process and how a strength-based approach combats the demoralization that can paralyze behavioral change progress.
Be better prepared to eliminate shame from interactions by focusing on building confidence in youth rooted in their existing competencies.
Communicate with youth in a way that builds on their existing strengths rather than undermines their forward movement. This objective focuses on shifting away from approaching youth with lectures and giving control back to people from whom it has been taken away.
Communicate with youth and young adults in a way that restores control to their decision-making processes.
Understand a stress management strategy that is designed to move youth away from self-destructive quick fixes and towards positive behaviors.
Understand the critical importance of well-boundaried connection to trauma-informed care.

Featuring: Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S.Ed
Dr. Ginsburg is a pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Co-Founder and Director of Programs at Center for Parent and Teen Communication.
His research over the last 30 years has focused on facilitating youth to develop their own solutions to social problems and to teach clinicians how to better serve them. He co-developed the Teen-Centered Method, a mixed qualitative/quantitative methodology that enables youth to generate, prioritize, and explain their own ideas. Dr. Ginsburg has more than 200 publications, including 44 original research articles, clinical practice articles, nine parenting books, and a multimedia toolkit for professionals.
He also serves Philadelphia’s Youth Enduring Homelessness as Director of Health Services at Covenant House Pennsylvania. The theme that ties together his clinical practice, teaching, research and advocacy efforts is that of building on the strength of teenagers by fostering their internal resilience. His goal is to translate the best of what is known from research and practice into practical approaches parents, professionals and communities can use to prepare children and teens to thrive.
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Growing the Future Generation: Clinical Supervision Best Practices
2024-05-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Beaver Creek Country Club, 9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
This seminar will focus on the educational requirements for existing board approved supervisors to obtain CEUs in supervision for licensure renewal. This will include reviewing the Maryland requirements for providing supervision. The program will also explore the practical aspects of supervision from required documentation, notes and time keeping to billing and coding. Also included will be dialog on when Clinical Supervision crosses into therapy and how to create a legacy.
Participant Learning Objectives:

Understand Maryland requirements to be a supervisor of LMSW and LGPC
Identify the length of time supervision notes are to be kept by the supervisor
Share practical tips for recording supervision times and required paperwork
Understand when supervision crosses over into therapy
Identify billing and coding to avoid fines, delays and embarrassment
Define leaving a legacy

Featuring:
Mike Shea, EdD, LCSW-C, licensed certified social worker and the owner of Life Counseling in Waynesboro, PA. Dr. Shea has more than 40 years of experience in the field of mental health, working with clients of all ages across a range of services. He formerly served as the Director of Outpatient Services for Brook Lane where he provided oversight and leadership to therapists at multiple locations. Dr. Shea also has provided clinical supervision for numerous therapists in the Hagerstown area and maintains his supervision credentials.
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Spring 2024 Job Fair
2024-05-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Berkeley County Rec Center, 273 Woodbury Avenue, Martinsburg, WV, United States
Join us May 8th, 2024 from 11AM – 3PM at the Berkeley County Rec Center, located at 273 Woodbury Avenue, Martinsburg, WV. This event is sponsored by careeronestop. There will be 100 employers on-site as well as resume specialists ready to assist you. In-person interviews are available. For more information please call 304-264-6133 or email sheimberger@region7workforce.org.
