The San Francisco Bay Area EAPA chapter meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month (there is no meeting in August). Each training provides a minimum 1.5 continuing education units (CEU's) from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) and/or 1.5 professional development hours (PDH's). The cost to attend an in-person meeting is $30.00 for EAPA members, $40.00 for non-members. Please, cash or check only. For Zoom meetings, there is no cost.
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Title: Increasing Mental Health Awareness in a School Community
Date and Time: January 12th, 2021; noon-1:30 pm PST via Zoom. Group introductions will begin at 11:30 am PST.
Speaker: Lisa Hanninen-Danner, PhD
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Description:
Following the results of a 2015 Alameda County Health Assets & Needs Assessment, the Livermore School District embarked on a mission to increase mental health awareness in the community. Since that time advances have been made in several areas including launching a Mental Health Website, training over 300 staff and parents in Youth Mental Health First Aid, training 450 high school students in the Teen Mental Health First Aid pilot as 1 of 3 agencies selected in CA, and establishing a Partner Network with outside agencies that has resulted in a significant increase in referrals to mental health and services provided. Specific steps the Livermore School District has taken to increase mental health awareness, decrease stigma around mental health, and facilitate services and supports will be presented.
Speaker Bio:
As a school psychologist in the Livermore Unified School District, Dr. Hanninen-Danner coordinates the district's SAMHSA and BJA Mental Health Awareness Training grants and The Kid Connection Program, formerly part of the State Department of Mental Health's Early Mental Health Initiative (EMHI). She is the Lead Instructor in the district's Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA) Pilot and also provides Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trainings for staff and students. Dr. Hanninen-Danner is also a Lead Crisis Intervention Team Psychologist and coordinates crisis response district wide. Most recently she was a presenter at the 2020 CA Student Mental Wellness Conference.
The San Francisco Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs and/or LEPs. The San Francisco Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. The Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
The San Francisco Chapter of EAPA can be reached via our website sfeapa.org or by writing us at PO Box 5370 Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Contact us for any needed accommodations or to address any grievances. Our CAMFT Continuing Education Provider Approval Number is 57003.
This does not apply for our virtual meetings! Our virtual meetings will be held from noon - 1:30 pm PST.
Our meeting location is Skates on the Bay in Berkeley, CA. Networking is 11:20 am - 11:50; the presentation is 11:50 am - 1:30 pm. Come and enjoy a nice lunch with beautiful San Francisco Bay views!