How Peer-support is Changing the Face of Mental Healthcare (With CE’s) Tuesday, November 1, 2022

*Webinars MUST be watched LIVE to receive CE Credit

How Peer-support is Changing the Face of Mental Healthcare

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 

6:00 – 8:00 PM ET 

Presenter 

Evan and Dr. Jenny Owens are the founders of REBOOT Recovery—the world’s largest peer-led trauma healing program. Evan is the executive director and regularly appears on RightNow Media, Newsmax, PureFlix, and nationally syndicated podcasts. Dr. Jenny Owens specializes in neurocognitive and psychosocial rehabilitation and has contributed to numerous occupational therapy publications. Evan and Jenny have three sons and live outside of Nashville, Tennessee. 

 Abstract 

When culture begins to change, professional laws and ethics can also start to change as an accommodation. This causes multiple problems since the ethical codes are not created on a firm foundation but one dictated by cultural movements. This Webinar is designed to help licensed mental health professionals reason with others in their field about the changes in ethics due to cultural transformations. In this Webinar, three panelists will use other countries as examples to explain the inherent issues with secular ethical codes being changed due to cultural influence. Additionally, they will discuss the importance of using an ethical code that has a firm foundation and will not drastically change over time and how mental health providers can protect themselves from future changes to ethical codes. The panelists will also engage in a question and answer time for participants about specific issues pertaining to ethics and advocacy for mental health professionals. 

 Learning Objectives 

Participants will: 

1. Observe how four emerging models of peer-led programming are reshaping mental healthcare 
2. Discuss how patient outcomes improve when professionals leverage the influence of peers 
3. Learn how communities of faith are our nation’s most untapped peer-led resource 

Continuing Education 

Approved for 2.0 IBCC CE Credits 

 The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) offers some psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers, and play therapists Continuing Education (CE) credit due to good standing with certain states and a limited number of professional organizations. It remains the responsibility of each participant to be aware of state licensure and CE requirements. Participants should check their state and/or local regulations regarding required Continuing Education hours. For more information on Light University Continuing Education programs, please visit https://www.aacc.net/continuing-education/

 *Webinars MUST be watched LIVE to receive CE Credit. 

Endnotes 

1 Over one-third of Americans live in areas lacking mental health professionals. (2021, June 9). USA Facts. (accessed June 3, 2022). https://usafacts.org/articles/over-one-third-of-americans-live-in-areas-lacking-mental-health-professionals/  

 2 Holland, K.M., Jones, C., & Vivolo-Kantor, A.M. (2021). Trends in U.S. emergency department visits for mental health, overdose, and violence outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(4):372-379.  

3 Knobloch, L.K., Owens, J., Gobin, R., & Wolf, T. (2022). The REBOOT Combat Recovery Program: Health and socioemotional benefits. Military Behavioral Health. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2022.2067917. 

4 Knobloch, L.K., Owens, J., Gobin, R. (2021). Spiritual care for combat trauma: A qualitative evaluation of REBOOT Combat Recovery. Military Psychology, 33(6):392-402, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1962183.