Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2022 Educational Series host for January… "Hope and Healing: Recovery from Addiction, Rebuilding Lives, Empowering Families" presented by a panel from FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery), including Carroll Easterling, Mike Malone and clients in recovery. Overall Purpose... To give an overview of FAVOR’s mission of providing … Continue reading Educational Series: January 2022
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Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2021 Educational Series present for November... "Providing Services to Children and Adolescents Who Are Deaf / Hard of Hearing or Blind / Visually Impaired" by Susan Pfister Cartwright (PsyS, NCSP, School Psychologist for SC School for the Deaf and Blind) and Krista Olsen (TVI, Technical Assistant for … Continue reading Educational Series: November 2021
Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System's Corporate Education department presented this 2021 event as a webinar. Mental illness touches everyone, and our goal for the symposium is to put a spotlight on the most relevant issues of today and provide information from experts about early identification and intervention strategies. Our … Continue reading Mental Health Symposium 2021
About 7 in 10 adults over age 65 will require long-term care at some point in their lives, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of all residents of long-term care facilities live with cognitive impairment. When a senior starts experiencing symptoms of … Continue reading Seeking Memory Care
Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2021 Educational Series present for September... "Depression in the Elderly" by Vanessa Thompson, DNP, NP, Director Behavioral Health Services at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Our speaker reminds us that healthcare providers, civic organizations and churches can be great starting points to ask about getting help. Here are … Continue reading Educational Series: September 2021
The late radio host Bill Drake used to quip, “Are you hard of listening?” as he emphasized the tendency to talk when we should be listening. In my career as a pastoral counselor, I found that my clients often longed for a trusted person to listen to their innermost concerns and understand them. The iconic … Continue reading Sometimes We Just Need a Good “Listening To”
Mental Health America of Spartanburg County and the 2021 Educational Series present for July... "Queer Communities 101: Basics to be More Inclusive in Clinical Practice" by M. Evan Thomas, PhD, LMFTA, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Chair of the Marriage and Family Program at Converse University. This presentation is … Continue reading Educational Series: July 2021
Sense of purpose goes a long way in helping alleviate despair, depression and anxiety often linked with a sense of worthlessness. Delivering Mobile Meals, visiting those who are shut in or any number of things which positively express our innate gifts and contribute to the betterment of ourselves and others are a few examples. This … Continue reading Gray Matters Continued
When All Else Fails There are times when we struggle to help loved ones with a mental disorder that is so very hard to get under control that it even leaves the mental health professionals in a quandary. Both our loved one and we become worn down and weary. Finally, at our wits end, we … Continue reading Gray Matters
MHA Spartanburg's Video Showcase is a tool to learn more about local mental health practitioners. This video features Yamilette Diaz and Jennifer Vasquez of Oasis Counseling Associates. See summary, contact information and website link below - in both English and Spanish. https://youtu.be/ntiYofSPmAM Summary Oasis Counseling Associates is a safe, judgment-free therapeutic environment for individuals and … Continue reading Oasis Counseling Associates