Events
Networking & Educational Events Hosted by Summit BHC
Summit BHC hosts a number of networking and educational events for our colleagues throughout the year. Please register if you are interested in attending.
For questions regarding Summit BHC sponsored events, please reach out to Janis Ellington, Director of Education & Event Strategies, at 912-678-4480 or janis.ellington@summitbhc.com.
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Motivational Interviewing: Enhancing and Facilitating Change in Clinical Practice
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Voluntary donations to benefit NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Health
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Understanding Emergency Psychiatric Evaluations: How Psych Decisions Are Made in the Emergency Room
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Ethical Use of AI in Clinical Practice
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Invisible and Forgotten: Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Feeling Unseen in Later Life
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
“It’s Always Something” Understanding Chronic Crisis Patterns
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For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
AI in Clinical Practice: Practical Integration for Therapists Without the Hype
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Maternal Mental Health for Black and Brown Women: Culturally Responsive Care, Building Trust and Improving Outcomes
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Anger Management Certification Training
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Human Cost of Lethal Force: Understanding Psychological Reactions in Military Populations
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For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Redefining Self-Care For Helping Professionals
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This presentation is hosted by Willingway – a subsidiary of Summit BHC.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Executive Functioning in Adolescents: Coaching the Brain That’s Still Under Construction
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Military and Government Security Clearance in Therapy: What Therapists Need to Know
Summary:
Don’t let your client’s security clearance scare you – or your clients. Learn how concerns about security clearance can positively and negatively impact your therapeutic approach.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Building Multicultural Clinical Competence: Identity, Bias, and Intersectionality in Therapy
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Understanding How Narrative Therapy Techniques are Effective with Youth Who Experience Trauma, Depression, and Anxiety
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Voluntary donations will benefit Brightside Child and Family Advocacy – providing advocacy and services to prevent child abuse and neglect
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For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Navigating the Crisis Continuum: Supporting Suicidal Clients Across Levels of Care
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This training provides practical guidance for assessing suicide risk, engaging resistant clients, collaborating with caregivers and support systems, facilitating voluntary or involuntary hospitalization, and documenting clinical decisions. Participants will also explore continuity of care following discharge, including safety planning, hospital processing, treatment adjustments, and preparation for the client’s return to outpatient therapy.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Understanding Narcissistic Dynamics in Everyday Interactions
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For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents: Working With the Client Who Didn’t Choose To Be There
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Coercive Control Certification Training – Abuse of Power Dynamics in Relationships
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Beyond Attention-Seeking: Understanding Interpersonal Needs in Personality Pathology
Summary:
This training explores validation-seeking, reassurance-seeking, attachment needs, dependency, fear of abandonment, and other interpersonal drivers that commonly shape behavior.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Crisis Intervention and Risk Management in Personality Disorders
Summary:
This training examines crisis intervention and risk assessment considerations when working with individuals who have personality disorders.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Multicultural Competence in Practice: Awareness, Humility, & Clinical Application
Summary:
This session explores the essential principals of multicultural competenace in clinical practice, with an emphasis on translating cultural knowledge, awareness, and self-reflection into culturally responsive care.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Self-Injurious Behavior: Understanding and Treating Clients who Self-Harm
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Executive Functioning in Children: Beyond “He’s Just Not Trying”
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Adult Executive Functioning: When ADHD, Anxiety, and Life Demands Collide
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Overview of Maternal Mental Health in Underserved Communities
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For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Decoding Danger: Assessing Risk of Violence
Summary:
This training examines how violent behavior isdefined, the factors that contribute to violence risk, and the indicators professionals use to evaluate potential danger.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Beyond De-Escalation: Advanced Crisis Intervention
Summary:
This training examines complex presentations involving psychosis, intoxication, personality-driven escalation, and other high-acuity situations that challenge traditional crisis intervention models.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Culture, Identity & Intersectionality: From Understanding to Clinical Application
Summary:
This presentation examines how culture, identity, and intersectionality shape the therapeutic relationship andbroader clinical process.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
The Clinician’s Mandate to Report Without Doing Harm
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For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janisellington@gmail.com
Power, Privilege & Systemic Inequity: Understanding Impact and Strengthening Clinical Practice
Summary:
This session explores how power, privilege, social structures, and systemic inequities shape mental health experiences and influence the therapeutic process.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
