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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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 presentation is hosted by St Joseph Institute – a subsidiary of Summit BHC
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 presentation is hosted by Mountain Laurel Recovery Center – subsidiary of Summit BHC.
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
Integrated Treatment for PTSD & Substance Use Disorder
Summary:
This presentation on integrated treatment approaches for co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) will highlight that PTSD and SUD frequently co-occur, and are associated with worse treatment outcomes, greater risk (e.g. suicidality, legal), and greater release date.
This presentation is hosted by Summit BHC Tactical Recovery
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Widowhood, Vulnerability, and Exploitation: Recognizing Abuse During Grief
Summary:
This workshop explores how this stage of life may increase susceptibility to financial exploitation, scams, undue influence, caregiver manipulation, and elder abuse.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.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
Seeing the Invisible: Identifying Violence and Coercive Control
Summary:
This workshop introduces participants to the contemporary understandings of coercive control, psychological abuse, post-seperation abuse, and patterns of domination and frequently go unrecognized in clinical settings.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Overview of Maternal Mental Health in Underserved Communities
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
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
Breaking Through the Fog: Denial, Minimization, Trauma Bonds, and Victim Resistance
Summary:
This workshop explores why survivors stay, why they may defend perpetrators, and how clinicians can engage clients without creating resistance or inadvertently replicating coercive dynamics.
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
Clinical Implications of Trauma, PTSD, and Moral Injury in Military Populations
Summary:
An overview of moral minjury and PTSD in military populations, with a focus on effective trauma-informedtreatment approaches and culturally responsive care grounded in military culture.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Using A Decision Aid in Shared Decision-Making for PTSD
Summary:
This presentation overview’s how shared decision-making and decision aids fit into patient-centered care.
This presentation is hosted by Summit BHC Tactical Recovery.
For more information contact:
Name: Katie Stenger
Email: katie.civilettostenger@summitbhc.com
Reading Between the Scores: Understand Psychological Testing & Apply Results in Clinical Practice
Summary:
This applied 3-hour workshop helps mental health professionals move beyond simply reading test scores and diagnoses to understanding what psychological assessment findings mean in clinical practice.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Understanding Post-Incarceration Syndrome
Summary:
This training examines Post-Incarceration Syndrome (PICS), how it develops, and the ways its psychological and behavioral effects can manifest during reentry.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Supporting Veterans Into Safety
Summary:
This presentation will provide knowledge and background on Veteran risk and protective factors to support risk assessment and safety planning.
For more information contact:
Name: Alia Schenck
Email: alia.schenck@summitbhc.com
Person Behind the Behavior: Introduction to Working with Clients Who Have Sexually Offended
Summary:
This introductory course provides mental health professionals with foundational understanding of individuals who have committed sexual offenses.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
What Happens if I Tell? Navigating Clinical Practice When Clients Fear Outside Systems
Summary:
This training explores where these fears come from and the challenges clinicians face when providing care that intersects with systems clients may distrust or actively fear.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
From Survival to Stability: Clinical Approaches to Post Incarceration Syndrome
Summary:
This training explores clinical approaches to treating individuals experiencing Post-Incarceration Syndrome (PICS), with a focus on recognizing survival-based behaviors that may impact the therapeutic process.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Cultural Competence for Helping Professionals Working With Active Duty Military and Veteran Clients
Summary:
This presentation addresses a vital need for awareness and skills among professionals who often serve as first points of contact or ongoing support for individuals transitioning from military to divilian life.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
The Clinician’s Mandate to Report Without Doing Harm
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
Broken Trust, Invisible Wounds: An Introduction to the Four Domains of Betrayal and Moral Injury
Summary:
This introductory training explores the foundational concepts of betrayal and examines four evidence-supported domains such as interpersonal, family, cultural, and institutional, with attention to how these experiences may overlap and compound psychological harm.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Culture Meets Evidence: Adapting Clinical Interventions for Diverse Clients
Summary:
This presentation explores how clinicians can bridge evidence-based therapeutic models with the cultural identities, values, beliefs, and lived experiences of the clients they serve.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com
Assessment & Differential Diagnosis in Domestic Violence and Coercive Control
Summary:
This workshop examines assessment tools, clinical interviews, behavioral indicators, and differential diagnoses commonly encountered when allegations of abuse arise.
For more information contact:
Name: Janis Ellington
Phone: 9126784480
Email: janis.ellington@summitbhc.com





































