A 4-Hour Training with Heather McMahon, LCMHC, MLADC, CMIP
July 21, 2023
8:30am-12:45pm
PRESENTATION:
The Work you do Matters, and You Matter!
This training is designed to help you take charge of your wellbeing. Unlock the power of self-compassion, and selfcare to recharge your professional and personal life. Discover why prioritizing your health and wellbeing is so important. When we take care of ourselves, we will likely experience a renewed sense of meaning in our work. This presentation will equip Prevention Specialists, Recovery Workers, Leadership, Supervisors, and Clinicians with practical strategies. Including identifying and managing perceived stressors that influence professional and personal health
Daily stressors of client care can generate emotional, physical, professional, interpersonal, and spiritual distress. Our level of wellness directly influences the ability to engage meaningfully with our clients. Participants will learn how to expand, protect, and preserve their emotional, physical, professional, and spiritual health.
This training offers practical, sustainable strategies to begin, revive, or redesign one’s self-care practice—thus, a healthier balance in care for self and others.
Participants will be able to:
1. Identify obstacles to implementing regular self-care.
2. Learn how to prioritize and utilize individualized types of self-care.
3. Identify vulnerabilities that may lead to burnout/compassion fatigue.
4. Understand ethical implications of self-care.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Heather McMahon LCMHC, MLADC CMIP, brings over 30 years’ experience of compassionately guiding clients to emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Heather has recently joined NHADACA as Wellness Coordinator for the Clinician Wellbeing Network (CWN). Her extensive experience includes working with youth, families, professionals, and groups. She has also worked with local coalitions, overseas medical outreach, and several school districts presenting prevention education to at-risk youth and families. Additionally, Heather has a 10-year history as a sought-after Adjunct Instructor for Granite State and Keene State colleges, as well as, other private education settings specializing in over 14 different Psychology and Sociology courses. She is a former at large-representative of the Board of Directors for NHADACA, and served several years as a public member of the NH Board of Licensed Dieticians. Heather is passionately invested in the wellness of clinicians working in the ever-demanding and challenging field of behavioral health.
REGISTRATION FEE: *NHADACA Members $25; *Non-Members $35; *NBCC included. For registration information contact: 603-225-7060 or training@nhadaca.org
4 Contact Hours Available
CRSW Performance Domains: 4
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 7
CPS Domains: 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category 1) & Psychologist Category A
NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
PLEASE NOTE: Only one registrant per form. For multiple registrants you must register each one individually. Registration is not complete or guaranteed until payment is received. Payment by means other than credit card may slow down completion of registration. Checks and cash are still accepted, however, your registration will be placed on a pending list until payment is received. We strongly encourage payment by credit card for training of high demand topics. Thank you.
This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
