Reaching the Rural Population: Making a Difference Together, Virtual Sessions
Joining together to improve the lives of the underserved and underepresented rural population.
Thank you for participating in the conference! Reaching the Rural Population: Making a Difference Together centered around an important shared goal: reaching those that have historically been unreachable, offering much-needed and sometimes even life-changing services.
For those looking to dig deeper, there are three virtual follow-up sessions coming up. Each session is unique, so sign up for one, two, or all three sessions. Certifications of training completion will be provided following each of the trainings. Learn more about the virtual trainings below.
Find previous conference resources here: bit.ly/reaching-the-rural-population-resources
We've heard it, now how do we apply it?
Contemporary multicultural issues in rural behavioral health communities
Date: November 15, 2023
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM CST
Presenter: Carrie L. Acklin, Ph.D.
Session Description: In this session, Dr. Acklin will expand upon the principles detailed in the August 17th Eau Claire, WI Learning Event Session "Forging the New Frontier: Contemporary Multicultural Considerations in Rural Populations". Specifically, Dr. Acklin will speak on how to appropriately apply multicultural considerations for several rural populations, how our unconscious bias may impede the helping relationship, and why sometimes validation is not enough to form a strong working alliance.
It's not just one group:
Exploring special underrepresented populations in rural community behavioral health systems
Date: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM CST
Presenter: Thad Shunkwiler, LMFT, LPCC, ACS, CCMHC
Session Description: In this session, Dr. Shunkwiler will explore a deeper understanding of the critical importance of understanding the breadth of diversity in the underrepresented and underserved groups that exist in the most rural areas in the United States. Specifically, Dr. Shunkwiler will address the special needs of individuals and families in the agricultural and farming industries in the Midwest. Implications for future directions and best practices will be discussed.
A closer look at ambiguity:
Ethical implications in rural healthcare practitioner shortage areas
Date: Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM CST
Presenter: Jill Gamez, MSPH, MBA, CSAC, PS
Session Description: In this session, Executive Director Jill Gamez will expand upon the various codes of ethics discussed during her August 16th Eau Claire, WI Learning Event presentation "Ethics for Rural Behavioral Health". Specifically, she will examine the ambiguity that exists between ethical codes, policies, and practice and the "pitfalls" that tend to occur in rural behavioral and allied healthcare systems (especially those experiencing healthcare practitioner shortages). Implications for reducing likelihoods of ethical violations, increased quality of care, and future directions of ethics in resource constrained rural behavioral and allied healthcare systems will be discussed.
