Community Counseling is committed to the use of education to increase mental health awareness.  The Community Counseling Education Program achieves this goal through educational workshops, newletters, publications, and other resources.  Click here to sign up for the Community Counseling Newsletter or visit our weblog to read recent articles by Community Counseling clinicians.

Community Workshops

The clinicians of Community Counseling have various areas of expertise which allows us to present workshops on several mental health related topics.  Our workshops run from 1-2 hours and can be conducted at your community site, free of charge.  Some current workshop topics include:

• Domestic Violence Awareness
• Understanding Diversity
• Tools for Stress Management

Interested in a topic that is not listed?  Contact us to discuss other possible workshop topics or to schedule a workshop on the list above.

Articles

Community Counseling publishes articles monthly online at Community Counseling Updates.  Here is a sample list of some articles that have been published in the past:

Tipsheet for Managing Holiday Stress by Keisha Cox, LCSW, MS

Managing Stress by Keisha Cox, LCSW, MS

The Seven Challenges Workbook: A guide to cooperative communication skills for success at home and at work.

Substance Abuse in Families by Louise Galarza, MSW

Forums

Websites

The following is a list of websites that provide forums and/or regularly publishes information about mental health and counseling:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

www.samhsa.gov

National Alliance on Mental Illness

www.nami.org

WebMD

www.webmd.com/mental-health/

Child Access Services

www.childaccess-services.org/res_parenting.html

Additional information about counseling including definitions and weblinks can be found at Community Counseling Resources. Can't find the information that you need?  Contact us and we will provide you with a customized list of links to articles on mental health topics that you are interested in.