Taming Anxiety and the Return to “Normal”

Join us for a free webinar sponsored by the University of Maryland Baltimore Department of Psychiatry EAP Programs.

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm

For over a year we have not known ‘what comes next’.
Carefully, we can move back to our pre-pandemic lives, but we are changed forever. This webinar will present some thoughts and techniques which may help in this transition and the path forward.

Join us for a conversation dealing with:
Taming Anxiety and the Return to “Normal” providing insight and easy-to-use techniques for reducing anxious responses to concerns and apprehension.

PRESENTER: CAROL MCKISSICK, MBA, MS, LCPC

Carol is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC). Her specialties include couples (Gottman) and trauma (EMDR) counseling. She has experience with adult individual and group counseling, as well as grief, depression, stress, addiction, anxiety, anger management, marital, family and workplace conflict. Before joining the University of Maryland EAP, Carol worked in scientific research and later earned an MBA.

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Additional Resources

• Frontline Worker Mental Health Survey
• COVID Is Driving an Exodus Among Health-Care Workers
• When Helpers Feel Helpless

Video Recording

A video recording of this webinar is available for you to watch.

Living in Today

Cherish Yesterday. Dream Tomorrow. Live Today.
Join us for a free webinar sponsored by the University of Maryland Baltimore Department of Psychiatry EAP Programs.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 3:00 pm

This webinar will provide tools needed to:

• Survive one day at a time
• Decrease your stress level
• Gain peace of mind
• Reduce worry and frustration

Covid has created increased stress to most human beings, particularly in the health care field. The psychology of living in the present is not just an arbitrary term or a popular phrase—it’s a recognized, evidence-based lifestyle that psychologists are quick to recommend for those struggling with anxiety and stress in their day-to-day lives.

Come and join us for a conversation focused on Living One Day at a Time.

Learn how to effectively deal with life on life’s terms.

Presenter: Peggy Burns, LCADC, MHS

Peggy has provided Employee Assistance Services since 1997 at UMMS and the Baltimore Orioles organization. She has also provided EAP services to BWMC since 2011. Peggy has been providing Mental Health and Substance Abuse services since 1981. She has extensive experience supporting those in need of Substance Abuse services, including family members and loved ones of those afflicted with this disease.

As a Licensed Substance Abuse Professional with a Masters degree in Human Services, her other specialties include: educating clients on developing healthy Communication Skills, Conflict Management, Assertiveness Training and Women’s Issues.

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Resources

• Lost on the Frontline
• When Helpers Feel Helpless

Join us for a free webinar sponsored by the University of Maryland Baltimore Department of Psychiatry EAP Programs.

Stress Resiliency in the Climate of COVID

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm

This webinar will outline:

• Characteristics of resilient individuals
• How to identify your personal resiliency
• Ways to improve your wellbeing

The pandemic has impacted all of us in many different ways. Rates of psychological distress rose for all adults as the pandemic continued, increasing sixfold for young adults and quadrupling for those ages 30–54, according to a Johns Hopkins University survey. The pandemic has disrupted our lives—the way we socialize and communicate, work, and balance family and leisure life. It has left many with loss and grief, without providing customary rituals for resolving our losses.

Come and join us for a conversation focused on Stress Resiliency.

Learn how to use adverse situations for personal growth and recharge your own Stress Resiliency practices.

Presenter: Maria Ronda, MSW, LSCW-C, CEAP

Maria Ronda has provided employee assistance services to government, non-profits, and corporate organizations since 2002. She obtained her MSW from Fordham University in New York City and is licensed in Florida and Maryland. In 2005, she completed a training certificate program in Corporate Crisis Response: Critical Incident Stress Management in the Workplace and Advanced Group Crisis Intervention from The University of Maryland Baltimore Campus through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. She has taught behavioral health courses to undergraduate students, presented on employee wellness and resiliency, and provided consultation to organizations on structural development.

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Distress, Self-care and Stress Relief Resources

• Johns Hopkins University survey
• When Helpers Feel Helpless

Join us for a free webinar sponsored by the University of Maryland Baltimore Department of Psychiatry EAP Programs.

Managing Compassion Fatigue through Self-Care Strategies during COVID-19

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 3:00 pm

Professionals in the healthcare and education fields are at a greater risk for developing burnout and Compassion Fatigue due to excessive practice of compassion-focused skills. Compassion Fatigue can strike the most caring and dedicated nurses, social workers, physicians and personal support workers alike.

It has been shown that, when we are suffering from this, we work more rather than less. What suffers is our health, our relationship with others, our personal lives and eventually our patients.

The best strategy to address Compassion Fatigue is to develop excellent self-care strategies, as well as an early warning system that lets you know that you are moving into the caution zone of Compassion Fatigue.

Presenter: Brian Fellows, MSW, LCSW-C

Ms. Fellows is a social worker at University of Maryland School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. She has 15 years of experience in early childhood development, trauma and mental health. Ms. Fellows is the Program Director for the Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study Secure Starts Clinic where she manages an outpatient mental health clinic and supervises clinical staff and trainees. In addition, Ms. Fellows provides consultation, parent training and reflective supervision to early childhood programs and providers serving the most vulnerable children and families throughout the state of Maryland. Her passion is in promoting good mental health, strengthening relationships and ending generational trauma.

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