Public Health Interview Series - Advocating for Men’s Health
What are the data that lead us to focus on men’s health and wellness?
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Course Information
- Audience: Public health professionals, program managers, people working in providers and community services, behavioral health, mental health
- Format: Online Facebook Live interview series
- Date/Time: FBLive Interview 1 - Tues, Feb 19, 2019, 12:00 ET
FBLive Interview 2 - Tues, Mar 5, 2019, 12:00 ET
FBLive Interview 3 - Tues, Mar 19, 2019, 12:00 ET - Price: Free
- Length: 3 part series - 30-45 minutes each
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Certificate of completion
- Competencies: Health Equity Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials: None
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Facebook Live Series
Join us for 3 Facebook live discussions about the state of men's wellbeing today. How can a greater understanding of what men face help us shape a more compassionate care delivery system and help men feel less isolated? What do we need to know about men to help them live better, healthier lives?
What you'll learn:
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Facebook Live Event 1 - Men’s Health & Wellness Today
- Describe how men live in an environment of risk
- Learn how isolation and loneliness can lead to an increase in self-harm and violence
- Discuss the large increase in male suicide since 1999 reported by the CDC
Facebook Live Event 2 - Mapping the Future
- Describe the primary cultural differences that affect how men approach health and wellness
- Discuss how important it is to move beyond the distraction of the gender debate, shaping care delivery that is compassionate and reflective of how men approach care.
- Learn from examples of how these forces can lead to better health and better access to health care
Facebook Live Event 3 - How Can We Better Support Men to Seek Care
- Describe how communities can question the cultural view that showing vulnerability poses an unwelcome risk
- List 3 things providers of services can do to make care more acceptable to men
- Name 4 principles to help men as they seek care
Subject Matter Expert
Stephen R. Andrew
LCSW, LADC, CCS, CGP
Co-author of Game Plan: A Man's Guide to Achieving Emotional Fitness, CEO of Health Education & Training Institute. He maintains a compassion-focused private practice in Portland, Maine (USA) where he also facilitates a variety of men’s, co-ed, couples, and caregiver groups. Stephen has been a member of the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2003 as well as a MIA-STEP (Motivational Interviewing Assessment; Supervisor Tools for Enhancing Proficiency) trainer for the New England ATTC. Stephen has been MITI trained and has over 100 hours of training in Motivational Interviewing. He provides coaching and training domestically and internationally (Singapore, China, Iceland, Holland, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, & UK) for social service agencies, health care providers, substance abuse counselors, criminal justice, and other groups on Motivational Interviewing, addiction, co-occurring disorders, counseling theory, “challenging” adolescents, supervision, ethics for caring services professionals, men’s work, and the power of group work. Stephen also oversees our MITI Coding and coaching lab.
Registration and Contact Hours
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The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.