CIPhER Seminar: The Value of Clinical Mental Health Services Embedded within Health Professions Programs

Co-Sponsored by the Eshelman School of Pharmacy Well-being & Resiliency Committee

Lunch will be available for pick-up at 11:50 am in Chapel Hill (Beard Hall) and Asheville (Karpen Hall). Please indicate while registering whether you intend to pick-up lunch.

With increasing awareness of mental health challenges students experience during graduate and professional school education, embedded counseling programs are increasing nationwide. This session will discuss the value and implementation of the Embedded Counseling program at Eshelman School of Pharmacy and key factors leading to the success of the program. We will also talk about less stigmatizing ways to refer and connect students with mental health resources.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the benefits of embedded counseling programs in educational training programs.
2. Describe effective ways to encourage students to connect with mental health and wellness resources.

Target Audience: This program is designed for faculty, staff, preceptors, post-graduate trainees, and students.

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Please Note: The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Office of Lifelong Learning has recently changed to a new registration system.

This new system will allow for increased functionality and flexibility in program selection and delivery. We are in the process of importing personal account information from our previous system, however, you may not have been imported yet, so feel free to create a new account if needed. Imported accounts will need to reset their password prior to the first log in. To do this, click the ‘Forgot Password’ link and enter the email address associated with your account. You will then be emailed instruction on how to reset your password and log into your account. Once logged in please make sure your information is correct to ensure you receive ACPE CPE credit for any future programs.

Presenter Information:

Ardith Burkes, MPH, MSW, LCSW

Embedded Counselor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ardith Burkes is a licensed clinical social worker and works with students at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy as part of the CAPS Embedded Counselor Program. She received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology from UNC Chapel Hill. After working for several years managing sexual violence crisis programs at the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, she returned to UNC Chapel Hill to earn her Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Public Health (MPH) in Maternal and Child Health. She also has a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. Since completing her graduate degrees in 2007, Ardith has worked as the Associate Director and Grants Director at Compass Center in Chapel Hill and as a licensed clinical social worker in private practice delivering individual and group psychotherapy to adults. Ardith uses a variety of therapeutic approaches based on what best meets someone’s needs and comfort and draws from modalities including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and crisis intervention and stabilization techniques. Ardith has a strong interest in increasing accessibility to mental health and wellness care so that more people, of all identities and backgrounds, have a space to process life’s challenges and learn skills to navigate them.

The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the CE requirements outlined on the program page and an online program evaluation (instructions emailed after the program). Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor approximately 2 to 3 weeks after the program and you have completed any needed requirements. It is the participants responsibility to confirm their information is correct and their credit appears on CPE Monitor PRIOR to the 60 day deadline **No partial credit is available and no credit will be awarded after the 60 day deadline**