Calendar of Events

Watch here for more upcoming professional development opportunities.

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JUNE

2-Day Conference: Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond AND Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy

June 11-12, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
www.pesi.com

2nd Annual Continuing Education Workshop in Marriage and Family Therapy: The Divorce Process and Therapeutic Interventions featuring presenter Harvey Joanning, Ph.D.

Friday, June 25, 2010
Mount Mercy College, 1330 Elmhurst Drive NE, Cedar Rapids
More information: 319-861-2392 • www.mtmercy.edu
View/download workshop pdf

June 6 National Cancer Survivors Day

June 6-12 National Headache Awareness Week

June 14-22 National Men's Health Week

June 27 National HIV Testing Day

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JULY

Motivational Interviewing

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Davenport, Iowa

Thursday, July 8, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
www.pesi.com

Art Therapy for Grief and Loss

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
www.crosscountryeducation.com

HIPAA Compliance after the Stimulus Package

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
www.crosscountryeducation.com

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AUGUST

31st Annual Summer School for Helping Professionals (ASSHP)

August 2-5, 2010
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
For information regarding conference workshops, logistics and registration, visit www.education.uiowa.edu/asshp/

Sponsored by: The University of Iowa College of Education, Counseling, Rehabilitation and Student Development and Iowa Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health

Contact Information: Jo Dickens, Director UI Center for Conferences, 250 CEF, Iowa City, IA 52242, 319-335-4159
jo-dickens@uiowa.edu

The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 7/22/2010 **
www.pesi.com

The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 7/23/2010 **
www.pesi.com

The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques

Friday, August 13, 2010
Davenport, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 7/24/2010 **
www.pesi.com

August 1 National Minority Donor Awareness Day

August 8-14 National Health Center Week

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SEPTEMBER

IMHCA Board Meeting

September 18, 9:00 a.m.
Waterloo, 722 Water Street, Suite 403
All IMHCA members are welcome to attend!
Contact boardmembers@imhca.net for details.

Trauma, PTSD & Grief

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 9/9/2010 **
www.pesi.com

Trauma, PTSD & Grief

Thursday, September 30, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 9/10/2010 **
www.pesi.com

September is
Childhood Cancer Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Yoga Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September 5-11 is National Suicide Prevention Week

September 18 is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

September 19-25 is National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration

September 21 is World Alzheimer's Day

September 23 is RAINN Day

September 25 is Family Health and Fitness Day

September 27 is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

September 29 is National Women's Health and Fitness Day

September 30 is World Heart Day

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OCTOBER

Psychopharmacology: What You Need to Know about Psychiatric Medications

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 9/30/2010 **
www.pesi.com

Psychopharmacology: What You Need to Know about Psychiatric Medications

Thursday, October 21, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 10/1/2010 **
www.pesi.com

Risk Assessment & Mental Status Exam

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Davenport, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 10/6/2010 **
www.pesi.com

Risk Assessment & Mental Status Exam

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Ceadr Rapids, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 10/7/2010 **
www.pesi.com

Risk Assessment & Mental Status Exam

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
** Advance Registration prices available until 10/8/2010 **
www.pesi.com

October is
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month

October 4-10 Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 4 is National Child Health Day

October 7 is National Depression Screening Day

October 10 is World Mental Health Day

October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

October 16 is World Food Day

October 18-24 is National Drug-Free Work Week

October 22 National Stuttering Awareness Day

October 22 National Mammography Day

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DECEMBER

IMHCA Board Meeting

December 4, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
Des Moines, DMACC Urban Campus
All IMHCA members are welcome to attend!
Contact boardmembers@imhca.net for details.

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2011

IMHCA Board Meeting

March 5, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Waterloo (specific location TBD)
All IMHCA members are welcome to attend!
Contact boardmembers@imhca.net for details.

IMHCA Board Meeting

June 4, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Des Moines (specific location TBD)
All IMHCA members are welcome to attend!
Contact boardmembers@imhca.net for details.



The Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association is a chapter of the American Mental Health Counselors Association. IMHCA is the only organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the professional needs of mental health counselors in Iowa. Its sole purpose is to promote the profession of mental health counseling and the needs of our clients.