Mental Health Series: Stigma Prevention
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Abstract:
Mental health problems are common, with 18.5% of the US population suffering from a mental health illness in a given year, however, only 41% of people with a mental health illness use mental health services each year. The stigma associated with mental health illness often leads to a fear of embarrassment and feeling of shame that serves as a powerful deterrent to someone seeking help. With the appropriate interventions, the majority of mental health problems will improve. However, due to stigma treatment is typically delayed on average by five years. One way to work to decrease the stigma associated with mental health problems is to educate the public about both the illnesses themselves, as well as how they can help. This course will provide an overview of the prevalence of mental health conditions in US adolescents and adults and will identify risk factors and special concerns of the most prevalent mental health conditions. It will also differentiate between skill sets of various mental health provider types and will provide the attendee with strategies to destigmatize mental health conditions and help-seeking behavior.
Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe the prevalence of mental health conditions in US adult and youth populations.,
- Participants will be able to identify risk factors and special concerns associated with the most prevalent mental health conditions.,
- Participants will be able to distinguish between mental health provider types based on skill sets and populations treated.,
- Participants will be able to strategize how to decrease stigma associated with mental health conditions and to increase health-seeking behaviors in their clinical population.
Level:
Advanced
Domains:
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy
Domain 5: Health Care Administration and Professional Responsibility
CEUs:
1.0 Category A
Keywords: mental health, stigma, destigmatize, health-seeking behaviors
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Courses registered for after February 5, 2025, must be completed by December 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST.
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Jennifer Ostrowski, PhD, LAT, ATC
Dr. Jennifer Ostrowski is a Full Professor and Director of the Doctor of Athletic Training Program at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. She holds an undergraduate degree in Athletic Training from Salisbury University, a Master’s degree from the University of Kentucky, and a Doctoral degree with emphasis in Sport Psychology from Michigan State University.
Dr. Ostrowski’s research centers on mental health and psychosocial aspects of injury, and therapeutic modalities. She has authored a national textbook, titled Psychosocial Strategies for Athletic Training, and over 30 peer-reviewed publications, as well as presenting more than 60 platform and webinar presentations and 40 poster presentations at professional conferences. Dr. Ostrowski’s research on therapeutic modalities has focused on superficial and deep heating modalities, including shortwave diathermy, therapeutic ultrasound, and ThermoStim probe. She has also examined muscle cooling using salted and wetted ice bags, and comparing ice to cryo-compression modalities.
Dr. Ostrowski has been awarded several National, state, and private grants totaling nearly $100,000 to fund her therapeutic modalities research. Her research in psychosocial aspects of injury focuses on empowering athletic trainers to incorporate a psychosocial focus and concrete interventions into their clinical practice. Most of her publications center on gaps in professional education and how to incorporate psychosocial and mental health content into professional athletic training curriculums. She has been an invited speaker at several conferences and served as a subject matter expert for the NATA’s pilot Self-Assessment Module in mental health.
Dr. Ostrowski has served on the NATA Post-Professional Education Committee, the EATA Research Committee, and the BOC Exam Development Committee. She also previously served on the Board of Directors for Haven House, an organization that provides mental health services to residents throughout the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ostrowski is also certified as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and has been offering courses in both adult and youth mental health first aid since 2018.
Grady Hardeman, M.Ed, LAT, ATC
Director of Corporate Health and Wellness
Atrium Health Employer Solutions
Experienced Health And Wellness Director with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Employee Wellness, Manual Therapy, Exercise Prescription, Healthcare, and Population Health. Strong administrative professional with a Post Masters Certificate focused in Health Care Administration from East Carolina University.