(From Hancock County ADAMHS)

Hancock County’s 6th Annual Trauma Conference,”Healing Our Anxious Brain,” will be held Friday, October 17, at the University of Findlay.

The conference will feature clinical psychologist and psychology professor Dr. Catherine M. Pittman, Ph.D., HSPP, who has over 30 years of experience in treating anxiety and neuropsychological rehabilitation for brain injuries and strokes.

The event aims to provide mental health professionals, educators, and community members with insights and strategies to better understand and treat anxiety-related conditions.

Dr. Pittman’s lecture will focus on the neuroscience behind fear and anxiety, providing attendees with evidence-based tools to promote healing and resilience.

The conference will be held from 8:30 am to 12:15 pm on October 17. An optional clinical consultation will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 pm with Dr. Pittman.

Attendees will have an opportunity to meet Dr. Pittman and have her book, “Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry,” personally signed.

Attendees, including social workers, counselors, and other professionals, can earn three Continuing Education Credits for participating in the morning session.

Participants can register online at forms.gle/7Q692FTgZv3PbjEF.

This year’s conference is sponsored by the Hancock ADAMHS Board, Northwest Ohio Trauma Informed Care Collaborative, The University of Findlay Social Work Program, and the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services.