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Mental Health Summit Will Explore Psychology and the Law
Free virtual event brings together mental health practitioners, community leaders and students.
Alverno College will host a free virtual Mental Health Summit September 14-19. The annual event brings together mental health practitioners, community leaders and students to explore a topic relevant to the field of mental health. This year’s topic is psychology and the law, and will focus on the interaction between the legal system and mental health care, including ways that providers can advocate effectively within systems.
Sessions will cover a wide variety of topics including serving the immigrant community, the war on drugs, elder abuse and adult protective services, special education, and the Black Live Matter movement. Select sessions qualify for continuing education credits.
Sponsors of the event include Children’s Wisconsin, Rogers Memorial Hospital, The Menard Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation, Aurora Health Care, Cornerstone Counseling Services and Wisconsin Psychoanalytic Foundation.
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For more information or to register, visit alverno.edu/Mental-Health-Summit.
About Alverno College
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Founded in 1887 by the School Sisters of St. Francis, Alverno College promotes the academic, personal and professional development of its students in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Undergraduate programs for women are offered in more than 60 areas of study, and graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology, school psychology, music therapy, music and liturgy, and business are open to women and men.
A leader in higher education innovation, Alverno has earned international accolades for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, which emphasizes hands-on experience and develops in-demand skills. The college, Wisconsin’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, ranks among the top schools in the Midwest for its commitment to undergraduate teaching and innovation by U.S. News & World Report. For the past two years, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education named Alverno the country’s most inspiring college.
Based in Milwaukee, Wis., Alverno College is a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college.