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CME - Caring for Farmers
Tue, Oct 17
|Zoom Meeting
Continuing medical education for Sauk County healthcare and behavioral health providers, clinicians and frontline staff to learn about the unique challenges in caring for the many agricultural workers in our community with a specific focus on mental health.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2023, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Zoom Meeting
About the event
Speaker: Monica Kramer McConkey, LPC
Rural Mental Health Specialist, Eyes on the Horizon Consulting
Objectives: Help healthcare and behavioral health providers, clinicians and staff understand the farming dynamic and how they can best support their approach to care especially in mental health.
Understand the culture of farming and farm family dynamics.
Learn the best approaches to supporting farmers and their families with mental health, substance use, and crisis challenges.
Identify available resources to support farmers and their families.