Summary

Dr. Dana Cea has been involved in the mental health field from all angles; as a counselor, educator, researcher, and consumer. In this episode, we discuss the role of stigma facing counselors with mental illness, barriers to care, and how peer support specialists can bridge the gap in suicide prevention and intervention.

Learning Objectives

  • Define peer support and identify difference between peer support and counseling models of care.
  • Consider examples of stigma related to severe and persistent mental illness within the counseling field.
  • Examine effective strategies for self-disclosure.


Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Medication Managers

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Course Format 

Recorded asynchronous distance, non-interactive

Course Creation Date: 12/12/2022

Course curriculum

    1. Interview with Dana Cea

    2. Peer Support Models of Suicide Prevention and Intervention | Post-test

    3. Peer Support Models of Suicide Prevention and Intervention | Evaluation

    4. References

    5. How to access your certificate

About this course

  • $16.00
  • 5 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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  • Format

    This course is a 1.25 hour podcast you can listen to anytime anywhere. Access the audio on your favorite platform. For a richer learning experience, including full transcripts, access the content on the course player.

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    1. Create an account to enroll in the course. 2. Listen to the podcast. 3. Log into your Beyond Therapy account to take the test and complete the course evaluation. Take the test as many times as you need to pass.

  • Certificate Information

    Your certificate be available for download in the student dashboard once you earn a passing score (80%) on the post-test and complete the evaluation. We'll keep your certificate on file for 7 years.

Meet our guest

Guest Instructor Dana Cea

(she/they), PhD, MS, CPSS, CRC, LCMHC, NCC has a masters in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from UNC Chapel Hill, and a doctorate in Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration from East Carolina University. They have served as a member of multiple divisions of the American Counseling Association including Association for Counselor Education and Supervision; American Rehabilitation Counseling Association; Counselors for Social Justice; Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities. They are currently a member of Pitt County, NC; Board of Directors for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). Dr Cea has been a Certified Peer Support Specialist since 2015 and has volunteered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention since 2012 and NAMI since 2016. They expressed symptoms of anxiety at age 4 and were later diagnosed with SPMI, which has deeply informed their clinical practice and advocacy work. They are currently owner of Panacea Mental Wellness, a private practice in Pitt County and teach in the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies at East Carolina University.

Executive Director Candice Creasman Mowrey

PhD, LCMHCS - Dr. Candice Creasman Mowrey received a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, and a Doctorate in Counseling and Counselor Education from North Carolina State University in 2015. She has worked in psychosocial rehabilitation, in-patient, community agency, disability services, and intensive outpatient settings. She founded Creasman Counseling, PLLC, a single-person private practice, in 2011, which has grown to a team of over 30 culturally and professionally diverse clinicians. Dr. Creasman Mowrey has been adjunct faculty at NCSU and Northwestern University and has provided clinical supervision since 2014.

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Creasman Counseling PLLC's courses meet the qualifications for CE hours as required by NBCC. Beyond Therapy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7234. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Creasman Counseling, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers

Creasman Counseling, PLLC, provider number 2100, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/21/25 - 1/21/26. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 general continuing education credits.

FAQ

  • How will I get my certificate?

    After completing the post-course evaluation, you'll receive an email with your certificate within 24 hours. You can also access your certificate anytime in the Thinkific student dashboard.

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Course Content Development

Peer Support Models of Suicide Prevention and Intervention was created, developed, advertised, planned, and implemented by the staff of Creasman Counseling, PLLC. 

To learn more about presenter, Dana Cea, PhD, MS, CPSS, CRC, LCMHC, NCC, click here.

To learn more about your host, Candice Creasman Mowrey, click here. 



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