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Mental Health Training Camp
This activity is a private event and is by invitation only. No other users will be able to attend this workshop.
This presentation will be an Live and In-Person on August 3, 2026, from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET. While this activity is LIVE and can only be viewed during the time specified, the evaluation will be available online until August 31, 2026. Scroll down to learn how to participate for continuing education credit, attend the workshop, and access the handouts.
The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.
This lecture provides attendees with knowledge on the importance of recognizing signs and symptoms of potential emotional distress or an emerging mental health challenge, by assessing changes in behavior, thoughts, feelings, and appearance. Strategies on how to respond to a student athlete showing changes will include tips on how to have the conversation by reviewing examples of helpful and unhelpful approaches, supporting through non-judgmental listening, perception checking, providing reassurance and information, and connecting to professional and self- help resources. An overview of how to respond to a crisis will include de-escalation strategies and referral resources.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for certified athletic trainers and is by invitation only. No other groups are permitted to attend.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
- Define signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge.
- Apply appropriate steps in a non-crisis scenario in which a person shows signs and symptoms.
- Identify appropriate steps in a crisis scenario in which a person shows signs and symptoms.
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Price: Free. All courses offered through Sheppard Pratt are free of charge. There is no need to cancel if you cannot attend or complete a course, as no refund is necessary. Not completing an activity acts as a cancellation.
For more information on how to participate in this course, please read to the bottom of the page to review all of the directions.
For directions on how to participate in the program, refer to the FAQ page.
To participate in the interactive in person format course, you will receive a copy of the handout, attend the workshop, and complete the required pretest, posttest, evaluation, and attestation for credit. Once you have completed all the components of the Course Progress bar, the certificate will be available for immediate download. The certificate will also be saved in your account transcript.
Outline of Activity:
4:00- 4:05 pm: Introduction
4:06- 4:50 pm: Presentation
4:51- 5:00 pm: Q&A
5:00 pm: End of event
Registration closes on August 3, 2026, at 3:59 pm ET. The course expires and cannot be completed after August 31, 2026.
Sheppard Pratt does not discriminate based on any protected classes or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local laws, ordinances or regulations. Sheppard Pratt is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants with special needs are encouraged to contact program organizers so that all reasonable efforts to accommodate them can be made. Please contact [email protected] if you have questions, concerns, grievances, or for ADA accommodations.
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TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE
1. Before the Event
- Log in to Your Ethos Account:
Access your Sheppard Pratt Ethos account and locate the activity by series, title, or speaker name. - Register for the Course:
Go to the Register tab, click the green Take Course button, and follow the prompts. - Complete the required Pretest.
Note: You cannot proceed beyond this point until your attendance is confirmed by entering the codeword.
2. Attend the In Person Workshop
- Information regarding location and directions to the workshop venue will be provided in a separate email.
3. Access the Handout
- The handout will be distributed on site.
4. During the Event
- Attendance Verification:
A codeword will be announced during the workshop. This codeword confirms your attendance and unlocks the remaining required components for credit. - How to Submit the Codeword:
- Via Website: Go to https://cme.sheppardpratt.org/code and enter the codeword.
- Via SMS: Text the codeword to 410-291-8061.
Tip: Save this number in your contacts for convenience. - Via Course Progress Bar: You can type in the codeword in the box where it asks for it after you complete the Pretest.
Important:
The codeword submission window remains open for nearly four weeks. High traffic may cause delays immediately after the event. If the system is slow, wait and try again later.
5. After the Lecture
- Go to My Account > Pending Courses and select the course by clicking the course title.
- Click Take Course and use the navigation buttons in the lower right corner for best results.
- Complete all components in the Course Progress Bar:
- Posttest
- Evaluation
- Credit designation
- Once completed, the certificate will be available for immediate download. Your transcript will reflect the earned credits.
Questions?
Visit our FAQ page or email [email protected].
There is no commercial support for this activity.
About the speaker
Julie Cook is the Director of Training, for Sheppard Pratt. She is a qualified professional instructor with over 18 years of experience in training, and over 30 years of experience working in the mental health field. She has been with Sheppard Pratt for 28 years and serves as the Project Director for Sheppard Pratt’s Mental Health Awareness Project, which promotes community education around mental health and substance use challenges. She has been a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor for 15 years and received recognition by the National Council of Mental Wellbeing as the top Mental Health First Aid instructor for Maryland in 2026. Additionally, she is certified and serves as an instructor in QPR and The Mandt System.
Disclosure Statements
Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.
Julie Cook reports that she has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated through review.
Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Todd Peters, MD, Michael C. Hann, MD, MBA, Ronald Means, MD, Rajeev Krishna, MD, PhD, MBA, Louis Marino, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PsyD, Manan Shah, MD, Vittoria DeLucia, MD, Chad J. Lennon, MD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, MPH, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, MS, BCBA, LBA, LCPC, Paula Bostwick, MSN, RN, CENP, Maggie O'Neill MSN, RN, PMH-BC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.
Certified Athletic Trainers: Sheppard Pratt (BOC Approved Provider #P12296) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This activity is eligible for a maximum of 1.0 hour/Catergory A CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer
- 1.00 Participation
Directions to attend and complete the activity for credit are located on the Overview tab.
Click the Take Course button to proceed into the course to complete the requirements for credit.
Required Hardware/software
Optimal System Configuration
Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 7.0+
Operating System: Windows XP+ or Mac OS X 10.4+
Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements
Windows PC: 500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed; 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster; RAM: 128MB or more; Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card: at least 16-bit
Hardware/Software Specifications
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3+, Safari 4+. This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.