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The mission of the South Central MIRECC is to promote equity in engagement, access, and quality of mental health care for Veterans facing barriers to care, especially rural Veterans.
The South Central MIRECC strives to promote and celebrate a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion among our staff, across our sites, and in the work we do to improve mental health care for rural and other underserved Veterans.
For more information, email us at VISN16SCMIRECCEducation@va.gov
Announcements
Register Now | Sleep Apnea Assessment and Intervention: Recommendations to Optimize Veteran Adherence to PAP
2/20/2024 - VA and community clinicians have two chances to attend this SC MIRECC CBOC Mental Health Grand Rounds one-hour webinar for one free hour of continuing education (CE) credit. After the training learners should be able to:
- Describe the clinical features of sleep-disordered breathing to support screening and potential need for further evaluation by Sleep Medicine.
- Discuss the 4 common barriers for PAP non-adherence (e.g., equipment-related, medical, psychosocial, behavioral) and possible troubleshooting targets.
- Identify 2 effective interventions for increasing PAP adherence.
- Describe the domains supporting health behavior change via motivational enhancement discussions to increase PAP adherence.
Presenters: Earl C. “Chuck” Crew, PhD, DBSM and LeQuan Dang, M.D.
Dates: Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 8:00 - 9:00 am CT and Thursday, March 14, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT (repeat)
Target Audience: VA CBOC mental health providers (all providers are welcome to attend)
CE: 1 free hour of JA IPCE, ACCME, ACPE, ANCC, APA, ASWB, NBCC, NYSED-SW, NYSED-P, CRCC
Contacts: VA providers should email Megan.Wandersee@va.gov for VA TMS registration assistance. Community clinicians should email VHATRAIN@va.gov for help.
Winter Newsletter
1/22/2023 - Read our fall newsletter for updates on our faculty, research, resources, accomplishments, and more!
Updated Resource! Walking to Wellness: Exercise for Physical and Emotional Health
11/24/2023 - This walking program is for Veterans who want to use exercise to help manage their emotional symptoms and improve their physical health.
New Resource! Two Sides of the Same Coin: Cultural Humility and Addressing Microaggressions and Discriminatory Requests
11/9/2023 - This guide provides core information and is intended to be a quick reference of important concepts regarding cultural humility practices and responding to microaggressions and discriminatory requests from individuals.
New Resource! Sexual Health for Women Veterans
9/15/2023 - This brochure describes VA services that support women's sexual health and overall well-being.