Mental Health KC Presents…
Mental Health KC Presents is a series of free webinars intended to extend the education and training provided by the Mental Health KC Conference.
The views and opinions presented are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Metro Council.
Mental health professionals: Join us for the live webinar in order to receive a one-hour certificate of attendance. Certificates will not be offered for watching replays.
Important note for participants: AI note-taking apps are not permitted as a substitute for attendance. If an AI notetaker is logged in without the participant also being present in the session, it will be removed. Certificates of attendance will only be issued to individuals who are personally logged in for the full session.
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Trainings and Webinars
Title: Understanding Psychosis and the Importance of Early Intervention
Presenter: Nathan Hayward
Thursday October 9th, 2025 from 12-1pm Central Time (US and Canada)
Presentation Objectives:
1. Attendees will have a working definition of psychosis
2. Attendees will have an understanding of why early intervention services our paramount to client success
3. Attendees will discuss current societal challenges of stigma and its impact on the population of people experiencing psychosis
4. Attendees will discuss referral opportunity to First Episode teams and working with people experiencing psychosis
Zoom Registration for this webinar:
REGISTER HERE
Nate has the privilege of supervising the First Episode Psychosis team for University Health in the heart of Downtown Kansas City. Nate’s team is made up of a medical provider, team nurse, and 4 case managers who collaborate to provide service for people within their first 2-3 years of a psychotic episode. Nate and his team have been trained in Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CTR), Navigate Model, and CBT-P. This multidisciplinary team works to provide clients with education on their diagnosis, family support, housing, medication management, employment assistance, education assistance, and engaging our clients in adaptive activities. Nate is passionate about the First Episode Psychosis population and enjoys the opportunity to learn with others about the best ways to support the clients he serves.
Replays of webinars are often made available on our YouTube Page after the live webinar takes place.
Mental Health KC (Metro Council) hosts free educational webinars the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.
Would you like to be a presenter? We take webinar proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year.
These webinars are a great way to spread information or share research that helps educate either the general public or clinicians/therapists/social workers/others in mental health fields.
