Presentations & Training
Clinicians at Anxiety & OCD Behavioral Health Center offer a wide variety of talks, workshops, and seminars for the public and for mental health, medical, and educational professionals. Please contact us to obtain additional information. Below is a sample of recent presentations by our clinicians.
Community & School Presentations
2023
6/1/23 - Ms. Dana Gritters presented at the Teen Mental Health Night, hosted by the Dyer-Schererville Branch of the Lake County Public Library on Anxiety and Coping Skills for Teens.
2019
12/7/2019 - Dr. Kimberly Brunt presented to parents of the gymnastics team at the Midwest Training & Ice Center, Dyer, IN on Anxiety Management.
5/17/19 - Ms. Dana Gritters participated in the Child Suicide and Opioid Crisis Prevention Fair hosted by the Indian Medical Association of Northwest Indiana at the Indian American Cultural Center, Merrillville, IN.
5/11/19 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented at Superhero Saturday at Morton Elementary School in Highland, Indiana: Be Kind to Yourself: Self-Compassion is Key to Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Anger, and Stress.
10/1/18 - 5/31/19 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich, Dr. Ashlyn Knesek, and Ms. Dana Gritters presented at Morton Elementary School in Highland, Indiana, last 5 of an eight-part seminar on Managing Compassion Fatigue in Educators.
5/17/19 - Ms. Dana Gritters participated in the Child Suicide and Opioid Crisis Prevention Fair hosted by the Indian Medical Association of Northwest Indiana at the Indian American Cultural Center, Merrillville, IN.
5/11/19 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented at Superhero Saturday at Morton Elementary School in Highland, Indiana: Be Kind to Yourself: Self-Compassion is Key to Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Anger, and Stress.
10/1/18 - 5/31/19 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich, Dr. Ashlyn Knesek, and Ms. Dana Gritters presented at Morton Elementary School in Highland, Indiana, last 5 of an eight-part seminar on Managing Compassion Fatigue in Educators.
2018
10/1/18 - 5/31/19 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich, Dr. Ashlyn Knesek, and Ms. Dana Gritters presented at Morton Elementary School in Highland, Indiana, first 3 of an eight-part seminar on Managing Compassion Fatigue in Educators.
2015
2/25/15 - Dr. Heather Chik and Dr. Crystal Bauer presented at the School Town of Highland annual Parent University: Understanding School Refusal and Anxiety
Professional Conferences, Webinars, Trainings
2022
11/11/22 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented at the annual Indiana Psychological Association Fall Conference (virtual): Addressing Myths and Implementation Barriers of Exposure Therapy in OCD and Anxiety.
2/4/22 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited as a virtual guest lecturer for the Clinical Practice class in Clinical Education in Speech-Language Pathology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN: Treatment of Selective Mutism (SM).
2019
9/23/19 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited as a guest speaker at the 2019 Indiana Environmental Health Fall Educational Conference in South Bend, IN: Best Practices When Responding to Individuals with Hoarding and Mental Health Issues.
4/11/10 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited as a guest speaker for the Indiana University Northwest Chapter of Psi Chi Induction Ceremony: Overcoming Anxiety and Transition Into Independent Adulthood in Emerging Adults.
4/11/10 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited as a guest speaker for the Indiana University Northwest Chapter of Psi Chi Induction Ceremony: Overcoming Anxiety and Transition Into Independent Adulthood in Emerging Adults.
2018
9/7/18 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited to present for the staff at Valparaiso University Counseling Center: Cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder in college students.
5/18/18. Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented a webinar for the Indiana Psychological Association: #Adulting: Overcoming anxiety and transition into independent adulthood in emerging adults.
5/18/18. Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented a webinar for the Indiana Psychological Association: #Adulting: Overcoming anxiety and transition into independent adulthood in emerging adults.
2017
Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented with her colleagues at a roundtable at the 37th annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, San Francisco, CA: VanDyke, M., Michalski, E., Chapman, J., Chik, H., Drew, A., & Plyler, B. (April 2017). Using interprofessional collaboration to best serve our anxious patients: A roundtable case demonstration.
2016
11/18/16 - Dr. Allyn Richards, postdoctoral fellow, presented for the Fibromites Unite!, a National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association support group in Dyer, IN: Stress Management.
4/1/16 - Dr. Crystal Bauer presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Adopting Evidence-Based Anxiety Services in Youth Community Mental Health
4/1/16 - Dr. Crystal Bauer presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Adopting Evidence-Based Anxiety Services in Youth Community Mental Health
2014
11/19/14 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented at the Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) Fall Conference & Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN: Challenges and Effective Intervention for Hoarding Disorder
4/14 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited to present at the quarterly meeting of the Indiana Psychological Association Region 4 Psychologists, West Lafayette, IN: Enhancing motivation in OCD treatment: Laying the foundation for effective cognitive behavioral therapy.
2013
04/06/13 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), La Jolla, California: Regroup! Solving common challenges of creating and maintaining exposure treatment, skills training, and support groups.
2012
09/12 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich was invited to present at the Midwest Affordable Housing Association Summit, Chicago, IL: Hoarding and mental health.
05/12 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented with colleagues at the 19th Annual National Conference on Hair Pulling & Skin Picking Disorders, Chicago, IL: Successful strategies for adults who want to overcome skin picking.
04/13/12 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented with colleagues in a clinical symposium titled "Tackling Roadblocks to Working with Anxious Kids and Their Parents" at the 32nd annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Crystal City, VA: Social media: Opportunities for social avoidance and social exposure.
05/12 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented with colleagues at the 19th Annual National Conference on Hair Pulling & Skin Picking Disorders, Chicago, IL: Successful strategies for adults who want to overcome skin picking.
04/13/12 - Dr. Heather (Chik) Plinovich presented with colleagues in a clinical symposium titled "Tackling Roadblocks to Working with Anxious Kids and Their Parents" at the 32nd annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Crystal City, VA: Social media: Opportunities for social avoidance and social exposure.
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