As we are currently discussing and planning ways to safely hold our Annual IDMH Conference in 2021, we also wanted to offer some personal and professional development opportunities that could be done from the comfort of home:

As a result of the recent change to distance anad virtual trainings, we have increased the amount of materials that we have been releasing on our YouTube Channel and our Facebook page. You can view some of our most popular trainings by clicking or tapping on the images below. And be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with 2021 IDMH Conference information!

Our Deputy Director Dr. Karla Vermeulen put together this video presentation on how to care for yourself and others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click below to watch this video on the IDMH YouTube Channel!

Our Director Dr. Amy Nitza presented this edition of Psychological First Aid for the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council. Click the image below to view this training video!

Dr. Amy Nitza discusses Communication Skills for Supporting Others in Managing Stress to the Office of Victims Services on July 22, 2020. Click the image below to view this training video!

Dr. Karla Vermeulen talks Coping with Loss and Grief with the Office of Victims Services on June 24, 2020. Click on the image below to view this training video!

Dr. Amy Nitza explores Building and Sustaining Personal and Professional Resilience with the Office of Victims Services on July 8, 2020. Click the image below to view this training video!

Dr. Amy Nitza discusses Creating a Trauma-Informed Environment for Children with the Office of Victims Services on May 7, 2020. Click the image below to view this training video!

Please direct any questions or inquiries for trainings & interviews to the IDMH Graduate Student 

Assistant at idmh@newpaltz.edu or (845)-257-3477