Painting Mental Health Workshops - Contact Us
Interested in hosting a Painting Mental Health Workshop? Please contact us. Fees vary according to group size. We have limited grant funding available. Please contact susanfischer@waltswaltz.com for questions. We tailor each of our workshops to meet the needs of each organization/establishment we serve. Click Here to find out more!
Our vision is to have physical health and mental health viewed through the same lens of compassion and fair mindedness which contributes to the empowerment and care for all of humanity.
All Participants receive our Self-Care Kit – includes 16 count watercolor set with brush, heavy paper, recourses, mirror, mascot pin, canvas mascot bag/backpack. This is to encourage the use of art as a wellness strategy and self-expression at home.
Adult Mental Health First Aid Class List for 2025 - Sign-ups coming soon!
Mental Health First Aid Certification is Free for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC thanks to the presenter, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health. This is certification course taught over 24 nations. Attendees will receive a Manual, 3-Year Certification in MHFA, and 7.5 hour of professional development, CE’s, etc. We hope you will join us. You may even save a life!
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Certification is Free for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC thanks to the presenter, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health. This is certification course taught over 24 nations. Attendees will receive a Manual, 3-Year Certification in MHFA, and 7.5 hour of professional development, CE’s, etc. We hope you will join us. You may even save a life!
Community Cookbook Volunteer Sign-Up
We are seeking volunteers for our Communty Cookbook Workshop. For more information, please sign-up HERE! There are limited spots available. Thank you for giving back to your communtiy.
Grab you lunch and join us for a presentation on ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences!
Sign-Up HERE!
We are grateful to Makia Ward and the Department of Public Health to host Adverse Childhood Experience Lunch and Learn! This free virtual program will give vital information on the impact of ACEs. He hope to see you soon. Please share!
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Certification is Free for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC thanks to the presenter, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health. This is certification course taught over 24 nations. Attendees will receive a Manual, 3-Year Certification in MHFA, and 7.5 hour of professional development, CE’s, etc. We hope you will join us. You may even save a life!
Stress Management
Walt’s Waltz will have a table at this event sharing Mental Health Resourses and Self-Care Tips! This is a Free event put on by the Kroc Center - Salvation Army.
Join us for a panel-style discussion, sharing tools and resources to identify sources of stress, explore their impact, map their interconnectedness, and learn effective ways to de-stress.
Speakers:
Missy Edwards, retired as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience with individuals, couples, and families.
Lindsey Bayne, Former expat in Brazil with 8+ years of experience in biblical counseling and navigating high stress transitions
Meal orders due by 11/04 Entry is free. Kroc Fuel meals will be available for purchase. Member Price: $10 | Non-members: $12 To purchase a meal, please contact a Kroc Associate: (864)527-5948
Hope for the Holidays and Beyond - A Grief Seminar
This program is to help those who have suffered a loss. For some the holidays are a difficult time. This is their 14th Annual Event
Click Here: Hope and Help for the Holidays and Beyond
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 frin 9am - 3:00pm
Lunch is provided and PD, CEU Credits are available. Find out more and how to sign-up here:
Location - Poinsett Club, 807 East Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601 2024 Hope and Help for the Holidays Course Descriptions:
General Session 1: “Hope and Help with Grief through the Holidays”
Kennth Doka, PhD (Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America)
This session explores the reasons that the holidays can be a particularly difficult time when one is grieving a loss. In this session, participants explore strategies to help individuals cope with grief during the holidays as well as coping strategies to avoid. The final section describes ways varied organizations can help grieving individuals.
General Session 2: “Can We Grow Through Grief?”
Kennth Doka, PhD (Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America)
We have little choice about the loss and the ensuing grief, we do retain choice on whether we will grow up or down, grow bitter or better, as a result of our loss. This presentation—drawing from my new book, Grief Is a Journey: Finding Your Path through Loss—explores how we can draw upon our inner strengths and outer resources as we cope with loss. This presentation will be helpful to all who are dealing with loss, those who wish to understand grief, and professionals who counsel persons who are bereaved including psychologists, counselors, clergy, social workers, nurses and other health care workers, as well as educators, teachers and school-based personnel.
Breakout Session: “Grieving Beyond Gender”
Kennth Doka, PhD (Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America)
Many individuals believe that if an individual does not show or share sadness or express other emotions, that individual is not in touch with or is suppressing grief. In fact, grief reactions are highly individual and varied. Many men, and women, may express their grief in more instrumental ways, showing grief in more cognitive or active manifestations. This session explores the different patterns or styles of grief, emphasizing that each of these patterns has their own distinct advantages and disadvantages. The grieving style of a bereaved individual is influenced by numerous factors including gender, temperament, socialization, and culture. The seminar further explores interventive strategies that are effective with different patterns.
Breakout Session: “Griefwork with Children” (for professionals)
Laurie Forrest, LISW-CP (Clinic Director & Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, Greenville)
Daniela Hatter, LPC (Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, Greenville)
Join us as we explore the presentation of grief in children and teens as well as the value of utilizing Play in your work. You will leave this presentation with new tools for your clinical toolbox to address the difficult work of supporting children and teens (and their parents, of course) in the arena of grief and loss.
Breakout Session: “The Body’s Response to Grief: How Grief Impacts the Physical Body and the Medicines That Can Help”
Rebecca S. Smith, M.D., FAAFP, CPE (Family Physician at Prisma Heal and the Taylors Free Medical Clinic)
In this seminar, we will cover the physical changes that occur at the neuronal level during the process of grief, the physical and mental signs of healthy grief, and the DSM-V disorders Complicated Grief, Grief-Related Depression and Prolonged Grief. After a review of common treatments, a physician might prescribe to a person in grief, we will end with how our bodies and brain learn from loss.
Breakout Session: “Whispers of the Heart – Embracing the Loneliness of Loss”
Lucy Henry, LPC, CEAP-MDiv and EdS in MFT (VP of Business Development, First Sun EAP)
Becoming vulnerable is both difficult and necessary. It is difficult because we are not sure we can trust someone with our grief. The necessary side of being vulnerable connects us with those who can help us navigate our grief. They are the trusted voices who speak compassionate and loving truth into our pain and feelings of loneliness. So embracing who we are in our journey and embracing others are grieving tools we pull out along the way to grow through the grieving process. Lucy’s session will help to identify the tools we need to grieve in our own way with our own people.
Breakout Session: “Suicide and Grief”
Dennis Gillan (Executive Director of Half a Sorrow Foundation)
In this talk, Dennis will use his personal grief journey as a springboard to discuss the importance of one’s mental health and some of the risk factors and warning signs that a colleague may need a hand. He will also use his time to review the importance of using the resources available to the audience and reinforce their role in saving lives, and how to deal with their losses.
Breakout Session: “Grief Support and Spiritual Community”
Reverend James King, BDiv (Unity Church of Greenville)
Being in a spiritual community provides a sense of togetherness and belonging. Someone knows my name and wants to support me. I am safe to grieve and to process. I am allowed the space to feel and to heal. Though my grief is unique to me, I have learned through watching others what to expect. I am surrounded by friends who give me strength, guidance, and compassion. I have permission to grieve my losses. I move forward through prayers, rituals, and routines. In this workshop, you will learn the value of faith traditions and shared grief.
Breakout Session: “Estate Planning and Probate”
James Lyon, JD (Associate Attorney, Heritage Law)
In this breakout session the audience will gain a better understanding for the need for planning for events prior to death, including the difference between how a general power of attorney works versus a health care power of attorney and why these documents are an important component to a larger estate plan. Probate will be covered to assist with a clearer idea of how probate works. Unpacking the difference between wills versus revocable trusts and when one may be a more appropriate for one’s
estate planning will be discussed with an aim of understanding the options for avoiding or reducing the amount of time an estate spends in probate.
Breakout Session: “Traumatic Grief and PTSD”
Tiffeny Davidson-Parker (NAMI Executive Director)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits STAR WARS NIGHT & Walt’s Waltz is the NonProfit of the Night!
Walt’s Waltz is the Nonprofit of the Night at the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and it’s on STAR WARS Night! Grab you best Star Wars Garb and have Fun!
We have a limited number of FREE CENTER ROW TICKETS for our volunteers! We need help selling the Hockey Pucks for the Chuck a Puck Event. Walt’s Waltz Receives 1/2 of the winnings. Find out more and sign-up HERE! We will be taking shifts selling the pucks so you won’t miss much of the game.
Our goal is to be reimbursed the cost of being a Nonprofit of the Night! We receive great exposure at this event and hope you will come out to the game to support our home team, one of our Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Environments and build community!
So you would rather purchae tickets? Use this link to and Walt’s Waltz will recieve $5.00 of each the ticket purchase if you use this link: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Waltswaltz2
STAR WARS NIGHT, presented by Champion Comfort Experts - November 9, 2024
It’s a fan-favorite that’s the talk of the galaxy! We’ll have a special giveaway, in addition to Star Wars costumeers for all fans to interact with throughout the night. Additionally, we’ll have our 5th Line Club auction following the conclusion of the game.
Painting Mental Health Workshop and More! Join us for this empowering Gene Xecellence Event!
Mental Health Program at Jud Hub inovation center. Sign-Up comeing Soon! https://judhub.com/
Mental Health First Aid Certification in Spanish - Sponsored by Bon Secours
Free, Inperson Mental Health First Aid Certification in Spanish. This inperson certification is sponsored and presented by Bon Secours and takes place on November 9, 2024 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information and to sign-up please contact, Pastor Jamie Cortez at 864-320-2741 or Carmen Ogles Bon Secours at 864-908-1192. Lunch will be served.
Iglesia City View
2300 W. Blue Ridge Dr.
Greenville, SC 29617
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Certification is Free for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC. This is a great certification course taught over 25 nations. Attendees will receive a Manual, 3-Year Certification in MHFA, and 7.5 hour of professional development, CE’s, etc. We hope you will join us. You may even save a life!
Volunteer Day at the Pelham Road Library!
We need YOU! SIGN-UP HERE!
With the popularity of our Painting Mental Health Workshops and our new program, Generational Blend, we need your help to stuff our Self-Care Bags, insert page protectors into binders for cookbooks, cut out our butterflies mascot transfers, make thank you card and our mascot pins. If you can't commit now, now worries, you can just show up if things open up for you. Please know, any amount of time you can give help is appreciated.
ADDRESS: Pelham Road Library (F.W. Symmes Branch) | 864-288-6688 | 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC 29615.
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Certification is Free for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC thanks to the presenter, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health. This is certification course taught over 24 nations. Attendees will receive a Manual, 3-Year Certification in MHFA, and 7.5 hour of professional development, CE’s, etc. We hope you will join us. You may even save a life!
Adverse Childhood Experiences - Lunch and Learn!
SIGN UP HERE
Please join us for our Free, Virtual, Interactive ACEs Presentation.
We are able to host this program thanks to our friends the Department of Public Health and their presentater Makia Ward. We are grateful you have chosen to dedicate this time to learn more! Please complete.
Thank you!
Mental Health Awareness Rides (Motorcycle)
Walt’s Waltz will have a table at the Mental Health Awareness Ride. Join us at Hareley Davidson in Greenville, SC.
You can find out more HERE! This event Benefits our friends at Upstate Warrior Solution!
Please fill out the registration form/ waiver. Return the forms to
cn314events@gmail.com
Use the Venmo or Cashapp Info to pay your $20 or $25 Registration/Entry Fee.
Venmo @ChristNation314Ministries
GeneXcellence Presents: Introduction to Mental Health
Young Adults, join us at Jub Hub Inovation Center for presentations and our Walt’s Waltz Painting Mental Health Workshop on Saturday, October 19th from 1:00 - 4:00. All attendees will receive a Self-Care Kit provided by Walt’s Waltz. Find out more and sign-up here.
Jud Hub
701 Easley Bridge Road,
Ste. 6070, Bldg. 6000
Greenville, SC 29611
Volunteer Day at the Pelham Road Library
We Need You!!! Sign-Up HERE!
With the popularity of our Painting Mental Health Workshops and our new program, Generational Blend, we need your help to stuff our Self-Care Bags, insert page protectors into binders for cookbooks, cut out our butterflies mascot transfers, make thank you card and our mascot pins. If you can't commit now, now worries, you can just show up if things open up for you. Please know, any amount of time you can give help is appreciated.
ADDRESS: Pelham Road Library (F.W. Symmes Branch) | 864-288-6688 | 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC 29615.
Faith & Justice Forum: Finding Common Ground through the Arts
Faith & Justice Forum: Finding Common Ground through the Arts
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 , 10:00am-2:00pm
Location
300 S. Main Street. Greenville, SC
For more information and tickets Click HERE!
Description
Let's come together to find common ground and to cultivate a flourishing community. Walt’s Waltz was invited to have a booth at this wonderful event. We hope to see you there!
Hispanic Alliance Zumba Class at Unity Park
As a member of the Hispanic Alliance Health Team, Walt’s Watlz is excited to take part of this community building at Unity Park in the Prisma Health Building! We will have a coloring station and a Wellness Resourse Table!
Sign-Up HERE!
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Check-in 6-6:30 pm | Class starts promptly at 6:30 pm
Place: Prisma Health Welcome Center in Unity Park
Address: 111 Welborn St, Greenville, SC 29601
Dress Code: Represent your country. This can be through country colors, athletic jerseys, traditional clothing, hats, etc.
Kendra Scott Gives Back
For one day only, shot at Kendra Scott at the Shops at Greenridge and Walt’s Waltz recieves 20% of all sales in honor of World Mental Health Day.
We are grateful! Out of town? You can order online just click HERE!
Unifying Mental Health 2nd Annual Event at Unity Park!
Join us for fun filled event at Unity Park! There will be MUSIC, PAINTING, GIVE AWAYS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, YOGA and more! It’s time for us to come together after the storm, get outside, and enjoy each other’s company. Walt’s Waltz will have a painting tables set up along with resources and some great give aways! Join us for 1 hour or stay for the entire event! We can’t wait to see you!
Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs
SIGN UP HERE
Please join us for our Free, Virtual, Interactive ACEs Presentation.
We are able to host this program thanks to our friends a DPH. We are grateful you have chosen to dedicate this time to learn more! Please complete.
Thank you!
Healing Trauma With Compassion-Based Approaches - Free, Virtul Class
Walt’s Waltz is a Compass and a Megaphone for Mental Health Support, Education, and Change.
This free online training is led by world renowned experts and grounded in the latest research. Over the three day event, this training will explore how compassion, mindfulness, and self-compassion can transform the therapeutic process, creating a space where deep healing becomes possible.In this free online training, produced by our friends at the Awake Network and the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, you’ll learn evidence-based practices and interventions from some of today’s leading experts, including:
Gabor Maté, MD, Richard Schwartz, PhD, Kristin Neff, PhD, Christopher Germer, PhD, Deran Young, LCSW, Eduardo Duran, PhD, Dan Siegel, MD, David Treleaven, PhD, Paul Gilbert, PhD, Christopher Willard, PsyD, and more…
These teachers will share the wisdom from their experiences while sharing the latest research on compassion and trauma. During this training, you will gain core skills for supporting yourself and those around you in embracing more self-compassion.
If you want CE credits, you have to pay for these, but attendance is free of change. You do need to share your email address.
Please review for yourself. If interested, please click here to find out more and sign-up.
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Certification is Free for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC. This is a great certification course taught over 25 nations. Attendees will receive a Manual, 3-Year Certification in MHFA, and 7.5 hour of professional development, CE’s, etc. We hope you will join us. You may even save a life!
Beta Theta Pi at Furman University Tabling Event
It’s Suicide Awareness Month and our Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Fraturnity, Beta Theta Pi and Walt’s Waltz will be hosting a Tabling Event at the Studnet Center beginning at 11:00. We will have Self-Care Tip Flyers, Mascot Pins, Postivie Affirmation with compact mirrors, Mascot Backpacks, and so much more. We hope to see you soon!
Heroes of Hope: Championing Suicide Prevention Together
Walt’s Waltz is a compass and a megaphone for mental health support, education and change. This course is presented by Mass General Bringham - McLean Hospital
Putting People First in Mental HealthA FREE Course for Health Care Professionals, Educators, and Parents
You can Sign-Up HERE - certificate or credit available for a fee.
Join this dynamic online program designed to empower you with essential skills to reduce suicide and respond effectively in its aftermath. We'll explore proactive strategies to identify warning signs, provide support, understand treatment, and respond effectively in your communities and workplaces.
Whether you’re a health care professional, educator, parent, or someone who has faced the challenges related to suicide, our goal is for you to leave this course with the knowledge and confidence to make a significant impact. Join us on this journey to becoming a beacon of hope and change, and let’s make a real difference together!
Friday, September 13 @ 11am-2:30pm ET
USC Upstate Painting Mental Health Workshop
Our second day at USC Upstate! What a great month to put on this workhsop. Thank you for your support as we work to stop dancing around mental health conversations!
Painting Mental Health Workhsop at USC Upstate
We are excited to present our Walt’s Waltz Painting Mental Health Workshop at USC Upstate, our First University to become a Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Environment. Can’t wait to to meet students, staff, and faculty at this event.
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Adult Mental Health First Aid Virtual Certification
9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Sign-Up HERE
Join us for the Free, Interactive, Virtual Adult Mental Health First Certification for those in the Midlands and Upstate of SC from 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Walt's Waltz is a compass and a megaphone for mental health support, education, and change. In keeping with our mission, we are happy to announce that the Adult Mental Health First Aid Certification is a FREE, Virtual, Interactive certification course for those living in the Upstate and Midlands of SC thanks to Robyn Ellison, her SAMHSA Grant, and Prisma Health.
Topics covered in this courses are listed below:
* Depression and mood disorders
* Anxiety disorders
* Trauma
* Substance use disorders and more
Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.
After completion of this course you will receive a MHFA Manual, 3-year certification in Adult Mental Health First Aid, 7.5 - 8-hours professional development , CEs, etc. for attendance. Be sure to follow the instructions during the class to receive these materials. (You will need to email your name and full address to the email provided during the course.)
Walt's Waltz is also encouraging organizations to become a Walt's Waltz Stigma-Free Environment Contact us at susan@waltswaltz.com for more information or to schedule another of our mental health literacy programs.
4th Annual Upstate Yellow Dress Run for Suicide Awareness - Benefits Walt's Waltz
Support Walt’s Waltz and have fun at the 4th Annual Yellow Dress Run/Walk.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-upstate-yellow-dress-run-registration-994429404117
Rally for Recovery Festival
Join us Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM for the Rally for Recovery Festival hosted by the Phoenix Center - our newest Walts Waltz Stigma-Free Environment.
Free Lunch
Family Friendly Event
Activities for All Ages
Music and Line Dancing
Commity Resources - Walt’s Waltz will have a table at this event!
Free Narcon
Recovery Recognition Ceremony
Health Fair and Vendors
Location: Shipman Center - 975 Foot Hills Road - Greenville, SC 29617
Painting Mental Health Workshop
Interested in hosting a Painting Mental Health Workshop? Please contact us. Fees vary according to group size. We have limited grant funding available. Please contact susan@waltswaltz.com for questions. We tailor each of our workshops to meet the needs of each organization/establishment we serve. Click Here to find out more!
Our vision is to have physical health and mental health viewed through the same lens of compassion and fair mindedness which contributes to the empowerment and care for all of humanity.
All Participants receive our Self-Care Kit – includes 16 count watercolor set with brush, heavy paper, recourses, mirror, mascot pin, canvas mascot bag/backpack. This is to encourage the use of art as a wellness strategy and self-expression at home.