The Ag Mind: Culturally Competent Behavioral Health Care for Farmers and Ranchers (ND HHS)

Supporting farmers and ranchers’ mental health needs requires an understanding of the values, stressors, and culture that shape agricultural life. This webinar equips behavioral health professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide effective, respectful, and relevant care to agricultural populations experiencing Serious Mental Illness (SMI). Participants will explore how rural culture, work demands, and community dynamics influence mental health and how to adapt communication styles, identify culturally specific risk factors, and design recovery-oriented interventions to support farmers and ranchers.

Register for the Zoom Webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J1KxZ0wBQk-2Ml1O0dm7tA

Review additional ND HHS Behavioral Health Trainings here: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/news/behavioral-health-trainings#collapse-accordion-27344-1

This FREE training is presented by Monica McConkey, LPC and is approved for 1 CEU by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners, the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, the North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners and North Dakota Certified Peer Support Specialists.

Funded by North Dakota Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Division.