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Katherine Sims
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Denton Regional Medical Center
940-384-3251
Denton Regional Offers Class on Depression
Denton, TX (August 18, 2009) - Denton Regional Medical Center is pleased to offer a Spiritual Care Seminar on “The Crisis of Depression”. The class will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, and breakfast is provided at 8:00 am. The purpose of the seminar is to enable participants to differentiate symptoms different from sadness and to assist those who are sad/depressed gain better emotional control.
Seminar speaker is John Hipple, Ph.D., LPC, counselor at the University of North Texas Counseling Center since 1977. John has written 2 books and 20 articles on the subject of crisis intervention, depression, and suicide. In addition, he has presented workshops on these subjects nationally and internationally. He is the author of “Diagnosis & Management of Psychological Emergencies” with Lee Hipple and “The Counselor and Suicidal Crisis” with Peter Cimbolic.
The class will be held in the Mayhill Community Room, S. 310B in the Professional Office Building at Denton Regional Medical Center, 3537 S. I-35 E (exit: 462). This class is open to the community for a fee of $30 or $25 per person when more than one comes from the same organization or family, and is free to hospital staff, 2 CEU’s will be offered. To register for the seminar, please call (940) 384-3091.
Denton Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing education for physicians. This course has been designated by DRMC for 2.0 hour of education in medial ethics and/or professional responsibility, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.
Denton Regional Medical Center is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 2 contact hours for a physician, nurse, social worker or LPC. A certificate of attendance is available for all others.
About Denton Regional
Denton Regional is a 208 bed, full service hospital that serves the growing population of Denton,
Wise, Cooke and Montague Counties. Offering the full-spectrum of healthcare including
advanced open-heart surgery, oncology and neurosurgery programs, Denton Regional's more than
850 employees and 285 physicians are constantly striving to offer the highest quality service to
the north Texas area. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human
life. In recognition of this commitment, we strive to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare
in the community we serve. To learn more about this hospital, please visit our website at
www.dentonregional.com. For more information, please contact Denton Regional Marketing at
940-384-3251. Denton Regional is part of the HCA North Texas Division Hospitals which
includes 12 hospitals and related health-care entities serving North Texas and surrounding areas.
To learn more about the North Texas Division hospitals, visit www.hcanorthtexas.com.