A unique training opportunity provided by The Lucine Center for Trauma and Grief

Sponsored by the Pacific Southwest & South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers

The Pacific Southwest and South Southwest MHTTCs are coming together to co-sponsor a unique learning collaborative facilitated by The Lucine Center for Trauma and Grief this December 2021- August 2022.

Each of our regions will accept 20 providers (general mental health and school mental health) to receive intensive training and coaching on TGCTA (Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents).

Purpose of the PS & SSW MHTTC TGCTA Learning Collaborative

What is TGCTA?

• TGCTA is an evidence-based, manualized intervention that addresses the complex needs of older children and adolescents contending with trauma, bereavement, or traumatic bereavement.

• TGCTA’s modularized, flexible design allows clinicians to customize their intervention according to the specific needs, strengths, and life circumstances of specific youth and the time available.

• TGCTA combines state-of-the-art assessment and treatment of trauma exposure, bereavement, and the interplay between posttraumatic stress and grief reactions that can arise following traumatic bereavement.

Learn more about TGCTA: Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents

What will you get from this learning collaborative?

Those participating in the TGCTA Learning Collaborative will gain:

• High-quality, no-cost virtual training which allows you to become proficient in implementing TGCTA;

• Expert support from TGCTA Master Trainers, including Julie Kaplow, PhD (co-developer of TGCTA), Marisa Nowitz, LCSW-S, and Stephanie Yudovich, LCSW-S, in your efforts to implement TGCTA at your site in a sustainable manner; and,

• The TGCTA manual as part of the Learning Collaborative Materials (Sponsored by the Pacific Southwest and South Southwest MHTTCs).

Outcomes of the TGCTA Learning Collaborative

1. Demonstrate commitment to measuring progress through ongoing data collection and maintaining fidelity to the model.
2. Become proficient in implementing the trauma- and bereavement-informed assessment is an integral TGCTA component that guides case formulation, flexibly tailored treatment planning, treatment implementation, ongoing monitoring and surveillance, and treatment evaluation.
3. Gain skills in differentiating between and addressing posttraumatic stress reactions, grief reactions (both adaptive and maladaptive), and their interplay following traumatic bereavement are core features.
4. Access peer consultation from providers across the pacific and southwest regions
5. National roster listing: The TGCTA Development Team is in the process of establishing a National Roster for those participants who have received TGCTA training. Once you have attained roster status, your status follows you as an individual practitioner and is not dependent on the participating organization.

When is this Learning Collaborative?

-1- TGCTA Foundational Trainings

Wednesday, December 15th and Thursday, December 16th, 2021

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST held virtually

-2- Action Period (Implementation & consultation calls)

The period following the TGCTA training is referred to as the Action Period. During the Action Period, participants are required to implement TGCTA and participate in consultation calls.

• The Action Period is a time for each participant to practice new skills, implement and spread the practice, and develop the capacity to sustain it.

• Fidelity metrics will be collected monthly from participants during the Action Periods, and de-identified, client treatment-related outcome data will also be collected during this time.

• Learning Collaborative participants share their implementation successes and challenges via regular monthly consultation calls to further accelerate this advancement.

Eligibility & Fit

Providers from both the Pacific Southwest and South Southwest regions are welcome to apply.

• Pacific Southwest eligibility: Providers in SAMHSA Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Pacific Islands of American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.

• South Southwest eligibility: Providers in SAMHSA Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)

General Participant Requirements and Overview

The following required components for rostering will be expected of clinical participants of this current Learning Collaborative:

• Participation in both full days (2) of the virtual TGCTA training

• Participation in at least 9 of the 12 consultation calls offered once per month for 12 months following training

• Completion of required fidelity metrics

Notes:

• The model focuses on the unique developmental risks, tasks, challenges, and opportunities associated with adolescence (ages 12-18)

• TGCT was initially developed as a group-based modality but has been adapted for individual use. There are advantages to each modality. Group implementation allows mental health professionals to increase treatment efficiency, therapeutically leverage adolescents’ susceptibility to peer influences, and harness a wide array of potent tools found within therapeutic group settings, while individual use allows mental health professionals to increase tailoring of the treatment and process in greater depth with clients.

Continued Education

• Initial training on December 15 and 16, 2021: 14.0 CEUs (to be awarded in December 2021)
• Collaborative and Ongoing consultation from January – August 2022: up to 8.0 CEUs depending on consultancy participation (CEUs awarded in August 2022)

How do I apply?

Trainees are vetted via an application process. This application packet contains critical information to help trainees understand the benefits of participating in this process, as well as important expectations to consider as they prepare to apply for the collaborative. Applications due by November 12, 2021 EOD.

APPLICATIONS CLOSED AFTER NOVEMBER 12, 2021