Training and Events Calendar

If a specific training offers a certificate of completion and/or continuing education credits, this will be stated directly in the event description. Please review that information. If questions, please contact the Center hosting the event. To view past events, click here.

Webinar/Virtual Training
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis (CBT-P) is an evidence-based approach to support recovery for individuals experiencing psychosis. Case conceptualization can guide CBT-P individual treatment and team-based treatment in a multidisciplinary setting, such as a First Episode Psychosis (FEP) team. In these monthly case-based learning calls, First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Team Leads and Therapists in MHTTC Region 6 will practice using case conceptualization models for young people on their FEP teams. Each month, up to two providers will have the opportunity to present their case conceptualization and receive feedback from the group. Providers will be asked to submit their case conceptualization one week in advance of the call. Samantha Reznik, PhD, will facilitate the calls. Although the calls will practice using a CBT-P case conceptualization, other modalities may be integrated as clinically indicated by the conceptualization and an emphasis will be placed on shared decision-making and recovery-oriented approaches. Participants should expect to learn basic theory of CBT-P case conceptualization rather than to be competent in provision of full CBT-P. Further CBT-P training options will be discussed during the series.   Interested parties should register by completing this form by December 18, 2023 and expect to share at least one case conceptualization within the six-month series as well as having some materials to review in January. Applications will be reviewed and all applicants will be notified of the status of their selection by January 5, 2024. Accepted participants are expected to share at least one case conceptualization within the six-month series and will have some pre-work materials to review in January.   Facilitator Samantha Reznik is the current research postdoctoral fellow with the Advancing the Early Psychosis Intervention Network in Texas (EPINET-TX) project at the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health (TIEMH), University of Texas at Austin. She has specialized in providing recovery-oriented services to individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) and other underserved populations. She completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Arizona. She trained in Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis (CBT-P) at the Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICenter) in Tucson, Arizona. She completed an advanced clinical fellowship in rehabilitation and recovery for SMI at VA San Diego Healthcare System/University of California San Diego (VASDHS/UCSD), where she expanded her training in CBT-P and learned how to integrate Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R). She also completed a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded clinical internship at University of Kansas Medical Center to specialize in working with underserved populations.     Positionality statement:   I have been passionate about CBT-P since I saw how it can be used to effectively partner with young people in service of recovery. One important area of non-expertise in my use of CBT-P is that I do not have lived experience of psychosis or participating in CBT-P. Having a positionality as only provider rather than receiver of services, I am mindful that lived experiences may or may not align with the evidence base of CBT-P. I work to honor each individual’s lived experience of participating in CBT-P by sharing and collaboratively building any case conceptualizations and partnering in setting goals and techniques. I apply CBT-P flexibly and use CBT-P case conceptualization to guide therapy, which often incorporates strategies from other modalities.
Webinar/Virtual Training
Maintaining housing stability in the face of behavioral health issues is the focus of this 90-minute webinar. ABOUT THIS EVENT Sometimes mental health conditions can make maintaining a tenancy difficult. Things can get even more complicated when a housing voucher is involved and an incident results in the tenant facing the loss of not only their housing, but also the subsidy they rely on to help keep a roof over their head. This presentation will talk about the challenges many tenants face when balancing their mental health and a housing voucher, as well as an overview of what tools a tenant and their provider can use to help maintain housing stability. The Northwest MHTTC is proud to offer this webinar in partnership with the Tenant Law Center. Presentation Resources  Slides HUD fact sheet, mental health FACILITATORS   Elizabeth Powell, Staff Attorney Elizabeth Powell has been actively practicing law since she was admitted to the Washington Bar in 2000. She volunteered for the King County Housing Justice Project for years and took the knowledge she gained representing tenants facing evictions into her private practice, where she litigated well over a thousand cases in the last 23 years. She was solo counsel on Thoreson Homes v Prudhon, a Div I published decision which reversed the trial court. She has presented at CLE’s geared towards landlord-tenant litigation and has assisted with litigation and/or settlement of housing cases all over the state. She has handled grievance hearings with PCHA, THA, SHA, and KCHA. She has litigated matters involving the WSLAD, the ADA and service animals, and reasonable accommodation. Kasey Burton, Senior Staff Attorney Kasey Burton is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Tenant Law Center, which provides eviction prevention and tenant advocacy services to King County. Kasey has spent several years practicing landlord-tenant law as both a right-to-counsel attorney for tenants facing eviction and providing eviction prevention assistance, which has allowed her to pursue her passion for housing justice.  Kasey attended the University of Washington for both her Bachelor’s in Political Science, with a minor in Law, Societies, and Justice, and her Juris Doctorate. She is currently working on her Master’s in Public Administration at the University of Colorado Denver and hopes to use this degree to facilitate her engagement in policy change that provides Washington citizens who are tenants or unhoused with the protections they deserve.
Online Course
  Event Description This training focuses on building collaboration and cultivating a culture of inclusivity where everyone feels valued and heard. By learning how to invest in meaningful relationships, participants will work to create a positive and sustainable impact on their workplace environment. The hope is that they will learn ways to identify common goals and interests and empower all members to be a part of the change-making process.   Learning Objectives: - Identify opportunities for collaboration and person-centered engagement.  - Develop openness towards different perspectives to create a culture of shared decision making.  - Enhance communication to reduce misunderstanding and achieve identified goals.    Trainer Lamarr Lewis Lamarr Lewis, is a dedicated advocate, author, and agent of change. With a focus on community-based mental and public health, he works with diverse groups including individuals living with psychiatric disabilities, people in recovery from substance abuse, and at-hope youth (He does not use the term at-risk).   He is an alumnus of Wittenberg University graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minors in Africana Studies and Religion. He later received his master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Argosy University. His career spans over twenty years with experience as a therapist, consultant, public speaker, facilitator, trainer, and human service professional. He has been a featured expert for such organizations as; Boeing, Region IV Public Health Training Center, Fulton County Probate Court, Mississippi Department of Health, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and many more. His lifelong mission is to leave the world better than how he found it. 
Meeting
The Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee (PSAC) to the South Southwest MHTTC meets on a monthly basis to collaborate across the states and tribal communities to identify and address common areas of need and share resources. Based on feedback from the PSAC, and needs identified by peers across Region 6, the MHTTC organizes training and technical assistance focused on peer retention and workforce development. This is a closed meeting.
Meeting
The Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee (PSAC) to the South Southwest MHTTC meets on a monthly basis to collaborate across the states and tribal communities to identify and address common areas of need and share resources. Based on feedback from the PSAC, and needs identified by peers across Region 6, the MHTTC organizes training and technical assistance focused on peer retention and workforce development. This is a closed meeting.
Meeting
The Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee (PSAC) to the South Southwest MHTTC meets on a monthly basis to collaborate across the states and tribal communities to identify and address common areas of need and share resources. Based on feedback from the PSAC, and needs identified by peers across Region 6, the MHTTC organizes training and technical assistance focused on peer retention and workforce development. This is a closed meeting.
Webinar/Virtual Training
This webinar will describe how current Washington state social workers, agencies and sites are crucial partners in social work field education and student learning. There are innovative ways to support these goals for sites, students and supervisors even if you don’t currently have access to an MSW—and you don’t have to live in Seattle!  This presentation is targeted to people working in the state of Washington as information is specific to this area. ABOUT THIS EVENT Field education or practicum is the cornerstone of social work education, where students experience a supervised and supportive learning opportunity where social work knowledge, values and skills are put into practice. We work closely with community agencies and organizations to ensure that real-world experience complements classroom theory and research. Practicum facilitates professional social work competencies and practice behaviors that support a successful career promoting social, racial and economic justice.  Field education sites provide rich learning opportunities for our students who bring the latest social work thinking and research to their positions.  Field Instructors are needed in our BASW or MSW degree programs, and MSW students need placements in Clinical Social Work,  Administration/Policy, or Community-Centered Integrative Practice settings. Have a BASW or MSW + 2 years post-graduate experience and looking for professional growth & connection?  Learn how to become a field instructor! Are you a program or site interested in hosting a social work student?  Learn what it takes to become a practicum site! Wondering how to address workforce challenges and grow future leaders in your programs?  We will describe some innovative partnerships & ideas! Are you thinking about pursuing a BASW or MSW degree but not sure how you would fund your education?  We have options to share! Can you support a student focused on racial equity, social justice, and/or BIPOC community work?  Please contact us so we can discuss! Not located in the greater Puget Sound area?  Students live and work all over Washington state! Join the Office of Field Education staff and field faculty from the University of Washington School of Social Work as we share how we can partner with you as a field instructor, task supervisor, practicum site or other professional opportunities to be involved! Supervising social work students is a fulfilling learning experience that can develop future leaders in a team, organization or community. Offering supervision and mentorship to students supports our field’s dedication to public service and UW SSW offers training and ongoing connections for practicum instructors including onboarding training, ongoing consultation and other opportunities. Learning Objectives: Learn what is required to become a Field Instructor for the BASW or MSW programs Discover if your team or program could host a social work student from UW Understand what supervision is required and the professional development opportunities in our UW Social Work community Hear about social justice outreach efforts to rural, BIPOC, Native/Tribal & other communities to advance our mission Discover ways to facilitate & fund social work education & practicum that impacts your workforce We hope you can join us--if for any reason you cannot attend (or you want to do your homework!) please note the following resources and look forward to hearing from you!  We will also record this for later viewing. Site or Field Instructor Interest page Field Education Faculty FACILITATORS Christina Clayton, MSW, LICSW, SUDP Christina Clayton has been in the behavioral health field since 1993, primarily serving adults who live with severe mental health issues, substance use, experience chronic homelessness, suffer from poor physical health, trauma and any number of co-occurring issues. Christina has education and licenses/credentials in clinical social work, mental health and substance use, and highly values her direct service experience. Prior to joining the MHTTC in 2018, she spent 25 years working in and managing numerous clinical programs. She has provided licensure supervision, training and consultation, and has been a SW Field Instructor since 2000 She is Co-Director for the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and Interim Assistant Dean & Director of Field Education for the UW School of Social Work. Arden Hellmann, MSW Arden Hellmann serves as a lecturer and faculty member in the Office of Field Education, working with graduate and undergraduate students. Arden’s work in higher education includes field instruction, lecturing graduate courses, organizational and program development support for the HealthyGen Center, and worked with the Intergroup Dialogue Education & Action program (IDEA). Most recently, she provided offsite field instruction for students placed throughout the Puget Sound region, partnering on students’ learning and teaching teams, helping students link their classroom learning with their applied practice, and supporting and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Arden received her MSW from University of Washington and BA from University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Mark Bello, BA Mark Bello is the Program Operations Specialist for the UW School of Social Work's Office of Field Education where he has worked since 2018.  He helps coordinate field instructors, sites and partners to establish relationships to facilitate practicum placements.  He works closely with sites and stakeholders to collaborate on practicum opportunities meeting the diverse and mutual needs of agencies, students and communities.  His skills and duties are too numerous to list, but he plays a crucial role in the operations of the Practicum office and answers everyone's questions with efficiency and grace.  He is in contact with all the field faculty, students and other SSW units to assist with data tracking, decision-making, strategic planning, managing our opportunities website and more.   Ren Del Donno   Stan de Mello, MSW, MPA Stan de Mello is a lecturer, field faculty, Affiliate Faculty-Canadian Studies and a member of the Community Centered Integrated Practice concentration. He has been on faculty at the Native Education Centre, Vancouver, University of British Columbia and the University of the Fraser Valley. Stan has a sustained interest in First Nations community development and has worked extensively with urban and rural communities in Canada and the United States. He has also been involved in developing field education sites and institutional relationships in Kenya, UK, Vietnam, Cambodia, India and Canada. Stan has been the recipient of several Canadian Studies Enhancement grants that have supported student field trips across the 49th parallel to better understand comparative social work practice and policies. Stan has served on the boards of the National Association of Social Work (NASW), Chief Seattle Club and IDHA/Interim.  
Webinar/Virtual Training
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Part 3 of 4 in the "Fostering Grief-Readiness Starter Kit Study Session Series" (view series page for full details)   Part 3: Tuesday, March 19, 2024   Managing Through Loss Caring for Yourself, While Caring for Others Each session includes opportunities to engage in questions, discussion, and discourse with our faculty and each other.  About the Workshop Series   In the context of loss, this program explores how we as systems leaders, managers, and team members can support ourselves and each other through policy and practice.   Our workplaces experience loss, bereavement and grief: whether it is an employee who is anticipating or healing from the death of a family member or friend, staff mourning the loss of a colleague, or a team experiencing losses in clients and community, our workplace wellness is predicated on how grief ready we are.   Fostering Grief Ready Workplaces: A Starter Kit for Mental Health and School Mental Health Leadership (2023) aims to provide essential ingredients to guide you and your organization through the basics of supporting a grieving workforce.   The Pacific Southwest MHTTC welcomes you to this unique four-part “text study series” in which we dive into the starter kit, and through dialogue, discourse, and discussion, explore ways in which we can become more grief ready. We’ll spend time with the practical activities and strategies you can employ as well as reflection questions to drive the work.   Session 1: March 5, 2024 Session 2: March 12, 2024 Session 3: March 19, 2024 Session 4: March 26, 2024 All workshops are from 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. PT   Notes:  Please aim to attend all sessions in the series; at minimum, Session 1 on March 5 is foundational for the rest of the sessions and text studies. We offer this series and the guide not to provide a copy-and-paste solution but instead to offer a framework that each individual school counselor or mental health professional would use to begin developing their team’s unique grief readiness plan, recognizing that each participant holds a distinct role and sphere of influence in their school or organization. This text and series are designed for adults in our workplaces navigating grief, rather than for the youth and children we serve; however, there will be a lot of transferable learnings! LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TRAINING SERIES
Face-to-Face Training
This is a TOT opportunity hosted by Project AWARE at Education Service Center 13. This training is reserved for School Mental Health leaders to learn about, experience, walk through and practice the TEA approved Educator Wellness & Trauma Informed Classrooms to serve as Master Trainers for LEA leaders. Once SMH Leaders become master trainers, they will be able to train LEA level leaders to serve as trainers to train within their district.
Webinar/Virtual Training
This event is part of the UW SMART Center's 2024 Virtual Speaker Series. Learn more and register for upcoming events in the series here.  Please Note: Certificate of Attendance and Washington state clock hours will be available for attendees of the live session. Bullying Prevention in Elementary and Middle Schools: Foundations and Student Ownership When: Wednesday, March 20th @ 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. AKT | 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. PT | 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. MT Description: Session attendants will learn about school readiness for bullying prevention, what staff and students can do to create a safe school climate, and how school members and students can teach and reinforce prosocial behaviors.  About the Presenter: Rhonda Nese, Ph.D. Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences at the University of Oregon and a Principal Investigator within Educational and Community Supports Rhonda Nese, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences at the University of Oregon and a Principal Investigator within Educational and Community Supports, a research unit housed in the College of Education. Dr. Nese’s research involves equitable intervention delivery within a multi-tiered behavior support framework focused on preventative strategies for improving student outcomes. Dr. Nese currently serves as the director of an IES grant to refine and test an intervention to reduce exclusionary discipline practices, improve student-teacher relationships, and increase instructional time for students in secondary settings, and co-principal investigator on additional federally-funded projects to identify factors that predict implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practices, to develop technology to improve online learning for educators, and to develop and validate an automated scoring system for oral reading fluency. Dr. Nese also provides technical assistance to state, district, and school level teams across the nation on preventative practices, including addressing implicit bias in school discipline, effective classroom behavior management strategies, bullying prevention, and alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices through the OSEP-funded National TA-Center on PBIS. Dr. Nese is the recipient of the 2022 Presidential Equity Award from the NorthWest PBIS Network and the 2022 Outstanding Early Career Award from the University of Oregon, the UO’s highest award for early career faculty to recognize and celebrate an emerging and significant record of scholarship and research.     Want more information and school mental health resources? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's School Mental Health page and sign up for our newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.
Webinar/Virtual Training
This event is part of the UW SMART Center's 2024 Virtual Speaker Series. Learn more and register for upcoming events in the series here.  Please Note: Certificate of Attendance and Washington state clock hours will be available for attendees of the live session. Bullying Prevention in Elementary and Middle Schools: Foundations and Student Ownership When: Wednesday, March 20th @ 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. AKT | 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. PT | 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. MT Description: Session attendants will learn about school readiness for bullying prevention, what staff and students can do to create a safe school climate, and how school members and students can teach and reinforce prosocial behaviors.  About the Presenter: Rhonda Nese, Ph.D. Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences at the University of Oregon and a Principal Investigator within Educational and Community Supports Rhonda Nese, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences at the University of Oregon and a Principal Investigator within Educational and Community Supports, a research unit housed in the College of Education. Dr. Nese’s research involves equitable intervention delivery within a multi-tiered behavior support framework focused on preventative strategies for improving student outcomes. Dr. Nese currently serves as the director of an IES grant to refine and test an intervention to reduce exclusionary discipline practices, improve student-teacher relationships, and increase instructional time for students in secondary settings, and co-principal investigator on additional federally-funded projects to identify factors that predict implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practices, to develop technology to improve online learning for educators, and to develop and validate an automated scoring system for oral reading fluency. Dr. Nese also provides technical assistance to state, district, and school level teams across the nation on preventative practices, including addressing implicit bias in school discipline, effective classroom behavior management strategies, bullying prevention, and alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices through the OSEP-funded National TA-Center on PBIS. Dr. Nese is the recipient of the 2022 Presidential Equity Award from the NorthWest PBIS Network and the 2022 Outstanding Early Career Award from the University of Oregon, the UO’s highest award for early career faculty to recognize and celebrate an emerging and significant record of scholarship and research.     Want more information and school mental health resources? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's School Mental Health page and sign up for our newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.
Webinar/Virtual Training
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Workshop 1 of 6 in the "Trauma Informed, In School Sessions" Workshop Series (view series page for full details) Study Session: A Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach The Framework: Grounding us in Trauma-Informed Principles and Domains In June 2023, SAMHSA released the updated and expanded practical guide from the 2014 Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resource. Drawing on the domains of trauma-informed work, the new guide offers implementation strategies.   Join PS MHTTC School Mental Health Field Director Leora Wolf-Prusan for an interactive study session. Together, we’ll familiarize ourselves with the guide by 1) defining trauma, trauma-informed care, and connected terminology; 2) identifying resources to support our work; and 3) exploring the guide’s case studies. Walk away with deeper fluency in trauma-informed language, ideas for moving the work forward in your environment, and connections to other trauma-informed practitioners   View the text study PDF   Audience: Educators, school site leaders, school mental health professionals, youth advocates, trauma-informed professionals, and anyone interested. [If you attended this session in our Fall Series, this is a great opportunity for a refresher!]   Faculty   Leora Wolf-Prusan, EdD (she/hers) Leora Wolf-Prusan is the School Mental Health Field Director for the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, a project of SAMHSA that provides no-cost professional development to support the school mental health workforce in the Pacific Islands, Hawaii, California, Nevada, and  Arizona. She also serves as the project director for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Category II site, the School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project (SCRR), formerly served as the field director for a SAMHSA Now is the Time Initiative, ReCAST (Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma), and in addition to these national grants, she provides consulting and training for numerous other clients around issues related to school climate and positive youth development, educator mental health and wellness, and trauma-informed approaches to education. Leora works for the Center for Applied Research Solutions (the home of all these projects), lives in the Bay Area of California (unceded Ohlone land), and is a new parent to a brilliant little human.      
Webinar/Virtual Training
DESCRIPTION Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious mental illness that can cause unusual shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels. An estimated 2.8% of U.S. adults (around 7 million people) had BD in the past year. In observance of World Bipolar Day (March 30), this webinar will review BD symptoms and treatment with a goal to decreasing misconceptions and increasing timely help seeking. It will also discuss factors that may present as barriers to early intervention in the Black community.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Recognize early symptoms of bipolar disorder Name at least three misconceptions about bipolar disorder Identify barriers and opportunities for timely treatment PRESENTER Jemima Kankam, MD, DLFAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is the Medical Director for Outpatient Psychiatric Services at MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kankam received her medical training at the University of Ghana Medical School (Accra, Ghana, Africa), and later completed her psychiatric residency at University of Maryland Medical System in 1990. Before her current position began, she was in private practice for 25 years. Dr. Kankam received the American Psychiatric Association 2020 Assembly Award for Excellence in Service and Advocacy. She is also a member of the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America. Her areas of special interest are promoting public education to increase mental health awareness and reduce stigma, and improving mental health awareness in the general medical community. HOST Annelle Primm MD, MPH is the Senior Medical Director of the Steve Fund, an organization focused on the mental health of young people of color. She is also a member of the Black Psychiatrists of America Council of Elders.   This webinar is part of the Health Equity Webinar Series, an ongoing collaboration between the Central East MHTTC and the Black Psychiatrists of America to increase education and awareness surrounding mental health in the Black community.   View past webinars in the series
Webinar/Virtual Training
  Event Description Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or ADHD often experience areas of significant executive dysfunction, which can adversely impact their educational performance. In order for these students to meet with more success in school, they will likely require evidence-based intervention, specific to their areas of executive dysfunction, to be implemented. This presentation will help participants to gain a broad understanding of what executive functions are, and how areas of executive dysfunction can negatively impact a student in school if interventions are not in place to assist them. It will take a deeper look at the areas of executive dysfunction commonly associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, and finally, it will discuss best practices (evidence-based interventions) to assist with the specific areas of executive dysfunction often found in students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD.   After attending this session, participants will be able to:  1. Obtain a general understanding of what executive functions (EFs) are.  2. Be able to identify specific areas of executive dysfunction commonly associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD, and understand how they may adversely impact a student’s educational performance.   3. Gain an understanding of best practices (evidence-based interventions) to implement to assist students with Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD, specific to their areas of executive dysfunction.  Trainer Amanda Garrett, Psy.D., NCSP  Dr. Amanda Garrett is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who has practiced School Psychology for the Department of Education (DOE) for over 16 years across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Hawaiʻi. After earning her Ed.S. in School Psychology at Rider University (NJ), she continued on to obtain her doctorate in School Psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PA). Dr. Garrett’s doctoral program had an emphasis in School Neuropsychology, which became an area of passion for her. In addition to working for the DOE, Dr. Garrett spent three years as the Southeast Delegate on the executive board of the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania (ASPP), and she is currently in her sixth year as an executive board member of the Hawaiʻi Association of School Psychologists (HASP), where she has served multiple positions, including Past President.  
Webinar/Virtual Training
In this training, you'll gain knowledge, practical communication strategies, and insights into cultural nuances to help you navigate interactions with respect and understanding. The workshop also explores current political and humanitarian issues impacting the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, fostering your awareness of the complex realities individuals and communities are facing. You’ll acquire valuable tools to enhance your ability to provide culturally competent services and contribute meaningfully to the well-being of the Middle Eastern community.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Develop culturally sensitive communication skills to effectively engage with Muslim individuals within the Middle Eastern community. Identify cultural nuances and sensitivities within the Middle Eastern community that may impact social work practices and interventions. Gain an understanding of the political and humanitarian issues affecting the MENA region.   CERTIFICATES Participants who fully attend this event will be eligible to receive 1.5 hours of continuing education (CE) certified by Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services. CE certification will be managed by the hosting agency for this training (OACBHA).     PRESENTER Jasmin Abu-Hummos, MSW, LSW and Walaa Kanan, MSW, LSW Jasmin Abu-Hummos is a Palestinian American licensed social worker who has been practicing social work for four years. She is the founder of Yusuf Mental Health, a mental health agency that provides services to the underserved population of Arabic-speaking and Muslim individuals in Ohio. Jasmin also works per diem at Toledo Hospital in their pediatric psychiatric unit. Outside of work, Jasmin dedicates her time to initiatives around the city that educate underserved communities about de-stigmatizing mental health. She also serves as an advocate for human rights and equity initiatives globally.   Walaa Kanan is a master's level licensed social worker currently providing therapy through private practice. Wall is a second generation, immigrant and proud Palestinian who utilizes her cultural background to inform her practice. Wall's focus with clients revolves around trauma, gender-based, violence, relationship dynamics, and working through a decolonizing lens. Outside of work, Wall serves as an advocate attempting to bring attention to the various issues she is passionate about, including consent, equal access, and liberation.     This training is provided by our valued partners at the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities. The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.
Webinar/Virtual Training
  Event Description This presentation will provide an overview of the Structural Competencies model, which was first articulated in the medical education literature and more recently has been proposed for a more culturally and structurally responsive approach of mental health. The five principles of structural competencies will be discussed, and examples provided of how the structural competencies approach differs from the multicultural competencies approach.  Trainer Melanie Wilcox, PhD, ABPP Dr. Melanie Wilcox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, Institute of Public and Preventive Health, and Department of Psychiatry at Augusta University. She is also a licensed psychologist and board certified in counseling psychology and works part-time in private practice providing both therapy and assessment via telehealth. Her clinical areas of expertise include culturally responsive and trauma-informed care as well as substance abuse and addiction. Her research focuses on culturally response and antiracist psychotherapy and training, racial and socioeconomic inequity in higher education, and racial and social justice more broadly. She is in her final year as a member of the American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs, which she chaired in 2020, and is currently President Elect-Elect of APA Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology. 
Webinar/Virtual Training
  This is session 2 of the Mindful Monday series, running from March 11 to May 20. Event Description We are excited to announce that Christina Ruggiero, RP, is returning to lead our first Mindful Monday series, Mindful Monday – Experiential Mental Health Practice, for Spring 2024.      Join us as we continue to explore and experience different mindfulness practices related to the topics of creativity, rest, and self-care. This series is for anyone who desires to improve their overall well-being, resilience, and mental health.  The practices that are presented in the training are designed for quick and effective implementation both personally and professionally.  For mental and behavioral health practitioners these techniques can be easily incorporate into their practice.  Mindfulness practices are varied and can last anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour or more. Vishen Lakhiani, Meditation Expert and CEO of Mindvalley, states “You can take a one- to three-minute dip into peacefulness, and you can see remarkable results. The biggest benefits are going to happen in the first few minutes.”     Attendees who have participated in past Mindful Monday series have the following to say about the training:  “Incredibly validating experience”, “Love doing this- can we do it indefinitely”, “Thank you for this training. It is hard to recognize we also deserve to be heard, have needs/wants and slow down and breathe for a while.”    This is a 30-minute interactive training that begins on March 11th and will run every other week through May 20th, 2024.  Each training will feature exercises from different mindfulness disciplines. At the beginning of each session, participants will spend a few minutes grounding and learning about the practice for that day and then spend approximately 15-20 minutes in experiential practice, leaving a few minutes at the end for reflection and discussion.   Trainer Christina Ruggiero Master’s Counselling Psychology  Registered Psychotherapist
Learning Collaborative
  This event is closed to select participants. Learn more about this series: First Episode Psychosis Webinar Series & Learning Community    
Webinar/Virtual Training
  Event Description This training is designed to help leaders prevent and address burnout in the Mountain Plains behavioral health workforce. Participants will learn about holistic integration of their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being to help improve engagement and presence in their leadership. By providing a space for facilitated group learning, reflection, and support, the goal is to identify opportunities for self-management and personal development and improve performance outcomes.  After this training, participants will learn the following,   Describe how attention to holistic wellness can reduce Behavioral health workforce burnout and impact on the lives of their communities.  Learn ways to apply resilience and compassion as a part of their leadership style to nurture, promote, and cultivate healthier work environments.  Develop increased self-awareness to recognize how strengths, aptitudes, and potential areas of growth can impact day-to-day functioning and work outcomes  Trainer Lamarr Lewis Lamarr Lewis, is a dedicated advocate, author, and agent of change. With a focus on community-based mental and public health, he works with diverse groups including individuals living with psychiatric disabilities, people in recovery from substance abuse, and at-hope youth (He does not use the term at-risk).   He is an alumnus of Wittenberg University graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minors in Africana Studies and Religion. He later received his master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Argosy University.   His career spans over twenty years with experience as a therapist, consultant, public speaker, facilitator, trainer, and human service professional. He has been a featured expert for such organizations as; Boeing, Region IV Public Health Training Center, Fulton County Probate Court, Mississippi Department of Health, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and many more.   His lifelong mission is to leave the world better than how he found it. 
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. HT / 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. MT / 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. CT / 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. ET Session 3 of 8 in the "Provider Plática Learning Collaborative" Series / Sesión 3 de 8 de la Serie "Colaboración de Aprendizaje para una Plática entre Profesionales" (view series main page for full details / consultar la página principal de la serie para ver toda la información) Provider Plática Learning Collaborative: Supporting the Training Needs of Practitioners of Spanish Language Mental Health Services Colaboración de Aprendizaje para una Plática entre Profesionales: Respaldando las Necesidades de Capacitación de los Profesionales que Prestan Servicios de Salud Mental en Español March 26: Session 3 / 26 de marzo: Sesión 3   Welcome to Session 3 in this series! / ¡Bienvenidos a la Sesión 3 de esta serie!   Collaboratively held by the National Training & Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) and the Pacific Southwest MHTTC this Provider Platica program is a monthly collaborative space for peer learning and resourcing. This session and all that follow are an open, bilingual space for members of the mental health workforce to share common challenges and experiences when providing services to Spanish-speaking communities with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) as well as high-quality resources and innovative solutions. All levels of Spanish language proficiency and comfort are welcome. Este programa de Plática entre Profesionales, llevado a cabo colaborativamente por el Centro Nacional de Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica (NTTAC por sus siglas en inglés) y el Centro de Transferencia de Tecnología de Salud Mental del Sudoeste del Pacífico (MHTTC por sus siglas en inglés), es un espacio mensual de colaboración para el aprendizaje entre pares y la facilitación de recursos. Esta y todas las demás sesiones son un espacio abierto y bilingüe donde los miembros de la fuerza laboral de salud mental podrán compartir desafíos y experiencias en común a la hora de prestar servicios a las comunidades de habla hispana con un Dominio Limitado del Inglés (LEP por sus siglas en inglés), así como recursos de alta calidad y soluciones innovadoras. Son bienvenidas las personas con cualquier nivel de dominio del español y comodidad con el mismo.   Audience / Audiencia Mental health professionals across the country and U.S. territories, including clinicians, peer counselors and others who provide services to Spanish-speaking individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). We welcome providers in a wide range of professional settings, including clinical, community and government agencies, education, private practice, and more. Profesionales de la salud mental de todo Estados Unidos y sus territorios, incluidos médicos clínicos, consejeros entre pares y otras personas que prestan servicios a hablantes de español con un Dominio Limitado del Inglés (LEP por sus siglas en inglés). Les damos la bienvenida a profesionales provenientes de una amplia variedad de entornos, que incluye instituciones clínicas, comunitarias, gubernamentales, educativas, consultorios privados y demás.   About the Facilitators / Conozcan a las Facilitadoras Lisa Teyechea (she/her) is highly skilled and experienced in technical assistance, training, and project developer in areas of public health, prevention, and behavioral health. Other skills include evaluation and grant writing. More than 20 years designing and implementing systems of care and programming at agency and community levels, while approaching work with a trauma-informed lens. Lisa Teyechea (ella) está altamente capacitada y posee una enorme experiencia en asistencia técnica, capacitación y desarrollo de proyectos en las áreas de salud pública, prevención y salud conductual. Entre otras habilidades suyas se incluyen la evaluación y redacción de solicitudes de subvenciones. Posee más de 20 años de experiencia diseñando e implementando sistemas de atención y programas a nivel institucional y comunitario, abordando su labor desde una perspectiva informada sobre el trauma.     Kristi Silva (she/her) has over 15 years’ experience providing culturally responsive training and technical assistance – especially for Latine and Native American communities – at the local, state, and national level. In addition to subject matter expertise in health equity and policy, Ms. Silva is an experienced researcher and evaluator, with specialization in community-developed best practices requiring an adapted evaluation methodology. She has worked in partnership with communities impacted by pan-generational trauma to develop strengths-based policies and practices that are sustainable and rooted in a social justice framework. As a professional who now serves communities like the one she comes from, Ms. Silva brings an essential lens of lived experience to the work. Kristi Silva (ella) tiene más de 15 años de experiencia brindando capacitación y asistencia técnica culturalmente receptiva —especialmente a comunidades latinas e indígenas norteamericanas— a nivel local, estatal y nacional. Además de ser experta en asuntos de equidad y políticas de salud, la Srta. Silva es una evaluadora e investigadora experimentada, especializada en mejores prácticas desarrolladas por la comunidad que requieran una metodología de evaluación adaptada. Ha trabajado junto con comunidades impactadas por el trauma pangeneracional para desarrollar prácticas y políticas basadas en las fortalezas que sean sostenibles y se fundamenten en un marco de justicia social. Como una profesional que ahora atiende a comunidades similares a aquellas de donde proviene, la Srta. Silva lleva a cabo su trabajo con una perspectiva fundamental de experiencias de vida.     (view series main page for full details / consultar la página principal de la serie para ver toda la información)  
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Part 4 of 4 in the "Fostering Grief-Readiness Starter Kit Study Session Series" (view series page for full details)   Part 4: Tuesday, March 26, 2024   Crafting Your Grief Readiness Plan Crafting Your Bereavement Leave Policy Where Do I Go From Here? Each session includes opportunities to engage in questions, discussion, and discourse with our faculty and each other.  About the Workshop Series   In the context of loss, this program explores how we as systems leaders, managers, and team members can support ourselves and each other through policy and practice.   Our workplaces experience loss, bereavement and grief: whether it is an employee who is anticipating or healing from the death of a family member or friend, staff mourning the loss of a colleague, or a team experiencing losses in clients and community, our workplace wellness is predicated on how grief ready we are.   Fostering Grief Ready Workplaces: A Starter Kit for Mental Health and School Mental Health Leadership (2023) aims to provide essential ingredients to guide you and your organization through the basics of supporting a grieving workforce.   The Pacific Southwest MHTTC welcomes you to this unique four-part “text study series” in which we dive into the starter kit and through dialogue, discourse, and discussion, explore ways in which we can become more grief ready. We’ll spend time with the practical activities and strategies you can employ as well as reflection questions to drive the work.   Session 1: March 5, 2024 Session 2: March 12, 2024 Session 3: March 19, 2024 Session 4: March 26, 2024 All workshops are from 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. PT   Notes:  Please aim to attend all sessions in the series; at minimum, Session 1 on March 5 is foundational for the rest of the sessions and text studies. We offer this series and the guide not to provide a copy-and-paste solution but instead to offer a framework that each individual school counselor or mental health professional would use to begin developing their team’s unique grief readiness plan, recognizing that each participant holds a distinct role and sphere of influence in their school or organization. This text and series are designed for adults in our workplaces navigating grief, rather than for the youth and children we serve; however, there will be a lot of transferable learnings! LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TRAINING SERIES
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United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. and New England MHTTC would like to invite you and your staff to attend "Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance: Wise Practices," a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO webinar series. Native Psychological Brilliance refers to the intelligence, strengths, balance, innate resources, and resilience of Native people. The topic for March's session is "The Red Sox Foundation’s Home Base Treatment Program for Native Veterans." This no-cost telehealth series will be held on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 11:00 am Pacific/12:00 pm Mountain/1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. Each session will be one hour in length and will provide an opportunity for participants to:   Gain skills on strength-based approaches in partnership with Native People to enhance Native behavioral health Discuss ways that Native brilliance is demonstrated and supports behavioral health Learn about Native brilliance examples to share with behavioral health and other health care staff, as well as with local Tribal Nation citizens   The concept of Native psychological brilliance will be celebrated through Native music video and Native spoken word performances as part of each session. Who should attend? Tribal health directors, clinic staff, counselors, social workers, physicians, nurses, Tribal Epidemiology Center staff, and anyone supporting Tribal communities through the health or behavioral health sector are welcome to join. Continuing education credits will be provided.   If you need accommodations to join this event, please contact us.
Virtual TA Session
Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET) is an evidence-based intervention focused on managing the distress that results from exposure to trauma. It is designed to be implemented by teachers or school counselors with small groups of students. In January we trained a cohort of 20. There are 4 following TA Calls to go in depth with case consultation and problem-solving. This SSET training is specifically for non-licensed educators, school counselors, or nurses. This is a closed training. 
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Description: How did you learn about substance use, addiction, treatment and recovery? What are the sources of information that shaped your views? This workshop will discuss how news, entertainment, and social media, as well as personal experience, influence how people understand substance use disorders and different pathways to recovery. It will also address common beliefs like, “You have to hit rock bottom” and “Recovery is rare,” and explain how attitudes, practices, and data collection have evolved. Information from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and other sources will be presented, including prevalence of illicit substance use, substance use disorders, and co-occurring mental health challenges. Goals: Encourage participants to examine the sources of their attitudes and beliefs about substance use, addiction, treatment and recovery, reconsider any misperceptions, and expand their understanding of these topics by presenting current research and statistics. Workshop Outline: Discuss where participants learned about addiction, treatment and recovery (personal experience, news and entertainment media, etc.). Highlight themes that often appear in films, TV shows, books, music, and social media, including overview of research findings. Discuss critiques of media coverage of these topics. Address common beliefs and whether they’re supported by evidence (hitting rock bottom, enabling and co-dependency, tough love). Discuss how personal experience influences attitudes and beliefs. Present graphics illustrating types of substance use (experimental, social, risky, etc.). Discuss different reasons people use drugs, and how that varies for different substances over time. Present substance use and mental health statistics, using sources such as the 2022 NSDUH. Discuss criteria for diagnosing a substance use disorder (mild, moderate or severe). Trainer Bio: Susan Stellin, MPH is a writer, educator, and public health consultant focusing on health-centered responses to substance use and addiction. Since earning a master's in public health at Columbia University, she has worked on projects about ways to reduce overdose deaths, reform punitive drug policies, and expand access to harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support. Recent clients include NYU Langone’s Health x Housing Lab, the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center, the Opioid Response Network, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Overdose Prevention Program at Vital Strategies, and the Vera Institute of Justice. She regularly leads training workshops for service providers working with people experiencing substance use, mental health, and housing challenges, and has also taught undergraduate courses about media ethics, collaborative storytelling, and the history of journalism.   Other Session in this Series: Session 2: Current Substance Use Trends and Evolving Risks Session 3: Harm Reduction Principles, Strategies and Limits Session 4: Understanding Addiction and Options for Care
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