ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

The focus of this webinar is to help current and future leaders develop a more holistic and compassionate approach to leadership in the mental health field. They will learn how to increase their capacity for leadership to better develop others, through effective communication and self-reflection. Participants will also acquire information to better recognize how personal issues may impact their leadership. The goal is to help them create improved workplace cultures that promote holistic wellness while achieving identified performance outcomes. Offered in collaboration with Lewis Family Consulting.

Learning Objectives: 

• Communicate information effectively to generate value and empower others to achieve programmatic goals.
• Describe how personal issues and traumas, past experiences, as well as systemic and cultural barriers impact their ability to model consistent self-care for themselves and others.
• Develop ways to increase functional support and promote a workplace culture of collective wellness through innovative engagement methods and practical tools.
• Identify opportunities to promote equity to address access to care and service provision inequalities.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Presentation slides

• Lewis Family Consulting

• The Four Stages of Competence

• Self Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff

• Trauma Informed Leadership by Dr. David Tweedy

Further reading recommended by Lamarr Lewis:

• Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, PhD

• The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma

• QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller

• Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifitz and Martin Linksy

• Find Your Why by Simon Sinek

• The 15 Laws of Invaluable Growth by John Maxwell

• Principle-Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey

• Yes, And by Kelly Leonard & Tom Yorton

• Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

• Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

• The Greatest Salesman in The World by Og Mandino

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, PhD

• Help is On the Way by Kountry Wayne

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

FACILITATOR

Lamarr Lewis, MA LAPC CPRP

Lamarr Lewis is a dedicated advocate, author, and agent of change. With a focus on community-based mental 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, and human service professional. He has been a featured expert and trainer for such organizations as; Boeing, Fulton County Probate Court, Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Mississippi Department of Health, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Region IV Public Health Training Center, the Ruby Neeson Diabetes Awareness Foundation, and more. His lifelong mission is to leave the world better than how he found it.

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