Training and TA Activities for Year 5 

(August 2022 – September 2023)

Universal TA: Webinars relevant to any professional in the field, Newsletters, Website resources, Tip Sheets, Social Media messaging

Targeted TA: Online courses, Activities for specialized groups of providers, Learning Communities, Curriculum Packages

Intensive TA: On-going consultation in specific agencies, communities, states & systems

The Northwest MHTTC serves as a resource for the behavioral health workforce. Broadly stated, that means offering training and technical assistance in pursuit of the identification, prevention (at secondary and tertiary levels), management, and treatment of serious mental health conditions. In addition, the Northwest MHTTC leverages recent advances in dissemination and implementation science to use best-practice strategies to help systems of care adopt and sustain evidence-based interventions for serious mental illness (SMI). Our efforts are focused on HHS Region 10, which encompasses Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

A non-exhaustive list of active and in-progress training activities for Year 5 includes: 
 

Tier 1 (Universal)

• Host virtual training events on a variety of topics such as:
  • diversity, equity and inclusion
  • crisis management
  • opioid overdose prevention and recovery
  • grief, loss, bereavement and finding resilience
  • gender health and transgender issues
• Curate our free online resource library
• Free web-based, self-paced trainings on Evidence-Based Practices
• In-person trainings on a range of school mental health (SMH) topics
• Team training on Interconnected Systems Framework for School Mental Health  
• Webinar recordings and podcasts as well as flipbooks, tip sheets, and curriculum packages
• Free e-courses on the HeatheKnowledge.org platform
• Monthly newsletters for Northwest MHTTC core grant and SMH supplement

Tier 2 (Targeted)

• Regular virtual consultation meetings for assertive community treatment (ACT) teams and ACT stakeholders
• 4-week live learning communities on crisis management, trauma-informed approaches, intersectionality and equity, and more
• Mental Health Institute for Washington State behavioral health/mental health workforce to increase equity and inclusion for underserved populations such as children, youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs; underserved (e.g., racial/ethnic/gender/sexual minority) populations; and individuals managing co-occurring disorders 
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) e-course on the HealtheKnowledge platform