This program aims to equip behavioral health leaders with the essential skills and knowledge to effectively lead teams and foster healthier organizational cultures. Participants will learn strategic and people-focused leadership methods through “Authentic Connection.” The goal of this training series is to enhance their ability to navigate uncertainty, ambiguity, and conflict while maintaining resilience and composure in a rapidly changing behavioral health landscape.
Participants will learn:
- Explore strategies for fostering wellness and resilience to develop a healthier work culture within their scope of influence.
- Acquire practical skills in self-care, compassion, and inclusive strategies to integrate into their professional roles.
- Learn communication strategies to collaborate with others to develop adaptive strategies to address challenges in diverse teams.
June 27 - Session 1: Healthy Teams: Collaborative Communication
July 11 - Session 2: Healthy Teams: Reflective Supervision
July 18 - Session 3: Healthy Cultures: Managing Systemic Burnout and Stress
August 1 - Session 4: Healthy Cultures: Psychological Safety
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.
