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  Internal Family Systems (IFS, sometimes nicknamed "Parts Work") is an evidence-based model of psychotherapy that acknowledges that the mind naturally contains multiple parts with different purposes, needs, and stories. When our inner parts feel safe and have their concerns addressed, our core self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. Today, IFS has a legacy of effectiveness in the treatment of trauma and in addressing a variety of mental health concerns. This guide was created by WAFCA with funding from the Great Lakes MHTTC and is based on material presented by Dr. Frank Anderson on March 23, 2023 for WAFCA-CE.   WAFCA serves as the Wisconsin partner for the Great Lakes MHTTC. 

Understanding the essential pieces to effective treatment is beneficial for new and seasoned counselors alike. In each session and with each client, mental health providers work to do many things at once: build rapport, practice active listening, navigate triggers and distractions for themselves and clients, create an environment of safety, provide support and regulation, monitor time, and more. This guide was created by WAFCA with funding from the Great Lakes MHTTC and is based on material presented by Kelli Underwood on June 8, 2023, for WAFCA-CE. WAFCA serves as the Wisconsin partner for the Great Lakes MHTTC. 

2023 marked a significant expansion of behavioral health resources for individuals, families, and providers in Massachusetts. Beginning this year, Massachusetts implemented key components of its Behavioral Health Roadmap at the same time the Massachusetts Psychosis Access & Triage Hub (M-PATH) began providing services. Combined, Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs), DMH’s Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL), and M-PATH have vastly expanded access to behavioral health services across the Commonwealth. This is an overview detailing the who-what-when-where-why-and-how (to access) these critical new resources.   Presenters: Dr. Margaret Guyer, PhD, Michael Stepansky, MPP   This webinar was co-hosted by the Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (MAPNET, www.mapnet.online)   View a recording of this 6/30/23 event here. 

The New England MHTTC is one of 10 regional Centers funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Our mission is to support the dissemination of evidence-based mental health practices across Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 1, which includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Our team is led by the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, in partnership with the Harvard Department of Psychiatry, and C4 Innovations. Our activities are guided by a robust advisory team consisting of people with lived experience, direct care practitioners, family advocates, and organizational and state leaders. Collectively, these partnerships support our efforts to address mental health priorities across the lifespan in a manner that is responsive to the needs of all stakeholders.   This report describes our work in Year 4 from August 15, 2021 thru August 14, 2022

This is a recording of the May 31st, 2023 Session 4 in the series Aging Out or Growing Together? Flipping the Youth Services Paradigm to Better Support Young Adulthood. This fourth session, Navigating Barriers to Service and Client/Participant Resistance in Case-Management featured special guests Falilah Bilal, Dr. Jaleel Abdul-Adil, and Magali Rivera-Davis. Our Region 9 Training Specialist Oriana Ides facilitated this panel discussion to address how organizational values, program design, implementation strategies, and long-term visions for young adults can expand to support their evolving needs. This session and all those in the series are designed for agencies and individuals that serve transition-aged youth and young adults and explore themes specific to the needs of this age group.

  LEARNING SUMMARY Launching 988: What Do We Need to Know and How Might It Go? In May of 2022, MHTTC's Region 9 convened mental health crisis system professionals to learn how our region was preparing for the July 2022 launch of 988, the new front-facing number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis response. This new system operates through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifelines, a network of 200 locally operated and funded crisis centers in the U.S. The launch of 988 created a universal entry point to trained crisis counselors and increased the nation’s capacity to circumvent law enforcement response to mental health crises. The system also reduces the number of admissions through the emergency room for people experiencing a mental health crisis, freeing up beds for other patients and reducing the cost of care. Recognizing that this once-in-a-generation opportunity requires intentional change management, MHTTC’s session explored considerations and strategies for 988 adoption and integration. Highlights from the panelists and group discussion, along with resources shared, are presented in this document. 

This is a recording of the January 25th, 2023 session 2 for the series Aging Out or Growing Together? Flipping the Youth Services Paradigm to Better Support Young Adulthood. This second session, “Building a Network of Support: Cross-Systems and Teaming with Caregivers” featured special guests Krea Gomez and Valerie Slater. Our Region 9 Training Specialist Oriana Ides facilitated a discussion to address how organizational values, program design, implementation strategies, and long-term visions for young adults can expand to support their evolving needs. This session and those that follow are designed for agencies and individuals that serve transition-aged youth and young adults and explore themes specific to the needs of this age group.

This is a recording of the November 30th, 2022 kickoff for the series Aging Out or Growing Together? Flipping the Youth Services Paradigm to Better Support Young Adulthood. The kickoff discussion, “Framing the Need for Responsive Young Adult Services,” was delivered by panelists Dr. Tiffani Marie, Sikander Iqbal, Lucero Herrera, and Kazani Finao. Our Region 9 Training Specialist Oriana Ides facilitated a discussion to address how organizational values, program design, implementation strategies, and long-term visions for young adults can expand to support their evolving needs. This session and those that follow are designed for agencies and individuals that serve transition-aged youth and young adults and explore themes specific to the needs of this age group.

May 11, 2022 Join Kelsey Alexander, Training and Prevention Coordinator for the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence to learn about recognizing and responding in a trauma-informed way to disclosures of sexual violence, and what resources exist in Connecticut.   to watch the recording, go to: https://youtu.be/NSiO7u26Hp4

The Encouraging Change podcast is hosted by Kris Kelly, BS and Laura Saunders, MSSW. This series addresses topics related to using motivational interviewing in peer recovery support. Laura is a Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member and a MI trainer, and Kris is a program manager for the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence and an expert in peer recovery support services. All the episodes in this newly released series are available on the Great Lakes Wave Anchor channel, along with tons of other great content. You can listen to all of our podcasts directly on Anchor, or you can listen to them using Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast platforms!    Episode 1 - Introducing the podcast and an overview of the application of MI skills in peer recovery support services. Episode 2 - Using MI Skills to Initiate and Develop Relationships Episode 3 - Providing Support: What Does It Mean? Episode 4 - Skillfully Sharing Lived Experiences of Recovery Episode 5 - Personalizing Peer Support: The Uniqueness of the Recovery Process Episode 6 - Recovery Planning: Are We There Yet? Episode 7 - Effective and Person-Centered Ways to Connect People With Resources, Services, and Their Communities  Episode 8 - Growth Through Discovery and Co-Learning Episode 9 - Peer Recovery Support Providers Coming Alongside Recoveries In Crisis Episode 10 - Valuing Communication Through Active Listening  Episode 11 - Developing Effective Relationships, Partnerships, and Family Systems Episode 12 - Promoting Leadership and Advocacy Episode 13 - Becoming More Reflective and Competent in Your Practice

April 10, 2022   The HEART Collective—a group of leaders in education, healthcare, and lived experience advocacy in New England—discussed barriers to collaboration school-based mental health services and systems between schools and healthcare centers, mental and behavioral health agencies, community-based organizations, and other entities in committee-style meetings. In these discussions, leaders shared how their schools and organizations overcame these barriers and developed recommendations to support systems and individuals in working towards more effective collaborations. This document summarizes the findings of the HEART Collective on how to overcome these barriers to collaboration.  

/*--> Coordinated specialty care for early psychosis is an evidence-based treatment model aimed at fostering resilience and recovery for individuals who have experience a first episode of psychosis or are at clinical high risk for developing psychosis. Each webinar will be co-presented by a professional with expertise in that component of care, as well as an individual with lived experience who can speak to how this aspect of care was meaningful in their journey towards recovery. This series is geared towards any individuals that are new to working on an Early Psychosis Specialty Team – including students, clinicians, prescribers, supported employment specialists, family clinicians, and peer specialists.    

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 75-webinar features a facilitated panel conversation among individuals in recovery from mental health and substance use challenges. This is the second webinar of a 2-part series. The panelists will address questions related to the recovery process, the impact of trauma on recovery, posttraumatic growth, dealing with stigma and racial discrimination, harm reduction, and what they’d like behavioral health practitioners to consider in supporting recovery. They will also take questions from the audience. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.  Presentation slides  Value of Peers, 2017 SAMHSA publication SAMHSA toolkit Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder Highlights & Key Concepts Document   FACILITATOR Ken Kraybill  Ken Kraybill, MSW, Senior Trainer, has worked in healthcare, behavioral health, homelessness and housing for more than 35 years. He has 18 years of experience working as a behavioral health practitioner in homeless services. For the past two decades, Ken has been developing curricula and facilitating in-person and online training on topics including motivational interviewing, trauma-informed practice, trauma-informed supervision, outreach and engagement, case management, critical time intervention, and resiliency and renewal for care providers.     GUEST SPEAKERS Racquel Garcia, CEO, HardBeauty                   Steven Samra, MPA, Senior Associate, C4 Innovations             Joel “JC” Smith, CPRS, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System                   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 75-webinar provides an overview of selected content from the SAMHSA toolkit Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder.   This is the first webinar of a 2-part series. The Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder toolkit, released by SAMHSA in August 2021, provides an overview of homelessness, opioid use disorder, and the core elements of a whole-person care framework. We will explore what it means to be person-centered, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, racially equitable, non-stigmatizing, housing-focused, peer-integrated, and self-compassionate in our work. This whole-person care framework is relevant for people working in all aspects of behavioral health care.  Learning Objectives You will be able to: Name 4 elements of the spirit of whole-person care Describe 3 ways to "befriend the emotional brain" in using a trauma-informed approach Name the 4 agreements of "courageous conversations" ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.  Presentation slides  Highlights & Key Concepts Document SAMHSA toolkit Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder   FACILITATOR Ken Kraybill    Ken Kraybill, MSW, Senior Trainer, has worked in healthcare, behavioral health, homelessness and housing for more than 35 years. He has 18 years of experience working as a behavioral health practitioner in homeless services. For the past two decades, Ken has been developing curricula and facilitating in-person and online training on topics including motivational interviewing, trauma-informed practice, trauma-informed supervision, outreach and engagement, case management, critical time intervention, and resiliency and renewal for care providers.   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

  Access slide decks with the green download button above Recordings for each session posted below   Series Description Addressing Rural Co-Morbidities of Mental Health and Social Conditions   Individuals living in rural communities face unique challenges when attempting to access care for mental health concerns. The “three A’s” of rural treatment barriers often reference the difficulty of finding accessible, affordable, and acceptable care for persons in remote and rural settings. Co-morbid mental health and social conditions increase the complexity of treatment and make delivering evidence-based care challenging for mental health providers of all professions. This series will review practices that providers can utilize to support rural populations presenting with a variety of co-morbid conditions.   Part One: Employing Treatment and Environmental Interventions to Support Rural Populations Click here to watch the recording   Part Two: Supporting Rural Aging Populations Click here to watch the recording   Part Three: Using Faith Supports to Increase Mental Health in Rural Communities Click here to watch the recording   Trainer Ken Flanagan, PhD, LCSW

This handout highlights the advantages of integrating behavioral health and primary care, including improved patient access to care, better patient outcomes, cost efficiencies, and physician satisfaction. Interested in training and technical assistance? Contact us.   Authors: Clarke, B.; Evans, J.; Roberts, H.; Valleley, R.

This handout distinguishes between integrated behavioral health and primary care for adults and integrated care for children and adolescents. Interested in training and technical assistance? Contact us.   Authors: Clarke, B.; Evans, J.; Roberts, H.; Valleley, R.

This handout provides a snapshot of integrated care and its definition, primary models, and benefits. Interested in training and technical assistance? Contact us.   Authors: Clarke, B.; Evans, J.; Roberts, H.; Valleley, R.

Description: This resource offers guidance on finding committed psychiatrists to work in Community Mental Health Center and Federally Qualified Health Center settings.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE In this webinar Dr. Ashley Stewart discusses prioritizing racial equity in behavior health agencies. By engaging in this webinar, participants will begin to formulate anti-racist practices critical for behavioral health agencies. We can avoid performative and siloed diversity initiatives by starting with equity, leading to a more sustainable and authentic culture shift. In this session, we will take a critical look at the pervasive and innocuous consequences of racism on health and the role of behavioral health agencies and all members of the agency in responding. We will review dominant culture and institutional biases that may uphold inequities within agencies and strategize around dealing with change fatigue and resistance to essential anti-racist practices. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.  C4 Innovations Homepage C4 Innovations develops and implements approaches that advance person-centered care, support recovery and stable housing, achieve health and wellness, and effect lasting social change. When people are able to access and engage in their own care, the results are healthier individuals and communities, more efficient systems, and reduced costs. FACILITATOR Ashley Stewart, MSW, PhD, is an Adjunct Expert, Trainer & Curriculum Development Specialist at C4 Innovations. She received her PhD from The Ohio State University, College of Social Work and her Master’s at Columbia University. She is an Assistant Professor at Temple University, College of Public Health, School of Social Work, training interdisciplinary students about social justice theories and frameworks and translational skills for anti-oppressive practice. Ashley provides racial equity training, consultation, and support and understands and respects the intricacies inherent in diversity and inclusion. Her research includes assessing the intersections of identity, structural oppression, health and mental health, and policy. In addition to the advanced study of the consequence and causes of identity-based oppression, Ashley supports the implementation of anti-oppressive practices at organizational, structural, programmatic, and clinical interventions.    Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

Behavioral health practitioners and organizations are often required to determine whether a particular intervention meets the needs of their clients, staff, and/or funders. The Best and Promising Practice (BPP) Fact Sheet Library, developed by the MHTTC Network, is designed to provide the mental health workforce with information about a wide array of evidence-based and promising approaches. Each fact sheet in the library summarizes a specific behavioral health practice, its evidence base, and steps for successful implementation.  In this sheet, we provide an overview of the principles and practice of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for First Episode Psychosis. 

Dr. Phillip Hawley from the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic outlines the foundations of the primary care behavioral health (PCBH) model of integration in this webinar, the second in our integrated care webinar series. Dr. Hawley also discusses a variety of clinical applications to why meeting patients where they are at and working within the primary care system provides holistic and quality to patient care. The presentation includes statistics and case examples highlighting how this approach covers gaps in our healthcare system and works towards true population health strategies. Find out more about our integrated care webinar series here. Learning objectives: Understand what PCBH is and how this is defined See examples of how this model address social determinants of health to reduce healthcare disparity Learn clinical applications about how holistic primary care that encompasses behavioral health allows for improved outcomes in behavioral health and physical health metrics.   Resources Presentation slides Presenter Dr. Phillip Hawley is the Primary Care Behavioral Health Director for the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC). Phillip is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and has worked in primary care for the past 6 years. Phillip manages the Primary Care Behavioral Health program, consisting of 17 BHCs across Washington and Oregon who provide behavioral health service within the PCBH model of integration. Phillip’s role as director includes: Site visits and ongoing support of BHC within the organization, reporting for internal and external stakeholders, supervision for the BHC post-doctoral residents, hiring/ onboarding and training of newly hired BHCs, coordination with regional healthcare and behavioral health organizations through sub-committees and workgroups, direct patient care through same day consultation, and providing in-service trainings to assess mental health concerns to staff and the community. Phillip is focused on assisting in complete health care for patients. Phillip and his wife reside in Naches, WA. Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

This session will cover the challenges of meeting linguistic needs in mental health services with an emphasis on integrated systems of care. It will first discuss the scope of the problem of linguistic barriers to care. It will cover the importance of improving access to linguistically and culturally appropriate services and how that may function differently in various interpretation models. It will also provide concrete recommendations for working with interpreters.   Learning Objectives: Describe barriers to care due to inequalities in linguistic abilities when providing mental health services within an integrated healthcare system. Discuss how various interpreter models and functions help to overcome the challenges of meeting linguistic and cultural needs within the pediatric mental health integrated system of care. Discuss recommendations to consider when working with interpreters to address pediatric mental health needs.   Speakers: Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger, PhD, is an associate clinical professor who is currently serving as the director of clinical services at Drexel University Couple and Family Therapy Clinic. She is a graduate of Michigan State University, where she earned her two master’s degrees, one in Family and Child Ecology and the second in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her doctoral degree is in Family and Child Ecology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy. She was an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Marriage and Family Therapy program. She is an approved “clinical” supervisor through the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Most recently, she was the director of behavioral health at a primary care clinic that is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc. This clinic provided integrated primary/behavioral healthcare to minority, underserved and marginalized populations. As a clinician, clinical supervisor, community advocate, educator, family scientist and researcher, her goal is to engage in activities that ultimately contribute to enhancing the quality of life of people in minority, under-served, vulnerable and marginalized communities. Her focus has been on increasing access, utilization and delivery of culturally relevant and competent educational and health-related services that serve to decrease health disparities and improve or enhance the overall well-being of individuals, couples and families across the life cycle. Kay Bond, PhD, LP, is the co-founder of Tidal Integrated Health, Inc., and co-director of Behavioral Pediatrics in Primary Care at NOVA Behavioral Healthcare Corporation in Goldsboro, N.C. Dr. Bond is passionate about providing high-quality behavioral health services to young people and their families in rural, low-income, and underserved communities. She is also an experienced behavioral health supervisor. Most recently, Dr. Bond established two pediatric integrated behavioral health clinics designed to increase children’s access to behavioral health treatment and reduce the stigma involved in participating in therapy. Dr. Bond’s clinical and research interests include sleep, elimination disorders, and disruptive behavior and noncompliance. Dr. Bond is also interested in integrating behavioral health into primary care practices and clinical supervision. She earned her Ph.D. in Pediatric School Psychology at East Carolina University in 2016, and she completed her internship and fellowship in Behavioral Pediatrics/Integrated Primary Care at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2018. Dr. Trey Andrews is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program and is joint-appointed in Psychology and Ethnic Studies. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2014 from the University of Arkansas. As a graduate student, he helped solidify an integrated care practice that was in its second year and re-establish an additional site at an FQHC. He completed his internship (2014) and NIMH-funded postdoctoral fellowship (2016) at the Medical University of South Carolina with a focus on traumatic stress. While there, he laid the groundwork for integrated primary care practices in conjunction with family practice resident training and consulted with a local FQHC that was beginning its integrated care program. He now supervises students at an FQHC in Nebraska and has previously supervised students in another primary care clinic in Nebraska. Overall, the majority of the clinical services he provided and supervised have occurred in Spanish with Latinx populations. Beyond his practical experience, he has collaborated and led the publication of multiple research articles evaluating equity in primary care.   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC

This session will describe the two-fold workforce development needs for creating mental health equity in integrated primary care: creating an equitable workforce and training for creating equitable clinical structures. Speakers will discuss the unique approaches that have been successful in recruiting and retaining individuals from the communities in which they serve as well as ways to engage community support.   Learning Objectives: Identify innovative approaches for recruitment and retention of your workforce team with the intent to create mental health equity within an integrated primary care system.  Discuss how to generate a more representative workforce along with more equitable outcomes as identified from research efforts involving the pediatric population. Describe the importance of obtaining support from the community including identification of resources and community agencies in order to foster growth for the future workforce.    Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC