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We held a follow-up Discussion/Q&A session stemming from Drs. Li and Bogan’s 12/16/20 webinar on the need for cultural competency when treating patients with psychosis.

View Presentation Slides   This webinar addresses compassion fatigue, burnout, and how to distinguish between the two. It also addresses ways to enhance compassion and identify things that limit compassion for ourselves and others. The webinar will provide strategies for regaining and replenishing our compassion for ourselves and others.  Webinar Objectives: Address compassion fatigue, burnout, and how to distinguish between the two Address ways to enhance compassion and identify things that limit compassion for ourselves and others Discuss self-compassion Describe several phenomena that enhance and block compassion Provide strategies for regaining and replenishing our compassion for ourselves and others  

View Presentation Slides A public health crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic causes distress for all involved, including career service providers. Attending to our personal wellbeing during this time is just as important as supporting individuals receiving services. This webinar highlights specific tools, strategies, and resources that promote provider wellbeing.   Session Objectives: Recognize the impact of the current public health crisis on staff wellbeing Identify the signs of distress and burnout Apply wellness strategies to address distress and burnout for career service providers Related Products: Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Others Flourishing at Work Webinar Series Flourishing at Work Podcast Series Integración de Prácticas de Autocuidado en la Vida Cotidiana Para Profesionales de la Salud Mental Bouncing Back: Building Resilience at Work in the Time of COVID-19

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In Well-Being Wednesdays: Coping with Difficult Thoughts, Feelings and Experiences, which aired March 10, 2021, attendees continue learning about the distinctions between pleasant and difficult emotions and experiences, including the importance of difficult thoughts and emotions to survival. They also learn a specific technique for distancing from these experiences without avoiding them so that they can better accept, cope, and ultimately move beyond them in moments where they are unhelpful. Well-Being Wednesdays: Taking Care of Educators Who Take Care of Kids is a webinar series geared toward education professionals, administrators, and stakeholders who are working together to create a culture of well-being that supports students and educators. Learn more: https://bit.ly/Well-beingWeds

In Well-Being Wednesdays: Coping with Difficult Thoughts, Feelings and Experiences, which aired March 10, 2021, attendees continue learning about the distinctions between pleasant and difficult emotions and experiences, including the importance of difficult thoughts and emotions to survival. They also learn a specific technique for distancing from these experiences without avoiding them so that they can better accept, cope, and ultimately move beyond them in moments where they are unhelpful. Well-Being Wednesdays: Taking Care of Educators Who Take Care of Kids is a webinar series geared toward education professionals, administrators, and stakeholders who are working together to create a culture of well-being that supports students and educators. Learn more: https://bit.ly/Well-beingWeds

On March 10th, a listening session with Meeta Gandhi, LCSW-R talked about year 1 in the program development and implementation of NYC’s first Children’s Mobile Crisis Team. it also discussed program efficacy, stakeholder use, and lessons learned. Meeta Gandhi, LCSW-R is the Director of the Children’s Mobile Crisis Team with an NYC program.  

A CEDAR Clinic clinical brief that discusses why early intervention for youth at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis is important. 

View Presentation Slides   Success at school is not just about learning, reading, and math. It's about learning how to get along with others, manage emotions, and problem-solving. These are the skills that help us navigate life successfully. This webinar will help you understand the importance of SEL and ways parents can bring SEL into the home.   Workshop Objectives At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: Define Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Describe what SEL looks like at home and at school Practice SEL strategies with students/children

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About this Resource:  Serving as an accompaniment to Dr. Cotes' presentation on "Updates in First Episode Psychosis Care," this infographic summarizes psychosis and symptom progression, highlights the importance of early intervention, and reviews barriers to and tips for treatment engagement. 

  The Great Lakes MHTTC School-based Supplement offers this training for mental health and school-based mental health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. Youth who feel supported during a difficult time typically are better equipped to deal with a mental health challenge and have better chances for healing and recovery. Caregivers play an important role in being able to help youth who are struggling with mental health problems. This webinar series will provide learners with tools to assess mental health in young people, recognize common mental health disorders, and identify differences between typical adolescent behavior and the onset of mental illness. We will focus on identifying how students express common mental health challenges through remote learning. In addition, we will discuss the opportunities remote learning provides for identifying students’ mental health and responding with effective coping strategies.   Learning Objectives This workshop will present: Tools for recognizing and talking about mental health with youth The importance of utilizing non-judgmental listening Guidance on supporting youth who are reluctant to have a conversation   Target Audience  School personnel, mental health providers for youth, parents   Speaker   Angela Begres is a licensed clinical social worker who trained and earned her MSW at the University of Chicago. She is an expert trainer and presenter with experience integrating mental health education programs into the curriculum for students and staff within the Chicago and West Cook County public schools. In Partnership with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) Metro Suburban, Angela also developed a program to help decrease student stress and implement mindfulness in the classrooms. She has also worked with Chicago Family Services (DCFS) providing parenting education, with efforts to get parents reunited with their children.

We share our upcoming events on trauma, disaster response, integrated care and forensic mental health. We also continue our support for provider well-being and share recent products including the first of a series of podcasts on provider well-being.

Understanding trauma and its impact is crucial for providing effective care and services for people living with mental health challenges who are also likely to have histories of trauma exposure. This session will provide an overview of definitions, sources, types and the prevalence of trauma and explore its bio-psycho-social-spiritual-communal impact. We will also identify practical ways to make our services more trauma-informed. Download slides Download handouts Learning Objectives Participants will be able to:  Explain the difference between acute, chronic, and developmental trauma  Give three examples of how trauma can affect people’s engagement in services   Name one example each of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual-communal impact of trauma.  Identify three ways to make our services more trauma-informed Presenter Ken Kraybill, MSW, Senior Trainer at C4 Innovations, has worked in healthcare, behavioral health, homelessness, and housing for more than 35 years. Ken has 18 years of experience working as a behavioral health practitioner in homeless services. For the past two decades, he has been developing curricula and facilitating in-person and online training nationally on topics including motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, outreach and engagement, case management, critical time intervention, and supervision. He also has experience facilitating strategic planning processes and providing staff retreats focused on finding resiliency and renewal for care providers. Ken is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). He has a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington.       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.

Dr. Kira Mauseth presented the second of two webinars on the provision of health care in disasters, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and the behavioral health workforce.   This webinar is appropriate for anyone working in behavioral health, community, crisis or direct care settings. Download webinar slides.   Learning Objectives: Participants will :  Understand common terminology associated with the provision of health care in disasters Learn about Crisis Standards of Care and the implications for Behavioral Health  Recognize and engage in effective management techniques for Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Moral Injury. Learn more about Dr. Mauseth's full series Resources: MEDIC, REST, and SAFE Models​ Families, Children, and Teens:​ Behavioral Health Toolbox for Families: Supporting Children and Teens During the COVID-19 Pandemic​ Behavioral Health Group Impact Reference Guide: Families and Children​ Emergency and Healthcare Workers:​ Coping During COVID-19 for Emergency and Healthcare Professionals​ Behavioral Health Group Impact Reference Guide:​ Healthcare, behavioral health, outreach teams, post-vent individuals​ Unique challenges/considerations​ Support strategies (organizational, supervisory, personal)​ Businesses and Workers:​ COVID-19 Guidance for Building Resilience in the Workplace​ Training:​ Health Support Team (including train-the-trainer)​ PsySTART-Responder (frontline healthcare only)​ For information on trainings, please reach out to the Behavioral Health Strike Team at [email protected]. Webpages:​ DOH – Forecasts, situation reports, guidance, and other resources:​ Behavioral Health Resources Webpage​ State – General mental health resources and infographics:​ Mental and Emotional Well-being Resources​ Infographic Library​ Presenter: Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who sees patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaches as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serves as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. Her work and research interests focus on resilience, trauma and disaster behavioral health. She has worked extensively in Haiti with earthquake survivors, in Jordan with Syrian refugees and with first responders and health care workers throughout Puget Sound the United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings with organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities.   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 learning session is the second of two in the series Healing School Communities in the Context of Racial Violence: Where do we go from here?, intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. This 1.5 hour learning session will feature a moderator who will engage advocates, leaders and the school mental health workforce in a conversation that focuses on: Navigating discussions which are grounded in advancing racial equity and inclusion both in and out of school; Elevating strategies for communicating and engaging in the ongoing work to support the mental health of students and school mental health professionals which are grounded in community wisdom and build upon protective factors, both in and out of school; Developing spaces which engender opportunities for the field to improve its commitment to fostering a workforce ready, able and willing to hold racial violence as a mental health issue in a way that is founded in community strengths and wisdom while supporting and building protective factors. Download the slides for this presentation here. Learn more about our speakers here. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected] 

As we peel back the layers of our beliefs, we may be surprised by what we see. This session gives us tools to look closely at what works and what may not be serving us now. The Northwest MHTTC is excited to collaborate with Rebekah Demirel L.Ac. MPCC to deliver a webinar and podcast series as part of our support of provider well-being. Find out more about the series here. Resources Presentation Slides Presenter Rebekah Demirel L.Ac. MPCC is the founder and director of Trauma Integration Programs, with more than a decade as an ambulance paramedic, twenty-two years as a paramedic trainer, eighteen years of mental health counseling experience, specializing in traumatic stress and she is a licensed East Asian medicine practitioner and acupuncturist. Rebekah’s unique skill set and experience are informed by her own traumatic childhood and teen years spent on the street and in the foster care system, giving her a special familiarity and empathy for trauma and loss.        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 webinar recording covers the history of mindfulness practice and how to incorporate healthy method(s)into personal and professional practices. The Northwest MHTTC is excited to collaborate with Aleks Martin, MSW, LSWAIC, SUDP, to deliver a webinar and podcast series as part of our support for provider well-being. Find out more about the series here. Resources Download presentation slides Mindfulness for Skeptics​ BC/AD vs BCE/CE​​ ​5 Ways to Practice Breath-Focused Meditation​​ ​Body Scan Meditation (Greater Good Science Center, UC-Berkeley)​​ ​Mindfulness for Students Script (Partner Skills)​​   Presenter Aleks Martin (S/he pronouns, but they is ok) has been in the health and social service field for over 20 years. Aleks was drawn to the LGBTQI2+ community in their mid-twenties working for a national HIV-prevention study with youth called, Young Asian Men’s Study (YAMS). This exposed them to the great work of HIV workers from other organizations and how community-based programs are critical in reaching out to the most vulnerable populations. During this time, they worked as a Disease Intervention Specialist with Public Health - Seattle & King County for 7 years, including working on the pilot study for the Rapid HIV Test Kit (then a 20-minute test). A big portion of their professional career was spent at Seattle Counseling Service, a behavioral health agency for the LGBTQ community. From 2003 to 2019, Aleks started as Database Manager, Health Educator, Program Coordinator to Chemical Dependency Counselor and Addictions Program Supervisor. This was the safe space where their yearning for higher education was cultivated so they could serve their community further. As a graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Social Work - Masters Program, Aleks developed their skills as a mental health clinician and social justice advocate. Aleks’ perspectives where shifted and allowed them to have a wider lens for diversity, inclusion and equity. Aleks was inspired to start a private practice to address the special needs of the LGBTQI2+ and BBIPOC (Black, Brown, Indigenous and People of Color), particularly Queer and Trans Asian and Pacific Islander people dealing with unique and special issues that intersect with race/culture and gender/sexuality like coming out, spiritual conflicts, cultural dissonance, gender transition, social navigation at work and other environments, interpersonal relationships from intimacy to friendships, understanding relationships with non-LGBTQI2+ partner(s), and so on. 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.

  The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this presentation for behavioral health providers in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. Norman Cousins was in pain 24 hours per day and doctors predicted that he would die soon. Cousins self-prescribed comedy tapes as his medicine. He discovered that for every 10 minutes he laughed, he had two hours of pain free sleep. He lived 16 years longer than his doctored predicted. This presentation focuses on the therapeutic benefits of humor for mental health and medical professionals and promises to be a fun learning experience. Learning Objectives How to use humor to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. The use of humor to increase organizational morale. The positive impact of humor on physical and mental health. How humor can reduce stigma. How to use humor to increase rapport with clients and patients.   Speaker:  Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is the Illinois project manager for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. Mark is an international speaker in the behavioral health field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. He is the author of 5 books and has had two stories published in the New York Times bestselling book series, Chicken Soup For The Soul. He has lectured at the University of Chicago and Loyola University of Chicago Schools of Social Work.

Recording of Overcoming the Storm: Special Bi-Monthly Training for AI/AN School Communities in the COVID-19 Pandemic. "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." -Eleanor Roosevelt The MHTTC K-12 program is offering free training sessions throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic to support education programs in Tribal Communities. Not only has the pandemic stressed our healthcare and educational systems, but it has exacerbated the effects of historical trauma. Our MHTTC K - 12 program hopes to offer support, resiliency tools, and connections that are relevant and supportive as Native American communities remain resilient.

  Early First Episode Program at the University of New Mexico's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences provides multidisciplinary and recovery-oriented Coordinated Specialty Care to young adults experiencing a first episode of psychosis (FEP). Members of the Early team will present on best practices for (i) initial engagement, assessment, and family involvement, (ii) psychosocial interventions, and (iii) pharmacological treatment when working with LatinX youth experiencing psychosis for the first time. The presentation will be targeted for clinicians from across disciplines who may encounter this population in their daily work (Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric PAs, PCPs, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, etc.).   You can click the download button for the slides.

Rebekah Demirel continues her provider well-being series in this fourth event. This session looked at how we can retrieve our deep instincts, through observation and self-care. If we learn to pay attention, our bodies can inform us how to make wise decisions, though early trauma may have shut down some of that knowing. Download "How to Use Tapping" handout Click to download slides here   The Northwest MHTTC is excited to collaborate with Rebekah Demirel L.Ac. MPCC to deliver a webinar and podcast series as part of our Provider Well-Being activities. Series Description: "We Make The Path By Walking" is an eight-part webinar series designed to help us reckon with our turbulent world, offering support and direction for a clearer path forward and featuring an open forum. Presenter: Rebekah Demirel L.Ac.  MPCC is the founder and director of Trauma Integration Programs, with more than a decade as an ambulance paramedic, twenty-two years as a paramedic trainer, eighteen years of mental health counseling experience, specializing in traumatic stress and she is a licensed East Asian medicine practitioner and acupuncturist. Rebekah’s unique skill set and experience are informed by her own traumatic childhood and teen years spent on the street and in the foster care system, giving her a special familiarity and empathy for trauma and loss.      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.

About this Resource:  CCBHCs are designed to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, expand states' capacity to address the overdose crisis, promote partnerships with law enforcement, schools, and hospitals to improve care, reduce recidivism and prevent hospital readmissions. Today, 340 CCBHCs are operating in 40 states, plus Washington, DC and Guam. This webinar provided a snapshot of CCBHCs across the country, described the changes and investments that clinics made to become CCBHCs for the national demonstration program, and discussed the various funding avenues available to states and clinics to support the CCBHC model.   About the Presenters:  Rebecca Farley David is Senior Director of Public Policy and Special Initiatives at the National Council for Behavioral Health. She has worked to advance and support the CCBHC model for more than 10 years, from introduction of the original authorizing legislation through implementation of the demonstration and expansion grants. She currently oversees the National Council's CCBHC Success Center, an initiative to support states, clinics and other stakeholders throughout CCBHC implementation and ongoing operations.      Jonathan Brown is a Senior Fellow and Director of Behavioral Health at Mathematica where his work focuses on improving the quality and outcomes of behavioral health services. He directs an ongoing national evaluation of the CCBHC demonstration for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and recently completed a national evaluation of the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration program for SAMHSA. He provides evaluation-related technical assistance for state Medicaid demonstrations and has worked with states, health plans, consumer organizations, and community mental health centers to develop and use behavioral health quality measures. Dr. Brown is a native of Alabama and currently lives in Atlanta.    

Recording for the PTTC event "Managing Anxiety and Depression for LGBTQ Populations During COVID-19," originally held on September 30, 2020. You may access the original event page here.