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La CLAve es un tratamiento culturalmente sensible para latinx enfocado en reducir la Duración de la Psicosis No Tratada (DPNT) en pacientes que presentan un Primer Episodio de Psicosis (PEP). La CLAve se basa en modelos conceptuales de literacia en salud que incluyen no solo al paciente, sino también a sus familiares y/o cuidadores. La CLAve es una guía para  recordar  los síntomas de la psicosis. La hoja informativa del National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC:  La CLAve: Herramienta psicoeducativa para reducir el tiempo en que reciben tratamiento los latinx con un primer episodio de psicosis está diseñada para proveer una guía a los proveedores de servicios de salud mental para aliviar el sufrimiento de los latinos con psicosis temprana y de sus familiares.   

Monthly electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. November 2020 issues features Native American Heritage Month, Veterans Day, and new resources including Stigma Basics, Counselor's Corner, and Telehealth Services for Mental Health infographic.  

“Non-Latinos can provide culturally competent mental health services to Latino clients with appropriate training and background”.    The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported only 11.5% Latinx representation in education and health services, and around 5% of United States psychologists are Hispanic or Latinx. The National Hispanic Heritage Month Part II: The Experience of Being a Non-Latino Mental Health Professional Who Works with Latinx Clients: Providing Appropriate Transcultural Care, is designed to increase health equity among Latinx populations. This booklet describes approaches to enlist non-Latinx providers to address Latinx health and behavioral health inequities and provide strategies to increase the competency and proficiency of all providers who work with Latinx communities. Several strategies described to increase cultural responsiveness among non-Latinx providers include exploring cultural themes like diversity, language, personalismo, and compromiso and using the ADDRESSING Cultural Differences Sketch to approach cultural diversity during therapy sessions. 

This is the slide deck for Considerations in Maintaining Equity on Our Path to Pediatric Primary Care, the fourth session in our series Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health. This session will cover considerations associated with racial equity in primary care settings. It is important to ensure that efforts are made to increase access to behavioral health services in primary care clinics. Speakers will identify ways to improve, enhance, and maintain an equitable integrated care practice.   Learning Objectives: Describe racial equity considerations in integrated care Identify resources to achieve health equity in primary care Describe evidence-based strategies utilized by the health care team for efforts associated with reducing disparities   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

This session will cover considerations associated with racial equity in primary care settings. It is important to ensure that efforts are made to increase access to behavioral health services in primary care clinics. Speakers will identify ways to improve, enhance, and maintain an equitable integrated care practice.   Learning Objectives: Describe racial equity considerations in integrated care Identify resources to achieve health equity in primary care Describe evidence-based strategies utilized by the health care team for efforts associated with reducing disparities   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

  This one and half-hour online session discusses the Culturally Modified-Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CM-TFT). CM-TFT is an Evidence-Based Therapy proven to be effective for Hispanic and Latino children and adolescents that experienced traumatic events. The adaptations (CM-TFT) include culture specific topics like spirituality, gender roles, family, personalism, respect, among other cultural elements. The therapy's main goals are to identify trauma experiences, provide psychoeducation, increase affect regulation, identify cultural considerations, process adverse experiences in a safe environment, in-vivo exposure and to enhance safety. During this presentation, participants will be able to recognize TF-CBT components using a case study of a 6-year-old girl from El Salvador exposed to domestic violence. Participants will learn how to include cultural adaptations while providing therapy to Latino clients and their families. Resources and recommendations regarding TF-CBT for Latino children and youth will be provided.   Download Slides Here

This webinar addresses the different terms that have been used to describe Latino populations and the evolution of such terms throughout history. Presenters discuss how different generations may use different terms to self-identify and variables involved in this process such as acculturation and assimilation. The presentation considers anthropological as well as psychosocial contexts in ethnic identification as well as their impact on the mental health of Latino populations.   Download Slides Here

Monthly electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.  October 2020 issue features project updates from the co-directors of each of our projects, a state spotlight on Illinois,  and the results of our National Recovery Month 2020 recovery word cloud project. 

Cultural competence is essential to achieve patient-centered or client-centered care. This workshop continues the work of enhancing skills and knowledge to work more effectively in a multicultural setting. Participants explore stereotypes and enhance skills for interrupting bias. Sometimes we hear others say demeaning, degrading, or hurtful comments and lack skills to interrupt and redirect the intentional or unintentional behavior. This workshop provides skills to interrupt bias in a healthcare setting using a video titled “Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts,” and concludes with points on what it means to be culturally competent. Learning Objectives Define stereotypes, bias and oppression Describe the Ladder of Oppression Learn skills for interrupting bias, stereotypes and derogatory remarks or jokes Intended Audience: Mental Health Professionals and Healthcare Professionals   Watch Recording of Part 1.   About the Presenter  Joel Jackson serves as a subject matter expert for several programs at the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination. Through Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation of Greater Chicago, Joel serves as a Racial Healing Practitioner. In this role, Joel co-facilitates Racial Healing Circles across Chicagoland, helping to provide space for healing and connection and to reaffirm the humanity in all of us. He is also the UChicago Medicine Assistant Director of Inclusion and Training for the Urban Health Initiative Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. He coordinates the hospital’s cultural competence training strategy and is the lead facilitator of the UChicago Medicine Cultural Competence Course. Joel is also helping to coordinate the hospital’s Resilience Based Care training strategy, which will include a focus on compassion fatigue resilience and a focus on trauma-informed care. He is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional and the 2020 Staff Diversity Leadership Award recipient for the University of Chicago.

This Mental Health Byte features Luis R. Torres, Ph.D. from the University of Texas in Rio Grande Valley. Dr. Torres is a Latino social worker committed to increasing equity in mental health care to communities of color. In this short video, Dr. Torres provides an overview of the main health and mental health care disparities that Hispanic and Latino populations’ are facing daily. It includes social determinants of health, specific types of mental health disparities like; rates of psychiatric disorders, access to high quality, evidence-based and culturally grounded treatment, and treatment outcomes. At the end of the presentation, Dr. Torres provides recommendations to mental health providers, researchers, and consumers of mental health services to focus on reducing disparities, and share-trusted resources.   Download our booklet on this same topic. MHB on Suicide Prevention mentioned in this video.  

“One size does not fit all: The Latinx community is as diverse as any other community in our country.” This two-part booklet was developed to honor the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month is the perfect moment to discuss and highlight issues and challenges that agencies, organizations, and mental health providers face regarding Latino clients' mental health services. This booklet is intended to be a culturally appropriate resource for diverse mental health professionals serving Latinx clients. Part I: Unpacking What It Means to Work with Latinx Clients and their Families, explains some of the significant differences that are fundamental to take into consideration during treatment delivery in the remarkably diverse Latinx community. Recommendations to increase health equities and to combat stigma about mental health conditions and treatment are provided.

Original Broadcast Date: 9/10/20 This session examines grief and the double pandemics of racial violence and COVID-19, including a discussion of ways that the double pandemics of COVID-19 and antiblackness inform grief, complex grief, and teaching and learning. Aaminah Norris and Babalwa Kwanele discuss the complexities of racism, how the loss caused by pandemics particularly influences and harms Black children, students, and families, and introduce possible healing strategies. Download the slides HERE.   Speaker Bios:   Dr. Aaminah Norris, Associate Professor at Sacramento State University, is Founder and CEO of UnHidden Voices LLC, a Black woman-owned educational consultancy with a mission of building empathy and disrupting the invisibility of Black children, students, and families. She has more than 25 years of experience supporting schools and non- profit organizations in addressing issues of educational equity for low-income students from historically marginalized communities. She researches, teaches, and advocates the digital literacies of Black girls and women, with a particular interest in their STEM practices, culturally responsive pedagogies particularly as they connect to maker education, and the pedagogies of Black women teachers.     Babalwa Kwanele is a licensed mental health therapist (LMFT), with over 30 years of professional experience working with culturally diverse youth, children, and families in community mental health and school - based settings. Her work and research has a special focus on prevention and intervention, with the goal of improving academic outcomes and the social determinants of health. She has extensively studied the neurobiology of trauma and the effects of racism and poverty on communities, families, individuals, and complex systems. Kwanele’s areas of specialization are complex multigenerational trauma, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma-informed school based mental health, impact of secondary trauma on educators and learning, complex family systems, cultural humility, and culturally responsive care.     This webinar was one of the sessions of September's Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute (GSVLI). For more information on how to access resources from September's and November's GSVLI, please click here.

  The Southeast MHTTC Newsletter, published quarterly, highlights upcoming events and recently released products as well as shares information on available resources from SAMHSA and the MHTTC network.  The October 2020 issue features our collaborative effort with the National Hispanic & Latino MHTTC: "Clinical Applications of Cultural Elements in Treating Hispanics and Latinos with Mental Health Disorders". 

  Trauma Responsive Practices in Schools TOT Day 1 May 5, 2020   Slide deck 3 Tips for Raising Equity COVID-19 What's Equity Got to do with It? Developmental Responses to COVID-19 Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools (HEARTS): A whole-school, multi-level, prevention and intervention program for creating trauma-informed, safe and supportive schools   May 6, 2020   Slide deck This two-day event was designed to prepare qualified professionals to equip educators with knowledge and resources to integrate trauma informed best practices into their classrooms and school communities. The first day of training covered the HEARTS framework and training.  The second day of training provided opportunities for teach-backs and facilitation practice.     The course provided foundational and intermediate-level training on: trauma, biology of trauma, complex trauma and attachment and the impact on cognition and learning, cultural humility and understanding racial stress as a form of trauma, and fostering resiliency in students and adults.  Content was tailored for application in the education setting.   This was a closed event. If you are interested in similar technical assistance training, please contact Stefanie Winfield at [email protected]. Learning Objectives Establish a training for educators, school leaders, and district staff that builds on and strengthens foundational trauma-informed knowledge grounded in the HEARTS framework to increase capacity and sustainability for integrating trauma-informed best practices.  Examine trauma and trauma-informed practices through a lens of equity and cultural humility focusing on systemic oppression, racial trauma, implicit bias, racial equity, and the importance of applying culturally responsive trauma-informed practices.    Create a multi-phased action plan for adopting and integrating trauma-informed practices into their school/district that is sustainable.      Trainers Megan Brennan, PsyD Laura McArthur, PhD  

Original Webinar Date: 8/27/20 We all have implicit biases, and it’s important that we become mindful of how they can show up and impact our work with others. Implicit biases can lead to unfair differences in the expectations we hold for those we serve, how we interact with them, and the learning opportunities we provide. In this recording of Part 4 in this series, we explore the dynamics of implicit bias and its impact on decision-making in behavioral health spaces. In the process, we grapple with the concepts of prejudice, bias, microaggressions, and stereotypes. Presented by Pacific Southwest MHTTC team members Dr. Rachele Espiritu, Kaitlin E. Ferrick, JD, and Dr. Suganya Sockalingam.   Part 4 of this recorded series will challenge you to: Reflect on your own implicit bias Recognize the role bias plays in responding to mental health concerns and in client interactions Learn ways to become self-aware of personal biases Acknowledge the way bias shows up in our organizational culture, climate, policies, and practices Examine strategies to disrupt the biases that show up in our work  

This webinar series is a collaboration between the Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC, the Northeast and Caribbean ATTC, and the Northeast and Caribbean PTTC.   Building off the psychological framework of unconscious bias as discussed in the first session, this second presentation will review and inform on how unconscious bias is reflected in words, communications, and relations toward persons of color through case scenarios reflecting its impact in the addiction, mental health, and prevention settings. The elusiveness of cognitive bias underscores provider assumptions and perceptions and affect judgment that leads to prejudice, micro-aggressions, and even discriminatory practices in care. The discussion will also identify commonly experienced pressures of personal and ‘on the job’ stress, and other bias risk factors that affect decision making, interactions, and client/patient outcomes in behavioral health. 

  Social Justice and COVID-19 is the second part of a three part series entitled "Sharing our Wisdom: Lived Experience and COVID-19." In this webinar we discuss our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic as Black and Latina women. Participants spoke from their lived experience. Presenters: Pauline Bernard, Ph.D., Ana Florence, Ph.D., Bridgett Williamson To access a copy of this presentation, please click here. 

This one and half-hour online session provide information on 10th, 11th, and 12th largest population of Hispanic origin living in the United States, the Ecuadorians, Peruvians, and Nicaraguans; each group accounted for 1% of the U.S. Hispanic population in 2017. The presenter will provide information about the languages, traditions, customs, values, spirituality, and the social, historical, and political context that led them to immigrate to the United States. Also, they discuss migration trauma and its impact on mental health.   Slides Here

This virtual training provides a description of the current distribution of Hispanic and Latino populations living in the United States, their characteristics, barriers to services including disparities in mental health treatment, and concepts that may be useful in the delivery of mental health treatment of Hispanics and Latinos living in the United States.   Slides Here

Abuse by an intimate partner is associated with a range of mental health consequences, further amplified in the context of structural inequities, ongoing danger, and coercive control. While more research is needed on IPV-specific treatment interventions, evidence indicates that interventions that are adapted to meet the specific needs of survivors of IPV are most effective. This 1-hour session provided a framework for mental health treatment in the context of IPV, including IPV-specific treatment strategies, trauma treatment in the context of IPV, and strategies for incorporating an IPV- and trauma-informed approach.   Slide Deck FAQ Document (coming soon) Learning Objectives By participating in this session, attendees will be able to: Identify at least three strategies for increasing their responsiveness to survivors of IPV within existing mental health services.  Become familiar with evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising practices for the treatment of trauma in the context of IPV.  Describe at least three components of adapting evidence-based practices to be more responsive to the needs of survivors of IPV. Actively collaborate with survivors of IPV to develop individualized, person-centered safety strategies in the context of mental health services. Navigate the tools, strategies, and resources in NCDVTMH’s Coercion Related to Mental Health and Substance Use in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Toolkit. Speakers: Carole Warshaw, MD, is the Director of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health. Dr. Warshaw has been at the forefront of developing collaborative models and building system capacity to address the mental health, substance use and advocacy concerns of survivors of DV and other trauma, and to create accessible, culturally responsive, domestic violence- and trauma-informed services and organizations. She has written and spoken extensively on these topics both nationally and internationally and has served as an advisor to numerous health, mental health and advocacy organizations and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). She also served on the National Research Council Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions. Dr. Warshaw has maintained a private practice in psychiatry since 1989 and is a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois.   Gabriela Zapata-Alma, LCSW, CADC, is the Director of Policy and Practice on Domestic Violence and Substance Use at the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health, as well as faculty at The University of Chicago, where they coordinate the Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor certification program at the School of Social Service Administration. Gabriela brings over 15 years of experience supporting people impacted by violence, mental health conditions, substance use disorders, trauma, housing instability, and HIV/AIDS; providing counseling, training, advocacy, and policy consultation; and leading programs using trauma-informed approaches, Motivational Interviewing, harm reduction, gender-responsive care, Housing First, and third-wave behavioral interventions. Gabriela has been recognized with numerous awards, including Health & Medicine Policy Research Group’s 2018 Health Award, and the 2017 Rising Star Award from the Illinois chapter of the National Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC).   Note: This is the second session of the Working at the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Series, an online series brought to you by the MHTTC Network and the National Center for Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health. For more information on the series and other upcoming sessions, please click here.

Great Lakes Current July 2020 Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

The Northwest MHTTC invites you to read the second installment of our July newsletter. We continue to reflect upon the mental health experiences of Black, Indigenous and people of color. We share resources and events pertaining to the goals of this month of awareness. In addition, we describe our upcoming trainings and newest products as well as present resources from the Northwest ATTC, peer support resources, a report by the MHTTC Workforce Development Working Group on mental health workforce development and more.

The Northwest MHTTC invites you to read our July newsletter. During this awareness month, Northwest MHTTC honors the mental health experiences of Black, Indigenous and people of color. We are pausing to reflect on how our work can help ensure that all BIPOC workforce and community members-- including those of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions-- obtain the support and resources needed to thrive. We share resources and learning opportunities in support of the goals of this month of awareness. We also are pleased to share our upcoming trainings and newest products as well as resources from the Northwest ATTC and Northwest PTTC.

Prepared by Jorge Ramírez García, PhD; Jessica Maura, PhD; Sarah Kopelovich, PhD The growing diversity of the United States highlights the importance of inclusion among those at risk for and experiencing early psychosis. Emerging literature suggests higher incidence rates of psychosis among individuals of Black descent, poorer treatment engagement rates for immigrant groups, and less access to individual and family-based psychotherapy among Hispanic and African American populations. These troubling disparity trends along ethnic and racial lines speak to the need for evidence-based guidance on how to ensure that early psychosis care is accessible to and appropriate for families of all cultures. The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) were developed to help eliminate health care disparities by providing a framework for individuals and healthcare organizations to implement Culturally Responsive Care (CRC). CRC is an approach that is both respectful and responsive to cultural beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy levels, and communication needs. This evidence-based practice brief, designed for behavioral health providers working with individuals who experience psychosis, describes the principles and practices of CRC.