Products and Resources Catalog

This Holiday Resource Guide provides a one-stop-shop for approaching the holiday season in the midst of a pandemic. Learn to address grief and loss, social isolation, and other mental health concerns unique to the pandemic era, as well as celebrate with friends and family virtually or in small gatherings in accordance with CDC guidelines, utilize technology to host a virtual celebration, and devise creative strategies for celebrating with family virtually. This product was developed in collaboration with the Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Author(s): Johnson, K./Mid-America MHTTC; Klepper, C./Mid-America MHTTC; Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC; West, H./Mid-America MHTTC; Sherry, B./Mid-America ATTC; Stilen, P./Mid-America ATTC; Closson, D./Mid-America PTTC  

View Presentation Slides   This workshop targeted to mental health providers will explore the concepts of personal resilience and post-traumatic growth, including definitions and application of the ideas in personal and professional life. The links between adverse events and challenges will be discussed and how we can use these difficulties to help us grow stronger and more balanced through post-traumatic growth. Strategies for building resilience and encouraging growth will be sought from participants and discussed from a Post-Traumatic Growth lens and from the positive psychology “Flourishing” model- Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment (PERMA).   Webinar Objectives: Explore resilience and post-traumatic growth for mental health providers Identify links between difficult situations and post-traumatic growth Review PERMA (Seligman) model Identify strategies for flourishing for mental health providers

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In Well-Being Wednesdays: Clarifying, Aligning with, and Committing to One's Values, which aired Nov. 11, 2020, attendees learn to clarify their values in their personal and professional lives and distinguish them from personal and professional goals. Clarifying and committing to values helps teachers find their purpose in the day-to-day grind and can help them prioritize tasks to reduce time demands. 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

Compassion Fatigue Resilience Series Compassion fatigue includes elements of burnout (work demands that outpace psychological resources), secondary traumatic stress (vicarious traumatization), direct traumatic stress (the experience of fear when treating patients), and prior traumatic stress history (Figley et al., 2004). Its signs resemble those seen in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and include physiological hyper-arousal, anxiety, avoidance, social withdrawal, irritability, and persistent thoughts about difficult, “traumatic” clinical experiences. Part 3 of the Compassion Fatigue Resilience series focuses on self-care. Self-care gives us the fuel we need to be effective within our formal, professional roles. We cannot take care of others if we are not taking care of ourselves. Trauma makes us fearful, and being fearful we can mistrust each other. Mistrust leads to shame, and we may find ourselves withdrawing or reacting in anger. Self-care is about nourishing your mind and body and accessing an important source of strength: each other. This workshop-recording explores different elements of self-care and helps viewers build strategies for ongoing self-care tactics to enhance personal and professional resilience. Learning Objectives: Define secondary traumatic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue Describe the negative and positive impacts of our work Describe and practice techniques for self-care   View Part 1: Self Regulation and Part 2: Reframing of this series.

In Well-Being Wednesdays: Creating Safe and Supportive Environments, which aired Oct. 14, 2020, attendees learn about psychological safety in the workplace and a communication strategy they can use to help develop it in their schools. Psychological safety refers to the sense of security a worker feels knowing that they may admit mistakes or show faults without repercussion. It is most effectively instilled through leaders to create a safe working environment, and in school settings, teachers can contribute to that process in their day-to-day interactions with one another. 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

This is the slide deck for our Oct. 14, 2020, webinar, Well-Being Wednesdays: Creating Safe and Supportive Environments, part of our monthly series Well-Being Wednesdays: Taking Care of Teachers Who Take Care of Kids. Learn more about the series.

Compassion Fatigue Resilience Series Compassion fatigue includes elements of burnout (work demands that outpace psychological resources), secondary traumatic stress (vicarious traumatization), direct traumatic stress (the experience of fear when treating patients), and prior traumatic stress history (Figley et al., 2004). Its signs resemble those seen in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and include physiological hyper-arousal, anxiety, avoidance, social withdrawal, irritability, and persistent thoughts about difficult, “traumatic” clinical experiences. Part 2 of the Compassion Fatigue Resilience series focuses on reframing. Living with fidelity to our purpose and in alignment with our principles is equally important in developing and maintaining our professional quality of life. Trauma makes us fearful, and being fearful we mistrust each other. Mistrust leads to anger, and then we find ourselves violating our own values, the same ones that brought us to mental health and healthcare. Although we might want things to be different from what they are, resilience arises from acceptance of the world as it is, focusing instead on what meaning we make of it for ourselves. This recorded workshop will lead viewers in exercises to help them reframe and move forward within their roles with intentionality and perceptual maturation.   Learning Objectives: Define secondary traumatic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue Describe causes and effects of stress Describe and practice techniques for reframing   View Part 1: Self Regulation and Part 3: Self-Care of this series.

Compassion Fatigue Resilience Series Compassion fatigue includes elements of burnout (work demands that outpace psychological resources), secondary traumatic stress (vicarious traumatization), direct traumatic stress (the experience of fear when treating patients), and prior traumatic stress history (Figley et al., 2004). Its signs resemble those seen in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and include physiological hyper-arousal, anxiety, avoidance, social withdrawal, irritability, and persistent thoughts about difficult, “traumatic” clinical experiences. This session-recording is designed to decrease burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as increase satisfaction and resilience. Part 1 focuses on the skill of Self-Regulation and teaches resilience techniques to help participants self-regulate their nervous systems. Learning Objectives: Define secondary traumatic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue Describe the physiological effects of compassion fatigue Describe and practice techniques for self-regulation   View recordings of Part 2: Reframing and Part 3: Self-Care in this series.       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 handout visualizes three core skills central to the Adult Resilience Curriculum, or ARC.

September is known as Suicide and Mental Health Recovery Month and to highlight these important mental health topics, the Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center invite you to their webinar, Suicide Prevention During COVID-19 and Beyond. This webinar addresses the key areas of suicide prevention, including facts and myths, warning signs, and intervention strategies. Trainees will identify how to assess for suicide risk as well as learn about the resources and supports available.   View Presentation Slides   Webinar Objectives: Dispel myths about suicide Identify signs and symptoms of someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts Identify risk factors Understand how to have a meaningful conversation around suicide Develop awareness of how to intervene and help a person who may be suicidal Provide resources and referral sources   Trainer:  PJ Wenger has 29 years of experience working in the field of mental health. She has spent considerable time in a variety of settings developing her counseling experience. These settings include psychiatric emergency, inpatient treatment with both adults and children, in-home counseling for mental health issues, residential treatment, schools, and private practice. In the school setting, PJ Wenger has worked at the Elementary level, the Middle School level, and the High School level. In addition to this experience, PJ has been a Trauma Responder at the Local, State, and National Level. She has responder to large events like 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy as well as traumatic events that affect schools such as suicides, traumatic deaths of staff/students, and homicides. PJ is licensed by the NJ State Board of Family and Health Practitioners and is a certified member of the National Board of Certified Counselors. She has a Masters in Counseling and an Ed.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy.

This infographic highlights the current stressors that may impact mental health patients and providers during this time as well as provides additional resources for addressing these challenges.

This flyer provides an overview of the Well-Being Wednesdays: Taking Care of Educators Who Take Care of Kids 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. The introductory session, airing 12-1 p.m. Central Time Sept. 9, will cover the what, why, and how of the Adult Resilience Curriculum (ARC) and present strategies aimed at enhancing resilience and well-being. Each session in this monthly series will focus on one of the 10 ARC practice modules and follow a tell-show-do approach. Session leaders will teach one skill per session, outlining the skill, providing examples, and promoting use of the skill. During the last session of the series, participants will be encouraged to identify and practice strategies that align with their personal and professional values, resulting in a “personal recipe for well-being.” Visit the series web page.

Managing Behaviors in the Classroom During Challenging Times As an unprecedented new school year began, this 60-minutes webinar addressed basic classroom management strategies with a focus on preventing undesirable behaviors and increasing awareness of challenging behaviors related to trauma, grief, and stress. Attendees learned easy-to-implement interventions to promote resiliency.   Slide deck Recording Trainer Erin Briley, M.S., NCSP School-based Technical Trainer, Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Ms. Briley earned her Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. She earned her Master’s in Counseling/School Psychology and a Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis at California State University Los Angeles. She is also a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. 

Welcome and Mental Health: Through the Eyes of a Teenager Ann Murphy, Ph.D., CPRP | Amy Molloy, MSW, M.Ed. | Caroline Shea Directors of the Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC and the MHANYS will provide a brief welcome and orientation to the conference. Our keynote speaker will share her perspective as a 2020 high school graduate and the sister of a student living with a mental health condition. She has learned some tips and tricks that are more personal and less clinical, but are none the less very important to keep in mind as we focus on student mental health.

This fact sheet is meant to accompany the Compassion Fatigue Webinar presented by the Southeast MHTTC in collaboration with Georgia HOPE. Mental health professionals have both rewarding yet demanding jobs providing support for others. The cost of caring, or compassion fatigue, refers to the natural response of stress from caring for others in crisis. This infographic defines compassion fatigue, identifies common symptoms, and offers prevention strategies. 

Substance use, depression, and anxiety are increasing among primary care patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet many primary care providers lack the time, interest, and/training to address these behavioral health issues. In this session, we’ll discuss expanding the health care team with low-cost team members who can systematically deliver Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to screen for substance use, and a collaborative care model for depression and anxiety.   Speaker:  Richard L. Brown , MD, MPH, is a highly experienced family physician and healthcare leader who is a nationally recognized leader in implementing the "Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment" (SBIRT) program focused on preventing problematic use, abuse and dependence of alcohol and illicit drugs. Dr. Brown has served as a practice-transformation team member for an SBIRT-related project administered by the National Council on Behavioral Health and funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  Most recently, Dr. Brown served as a market medical director for ConcertoHealth. Previous to that he as professor of Family Medicine and director of the Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles, at the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and CEO and Chief Medical Officer for Wellsys, LLC. Among his many accolades, Dr. Brown is a recipient of several awards including the Hope in Healing Award from the Addiction Resource Council of Waukesha, Wis. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Brown University in Providence, R.I., where he also received his M.D. degree. He also earned an M.P.H. degree from the University of Washington, in Seattle, Wash.  PPT_SBIRT_Dr.Brown_6.30.20 Transcript_SBIRT_Dr.Brown_6.30.20 Q/A_SBIRT_Dr.Brown_6.30.20

Presentation objectives: Understand how COVID-19 has changed our world personally, professionally, and globally Identify populations more susceptible to stress during the pandemic Recognize stress reactions and other mental health concerns in response to the pandemic Strategies for supporting children and available resources  Support tools for ourselves and others

Session one Improving Mental Health Care by Understanding the Culture of Farming and Rural Communities This webinar addressed the mental health crisis and unique stressors caused by COVID-19 within farming and rural/frontier communities. Presenters spoke to the ways health practitioners and community leaders should address stigma, stressors, mental risk factors, and provide treatment resources in these communities. Participants learned about improving mental health engagement and the unique aspects of providing services within these communities while also getting a "boots-on-the-ground" perspective on mental health care for farmers.   Slide deck Recording APA Farmer's Mental Wellness Resources   Trainers Monica Kramer McConkey, LPC Kristi Phillips, PsyD                        Four-part Series Addressing Mental Health Care in Farming and Rural Communities  COVID-19 is taking a tremendous toll on farming communities across the U.S., which already faced financial hardships before the pandemic. Now, the agricultural community is grappling with greater levels of uncertainty of what will happen to their livelihood in the coming months and years. The pandemic creates a new set of challenges.    Session two Approaching and Treating Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Farming and Rural Communities July 2, 2020 This webinar discussed co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in farming and rural communities. Speakers outlined the prevalence of mental health and substance use co-occurring disorders, linking research to real-world impact of these disorders. Presenters also touched on the impact of COVID-19 within these communities. Participants learned how primary care providers can screen and identify signs and symptoms of co-occurring disorders as well as potential options for treatment plans.   View Resources from Session Two   Trainers Maridee Shogren, CNM, DNP Rebecca Roller, PsyD, LMFT   Session three Providing Mental Health Telehealth Services in Farming and Rural Communities July 9, 2020 This webinar addressed how the COVID-19 pandemic affects access to care, specifically mental health services. Presenters discussed how access to care is critical for farming and rural and frontier communities and highlighted the unique barriers these communities face. Presenters also provided information about telehealth service and resources, and how best practices developed prior and during the pandemic may provide longer-term solutions to mental health care access for farmers and rural communities.    View Resources from Session Three   Trainers Holly J. Roberts, PhD Deborah C. Baker, JD Stephen Gillaspy, PhD   Session four Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Farming and Rural Communities: Assessment, Ethics, and Preventing Compassion Fatigue July 16, 2020 This webinar continued the conversation about co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in farming and rural communities begun by Dr. Rebecca Roller and Dr. Maridee Shogren. In this follow up session Dr. Roller and Dr. Shogren provided additional information for using assessment tools to screen for co-occurring disorders in farming and rural populations, examined the unique ethical considerations created by providing care in small communities, and touched on ways to identify and prevent provider compassion fatigue. Participant questions from the session on Approaching and Treating Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Farming and Rural Communities were used to help guide this presentation.   View Resources from Session Four   Trainers Maridee Shogren, CNM, DNP Rebecca Roller, PsyD, LMFT   Additional Resources Farm Stress and Mental Health Rural Mental Health Resources  

The Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is partnering with Forefront Suicide Prevention Center & DBT in Schools to bring you online DBT STEPS-A lessons and 2 Q&A sessions with the trainers. About this Resource: Have you been watching the Mazza's live or online videos as they support their kids and your kids in developing DBT, otherwise known as, critical life skills? Do you have any questions about their lessons might translate into your own home? A school setting? Have you read their book or attended their past training on DBT in schools? Well, don't miss the opportunity to ask whatever questions you may have of them when they do live Q&A sessions on May 19th and June 16th, 2020.   Audience: Parents, students, educators, and more!   >> Access all Q&A sessions & recorded DBT STEPS-A lessons here. << Interested in watching live? Tune into the DBT in Schools YouTube channel every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10am for the live sessions. Registration is not required.   Want more information about DBT in Schools? Visit their website and sign up for their newsletters here. The DBT STEPS-A lessons are part of The Well-Being Series - Connections During COVID-19: Mental Wellness Webinars for Families and Educators. Click here to learn more about our series of webinars for kids, parents, and educators, focusing on mental wellness and suicide prevention. About the Presenters: Dr. James J. Mazza is the co-author of the DBT STEPS-A social emotional learning curriculum for middle and high school students. He received his masters and Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is a professor at the University of Washington – Seattle where he has been for over 20 years teaching and conducting research in the field of adolescent mental health.       Dr. Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza is a certified DBT therapist and co-author of the DBT STEPS-A social emotional learning curriculum for middle and high school students. She received her doctoral degree from the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University in 2004, and completed her predoctoral internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center’s Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program. Dr. Dexter-Mazza completed her postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington.   Want more information and school mental health resources? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's School Mental Health page and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

This presentation will focus on prioritizing self-care while working from home.    Learning Objectives Introduce the impact of job burnout, as well as how to recognize signs and symptoms  Define “Social Emotional Learning” and provide examples on how this can be included in the classroom or virtually Discuss tools to help prevent burn-out, and set boundaries to separate work time from personal Develop a self-care plan   Presenter Angela Begres is a licensed clinical social worker who did her training at the University of Chicago, where she obtained her MSW. She is an experienced trainer and presenter contracted both independently and through various nonprofits in the Chicago area, Michigan, and other areas, 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  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.     PPT_HappyTeachers_AngelaBegres_6.3.20 Transcript_HappyTeachers_AngelaBegres_6.3.20

The webinar is designed to assist those serving in law enforcement to help identify common mental health issues that pertain to the unique nature of the work that they do. Participants will be able to identify and distinguish between secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and trauma which can occur as a result of the work that they do and to develop resilience in light of the impact of these components on their total health. In addition, they will be able to identify strategies that will enhance their overall health and functioning.   Webinar Objectives: Define vicarious trauma and traumatization, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, resilience, and vicarious resilience Discuss how working with a traumatized population affects law enforcement staff Provide suggestions for assessing your own levels of vicarious trauma and traumatization, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, resilience, and vicarious resilience Identify particular strategies that enhance both personal and professional resilience and self-care   Download and view presentation slides, transcript, and resources

The Mental Health Toll on Law Enforcement: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress Presentation Slides, Transcript, and Resources

Farm Stress: Facts, Impact of COVID-19, and Resource and Training Needs of Mental Health Care Providers Following the release of a new product (Depression, Alcohol and Farm Stress: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Rural America) by authors at the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center, MHTTC team members from two regions contacted key stakeholders in May 2020 to assess the impact of the farm crisis and perceptions regarding next steps. Feedback from these providers and key stakeholders is included in this brief along with updated data related to farm stress and mental health implications. These interviews and data will guide future activity for both the Mountain Plains and Mid-America ATTCs and MHTTCs.  The brief also provides a long list of resources for assisting providers in addressing the mental health of farmers and their families.    Authors Shawnda Schroeder, Mountain Plains MHTTC Thomasine Heitkamp, Mountain Plains MHTTC and ATTC Brandy Clarke, Mid-America MHTTC Erika Holiday, Mid-America ATTC Amy Breigenzer, Mountain Plains MHTTC Shelbie Johnson, Mid-America MHTTC                                More Resources on Farm Stress and Rural Mental Health The Mountain Plains MHTTC has developed two separate resource pages focused on Farm Stress and Mental Health, and Rural Mental Health. On these pages you will find previous webinar archives, products developed, and additional information and resources from reputable organizations. Farm Stress and Mental Health Resources Rural Mental Health Resources