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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!   Presentation Materials: Presentation PDF   >> 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 webinar record is Part 1 of the "Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services During COVID-19" series.  Presented By: Albert Thompson Although COVID-19 continues to be a daily concern, large-scale epidemics are certainly not solely a 21st century issue. In this presentation, Thompson expands our focus from the world's present circumstances so we can better understand how society has responded to past health crises and the disproportionately devastating impact these events had, and continue to have, on marginalized populations as a result of prejudicial treatment and economic disadvantage.  PPT_Culturally Relevant Services in Crisis (Part 1)_A.Thompson_04_22_20.pdf TRANSCRIPT_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Serv(Part1)_Thompson_04_22_20.pdf

This handout provides an overview of the MHTTC Network's webinar series Making a Good Connection: Engaging Students and Families in School Tele-Mental Health.   This three-part series is geared toward providers who are making the transition from in-person to telehealth services. Session content will focus on practical strategies and equity concerns related to engaging children, adolescents and families using distance technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions upon registration, enabling our Technology Transfer Center (TTC) Network specialists to shape their content to meet your needs. The presenters will devote the first segment of each hour-long presentation to a specific topic, then address attendee-submitted questions.   Learn more on the series web page.   Author(s): Robinson, L./Mid-America MHTTC

Self-care is a critical tool to maintain our wellness and work-life balance. Even under normal circumstances, it can be difficult to prioritize self-care. But now, more than ever, it’s important for systems-involved youth and the mental health field to pause and be intentional about addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational needs. Self-care looks a little bit different for everyone, and in this new reality of physical distancing and social isolation, we may need to reassess our wellness strategies. This self care tip sheet includes resources and planning templates that may help you consider new ways of taking care of yourself.

The Pacific Southwest MHTTC’s new handbook is written for licensed behavioral health providers who are working to transition to telehealth care. In this time of rapid change, clinicians need quick, accessible information on telehealth basics and best practices. Developed in consultation with mental health providers in our region, this guide includes tips and checklists, research-informed considerations, and more resources.   Sections include: Clinical Practices to Establish and Maintain Telehealth Care Telepresence Best Practices Telehealth Laws, Risk Management, and Billing Using Technology and Establishing Your Space

In the first presentation of the Clinical Innovations in Telehealth series, Dr. Barbara Stanley and Dr. Julie Goldstein Grumet provide pragmatic guidance for evaluating and managing suicide risk via telehealth and answer audience questions. Download the slides here. Download the FAQ sheet here.

During this webinar, the authors of Visioning Onward provided inspiration, insights, exercises, and Q&A to prepare you to vision with your schools and districts. In this time of COVID-19, visioning is a critical part of planning for our future. We learned about visioning by examining the work of Starbucks, Amazon, and other corporate giants. Participants received a study guide to take our virtual approach back to your schools and districts to conduct your own visioning sessions. They guided you through our 8-step iterative visioning approach, explaining the importance of visioning for success in business and in education, and helping you plan for visioning with your staff and local communities. We did this with an eye towards the neurobiology of trauma and ways to foster self-care and the well-being of staff and students that are signature components of CEI’s Heart Centered Learning® approach to social emotional learning and mindfulness. To download a copy of this presentation, click here. Presenter (s): Chris Mason, Ph.D., Paul Liabenow, & Melissa Patschke, Ed.D.

This guide will help school leaders implement recommendations from our guided discussion series in their own schools and districts.    Module I: Visioning Amid COVID-19 Why Visioning Matters and How to Introduce it in Schools Module II: Our 8-Step Visioning Process (Starting with Steps 1-4) Module III: Implementing Steps 3 & 4 Module IV: Creative Considerations for Visioning Module V: Implementing Step 5 Module VI: Steps 6-8 of the Visioning Process Mission and Goal Setting Barriers and Sustainability and the Future of Visioning

Access this three-part series and join the authors of Visioning Onward for inspiration, insights, exercises, and Q&A as they prepare you to vision with your schools and districts. In this time of COVID-19, visioning is a critical part of planning for our future. Learn about visioning by examining the work of Starbucks, Amazon, and other corporate giants. Participants received a study guide to take our virtual approach back to your schools and districts to conduct your own visioning sessions. We will guide you through our 8-step iterative visioning approach, explaining the importance of visioning for success in business and in education, and helping you plan for visioning with your staff and local communities. We did this with an eye towards the neurobiology of trauma and ways to foster self-care and the well-being of staff and students that are signature components of CEI’s Heart Centered Learning® approach to social emotional learning and mindfulness.   Presenter (s): Chris Mason, Ph.D., Paul Liabenow, & Melissa Patschke, Ed.D.

Recording of the webinar titled What Peer Support Specialists Need to Know about Telehealth in the Current Crisis - Part 2, originally held on April 13, 2020.   Download the slides

Recording of the webinar titled Approaches for Person-led Crisis Response Planning, originally held on April 15, 2020.   Slide Presentation

Infographic on the growing crisis of Black youth suicide.

The Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Northwest PBIS Network are collaborating to bring you a FREE, 4-part webinar series presented by WellEducator, LLC.    The Educator Wellness Webinar Series is 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 WEBINAR: It’s quite easy to form unhelpful habits like self-criticism, perfectionism or obsessively checking social media. A habit loop is a way to try and make ourselves happy by maximizing pleasure and avoiding pain. Once we’re in the loop, there are lots of triggers and cues around to fuel these unhelpful habits. Anything that brings pleasure and/or lessens pain can drive a habit loop. Mindful awareness is a kind of curiosity that can interrupt the habit loop at different points and open the opportunity for new choices. This webinar will illustrate how mindfulness practices can work to help break unhelpful habits. It will also include suggestions for starting a mindfulness practice and lead participants through 3 guided meditation practices. Webinar Objectives: Describe how mindfulness practices work to break unhelpful habit loops. Identify ways to start a mindfulness practice. Learn 3 guided meditation practices.   >> Guided Notes PDF >> Presentation Resources >> Click "View Resource" above to access the recording   ABOUT THE 4-PART SERIES: At WellEducator we wholeheartedly believe that nurturing others begins by nurturing oneself. This Educator Wellness Series is designed for you, the educator, to take a break from what can feel like an overwhelming hustle to prepare, deliver, and support your students and focus on your own wellbeing. We also believe EVERY educator is doing the best they can, and there is always room for growth and development. We designed this 4 Session Series to support you in tapping into your resiliency skills, increasing your self-compassion, creating self-care routines, building a practice of gratitude and appreciation and celebrating - even those small successes - to support your wellbeing. We know you are showing up for your students, that’s what you do! It’s time to take a time out just for you!   >> Learn more and register for upcoming Educator Wellness Webinars here.    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.

Friday, May 15, 11am-12pm PT -- Training #8: Telemedicine with Children & Adolescents Access slides here Presenter: Robert Hilt, MD, Professor UW Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Seattle Children's Hospital; Program Director, Partnership Access Line (PAL) Learning Objectives: Discuss the use of telemedicine for children and adolescents Review consenting and privacy issues for telemedicine with children Resources: Telemedicine Resources from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Sample Telemedicine Acknowledgement Form Coding for Telemedicine Services from American Academy of Pediatrics

Wednesday, April 29, 2 - 3pm -- Training #3: Telehealth Billing & Reimbursement View the full presentation here   Review Medicare billing and reimbursement for telehealth during the Covid19 public health emergency Review private payer billing and reimbursement for telehealth during the Covid19 public health emergency Presenters: Gail Kreiger, Section Manager, Medicaid Compliance Review and Analytics, Medicaid Program Operations and Integrity, Washington Health Care Authority Cathy Britain, Executive Director of the Telehealth Alliance of Oregon Resources: Washington Health Care Authority Information about novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for behavioral health providers COVID-19 and opioid treatment programs Resources on Medicare Medicare list of eligible services Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) List of services payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule when furnished via telehealth Physicians and Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services. This video answers common questions about the Medicare telehealth services benefit. General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit Center for Connected Health Policy: Private payer legislation and policy by state VSee: Billing and Coding for Telehealth During COVID-19 with Michael Enos video. Resources on Private Payers and ERISA Proclamation by the Governor Amending Proclamation 20-05. Check with the Washington Health Authority and/or Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner for further information.

Original Webinar Date: 05/13/2020 Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. Everyone has them, and becoming mindful of how implicit and explicit biases impact our work with others is important. 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. This webinar recording is part of a four-part series that explores the dynamics of implicit bias and its impact on our work in mental health. Starting with the individual, this webinar challenges you to reflect on your own implicit biases and learn ways to become self-aware regarding your own biases and microaggressions. Additional sessions in this series focus on relationships with clients, organizational culture and climate, and engagement with communities.   Viewers will be able to: Develop a shared understanding of implicit bias. Experientially grapple with the concepts of prejudice, bias, stereotypes, and attitudes. Recognize the role bias plays in responding to the mental health concerns. Learn ways to become self-aware regarding their own biases.       About the Facilitators: Dr. Rachele Espiritu is the co-director of SAMHSA's Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Hawaii, California, Arizona, Nevada, and the Pacific Islands). Dr. Espiritu provides training, technical assistance, and capacity building at the local, territory, tribal, state, and national level in multiple systems, including mental health, substance use, public health, and education. She is a founding partner with Change Matrix LLC, a minority- and women-owned small business that motivates, manages and measures change to support systems that improve lives. She is a former School Board Member of Denver Public Schools (DPS), where she provided direction and leadership for Whole Child efforts and successfully passed a resolution for DPS to become a trauma-informed school district.   Kaitlin E. Ferrick, J.D. is a Knowledge Transfer Specialist with the Pacific Southwest MHTTC and a Change Specialist with Change Matrix. Ms. Ferrick’s work focuses on driving equitable outcomes for children and families through strategic, cross-sector systems change. Previously, Ms. Ferrick was the Head Start State Collaboration Office Director at the Michigan Department of Education where she worked to improve collaboration between the federal Head Start and state early childhood systems. Ms. Ferrick attended law school at the University of Wisconsin, where she participated in the Innocence Project and assisted an array of indigent clients with their legal matters. She also taught in Los Angeles County Head Start classrooms as a Teach for America corps member.   Dr. Suganya Sockalingam is a Founding Partner at Change Matrix, LLC, which supports agencies in addressing diversity, cultural competence, and cross-cultural communication as well as leadership, collaboration, and conflict management. Dr. Sockalingam focuses on supporting individuals, organizations, and systems to motivate, manage, and measure systems change. Currently, she serves as a training and technical assistance provider for several national technical assistance centers, and for other federal, national, state, territorial, and community agencies. She earned her doctorate at Washington State University and has worked in many capacities in public and behavioral health, both nationally and internationally, for over 25 years.

Original Webinar Date: 05/11/2020 Moving towards a trauma-informed and resilient organization involves intentional and equitable approaches to systemic and organizational change. This includes focusing on the well-being of all the adults within a system so that they can bring their whole, human selves to the important work they do to care for others. View the Pacific Southwest MHTTC’s recorded webinar on systems and agency leadership approaches that embrace trauma-informed care. This video can help leaders to understand the fundamentals of leading their organization towards becoming more trauma-informed and resilience-oriented. The content blends brain science, principles for building a safe environment, and practices for trauma-informed systems.

Co-hosted by the Pacific Southwest Prevention and Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (TTCs). Original Webinar Date: 05/14/2020 Substance misuse and its relationship to suicide among youth and young adults continues to be of concern to public health practitioners. This recorded panel discussion highlights real world intersections of substance misuse prevention and mental health best practices to reduce risk of suicide among youth and young adults. Panelists offer expertise and perspective on how to impact populations who are at risk for substance misuse and suicide. This recorded session examines shared risk and protective factors for vulnerable populations, outlines college campus programs for behavioral health, and explores a state systems approach to advancing the capacity of the mental and behavioral health workforce to prevent substance misuse and suicide risk. The discussion focuses on effectively supporting youth and young adult populations.   Viewers will be able to: Identify opportunities to effectively link mental and behavioral health supports to prevent and respond to risks of substance misuse and suicide. Identify prevention programs that integrate knowledge, skill, and abilities to benefit vulnerable youth and young adults. Locate real world examples of successful practices, programs, and policies for reducing youth and young adults’ risk of substance misuse and suicide.

Friday, May 1, 11am - 12pm -- Training #4: Introduction to Digital Health: Getting Started and Safety Planning  Access slides here View recording here Presenter: Brad Felker, MD. VA Puget Sound Health Care System; Professor, University of Washington Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Learning objectives: Dos and Don’ts to seeing up your clinic space and providing quality Clinical Video Teleconferencing (CVT) care Dos and Don’ts to preparing the patient for their first clinical session via CVT Dos and Don’ts to Safety Planning  Resources Sample clinical video teleconferencing (CVT) header template for initial appointment Sample of home-based follow-up header for CVT appointment Sample of follow-up header for CVT appointment

Research has shown that individual outcomes are better, program compliance is higher, and organizations decrease staff time spent and complete fewer assessments when using interpreters in health and behavioral health settings. This net effect is mutually beneficial. There is a cost-saving for organizations and equal opportunity for limited English proficient service seekers. Discussion topics for this session include: • Latinx, Language Access, & COVID-19 • The importance of trained interpreters • Common practices of trained interpreters • Strategies for working with trained and untrained interpreters • Considerations for mental health settings

Due to the need for many mental health providers to transition to online service delivery as a result of COVID-19, this webinar will provide general guidance on the use of telehealth services. In particular, this webinar focus on providing recommendations for adapting common Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools (e.g., repeated assessment, homework tracking, etc.) for use with clients via telehealth. Special linguistic and cultural considerations for providers of Latino clients will also be presented throughout the webinar.

For Latina survivors of gender-based violence added risks may result from the current lockdown and social distancing measures. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an opportunity for major experimentation in behavioral healthcare delivery. Dr. Lori Raney will present a view of the innovations, responses and opportunities being seen nationally as the behavioral health community responds to COVID-19. She will also review some emerging lessons learned nationally over the two month time frame of significant changes in behavioral health care delivery. Dr. Raney will specifically cover behavioral health workforce issues, widespread use of telehealth to keep staff and patients safe, and considerations for administrators in a post-COVID-19 behavioral health environment.

  Peer delivered services are increasingly being recognized for their value, and becoming more readily available.  In peer support, we believe recovery is possible for all and work to support others to achieve their self-directed recovery. This webinar provides a broad overview of the history, research, misconceptions, implementation, supervision and benefits of peer delivered services. Slides available for download here References for this presentation Speakers Adrienne Scavera is the training and outreach director for Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO), one of Oregon's oldest and largest peer-run organizations. In her role as a department director, Adrienne works to support the peer workforce from initial entry and training to systems-level advocacy. Currently, Adrienne serves on several committees and boards, including the Oregon Health Authority’s Training Evaluation and Metrics Program Scoring Committee and the state Traditional Health Worker Commission. In her work, Adrienne prioritizes the experience of individuals as the experts on their own lives. Over the years, she has worked in research, direct service, program development, management, training, and with non-profits, educational institutions, and peer-run organizations. She enjoys writing about herself in third person, well-organized spaces, and friendly animals.   Janie Gullickson is a person in long-term recovery and for her that means she has not used alcohol or other drugs in over 11 years. Janie is in recovery from both addiction and mental health challenges as well as homelessness, incarceration, and criminal justice involvement. She navigated all types of systems and institutions that can accompany such life experiences, from frequent hospitalizations to prison. Janie was released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in September of 2006. Janie first began her work as a Peer Support Specialist/Recovery Mentor for Yamhill County HHS in McMinnville, Oregon in 2011. Janie joined the peer-run organization Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO) as a project assistant in 2014. In May of 2017 Janie became MHAAO’s Executive Director. She also earned her Master of Public Administration: Health Administration (MPA: HA) degree from Portland State University in June of 2017. Janie is passionate about social justice issues with a focus on mental health and addiction recovery, peer programs and services and advocacy in these realms.