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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE Life can be complicated and there may be times we feel overwhelmed by the many choices and decisions we are faced with. Sometimes it’s hard to know what direction to go and that can just add to our level of stress. Rebekah Demirel brings us Wisdom To Know The Difference viewing our decision-making through a trauma-informed lens, inviting us to explore our own personal history, psycho-neuro patterns and habitual thought processes. Through discovering roots of our thoughts and actions, applying nervous system healing techniques, we bring fresh awareness and mental health resilience to our everyday life, making it possible to build new decision-making paths towards a more stable and dependable foundation of clarity and heart, as well as the ability to carry this resilience into our practice as mental health professionals.   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Slides 6, 1, 8 breathing instructions handout In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, MD The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté, MD Film by Gabor Maté, Wisdom of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD, Amelia Nagoski, DMA  Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What You Say Next Will Change Your World by Marshall B. Rosenberg Alternate Nostril Breathing Pranayama Nothing's for Nothing: Transformation through Trauma by S. Rebekah Demirel We Make The Path By Walking Webinar and Podcast Series with Rebekah Demirel The Ethics of Caring: Honoring the Web of Life in Our Professional Healing Relationships by Kylea Taylor, Jack Kornfield   FACILITATOR Rebekah Demirel, R.Ac., L.Ac., MPCC Rebekah Demirel is the founder of Trauma Integration Programs, providing training and support to social services personnel, medical and education professionals, emergency services teams and corporate organizations for more than twenty years. Her background includes fourteen years as a BC Ambulance paramedic, twenty-two years as a paramedic trainer and over two decades as a registered clinical counsellor, specializing in post-traumatic stress and loss. She is a licensed East Asian medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, generating another depth of understanding to her counselling work. Rebekah’s unique skill set and experience is 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. Rebekah continues to be an active volunteer and advocate for people who are unhoused, in her community and beyond.    Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

  This is the June session of our ongoing Workshop Wednesday learning series. To view resources from this presentation, click DOWNLOAD above Click here to watch the recording Event Description This training will provide information about anxiety in children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of psychosocial developmental milestones (e.g., independence, emotion regulation, identity formation) and the ways in which anxiety, stress, and sociocultural factors can interfere with the successful transition to young adulthood.   Practical strategies for assessment and tools to support youth independence and college or workforce readiness will be reviewed. Trainer Lauren Hoffman

About this Resource:  In this on-demand recording Dr. Sierra Carter provides an overview of the field of racism-related stress and trauma among Black Americans. Developmental considerations are discussed as well as challenges and clinical issues that arise with identifying racism-related stress or racial trauma symptoms. Methods to identify, process, and heal from racism-related stress and trauma are also explored.    To download presenter materials (pdf), please click here.     

Prolonged educational workforce shortages perpetuate professional burnout and stress among educators and school staff. This resource guide provides tools to support the self-care and wellness of educators and staff working in school communities.    In this guide, you will find: National Education Association (NEA) 2022 member survey data Peer-reviewed research on the status of workforce shortages in education after COVID-19 Self-care assessments and strategies for wellness specific to educators, school staff, and school settings Podcasts, videos, and recorded webinars addressing self-care and wellness for educators              

  This series of Mindful Monday sessions featured a wide range of evidence-based practices from different disciplines. The disciplines that were included are below. Event Description The disciplines focused on during this series included Art Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Movement, and Compassion Focused Therapy.     These 30-minute trainings began on February 6th and ran every other week through May 15th, 2023.     Each month had a specific theme/focus with exercises from that discipline. At the beginning of each session, participants spent a few minutes grounding and learning about the practice for that day and then spent approximately 15-20 minutes in experiential practice, leaving a few minutes in the end for reflection and discussion. Resources Session 1 - Feb. 6th, 2023 Intentional Visualization 1 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording   Session 2 - Feb. 20th, 2023 Intentional Visualization 2 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording   Session 3 - Mar. 6th, 2023 Compassion 1 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording    Session 4 - Mar. 20th, 2023 Compassion 2 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording    Session 5 - Apr. 3rd, 2023 Movement 1 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording    Session 6 - Apr. 17th, 2023 Movement 2 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording   Session 7 - May 1st, 2023 Creativity 1 Access resources by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording   Session 8 - May 15th, 2023 Creativity 2 Resources coming soon! CLICK HERE to view the recording Trainer  Christina Ruggiero, Masters of Counseling Psychology, Registered Psychotherapist

  What does emotional eating look like? Does it always look the same? Who can it affect? Learn all about it in this free series! Event Description Do you ever feel guilty for eating?   Do you ever feel anxious around food?   Do you ever feel anxious around food?   Do you ever feel a sense of a loss of control or impulsivity around food?   Do you ever judge yourself for what you eat?   Do you use food to cope, distract, or numb out?   Do you fear eating certain foods or label certain foods as good/bad?   Do you feel like you’re on a rollercoaster with your eating?   Do you feel like there is no way to trust your intuition and your body to guide your eating?   If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re in luck! We are offering a 4-week emotional eating program starting April 13th, 2023.     Emotional eating is a struggle that many of us have faced, particularly when feeling isolated, anxious, bored, empty, frustrated, or even excited. Join Laura MacLachlan, registered psychotherapist, in a 4-week educational course that will offer you the knowledge and practical strategies on conquering emotional eating and making peace with food. Laura helps people learn how to change their relationship with food and how to listen to their bodies. This course is for people who struggle with cravings, and emotional eating, or who have started a diet but haven’t been able to stick to it. Laura’s approach is grounded in cognitive behavior therapy and intuitive eating. She focuses on supporting people in understanding their desire to cope with their emotions using food while providing strategies to manage emotional discomfort without breaking healthy commitments. Additionally, this course will offer an understanding of the myths in society that promote weight gain and how the reptilian brain is involved in food addiction.   Dates Session 1: April 13th, 2023 View resources used during this session by clicking DOWNLOAD above Session 2: April 20th, 2023 View resources used during this session by clicking DOWNLOAD above Session 3: April 27th, 2023 View resources used during this session by clicking DOWNLOAD above Session 4: May 4th, 2023 View resources used during this session by clicking DOWNLOAD above Trainer Laura MacLachlan, Psychotherapist, BSc., MCP, RP Laura MacLachlan is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She uses evidence-based interventions drawing from cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness, and intuitive eating, while liaising with other care providers to ensure a holistic approach to intervention. She is passionate about working with individuals and families affected by mood and anxiety disorders, emotional eating, and relationship difficulties. In her work with clients who struggle with emotional eating, recovery involves addressing the many issues that contribute to it, such as shame, relationship problems, perfectionism, and past traumas. When meeting first-time clients, Laura says, “I’m confident that together we can work to help equip you with the necessary tools to help you face and overcome the challenges you are facing. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or emotional eating, it is important that you know you don’t have to be alone in this journey.”

The Trauma-Informed Teacher Tip Guide is a new resource to help educators more effectively and empathetically respond to students experiencing ongoing stress and trauma. This tip guide provides methods teachers can use to understand signs of dysregulation, decode student behaviors related to trauma, and apply evidence-based tools that help students move to a place of emotional regulation.   Download The Trauma-Informed Teacher Tip Guide to learn more about creating safe and trauma-informed learning environments!   This product was developed by Becky Haas and our partners at the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA).    

The one-hour Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance virtual series provides an opportunity for participants to: Gain skills on strength-based approaches in partnership with Native People to enhance Native behavioral health, and Discuss ways that Native brilliance is demonstrated and supports behavioral health, and Learn about Native brilliance examples to share with behavioral health and other health care staff, as well as with local Tribal Nation citizens The concept of Native psychological brilliance will be celebrated through Native music videos and Native spoken word performances as part of each session of the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance series.   March's topic was "Native Trauma and Healing: Releasing the Trauma Our Body Holds, Part 2."  View a recording of this 3/28/23 session here. 

  Emotional eating is a struggle that many of us have faced, particularly when feeling isolated, anxious, bored, empty, frustrated, or even excited. Access resources from this presentation by clicking DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Do you ever feel guilty for eating?   Do you ever feel anxious around food?   Do you ever feel a sense of a loss of control or impulsivity around food? Do you ever judge yourself for what you eat? Do you use food to cope, distract, or numb out?   Do you fear eating certain foods or label certain foods as good/bad?   Do you feel like you’re on a rollercoaster with your eating?   Do you feel like there is no way to trust your intuition and your body to guide your eating?   Do you have difficulty identifying your body’s hunger, fullness, and satiety cues?     If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re in luck! We are offering an introduction to emotional eating on April 6, 2023, followed by a 4-week emotional eating program starting on April 13th, 2023.     Emotional eating is a struggle that many of us have faced, particularly when feeling isolated, anxious, bored, empty, frustrated, or even excited. Join Laura MacLachlan, registered psychotherapist, for an introduction to emotional eating.     This introduction will offer participants the knowledge and practical strategies needed to understand and conquer emotional eating and make peace with food. Laura will briefly demonstrate how participants can learn to change their relationship with food and how to listen to their bodies.     This introductory training is for anyone interested in learning more about emotional eating and the impact it can have on a person, personally and/or professionally. Participants will also have a chance to briefly review the curriculum for the ongoing 4-week course on emotional eating, that is being offered following the introductory training.     For more information and to register for the 4-week course, please visit: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/content/mountain-plains-mhttc  Trainer Laura MacLachlan, Psychotherapist, BSc., MCP, RP Laura MacLachlan is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.    She uses evidence-based interventions drawing from cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness, and intuitive eating, while liaising with other care providers to ensure a holistic approach to intervention.     She is passionate about working with individuals and families affected by mood and anxiety disorders, emotional eating, and relationship difficulties. In her work with clients who struggle with emotional eating, recovery involves addressing the many issues that contribute to it, such as shame, relationship problems, perfectionism, and past traumas.    When meeting first-time clients, Laura says, “I’m confident that together we can work to help equip you with the necessary tools to help you face and overcome the challenges you are facing. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or emotional eating, it is important that you know you don’t have to be alone in this journey.”  

About this Resource:  The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® is a skills-based wellness and prevention program that provides a biological, non-stigmatizing perspective on human reactions to stress and trauma. The primary focus of this stabilization program is to learn to reset the natural balance of the nervous system, using the body itself. CRM skills help people understand their nervous system and learn to track sensations connected to their own wellbeing. During this on-demand recording, the presenters teach easy-to-learn skills to manage difficult emotions which can be brought on by stressful personal or professional situations. CRM skills may be shared with others immediately after taking the 1 ½ hour training. Please click here to access the presenter slides.  CRM skills are useful for self-care in any setting: work, home, school, healthcare, faith communities, public safety, and even in crisis situations. CRM is a valuable resource for individuals coping with chronic stressors such as physical pain, addiction, and grief or loss. A range of persons that suffer the effects of cumulative trauma (e.g., violence, poverty, racism, homophobia, incarceration) may benefit from these tools.   Resources mentioned during the presentation: Dan Siegel’s Hand Brain Model  Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-m2YcdMdFw https://www.ichillapp.com/ CRM was developed at the Trauma Resource Institute by Elaine Miller-Karas [Miller-Karas, E. (2015). Building resilience to trauma: The trauma and community resiliency models. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group]. For more information: http://crmgeorgia.org/

The one-hour Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance virtual series provides an opportunity for participants to: Gain skills on strength-based approaches in partnership with Native People to enhance Native behavioral health, and Discuss ways that Native brilliance is demonstrated and supports behavioral health, and Learn about Native brilliance examples to share with behavioral health and other health care staff, as well as with local Tribal Nation citizens The concept of Native psychological brilliance will be celebrated through Native music videos and Native spoken word performances as part of each session of the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance series.   February's topic was "Native Trauma and Healing: Releasing the Trauma Our Body Holds."  View a recording of this 2/28/23 session here. 

Participating in a demanding professional life while maintaining healthy engagement in non-work roles can be overwhelming, frustrating, and riddled with guilt. It can also be a source of joy, inspiration, and creativity. This session explored how multiple demanding roles can be mutually beneficial, helping us improve our creativity, rest, and happiness. Using tools from the therapy room as well as behavioral science, attendees learned how they can actively enhance their well-being while maintaining a foothold in multiple demanding roles. Presenter: Yael Schonbrun, Ph.D., assistant professor at Brown University, co-host of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast, and author. This event was presented in collaboration with the Massachusetts Mental Health Center GrandRounds series. Watch a recording of this 2/15/2023 session here. 

Part 1 of 2 in the Pacific Southwest and Northeast & Caribbean MHTTC training series: Peer Wellness Supports for Healthcare Providers   Professionals across the health care continuum are trained to support, educate, and care for others. Sometimes this care comes at their own expense, and they may have difficulty tending to their own well-being. Burnout and compassion fatigue can lead to poor job performance which can negatively impact colleagues, patients/clients, and students, as well as family and friends. Attention to self-care and simple daily practices can build resilience and increase a person’s overall wellness.   This recorded training will help professionals in a range of disciplines and settings facilitate brief self-care sessions with their peers and colleagues. Part 1 of the training includes an overview of the program and self-care practices for participants.   The training is led by Drs. Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick and Michelle Zechner and is based on their co-authored manual, "Self-Care in the Workplace." Please access the Facilitator Manual here.

Part 2 of 2 in the Pacific Southwest and Northeast & Caribbean MHTTC training series: Peer Wellness Supports for Healthcare Providers This recorded training will help professionals in a range of disciplines and settings facilitate brief self-care sessions with their peers and colleagues. Each two-hour recorded webinar includes didactic, experiential, and implementation planning components (e.g. brief overview of practice, doing a self-care practice, resources and challenges to using materials at their location, and discussion).  This Part 2 recording features peer strategies and how to implement a colleague-to-colleague program as well as developing a customized plan (identifying strengths, possible challenges, and strategies to overcome possible challenges). At the end of this two-part training, viewers will be able to lead wellness groups for their small teams within their workplace.   The training is led by Drs. Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick and Michelle Zechner and is based on their co-authored manual “Self-Care in the Workplace.” Please access the Facilitator Manual here.

Recording of the event Race-Based Stress & Psychosis, originally held on December 13, 2022.   Presentation slides

  What if, when struggling, your instinct was to motivate and encourage yourself rather than blame and criticize? To access resources from this session, click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Event Description We can all be our harshest critics sometimes, so, in this workshop, Christina Ruggerio, RP, our Mindful Monday trainer, will introduce participants to one of their lesser-known motivators: self-compassion.    Participants will learn how developing a strong sense of self-compassion will benefit them and deepen their resilience during challenging moments. In addition to a brief lecture/discussion, participants will have the opportunity to engage in experiential exercises that will help them start engaging with and building their own skill of self-compassion immediately.    Join us for this valuable Workshop Wednesday training and give yourself the gift of a regular practice of self-compassion this holiday season.  By the end of this workshop participants will:    Understand what self-compassion is as well as the benefits of practicing it regularly.    Recognize when their inner critic is present, and consciously shift into a response of self-compassion.    Take away exercises to practice outside of the workshop and build on the skill of self-compassion.      This workshop is draws from information and research done by the founder of self-compassion practice, Kristin Neff. Trainer Christina Ruggerio, RP

About this Resource:  The prevalence and impact of trauma is undeniable. Statistics show that as many as 90% of the people who enter the public behavioral health system have experienced trauma. The adverse childhood experiences study (ACE) demonstrates the correlation between early childhood adversity and negative health outcomes in adulthood, including heart disease, cancer, substance misuse and mental health challenges. Our series Trauma and the Peer Perspective will examine the myriad of ways trauma is defined, how trauma is often addressed within behavioral health systems, and how trauma informed peer support and services can be a game changer. Mental Health and the Holidays (Part 3) Description: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” a popular holiday carol proclaims, but for many, the holidays bring stress, family discord, anxiety, and depression. This webinar featured Certified Peer Specialists exploring the challenges that come with the holiday season and discussed connections and resources they have used to support themselves and others through what might be a difficult time. Learning objectives: 1. Gain insight into how our Mental Health is challenged during the Holiday Season 2. Understand the importance of connection particularly during the Holiday Season 3. Learn about holiday resources, supports and events

  This series helps participants to practice mindfulness-based exercises, led by a facilitator. Event Description This series will expand on the evidence-based practices that have been introduced in prior series. Participants will have the opportunity to review and practice mindfulness-based exercises, led by a facilitator. Each month will feature a mindfulness theme with supportive practices. Participants can register for and attend any number of sessions. The same link will be used for all sessions.  Week 1- Meditation for Monkey-Mind To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 2- Breathing & Visualization Techniques 1 To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 3- Breathing & Visualization Techniques 2 To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 4- Creative Mindfulness Through Art 1 To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 5- Creative Mindfulness Through Art 2 To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 6- Somatic Experiences 1 To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 7- Somatic Experiences 2 To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above CLICK HERE to view the recording Week 8- Self-Compassion To access slide deck, please click DOWNLOAD above Recording coming soon! Trainer Christina Ruggerio, Masters of Counseling Psychology, Registered Psychoterapist

Anxiety impacts us and is rooted in many layers of our being:  it is physical, psychological, relational and existential. In Part Three of this series of informational and experiential workshops for school and the general mental health workforce, Hala Khouri, author, facilitator, and practitioner, offers a physiological and socio-political framework for anxiety and trauma to support behavioral health providers. Throughout the series, Hala shares tools and practices to transform our stress and anxiety and build capacity and resilience.   “New Year, New Approaches to Anxiety” Learning Series addresses and explores:   Building a culture at work (and home) that values wellbeing Having tools to manage and release stress and anxiety Feeling less overwhelmed and more grounded and inspired Cultivating relationships that are healthy and connected Engaging with the world in a way that reflects your values Building capacity for self and collective care and resilience Finding joy amidst the chaos   In this video recording of Session 3 - Relationships, Boundaries, and Communication, the goals are:   Understand the difference between codependency and healthy attachment  Learn about the role of transference and countertransference in your work  Co-regulation as the foundation of effective communication  Mirroring and active listening as tools for healthy communication 

Anxiety impacts us and is rooted in many layers of our being:  it is physical, psychological, relational and existential. In Part Two of this series of informational and experiential workshops for school and the general mental health workforce, Hala Khouri, author, facilitator, and practitioner, offers a physiological and socio-political framework for anxiety and trauma to support behavioral health providers. Throughout the series, Hala shares tools and practices to transform our stress and anxiety and build capacity and resilience.   “New Year, New Approaches to Anxiety” Learning Series addresses and explores:   Building a culture at work (and home) that values wellbeing Having tools to manage and release stress and anxiety Feeling less overwhelmed and more grounded and inspired Cultivating relationships that are healthy and connected Engaging with the world in a way that reflects your values Building capacity for self and collective care and resilience Finding joy amidst the chaos   In this video recording of Session 2 - Understanding Your Own Psychology: Self- Awareness for Empowerment and Radical Empathy, the goals are:    Reflect on how you manage stress and what being well means to you  Explore the roots of your stress and anxiety through a personal, interpersonal, and socio-political lens.  Learn how to work with your personal triggers so you can show up with more empathy and accountability  Uncover your internalized beliefs about self-care and caring for others 

This module prepares the learner to take on the role of the helper. Participants will learn to: Separate oneself from the struggles of the clients served Recognize symptoms and signs of compassion fatigue in self and others Create own wellness plan as part of professional development planning Identify and use coping strategies for own wellness   Learn more about HealtheKnowledge here: HealtheKnowledge Courses Learn more about the full series here: New Employees in Mental Health Services: A Training Series  

Compassion Fatigue This video from our partners at People Incorporated Training Institute defines compassion fatigue, explains causes and symptoms of those experiencing compassion fatigue, and offers evidence-based practices to help mental health professionals identify and address compassion fatigue in themselves and others. (Watch time: 45 min.)  

Building Resiliency   This video from our partners at People Incorporated Training Institute explains what resiliency is, provides examples of healthy and unhealthy stress management, identifies the traits and skills of resilient people, and engages the viewer in reflection exercises that help build personal resiliency. (Watch time: 52 min.)    

To access the slide deck from this training, please click DOWNLOAD above. CLICK HERE to view the recording Event Description Join fellow educators for this session on stress management.  Together, we will explore both the benefits and harmful effects of stress.  More importantly, we will discuss how to cope with stress and become more resilient! Trainer Geoff Gaukler                     Geoff Gaukler started in the field of education more than 25 years ago as a middle school math and social studies teacher.  He became a school counselor after spending more than a decade in the classroom.  After serving as a middle school and high school counselor for many years, Geoff went on to become the mental health coordinator for Grand Forks Public Schools in Grand Forks, ND.  Now, he is prepared to put his professional counseling license to use and will begin the next chapter of his career as a mental health provider at the Northern Prairie Community Clinic on the University of North Dakota campus.  Geoff and his wife, Monte, have a blended family with five children.