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This session will describe the two-fold workforce development needs for creating mental health equity in integrated primary care: creating an equitable workforce and training for creating equitable clinical structures. Speakers will discuss the unique approaches that have been successful in recruiting and retaining individuals from the communities in which they serve as well as ways to engage community support.   Learning Objectives: Identify innovative approaches for recruitment and retention of your workforce team with the intent to create mental health equity within an integrated primary care system.  Discuss how to generate a more representative workforce along with more equitable outcomes as identified from research efforts involving the pediatric population. Describe the importance of obtaining support from the community including identification of resources and community agencies in order to foster growth for the future workforce.    Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC

Addressing Traumatic Brain Injury - Neurodiversity Among Youth January 26, 2021   The Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Mountain Plains MHTTC) is pleased to partner with the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) to provide training related to traumatic brain injury and mental health.   Karen McAvoy, PsyD presented a 90-minute session on Understanding Neurodiversity Among Youth. This session provided an opportunity for school mental health professionals, and clinicians working with children and adolescents, to develop a better understanding of the implications of neurodiversity (traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, and trauma) in a youth population.   Access Slides Using the Download Link Above Recording Access Archived Training on Traumatic Brain Injury   Learning Outcomes Learn how to use the Building Blocks of Brain Development to understand typical neurodevelopment and neurodiversity among youth. Develop skills in applying the screening and assessment strategies of the Building Blocks of Brain Development to serve youth with co-occurring developmental, mental health, and substance use disorders. Examine the underlying skill deficits of "can'ts" (instead of "won'ts) which allows for antecedent management/interventions versus consequence-based management in serving youth.   Trainer Karen McAvoy, PsyD

About this Resource:  In this on-demand recording, Dr. Teri Brister, Director of Information & Support at National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), highlights the importance of engaging and involving family members in an individual's mental health care. She focuses on person and family centered care as well as discusses models to engage individuals and family members in the treatment process.   About the Presenter:  Teri Brister, Ph.D., serves as the Director of Information & Support at National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Dr. Brister is responsible for ensuring that all content created and disseminated by NAMI attains the highest possible standards of accuracy, relevance, value and academic rigor. She is the author of NAMI Basics and co-author of the NAMI Homefront program. Since July 2018 Dr. Brister has served as the SMI Patient and Family Engagement Expert for the APA SMI Adviser project. Prior to joining NAMI in 2005, Dr. Brister worked for twenty years in the community mental health system in Mississippi, working in both clinical and administrative roles, including Assistant Executive Director in two different centers. Dr. Brister received her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Jackson State University, and her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mississippi.

Original Broadcast Date: 12/07/20 This three-part webinar series is for school field leaders who are leading systems’ support for student suicide prevention. Session content focuses on providing timely, effective, competent, and evidence-based suicide prevention support to students and families. Each session is contextualized with experience and suggestions from on-the-ground regional leadership.   Learning Objectives: Understand suicide prevention policy, the prevalence and impact of traumatic stress and its relation to suicide, and resources available to schools; Understand your role as a school leader in providing trauma informed practices when conducting a risk assessment; and, Learn how to effectively collaborate with community partners when providing follow up support to students and families.   Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions upon registration, enabling our team to shape the session 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. Audience: System leaders, prevention specialists, educators, administrators, school site leadership district and state administrative leadership, and anyone interested.   The series is led by Angela J. Castellanos, PPSC, LCSW, Pacific Southwest School Mental Health Training Specialist, and systems leaders as guest presenters.   View Part 1 and Part 3 in this series.   About the Facilitator: Angela J. Castellanos, PPSC, LCSW, serves as a School Mental Health Training Specialist. Angela Castellanos, LCSW, is an experienced mental health consultant and administrator with 25+ years of diverse and progressive expertise in the mental health care industry and school settings. As a licensed clinical social worker, she specializes in administering school mental health programs, mentoring industry professionals (local, state, and federal), developing and teaching best practices in the area of Trauma, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Response and Recovery and School Mental Health.   

  Original Broadcast Date: 12/01/20 This three-part webinar series is for school field leaders who are leading systems’ support for student suicide prevention. Session content focuses on providing timely, effective, competent, and evidence-based suicide prevention support to students and families. Each session is contextualized with experience and suggestions from on-the-ground regional leadership.   Learning Objectives: Understand suicide prevention policy, the prevalence and impact of traumatic stress and its relation to suicide, and resources available to schools; Understand your role as a school leader in providing trauma informed practices when conducting a risk assessment; and, Learn how to effectively collaborate with community partners when providing follow up support to students and families.   Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions upon registration, enabling our team to shape the session 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. Audience: System leaders, prevention specialists, educators, administrators, school site leadership district and state administrative leadership, and anyone interested.   The series is led by Angela J. Castellanos, PPSC, LCSW, Pacific Southwest School Mental Health Training Specialist, and systems leaders as guest presenters.   View Part 2 and Part 3 in this series.   About the Facilitator: Angela J. Castellanos, PPSC, LCSW, serves as a School Mental Health Training Specialist. Angela Castellanos, LCSW, is an experienced mental health consultant and administrator with 25+ years of diverse and progressive expertise in the mental health care industry and school settings. As a licensed clinical social worker, she specializes in administering school mental health programs, mentoring industry professionals (local, state, and federal), developing and teaching best practices in the area of Trauma, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Response and Recovery and School Mental Health.   

This session will present ways to introduce an organization, practice, and/or primary care physician to integrated behavioral health. Speakers will advocate utilizing successful strategies and lessons learned when establishing an integrated care practice.   Learning Objectives:  Describe tools/rubrics available to assist with assessing an organization’s ability to integrate behavioral health services Describe strategies for initiating conversations with the team about integrating behavioral health in primary care settings Identify business models for integrated care Describe different approaches to initiating and maintaining behavioral health in primary care   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 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  

Spotlight on Young Adults is a quarterly newsletter dedicated to promoting resources, perspectives, and organizations that support youth and young adult (YYA) advocates, advocates for YYA, and YYA-serving professionals.

The Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the Northwest PBIS Network are collaborating to bring you a FREE, 3-part webinar series presented by WellEducator, LLC.  The Self-Care and Compassion for the Educator webinar series is part of The Back-to-School Series - Supports for Staff, Students & Families During COVID-19. Click here to learn more about our series of webinars on concrete strategies to strengthen connections, promote mental wellness and resilience, and support everyone in the return to schools during a global pandemic. About the Webinar: Webinar Objectives: Understand stressors affecting educator wellbeing. Learn simple, but not always easy ways to decrease stressors. Create a Self-care Committed Action Plan. Learn and experience 3 mindfulness/meditation exercises.   Presentation Materials: Reflective Notes  Committed Action Plan  NWPBIS Additional Resources   >> Click "View Resource" above to access the recording About the Series: At WellEducator, an educator is anyone who is professionally invested in helping students find their passions, raise their voices, and build their skills to support future generations in reaching their fullest potential.  NWPBIS is partnering with Dr. Renee VanNorman of WellEducator, LLC to bring you the most up to date research, suggestions, and exemplars on how to build wellness, and respond to life's challenging moments (in and out of the classroom) with self-compassion.  Educator stress and burnout has been reported as higher than any other profession (Stoeber, J., & Rennert, D, 2008). Stressors include lack of social/emotional training, ineffective interpersonal relationships, vicarious trauma, and unrealistic systems’ requirements. Stressors impact wellbeing and availability to effectively build high quality relationships with students. Educators inherently deserve support in nurturing their holistic wellbeing. During these workshops participants will practice skills to decrease stressors on mind/body systems to stay connected to the wonders and curiosities of teaching using evidence-based mindfulness practices, radical acceptance and values-driven goal setting. >> 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.

This is the slide deck for Ready to Hit the Pavement: How to Dive Into Primary Care, the third session in our series Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health. This session will present ways to introduce an organization, practice, and/or primary care physician to integrated behavioral health. Speakers will advocate utilizing successful strategies and lessons learned when establishing an integrated care practice.   Learning Objectives:  Describe tools/rubrics available to assist with assessing an organization’s ability to integrate behavioral health services Describe strategies for initiating conversations with the team about integrating behavioral health in primary care settings Identify business models for integrated care Describe different approaches to initiating and maintaining behavioral health in primary care   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

This session will focus on models of integrated behavioral health care with emphasis on the Primary Care model. Speakers will present the importance of communication with the primary care team and communication strategies such as warm hand-offs and hallway consultations. The benefits of utilizing these strategies will be highlighted as ways to promote collaboration, increase attendance rates for patients, and provide the type and brevity of communication needed in a busy primary care clinic. Learning Objectives: Identify core features of interprofessional collaborative care models and the primary care models of integrated care with a focus on behavioral health Describe considerations for selecting an integrated care model that best suits the clinic/organization Describe elements of formal and in-formal communication and collaboration amongst the primary care team related to both models of integrated care Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

This is the slide deck for The Road to Primary Care: Several Paths to Coming Home, the second session in our series Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health. This session will focus on models of integrated behavioral health care with emphasis on the Primary Care model. Speakers will present the importance of communication with the primary care team and communication strategies such as warm hand-offs and hallway consultations. The benefits of utilizing these strategies will be highlighted as ways to promote collaboration, increase attendance rates for patients, and provide the type and brevity of communication needed in a busy primary care clinic.   Learning Objectives: Identify core features of interprofessional collaborative care models and the primary care models of integrated care with a focus on behavioral health Describe considerations for selecting an integrated care model that best suits the clinic/organization Describe elements of formal and in-formal communication and collaboration amongst the primary care team related to both models of integrated care   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

This is the slide deck for Starting Down the Integrated Care Road and How the Mid-America MHTTC Can Help, the first session in our series Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health. This session will introduce the integration of behavioral health providers in primary care practices as well as the technical assistance the Mid-America MHTTC offers in this field. Speakers will demonstrate how integration efforts increase access to behavioral health, increase appointment attendance and reduce stigma. Members of the Mid-America MHTTC Integrated Care Program will welcome requests to establish and/or enhance integration efforts in primary care.    Learning Objectives:  Define integrated behavioral health care  Identify the consequences and costs of poor health to society, particularly poor behavioral health  Explain the importance of primary care in mental health delivery  Describe the advantages of integrated care for patients, physicians, and providers   Target Audience: Behavioral Health Providers Primary Care Providers Nurses   Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC  

The Intersection between Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health: An Introduction August 4, 2020 The Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) is proud to partner with the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) to present six virtual events focused on the significant intersection between brain injury, mental health, and addiction.  This first session was open to a general audience and provided attendees with a working knowledge of traumatic brain injury and its relation to mental health. This 60-minute session is a pre-requisite for anyone wanting to attend any of the four Intensive Workshops that follow. If you have been registered for the one of the intensive workshops, but missed this session, view the recording or the slide deck.   Slide deck Recording   Trainers Rebeccah Wolfkiel, Executive Director, NASHIA Judy Dettmer, Director for Strategic Partnerships, NASHIA Opening remarks from Charlie Smith, SAMHSA Region VIII  Regional Administrator   Trainer Bio-Sketches Rebeccah Wolfkiel Rebeccah Wolfkiel, Executive Director National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) Rebeccah joined NASHIA as Executive Director in January 2018. She brings fifteen years of experience in promoting policies that provide resources for individuals with brain injury, and their families. In her role as Executive Director, Rebeccah is committed to representing the interests of State governments and supporting the unique and integral role they play within the service delivery system. Rebeccah has also worked with former Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Ridge, at the Ridge Policy Group, for ten years, where she formerly represented NASHIA as a government affairs advisor. She played an integral role in the successful reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury in 2014, paving the way for the federal TBI program’s move to the Administration for Community Living. Prior to her time at the Ridge Policy Group, Rebeccah worked on Capitol Hill for over six years where she served as Legislative Director to Congressman Todd R. Platts, Co-Chair of the Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce. Managing the Congressman’s legislative agenda, she learned how to effectively navigate the lawmaking process and develop successful strategies. During her tenure on the Hill, Rebeccah became keenly aware of the importance of bipartisanship and developed strong Congressional relationships with Republicans and Democrats alike. She often bridged partisan gaps and facilitated communication between contrasting viewpoints. In her free time, Rebeccah enjoys traveling and spending time with her family, husband Ryan, daughter Anna (11) and son Jack (4). Rebeccah received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree from George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.   Judy Dettmer Judy Dettmer has been working in the field of brain injury for 30 years. Ms. Dettmer serves as NASHIA’s Director for Strategic Partnerships and a Technical Assistance Lead for the Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance and Resource Center. Ms. Dettmer has worked extensively with adults, children and family members of individuals with brain injury. She has provided direct and systems consultation to improve the lives of individuals with brain injury. Judy has also assisted with research efforts related to brain injury and has conducted countless presentations, classes and seminars on brain injury both in the state of Colorado and nationally. Ms. Dettmer has provided technical assistance to numerous states on topics including but not limited to; screening on brain injury; developing infrastructure within state systems; interagency partnership development; and creation and management of advisory boards and councils. Judy has become a national leader in the field of criminal justice and brain injury, developing screening, identification and accommodations protocols in Colorado that have been routinely modeled by states. Ms. Dettmer is currently a co-facilitator for the National Collaborative on Children’s Brain Injury.     Intensive Workshops Following this introductory session are four intensive workshops directed towards specific populations. The intensive workshops are intended for individuals and providers who support the mental health, substance abuse, veterans, and school-age communities. The four Intensive workshops were  limited to 20 participants each. Each workshop lasts 90 minutes and consist of a presentation, an interactive exercise, and Q & A. This format is designed to facilitate experiential learning and problem solving. Each workshop will be led by a nationally recognized subject matter expert.   Certificates of Attendance will be issued for these workshops. Workshops                                       Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health: Intensive Workshop for the Addiction Prevention and Treatment Community August 18, 2020   11:00 am - 12:30 pm MT   Trainer: Anastasia Edmonston, Maryland State Behavioral Health Administration Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health in the Veterans Community  September 8, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm MT Trainer: Dr. Lisa Brenner, Veterans Affairs Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health for the Mental/Behavioral Health Community September 10, 2020       9:00 am - 10:30 am MT Trainer: Dr. Kim Gorgens, University of Denver  Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health in the K-12 Education Community  October 6, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm MT Trainer: Dr. Karen McAvoy Open Session Webinar: Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health for the Primary Health Care Community October 27, 2020          1:00 pm - 2:30 pm MT Trainers: Caitlin Synovec, OTD, OTR/L and Amber Richert, BSN, MSN, DNP  

This session will introduce the integration of behavioral health providers in primary care practices as well as the technical assistance the Mid-America MHTTC offers in this field. Speakers will demonstrate how integration efforts increase access to behavioral health, increase appointment attendance and reduce stigma. Members of the Mid-America MHTTC Integrated Care Program will welcome requests to establish and/or enhance integration efforts in primary care.  Learning Objectives:  •    Define integrated behavioral health care  •    Identify the consequences and costs of poor health to society, particularly poor behavioral health  •    Explain the importance of primary care in mental health delivery  •    Describe the advantages of integrated care for patients, physicians, and providers Target Audience: •    Behavioral Health Providers •    Primary Care Providers •    Nurses Learn more: https://bit.ly/ComingHometoIC

This flyer provides an overview of The Road to Primary Care: Several Paths to Coming Home, the Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.

This flyer provides an overview of Ready to Hit the Pavement: How to Dive Into Primary Care, the Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.

This flyer provides an overview of Considerations in Maintaining Equity on Our Path to Pediatric Primary Care, the Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.

This flyer provides an overview of Starting Down the Integrated Care Road and How the Mid-America MHTTC Can Help, the Friday, July 31, 2020, webinar in the Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health webinar series.

This resource showcases the amazing work of organizations that are driving research, policy, and practice change to improve systems for youth and young adults (YYA) of transition age. Find brief features on eleven key organizations and initiatives, including highlighted resources from each. The PS MHTTC Youth and Young Adult Co-Leads created these features in collaboration with each organization.

Session one Rural Social Isolation and Loneliness: Rates, Importance, and Identifying Risk In this session, participants learned about loneliness and social isolation among older adults in rural and urban areas. Dr. Henning Smith reviewed existing data, what we know, how social isolation and loneliness are unique in rural areas, and how rural social isolation is a health and mortality risk factor. She discussed what has changed as a result of the current health pandemic, how to prepare rural providers to ask questions to determine isolation/loneliness, and what can be done for rural people who are experiencing isolation/loneliness. Slide deck Recording   Additional Resources Rural Health Research Gateway Rural Health Information (RHI) Hub   Trainer Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW     Three-part Series on Rural Social Isolation and Loneliness  Social isolation and loneliness are complex conditions that can have increased consequences for individuals living in rural and remote communities. The current COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the challenges faced by providers working in rural communities in identifying and responding to the needs of individuals who may be experiencing increased social isolation and loneliness. This series aims to provide an overview of the topic, and novel ways to support providers in responding to the needs of the individuals they serve.   Session two The Evolving Nature of Social Connections: Promoting Well-Being in Times of Crisis July 22, 2020 This session will address programs designed to make connections between and among individuals and organizations to promote well-being in the aging population. Social Connect: Mindful Stress Management is a six-session program delivered virtually through a Zoom platform or telephonically. The program was revised during the early stages of the current pandemic to address the concern of increasing isolation among the elderly population. Social Connect draws on mind-body stress management strategies, in particular, Mindfulness-Based Stress Management. The session will provide the overview of the program, conceptual foundation, program elements, and lessons learned from the first pilot offerings. Central Minnesota Council on Aging (CMCOA) is a non-profit organization designated by the Minnesota Board on Aging as the Area Agency on Aging for the 14 county Central Minnesota region. In partnership with public and private organizations, CMCOA helps older adults age successfully by building community capacity, advocating for aging issues, maximizing service effectiveness, and linking people with information.  Chisago Age Well is one of four Silos to Circles communities whose mission is to increase awareness of, access to, and satisfaction with, existing services and health resources in the community.    Session Two Resources   Trainers Natalie Matthewson, MA, LPC Rebecca Hostetler Darcy Rylander, BS, RYT, NBC-HWC Steve Hoover, PhD     Session three Rural but Reachable: How to Build Grief Support by Creating Community July 28, 2020 What are the unique qualities of our rural environments which lend to us creating community surrounding our common denominator of grief? Come explore in this engaging and interactive webinar where we will discuss how you can start the thread of connection in your own community to support those in grief. How has COVID-19 changed this and where are we now as we create new avenues of support for each other and grief becomes even more of our common experience and language?   Session Three Resources   Trainer Cynthia Drake                  Additional Resources Rural Mental Health Resources  

The Family Peer Support: An Emerging Workforce Webinar airing 12-1 p.m. Thursday, August 20, will introduce family peer support as a profession, explore its roles and functions, and highlight specific training needs.   Visit the webinar web page to learn more.  

Debra A. Pinals, MD, Brian Hepburn, MD, and Joseph Parks, MD will speak about the response of behavioral health systems and facilities to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Their presentation will cover preparedness and response for state hospitals, crisis services, residential & community treatment services, and the criminal & civil justice interface. They will also speak about the challenges regarding financing for community providers, providing medication, adapting to changing technology, and special behavioral health populations such as people experiencing homelessness, children, and older adults.