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Download the slide deck. This presentation provides an orientation to housing instability as a social determinant of health. You will:​ Learn what housing instability includes (e.g., cost burdened, overcrowding, forced/multiple moves, homelessness) ​ Learn how housing instability affects physical and mental health. Learn how to assess for housing instability and make referrals for appropriate supports.   Watch corresponding presentation Employment  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

Watch the webinar. This presentation provides an orientation to employment as a social determinant of health. You will: Learn how employment is related to physical and mental health Learn how to assess for unemployment and problems related to employment Learn how to make referrals to employment support   Watch corresponding presentation Housing  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

Download the slides. This presentation provides an orientation to employment as a social determinant of health. You will: Learn how employment is related to physical and mental health Learn how to assess for unemployment and problems related to employment Learn how to make referrals to employment support   Watch corresponding presentation Housing  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

September 14, 2021   It can be challenging to differentiate what is pathology and what is culture. In this talk clinical recommendations will be presented on how to accurately assess different symptom constellations with patients from different cultural backgrounds. Emphasis is given to specific applications of the Cultural Formulation Interview and these are illustrated with concrete examples.  

Download the slides. This presentation provides an orientation to Z-codes and how they are utilized in primary care settings to improve care. You will:​ Learn what Z-codes are​ Learn how Z-codes are predictive of health status​ Learn to utilize Z-codes to track, report, and make referrals to address social determinants of health   Watch corresponding presentation Food Insecurity  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment

Watch the webinar. This presentation will introduce food insecurity. You will learn: Food insecurity's impact on health How to identify food insecurity How to address food insecurity    Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment

Watch the webinar. This presentation provides an orientation to Z-codes and how they are utilized in primary care settings to improve care. You will:​ Learn what Z-codes are​ Learn how Z-codes are predictive of health status​ Learn to utilize Z-codes to track, report, and make referrals to address social determinants of health    Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment

Download the slides. This presentation will introduce food insecurity. You will learn: Food insecurity's impact on health How to identify food insecurity How to address food insecurity   Watch corresponding presentation Orientation to Z Codes  Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment

This presentation will focus on discussing the importance of integrating cultural humility and structural competence within the Coordinated Specialty Care service delivery framework. We will review the Cultural Formulation Interview and discuss ways in which it can be effectively used when working with program participants and family members to gain a better understanding of the individual's cultural context and inform treatment practices.   To watch the recording, click here.  Presenter: Iruma Bello is a clinical psychologist, Co-Director, and Clinical Training Director of OnTrackNY, and an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Iruma received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She has a broad background in public sector clinical psychology with specialized training in evidence-based practices and cognitive behavioral therapy. Iruma’s career has focused on research and practice aimed at improving outcomes for individuals diagnosed with first-episode psychosis. As the Clinical Training Director of OnTrackNY, she is responsible for helping to develop effective implementation strategies through the delivery of technical assistance and consultation, to support the dissemination of the OnTrackNY treatment model both in New York and across the United States.

This presentation will focus on implementing shared decision-making in caring for persons diagnosed with a serious mental illness. We will focus on the history of shared decision-making in medicine, the barriers to implementing SDM in psychiatry, and a framework and tool to support collaboration in psychiatric care. To watch the recording, click here. 

Topics: * Neurobiology of Yoga in Mental Health Disorders * Yogic Understanding of Stress and Approach towards its Management * Orientation to important Yoga techniques for Stress Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic   To watch the recording, click here. 

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE Wraparound is a planning process to help youth and their families realize their hopes and dreams. This training will orient you to the Family Partner role within the Wraparound process. We will go over the four phases of Wraparound and how the Family Partner supports the family and team members through the Wraparound process and activities associated with Wraparound planning. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.  Presentation Slides View a copy of the presentation slides. OFSN Technical Briefs Technical assistance briefs from OFSN in English and Spanish.  Role of the Family Partner handout  /  El Rol de un Compañero Familiar Best Practices for Retaining Family Support Specialists (Family Partners)  /Mejores Prácticas para Apoyar a Familias en el Proceso de Revisión de Servicios Comprehensivos (Wraparound) Family Partner Role in Wraparound Crisis and Safety Planning  /  El Rol del Compañero Familiar en Wraparound y la Planificación de Crisis y Seguridad Resources referenced during the presentation: Brené Brown on Empathy This animated short shows the difference between empathy and sympathy. Family Partners rely on empathy to build connection with families. Introduction to Wraparound This video provides an introduction to the Wraparound principles, phases, and activities. Oregon Family Support Network Homepage At OFSN, families and youth work together to promote mental, behavioral and emotional wellness for other families and youth. The Five Love Languages Family Partners connect with family members by understanding how each person feels seen, heard, valued, and supported. FACILITATOR Candace Arnold is a Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Coach and System of Care Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN). OFSN is a family-run organization that promotes mental, behavioral, and emotional wellness for families and youth through education, support, and advocacy. Candace comes to this position with experience supporting youth and families, and with lived experience as a mother of 3 children, all with varying levels of complex mental and behavioral health needs. Being a wife and mother who has needed to learn to navigate youth and family support services, she knows, understands, and deeply respects the role of peers.   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This is the third and final webinar in a three-part webinar series related to forensic mental health.  Individuals with a serious mental illness (SMI) are at least three times more likely to be treated in a forensic setting than in a mainstream mental health setting, effectively making high-security settings the primary frontier for SMI treatment. Recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, person-centered, and evidence-based practices can and should be delivered in a way that is responsive to both therapeutics and security. This presentation will provide a brief overview of empirically-supported treatments for forensically-housed individuals with SMI, with a focus on cognitive behavioral therapies. Learning Objectives Learners will become familiar with national and international guidelines on the provision of care to individuals with serious mental illness who are housed in high-security settings. Learners will be able to list the evidence-based psychosocial interventions indicated for this population. Learners will hear about empirically-supported benefits of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, person-centered, and evidence-based care to both the individual and system. Learners will be able identify core considerations and strategies for delivering person-centered cognitive behavioral therapy to adults with a serious mental illness in high security settings. Find out more about our forensic mental health webinar series here. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Download webinar slides   FACILITATOR Sarah L. Kopelovich, JD Sarah L. Kopelovich, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in serious mental illness and forensic psychology. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and serves as core faculty with the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law (CMHPL), the SPIRIT Lab, the Northwest MHTTC, and the Washington State Center of Excellence in Early Psychosis. Dr. Kopelovich specializes in evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatments for schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE After the harrowing year of 2020, understanding and addressing trauma is more relevant than ever. In supporting people who have survived trauma, our focus is commonly – and appropriately – focused on how we can alleviate the suffering associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and other painful consequences of traumatic experiences. Reducing suffering, however, may not be the only way that we can help people live well after loss, trauma, and adversity. It may also be possible to support people in uncovering opportunities for personal growth during their recovery process. Posttraumatic growth (PTG) refers to the positive psychological changes that can sometimes emerge as a result of struggling with adversity and trauma. These positive changes are different than the absence of, or recovery from, posttraumatic stress. In recent years there have been great efforts to better understand and foster PTG in individuals who have experienced adversity. In this webinar, participants will learn a research-informed perspective on what PTG is; how PTG is similar to and different than resilience or recovery; the promise and the pitfalls of addressing PTG with our clients; and how we might be able to facilitate PTG for the people we serve.  Find out more about our provider well-being series with C4 Innovations here. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Download webinar slides   FACILITATOR Ann Marie Roepke, PhD Ann Marie Roepke, Ph.D. (she/her) is a clinical psychologist, trainer, and consultant based in Seattle, WA. Her areas of expertise include resilience, well-being, motivation, cognitive-behavioral therapies, and the impact of trauma – including both posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth. Dr. Roepke strives to help people live well in the face of challenging circumstances, and has developed and tested multiple psychosocial interventions to foster growth after loss and trauma. She is dedicated to using interactive learning approaches to empower professionals to help others while tending to their own well-being. Dr. Roepke earned her doctorate in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center under the mentorship of Martin Seligman, founder of the field of positive psychology, and Angela Duckworth, expert on grit. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Consulting Psychology, and the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and host of the podcast Psychological Resilience in the Time of Coronavirus. More information is available at www.evoketrainingandconsulting.com. 

This is a psychopharmacology consultation line with Dr. Rajiv Tandon & Dr. Matcheri Keshavan.   Slides:           

In this hour we discussed what principals need to do for their schools right now to address the trauma of the last year and looking ahead. We focused on the preparation, planning, and practice needed to ensure teachers and principals are better prepared to address and advocate for the social-emotional and mental health needs of everyone in the school community. We started the healing by decoding what we've learned about the power and drawbacks of remote learning, the resources needed to improve school leadership, and how to mitigate the impact of the past year with appropriate social-emotional and mental health supports. We looked at how school staff at the Pre-K-12 grade levels can embed interventions to prioritize mental health support. And most importantly, how this prioritization might impact educational and leadership preparation programs.   To watch the recording, click here.    Facilitator: Martha Staehli, PhD, Director, New England MHTTC, School Mental Health Initiative, Instructor, Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Featured Speakers: Jill Flanders, Consultant, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Kathleen Sciarappa, EdD, Board of Directors, International Mentoring Association Member, New England MHTTC Advisory Team

This presentation discussed 3 clinical cases that challenged the stereotypes consistently found when assessing, diagnosing, and treating Latino individuals who suffer from a severe mental illness such as psychosis.   Slides:      Presenter: Dr. Luis Sandoval is an experienced bilingual and bicultural scholar-researcher-clinician who is trained in multiple psychotherapy modalities and has applied them across diverse multicultural populations and settings. His experience in psychotherapy, research, and teaching, in both Spanish and English, over the past 18 years in the U.S. and Mexico, allows him to translate both theoretical and clinical knowledge into a clinical, research, and academic setting and to long-term research projects.   He has developed a long-term research agenda that connects different disciplines within the field of psychology. In addition to leading his own research projects, he has collaborated with multiple studies funded by the NIH, the NIMH, PCORI, NASA, and various private foundations. His research program is divided into three main areas: 1) Digital Psychiatry and Human-Computer Interaction to improve symptoms on Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders, 2) Cognitive Remediation in psychotic disorders, and 3) Mental health innovation to improve outcomes in underrepresented groups and communities.    Currently, Dr. Sandoval is a clinical researcher in the department of public psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.    

Original Broadcast Date: 1/25/21 Peer Specialists bring distinct value in the engagement of people during and after suicide crisis in numerous ways, such as inspiring a sense of hope for recovery, personal understanding of barriers and solutions to mental health system navigation, and contributing to anti-stigma efforts with lived experience of mental health recovery. With a diverse panel of Peer Specialists (youth and adult) working across the crisis continuum of care from the Pacific Northwest and Southwest and New England regions of the United States, audiences will learn about the roles of Peer Specialists in promoting wellness and recovery within mobile crisis units, peer respite programs, creating self-help tools like Apps and documentary film, supporting our colleagues within the Peer workforce, and working on warm and hot lines for both youth, adults, and older populations. This recorded panel is Part 1 of a 3-webinar series about Peer Specialists’ Roles in Behavioral Health Crisis including Suicide.

We held a listening session with Ruth Ettenberg Freeman, LCSW about helping families navigate child therapy and helping clinicians understand how to communicate more effectively with families. The strategies Ruth will provide have been informed by her 30+ years as a parenting educator and as a clinician in private practice. Ruth is the founder of Peace at Home Parenting Solutions, co-founder of the CT Parenting Education Network, and lead author on the University of Connecticut parenting curriculum, "Building Family Futures." This session is ideal for families and mental health providers, but all educators will gain useful knowledge. You can submit questions for Ruth in advance that she will answer during the session.

This module reviews the importance of early intervention and treatment services and supports for students with mild distress or functional impairment, or at risk for a given problem or concern. Then, the module reviews the same as those discussed in Module 5 about quality indicators and best practices to ensure these services and supports are of high quality, adequate implementation, and fit local considerations. PLEASE NOTE: As of April 2021, the MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) changed the title of the National School Mental Health Curriculum: Guidance and Best Practices for States, Districts, and Schools to the new title National School Mental Health Best Practices: Implementation Guidance Modules for States, Districts, and Schools.

Click "download" above to access: Slide Deck, Transcript & Q/A     The Great Lakes MHTTC and Northwest MHTTC offer this training for Assertive Community Team Leads. This one-hour webinar is intended for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team leads and will examine what we currently know about the pivotal role of the team leader to the implementation of the ACT model.  We will share concepts around what some effective ACT team leaders do to contribute to high-fidelity ACT in the day-to-day running of the program.   Learning Objectives  Participants will: Be introduced to the role of the ACT Team Lead according to fidelity standards Be able to identify at least two key elements that contribute to high-fidelity ACT (through the work of the team lead) Identify one action step they can take to improve fidelity to the ACT model   Target Audience Primarily Assertive Community Treatment Team Leaders and other supervisors of multi-disciplinary mental health treatment teams serving a high-needs population group.   Presenters Mimi Choy-Brown , PhD, MSW is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Informed by over a decade of practice and leadership in community mental health services, her research focuses on improving access to high quality mental health services for individuals who experience significant psychiatric disabilities and supervision-focused strategies to improve the implementation of recovery-oriented, evidence-based practices in routine care. She received her PhD from NYU and her MSW from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.           Lynette M. Studer, PhD, MSW, LCSW is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. She teaches MSW students in a mental health field unit as well as classes on Mental Health Policies & Services and Advanced Practice Skills in Mental Health. Prior to joining the UW-Madison faculty, she held a position as both an Agency Policy Specialist and State Administrator with the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services, Chemical and Mental Health Administration overseeing and improving policy and the provision of technical assistance for the state’s 32 Assertive Community Treatment teams who serve individuals with serious mental illness. Dr. Studer holds clinical social work licenses in both Wisconsin and Minnesota and has been a practicing clinical social worker for over 20 years.    

Learning Objectives: present the steps of developing a safety plan, with special considerations of the limitations imposed by the current pandemic; risk management including the use of involuntary commitment in clients experiencing psychosis; crisis planning and potential harm reduction strategies to decrease risk of violence for when clients have encounters with law enforcement.

A clinical brief that describes Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) and its benefits for psychosis treatment. 

A CEDAR Clinic clinical brief that describes telehealth and discusses its benefits in the treatment of young people at risk for psychosis.  It also discusses the benefits of using telehealth vs. traditional therapy.