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Mid-America MHTTC trainer Holly Roberts, PhD, LP, sits down with Jason Medows of Ag State of Mind to talk about rural mental health and telehealth. Episode description: Back to interview podcasts today. A few months ago, Elizabeth Lewan from American Psychological Association reached out to me regarding the impact COVID has had on America’s farmers. She put me in contact with Dr. Holly Roberts from the Psychology Department at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Holly and I chatted about her background in a farming community and how getting mental health care treatment into farming communities is often a challenge. We discuss that although COVID is a challenge, it also produced the opportunity to showcase that Telehealth can really work. I am very flattered that APA reached out to me and put me in touch with Holly. I’m also quite impressed that APA is recognizing this need and is going to work on it. To get in contact with Holly send her a message at [email protected]. Learn more about Ag State of Mind

  Hispanic youths are less likely to have access to mental health services and more likely to prematurely terminate services when they do engage in treatment. Common barriers to accessing mental health care include: (a) limited availability of linguistically appropriate services for Spanish-speaking children and families; (b) limited services available in rural areas; (c) lack of transportation to mental health facilities; (d) being under- or uninsured; (e) caregiver employment barriers (e.g., scheduled work hours, leave restrictions; and more recently (f) a global pandemic which has shut down most in-person mental health services for over a year. Telehealth (i.e., the use of interactive technologies such as videoconferencing via computer and/or tablet to deliver mental health services) is an alternative to office-based delivery of treatment which can address disparities in access to care. This introductory webinar will describe the state of the evidence for telehealth delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for underserved Hispanic youth, offer logistical and practical tips for getting started (e.g., equipment, procedures, documentation, ethical and safety considerations), and demonstrate culturally and linguistically tailored resources. Participants will also learn about challenges, facilitators, and special considerations for delivery of TF-CBT via telehealth with Hispanic youth before and during the COVID-19 global pandemic.   Learning objectives:    Describe the state of the evidence for telehealth delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for underserved Hispanic youth. Describe logistical and practical tips for implementing TF-CBT via telehealth (e.g., equipment, procedures, documentation, ethical and safety considerations). Describe culturally and linguistically tailored resources for implementing TF-CBT via telehealth. Describe challenges, facilitators, and special considerations for delivery of TF-CBT via telehealth with Hispanic youth before and during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

  The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for school mental health professionals and other behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.   In the wake of COVID-19 school closures, educators, parents, and students across the globe are coping with a new reality. In this webinar series we will explore research on belonging and connectedness, they key tenants of virtual communication for educators, and effective strategies for building virtual connectedness. Research has demonstrated just how vital school and teacher connections are for students. Students who feel connected to their school are less likely to be truant or have disciplinary issues and are more likely to succeed academically, as well as graduate.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Discuss the benefits of developing meaningful connections with students by providing effective relationship-building strategies for educators. Discuss utilizing weekly “check-ins” to measure student’s emotional well-being, as well as the importance of stimulating peer-to-peer connections.   Speaker: Angela Begres Angela is a licensed clinical social worker who obtained her MSW at the University of Chicago. She is an experienced trainer and presenter contracted both independently and through various nonprofits in the Chicago area, Michigan, and others, with experience integrating mental health education programs into the curriculum for students and staff within the Chicago and West Cook County public schools. In Partnership with the National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) Metro Suburban, Angela also developed a program to help decrease student stress and implement mindfulness in the classrooms. She has also worked with Chicago Family Services (DCFS) providing parenting education, with efforts to get parents reunited with their children.    

The Digital Peer Support Specialist: How We Got Here and Where We're Going  This session presented a new category of peer support endorsement training - the digital peer support specialist. Dr. Karen Fortuna discussed the latest scientific evidence regarding digital peer support services including telephone-based, video games, and smartphone app peer support services, the current landscape of offerings within the United States. Additional information was provided on how to select technologies that promote recovery and discuss ethical challenges and opportunities to the future of peer support. Session Recording  

This document presents a general landscape of state telemental health policies in responses to the COVID-19 emergency. This document was updated on September 3, 2021 to include the up-to-date telemental health policies in the Southeast. Many of the policies included in the document are time-sensitive and, therefore, may not remain in effect beyond the listed dates.

  Effective Accommodations for Struggling Students During this free, 90-minute training, participants learned about various learning styles and effective ways to accommodate and support them. The ability to distinguish between visual learners, auditory learners, and other types of learning is important when identifying various learning needs, such as memory, executive functioning, and expression. Accommodations shared can be used across all tiered levels of support and in a variety of learning environments. This training was geared toward, but not limited to, teachers and support providers.   Slides, Handouts, and Recording Access slides deck and handouts using the download button above Click here to view the recording      

  The pandemic has brought challenges and disruption to substance use disorder services along with opportunities. The presentation will examine these new opportunities and “how to get there.” Learning Objectives Participants will: Recognize some of the opportunities that have resulted from the pandemic. Explore the role of resilience in responding to service needs during the pandemic, and as a path to opportunities.   Speaker   Sheila Weix, MSN, RN, CARN During her tenure as a leader in SUD treatment, Sheila Weix has been involved with emergencies related to the HIV epidemic, 9/11, and the 2008 economic collapse. She is currently applying this experience in an outpatient treatment service that includes medication-assisted treatment in rural Wisconsin during the COVID19 pandemic.     IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Video: Substance Use Disorder Services in the Days of a Pandemic (Part 1) Video: Substance Use Disorder Services in the Days of a Pandemic (Part 2)  

This webinar focuses on the pivotal role of Team Leaders in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and seeks to engage in a dialogue with team leaders around past and current strategies for focusing on team member well-being within the pandemic and beyond. Presenters will share lessons learned from the team leader listening sessions conducted over this year on this topic as well as relevant research findings in this area. This is the second webinar in our four-part series "Team Leaders Making a Difference! Conversations on Leadership and Supervision in ACT," offered in collaboration with the Great Lakes MHTTC. Resources Presentation Slides Attendee Strategies Document 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.         Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington, School of Medicine, and the Director of the Washington State Center of Excellence in First Episode Psychosis. Her expertise is in implementation and services research related to evidence-based practices for adults with serious mental illness, particularly the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model. She has served as the Principal Investigator on several projects with the Washington State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, including the development, implementation, and fidelity assessment of 10 new ACT teams, and several Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) and Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) pilots across the state. She is also in the process of developing and testing novel approaches to better serving people with serious mental illness. She received a collaborative R34 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to develop and pilot-test the integration of IMR within ACT teams and is working to better define and implement integrated primary care services within ACT. She is also the lead author of the new ACT fidelity tool – the Tool for Measurement of Assertive Community Treatment (TMACT) – which has been disseminated and pilot-tested in several U.S. states and countries.   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.     Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

  Effective Supports for Students with Autism Participating in Remote Learning January 13, 2021   Slide deck Recording ASD Materials, Resources, and Supports Behavioral Supports for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder General Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorder Remote Learning Supports for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder   In this free, one-hour training, participants learned about effective accommodations, modifications, and interventions for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in remote learning environments. The training addressed visual supports, methods to assist with emotional and/or behavioral regulation, strategies to promote socialization, behavioral principles, reinforcement systems that can be used by teachers and caregivers in the home, and considerations to aid the student in transitioning back to in-person learning at their school. Trainer Erin Briley, MS, NCSP 

About this Resource:  Region IV is the largest HHS region, comprised of eight states and 26% of the U.S. population. These states have large rural populations, high poverty rates, and face racial and cultural disparities in care. In addition the Southeast states have considerable clinical, geographic, workforce, and health system differences and often score below the median on state rankings from advocacy groups including the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Mental Health America (MHA). These factors are important considerations when planning mental health care and support services; however, understanding these influences separately can be challenging. The Southeast MHTTC Data Visualization Project provides information on Region IV priorities in an easy to understand graphical format.   Potential Impact of Tele-Health on Mental Health Care Access Relevant Factors: Availability of mental health professionals and household access to broadband How to Use: Click on "VIEW RESOURCE" to access interactive map and visualize the intersection of these factors as well as identify potential areas for impactful tele-health implementation by Region IV State or County.  

 Click "download" above to access: Slide Deck & Transcript   The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a seismic shift in how practitioners provide services. With the sudden shift to virtual services, school-based mental health professionals have been required to learn new ways of doing their essential work, but with little guidance about how to make those sessions work. Prevention Research Institute began providing virtual training services in the addictions treatment field in 2012 and since then has extended this work to prevention and helping people deliver of virtual services. This session will focus on the pragmatic questions of how to do these services with practical suggestions about what helps and what interferes with client engagement, how to prevent problems, and how to manage when challenges arise. The instructors will use a dynamic blend of didactic, discussion and activities to explore these issues and keep learners engaged.   Learning Objectives At the conclusion of the session, participants will: Articulate three steps to take before the virtual session to enhance the likelihood of success Describe three methods to enhance participant engagement Identify three important equipment considerations for virtual sessions Delineate two approaches for managing challenges in a virtual setting   Intended Audience:  School and youth mental health providers who are using telehealth to conduct group sessions   Presenter David B. Rosengren, Ph.D, President and CEO, Prevention Research Institute; MINT Member; IPPA Member              

Anitra Warrior, PhD, of Morningstar Counseling in Lincoln, Nebraska, draws from years of experience serving Native populations in urban, rural and reservation settings to share strategies for ensuring integrated behavioral health and primary care clinics are prepared to provide culturally appropriate care. This presentation supplements our Oct. 30 webinar from our webinar series Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health.

The unprecedented disruption in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic transformation to telehealth, including neuropsychological practice. With a rapid increase in the utilization of remote neuropsychological assessment, this modality of assessment has become primary.   Learning Objectives: Review the foundations of remote neuropsychological assessment, and highlight the various models for conducting assessments during COVID-19. Review factors that have led to health inequities in among racial, ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, and other groups during the pandemic, how this can be impacting treatment delivery to patients with serious mental illness. Address the various ways health inequities exist in delivery of neuropsychological services, and make recommendations for increasing access and improving quality of neuropsychological services to vulnerable and underrepresented groups such as patients with serious mental illness.

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  

COVID-19 Mental Health (MH) Telehealth Response and Sustainability Assessment is a research study on the use of virtual behavioral health services during the pandemic. Its purpose is to gain a better understanding of: How agencies are using telehealth The pros and cons of telehealth services Projected use of telehealth services post-pandemic    Thank you to those who participated in our survey. Your input will be invaluable in our study of telehealth services in the era of COVID-19 and beyond.

Indian Health Care Providers Series This recorded webinar, held on September 17, 2020, features an open engagement/discussion among participants focused on addressing barriers and highlighting innovations in telebehavioral health, e.g., identify barriers with the delivery of telehealth such as access to technology, privacy, issues with physical location and comfort for providers and clients; highlight innovations being explored and discuss the positive outcomes rising to the surface during this rapid onset of telehealth. Presentation from this webinar is available for download here Organizing Partners include the Behavioral Health Training, Workforce and Policy Innovation Center of the University of Washington's Behavioral Health Institute in partnership with the WA State Health Care Authority (HCA).  Key Tribal Partners include the Indian Health Service's Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence (TBHCE), the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC) of Washington State and others. Partners & Presenters Chris Fore, Ph.D, Director, IHS TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence at Indian Health Service Melody McKee, MS, SUDP, Program Director for the Behavioral Health Training, Workforce and Policy Innovation Center through Harborview Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Institute Cara Towle, MSN, RN, MA, Associate Director for Telepsychiatry at the University of Washington Kathryn Akeah and Jen Olsen, American Indian Health Commission Mike Longnecker, Tribal Operations and Compliance Manager, WA HCA Kristi Woodard, LICSW, Behavioral Health Consultant, Portland Area Indian Health Service (IHS) Lucilla Mendoza, MSW, CPP Tribal Behavioral Health Administrator, Office of Tribal Affairs, WA HCA Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

Indian Health Care Providers Series This recorded webinar, held on September 24, 2020, features Dr. Chris Fore, Director, IHS TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence at Indian Health Service. Dr. Fore will present “Introduction to Telebehavioral Health for IHCPs”, covering topics such as defining telehealth, workflow considerations, configuring the space and privacy issues, billing and reimbursement and special considerations and more. The focus will be informed by the previous session’s discussion. Lucilla Mendoza, tribal behavioral health administrator with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), will attend as the HCA billing/IHCP expert to attend and help field questions. Presentation from this webinar is available for download here Organizing Partners include the Behavioral Health Training, Workforce and Policy Innovation Center of the University of Washington's Behavioral Health Institute in partnership with the WA State Health Care Authority (HCA).  Key Tribal Partners include the Indian Health Service's Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence (TBHCE), the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC) of Washington State and others. Partners & Presenters Chris Fore, Ph.D, Director, IHS TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence at Indian Health Service Melody McKee, MS, SUDP, Program Director for the Behavioral Health Training, Workforce and Policy Innovation Center through Harborview Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Institute Cara Towle, MSN, RN, MA, Associate Director for Telepsychiatry at the University of Washington Kathryn Akeah and Jen Olsen, American Indian Health Commission Mike Longnecker, Tribal Operations and Compliance Manager, WA HCA Kristi Woodard, LICSW, Behavioral Health Consultant, Portland Area Indian Health Service (IHS) Lucilla Mendoza, MSW, CPP Tribal Behavioral Health Administrator, Office of Tribal Affairs, WA HCA                 Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

This flyer provides an overview of Responsive Care During a Pandemic: How to Sustain Pediatric Integrated Practice. Learn more: https://bit.ly/ICCOVID20

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

This 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  

About the Event:  A global epidemic, social unrest, racial tensions, economic uncertainty -- these are just a few of the widespread stressors impacting you and your patients as you navigate the challenges of adapting your practice to safely engage individuals who at baseline face stressors and adversity. Mental health clinicians have adapted to COVID-19 with increased use of telehealth, aided by relaxed regulatory constraints and increased willingness to adopt new technology. But how are you really doing? Dr. Glenda Wrenn provided an overview of the unique challenges created by the pandemic that impact mental health and present ways to mitigate provider fatigue and burnout while providing both telepsychiatry and in person care. She also discussed how the intersection of mental health and current racial tensions may impact your practice, with helpful tools to navigate the discomfort and uncertainty of these unprecedented times.     Key Learning Objectives:  1. Identify challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic that impact mental health;   2. Identify ways to mitigate provider fatigue and burnout while providing telepsychiatry and in person care; and 3. Discuss how the intersection of mental health and current racial tensions may impact practice.     About the Presenter:  Dr. Glenda Wrenn is a psychiatrist and mental health policy expert with a focus on building resilience and advancing mental health equity. She currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of 180 Health Partners, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Morehouse School of Medicine, and was the founding Director of the Kennedy Satcher Center of Mental Health Equity in the Satcher Health Leadership Institute until 2018.     

This is a list of resources that has been compiled (and continues to be updated) during the National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC's ongoing series: Special Weekly Series for Tribal Schools as they Reopen Amidst COVID-19. This guide is tailored for providers and school personnel who are Native and/or are working with American Indian and Alaska Native students. Topics include: general resources, telehealth, COVID-19, health, and other. To download this resource guide, please use the "DOWNLOAD" button located above.

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 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