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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. In this webinar, the audience is encouraged to view decision-making through a trauma-informed lens and explore one's own personal history, psycho-neuro patterns, and habitual thought processes. Through discovering roots of our thoughts and actions, and by applying nervous system healing techniques, we bring fresh awareness to our everyday life; this makes it possible to build new decision making paths towards a more stable and dependable foundation of clarity and heart.  Learning Objectives: Apply a trauma-informed lens to recognize personal decision-making patterns Cultivate self-evaluation to notice personal decision making styles Define and apply broader perspectives how decisions are made   ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Presentation slides Highlights & Key Concepts document Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deborah Dana Nothing's for Nothing by Rebekah Demirel Activate Your Vagus Nerve: Unleash Your Body's Natural Ability to Heal by Navaz Habib The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma by Elizabeth Stanley The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk The Wisdom of Trauma (video)   FACILITATOR Rebekah Demirel, L.Ac MPCC Rebekah Demirel L.Ac. MPCC, is the founder and director of Trauma Integration Programs, with more than a decade as an ambulance paramedic, twenty-two years as a paramedic trainer, eighteen years of mental health counseling experience, specializing in traumatic stress, and she is a licensed East Asian medicine practitioner and acupuncturist. Rebekah’s unique skill set and experience are 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.         Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

Download the slides   This presentation provides an orientation to trauma and chronic stress and military deployment as social determinants of health. You will learn about:   Unique Challenges of a Military Population​ Development/Maintenance of PTSD in a Veteran Population​ Health/Mortality Correlates of PTSD​ Impact of PTSD on Partners/Families​ Treatment Options​ VA Resources     Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment    

Watch the webinar   This presentation provides an orientation to trauma and chronic stress and military deployment as social determinants of health. You will learn about:   Unique Challenges of a Military Population​ Development/Maintenance of PTSD in a Veteran Population​ Health/Mortality Correlates of PTSD​ Impact of PTSD on Partners/Families​ Treatment Options​ VA Resources     Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment  

Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6 week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing.

View Slide Deck Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6 week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing.

The Toward Wellness and Recovery podcast explores topics of interest to those people who support and help others, such as health and behavioral health service providers. We have produced two seasons of the podcast, Season 1: Flourishing at Work and Season 2: Mind Care Matters.   Season 1: Flourishing at Work Mental health is such a critical component of all of our lives. Some not only take care of their personal mental health but dedicate their professional lives to supporting the mental health of others. On the podcast channel for Season 1: Flourishing at Work, we’ll talk about topics of interest to those providing mental health services. We’ll address evidence-based practices, emerging needs, and ways to enhance your own wellness while supporting others. These podcasts are produced by the Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) and funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The podcast series for Season 1: Flourishing at Work, can be found here.   Season 2: Mind Care Matters Mind Care Matters, a podcast series for behavioral health administrators, supervisors, and staff provides an overview of effective and innovative programs to inspire and support people with mental health conditions. Podcast host and psychiatric rehabilitation expert, Dr. Michelle Zechner, explores new and emerging psychiatric rehabilitation techniques, education, and research to help people living with mental health conditions to live, work and love beyond the symptoms of their mental health condition. The podcast series for Season 2: Mind Care Matters, can be found here.

Una crisis de salud pública puede causar angustia a todos los involucrados, includios los proveedores de servicios de salud del comportamiento. Atender su bienestar personal durante este tiempo es tan importante como apoyar a las personas a las que sirve. Se anima a los proveedores a que tengan en cuenta la carga que puede suponer para su propio bienestar mental el trabajar con otras personas que sufren.

  Health providers are at significant risk for stress and burnout compared to the general population. This can lead to conditions such as insomnia, anxiety, substance use and feelings of depression. Add the burdens of COVID-19, grief and other losses and we see health provider suicide rates increasing. We can all make a difference to intervene and potentially save a life. En Español Related Products: Peer Support for Healthcare Providers Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Others

Los proveedores de servicios de salud presentan un riesgo significativo de estrés y quemazón laboral en comparación con la población en general, lo que puede provocar condiciones de salud mental como insomnio, ansiedad, consumo de sustancias y sentimientos de depresión. Agregue a eso la carga del COVID-19, el dolor y otras pérdidas, las tasas de suicidio en proveedores de salud están aumentando. ¡Todos podemos hacer la diferencia!

Moving our bodies can help us to calm our minds. This set of 7 brief videos are reminders to get up, stretch and take a pause when you need it.  These mindful movements presented by our guide, physical therapist Dr. Ellen Anderson, are intended to address targeted areas to help us gently stretch and release tension such as our breath, back and neck. Each video reviews the interaction between mind and body and demonstrates simple practices that are accessible to most. The next time you feel tension starting to take over, give one of our videos a try! Please discuss physical activity with your medical provider before you begin. These videos are not intended to replace medical treatment, if you are experiencing pain please seek immediate medical care. Related Products: Self-Care Program Manual Pause, Breathe, Move: Self-Care for Healthcare Providers Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Others  

This episode reminds us to focus on our personal mission and use our strengths to flourish.

In this episode we talk about how hard it can be to focus on your own well-being.  We offer some tips, strategies and research backed methods to help you prioritize your health and well-being. Remember, you matter!

As helping professionals, we often make everyone around us a priority, but not ourselves. This negatively impacts us and, in the long run, our clients. This podcast introduces you to a six-part series on flourishing strategies that you, as a helping professional, can use to focus on your own wellness. 

Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers, and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish, and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness, and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing.

View Slide Deck Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers, and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish, and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness, and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing.

This presentation provides an orientation to Internet as a Social Determinant of Health. You will: Learn how internet access is related to physical and mental health Learn how to assess for internet access and problems related to health literacy Learn how to adjust communication to address low levels of health literacy    Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment

This presentation provides an orientation to Transportation and Social Support as Social Determinants of Health. You will: Discuss the effects of lack of reliable transportation and social support on health and healthcare utilization. Identify two screening tools to assess for access to transportation and social support. Identify local and national resources to address lack of transportation.    Learn more about Context Clues: Using Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) to Enhance Treatment

Session Description: Session 4 will the Core Listening skills for strengths and supporting self-care, how to linkage to wellness/self-care resources, and strategies for becoming a workplace wellness champion.   Presenter: Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, Ph.D., FAOTA | Research Professor & Associate Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology  Dr. Swarbrick has worked for over 35 years in a variety of healthcare settings designing and evaluating innovative peer-delivered models and training programs that promote wellness and resilience. She has created an 8-dimensional Wellness Model adopted by behavioral healthcare agencies and state authorities across the country. In addition, she has developed a wellness coaching model and wellness Self-care Programs for a variety of populations including health professionals.  Dr. Swarbrick has published extensively on a wide range of topics including health disparities, the wellness model, and health promotion approaches.   

View Slide Deck Session Description: Session 4 will the Core Listening skills for strengths and supporting self-care, how to linkage to wellness/self-care resources, and strategies for becoming a workplace wellness champion.   Presenter: Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, Ph.D., FAOTA | Research Professor & Associate Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology  Dr. Swarbrick has worked for over 35 years in a variety of healthcare settings designing and evaluating innovative peer-delivered models and training programs that promote wellness and resilience. She has created an 8-dimensional Wellness Model adopted by behavioral healthcare agencies and state authorities across the country. In addition, she has developed a wellness coaching model and wellness Self-care Programs for a variety of populations including health professionals.  Dr. Swarbrick has published extensively on a wide range of topics including health disparities, the wellness model, and health promotion approaches.   

Session Description: Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers, and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish, and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness, and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing. Presenter:  Michelle Zechner, PhD, MSW, LSW, CPRP, Assistant Professor at Rutgers, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Programs, has focused her career on the promotion of health and wellness for people with mental health conditions, their families, and the staff who support them for over 25 years. She has worked in a variety of settings including: academia, outpatient mental health programs, family advocacy organization, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, and training services. She conducts research, teaches and mentors students, and consults with state psychiatric hospitals on the implementation of evidence-based mental health practices. She is also involved in family advocacy in New Jersey.

View Slide Deck Session Description: Helping professionals, such as counselors, teachers, and health professionals, are critically important to the workforce, yet we are also at great risk for helping others more than we help ourselves! In this 6 part series, we invite YOU to sit down, take a breath, replenish yourself and restore by considering strategies to help you flourish. Together, we’ll explore the importance of making our own well-being a priority, think about our work/life balance, remember our purpose, take actions to flourish, and use our strengths within a framework of healthy positivity. This 6-week collection (webinar and podcast series) will be led by experts in supporting personal recovery, wellness, and positive psychology with practical approaches that build up to a comprehensive flourishing plan. Join us for this series designed to support your flourishing. Presenter:  Michelle Zechner, PhD, MSW, LSW, CPRP, Assistant Professor at Rutgers, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Programs, has focused her career on the promotion of health and wellness for people with mental health conditions, their families, and the staff who support them for over 25 years. She has worked in a variety of settings including: academia, outpatient mental health programs, family advocacy organization, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, and training services. She conducts research, teaches and mentors students, and consults with state psychiatric hospitals on the implementation of evidence-based mental health practices. She is also involved in family advocacy in New Jersey.

  Access slide deck with the green DOWNLOAD button above CLICK HERE to watch the recording This event was held on December 15, 2021.  Event Description Depression is a condition that is experienced by a significant number of individuals. It is a condition that can have implications for personal, social, health, vocational, and relational functioning. When left untreated, it can result in severe impairments and an increased possibility of suicide. Depression is also experienced by individuals throughout their life span from youth to older adulthood. While depression is one of the most common mental health conditions, it often goes untreated. Yet, depression has been shown to respond to treatment interventions allowing individuals to improve their level of functioning and quality of life.     A key barrier for individuals to receive appropriate care and treatment when dealing with depression is accessing providers who are versed in treating depressive episodes. Further, a fragmented health care delivery system creates further challenges for seeking appropriate care for depression. The advent of integrated care opens possibilities for addressing these traditional barriers.   This webinar provided an opportunity to highlight some best practices including screening tools, protocols, and integrated collaborative care models. Strategies that could be employed to enhance care and the training of practitioners were also presented.     A portion of the webinar focused on rural communities. Individuals living in rural communities face unique challenges when attempting to access care for mental health concerns. This webinar shared practices that providers can utilize to support rural populations presenting with depression related conditions.   Trainer Ken Flanagan, PhD, LCSW  

Session 3 will review the benefits of peer support, Core Peer Support Competencies, the Peer Support flow, and adopting a strengths-based focus.  Participants will learn about blocks to connecting and skills for effective engagement.   Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, Ph.D., FAOTA | Research Professor & Associate Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology  Dr. Swarbrick has worked for over 35 years in a variety of healthcare settings designing and evaluating innovative peer-delivered models and training programs that promote wellness and resilience. She has created an 8-dimensional Wellness Model adopted by behavioral healthcare agencies and state authorities across the country. In addition, she has developed a wellness coaching model and wellness Self-care Programs for a variety of populations including health professionals.  Dr. Swarbrick has published extensively on a wide range of topics including health disparities, the wellness model, and health promotion approaches.  

View Slide Deck Session 3 will review the benefits of peer support, Core Peer Support Competencies, the Peer Support flow, and adopting a strengths-based focus.  Participants will learn about blocks to connecting and skills for effective engagement.   Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, Ph.D., FAOTA | Research Professor & Associate Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology  Dr. Swarbrick has worked for over 35 years in a variety of healthcare settings designing and evaluating innovative peer-delivered models and training programs that promote wellness and resilience. She has created an 8-dimensional Wellness Model adopted by behavioral healthcare agencies and state authorities across the country. In addition, she has developed a wellness coaching model and wellness Self-care Programs for a variety of populations including health professionals.  Dr. Swarbrick has published extensively on a wide range of topics including health disparities, the wellness model, and health promotion approaches.