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About This Resource: What are the benefits of having voices of youth at our tables? How can we support young adults in making sure their voices are heard? This is a conversation about the importance of youth voice at our organization’s decision-making tables and in our communities. Examine the principles of youth-driven system work and the ways it benefits our agencies, coalitions, and systems as a whole. This webinar served as grounding all participants in shared language and definitions of youth-driven practices. Event Objectives: Understand the principles of youth-guided practices Identify and define key concepts of youth engagement Explain the benefits of youth engagement at multiple levels   Presentation Materials: Download Youth Voice Session 1 PDF >>> Access Full Series Here! <<< DISCLAIMER: Do not reproduce or distribute this presentation for a fee without specific, written authorization from the Northwest MHTTC. Want more information and school mental health resources? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's School Mental Health page and sign up for our newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

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Session 2 Application of Knowledge and Skill of Understanding the Impact of our Values, Beliefs, and Attitudes in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

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.

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 75-minute webinar supports behavioral healthcare providers in addressing grief, loss, and bereavement. This webinar covers the ways in which the current experiences of a multi-impact disaster cascade are influencing the ability of behavioral health professionals to function in their work, while trying to balance all of the demands of home and family as well. Special attention will be given to the challenges with informational and emotional processing, as well as the necessity of working through issues of grief, loss, and bereavement.   Learning Objectives Participants will: Develop knowledge about how to support themselves and others through experiences of grief and loss  Identify interventions, strategies and / or tools they can use immediately to reduce or manage behavioral health symptoms Apply disaster recovery information to real-world teams functioning in support of personal vitality and resilience    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Presentation slides  Highlights & Key Concepts Document Information for Healthcare Providers on Behavioral Health, Washington State Department of Health    FACILITATOR Kira Mauseth, PhD Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who splits her professional time between seeing patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaching as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serving as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. She also serves on the state’s Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC). Her work and research interests focus on resilience and recovery from trauma as well as well as disaster behavioral health. She has worked abroad extensively in disaster response and with first responders and health care workers throughout United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings and provides presentations to organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities.           Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This February we announce resources for Black History Month, "Wisdom to Know the Difference" with Rebekah Demirel, and two national conferences: Advancing Early Psychosis Care and the Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute.  Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

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.

This brief synthesizes insights, reflections, and recommendations from a series of listening sessions held with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) behavioral health providers in California from March to May 2021. Providers shared how the current environment of anti-AAPI violence impacts them personally, affects their relationships with family and friends, and diminishes their sense of belonging in the broader community. In the workplace, these impacts intensify the stress of working in a healing profession and speak to the pressing need to support and stand in solidarity with AAPI providers.

Join our value-added Diversity Talk! At this session, we will unpack information shared during our January 26 session on the impact of implicit bias on BIPOC Populations. Session collaborator, Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, will lead our talk and introduce a six-step framework for reducing disparities and fostering health equity. In preparation for this session, please review the video archive from our January 26 session and review the curated discussion resource, A Roadmap to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.   watch our recording here: https://youtu.be/V0Jpn84VgbE   Our Diversity Talks offer a window of availability with thought leaders and provide the space and opportunity for small group conversations and discussions around curated resources that promote racial equity and culturally humble practices in behavioral health and recovery-oriented care.

To watch the recording, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYkwkP0SBKE

This is the opening session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. This Community of Practice session will offer opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Additional Resources A Letter to My Nephew by James Baldwin A Talk to Teachers by James Baldwin Brandon Santiago - Brown vs. Board of Education Educating for Insurgency by Jay Gillen K-12 Healing Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Radical Education for Excluded Communities Learn more about our speakers here. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected]   

This is the second session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. This session explores the limitations of schooling as a way to imagine health-centered frameworks of education. This Community of Practice session also offers opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Additional Resources Are We Ready for ‘School’ Abolition?: Thoughts and Practices of Radical Imaginary in Education H2O Productions Remembering an Apocalyptic Education: Revealing Life Beneath the Waves of Black Being Speaker: Tiffani Marie is the daughter of Sheryll Marie, granddaughter of Dorothy Wilson and Annette Williams, and the great-grandaughter of Artelia Green and Olivia Williams. She comes from a long line of Arkansas educators. She is passionate about learning with and from youth, sewing, music production, and connecting to the natural world. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected] 

This is the third session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. This Community of Practice session also offers opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Additional Resources Cultivating Sacred Spaces: A Racial Affinity Group Approach to Support Critical Educators of Color Healing Centered Engagement - Shawn Ginwright Researching as Healing Storytelling as Resistance The Algebra Project The Pedagogy of Mind Body Wholeness: Leading Equity Podcast Speaker: Jerica Coffey teaches English and Ethnic Studies at Coliseum College Prep in East Oakland and is working to grow the next generation of critically conscious educators through City College of San Francisco's Teacher Preparation Program. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected] 

This is the fourth session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. This Community of Practice session offers opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Additional Resources A Battle for the Souls of Black Girls After Appeal, Students Still Banned from Graduation for Water Gun Fight Shapeshifters: Black Girls and the Choreography of Citizenship - Aimee Meredith Cox The Games Black Girls Play - Kyra Gaunt The Magic of Black Girls' Play Theater of the Oppressed - Augusto Boal Speaker: Noor Jones-Bey is a transdisciplinary educator, researcher and artist from the Bay Area, CA. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY where she is pursuing a PHD in Urban Education at the Steinhardt School and holds fellowships from the Ford Foundation and the Urban Doctoral Research Initiative at NYU. Noor is program director of EXCEL at NYU, a critical literacy and college access program for youth in the South Bronx housed at the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools. As a scholar deeply interested in the movement between theory and practice, Noor has served as an equity consultant and serves as a founding member of the Radical Listening Project to assist educational professionals. Noor received an M.A. in Sociology of Education from New York University and a B.A. in American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.  Noor’s interests engage across disciplines of sociology, education, Black and Native studies, and visual culture to examine issues of liminality, identity, space and power as they relate to education. Her dissertation work examines intergenerational knowing of Black womxn and girls navigating in and out of schools. In her spare time, she loves to cook, dance, run marathons, travel, and stir up good vibes. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected] 

This is the fifth session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. In this session, we attempt to better understand the underlying roots of oppression within schooling spaces (i.e. anti-blackness, colonization, etc.) and identify impactful strategies for countering, refusing, and moving away from these different manifestations of violence. This Community of Practice session also offers opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Additional Resources Decolonizing the Psyche If These Cells Could Talk - Apocalyptic Education Speaker: Kenjus Watson is a son, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle, father, and partner who often shares space, energy, and dreams with radical educational communities. He aims to root and bridge this work in memories that attest to the inextricable link between the wellness of Black people, our autonomy, and the abolition of school. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected] 

This is the sixth session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. In this session, we attempt to better understand the underlying roots of oppression within schooling spaces (i.e. anti-blackness, colonization, etc.) and identify impactful strategies for countering, refusing, and moving away from these different manifestations of violence. This Community of Practice session also offers opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Additional Resources Pedagogy of the Oppressed Social and Emotional Learning is Hegemonic Miseducation: Students Deserve Humanization Instead Starting with Self: Teaching Autoethnography to Foster Critically Caring Literacies Speaker: Patrick Camangian is an associate professor in the Teacher Education Department at the University of San Francisco. He has been an English teacher since 1999, beginning in the Los Angeles Unified School District where he was awarded "Most Inspirational Teacher" by former mayor Richard Riordan and the school's student body. Patrick currently volunteers in the Oakland Unified School District teaching English. He has collaborated with groups such as California's People’s Education Movement, the Education for Liberation national network, and San Francisco's Teachers 4 Social Justice. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected] 

This is the closing session for Healing School Communities: Shifting the Dominant Paradigm to Center Student Wellness, a Community of Practice intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health. This Community of Practice session will offer opportunities for participants to: Name and examine the organizational structures that lead to Racial Violence within School Communities. Explore the various mental health implications of racial violence on school ecosystems. Identify and elevate community strengths, wisdom and voice as effective strategies for healing and place them at the center in supporting mental health. Become familiar with resources and tools to address the detrimental effects of racial violence in schools, that further build protective factors, power and agency. Download the slides for this presentation here. NOTE: This session is part of a Community of Practice running from February 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022. For more information about the other sessions in this Community of Practice, please click here. MHTTC Resources Central East MHTTC - Reimagining Wellness: Preventing Suicide Among Black Boys Central East MHTTC - Saving Young Black Lives: Reversing Suicide Trends Racial Equity and Cultural Diversity Resource Collection Responding to COVID-19 - Mental Health Disparities Responding to COVID-19 - School Mental Health Learn more about our speakers here. Questions? Please email Ricardo Canelo at [email protected]     

Objectives: Discuss suicide prevalence rates in tribal communities Identify suicide prevention strategies and programs for tribal communities Identify interventions to use when a member of the community is experiencing suicidal ideation Discuss culturally appropriate strategies to implement after a suicide occurs   Speakers: Patricia Cerda-Lizarraga, Ph.D., graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a double major in Cognitive Psychology and Spanish Language and Culture. She moved to the Midwest where she completed her Masters degree and doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Patricia previously worked as a staff psychologist at UNL where she provided individual and group therapy to college students. Patricia was the diversity coordinator at Counseling and Psychological Services at UNL and has a passion to work with issues of diversity and with people of color. She recently came on board at Morningstar to work with the American Indian population in Nebraska and expand her training in working with children and families. Dr. Patty was born and raised in Southern California. Together with her two young boys and her husband they have made Lincoln, Nebraska their home. Dr. Patty enjoys family time and taking trips to California and Mexico.   Dr. Katie Doud, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she completed her Bachelor of Psychology, and received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology. She completed her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University-Chicago. She works providing mental health services to the American Indian communities in Nebraska. Her previous experiences include; psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln college counseling center, a local private practice, Cook County Hospital and a pediatric developmental center in Chicago, domestic violence shelter and sexual assault and domestic violence crisis center. Katie’s areas of practice include working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, children, trauma, crisis management, survivors of interpersonal violence and sexual assault, family of origin issues, anxiety, depression and grief. Learn more about Healing Roots: Considerations for Mental Health Accessibility and Delivery of Services Across Tribal Communities  

Watch the webinar.   Objectives: Discuss suicide prevalence rates in tribal communities  Identify suicide prevention strategies and programs for tribal communities  Identify interventions to use when a member of the community is experiencing suicidal ideation  Discuss culturally appropriate strategies to implement after a suicide occurs    Speakers:   Patricia Cerda-Lizarraga, Ph.D., graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a double major in Cognitive Psychology and Spanish Language and Culture. She moved to the Midwest where she completed her Masters degree and doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Patricia previously worked as a staff psychologist at UNL where she provided individual and group therapy to college students. Patricia was the diversity coordinator at Counseling and Psychological Services at UNL and has a passion to work with issues of diversity and with people of color. She recently came on board at Morningstar to work with the American Indian population in Nebraska and expand her training in working with children and families. Dr. Patty was born and raised in Southern California. Together with her two young boys and her husband they have made Lincoln, Nebraska their home. Dr. Patty enjoys family time and taking trips to California and Mexico.     Dr. Katie Doud, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she completed her Bachelor of Psychology, and received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology. She completed her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University-Chicago. She works providing mental health services to the American Indian communities in Nebraska. Her previous experiences include; psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln college counseling center, a local private practice, Cook County Hospital and a pediatric developmental center in Chicago, domestic violence shelter and sexual assault and domestic violence crisis center. Katie’s areas of practice include working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, children, trauma, crisis management, survivors of interpersonal violence and sexual assault, family of origin issues, anxiety, depression and grief.    Learn more about Healing Roots: Considerations for Mental Health Accessibility and Delivery of Services Across Tribal Communities    

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 75-minute webinar describes the ways in which the current experiences of a multi-impact disaster cascade are influencing the ability of behavioral health professionals to function in their work, while trying to balance all of the demands of home and family as well. Special attention is given to the challenges with informational and emotional processing, as well as the necessity of working through issues of grief, loss and bereavement. Information is provided for supervisors and leaders on best practices for management through crises and how best to support functional teams when exhaustion is prevalent.  Learning Objectives Develop knowledge about how to support themselves and others through experiences of grief and loss  Identify interventions, strategies and / or tools they can use immediately to reduce or manage behavioral health symptoms Apply disaster recovery information to real-world teams functioning in support of staff vitality and resilience  Recognize evidence-based leadership tactics that are successful for helping manage in crisis    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Presentation slides  Highlights & Key Concepts Document   FACILITATOR Kira Mauseth, PhD Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who splits her professional time between seeing patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaching as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serving as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. She also serves on the state’s Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC). Her work and research interests focus on resilience and recovery from trauma as well as well as disaster behavioral health. She has worked abroad extensively in disaster response and with first responders and health care workers throughout United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings and provides presentations to organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities.           Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

About this Resource:  Food insecurity, or the reduced ability to find and consume nutritious foods, is a challenge for many individuals and has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. Current research suggests experiencing food insecurity can effect mental health. This infographic reviews conditions that put individuals at risk as well as potential consequences, including poor mental health outcomes. Steps mental health providers can take to help address food insecurity experienced by their patients are presented.         

The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, the Great Lakes MHTTC, and the Great Lakes PTTC. The January 2022 issue features the Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery Hall of Fame, Counselor's Corner blog post, and a complete calendar of events for the month. 

The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, the Great Lakes MHTTC, and the Great Lakes PTTC. The February 2022 issue features the Counselor's Corner blog post, State Spotlight-Illinois, and a complete calendar of events for the month.