Products and Resources Catalog

Recording of School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series. This event took place on December 14, 2021. Mindful Movement is a 30 minute meditation space for individuals to ground themselves, release any built up tension, prepare for the week ahead, etc.. It will be led by Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) (https://indigenouslotus.com/about) and is for all school personnel to attend and benefit from. Questions? Please email @[email protected]

Recording for the event Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Black Community, originally held on December 16, 2021.   Presentation slides.

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.

View Slide Deck The Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) at Rutgers University will provide monthly webinars to support you in developing your school-based mental health services and supports. During these sessions, the MHTTC in collaboration with school mental health experts and New Jersey district exemplars will focus on the following core features of effective school mental health: Developing your Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Needs Assessment and Resource Mapping Establishing Universal Prevention Establishing Tiered Supports (Tier 2 & Tier 3) System Partners Risk Assessment Funding Comprehensive School-based Mental Health Staff Self-Care Intended Audience: The webinars are intended to help support school/district mental health teams that will develop and influence school mental health programming. This includes, but is not limited to: Administrators (school principals/vice-principals) School mental health professionals (e.g., school counselors, social workers, etc.) District Mental Health Director or Student Services Coordinator Community Behavioral Health Agencies

While the statistics help to validate that the rates of mental health disorders are similar across racial groups, they also conceal a deeper inequity. What you can’t tell from the numbers is how the severity, persistence, contributing factors, and implications for the overall well-being of mental health conditions vary widely across demographic groups. Join us for a review of the stats and a discussion around ways to support the behavioral health needs of BIPOC individuals and communities.   To watch the recording, go to: https://youtu.be/B51mS5hpxRs   Presenter(s): Mary Roary, PhD Taylor Bryan Turner Jessica Isom, MD, MPH Maria E. Restrepo-Toro Ingrid Padgett Timothy Jean

  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  

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE On December 1st we recognize World AIDS Day. We proudly feature two partners in HIV/AIDS Support and Training, the AIDS Education & Training Center Program and University of Washington Behavioral Research Center for HIV. This newsletter also shares other observances and remembrances for the month of December. Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This December newsletter shares the Northwest MHTTC Year 3 Review, which highlights activities from the center's third year of operations. We also announce upcoming trainings from our center and the TTC Network. Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

About this Resource:  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of therapy that supports an individual in building motivation and momentum along their recovery journey. This infographic serves as an introduction to ACT and highlights how mental health professionals (MHP) can apply ACT in their practice. For more information, please consider watching our on-demand webinar recording entitled "Introduction to Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)".   

We see you!   Your hearts are hurting. Your energy is depleted. Your nerves are shaken. This first quarter of the school year was unprecedented, unfair and unforgiving.   Please accept this virtual hug filled with strength, compassion and resolve. You are not alone. We honor you for the work you do every day and stand in awe of your commitment to the students and school communities you serve.  This issue is full of resources to help you refuel and retool. Not finding what you are looking for? Please ask! We are here to support you.   Best wishes for a peaceful and healing holiday season.  Sign up for our School Mental Health Newsletter!  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.

Alcohol is STILL a Drug: An Exploratory Webinar Series (December 7, 2021) Recording   The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.     DESCRIPTION  Alcohol is STILL a drug.  The opioid crisis, increase in stimulant misuse, and marijuana legalization dominate the news— yet alcohol remains the number one substance causing health, social, legal and financial problems throughout the US. While this series will focus on the hopefulness of recovery from alcohol use disorder, we’ll also take a deep dive into what we know about the full impact of alcohol overuse and the ways it affects every person in the US.   The December 7, 2021 session will focus on Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment. In this workshop, Joe Rosenfeld will briefly discuss the constant nature of alcohol as an epidemic and the early (pre-1950’s) efforts at treatment and recovery. Then present the emergence of the current Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment system and identify an array of evidence supported practices currently in use.   In the process, Joe will “slay” a long-held treatment practice. But you’ll have to watch to learn which one.   SPEAKER Dr. Joseph Rosenfeld, Psy.D., CRADC., HS-BCP Dr. Rosenfeld is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Certified Reciprocal Alcoholism and Other Drug Counselor, and Human Services - Board Certified Professional.  He is a Professor in the Addiction Counselor Training Program within the Human Services Department at Elgin Community College.   SERIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES These are the overall learning objectives for the full 10-session series:  Summarize the current impacts of problematic alcohol use in various/special populations, including pregnant women, youth, rural, and minority populations.  Assess and prioritize alcohol reduction efforts in targeted settings.  Describe the current efforts to curb problematic alcohol use, including best practices in providing treatment. 

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE This 75-webinar features a facilitated panel conversation among individuals in recovery from mental health and substance use challenges. This is the second webinar of a 2-part series. The panelists will address questions related to the recovery process, the impact of trauma on recovery, posttraumatic growth, dealing with stigma and racial discrimination, harm reduction, and what they’d like behavioral health practitioners to consider in supporting recovery. They will also take questions from the audience. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Our facilitators always make reference to great resources during sessions.  Find their lists below.  Presentation slides  Value of Peers, 2017 SAMHSA publication SAMHSA toolkit Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder Highlights & Key Concepts Document   FACILITATOR Ken Kraybill  Ken Kraybill, MSW, Senior Trainer, has worked in healthcare, behavioral health, homelessness and housing for more than 35 years. He has 18 years of experience working as a behavioral health practitioner in homeless services. For the past two decades, Ken has been developing curricula and facilitating in-person and online training on topics including motivational interviewing, trauma-informed practice, trauma-informed supervision, outreach and engagement, case management, critical time intervention, and resiliency and renewal for care providers.     GUEST SPEAKERS Racquel Garcia, CEO, HardBeauty                   Steven Samra, MPA, Senior Associate, C4 Innovations             Joel “JC” Smith, CPRS, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System                   Terms of use and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) disclosure statement

The Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) LET(s)Lead Academy partnered with the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (New England MHTTC) to offer its academy to emerging leaders with lived experience of recovery in New England from August 2020-April 2021.   Fourteen Fellows graduated from the New England MHTTC LET(s)Lead Academy Learning Community, after completing a 10-week course and working with faculty, staff, and mentors to develop a transformational change project in their community or organization.   Learn more about the impact of this learning community in this report.

Please note that the webinar and materials related to this session originally aired on December 9, 2021. In this webinar, we discussed an integrative approach to working in a culturally responsive manner with Chicanx/Latinx populations and highlight tools related to “Browning” your counseling. An awareness of how traditional/individualistic concepts in mental health can be culturally incongruent for Chicanx/Latinx populations was also explored. >> Access the Slides << About the Presenter: Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa (He/Him), LPC-S Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa (He/Him), LPC-S is the director and co-founder of the Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology based in Austin, TX, where he conducts workshops (community), training (professionals) and teaches courses on issues related to Chicanx/Latinx wellness, cultural identity, mental health, and cultural revitalization from a Chicana/o/x affirmative framework. Dr. Zamarripa has presented at national and state level presentations/trainings in psychology and education on issues of Chicanx/Latinx well-being, cultural responsiveness, social justice, decolonization in psychology, psycho-social factors of academic achievement, and leadership. His publications (peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters) focus on counseling, assessment, and teaching of Chicanx and Latinx populations. His 20 years of clinical experience includes working with individual adults, adolescents, couples, and families in community and education settings (rural and urban) from varied economic and cultural backgrounds. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and approved supervisor and received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Counseling Psychology, his M.S. from Our Lady of the Lake in Counseling Psychology, and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in Psychology.

To watch the recording, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJULhagr9-A    

Recording of School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series. This event took place on December 7, 2021. Mindful Movement is a 30 minute meditation space for individuals to ground themselves, release any built up tension, prepare for the week ahead, etc.. It will be led by Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) (https://indigenouslotus.com/about) and is for all school personnel to attend and benefit from. Questions? Please email [email protected]

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, our program managers Monica Dreyer Rossi and Teresa Brewington, (Coharie, Lumbee), are presenting a Native Youth Round Table Discussion. Native Youth Leaders discuss Bridging Native's Past, Present and Future while sharing their insight and experiences. Our panelists are: Rory Wheeler, Seneca Nation; Keely Driscoll, Meskwaki; Isabella Fridia, Wichita Tribe; Panika Teeple, Ojibwe, Lakota, Yup’ik For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Job development is an important component to providing best practice employment services and includes initiating and developing relationships with employers. However, many vocational services staff express discomfort and limited skills in interacting with the business community. This three-part series will provide attendees with the tools to confidently approach employers, market their employment services, and develop and maintain relationships with employers. Sessions will be interactive with opportunities to practice newly learned skills. Attendees are encouraged to attend all three sessions.

View Slide Deck Job development is an important component to providing best practice employment services and includes initiating and developing relationships with employers. However, many vocational services staff express discomfort and limited skills in interacting with the business community. This three-part series will provide attendees with the tools to confidently approach employers, market their employment services, and develop and maintain relationships with employers. Sessions will be interactive with opportunities to practice newly learned skills. Attendees are encouraged to attend all three sessions.

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.