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We are all scrambling to help the kids and families we serve stay healthy and engaged during this unprecedented time. As a response to the COVID-19 emergency, CATCH Global Foundation created CATCH at Home to provide free and easy access to several of CATCH's evidence-based health, nutrition, physical education, and vaping prevention materials. During the webinar, you will get an overview and tour of the Heath@Home free Google Classroom designed for parents and students as well as the free Distance Learning Resources on CATCH.org for educators including new topical content such as immune health and risk of lung disease and vaping. Virtual CATCH Champ in Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFbDBDR13BE Abby Rose is a Program Manager for CATCH Global Foundation where she is responsible for the development and dissemination of nutrition education, physical activity, youth vaping prevention and health promotion programs. Abby is active in SHAPE America including serving on their Physical Activity Council and Early Childhood Advisory Group. Previously, Abby was a School Wellness Specialist in the Office of Student Health and Wellness of Chicago Public Schools. Her main areas of focus were Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming (CSPAP) and early childhood wellness. Abby was the founding PE teacher and Director of Health and Wellness at Namaste Charter School, a national model of school wellness as a vehicle for student success on the southwest side of Chicago. She holds a MSED from Northwestern University.     PPT_CATCH Health@Home_AbbyRose_6.4.20 Transcript_CATCH Health@Home_AbbyRose_6.4.20

In this time of changing methods to deliver services, everyone is looking to make sure they have the skills and knowledge to provide clients with the best possible experience.  This webinar will provide an overview on how to facilitate a virtual support group with practical advice and experiences from two current facilitators. Presenters:  Vivian Flanagan joined NAMI Fox Valley in 2017 after taking the 12-week Family to Family class. The many challenges she and her husband were facing as they dealt with their son’s mental illness drew them to seek education and support from the NAMI organization. Presently, Vivian serves as the Family Program Coordinator for NAMI Fox Valley. She holds a degree in Human Growth and Development from University of Wisconsin Green Bay with a teaching certification in ECE and grades K-6. Vivian, who taught 4K for 30 years in the Kaukauna School District, began as a volunteer receptionist for NAMI Fox Valley before joining the staff and continues to fill that role one morning per week. She has also been trained to facilitate Family Support Groups.  In addition, her training includes Mental Health Chat, a presentation for school-age children. Her responsibilities as Family Program Coordinator include organizing and scheduling the Family-2-Family, NAMI Basics, Familia-2-Familia, and NAMI and Friends education classes. She also oversees the Family and Parent/Caregiver Support Groups.  Her responsibilities include offering support to family members in person, email or by phone. To keep her facilitators informed and to recognize the work they do as volunteers, Vivian plans quarterly dinner meetings, bringing in speakers and providing pertinent updates about NAMI Fox Valley.  "NAMI, through years of challenges, helped my family navigate the roller coaster rides that mental illness presented to us. That is why I work here.  My desire is that my experiences will give others hope."   Vicki Rivera joined NAMI Fox Valley’s staff in 2016 after completing their Peer Specialist Training. She started her career as a Peer Companion at Iris Place-a program of NAMI Fox Valley and progressed to her current role as Peer Program Coordinator. In this role, Vicki Rivera is responsible for all peer education and support groups. Having a close working relationship with Vivian Flanagan helps in the success of NAMI Fox Valley’s family and peer programs. Vicki holds a Bachelor of Science in both Psychology and Human Services from Upper Iowa University and certified in LGBTQ Mental Health from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.   Guide for Offering NAMI Programs Online PPT_Ins&OutsVirtualSupportGroups_V.Flanagan,V.Rivera_6.8.20 Q/A_Ins&OutsVirtualSupportGroups_V.Flanagan,V.Rivera_6.8.20 Transcript_Ins&OutsVirtualSupportGroups_V.Flanagan,V.Rivera_6.8.20

Dr. Pauline Boss will explain ambiguous loss, its effects, its differences from ordinary loss and PTSD, and its complicating grief. She presents six culturally inclusive guidelines for treatment and intervention, useful regardless of your discipline. She also addresses self-of-the-therapist issues for these uncertain times. Dr. Boss is the author of many books, including  Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss (W.W. Norton, 2006) and Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief (Harvard University Press, 2000) Presenter:  Dr. Pauline Boss is an educator and researcher who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on what is now known as the theory of ambiguous loss. Dr. Boss is known as a pioneer in the interdisciplinary study of family stress. For over 30 years, her work has focused on connecting family science and sociology with family therapy and psychology. Her multidisciplinary perspective has allowed her to work as a scientist-practitioner to develop theory that guides practice.The importance of her work on ambiguous loss is validated by her election to three different professional organizations: the American Psychological Association, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and the National Council on Family Relations. Read Dr. Boss’s complete bio here.   PPT_AmbiguousLoss_Dr.Boss_6.12.20 Q/A_AmbiguousLoss_Dr.Boss_6.12.20 Transcript_AmbiguousLoss_Dr.Boss_6.12.20

While racism and classism are not exclusive to the United States, the American paradigm is unique due to its history of slavery, conquest, and immigration.  Each new wave of immigrants to America has experienced systematic inequality in a system based on ethnic and racial oppression. The pressure of conforming and confronting this system produces stress and mental anguish, which primarily afflicts minority communities.  In the recorded presentation Liberty, Humiliation, and Identity: Race and the Suffering of America, Albert Thompson will cover how to engage in a dialogue about physical and mental health that encompasses societal morbidity. We will examine how particular events in our history demonstrate the consequences of racial views and our need to listen and engage. Behavioral health providers must consider race and the impact it has on leadership. Change leaders need to be politically and socially knowledgeable, listen, and understand a broader perspective of historical foreign and domestic policy related to race, ethnicity, and culture. To gain the agility necessary to navigate within an ever-growing diverse population in need of mental health and addiction services in our country, we must consider elevating skills that transcend culture and human-made racial boundaries.

The COVID-19 pandemic is heightening awareness of health care disparities, with the virus affecting minority populations disproportionately. Racially-motivated attacks related to the pandemic add additional stress for Asian American communities, including Hmong communities.    Providing mental health services in the present and future conditions will require a new consideration for cultural elements and linguistic tools when serving culturally diverse communities. Dr. Pang Foua Yang Rhodes will discuss how cultural values, historical trauma, and acculturation may influence how Hmong individuals and communities respond to large scale crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.  Objectives: 1) Identify relevant Hmong-specific factors influencing crisis response at the individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels 2) Understand the challenges Hmong may experience during COVID-19 from a trauma-informed lens 3) Explain culturally relevant communications approaches and mental health services     PPT_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services During COVID-19: Culturally Responsive Factors to Consider for the Hmong Population Transcript_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services During COVID-19: Culturally Responsive Factors to Consider for the Hmong Population Hmong Transcript_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services During COVID-19: Culturally Responsive Factors to Consider for the Hmong Population

Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services during COVID-19   Part II Culturally Responsive Factors to Consider in Times of Crisis Providing mental health services in the present and future conditions will require a new consideration for cultural elements and linguistic tools via a re-imagined perspective on policy and technology when serving culturally diverse communities. Dr. Michelle Evans will guide us through the use of these tools, the challenges, and the opportunities we now have amid a crisis.    PPT_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services (PART 2, Factors To Consider)_M.Evans_04_17_20.pdf Transcript:Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services during COVID-19 Part II  

Recorded May 5th, 2020 Panelists: Danis Russell Jeff Coady Kwame Gyasi Jeanne Pulvermacher Dave Gomel Tom Wright Judi Jobe Michelle DeRosso   Transcript_Region 5: Supporting Behavioral Health Programs & Personnel During COVID-19

This webinar record is Part 1 of the "Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Services During COVID-19" series.  Presented By: Albert Thompson Although COVID-19 continues to be a daily concern, large-scale epidemics are certainly not solely a 21st century issue. In this presentation, Thompson expands our focus from the world's present circumstances so we can better understand how society has responded to past health crises and the disproportionately devastating impact these events had, and continue to have, on marginalized populations as a result of prejudicial treatment and economic disadvantage.  PPT_Culturally Relevant Services in Crisis (Part 1)_A.Thompson_04_22_20.pdf TRANSCRIPT_Providing Culturally Relevant Crisis Serv(Part1)_Thompson_04_22_20.pdf

Looking for the silver lining: Resolving our ambivalence about using MI in telehealth?  This webinar will discuss and help you to:  Recognize the differences between using MI face-to-face or via telehealth  Discuss solutions to common barriers Prepare to use/improve your use of MI in the resolution of ambivalence via telehealth   Transcript Handout Presenter: Dr. Michelle Drapkin, Ph.D. Dr. Michelle Drapkin received her Ph.D. from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and completed both her clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship in treatment outcomes research at the University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego. She is a longtime member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and is sought out for consultation and training globally.  

Presenter Jonathan Neufeld, director of the Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center, provides an overview of telehealth issues for behavioral health providers as they rapidly transition to virtual delivery of services and supports. Topics covered include definitions, modalities, and basics of delivering psychotherapy and other specialty mental health services.  Journey Mental Health Center, based in Madison, WI, has rapidly expanded telehealth services to meet the needs of consumers across a wide array of settings and levels of care.  This presentation highlights the considerations that were incorporated to promote safe, secure telehealth experiences.  Journey team members Thomas McCarthy and Lisa Lizak presents a case study about the agency's shift to virtual services.  Transcript Dr. Neufeld PowerPoint Journey Mental Health Center PowerPoint    Speakers:   Jonathan Neufeld, PhD, HSSP, Director of the Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (gpTRAC), a federally funded technical assistance center program housed at the University of Minnesota. gpTRAC provides telehealth training to healthcare providers and programs interested in implementing, evaluating and enhancing telehealth programs. The program serves organizations in the six-state region including Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota and Nebraska.           Thomas McCarthy has worked at Journey Mental Health Center for over 3 years, with experience as a community-based clinician, outpatient therapist, and Clinical EHR System Analyst.  In his current role, he provides training and support to clinical staff using the electronic health record.  Thomas recently assisted the agency in developing workflows to rapidly expand use of telehealth technology.         Lisa Lizak has worked in the field of social services for 30 years and has provided clinical, case management and administrative services. For the past 13 years, she has worked as a policy writer and Organization Resources Manager at Journey Mental Health Center in Madison, WI. Lisa created the telehealth program six years ago at Journey.    

April 2020 issue of the Great Lakes Current, with a special focus on responding to COVID-19.  Includes links to resources and information produced by the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC, as well as the other TTC programs across the country. 

This presentation by Sheila Weix, MSN, RN, CARN was recorded on April 1, 2020 and is a follow-up to her PART 1 presentation released on March 20, 2020. Viewers will be provided with updated information on the ever-changing challenges facing healthcare providers under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as best practices for reducing exposure risks, maximizing limited resources, and safely managing treatment during this difficult time.   Transcript

According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (2003), the goal of a social emotional learning (SEL) program is to foster the development of five emotional and behavioral competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.  We are all learning to navigate remote learning and education from afar. Luckily there are several reputable, evidence-informed resources available to help educators and families promote social and emotional well-being in their students outside the classroom. The Great Lakes MHTTC School-based Supplement has compiled a list of SEL resources, lesson plans, activities, games, and tip sheets to get you started on your SEL at home journey.  Download SEL AT HOME: Remote Learning Options 

Providing SUD services during a pandemic requires a mix of disaster preparedness, safety precautions, telehealth, and ethics. 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. Webinar participants will learn about: Safety precautions How to move all services to telehealth Reimbursement contingencies Leadership actions underway to address this rapidly changing situation    Transcript

Suicide remains a leading cause of death in our country, affecting all segments of the population. People just released from prison are at higher-risk of suicide, particularly if they also struggle with substance use. This webinar will present lessons learned from a research study that evaluates the effectiveness of the Safety Planning Intervention, a strategy for reducing suicide events among people transitioning from jail to the community. Principal Investigator Dr. Jennifer E. Johnson of Michigan State University will describe the nature of the problem and ways to reduce suicide events, given frequent substance use in this high-risk population. Recorded on March 3, 2020 Download Presentation Slides This webinar was presented in collaboration with the Great Lakes ATTC and the Central East ATTC and MHTTC. 

Monthly electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

February 2020 issue of electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

African Americans have lower rates of retention in substance use disorder treatment than the general population. In this one-hour webinar, Mark Sanders, LCSW, CSC, presents an overview of the factors that prevent African Americans from engaging in treatment, along with strategies that treatment organizations can use to increase engagement.  Presented on February 5, 2020.  Download the presentation slides. 

Monthly electronic newsletter sharing news and events for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

Two-page overview of the highlights of Great Lakes MHTTC Year 1 activities.  (August 15, 2018-August 14, 2019) 

In 2018, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students reported that they had “vaped” in the past 30 days, a substantial increase from the previous year. In this webinar, we outline exactly what E-cigarettes are, explore the youth vaping epidemic, and introduce CATCH My Breath as one possible solution. CATCH My Breath is a youth E-cigarette and Juul prevention program developed by the University of Texas Health Science Center. The program provides up-to-date information to teachers, parents, and health professionals to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about the use of E-cigarettes, including JUUL devices. CATCH My Breath uses a peer-led teaching approach and meets national and state health education standards. And best of all, it’s FREE!!  

Learn how one Wisconsin school district partners with the county restorative justice program to to engage with youth caught vaping on school grounds. Featured presenters: Tim Wavrunek, Eau Claire County Restorative Justice Program, and Kim Koller, Director of Administrative Services, Eau Claire School District.

Monthly newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. 

Monthly electronic newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC.  Features news stories, upcoming events, and new products the Great Lakes programs. Also features updates from SAMHSA and the ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC Network Coordinating Offices.