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Learn skills in a small group training setting with breakout rooms and a facilitated learning environment.  This session will focus on Resilience for Healthcare Professionals in the Reconstruction and Recovery Phase of the Pandemic: How to Navigate and Define the "New Normal.” This is part of Dr. Mauseth's Disaster Response and Behavioral Health series--click here for the full list of events Each topic is offered twice in the same week to allow more people to attend. You are welcome to attend any of the modules on any topic-- there is no prerequisite or attendance requirement to take part. Each module will teach skills and include break-out rooms. Since registration is limited, please check your schedule before registering. Presenter: Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who sees patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaches as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serves as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. Her work and research interests focus on resilience, trauma and disaster behavioral health. She has worked extensively in Haiti with earthquake survivors, in Jordan with Syrian refugees and with first responders and health care workers throughout Puget Sound the United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings with organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities.   Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

This month's topic is Workforce Training and Professional Development. Join us for the monthly consultation call facilitated by Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon for the Adult Peer workforce in HHS Region 10 (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho). These calls are intended for peer support specialists, supervisors of peers, and administrators of peer-delivered services and programs. You may join any or all of these calls. While we use a recurring Zoom link, you are welcome to choose the sessions that work for your schedule and interests. Facilitator Adrienne Scavera is the Training and Outreach Department Director for Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO), one of Oregon's oldest and largest peer-run organizations. In her role as a department director, Adrienne works to support the peer workforce from initial entry and training to systems-level advocacy. Currently, Adrienne serves on several committees and boards, including the Oregon Health Authority’s Training Evaluation and Metrics Program Scoring Committee and the state Traditional Health Worker Commission. In her work, Adrienne prioritizes the experience of individuals as the experts on their own lives. Over the years, she has worked in research, direct service, program development, management, training, and with non-profits, educational institutions, and peer-run organizations. She enjoys writing about herself in third person, well-organized spaces, and friendly animals.

The National Hispanic & Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center in partnership with Mary’s Center and the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work the will be hosting a free webinar for non-clinicians, case managers, clinical supervisors, health providers, program directors, administrators, and personnel who provide post-release services to unaccompanied minors.   This webinar will offer an overview of what is trauma, common traumatic events unaccompanied minors may experience (before, during, and after arrival), common traumatic reactions observed in this population, and evidence-based strategies and interventions that utilize a trauma-informed lens to promote resilience and psychological recovery. Cultural and linguistic considerations when working with Hispanic/Latino unaccompanied minors will be discussed.   Learning objectives:    Participants will learn about traumatic events unaccompanied minors may experience and the impact on their psychological, behavioral, and psychosocial well-being. Participants will learn about evidence-based trauma-focused strategies and interventions that can promote resiliency and psychological recovery among this population in the short, medium, and long term. Participants will learn cultural and linguistic considerations when working with Hispanic/Latino unaccompanied minors.     About the presenter: Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and bilingual clinical psychologist at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Her research focuses on addressing mental health disparities among underserved populations (specifically Hispanic youth) through innovative implementation and dissemination methods, including telehealth. She also has an active program of research focused on the cultural adaptation and international dissemination of trauma-focused assessment and intervention. She directs the Puerto Rico Outreach Model in Schools- Esperanza (PROMISE), a SAMHSA-funded program aimed bolstering resiliency and promoting psychological recovery among Puerto Rican youth after hurricane Maria. She also co-directed a USAID-funded program aimed at creating trauma-informed systems and services for children in El Salvador. 

The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC offer this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. All 45 minutes sessions will be from 12:30-1:15 PM CST. You will need to register for each session you want to attend. The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC will host a series of interactive calls for people who want to broaden and enhance their use of Motivational Interviewing skills in their role of leader or supervisor. This learning opportunity provides supervisors with a no-cost, easy to access opportunity to continue to build their practice skills towards fidelity. All sessions will be geared towards multiple levels of learning.  Supervisors may choose to attend all sessions or select from the menu of options. Dates and topics are listed below. Learning Objectives: Observe and practice fundamental skills: Listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarization Describe Motivational Interviewing: purpose, benefits and limitations Prepare to apply the spirit of Motivational Interviewing to supervision interactions   Dates and Topics:  1/20/21: Motivational interviewing and supervision: The evidence base REGISTER 2/17/21: REALLY listening to understand REGISTER 3/17/21: The spirit of MI in supervision REGISTER 4/21/21: Let your employee know you’re working hard to understand them REGISTER 5/19/21: Guiding others towards change with your open mind REGISTER 6/16/21: Taming your inner cheerleader- Increasing confidence and importance to change in your staff REGISTER JULY: NO SESSION 8/18/21: Encouraging change while handling being stuck with care REGISTER 9/15/21: A big clue that you and the employee aren’t on the same page REGISTER 10/20/21: Growing and supporting change in your employee REGISTER 11/17/21: Planning for change REGISTER DECEMBER: NO SESSION

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. For many Asian Americans, Asian cultures have shaped their explanatory models of health including mental health. In this event, Dr. Fan will provide a brief analysis on how Asian religious and philosophical traditions affect the understanding, clinical manifestation, and treatment-seeking behaviors of mental illness. In addition, the mental health toll of anti-Asian racism and being a “model minority” will be presented. During the second part of the event, Dr. Fan will lead a clinically oriented discussion to address the barriers to improve mental health care for Asian Americans. Presenter Bio: Xiaoduo Fan, MD, MPH, MS Dr. Fan is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is Director of the Psychotic Disorders Program and Director of the Chinese Mental Health Program at UMass. Dr. Fan received his medical degree from Peking University and MPH degree from Harvard University. In addition, Dr. Fan obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. Fan is a member of the advisory panel for the Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI), and a member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health. He also serves as a reviewer for various federal grant programs. We will be providing certificates of completion and CEUs for this event for a total of 1.5 hours. Please note that we only provide ASWB, NAADAC, and NBCC certificates. All other requests will receive a certificate of completion to be submitted to the board of choice by the attendee.

Overcoming Mental Health Stigma - Workshop Wednesday Session May 19, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST | 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Mountain Plains MHTTC is hosting a session on overcoming mental health stigma. Marvis Doster, CARN, and Chris Harsell, DNP, ANP-BC, will examine ways to identify and address mental health stigma. The Mountain Plains MHTTC supports research and information gathering on mental health stigma in rural communities and we invite you to learn more here.   Session Objectives:   Define mental health stigma Identify common factors that influence mental health stigma Describe the consequences and impacts of stigma related to accessing mental health treatment Explore techniques to overcome various forms of stigma   Trainers Chris Harsell, DNP, ANP-BC Marvis Doster, CARN  

  About the Event:  Join us for this co-sponsored event with the Region IV Public Health Training Center. The recent pandemic has created a confluence of uncertainty, social isolation, and disruptions in services and supports important to children. The nature and extent of the mental health impact on this age group depends on pre-existing vulnerabilities, contextual issues related to their COVID experiences, and the effectiveness of response efforts. In this interactive, virtual webinar, risks and protective factors will be identified, and effective strategies for promoting recovery from pandemic related distress will be explored using a developmental lens and a social-ecological framework. Whenever possible, child and parent narratives will be used to illustrate concepts.    Learning Objectives 1. Identify risk and protective factors that may make a child more vulnerable to mental health difficulties during a pandemic.  2. Apply a contextual lens to understand how COVID-19 related factors may interact with vulnerabilities to amplify or reduce risk.   3. Utilize developmentally appropriate strategies to improve child and youth well-being in pandemic conditions.      About the Presenter:  Ginny Sprang, PhD, is a professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, and the Executive Director of the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children.  She is the Principal Investigator of the SAMHSA-funded Category II Secondary Traumatic Stress Innovations and Solutions Center, the Category III Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatment and Training Institute, and Chair Emeritus of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Collaborative group. She has or currently holds national leadership positions in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as a steering committee member and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Special Interest Group Chair for the Terrorism and Disaster Committee. Dr. Sprang has over 125 publications on topics such as child trauma, trauma informed care, the commercial sexual exploitation of minors, implementation and sustainability, disaster response, and secondary traumatic stress. 

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted how mental health services are provided worldwide, leading many providers to adapt their traditional in-person services by implementing telehealth services (e.g., via videoconferencing platforms). However, little is known about the effectiveness of telehealth services for youth in the early stages of psychosis -- young people experiencing subthreshold or initial, full symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, disorganization, etc. This is an especially important topic, since research is suggesting that the stress of the pandemic may be increasing the prevalence of psychotic experiences. This webinar will cover telehealth considerations for youth in the early stages of psychosis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Related and complementary interventions for this group, including smartphone apps and other virtual interventions, will also be discussed. Download Flyer   Presenter: Joseph DeLuca, Ph.D., is an NIMH-T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, specializing in psychosis-risk and the early stages of psychosis. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the City University of New York Graduate Center and completed his predoctoral internship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. DeLuca’s research and clinical interests include screening and treatment for psychosis-spectrum symptoms, particularly with youth and families, as well as stigma, the role of culture and context in psychosis, and the intersection of mental illness and the criminal justice system.   Learning Objectives: Define psychosis and early-stage psychosis   Understand the unique impact of the COVID-19 impact pandemic on psychosis Discuss telehealth considerations and strategies for youth in the early stages of psychosis   Who Should Attend? Mental health professionals, mental health advocates, mental health graduate students, and others who work with/on behalf of youth diagnosed with mental illness.   Certificates of attendance will be available to viewers of 50% (45 minutes) or more of the live webinar (via email within 30 business days post-event). CEUs are not offered for this session. The webinar slide presentation and recording will be posted to the website.  

Identify the social impact of stigma and shame on the “self”, identify tools to overcome the suffering and silence. The Northwest MHTTC is excited to collaborate with Aleks Martin, MSW, LSWAIC, SUDP, to deliver a webinar and podcast series as part of our support for provider well-being. Find out more about the series here. Presenter Aleks Martin (S/he pronouns, but they is ok) has been in the health and social service field for over 20 years. Aleks was drawn to the LGBTQI2+ community in their mid-twenties working for a national HIV-prevention study with youth called, Young Asian Men’s Study (YAMS). This exposed them to the great work of HIV workers from other organizations and how community-based programs are critical in reaching out to the most vulnerable populations. During this time, they worked as a Disease Intervention Specialist with Public Health - Seattle & King County for 7 years, including working on the pilot study for the Rapid HIV Test Kit (then a 20-minute test). A big portion of their professional career was spent at Seattle Counseling Service, a behavioral health agency for the LGBTQ community. From 2003 to 2019, Aleks started as Database Manager, Health Educator, Program Coordinator to Chemical Dependency Counselor and Addictions Program Supervisor. This was the safe space where their yearning for higher education was cultivated so they could serve their community further. As a graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Social Work - Masters Program, Aleks developed their skills as a mental health clinician and social justice advocate. Aleks’ perspectives where shifted and allowed them to have a wider lens for diversity, inclusion and equity. Aleks was inspired to start a private practice to address the special needs of the LGBTQI2+ and BBIPOC (Black, Brown, Indigenous and People of Color), particularly Queer and Trans Asian and Pacific Islander people dealing with unique and special issues that intersect with race/culture and gender/sexuality like coming out, spiritual conflicts, cultural dissonance, gender transition, social navigation at work and other environments, interpersonal relationships from intimacy to friendships, understanding relationships with non-LGBTQI2+ partner(s), and so on. Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

This is the second session of the Perinatal Mental Health Learning Series. About the Series: Perinatal Mental Health Learning Series: Strategies and Considerations for Behavioral Health and Health Care Providers is a virtual learning series intended for health and behavioral health providers who work with individuals affected by mental health symptoms during the perinatal period. Expert speakers emphasize increasing awareness and screening methods in perinatal mental health and health care, as well as psychotherapeutic treatment.

Join our podcast club for mental health and school mental health providers on topics related to COVID-19 and its impact on our mental health and holistic wellness.  After listening to selected podcasts on your own, we will engage together in collective exploration related to the social constructs and internalized notions that impact our emotional wellbeing and the way we engage in our work as mental health providers. Oriana Ides, Pacific Southwest MHTTC School Mental Health Training Specialist, will guide our conversations Tuesday, May 18: Honoring personal boundaries as radical self-love and preservation Listen: Finding Our Way | Prentis Hemphill Read: How to Set Healthy Boundaries | Positive Psychology This podcast is part of a larger series titled "We are the Pillars: A Podcast Club for Providers." You can view the full podcast description and schedule on the main event page.

  In collaboration with Texas Juvenile Justice Department, we're part of their SEED Virtual Live Conference Event   This one and half-hour online session will provide information on the Hispanic and Latino Caribbean population and their specific mental health needs. In this workshop, we present the similarities and differences among the Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican cultures. These are the main Caribbean countries and the second, third, and fifth-largest population of Hispanic origin living in the United States. Language, traditions and customs, cultural values, spirituality, and the social, historical, and political context that led them to migrate to the United States will be discussed. The presentation will address the intersection of these factors with mental health and mental health treatment among Latinos of Caribbean descent.   Learning objectives: • Describe similarities and differences among the Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican cultures. • Describe language, traditions and customs, cultural values, spirituality, and the social, historical, and political context that led Latinos of Caribbean descent to migrate to the United States. • Identify reasons to migrate to the US among Latinos of Caribbean descent. • Describe cultural elements that make up the Hispanic and Latino Caribbean populations.  • Identify views that individuals within the Hispanic and Latino Caribbean populations have regarding mental health services.  • Discuss the cultural norms as strengths and challenges in the engagement of the Hispanic and Latino Caribbean populations in mental health treatment.   Who should attend? This is a basic level workshop designed for mental health providers and law enforcement personnel.   About the presenters:      Javier Ramirez, MA, MA- Javier Nahum Ramirez Elias is a Nawat from his father's side and Lenka from his mother's side, born in El Salvador. He has earned two master degrees: one in Latin American Studies with the focus in History and Political Science of the region, and the second one in Cultural Anthropology with an emphasis in the diaspora and immigration process of Central Americans. Works with various community organizations providing health and social services to diverse communities in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Currently, he is the Program Director of Teen Family Services at El Nido Family Centers, and a Lecturer on Latin American Studies and Chicano Studies at California State University Los Angeles.       Isa I. Vélez Echevarría, PsyD- is a clinical psychologist. She obtained a certification as Interpersonal Psychotherapy Clinician, was trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Therapy, and Neurofeedback. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Community Services Institute in Boston, MA., where she provided home-based and school-based psychotherapy for communities of color. She is currently working as a clinical psychologist at A&R Behavioral Associates and as a Training and Content Specialist for the National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC, at the Universidad Central del Caribe, in Bayamon, PR.  

Learn skills in a small group training setting with breakout rooms and a facilitated learning environment.  This session will focus on Resilience for Healthcare Professionals in the Reconstruction and Recovery Phase of the Pandemic: How to Navigate and Define the "New Normal.” This is part of Dr. Mauseth's Disaster Response and Behavioral Health series--click here for the full list of events Each topic is offered twice in the same week to allow more people to attend. You are welcome to attend any of the modules on any topic-- there is no prerequisite or attendance requirement to take part. Each module will teach skills and include break-out rooms. Since registration is limited, please check your schedule before registering. Presenter: Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who sees patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaches as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serves as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. Her work and research interests focus on resilience, trauma and disaster behavioral health. She has worked extensively in Haiti with earthquake survivors, in Jordan with Syrian refugees and with first responders and health care workers throughout Puget Sound the United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings with organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities. Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

A trauma response can be inherited from parents as well as from everyday societal factors and events. Socio-cultural trauma is not talked about often but experienced daily by marginalized and oppressed people. Dr. Kenneth Hardy suggests that children’s response to socio-cultural trauma could be “precipitated by the biased treatment their parents, community or ethnic group have experienced throughout the history of this country.” For people living with unresolved trauma, toxic stress can trigger a trauma response of fight, flight, or freeze. In people of color, these responses are often mislabeled as defiant, oppositional, or disinterested rather than more accurately as protective, guarded, or emotionally numb. This workshop will present information on forms of socio-cultural trauma, including race-based trauma, and offer a comprehensive trauma-informed response to children and their families. Learning Objectives Participants will learn: Definitions of socio-cultural trauma, micro-aggressions, and toxic stress. How racial trauma and toxic stress influences overall wellness. Culturally responsive strategies, assessment tools and interventions.   Participants will receive 4 CE credit hours upon completion (WAFCA will issue credits) Presenters:  Patricia Parker is currently a full-time Curriculum and Instruction Manager for the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership located in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Patricia received her degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduate certificate in Community Mental Health from the Trinity College of Vermont. Patricia has worked as a consultant/trainer with the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice-University of Iowa since 1989. Ms. Parker has over thirty-eight years of experience working in the human services. She has provided in-home family therapy, individual therapy, group therapies, strength-based community development practices in Wilmington, North Carolina, Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin and provided consultation, technical assistance, and training services in 30 states across the country.   Dawn Shelton-Williams is the Quality Specialist at Aurora Family Service (Aurora Health Care). She is responsible for the agency’s quality program including the agency’s accreditation process with the Council on Accreditation. Dawn is also the social work navigator for the agency’s Wisconsin Well Woman Program – Social Work Navigation. Her professional experience is in the areas of mental health, health care, and child welfare. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the State of Wisconsin, she is also in private practice at Sebastian Family Psychology Practice, LLC. Ms. Shelton-Williams has over 29 years of providing clinical services to children and families. Dawn is active in the community. She is President for NASW-WI’s Board and serves on the Governor’s Council on Mental Health.

The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5:IL,IN, MI,MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. Individuals and organizations thrive when they have healthy and strong connections, but to build strong and healthy connections, we must be okay ourselves. This training will provide perspective on ways to thrive, despite the circumstances, and build resiliency to help offset effects of long term stress exposure on the brain and body.    LEARNING OBJECTIVES Gain a deeper understanding of: Individual and organizational resilience The parallel process of individual wellbeing and organizational health.  Ideas that promote fortitude and resilience. Intended Audience: Mental health clinicians, community outreach workers, SUD counselors, leaders, supervisors, or anyone working in the Behavioral Health field.   SPEAKER Dr. Amelia Franck Meyer is the founder and CEO of the national non-profit, Alia: innovations for people and systems impacted by childhood trauma. Amelia and Team Alia are leading a national movement to keep children safe with, not from, their families. Alia works with child welfare leaders who are innovators and early adapters in jurisdictions around the country and the globe to create transformational change child welfare. Amelia has a widely viewed TEDx Talk on the Human Need for Belonging. Along with many awards from her alma maters, Amelia has also been honored was a Bush Fellow and an Ashoka Fellow. Read Dr.Franck Meyer’s complete bio here.   Certificates of attendance will be available to all who attend the session in full.

  The Needs and Joys of our (Im)migrant Students, Families, and Community Partners: Exploring and Expanding Our School Mental Health Practice Session 2: Fronterismo - Supporting Transborder School Mental Health   Join the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center for a special three-part series followed by a four-part learning community focused on (im)migrant student mental health. Through this program, we hope to:  Deepen our understanding and awareness of the unique gifts, strengths, and challenges students with (im)migration stories hold Explore practical strategies to apply and deepen our work  Examine the What + How—what are the issues + how do we then take the what and impact our school mental health practice?   Together, we discuss and unpack nuances of students who are (im)migrants, newcomers, undocumented, transborder learners so that we can strengthen our school mental health systems, services, practices, and policies.    Please note that while this program has a special focus on students who identify as Latino/a/x,  Chican@, and Mexican-American, all are welcome and much can be related to other student identities with shared experiences.    Invited learners: school mental health professional associations (school psychology, counselors, psychiatry, teacher education programs, school social workers), community-based mental health providers who partner with schools in our Center’s region (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Pacific Islands of American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau).  For more information about the series, visit the series page.   Session 2: Fronterismo - Supporting Transborder School Mental Health   When:  Monday, May 17, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. PT (view your time zone)   (Mon.) 6-8 p.m. ET / 3-5 p.m. PT / 12-2 p.m. HT / 11 a.m.-1 p.m. American Samoa (Tues.) 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Marshall Islands / 9-11 a.m. Pohnpei, Kosrae / 8-10 a.m. Guam, Chuuk, Yap, Northern Mariana Islands /  7-9 a.m. Palau Faculty: Claudia Gonzalez and Alicia Arambula   The number of transborder students—students that regularly cross land borders to access an education in the United States—is difficult to capture, but with 1,954 miles of borderland between the United States and Mexico, this number is easily in the thousands. Transborder students, like immigrant children, often live in the shadows. Their lives are complex, and navigating some of the busiest ports of entry in the world while balancing not being seen and at the same time being successful in school, can be tolling. This webinar addresses common school mental health challenges and celebrations of immigrant, mixed status, and transborder students. Together, we explore how to develop environments in schools that are trauma sensitive and reinforce sustainable systems of support via a cultural lens of the transborder and immigrant experience, while taking into consideration the challenges that have been exacerbated through COVID-19 and distance learning.   To deepen our awareness about (im)migrant student experiences, we:  Become more familiar with transborder student experiences. Explore the policies that impact our student population and the resources available to support us. Gain practical information that might increase confidence to provide support to transborder students and their families (including how MTSS might be adapted to border considerations).

The Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC wants to continue to support you and your work during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Many of you have developed unique strategies for meeting the needs of service participants over the course of the year, but you may still be struggling with maintaining your own wellness and self-care. To help facilitate support and the sharing of wellness strategies and resources, we will be facilitating Mutual Support Calls for Thriving at Work During COVID-19.  Who: Community Mental Health Service Providers What: One-hour virtual support group sessions to share experiences, exchange resources, develop skills, and provide and receive mutual support When: The third Monday of each month, February through September Schedule: 2/15; 3/15; 4/19; 5/17; 6/21; 7/19; 8/16; 9/20 We look forward to connecting with you!   Facilitator: Bill Burns-Lynch, MA, LPC, has a 30+ year history of engagement in the psychiatric rehabilitation and mental health treatment community. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively in community mental health developing and supporting the implementation of innovative, effective, and evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation practices and service delivery programs. He has been a direct service provider, program developer, supervisor, administrator, trainer, consultant, researcher, and educator.  Currently, Bill is in practice in Bordentown, New Jersey, where he provides psychotherapy and counseling services geared toward helping people identify, address, and overcome the distress associated with a number of lifestyle and life-changing events, including depression and anxiety, substance misuse and substance use disorder, and living with grief and loss (through death, divorce, loss of relationships). Bill's work focuses on the impact of trauma across the lifespan for men and women; exploring life challenges and choices related to transitioning to adulthood; and adults living with serious mental health conditions, helping to manage systems and develop recovery and wellness plans.

I’ve Screened, Now What? Perinatal Depression Screening and Response; HHS Region 8 May 17, 2021 10:00am - 12:00pm MST | 11:00am - 1:00pm CST Join the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, and the South Dakota Department of Health, for a two-hour training session on best practices for depression screening in perinatal populations.     Screening for depression symptoms without established plans for follow-up interventions can create challenges and anxiety for providers working in a variety of settings. This training will review best practices when screening perinatal populations for depression, and when needed, how to implement a team-based response to patients expressing thoughts of suicide. This session will also examine unique barriers experienced by perinatal persons when seeking care and discuss the importance of referral pathways for connecting individuals to care.    Trainers Maridee Shogren, DNP, CNM, CLC Robin Landwehr, DBH, LPCC, NCC

Mental Health Issues in the Latino Communities   Latino communities are at significant risk for mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, suicide attempt, and are less likely to access culturally responsive mental health services. Immigration, cultural identity, poverty, and discrimination create high levels of stress among Latinos. Mental health issues that are undiagnosed or untreated can lead to negative outcomes for Latinos, including negative interactions at school and with authorities, increased disconnection from family and society, and exposure to the criminal justice system. Culture plays an important role in the lives of Latino communities.   Equity Mental Health: Breaking barriers to access mental health treatment & increase community awareness about the Latino populations   Culturally and linguistically appropriate services are respectful of and responsive to diverse consumers' health beliefs, practices, and needs" (Office of Minority Health). By developing Latino cultural competence, the services can be effectively delivered in a sense of respect and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, cultural and linguistic needs of diverse students and families. In that regard, we will discuss barriers and facilitators to community participation and the importance of making referrals that lead to positive engagement for Hispanic and Latino families considering cultural and linguistic characteristics.   Who should attend? This is an intermediate level workshop designed for non-clinicians, case managers, clinical supervisors, health providers, program directors, administrators, and personnel who provide services for Latino communities.   About the speakers:   Inma Iglesias, LICSW, LCSW-C, RPT-S - is a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience working with children, families, and adults in different multicultural settings. Originally from Spain, she speaks Spanish and English fluently. Inma received her Master’s in Clinical Social Work from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. in 2011 and obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Salamanca, Spain, in 1999. Inma is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, a certified Parent-Child Interaction Therapist, a certified Child-Parent Psychotherapist, and a Level I Theraplay practitioner. She currently works as a Senior Clinical Manager at a large Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) where she provides oversight to clinical services provided by the Behavioral Health Department within the School-Based Program. Her areas of clinical expertise include trauma, anxiety, OCD, depression, ADHD, home transitions (divorce, loss of a loved one, blended families, and family reunification), and disruptive behavior in children. She has experience working with children from birth to age 12, as well as their parents. She also works with adults providing individual and group psychotherapy. Inma has experience providing immigration evaluations for asylum seekers. She completed the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Training in the Medical and Psychological Evaluation and Documentation of Torture and Human Rights Survivors Seeking Asylum. Inma has additional experience providing clinical supervision, training, and consultation. Some of the presentations provided include: Creating a Trauma Informed School Culture, Family Reunification, Impact of Chronic Stress in Children and Parents, Teacher Wellness and Stress Management, and Assessment and Treatment of Clients using Expressive Therapies.   Luis R. Torres-Hostos, PhD - is Founding Dean and Professor of the School of Social Work at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, TX. He assumed his role on August 1st, 2020 and rapidly integrated into the university, local, and binational communities of the Rio Grande Valley, where he is positioning the School of Social Work to play a key role in promoting health, health equity, and social justice. He is leading a strategic planning effort that will increase the number of faculty and researchers in the School; expand community-engaged research and scholarship in topics impacting the Rio Grande Valley communities; and strengthen educational initiatives like expanding clinical preparation in the master's program, developing additional specializations, creating a bilingual master’s program, and building a doctoral program. Dr. Torres-Hostos’ research focuses on health inequities and social determinants of health with a focus on Hispanic and African American communities. He also works on community engagement initiatives aimed at building community resilience. He is currently leading a team of researchers, community partners, and students in an NIH-funded project titled Community Engagement Strategies for COVID-19 Prevention and Response in Underserved Communities in Hidalgo County, which is part of the Texas CEAL (Community-Engagement Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities) Consortium (see www.TexasCeal.org). Dr. Torres-Hostos’ research and community work have been funded by federal, state, and private entities. He has traveled and worked extensively in Latin America, and has established research collaborations in Mexico, Central America, and Puerto Rico. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross South Texas Chapter and is a member of the Rotary Club of Mission. Originally from Puerto Rico, Dr. Torres-Hostos holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fordham University in New York City and has over 30 years of clinical, teaching, research, and administrative experience.     Please read the following before registering: • The National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center use GoToWebinar as our online event system. • Audio for the event is accessible via the internet. To receive audio, attendees must join the event by using computers equipped with speakers or dial in via telephone. • After registration, a confirmation email will be generated with instructions for joining the event. To avoid problems with log-in, please use the confirmation email to join the event.

Please join us for our K12 webinar: From Longhouse to Schoolhouse: AI/AN School Communities Coming Together in Partnership to Learn, Collaborate, and Share Experiences and Knowledge 2:00-3:30 CST on May 13th

The Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University® and the National Hispanic & Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center will be hosting a free webinar for school mental health providers serving Hispanic and Latino families, children, and youths. The Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University® is an approved provider of the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling, the Florida Board of Psychology, the Florida Office of School Psychology, and the Florida Board of Nursing (BAP #50- 6251), as well as the Florida Certification Board (#5350-A) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Many states accept CEUs from CSWE-accredited institutions in other states.   Culturally and linguistically appropriate services are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and needs of diverse consumers (Office of Minority Health, 2014). By developing Latino cultural competence, services that are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, cultural and linguistic needs of diverse students and families can be effectively delivered.   Who should attend? This is an intermediate level workshop designed for mental health providers, school mental health providers, and school administrators.   About the speaker: J Rocky Romero, PhD, LMSW- Dr. Romero is the CEO and owner of JR Romero & Associates, a training and consultant company he started almost 20 years ago. Dr. Romero is a former Assistant Professor of the New Mexico Highlands University School of Social Work in Albuquerque, NM. He served as the co-chair for Governor Richardson’s appointed NM Higher Education Department on Cultural Competency Task-Force. Dr. Romero has also served as an Executive Council member for the NM-Consortium for Behavioral Health Training and Research to include other boards and committees. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of New Mexico in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies with a focus on analyzing legal discourse through a critical race theory lens. Dr. Romero has been a trainer and consultant for the NATIONAL HISPANIC AND LATINO MHTTC for the last 10 years and a national trainer for Clare|Matrix, formerly the Matrix Institute, for the last 12 years. He is focused on culturally appropriate treatment while focusing on reducing health disparities for people of color. Lastly, Dr. Romero is focused on the intersections of racism, discrimination, and the impact of racialized legal discourse on people of color.   Please read the following before registering: • The National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center use GoToWebinar as our online event system. • Audio for the event is accessible via the internet. To receive audio, attendees must join the event by using computers equipped with speakers or dial in via telephone. • After registration, a confirmation email will be generated with instructions for joining the event. To avoid problems with log-in, please use the confirmation email to join the event.

May 13, 2021 1:00–2:30pm Central 2:00–3:30pm Eastern The Great Lakes MHTTC and PTTC present this training for behavioral health and prevention practitioners in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This session presents the Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience framework as a lens to understand community-level trauma, with a focus on its application in preventing and addressing substance misuse and mental health crisis. The session will outline skills needed for a prevention workforce prepared to accelerate equity, justice, and community-trauma-informed approaches within vulnerable communities. Learning Objectives:    Share the Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience (ACE|R) framework to identify how community-level trauma contributes to high rates of substance misuse and mental health crisis.    Identify why an equity and justice orientation is essential to upstream prevention approaches.   Highlight the skills and role for preventionists in applying health equity principles in their work across multiple systems, and discuss aspects of community change for mental health and wellbeing.   Speakers Sheila Savannah, MA, Managing Director at Prevention Institute, has over 30 years of experience in supporting multisector collaborations and community change initiatives. Her focus has always emphasized the necessity of mobilizing youth, families and courageous leadership to address the norms and conditions that lead to disproportionate outcomes in health, safety and wellbeing. Much of this work is currently done through multiple national and regional communities of practice – all of which use a primary prevention approach to reduce multiple forms of violence and improve mental wellbeing. Based in Houston, Sheila provides leadership on projects that work to improve community environments and address problems of mental health, trauma, substance misuse, and violence. Previously, Sheila was a division manager with the Houston Public Health Department and the Office of Adolescent Health and Injury Prevention. Sheila holds a BJ in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Houston at Clear Lake.    Ruben Cantu, BA, Program Manager, has over 20 years’ experience in public health, health equity, racial justice, program and organizational management, and technical assistance and capacity building. At Prevention Institute, he leads projects on community trauma and mental health and wellbeing. Ruben provides training, coaching, and strategic support on policy development, sustainability, partner development, and communications. Prior to joining Prevention Institute in 2016, Ruben was Associate Director at the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, where, among other accomplishments, he authored the state’s strategic plan for reducing mental health disparities. Ruben has consulted with community organizations across the U.S. Certificates of attendance will be available to all who attend the session in full.