Past Events

This training will provide attendees with the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and the stages of change model; demonstration and practice of skills and strategies to implement motivational interviewing in your work; and approaches to match your interventions to your participant’s stage of change. This training will be informational and interactive. Following this training, staff will participate in an ongoing learning community with other providers to discuss implementation of MI techniques learned. (Closed)

The National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC presents the Symposium: Culturally Responsive & Trauma-Informed Services for Hispanic and Latino Populations. The focus of the event is to provide tools to manage and approach trauma from the perspective of culture to mental health providers working with Hispanic and Latino Populations who may have experienced trauma. During this event, participants will be able to: Describe trauma-informed care and culturally responsive services Enhance awareness in providers about the specific needs of Hispanic and Latino populations Develop a toolkit to support institutions in the provision Trauma-Informed care Identify Hispanic and Latino communities´ historical trauma and its possible impact on engagement to mental health services

The founder and developer of CAMS will present on this evidence-based, suicide-focused, clinical framework for effectively treating suicidal patients

This training will provide an overview of social emotional learning including the framework for social emotional learning and its influence on student learning outcomes. Participants will understand competencies related to each component of the social emotional learning framework and understand best practices in implementation of social emotional learning. This training is a private event. If you are interested in similar training for your school, please contact Sarah Nielsen at [email protected].

This training will provide a brief overview of trauma, its impact on learning, and strategies used to create trauma sensitive classrooms. This training is a private event. If you are interested in similar training for your school, please contact Sarah Nielsen at [email protected].

This online 90 minute training will provide behavioral health services administrators the tools necessary to support staff in implementing Motivational Interviewing (MI) into current services. Administrators will identify strategies to incorporate MI into current organizational practices and procedures. (Closed)

This mental health literacy training will assist teachers in understanding mental health, symptoms of mental health difficulties in elementary aged students, and provide examples of Tier 1 Universal embedded mental health promotion strategies in the classroom. This training is a private event. If you are interested in similar training for your school, please contact Sarah Nielsen at [email protected].

The purpose of this walk, a collaboration between the US. Army (Fort George G. Meade) and Navy (Cryptologic Warfare Group 6 Suicide Prevention Program), is to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The event is held annually (since 2016) in observance of Suicide Prevention Month. For more information, contact the Fleet and Family Support Center at (301) 677-9014

This training will provide attendees with the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and the stages of change model; demonstration and practice of skills and strategies to implement motivational interviewing in your work; and approaches to match your interventions to your participant’s stage of change. This training is specifically designed to provide clinical supervisors with additional information and skills to support supervisory approaches that reinforce MI with direct service staff. Following this training, staff will participate in an ongoing learning community with other providers to discuss implementation of MI techniques learned.  (Closed)

Although more than 40 million Americans struggle with mental illness every year, African American men are less likely to get help. This workshop will address depression, trauma and stress in African American men. It will also provide them with an opportunity to communicate with African American male therapists to acknowledge their psychological pain and seek help.

Family members are the most consistent adults in children’s lives and have important information to share with schools which may improve the behavioral health of their children. Learn ways to enhance the lives of students through effective family engagement strategies designed to improve the behavioral health of children.   Presenter (s): Lynda Gargan, Ph.D., Executive Director - National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

This is a targeted one-hour training to provide a brief overview of the how to use the School Mental Health Toolkit for Charter Support Unit.

Our topics will be identified as we listen to the needs of the state teams participating in our region. *This is a Virtual Learning Session for the team members in Southeast School Based Mental Health Learning Community.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This webinar will discuss how to identify key links between opioids and suicide and how to prevent both by utilizing crisis management and suicide prevention models.   PRESENTER: Scott Lewis, PhD, has over twenty years of experience in mental health and substance use treatment. He has worked as a crisis clinician and outpatient co-occurring disorder therapist. His managerial experience has included supervising an outpatient dual diagnosis clinic, administrator for a long-term residential substance abuse rehabilitation center and is currently the Program Director for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Hospital’s inpatient, dual diagnosis and trauma units. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Penn State University, his masters degree in professional counseling from Carlow University, and his doctorate in counseling education and supervision from Duquesne University.    LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify key links between overdose and suicide Describe types of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and how health professionals can address them Describe crisis management and suicide prevention models   WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Physicians, Clinicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Educators, Case Managers, and Intervention Specialists     Registration questions, [email protected] 240-645-1145 REGISTER NOW

Northwest MHTTC faculty, staff and Advisory Board members gathered online on September 25, 2019. Meeting Notes Summary Meeting Slides Year 2 Work Plan: Goals, Objectives & Activities   Advisory Board Contact List As of December 2019 

This training will provide attendees with the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and the stages of change model; demonstration and practice of skills and strategies to implement motivational interviewing in your work; and approaches to match your interventions to your participant’s stage of change. This training will be informational and interactive. Following this training, staff will participate in an ongoing learning community with other providers to discuss implementation of MI techniques learned.  (Closed)

Times: 4:00pm-7:00pm The Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) is proud to present a series of upcoming, NO-COST trainings in collaboration with the California School-Based Health Alliance for educators, clinicians, school-based health providers, and other professionals working with young people. Optional CEUs are available for a fee. Download training series flyer. This training integrates a range of trauma-informed perspectives and techniques and explores the "whole adult" counterpart to the "whole child" approach. Participants will be provided tools, dialogue, and resources for service providers and educators to hone their wellbeing within the context of authentic education leadership. A new lens will be explored for leading in high-trauma, under-resourced environments, along with navigating the challenging adult dynamics this context can create for on-site and district-level leaders. The training explores the impact of our natural stress responses, and how to navigate our stressors while creating healthy boundaries that support sustainability for self and others. This training is provided at no cost; however, space is limited.

Mid-America MHTTC School Mental Health Director Brandy Clarke, Ph.D., LP will present Engaging and Honoring Families as Partners in Supporting Student Mental Health at the AWARE Mental Health and Violence Prevention Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. The goal of the AWARE Summit is to provide professional learning for schools to support youth mental health, resiliency and effective violence prevention.

This webinar will examine suicide prevention in health care settings. It will compare progress that has been made in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths with the lack of progress in reducing suicide deaths. Interventions that have reduced CVD deaths will be compared with interventions that are available to reduce suicide in terms of effectiveness and cost. The available tools for "suicide care" have comparable effectiveness and cost to effective CVD interventions. We should focus on improved use of these effective tools.

This training will provide attendees with the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and the stages of change model; demonstration and practice of skills and strategies to implement motivational interviewing in your work; and approaches to match your interventions to your participant’s stage of change. This training will be informational and interactive. Following this training, staff will participate in an ongoing learning community with other providers to discuss implementation of MI techniques learned. (Closed)

This two-day, 16-hour event is designed to prepare qualified professionals to conduct the 8-hour Trauma Responsive Practices in Education training developed by the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health in conjunction with other partners and offered through the Colorado Cross-Systems Training Institute. The first day of training will cover the Trauma Responsive Practices in Education training.  The second day of training will provide opportunities for teach-backs and facilitation practice.

Millard Public Schools (MPS) is participating in a four part professional development series designed for Coaches of their Behavior Coaches. Sessions will be an opportunity to focus on Coaches' concerns and successes in supporting the districts' Behavior Coaches.

Millard Public Schools (MPS) is participating in a four part professional development series designed for Behavior Coaches and Coaches of Coaches throughout their district. The series will include content on the roles and competencies of behavior coaches, data-based decision making, tiered problem-solving, and team collaboration. The goals of the series include helping all coaches to (1) Develop behavior coaching competencies; (2) Be able to identify, interpret, and use data across MTSS-B tiers of support; (3) Unify around a common behavioral problem-solving model; and (4) Develop the needed interpersonal and collaborative skills to guide the problem solving process. 

This training will provide attendees with the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and the stages of change model; demonstration and practice of skills and strategies to implement motivational interviewing in your work; and approaches to match your interventions to your participant’s stage of change. This training is specifically designed to provide clinical supervisors with additional information and skills to support supervisory approaches that reinforce MI with direct service staff. Following this training, staff will participate in an ongoing learning community with other providers to discuss implementation of MI techniques learned. (Closed)