Past Events

This is Session 6 of our Mindful Monday series, which focuses on a wide range of evidence-based practices from different disciplines.  Event Description Creativity Session #2 September 25th, 2023 This is a 30-minute training and will run every other week through September 25th, 2023.     Each month will have a specific theme/focus with exercises from that discipline. At the beginning of each session, participants will spend a few minutes grounding and learning about the practice for that day and then spend approximately 15-20 minutes in experiential practice, leaving a few minutes in the end for reflection and discussion.   Trainer Genevieve Berry

Dr. Irwin will discuss health disparities for individuals with serious mental illness across the cancer continuum. She will review the development of a model of person-centered collaborative care, including findings from a recent randomized trial, and introduce a coalition dedicated to ensuring mental illness is never a barrier to cancer care.   Presenter: Dr. Kelly Irwin is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a faculty psychiatrist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center and MGH Schizophrenia Program. She is the founding director of the Collaborative Care and Community Engagement Program, a clinical and research initiative dedicated to improving cancer outcomes for individuals with serious mental illness in the Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences at the Mass General Cancer Center.  This webinar will be co-hosted by the Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (MAPNET, www.mapnet.online)   If you would like accommodations to participate in any of our events, please contact us at [email protected].

  Presented by: Shelley Craig, PhD Shelley L. Craig joined the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in 2009 as an Assistant Professor. She served as an Associate Dean, Academic from 2016-2019. She is currently a full Professor and holds a Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Dr. Craig’s program of research focuses on cultivating resilience in marginalized populations through innovative, community-based interventions. Her primary specializations are: (1) understanding the needs of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY), particularly the role of information and communication technologies on their mental health and wellbeing (2) developing of tailored interventions to address the mental health disparities of SGMY (3) exploring the skills and interventions used by health social workers to impact the social determinants of health (3) developing competent social work practitioners through effective social work education. Dr. Craig has developed and tested the first evidence-informed interventions for sexual and gender minority youth mental health including Strengths-First (a resilience-focused case management program for youth at risk); ASSET (an empowering group model delivered in schools), AFFIRM (an affirmative cognitive-behavioural group intervention) and AFFIRMative Caregiver (an affirmative group intervention for parents and caregivers of SGMY). She has created INQYR, The International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience, which consists of fifty international scholars, four regional research networks and twelve students as part of the International Student Training Network. Dr. Craig has also directed a community research plan in Miami-Dade County and subsequently established a comprehensive system of care for SGMY and their families. In addition to many other research activities, she has conducted extensive research on HIV prevention interventions with juvenile detainees, newcomers and immigrants and sex workers. She is a PI on an international study of LGBTQ students in social work programs. Dr. Craig is grateful to have been funded by SSHRC, CIHR, PHAC, Lesbian Health Foundation as well as other donors. During her extensive practice history, Dr Craig has served as: Founder and Executive Director of the Alliance for LGBTQ Youth, Executive Director of ALSO for Out Youth; Medical social worker in the emergency care center of a community hospital; and Director of a domestic violence shelter as well as many other positions. She has been grateful to be the recipient multiple awards including the Ontario Association of Social Work (OASW) Inspirational Social Work Leader (2015).     Learn more about this series: Supporting the Mental Well-being of LGBTQIA+ Youth in Schools    

DESCRIPTION This virtual training (9:00am - 4:00pm) teaches the general public how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. It gives participants the skills needed to provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Recognize the signs of a mental health or substance use disorder crisis Identify community resources Link individuals in need of treatment and support to the proper resources Learn a 5-step action plan that can be used to help those in need Closed Registration: NAMI Metro Baltimore staff only  

  DESCRIPTION There are three competing narratives regarding cannabis. The first is religious, denoted in the Hindu Atharva Veda (2000 BCE), which described cannabis as a sacred plant the gods provided for people’s happiness when eaten or smoked as Ganga, identified today with Jamaican Rastafarians. The second is political; the British demonized it as promoting violence, i.e., resistance to British colonial rule in India. The third was the enthusiasm of French intellectuals engendering the narrative that cannabis opened new dimensions of perception and enlightenment beyond ordinary consciousness. Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2012, punitive measures have yielded to commercialization. The consequences are unregulated cross-pollination of various cannabis species with increasing concentrations of Δ-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, responsible for the high, producing greater potency in pursuit of expanding conscious experience. The potential, however, is greater addictive potential and higher risk for disease than the species that formed the foundation for the medical opinion to legalize the drug. This webinar will examine the impact on individual health and the community.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss the history of cannabis and its use in the United States Explain the pharmacology of the principal biochemicals of cannabis, THC and CBD List the potential health benefits and toxicity of cannabis and CBD use and exposure among adults, children, and pets Summarize the state and federal legal status of THC and CBD     PRESENTER Benjamin Roy, MD is the immediate past president of the Black Psychiatrists of America. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and served his internship in internal medicine at Harlem Hospital and a psychiatry residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital, both in New York, NY. He then completed a clinical fellowship in neuropharmacology at the National Institute of Mental Health and in neuroimmunology at the National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders and Stroke, NIH, both in Bethesda, MD. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Roy discovered human antibodies for endorphins and the opiate receptor in patients with psychiatric disorders and holds two US patents on methods of detecting certain antibodies in human body fluids. He has participated in numerous phase 2-4 clinical trials in neuropharmacology and neuroimmunology. He exposed the purpose of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment to develop syphilis diagnostic tests that were patented and commercialized.   HOST Annelle Primm MD, MPH is the Senior Medical Director of the Steve Fund, an organization focused on the mental health of young people of color. She is also a member of the Black Psychiatrists of America Council of Elders.           AUDIENCE Clinicians, caseworkers, peer recovery support staff, administrators, and others who work on behalf of adults with mental illnesses   

DESCRIPTION This virtual training (8:30am - 4:00pm) teaches the general public how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. It gives participants the skills needed to provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Recognize the signs of a mental health or substance use disorder crisis Identify community resources Link individuals in need of treatment and support to the proper resources Learn a 5-step action plan that can be used to help those in need   Closed registration: Maryland residents only  

Participation in the NHSN 23rd Annual International Conference. 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Workshop 5 of 5 in the "Back to School Sessions" Workshop Series (view series page for full details)   Collaborating Within and Across our School Systems Trauma Informed Principle to Practice: Collaboration   School mental health championship often requires and necessitates working across systems: Departments of Education and Behavioral Health. Child welfare and Juvenile Justice. School Districts and Counties. While the work is necessary, it's not always easy.   Join Leora Wolf-Prusan and Rachele Espiritu to explore bringing partners together to unpack our constructs of collaboration that requires us to be in in shared language (Are we partners? collaborators? other?). And by being in a shared language, we can navigate different expectations of how to be in relationships.   This workshop explores the Collaboration Continuum (Mashek, 2015) and how we can operationalize the continuum in our school mental health systems work. Together we will discuss how the continuum is dynamic, changing based on needs, capacities, and a program deliverable’s outcome, and the value of articulating collaboration is clearer communication of needs, expectations, and stronger relationships to move the work forward.   Audience: Anyone working across teams, divisions, partnerships, grants, agencies, or other work that requires inter and intra communication and collaboration.   Faculty   Rachele Espiritu, PhD (she/hers) Rachele Espiritu is the Co-Director of the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. Dr. Espiritu provides training, technical assistance, and capacity building at the local, territory, tribal, state, and national level in multiple systems, including mental health, substance use, public health, and education. She is a founding partner with Change Matrix LLC, a minority- and women-owned small business that motivates, manages and measures change to support systems that improve lives. She is a former School Board Member of Denver Public Schools (DPS), where she provided direction and leadership for Whole Child efforts and successfully passed a resolution for DPS to become a trauma-informed school district.     Leora Wolf-Prusan, EdD (she/hers) Leora Wolf-Prusan is the School Mental Health Field Director for the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, a project of SAMHSA that provides no-cost professional development to support the school mental health workforce in the Pacific Islands, Hawaii, California, Nevada, and Arizona. She also serves as the project director for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Category II site, the School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project (SCRR), formerly served as the field director for a SAMHSA Now is the Time Initiative, ReCAST (Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma), and in addition to these national grants, provides consulting and training for numerous other clients around issues related to school climate and positive youth development, educator mental health & wellness, and trauma-informed approaches to education. Leora works for the Center for Applied Research Solutions (the home of all these projects), lives in the Bay Area of California (unceded Ohlone land), and is a new parent to a brilliant little human.        

The session will provide participants with an overview introduction to Recovery and Citizenship approaches to behavioral health care and will provide detailed descriptions of two potential interventions. These include i) the Citizens project, a 6-month, twice-weekly class that supports people who have behavioral health changes and are justice-involved to build their connection to the 5Rs (responsibilities, resources, rights, relationships and roles) and a sense of community belonging, and ii) the Financial health project, which involves assessing individuals’ financial health, identifying and/or creating supports to assist with financial management, and addressing systems barriers through partnering with local community organizations and financial institutions.   Presenters: Annie Harper, PhD., Assistant Professor, Yale Department of Psychiatry, Yale University Department of Psychiatry.   Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, MS., Director of Health Equity and International & State programming Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health.   Patricia Benedict, Director of Training and Implementation of Citizens Initiatives, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health.   To learn more about the 2-day New Hampshire Treatment Court Conference, please click here. 

Families and schools don’t always have the same ideas of what family engagement looks like. With the National Family Support Technical Assistance Center, the National Federation of Families, and the National Center for School Mental Health, we will detail ways to bring families and schools together on the concept of “family engagement”. Family engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which the workforce, families, and children build positive and goal-orientated relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and school staff at all levels that require mutual respect for the roles and the strengths each has to offer. With successful family partnerships, schools can move from family involvement to family engagement.   Learning objectives: Learn ways to engage families in school based mental health and increase acceptance of the benefits of school mental health. Learn ways to collaborate and communicate effectively with parents and families. Learn how compassionate family conversations benefit community wellness as an act of social justice.  

 Learn to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis in this suicide prevention training. ABOUT THIS EVENT QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. This 2-hour session is meant for anyone interested in an overview of suicide awareness and intervention, and to practice asking loved ones and friends difficult questions.   Learn more about QPR Gatekeeper training and how to receive training on your own if we are not able to accept your application.   ELIGIBILITY, EXPECTATIONS & APPLICATION Members of the behavioral health/mental health workforce who are based in the states of Alaska, Oregon, Idaho & Washington (HHS Region 10) are eligible to participate Due to a high level of interest, we are no longer accepting applications for this training Each individual must have access to computer/web camera/audio to participate Seats are very limited Questions: please contact the Northwest MHTTC at [email protected].   RESOURCES National Institute of Mental Health Center for Disease Control - Suicide Data and Statistics CDC WISQARS Data Mental Health America 2023 State of Mental Health Report Mental Health America "Alla Data" 2023 with filter function Mental Health Technical Transfer Center 988 and Crisis Resources   FACILITATOR Anna Guida, MPA Anna Guida (she/her), MPA, has worked in the public health and environmental health space for the last 8 years and has held QPR Instructor certification since 2018. Anna is passionate about education as a tool for empowerment and progress. She believes focusing on the entire person in the pursuit of wellness, specifically mental well-being, is integral to long term healing and growth. Outside of work, Anna enjoys attending concerts, cooking for friends and family, and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her dog Smokey.   

  An interactive workshop with time for self-reflection and group conversations. Event Description Being an ally is a continuous action, not a badge of honor. Allyship in action not only promotes inclusion, belonging, and equitable practices, it also contributes to the social, emotional, physical, and mental wellness of each individual within our various communities. Ijeoma Oluo writes, “when we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else’s oppression, we’ll find our opportunity to make real change.” In this workshop, we will explore the core foundations of authentic allyship, such as understanding marginality and privilege across various dimensions of diversity, the emotional intelligence needed to better understand when to listen and when to speak up, and creating authentic partnerships to enact meaningful change. While the primary focus of this workshop is on K-12 educational institutions, the content is applicable to higher education and corporate spaces as well. This will be an interactive workshop with time for self-reflection and group conversations, so please bring something to write with and try to log on using your computer rather than a mobile device.   Trainers Rana Razzaque   Dr. Rana Razzaque’s commitment to improving opportunity, access, and inclusion for all children has driven her educational and professional journey. This commitment has deepened over time due to her own lived experiences and the continuous learning she seeks out on a variety of topics related to equity and inclusion, the persistent disparities for marginalized communities, and the deep need to build understanding and empathy through courageous conversations with people from multiple perspectives. Rana was born in Bangladesh, raised in Maryland, spent her adolescence in Texas, and spent a couple of years in Arizona before moving to Denver in 2011. In the warmer months, you might find Rana hiking with her husband, Rob, and her dog Eeyore. She also loves reading (especially fiction and poetry), trying out new recipes to cook, going to concerts, boxing, and indoor rock climbing (even though she is afraid of heights).  Rana received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and Arizona State University, respectively, and focused her thesis research on the impact of literary influence on colonizing South Asia in the 17th century. In 2017, she earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Denver and focused her dissertation research on how mindfulness influences the culturally responsive practices of educators. Rana has served as Social Emotional Learning Partner in Denver Public Schools, Program Development Coordinator with Sources of Strength, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist at Jeffco Public Schools, and is now the Director of Opportunity, Access, and Inclusion at Englewood Schools in Colorado. Her work intersects culturally responsive and sustaining practices with social-emotional learning and transformative educational leadership. Rana’s mission is to ensure that youth and educators have an intentional focus on honoring diverse cultures and identities, utilizing challenges as opportunities to build resilience, and holistically supporting themselves and others to equitably reach their highest potential.   Jessica Havens   As a veteran educator, Jessica has years of experience in a myriad of roles: HS Teacher, Youth Facilitator and Adjunct Professor. In 2012, she received her M.A. in Women and Gender Studies from DePaul University in Chicago with a focus on both anti-racist white identity development and the intersections of race and gender. She has spent the most recent decade doing diversity, equity and inclusion work as an Institutional DEI Consultant, Strategist and Facilitator. She brings a strong intersectional lens to all of her work, helping people and institutions think holistically about how identity (race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, ability) impacts how we see and move through the world. To learn more about her work, approach & testimonials, visit her website: www.jessicahavens.com

This session of the New Hampshire Treatment Court Conference will provide a general overview of mental illness, prevalence of most common mental conditions encountered by criminal justice providers and crisis response teams, and explore from layperson perspectives how best to engage and interact with someone in crisis to de-escalate volatile situations.   Presenter: Steven Samra, MPA, C4 Innovations  

Foundational Skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): 4-Part Series As caring and competent providers, you realize the importance of having readily available tools to share with your clients whether you are meeting for the 1st or the 15th time. Few evidence based practices offer relevant and accessible skills for decreasing distress, or the vulnerability to distress, like Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).  Although not a comprehensive DBT course, this 4 module seminar provides a snapshot of some of the foundational skills from DBT. Learn how you can integrate DBT-informed skills into your work with clients from a trauma psychologist trained in DBT approaches. This interactive 4-part series held on Wednesdays in September (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET) will offer didactic instruction, small group discussions, and opportunities for skill-building practice.  *Registration is now closed as training capacity has been reached. Please email [email protected] for more information about future training sessions in Spring 2024.  Week 3: Learn skills for increasing client capacity to manage distress Wednesday, September 20 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)  - Discuss techniques to help clients identify a crisis  - Identify strategies for decreasing vulnerability to distressing situations  - Build on self-care practices to include specific strategies for managing distress, including somatic interventions   About the Series Facilitator:  Dr. B. Nilaja Green, PhD writes, speaks and engages at the intersections of individual psychological distress and collective sociocultural oppression. As an Atlanta based Licensed Clinical & Community Psychologist, Dr. Green is certified in trauma informed care and delivering specialized culturally responsive trauma treatments to vulnerable populations such as military veterans, Black women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community through her private practice, Atlanta Trauma Therapy & Consulting. She has engaged in several community level initiatives, including collaborating with the mayor of East Point, in Atlanta to create community level conversations addressing, issues of race, class, history and equity. Having made appearances on several podcasts and in print media, Dr. Green strives to share her message of culturally relevant, holistic mental health practice on various platforms. In service to her profession, she supervises, writes, leads workshops and trainings asking clinicians to cultivate their own radical introspective practice and to approach care of clients with greater cultural humility. In addition to her formal training and years of clinical experience, Dr. Green has also incorporated her love of creative writing and journaling into her clinical work. In service to the community, she created an award winning, community writing group for healers that ran for four years in the Atlanta area, out of which she has developed The Radical Introspection Method for Therapists and trainees. As a foundation for her career, Dr. Green received a B.A. in English & Psychology from Georgetown University and her doctoral degree in clinical and community psychology from Georgia State University. She completed her internship and postdoctoral training at Yale University, Department of Psychiatry in New Haven, CT. She currently lives in Atlanta with her spouse and their stubborn older dog, Bean and new puppy JB. 

Feeling the Back to School blues? Stressed being on campus again? Interested in hacks that help make it better? This session is designed for all of you showing up to navigate the new year with students and colleagues. You have a lot to do. This is an opportunity to make sure YOU are on your own to-do list. Take care of you right now and this year using efficient tools and strategies. Building on self-care and collective care modules from earlier in this series, our session distills practices that anyone can use to boost resilience, buffer stress, and sustain wellness. This session identifies free resources that help ease the transition into the school year right now and support your well-being all year long. This session is for all school and district staff, including but not limited to principals, vice principals, health/wellness coordinators, teachers, aides, school mental health providers, and other adults on campus.

  Event Description The medicine wheel is a well known Indigenous Intervention.  The areas in this sacred circle include emotional, mental, physical and spiritual.  Often the spiritual connection is minimized or avoided because many may not feel comfortable or knowledgeable to address this area and or confuse it with religion. This is an essential component to address when looking at suicide prevention. To help the individual to identify and align their actions, beliefs and values is an essential component to achieve balance and healing.    For this presentation we will focus on  Exploring what is the spirit of healing  How to honor the spirit of the youth and  Identity strategies to help them honor their spirit as well   Trainer LaVonne Fox Peltier, PhD LaVonne is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Turtle Mountain Tribal Community College in Belcourt, ND. She was born and raised on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa reservation. She has considerable experience working with children, youth, and young adults with mental health issues in mental health facilities. Her focus and passion areas are developing Indigenous culturally based interventions to address mental health issues. She also stresses the need to focus on strength-based approaches versus commonly used deficit-based practices. 

This Learning Collaborative follow-up meeting will bring together key leaders in Skagit County, WA in Region 10 who attended the July 11th and 12th Cross TTC Stigma Training sessions. Offered in partnership with the Northwest ATTC, Northwest PTTC, and Skagit County Public Health.  ABOUT THIS EVENT People in Skagit County who struggle with mental health or substance use disorders often confront stigma that prevents them from accessing appropriate treatment. The stigma is held in place by a range of systemic factors, including a lack of cross-discipline understanding and collaboration. In July, we convened a Leadership Collaborative to learn more about stigma, discuss effective strategies and take action at a system level.   During this virtual September follow-up meeting we will discuss participants' individual change projects and interest in the various ideas for reducing stigma system change initiatives that were discussed during our July meeting.   RESOURCES  Resources from our July meeting System change initiative ideas Slides for September 20, 2023 FACILITATORS Denna Vandersloot, M.Ed Denna Vandersloot is the Co-Director of the Northwest ATTC. She has over 20 years of experience as a clinician, researcher, trainer, and system change specialist in the field of addictions. Her areas of expertise include: Motivational Interviewing, Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, Co-occurring Disorder Treatment, NIATx, and Recovery Oriented System of Care. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and a nationally registered SBIRT trainer. Christina Clayton, MSW, LICSW, SUDP Christina Clayton is the Co-Director of the Northwest MHTTC and has been working in the behavioral health field since 1993 working with people and programs addressing severe mental health issues, substance use, co-occurring issues, chronic homelessness, integrated care, outreach, physical health, trauma and diversity/equity/inclusion topics. Christina has education and licenses/credentials in clinical social work, mental health and substance use.  She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Instructor for the University of Washington School of Social Work (MSW ’97).   Kevin Haggerty, MSW, PhD Kevin Haggerty specializes in prevention programs at the community, school and family level. He is the Director of the Social Development Research Group. Dr. Haggerty serves as the Project PI/ Director for the Northwest PTTC. He is a Professor at the University of Washington (UW) School of Social Work. For more than 30 years, he has focused on developing innovative ways to organize the scientific knowledge base for prevention so that parents, communities and schools can better identify, assess and prioritize customized approaches that meet their needs.  He has an extensive research background in the intersection of biological and environmental risks for drug abuse in emerging adults and is an expert on substance abuse and delinquency prevention. Additionally, Dr. Haggerty is an investigator of the Community Youth Development Study, which tests the effectiveness of the Communities That Care program.   Michelle Frye-Spray, MS, CPS Michelle Frye-Spray is the Project Co-Director/Coordinator at the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC). She leverages her knowledge of prevention science with over 25 years of prevention-related experiences to design and deliver engaging and impactful training and technical assistance. Her skills include coaching prevention practitioners to integrate prevention science into practices and interventions worth sustaining. Michelle has delivered prevention services in primary to post-secondary educational settings, facilitated the development of coalitions in rural/frontier communities, and trained state, local and tribal prevention practitioners in prevention science. Michelle is Workforce Development Project Manager at the University of Reno, CASAT, where she manages the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center services.  Louise Parker, PhD Louise Parker is the Special Projects Advisor for the Northwest PTTC. Her research focuses on the delivery of evidence-based prevention programs in real-world settings. Dr. Parker is particularly interested in the cultural adaptation of interventions to increase reach and relevance for diverse communities. Her work in the prevention field is broad, with her most recent research activities focusing on childhood obesity prevention through the creation and implementation of family interventions in community settings. This research has advanced the prevention field’s understanding of effective research-practitioner and interdisciplinary partnerships Dr. Parker is also the developer and trainer for a cultural competency program called Navigating Difference and has used this expertise to inform the successful recruitment and retention of culturally diverse families in community-based prevention programs.   Chris Kelleher Chris Kelleher is a Portland, Oregon, consultant who works at the intersection of strategy, management, and language. He has held positions with Kaiser Permanente, Oregon Health and Science University, and the University of North Carolina. His client engagements focus on achieving meaningful progress by increasing coherence in thought and action. A frequent collaborator with ReThink Health, he is dedicated to developing cases and practices that drive equitable system change.    

DESCRIPTION This virtual training (9:00am - 4:00pm) teaches the general public how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. It gives participants the skills needed to provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Recognize the signs of a mental health or substance use disorder crisis Identify community resources Link individuals in need of treatment and support to the proper resources Learn a 5-step action plan that can be used to help those in need

DESCRIPTION This virtual conference (September 20 and 27) will focus on the integration efforts that support a collaborative healthcare approach. Current medical updates in services for STIs, HIV, TB, family planning, and substance use disorder will be discussed.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss current treatment recommendations of infections and co-occurring conditions for patients presenting to clinical settings  Identify populations at risk for co-occurring conditions presenting to clinical settings Describe how substance use disorder impacts the risk for co-occurring conditions  Explain how to screen clients for substance use disorder Demonstrate effective team skills by sharing information effectively, listening and responding to feedback from others, and using simple communication   PRESENTERS Henry Fraimow, MD, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ Anthony Jaworski, PharmD, BCCCP, The Poison Control Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Mark Lepore, EdD, LPC, LCSW, Pennsylvania Western University/Clarion Campus, Clarion, PA   AUDIENCE Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse clinicians, physician assistants, health educators, outreach workers, social workers, health administrators, and other clinical personnel PRESENTED BY MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins Central East Addiction, Mental Health, and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers at The Danya Institute  

  This training is now full. Please watch for future opportunities!   Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based collaborative conversational style used to help strengthen an individual's own motivation and commitment to change. In this interactive, skills-based workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn about and practice the spirit and relational skills of MI.   Note: Participants must complete Motivational Interviewing: Relational Skills (Level 1) to be eligible to attend the subsequent training in the MI series: Motivational Interviewing: Technical Skills (Level 2). Those who fully attend Level 1 will automatically receive an invitation to register to attend Level 2.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After completing Motivational Interviewing: Relational Skills (Level 1), participants will: Have an introductory level understanding of the purpose, benefits, and challenges of MI Understand and practice the four processes used in MI: planning, evoking, focusing, and engaging Recognize differences between helpful client engagement vs. harmful client engagement Prepare to apply the spirit of Motivational Interviewing to patient interactions Observe and practice the core skills of MI: listening, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summarization.     Training Dates: September 20, 2023 from 8:30AM-11:30AM CT September 27, 2023 from 8:30AM-11:30AM CT October 4, 2023 from 8:30AM-11:30AM CT     CONTINUING EDUCATION: Registrants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive 9 NAADAC certified continuing education (CE) hours. CE certificates are sent via email within two weeks after the conclusion of the training.      TRAINER: Sue EckMaahs Sue EckMaahs has practiced and trained Motivational Interviewing (MI) for over 30 years.  With a background in Sociology, she has provided MI implementation, training, and coaching services to thousands of professionals and over two hundred organizations, nationally & internationally.  Her audience spans mental health, substance abuse, public health & primary care, education, child protection/family reunification, workforce development, and re-entry/corrections.  On a personal note, she loves hiking with her partner Steve & dog, Cassie!       To ensure all participants get the most out of these interactive virtual trainings, we ask that everyone be prepared to do the following in every session:       The Great Lakes A/MHTTC 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.

  9/21, 12:45-1:45PM ET | Addressing Key Workforce Challenges in Rural Mental Health Care through Regionally-Tailored Training and Technical Assistance - Ricky Canelo, Rachel Navarro, Dr. Holly Roberts    

Coppin State University 2500 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21216-3698   DESCRIPTION This two-hour course will train participants on learning the warning signs of of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.    LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe how to question, persuade and refer someone who may be suicidal Explain how to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide Identify the common causes of suicidal behavior Explain how to get help for someone in crisis     Closed Registration (Coppin State University staff only)  

In this series, participants will learn about implementing and evaluating new or existing programs at their agency. In this second session, the implementation stage will be covered.   Session Dates September 12, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Register Now! Session 1: Planning September 19, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Session 2: Implementation September 26, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Register Now! Session 3: Evaluation

This Hispanic Heritage Month join the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, and the National Hispanic & Latino MHTTC for a bilingual #HealthyLatinos Twitter chat on September 19 from 2–3 p.m. ET. Learn how we can advance health equity for Hispanic/Latino communities with limited English proficiency and promote culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services. https://twitter.com/MinorityHealth @MinorityHealth, @OMH_Espanol, @CDCHealthEquity, @FDAHealthEquity, @FDAenEspanol, @MHTTCNetwork, & @hilamhttc for a bilingual #HealthyLatinos El 9/19, únete a y aprende cómo podemos promover la equidad en salud para los hispanos/latinos con conocimientos limitados del inglés. En el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, únete a la Oficina de Salud de las Minorías de HHS (OMH), los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE. UU., el Centro de Transferencia de Tecnología de Salud Mental y el MHTTC Nacional Hispano y Latino en el chat de Twitter bilingüe #HealthyLatinos que se realizará el 19 de septiembre de 2 p. m a 3 p. m. (ET). Aprende cómo podemos promover la equidad en salud para las comunidades hispanas/latinas con conocimientos limitados del inglés y los servicios de atención de la salud cultural y lingüísticamente apropiados. https://twitter.com/OMH_Espanol @OMH_Espanol, @FDAenEspanol, y @hilamhttc en el chat de Twitter bilingüe #HealthyLatinos