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DESCRIPTION This webinar will explore factors unique to the experiences of African American women that affect mental health and have implications for diagnosis and treatment. These factors include challenges as well as significant strengths that can be leveraged in treatment and in the community to support overall mental and emotional wellbeing.    LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explore the unique mental health challenges currently facing African American women, with a particular focus on the impact of recent forces such as the COVID-19 pandemic, political unrest and racial trauma Discuss the ways in which religious and cultural norms, including perceptions of the "strong Black woman," may serve as both protective factors and barriers to help seeking Discuss ways to build rapport with African American women patients/clients in order to increase engagement in treatment    PRESENTER Dr. Gina Newsome Duncan is an adult psychiatrist in private practice at Eastover Psychological & Psychiatric Group in Charlotte, North Carolina. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Hampton University, her M.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and completed her general psychiatry internship and residency at Harvard at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Residency Program. Before going into private practice, Dr. Duncan held academic and administrative appointments at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University in Augusta, GA where she served as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and as the Associate Dean for Admissions for MCG. Dr. Duncan’s clinical focus is on the use of medication management and psychotherapy in the treatment of adult mood and anxiety disorders as well as ADHD. Her other areas of special interest include the intersection of spirituality and psychiatry, disparities in health and achievement that disproportionately affect underserved communities, strength-based approaches to building resilience, and faith- and community-based approaches to addressing disparities in mental health. Dr. Duncan regularly presents and provides consultation to community and faith-based groups as well as academic and professional organizations. She is currently the lead mental health expert for the Steve Fund’s Families Healing Together Campaign.   HOST Annelle Primm, M.D., 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 Mental health professionals, community health advocates, the general public  

  DESCRIPTION: W.A.I.T. What Am I Thinking? is a framework to stimulate discussion around the idea that every action has a consequence, either good or bad. How does that consequence affect our future outcomes? How does it affect others around us? Our friendships? We can train our brain to capture those negative thoughts and change our internal program to create the future we desire. We will explore some of the top social emotional learning topics and demonstrate how to teach them in a simple way that educators and professionals working with youth can apply. This program combines neuroscience, mindfulness, self-regulation, and trauma-informed care into a non-threatening, conversational format.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will: Understand the science behind changing outcomes by changing perceptions. Develop skills for understanding and changing behavior with youth. Identify strategies to listen non-judgmentally and better connect with youth.     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.      PRESENTER: Rick Hollering is a Certified Human Behavior Consultant who for the last 30 years has been helping others maximize their potential and productivity. His goal has been to study human behavior while identifying and breaking barriers to change. With a background as a corporate trainer and business consultant, Rick used his experience training corporations, business leaders, sports teams, and professionals as a foundation to work with youth. He has created two workshops, “Understanding Group Dynamics” and “Connecting with Others,” to train and equip youth leaders and mentors to be more effective in reaching youth and families.     The Great Lakes 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.

This 90-minute webinar will discuss lived-experience and its role in behavioral health.  ABOUT THIS EVENT The phrase "lived experience" is widely used in behavioral health, but what does it really mean? Is lived-experience a code word meaning “former mental patient”? Isn’t all experience, “lived experience” and therefore isn’t “lived experience” redundant? Can a clinician have lived experience? In this webinar, Pat Deegan will explore the origins of “lived experience” in philosophy and its migration into behavioral health. She will argue that lived experience introduces a new way of knowing that can complement, and at times disrupt, the clinical world view. FACILITATOR Pat Deegan, PhD Patricia E. Deegan, PhD's mission is to help activate and empower mental health services users in their own recovery and to provide peer supporters and clinicians with the know-how to support people in their recovery journey. She is uniquely positioned to fulfill her vocation because she was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, went on to get her doctorate in clinical psychology and today leads a company run by and for people in recovery. She is a thought-leader in the field of mental health recovery, has numerous peer-reviewed publications, has held a number of academic appointments, and has carried a message of hope for recovery to audiences around the world. In addition to her work on the CommonGround Program, she consults with OnTrackNY and has helped the team at the Center for Practice Innovations develop an innovative model for engaging young people under the NIMH RAISE Study. The model is now being adopted nationally.

  TRAINING SCHEDULE: This series is taking place on May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2023 from 10:00 AM–11:30 AM CT     DESCRIPTION: The NIATx Virtual Change Leader Academy is the web-based version of the popular NIATx Change Leader Academy (CLA). The CLA has given thousands of behavioral health organizations the tools to make real changes that improve their systems of care. This interactive, expert-led program includes four weekly 90-minute learning sessions.  After completing the four weekly sessions, an optional organizational consultation is available to those who fully attended the training series.      LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants in the virtual CLA will learn:  The NIATx principles and how they motivate positive change How to build a change team and integrate NIATx principles at the organizational level How to conduct a change project to improve a specific process within their organization     CONTINUING EDUCATION: A certificate for 6 NAADAC continuing education hours will be emailed to participants who attend the two-part training session in full. Partial credits will not be awarded.     TRAINER: Mat Roosa, LCSW-R Mat Roosa was a founding member of NIATx and has been a NIATx coach for a wide range of projects. He works as a consultant in the areas of quality improvement, organizational development and planning, and evidence-based practices implementation. His experience includes direct clinical practice in mental health and substance use services, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and human services agency administration.     The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

  WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Part 1 of 2 in the "Trans 101 & Working with Families of Trans and Non-Binary Youth" Learning Series (view series page for full details)   Do you ever feel like you missed out on the class where everyone learned about transgender and non-binary identities? Are you nervous about saying something wrong? It’s really common for people without 101 knowledge to feel hesitant to engage in trans-related conversations out of fear of saying something hurtful or ignorant. That is why we are here to help you build that foundation of knowledge so you can navigate future conversations with greater confidence. During our time together, we will review common terms; explore topics such as the differences between sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation; and explore examples of how anti-transgender prejudice intersects with other forms of oppression. We will model how to navigate these conversations using up-to-date and affirming language, and review three essential guidelines for supporting transgender and non-binary people in all spaces. Going beyond knowledge, this session provides strategies that you can implement immediately to be more affirming of the transgender and non-binary people in your life and community!   Learning Objectives Accurately explain the difference between sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. Name three examples of affirming and supportive language, and three examples of language that can be considered to be disrespectful, a microaggression, or non-affirming. Identify two potential strategies for personally and professionally being able to better support transgender and non-binary people.     Part 1 Faculty   Arc Telos Saint Amour (they/them), Executive Director, Youth MOVE National Arc Telos Saint Amour (or Tay for short), is a demi-pansexual, queer and trans (non-binary, genderfluid), neurodivergent, victim/survivor, person of Mexican Indigenous descent. Arc Telos spent over ten years in the national for-profit industry as an upper-level manager/director and business developer working both with entrepreneurs developing and opening start-ups and with established companies looking to expand into new territories, always bringing a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion while using justice oriented frameworks. Following this Telos spent another ten plus years active in the non-profit and higher education field, working with organizations through-out Chicago, Vermont, New York, and Michigan. They are actively completing dual Master’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Social Work, while holding a BBA in Entrepreneurship and General Management with a minor in Criminal Justice (Magna Cum Laude).   

The Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) has contracted with the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) to participate in a 4-month learning community on school well-being. This learning collaborative will provide support and facilitate knowledge acquisition, skill attainment, and implementation support related to helping school systems meet the well-being needs of educators and the school systems themselves.    The collaborative will allow education leaders to learn alongside Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) grantees and other education leaders from across the region and contribute to cross-site sharing of school mental health best practices, information, and resources.   Project AWARE is a SAMHSA-funded initiative focused on the mental health of youth in schools, aged 12-17. Project AWARE funds state, tribal, territorial, and local education agencies to increase awareness of youth mental health; provide mental health training to school personnel and other adults who interact with youth; and connect youth and their families to mental health services. Outcomes include: Learning about best practices for school well-being at organization and staff levels from Subject Matter Experts from the NCSMH Building individual and collective capacity for promoting and supporting sustainable school well-being efforts Establishing and receiving feedback on quality improvement goals   Closed Registration 

  DESCRIPTION: It can often be difficult to know how much personal information to share in a professional setting with the people we support, and what crosses the line and is too personal. Finding this balance is becoming more complicated as communication is increasingly digital, text based, and exists on a variety of social media platforms. This class explores best practices in this difficult area.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Explore the purpose and function of self-disclosure Articulate the hallmark of effective self-disclosure Recognize that effective self-disclosure is situational and individual Examine the impact of social media and technology     CONTINUING EDUCATION: Registrants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive 2.0 continuing education (CE) hours certified by the Minnesota Board of Social Work. CE certificates are provided by People Incorporated Training Institute.     PRESENTER: Warren Duncan, BS, has had various roles throughout his career working with households experiencing homelessness and multiple barriers to stable housing. He has worked as direct support staff on mobile teams in Permanent Supportive Housing program across the metro area, assisted in outreach efforts for program participants living on the streets and in shelter, provided outreach to property managers and landlords, connecting them to support services in metro and greater Minnesota communities. He has worked to provide support to a network of supportive housing programs and community organizing among County, State, and local community agencies in Southern and Central Minnesota. He is currently overseeing all programming as Program Director for a Minnesota Nonprofit. Warren enjoys facilitating workshops and has led a number of training sessions. Topics include Building Landlord Relationships, Housing First, Harm Reduction, Navigating Conflict, De-escalation, and Mindfulness. Warren grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and moved to Minnesota shortly after graduating from Iowa State University. He currently lives with his family in the Twin Cities western suburbs. He enjoys drawing, painting, and photography in his spare time.     The Great Lakes 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.

Be sure to join this free one-hour webinar to learn more about maternal mental health! Event Description May 3rd is World Maternal Mental Health Day. To support providers and families living and working in the HHS Region 8 states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, who are involved with maternal healthcare and perinatal mental health, we are proud to host the exciting Workshop Wednesday training, “An Interprofessional Tool for Perinatal Mental Health”. This workshop will be led by Abbey Marinucci, an OT doctoral candidate at the University of North Dakota, who has been interviewing practicing providers from many fields involved with perinatal healthcare, with a focus on perinatal mental health. From her research, Abbey will present an evidence-based product that will ultimately serve to inform providers of the perinatal population to expand the interdisciplinary approach to perinatal healthcare This interdisciplinary tool will help to streamline healthcare for mothers. This resource will assist providers in effectively referring mothers to appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team. This resource guide may be a helpful resource to current healthcare providers and professionals serving the perinatal population as well as additional healthcare professionals who provide education to mothers through community-based programs such as early intervention. Join us as we introduce Abbey’s important contribution to the field of perinatal mental health. Objectives After attending this training, participants will: 1. Identify the need for interdisciplinary support for promoting perinatal mental health. 2. Understand a resource product for facilitating referrals to the perinatal interdisciplinary team. 3. Be familiar with patient handouts for the referral process. 4. Identify how to access the resource product. Trainer Abbey Marinucci OT Doctrinal Candidate University of North Dakota  

We are alone if we choose to be, but we are also seamlessly part of everything, since that is the way of nature! This is the True knowledge, to see ourselves as integral part of the eternal and ever-present universe. The goal is to feel good through self-compassion but also work towards peace and harmony of all, limitlessly. We are subjective when we see ourselves as isolated individuals. We become increasingly objective when we are under self-control (in our physical/material world), with non-attachment (in our emotions), and liberated in our thoughts from all that bind and isolate us as “I” or individuals. We gain this true knowledge when we realize that all that is cognitive and all their enablers (laws of nature) are like two sides of a coin, like the waves on the surface and the deep ocean below - coexisting, inseparable, and enabling the other.   This talk is based on the recent book (2023): by Dr. Krishnamoorthy (Subbu) Subramanian Spirituality In Practice: Exploration for peace and harmony within as well as collaboration and cohesiveness with all that surrounds us. Dr. Krishnamoorthy (Subbu) Subramanian, born and raised in Southern India, received his Ph. D from MIT, Cambridge, MA. USA in 1977. He has over 45 years of experience working in the global manufacturing sector. His work has focused on research, new business development, innovation, and mentoring.   This webinar will be presented in collaboration with the Massachusetts Mental Health Center GrandRounds series.   If you would like accommodations to participate in any of our events, please contact us at [email protected].

  DESCRIPTION:  Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based method for reducing harm and improving outcomes for patients with substance use disorders. This SBIRT training will prepare participants to deliver SBIRT interventions in health care and other settings. In this interactive, instructor-led workshop, you will learn the SBIRT process, practice using SBIRT screening tools, practice administering and interpreting assessments, and understand how to give feedback and make recommendations, including recommendations for treatment.      LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Define the five categories of use on the substance use continuum  Explain the rationale for universal SBIRT  Understand how to use motivational interviewing to conduct each step of the SBIRT process (screening, brief assessment, and intervention/referral)  Administer SBIRT to adult patients  Discuss how to conduct patient follow-up after initial SBIRT sessions  Describe indications, adverse effects, and dosing for FDA-approved medications for substance use disorders  Delineate common barriers to administering high-quality SBIRT systematically to all patients and how to overcome those barriers     TRAINING SCHEDULE: May 17, 2023 from 8:30 AM–11:30 AM CT   May 24, 2023 from 8:30 AM–11:30 AM CT   May 31, 2023 from 8:30 AM–10:30 AM CT     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive 8 NAADAC-certified continuing education (CE) hours. CE certificates are sent to qualifying individuals via email within two weeks after the event or training.       TRAINER:   Laura A. Saunders, MSSW Laura A. Saunders, MSSW, is the Wisconsin State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health, and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers. Her position is housed at the UW–Madison, where she’s worked since 1988. Since 2001, Laura has provided SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training to physicians, nurses, medical students, psychologists, specialty addiction treatment providers, social workers, physical therapists, health educators, and staff who work in correctional settings. She has provided feedback and coaching to hundreds of social workers, correctional staff, and other human service providers who are interested in using evidence-based practices with fidelity. Laura joined the international group of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2006 (Sophia, Bulgaria) and is an active member of the Wisconsin MINT group.       The Great Lakes ATTC and MHTTC offer Motivational Interviewing and SBIRT training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.

This learning community is closed to select participants.  To learn more about this series, visit the homepage: Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas  

The Region 6 Peer Support Advisory Committee (PSAC) to the South Southwest MHTTC meets on a monthly basis to collaborate across the states and tribal communities to identify and address common areas of need and share resources. Based on feedback from the PSAC, and needs identified by peers across Region 6, the MHTTC organizes training and technical assistance focused on peer retention and workforce development. This is a closed meeting.

Southeast MHTTC The Peer Perspective on Respite 4-Part Series: Join us for this 4-part series as we take a look at mental health respite care from the peer perspective, including discussions on its history and future direction, when and how it is being used (both in the Southeast and nationally), and the ways it can benefit one's recovery journey.   Tuesday, May 16, 2023 (12:00 PM ET) | From Then to Now - History of Peer Movement and the Call for Alternatives: Part 1 of this series will include an introduction of the Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement, with a case study example from Georgia (i.e., the Department of Justice Settlement Agreement). Presenters will explain historical perspectives on peer-run alternatives and discuss what makes a service recovery-oriented.   Click here to learn more and join us for other sessions in this series:  Monday, June 26, 2023 (12:00 PM ET) | We Didn't Invent the Wheel: Peer Support as an Evolutionary Necessity: In Part 2 of our series presenters discuss how the peer support/respite model is not new but builds on models as recent as the early 20th century self-help groups. Different respite models and their unique benefits and challenges will be explored. (Click Here to Register!)   Monday, July 24, 2023 (12:00 PM ET) | Peer Perspective - Respite around the Country: In Part 3 of this series leaders of respite centers across the country share their lived experience operating their centers. Speakers will discuss how respite standards have emerged and how different elements can impact the ability of respite to open or remain open, including politics, NIMBYism, economic fluctuations, state and national leadership changes, and even the weather. (Click Here to Register!)   Monday, August 7, 2023 (12:00 PM ET) | What is Next? In our final session thought leaders in behavioral health and respite discuss and answer questions about the future of peer-led peer-run alternatives to the traditional clinical hierarchical model as well as discuss how "peer-washing" traditional services to give them a recovery sheen is impacting peer support and respite models. Our presenters will also forecast what they believe will (or should) come next for the mental health recovery community. (Click Here to Register!)

The Northwest MHTTC is excited to collaborate with Carol Dickey and Oregon Family Support Network to offer a live learning community in Spring 2023 focusing on intentional strategies for eliminating stigmatizing behavior and strengthening relationships. Each session includes expert-led instruction and experiential learning.    Up to 6 hours of Continuing Education (CE) credits* (see bottom of page) are available. 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 Commitment to attend the whole series is expected Each individual must have access to computer/web camera/audio to participate Applications are no longer being accepted; the deadline to apply was May 1, 2023. Questions: For questions about this series, including eligibility and registration please contact the Northwest MHTTC at [email protected].   ABOUT THE LEARNING COMMUNITY With attention to fostering mutuality and trust, we will engage in an immersive discussion of how stigma may affect family members and caregivers of children living with behavioral health challenges. We will examine how implicit bias, systemic subordination, and a business-as-usual approach may contribute to stigmatization. With a deeper understanding of how it happens, we will develop intentional strategies for eliminating stigmatizing behavior and strengthening relationship.   Learning Objectives: Understand the everyday effects of stigma experienced by families and identify individual and systemic factors which contribute to its development  Reflect on the potential advantages of working with families as experts in their own experience  Develop and apply individualized strategies to address stigma in real time  SESSIONS: Tuesdays, May 16 - June 6, 2023 8:30 - 10am AK / 9:30 - 11am PT / 10:30am - 12pm MT   May 16 I’m Just a Parent: Experience how stigma is felt, internalized, and perpetuated by parents and caregivers  Resources: Slides   May 23 Warm Hand-Off is for a Plate of Food: Explore the stigmatizing effect of commonly used language and discover more compassionate alternatives  Resources: Slides   May 30 Who Knows Best: Learn to leverage the complementary roles of professional content expertise and the context expertise of lived experience  Resources: No slides are being distributed for the May 30th session   June 6 Challenging the Way We’ve Always Done It: Discuss stigma embedded in organizational culture and relationships and develop creative strategies for moving it out  Slides The Bias Inside Us, online exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution  FACILITATOR Carol Dickey, MBA, MS   Carol Dickey is a parent of five children and a passionate advocate for behavioral health system transformation through elevation of the family voice and an interaction over intervention approach to service delivery. Drawing on more than three decades of experience in health-services administration and agency leadership, her advocacy efforts are driven by her family’s experiences within the child-serving systems. They are inspired by the stories of frustration, hurt, and helplessness shared by countless families so often forced to survive in crisis.       *CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT DETAILS:  Physicians, physician assistants, primary care ARNPs, psychologists, and other health care providers may be eligible for CME or CEUs for completing the course. Retain your Certificate of Completion and verify its suitability for CME/CEUS with your licensing/credentialing entity.  The University of Washington is an approved provider of continuing education for DOH licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychologists, chemical dependency professionals, nurses and physicians under the provisions of: WAC 246-809-610, WAC 246-809-620, WAC 246-811-200, WAC 246-840-210, WAC 246-919-460 and WAC 246-924-240.

Suicide is a public health concern in the United States. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1976) defines suicide as “any act by which an individual causes harm or injury to him/herself, with a variable degree of an intent to die.” According to the CDC, in 2020, 45,979 people died by suicide in the US. That is one death by suicide every 11 minutes. Although suicide impacts all ethnicities and genders, disparities are evident in rates among the most vulnerable groups, including Latinos and Non-Latino American Indian/Alaska Natives. In 2020, more than 4,500 Latinos died by suicide and rates among Latino youths have been particularly concerning. This data also indicates that the racial/ethnic groups with the highest suicide rates were non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Natives and non-Hispanic Whites. In 2019, one in six (17%) of Hispanic/Latino high school students had serious thoughts of suicide, including nearly one in four (23%) females and 11% of males. Studies indicate that Latino cultural aspects, including familial and community connections, may be key in suicide prevention. Furthermore, culturally grounded and informed approaches and traditional healing practices have been found to be effective working families/communities who grieve a loss by suicide. This SUMMIT will address vulnerabilities to suicide risk among Latino youths and culturally responsive approaches to prevention. Presenters will also discuss traditional healing practices to work with families and communities suffering from suicide-related losses.   Goal: Increase the ability of mental health providers to respond to suicide-related risks in Latino and Non-Latino American Indian/Alaska Native youth.  Objectives:   Identify disparities in suicide attempt rates among Latino youths and Non-Latino American Indian/Alaska natives, considering intersecting variables. Discuss culturally responsive, traditional approaches to preventing suicide attempts. Address familial and community connections (cultural considerations) and how to integrate them in interventions with Latino youths. Examine the importance of traditional healing practices in working with bereaved communities and families.   This event is a collaboration with the National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC and the New Mexico Highlands University. CEUs credits will be provided. JR Romero & Associate and kleradé will sponsor continental breakfast and lunch.

This is Session 5 of a five-part workshop series that focuses on the implementation of trauma-informed approaches in a tribal school setting.  Event Description Trauma Informed Approaches for Students May 16 at 11 am MT  This is the fifth and final webinar of a workshop series that focuses on the implementation of trauma informed approaches in the tribal school setting. This webinar will cover practical trauma sensitive approaches and interventions that may be utilized in assisting students from a culturally competent perspective.  Trainer Cynthia Guzmon                     Dr. Cynthia E. Guzmán is a licensed psychologist who has devoted her career to addressing health disparities in underserved communities, primarily in Indian Country for the past 12 years. She has experience with program design, development, and implementation of programs that address co-occurring disorders as well as primary care/mental health integration. Aside from clinical work and the supervision of other trainees, Dr. Guzmán considers herself a servant leader and enjoys developing community assessments, policy and procedure writing, as well as implementing culturally safe interventions at the community level. Dr. Guzmán is a proud member of the American Psychological Association, Society for Indian Psychologists and currently serves as the 2022 National Latinx Psychological Association Past President. 

This is Session 8 of our Mindful Monday series, which focuses on a wide range of evidence-based practices from different disciplines.  Event Description Session 8 May 15th, 2023 This is a 30-minute training and will run every other week through May 15th, 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 Christina Ruggiero, Masters of Counseling Psychology, Registered Psychotherapist

The South Southwest MHTTC is pleased to host the Case Conceptualization for First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Series. The purpose of the series is to introduce FEP therapists, skills trainers, and team leaders to three different case conceptualization approaches. The series will include both didactic and experiential components. Attendees will also have the opportunity to join additional case conceptualization approaches, such as integrating trauma and culture into conceptualization in future months   Learning Objectives: The Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) model and its relevance to experiences in psychosis. Psychoeducation about evolved brains, with their built-in patterns, emotion systems, and multiple selves. How to create internal and external cues of safeness, and cultivate a compassionate self. Techniques to facilitate compassionate relating to self, others, and to voices.   Download Handout   Series 3: Compassion Focused Therapy Session 1: Apr 17, 2023 Introduction to CFT for Psychosis model and psychoeducation Session 2: May 15, 2023 Developing a compassionate understanding / functional analysis Session 3: Jun 12, 2023 Compassionate relating to voices and parts that hold strong beliefs   Facilitator   Dr. Charlie Heriot-Maitland, PhD, DClinPsy I am a clinical psychologist, researcher, author, and trainer at Balanced Minds, UK (balancedminds.com). I have recently spent five years researching the application of CFT for people in NHS services who are experiencing distress in relation to psychosis (as an MRC Research Fellow at King’s College London and University of Glasgow, 2014-2019). I provide CFT therapy, supervision, consultation, and training. I have run over a hundred various compassion training workshops both nationally and internationally, and have co-authored (with Eleanor Longden) a new self-help book for voice-hearers.   Email at [email protected]  

NOTE: This event is specifically for Washington State attendees who are part of the behavioral health workforce. This session is part of the Older Adults track of the Mental Health Institute. ABOUT THIS EVENT PEARLS is a treatment program designed to reduce symptoms of depression and improve quality of life among older adults. Attendees will receive an introduction to PEARLS and hands on experience with specific skills and intervention elements.  Contact hours will be available for participants who attend the entire session. The University of Washington is an approved provider of continuing education for DOH licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychologists, chemical dependency professionals, nurses and physicians under the provisions of: WAC 246-809-610, WAC 246-809-620,WAC 246-811-200, WAC 246-840-210, WAC 246-919-460 and WAC 246-924-240.   Session is 8:30-11:30am PT See more in the Older Adults (OA) track HERE  LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE HERE FACILITATORS Lesley Steinman, MSW, MPH, PhD  Lesley Steinman, PhD, MSW, MPH (she/her) is a Research Scientist at the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), a CDC-funded Prevention Research Center at the University of Washington School of Public Health. She partners with evidence-based health promotion program participants, providers, administrators, and policymakers to understand, adapt, and improve program delivery to address disparities in access to care and health outcomes among underserved older adults. For 20 years, she and her HPRC team have provided training, technical assistance, research and evaluation of the Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS), a home and community-based collaborative care model for late-life depression. Her other passion is spending time outdoors with her family in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.       Susan Jay Rounds, MSW, CASW  Susan Jay Rounds, MSW, CASW, has been a behavioral health specialist with Senior and Disability Services, an Area Agency on Aging, at the Rogue Valley Council of Governments, for nine years, providing five different community-based behavioral health programs. Susan is the lead designer of the program Options for People to Address Loneliness (OPAL), a Trainer for the Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS), and is certified in the Star C-Caregiver and Buried in Treasures programs. These programs work with older adults and people with disabilities to reduce a sense of loneliness and isolation, depression, the stress from caregiving for an individual with Alzheimer’s and the impacts from the lived experience and behaviors of hoarding. Susan has also co-facilitated several chronic disease self-management programs and has worked with families caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and stroke, along with individuals with Alzheimer’s in memory care. She has a master’s degree in social work, and an Oregon Clinical Social Work Associate’s license.           VISIT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE MAIN PAGE    

Registration for this in-person event is now closed. If you feel like you would be a good fit and would still like to be considered, please reach out to [email protected] by April 28th.  Join us in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah to learn about how you can foster an environment of wellbeing in your organization.  Event Description Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. Details will be emailed pending enrollment    Costs: Hotel room, workshop registration, and related materials are provided free of charge by the Mountain Plains MHTTC. The participant will be responsible for travel and meal expenses.   There is a growing awareness that we must do things differently. Between a national mental health crisis and growing workforce shortages, we must find ways to simultaneously care for the individual, leader and organization. We must find new ways to operate in order to make sustainable change for ourselves and our constituents, ultimately driving positive change for our systems.    This two-day in-person event will allow leaders in behavioral health care to process, connect, and learn tangible ideas of what they can do differently (and what they should keep doing) in their leadership roles to support their staff and the organization’s wellbeing. Participants will explore topics including:    Grief, ambiguous loss, and compassion fatigue  How to change the system (or at least your part of the system)  Influence and managing up so we get what we need from our colleagues and leaders  Holding struggling staff accountable without negatively impacting engagement   The criticality of self-compassion and how to make it a consistent part of your life  How to find new, creative solutions to old problems  Helping others recover from their own burnout and prevent it in the future  Trainer Laurel Smylie               Laurel Smylie is an organization development consultant, coach, speaker, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Four Letter Consulting. Over the course of her career, she has supported household names like Hyatt and Bridgestone evolving their cultures and creating and maintaining high-trust workplaces. She has partnered with organizations like SAG-AFTRA and VRBO in developing and rolling out their organizational values. In her time at Great Place to Work, the organization responsible for  FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For list, Laurel evaluated company submissions while also supported executive teams in times of transition and organizations in building cultures that serve as competitive advantages. She believes that where you start does not predict where you can go, having supported “toxic” leaders in their transformation to brave leadership, just as she has helped some of the strongest leaders continue to refine their capabilities. Whether a name brand or an organization of 25 people, whatever the industry (and she’s worked in them all), Laurel meets her clients where they are and brings her passion to their unique journey. Whether working with individual managers, functional teams, leadership teams or entire organizations, Laurel can help your team be honest about what’s real, define a clear and inspiring vision and support you in bringing that vision to fruition.

This learning community is closed to select participants.  To learn more about this series, visit the homepage: Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas  

More college students than ever before are reporting receiving therapy or counseling. Join this free webinar to learn more about this! Event Description A recent study conducted by Healthy Minds Study confirms what many providers working with young adults and college-aged youth already know, rates of anxiety, depression, and risk of suicide are at all-time highs.  The report also indicates that more college students than ever before report receiving therapy or counseling.  The report from the annual Healthy Minds Study is based on web surveys taken by 96,000 U.S. students across 133 campuses in the 2021-22 academic year. It found that 44% of students reported symptoms of depression, 37% reported anxiety disorders and 15% reported having seriously considered suicide in the past year—the highest recorded rates in the history of the 15-year-old survey.    How can you help someone with low mood and distress?  We dedicate this hour workshop to taking a deeper look at depression and suicide, including what depression is and how it is linked to suicide, how to recognize signs and symptoms of depression, the myths and stigma, and gauging risk of suicide in clients. The second half of the workshop is dedicated to how to provide support for these clients, including a few experiential exercises to use with clients with depression, and the creation of a safety plan that can be used with a client at risk for suicide.   Trainer Christina Ruggiero, RP

  Learning Objectives: List criteria for skin picking and other repetitive behavior disorders, and common differential diagnoses. Discuss the evidence and basis for Habit Reversal Therapy, and applications of behavioral intervention for repetitive behavior disorders. Describe evidence-based medication interventions for skin picking and repetitive behavior disorders.     Presented by: Alison DeLizza, PhD and Ryan T. Edwards, MD Dr. DeLizza is a child psychologist who has a special interest in working with children and teens with anxiety and depression. She has been working in Nebraska since 2018 when she relocated from Western Michigan. In addition to anxiety and depression, Dr. DeLizza also has experience working with children and teens with ADHD and other behavior disorders. Dr. DeLizza's therapy interests also include OCD and working with LGBTQIA+ youth. Dr. DeLizza completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Western Michigan University and her Clinical Internship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC.       Dr. Ryan Edwards is a Board-Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. As a native Nebraskan, he earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He then completed both his residency and post-graduate fellowship training at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His clinical interests include outpatient-based child & adolescent psychiatry, obsessive-compulsive disorder, complex anxiety disorders of childhood, and integrative and collaborative care across healthcare disciplines. He greatly enjoys teaching the next generation of medical professionals, and as a professional cyclist in a past life, he is also interested in the mental healthcare of young athletes.         Accredited Continuing Education In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.     PHYSICIANS/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS  The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   NURSES/NURSE PRACTITIONERS  The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 1.0 ANCC contact hour. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.       Tele-Behavioral Health Consultation (TBHC) Primary Webinar Series: Target Audience: This accredited continuing education activity is designed for primary care providers: physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in Nebraska. The Tele-Behavioral Health Consultation Primary Care Webinar Series seeks to provide primary care providers (PCPs) with the tools they need to increase their confidence and competence in managing psychiatric and behavioral health concerns in primary care.  At the conclusion of this webinar series the participant should be better able to: Identify validated and reliable autism screening tools that may be feasible to use in the primary care setting. Describe how to work with schools and use 504 plans Discuss treatment of skin picking, tics, and Tourette's Discuss best practices for managing common behavioral health issues in children, including anxiety depression and ADHD.