Past Events

Evidence-based Practices and Tools: Private Orientation Session for HUD staff members in Region 1.   Presenter: Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, MS   For more information on this training and technical assistance collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region One, visit https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/new-england-mhttc/product/humanizing-mental-health-housing-training-and-technical.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!  Millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. That is why in May, hundreds of organizations across the country are raising awareness about mental health. The SAMHSA-funded national MHTTC Network provides free resources and technical assistance on mental health promotion, treatment, and recovery.        Join our RACE to learn: How to access free training and technical assistance (TTA), and readily available products and resources About prime examples of TTA and resources that promote mental health awareness and literacy   In this 60-minute session, attendees will participate in a breakout room of their choice from one of the topics listed below.        Mental Health Awareness and Literacy Learn about: the Mid-America MHTTC's free online course package, New Employees in Mental Health Services - A Training Series and the Central East MHTTC's Anti-Stigma Toolkit. Culturally Responsive and Equitable Practices Hear from the Chair and Co-Chair of our MHTTC Building Health Equity and Cultural Responsiveness Working Group on how our Network develops and adapts resources to support and enhance awareness, knowledge, and ability to address cultural and linguistic capacity in the mental health workforce.  School Mental Health Learn about the free 3-part training package Classroom WISE, and hear from the Northwest MHTTC on their dissemination and implementation efforts of Classroom WISE.   In each breakout room, presenters will provide case examples of specific training and resources developed by our Network in addition to a 10-minute Q&A segment for attendees to engage with speakers and to take part in sharing information.  The slide deck for the presentation is available here. For any questions, please contact Felicia Benson at [email protected].

                The South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is proud to announce that their upcoming event series titled, An Introduction to the ASQ-3™ & ASQ:SE-2™ has been met with overwhelming demand and is now sold out! However, if you missed out on securing a spot, don't despair! You can still add your name to the waitlist and be notified if any seats become available. This event is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the early childhood mental and behavioral health field to learn about ASQ-3™ and ASQ:SE-2™, two important developmental screening tools that are widely used in all child-serving settings. Led by certified trainer, Holly Gursslin M.Ed, NCC, LPC attendees will gain practical skills and knowledge to use these tools to effectively identify and monitor developmental and social-emotional needs in young children.                         Available Training Dates: May 10 June 14 July 19 August 9

SERIES DESCRIPTION   The Central East MHTTC in collaboration with the National Center for School Mental Health is pleased to offer a school mental health webinar series with a focus on advancing high quality, sustainable school mental health from a multi-tiered system of support, trauma sensitive, and culturally responsive and equitable lens. To familiarize yourself with the foundations of school mental health, please review the school mental health guidance document. SERIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES Gain increased awareness of school well-being within a multi-tiered system of school mental health supports and services Support trauma-informed systems in schools Increase understanding of strength-based practices that promote student academic and social-emotional-behavioral success Learn to provide more culturally responsive and equitable services and supports Hear perspectives on school mental health from school, district and state levels Obtain insight into how youth, families, schools and communities can best work together to address student mental health needs    AUDIENCE Educators, Administrators, Health and Behavioral Health Care Professionals, Central East (Region 3) Project AWARE Grantees, Policymakers and Advocates, and Child-Serving Agency Staff  

  DESCRIPTION: To be effective and efficient, organizations must provide their services in ways that do not inadvertently re-traumatize the people receiving support. Becoming trauma-informed means adapting practices, policies, physical spaces and more to make services more accessible for everyone. This is especially important for people who have lived experiences of trauma, including staff. This class helps learners conceptualize the nature of this problem and offers practices that reduce the risk of re-traumatization.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Review impacts of trauma Consider the mechanisms of re-traumatization Become more mindful of negative messaging and language Assess areas of trauma-informed practice using an assessment tool     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 and the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy. CE certificates are provided by the host agency, 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.

Overview SAMHSA Region 3 Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, is offering a new learning collaborative on behalf of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). In this web-based training opportunity, Community Services Board (CSB) staff will explore best practices and practical applications of psychiatric rehabilitation while engaging in mutual learning and sharing experiences from the field. CSBs are the entry points for publicly supported mental health, substance use disorder, and developmental services for people with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities in Virginia.   Registration Registration is closed to CSB staff. Each attendant is expected to participate in all four sessions.    Structure and Topics Participants will meet on the second Tuesday of the month between May 9 and August 8, 2023. All sessions will convene from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. Each session will focus on a unique topic.    Sessions Date Fundamentals of Psychiatric Rehabilitation May 9 Assessment Through a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Lens June 13 Person-Centered Planning July 11 Housing and Employment Through a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Lens August 8  

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 Problem Solving Treatment an evidence-based psychotherapy for depression with strong evidence for use with older adults. PST focuses on developing problem-solving skills, goal setting, and action planning to reduce depression symptoms. Attendees of this session will receive comprehensive training on PST and practice acquired skills through role plays and other interactive 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 11-5pm PT See more in the Older Adults (OA) track HERE  LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE HERE FACILITATORS Patrick Raue, PhD  Patrick J. Raue, PhD is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook in 1995.Dr. Raue conducts NIMH-supported research on training non-specialists in behavioral interventions; patient preferences and shared decision-making approaches for depression; and the effectiveness of psychotherapy for older adults.Dr. Raue is Associate Director for Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions at the AIMS Center, and Director of the National Network of PST Clinicians, Trainers & Researchers. In these roles, he develops and leads implementation and training programs in a variety of behavioral health interventions.Dr. Raue’s clinical expertise includes the identification and management of mental health conditions in community and medical settings, including primary care and home health care.         VISIT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE MAIN PAGE    

This is Session 4 of a five-part workshop series that focuses on the implementation of trauma-informed approaches in a tribal school setting.  Event Description Becoming a Trauma Informed Teacher May 9 at 11 am MT  This is the fourth webinar of a five-part workshop series that focuses on the implementation of trauma informed approaches in the tribal school setting. This webinar will cover how trauma impacts learning and will propose more trauma sensitive teaching strategies with students. Teachers will also learn how to collaborate with other staff and counselors in the school.  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 learning community is closed to select participants.  To learn more about this series, visit the homepage: Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas  

DESCRIPTION People with serious mental illness (SMI) die approximately 10–25 years earlier than the general population, irrespective of geography or race and ethnicity. Poor health behaviors are identified as the prominent contributors to preventable early mortality. As such, self-management interventions were developed to promote positive health behavior change to address these modifiable risk factors in people with SMI. Yet, after billions of dollars and decades of research dedicated to developing interventions and disseminating evidence, the mortality gap between those with SMI and the general population is increasing. A new paradigm must be explored. Join us as Karen Fortuna, PhD, LICSW and Robert Walker, MS, co-founders of the Collaborative Design for Recovery and Health, discuss the first-ever research agenda to address early mortality led by people with SMI. As an international collaborative of patients, peer support specialists, caregivers, policymakers and payer systems, the Collaborative uses community-based participatory research to facilitate the development, evaluation, and implementation of digital tools that leverage mobile health to address needs identified by community members from vulnerable populations. LEARNING OBJECTIVES •    Develop an understanding of addressing health disparities through engaging in community-based participatory research •    Examine different models of outreach to engage with vulnerable populations •    Develop an understanding of the state of the science of the early mortality health disparity and people with serious mental illness PRESENTERS Karen Fortuna, PhD, LICSW holds a doctorate in Social Welfare and a master’s degree in Social Work. Dr. Fortuna is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Her primary research interest is service delivery strategies for older adults with serious mental illnesses and chronic health conditions. Dr. Fortuna is using community-engaged research methods to develop and implement peer-supported mobile health (mHealth) intervention. She was awarded the NARSAD Young Investigator Grants from the Brain and Behavior Foundation and the Alvin R. Tarlov & John E. Ware Jr. Award in Patient Reported Outcomes for her work. Dr. Fortuna served on the International Standards Advisory Committee to develop the first-ever international accreditation standards for behavioral health care for older adults. Her work can be seen in numerous book chapters on digital peer support, in peer-reviewed journal publications, and in Forbes Magazine and Innovators Magazine. She currently serves as editor of the Journal of Participatory Medicine.     Robert Walker, MS, COAPS is a state peer specialist’s organizer with lived experience with a mental illness. He is on the National and Local Peer Advisory Board for a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded project based at Dartmouth College, organizing the voice of lived experience with behavioral health conditions to influence research and serving as the voice of persons served in the public mental health system to influence public policy, services, and programs. He is employed with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.        AUDIENCE Peer support specialists, researchers, administrators, behavioral health care professionals, state and local policymakers, and community advocates  

MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023 Main Session: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. PT Optional Discussion: 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Session 1 of 4 in the "Rising Practices & Policies Revisited" 2023 Learning Series (view series page for full details)   Join us for a panel discussion on how school and mental health leaders from our region have implemented 988 - the National Suicide Prevention Hotline that launched in July of 2022. The expansion of the current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to effectively triage, respond, and stabilize individuals experiencing a mental health crisis required significant workforce reorientation, expansion, and training. This session invites regional 988 implementers to share opportunities and challenges during this transition, and what we’ve learned about its implementation in the past year.   In this session, we explore the following questions and more: How has the launch of 988 gone and how has it served the communities in our region? What are some promising and cautionary elements of this rising practice? What could be considered some of the workforce successes in the transition from the Suicide Prevention Lifeline model to the 988 model? How might we continue engaging meaningful partnerships in the expansion of 988? What challenges are we seeing at the workforce level, and what training, resources, or other support could help resolve these challenges? What might be some rising practices, policies, and successful strategies for 988 adoption and integration?     Select comments and quotes participants shared during last year’s 2022 session: “It is critical to note that crisis is defined by the individual and that 988 is geared towards suicide and behavioral health crisis.” “Themes I’m hearing: partnerships, shared language, links, contacts. Areas of consideration. I’m hearing: how to ensure the integration and implementation of 988 is developmentally responsive, culturally responsive, and linguistically responsive.” “Peers are a critical component of the crisis response system.”     Presenters   CJ Loiselle CJ Loiselle serves as the Crisis Administrator for the Division of Grants Administration within the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). CJ has held several positions within AHCCCS since 2016 including Bureau Chief for the Office of Human Rights, Advocacy Administrator, and Quality Management Manager prior to her transition to the Crisis Administrator in November of 2021. As the Crisis Administrator, CJ is responsible for the oversight of all crisis related initiatives and service provision across the state of Arizona. The Arizona Crisis system is managed through the state’s Medicaid agency and accessible to all Arizonans. The Arizona Crisis system includes 24/7 crisis hotline services, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization facilities. CJ has worked in the behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability public health care systems in Arizona and Nevada for over 16 years. Prior to her work at AHCCCS, CJ worked as a provider and assisted in the development of specialized programs integrating behavioral health with home and community-based services for members with co-occurring SMI/IDD and SMI/SUD in both the adult and child systems.     David Lopez David Eric Lopez is a program manager with Kings View’s Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline. In 2015, he received a master’s in counseling psychology (Marriage and Family Therapy). His clinical experience includes working in an inpatient crisis stabilization unit, a therapist for foster youth, and as a crisis co-responder as field clinician responding with law enforcement to mental health crisis calls. Additionally, serves on the Fresno County’s Suicide Prevention Collaborative, steering committee. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) completing his dissertation on suicidal ideation and attempts in individual’s who experience traumatic brain injury. Additional research interest includes furthering the mind body approach to treat mental illnesses and sports psychology.     Kelly Marschall, MSW Kelly is President of Social Entrepreneurs (SEI) and has over 30 years of experience working in and assisting nonprofit organizations. She has planned, administered and provided direct services at both a local and state level and also has provided regulatory oversight and planning for the State of Nevada. Kelly is a gifted facilitator and community planner, and as such, has worked with over 20 county commissions, multiple state agencies, and several national initiatives. She is an experienced capacity builder, having provided technical assistance, training and implementation support to both state and local public agencies. Kelly is an experienced project manager with a history of success managing numerous complex projects. She is a skilled grant writer, securing federal, state and local funding for clients. Kelly was key in establishing SEI’s consulting practice and has led SEI since 2010, providing leadership for the organization while offering high quality services to numerous organizations and agencies throughout the western United States. Kelly earned a master’s degree in social work, with high honors, from the University of Nevada, Reno and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Kelly is also a graduate of the Certificate of Wholebeing Positive Psychology (CIPP). She graduated with tools, practices, and research to support an increased capacity for health, strengthened resilience, deeper mindfulness, and greater levels of overall well-being.     Margie Balfour, MD, PhD Dr. Margie Balfour is a psychiatrist and national leader in crisis care, quality improvement, and law enforcement responses to behavioral health emergencies. She is Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation at Connections Health Solutions and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona. Dr. Balfour was named Doctor of the Year by the National Council for Behavioral Health for her leadership at the Crisis Response Center in Tucson, Arizona, and CIT International Practitioner of the Year for her work to help law enforcement better serve people with mental health and substance use needs. She co-authored the landmark report Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System: Essential Elements, Measurable Standards, and Best Practices, and her pioneering work on defining crisis outcome measures has been adopted as a national standard. Dr. Balfour is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and serves on the APA Council on Quality of Care, the boards of the American Association for Community Psychiatry and American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, and numerous expert panels for SAMHSA, the DOJ, and others. A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Dr. Balfour received a BA in Biology at Johns Hopkins University and then her MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cincinnati. She completed residency and fellowship in Community Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.     Main Session Moderator Danielle Raghib, PPSC, LCSW, Center for Applied Research Solutions Technical Assistance Specialist Miranda March, PhD, PS MHTTC Co-Director     Session Debrief Facilitator Danielle Raghib, PPSC, LCSW, Center for Applied Research Solutions Technical Assistance Specialist Miranda March, PhD, PS MHTTC Co-Director     Priming Materials The Lifeline and 988 A Guide to 988: America's Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline 988 Partner Toolkit      

MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023 Main Session: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. PT Optional Discussion: 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Session 1 of 4 in the "Rising Practices & Policies Revisited" 2023 Learning Series (view series page for full details)   Join us for a panel discussion on how school and mental health leaders from our region have implemented 988 - the National Suicide Prevention Hotline that launched in July of 2022. The expansion of the current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to effectively triage, respond, and stabilize individuals experiencing a mental health crisis required significant workforce reorientation, expansion, and training. This session invites regional 988 implementers to share opportunities and challenges during this transition, and what we’ve learned about its implementation in the past year.   In this session, we explore the following questions and more: How has the launch of 988 gone and how has it served the communities in our region? What are some promising and cautionary elements of this rising practice? What could be considered some of the workforce successes in the transition from the Suicide Prevention Lifeline model to the 988 model? How might we continue engaging meaningful partnerships in the expansion of 988? What challenges are we seeing at the workforce level, and what training, resources, or other support could help resolve these challenges? What might be some rising practices, policies, and successful strategies for 988 adoption and integration?     Select comments and quotes participants shared during last year’s 2022 session: “It is critical to note that crisis is defined by the individual and that 988 is geared towards suicide and behavioral health crisis.” “Themes I’m hearing: partnerships, shared language, links, contacts. Areas of consideration. I’m hearing: how to ensure the integration and implementation of 988 is developmentally responsive, culturally responsive, and linguistically responsive.” “Peers are a critical component of the crisis response system.”     Presenters   CJ Loiselle CJ Loiselle serves as the Crisis Administrator for the Division of Grants Administration within the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). CJ has held several positions within AHCCCS since 2016 including Bureau Chief for the Office of Human Rights, Advocacy Administrator, and Quality Management Manager prior to her transition to the Crisis Administrator in November of 2021. As the Crisis Administrator, CJ is responsible for the oversight of all crisis related initiatives and service provision across the state of Arizona. The Arizona Crisis system is managed through the state’s Medicaid agency and accessible to all Arizonans. The Arizona Crisis system includes 24/7 crisis hotline services, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization facilities. CJ has worked in the behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability public health care systems in Arizona and Nevada for over 16 years. Prior to her work at AHCCCS, CJ worked as a provider and assisted in the development of specialized programs integrating behavioral health with home and community-based services for members with co-occurring SMI/IDD and SMI/SUD in both the adult and child systems.     David Lopez David Eric Lopez is a program manager with Kings View’s Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline. In 2015, he received a master’s in counseling psychology (Marriage and Family Therapy). His clinical experience includes working in an inpatient crisis stabilization unit, a therapist for foster youth, and as a crisis co-responder as field clinician responding with law enforcement to mental health crisis calls. Additionally, serves on the Fresno County’s Suicide Prevention Collaborative, steering committee. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) completing his dissertation on suicidal ideation and attempts in individual’s who experience traumatic brain injury. Additional research interest includes furthering the mind body approach to treat mental illnesses and sports psychology.     Kelly Marschall, MSW Kelly is President of Social Entrepreneurs (SEI) and has over 30 years of experience working in and assisting nonprofit organizations. She has planned, administered and provided direct services at both a local and state level and also has provided regulatory oversight and planning for the State of Nevada. Kelly is a gifted facilitator and community planner, and as such, has worked with over 20 county commissions, multiple state agencies, and several national initiatives. She is an experienced capacity builder, having provided technical assistance, training and implementation support to both state and local public agencies. Kelly is an experienced project manager with a history of success managing numerous complex projects. She is a skilled grant writer, securing federal, state and local funding for clients. Kelly was key in establishing SEI’s consulting practice and has led SEI since 2010, providing leadership for the organization while offering high quality services to numerous organizations and agencies throughout the western United States. Kelly earned a master’s degree in social work, with high honors, from the University of Nevada, Reno and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Kelly is also a graduate of the Certificate of Wholebeing Positive Psychology (CIPP). She graduated with tools, practices, and research to support an increased capacity for health, strengthened resilience, deeper mindfulness, and greater levels of overall well-being.     Margie Balfour, MD, PhD Dr. Margie Balfour is a psychiatrist and national leader in crisis care, quality improvement, and law enforcement responses to behavioral health emergencies. She is Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation at Connections Health Solutions and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona. Dr. Balfour was named Doctor of the Year by the National Council for Behavioral Health for her leadership at the Crisis Response Center in Tucson, Arizona, and CIT International Practitioner of the Year for her work to help law enforcement better serve people with mental health and substance use needs. She co-authored the landmark report Roadmap to the Ideal Crisis System: Essential Elements, Measurable Standards, and Best Practices, and her pioneering work on defining crisis outcome measures has been adopted as a national standard. Dr. Balfour is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and serves on the APA Council on Quality of Care, the boards of the American Association for Community Psychiatry and American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, and numerous expert panels for SAMHSA, the DOJ, and others. A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Dr. Balfour received a BA in Biology at Johns Hopkins University and then her MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cincinnati. She completed residency and fellowship in Community Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.     Main Session Moderator Danielle Raghib, PPSC, LCSW, Center for Applied Research Solutions Technical Assistance Specialist Miranda March, PhD, PS MHTTC Co-Director     Session Debrief Facilitator Danielle Raghib, PPSC, LCSW, Center for Applied Research Solutions Technical Assistance Specialist Miranda March, PhD, PS MHTTC Co-Director     Priming Materials The Lifeline and 988 A Guide to 988: America's Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline 988 Partner Toolkit      

The South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) will host select peer specialists from across the State of Texas to participate in this closed event. During this in-person training, participants will participate and provide feedback on the recently updated training revised by the MHTTC titled "Youth and Young Adult Peer Support: Texas Training." This training provides an overview of peer support principles and practices to help peer specialists strengthen the support they offer to youth and young adults (under the age of 30). This training is specific to Texas, exploring the laws that Texas laws, the Texas Peer Specialist Code of Ethics, and other Texas-specific components impact how peer specialists provide the most effective peer support with youth and young adults. To be considered for this training, please complete an application form that is accessed through the registration button above or you can click here.  

This session will provide a history and overview of the CCBHC model at the national level. The presenter will speak to the requirements of the CCBHC model and highlight partnerships, innovative practices, and early outcomes of the model.   Learning Objectives: Describe the National model for a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) including the types of mental health and substance use services. Discuss CCBHC requirements involving staffing, accessibility and scope of services, care coordination, and organization authority. Identify ways the health care team can engage and develop valuable partnerships and innovative activities to help improve community mental health centers.   Presented By: Renee Boak, MPH   Renee Boak serves as a consultant for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and specializes in Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) implementation for clinics. She provides consulting on the integration of mental health and substance use disorder treatment, implementation of primary care clinics in a community mental health setting, population health management and sustainability. Boak has experience implementing a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion grant as well applying for Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) look-a-like status. Working with CCBHC programs has given her opportunities to engage in innovative practices, such as development of a pilot program to support individuals who are managing diabetes in a community mental health setting and has allowed her to engage in sustainability work through alternative payment methodologies. Prior to joining the National Council, Boak worked for an organization in Oregon that participated in the two-year demonstration period and was a recipient of a CCBHC Expansion grant.     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.   1.0 Continuing Education (CE) credit for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.       Learn more about this series: Moving Towards Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Webinar Series    

The South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC), invites Region 6 Peer Specialists and Family Partners working in First Episode Psychosis (FEP) and Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) teams to participate in our monthly networking meetings. These no-cost, virtual meetings offer you the opportunity to collaborate with other FEP/CSC Team Peer Specialists and Family Partners in a supportive, mentoring environment. The goal is provide a space for resource sharing, support around ways to be most effective when working with FEP/CSC clients, options for self-care strategies, and more! This event takes place on the first Friday of each month.   Facilitators:   Missy Boyd Certified Peer Specialist FEP/Hope Program I have years of experience facilitating groups as well as teaching. I have been in Peer Support close to two years now helping others with my shared life experience. I am now with FEP and am flourishing in the job.               Angie Tyler  Certified Family Partner I have been working with the Integral Care RA1SE Team for 5 years and 7 months. I am fortunate to work and be part of an amazing team here in Austin. As a Certified Bilingual Family Partner, I am able to share my lived experience with families and help them navigate through community resources. My work background includes working with Travis County Juvenile Probation, Caseworker at Lifeworks for Homeless Foster Youth, and Arc of the Capital Area working with IDD services as well as with the Juvenile Justice Program. The work I am most proud of is with the Integral Care RA1SE team because it has allowed me the honor to walk with so many families through their own journey and to give them hope and encouragement in their most challenging moments.

  SESSION DESCRIPTION – BUILDING A CULTURE OF WORKPLACE WELLNESS & ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT RHRP: Participants in this session will learn: Key terms that influence work performance such as burnout, compassion fatigue and secondary trauma How to identify and analyze factors that contribute to burnout How to identify ways to increase wellness including building psychological safety at workplace     TRAINING SCHEDULE: All sessions in this series will take place virtually from 3:00 PM–4:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM–5:00 PM ET. Please visit the RHRP series landing page for more information and registration for all sessions in this series.     CONTINUING EDUCATION: Those who fully attend all 13 hours of the RHRP series will be eligible to receive a total of 13 NAADAC continuing education (CE) hours. NAADAC CE certificates will be sent to qualifying participants via email within 1-2 weeks after the conclusion of the training. Participants who fully attend all 5 foundational sessions of the RHRP series will be eligible to receive 5 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded. (Sessions: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18) Participants who fully attend all 5 sessions of the RHRP Change Leader Academy will be eligible to receive 5 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded. (Sessions: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Participants who fully attend all 10 sessions of the RHRP series will be offered the opportunity to participate in an additional 3 hours of free one-on-one organizational coaching with Mat Roosa that will be tailored to your team and/or agency. Those who participate in these virtual coaching sessions will be eligible to receive 3 NAADAC CE hours. No partial credit will be awarded.     PRESENTER: Isa Velez Echevarria, PsyD Isa Vélez is a Puerto Rican clinical psychologist. She is the Ohio State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health, and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers managed by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her pre-doctoral internship at Children’s Institute in Los Angeles, CA, she obtained a certification as Interpersonal Psychotherapy Clinician. She was trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy. In addition, she provides telehealth services to culturally diverse population in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Her clinical work has focused on culturally tailored and trauma-informed services to the Latinx community and other ethnic/racial minorities.     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.

The Northwest MHTTC is sponsoring a limited number of virtual-only registrations for the Integrated Care Conference: Strengthening Integrated Mental Health: Building Trust in Relationships with Patients, Providers, and Community hosted by the University of Washington Integrated Care Training Program (UW ICTP) on May 4-5, 2023. ABOUT THIS EVENT The Northwest MHTTC is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a limited number of FREE in-person and virtual spots for Region 10 States (WA, OR, AK & ID) for the upcoming University of Washington's Integrated Care Conference at the Graduate Hotel in Seattle, WA. The ongoing challenges in mental healthcare call for critical innovations, rethinking approaches, and strengthening our frameworks. Distinguished keynote speakers, thought leaders, and community voices will lead a variety of sessions to discuss ideas and generate solutions. Join a community of stakeholders to share ideas and learn about community-level innovations relevant to integrated care. Bring your insights so that we work together to improve mental health care and health equity in the State of Washington and beyond. This conference, held by the University of Washington Integrated Care Training Program (UW ICTP), is open to members of the mental health/behavioral workforce. In-person registration sponsored by the Northwest MHTTC is only open to those in Washington State and includes attendance to the two-day conference and the opening reception on Thursday and two meals on Friday. Travel, parking and lodging expenses are not included. Virtual registration sponsored by the Northwest MHTTC is open to Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). Access to keynote speeches will be available, as well as limited breakout sessions. Members of the mental health/behavioral workforce in Region 10 States (WA, OR, AK & ID) are eligible to apply for a sponsored conference registration Apply by April 27, 2023 to be considered. Apply by clicking the "Register" button above or by visiting this link.  We will review applications by April 27 to ensure equitable access and notify people of the status of their application by April 28 at the latest.

The Northwest MHTTC is sponsoring a limited number of in-person registrations for the Integrated Care Conference: Strengthening Integrated Mental Health: Building Trust in Relationships with Patients, Providers, and Community hosted by the University of Washington Integrated Care Training Program (UW ICTP) on May 4-5, 2023. ABOUT THIS EVENT The Northwest MHTTC is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a limited number of FREE in-person and virtual spots for Region 10 States (WA, OR, AK & ID) for the upcoming University of Washington's Integrated Care Conference at the Graduate Hotel in Seattle, WA. The ongoing challenges in mental healthcare call for critical innovations, rethinking approaches, and strengthening our frameworks. Distinguished keynote speakers, thought leaders, and community voices will lead a variety of sessions to discuss ideas and generate solutions. Join a community of stakeholders to share ideas and learn about community-level innovations relevant to integrated care. Bring your insights so that we work together to improve mental health care and health equity in the State of Washington and beyond. This conference, held by the University of Washington Integrated Care Training Program (UW ICTP), is open to members of the mental health/behavioral workforce. In-person registration sponsored by the Northwest MHTTC is only open to those in Washington State and includes attendance to the two-day conference and the opening reception on Thursday and two meals on Friday. Travel, parking and lodging expenses are not included. Virtual registration sponsored by the Northwest MHTTC is open to Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). Access to keynote speeches will be available, as well as limited breakout sessions. Members of the mental health/behavioral workforce in Region 10 States (WA, OR, AK & ID) are eligible to apply for a sponsored conference registration Apply by April 27, 2023 to be considered. Apply by clicking the "Register" button above or by visiting this link.  We will review applications by April 27 to ensure equitable access and notify people of the status of their application by April 28 at the latest.

The South Southwest MHTTC is excited to host this virtual training series about supported employment and education for Region 6. This no-cost series, facilitated by Dr. Vanessa Klodnick and Laura Stevens-Merola, and Eshawn Spencer, will enhance practical skills and improve strategies for increasing young person vocational service engagement, promoting team collaboration around young person goals, and supporting young people enrolled in Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) in making career development progress. This is a closed training.        The training series covers the following topics:        (1) Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment & Education    (2) Young Person Engagement Best Practices    (3) Job and School Development    (4) Building Strong Working Alliances    (5) Motivational Interviewing with Young People    (6) Job Retention Strategies  

About the Event:  Join us for a live presentation by Sherin Khan, LCSW, on Motivational Interviewing, a brief person-centered evidence-based practice for strengthening an individual’s motivation for and commitment to change. Motivational Interviewing can be applied to a variety of behavioral change outcomes such as increasing medication adherence, building independent living skills, and managing physical health issues. It is a helpful counseling strategy for people with serious mental illness and the skills can be applied during brief therapy encounters. Clinicians will learn the foundation of motivational interviewing, what the four processes are, how to recognize and respond to change talk and how to apply motivational interviewing skills to practice with clients. Clinicians will learn about ambivalence and how it impacts behavior change and how to navigate this ambivalence to build commitment towards change.   Learning Objectives Describe the four processes of motivational interviewing.    Describe the stage based model of change. Apply micro-skills including: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summarizations to client scenarios in order to enhance commitment towards change.  

What does emotional eating look like? Does it always look the same? Who can it affect? Learn all about it in this free series! Event Description Session 4: May 4th, 2023 Do you ever feel guilty for eating?   Do you ever feel anxious around food?   Do you ever feel anxious around food?   Do you ever feel a sense of a loss of control or impulsivity around food?   Do you ever judge yourself for what you eat?   Do you use food to cope, distract, or numb out?   Do you fear eating certain foods or label certain foods as good/bad?   Do you feel like you’re on a rollercoaster with your eating?   Do you feel like there is no way to trust your intuition and your body to guide your eating?   If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re in luck! We are offering a 4-week emotional eating program starting April 13th, 2023.     Emotional eating is a struggle that many of us have faced, particularly when feeling isolated, anxious, bored, empty, frustrated, or even excited. Join Laura MacLachlan, registered psychotherapist, in a 4-week educational course that will offer you the knowledge and practical strategies on conquering emotional eating and making peace with food. Laura helps people learn how to change their relationship with food and how to listen to their bodies. This course is for people who struggle with cravings, and emotional eating, or who have started a diet but haven’t been able to stick to it. Laura’s approach is grounded in cognitive behavior therapy and intuitive eating. She focuses on supporting people in understanding their desire to cope with their emotions using food while providing strategies to manage emotional discomfort without breaking healthy commitments. Additionally, this course will offer an understanding of the myths in society that promote weight gain and how the reptilian brain is involved in food addiction.   This course is limited to 25 participants, and we respectfully ask that if you choose to sign up for the training, you commit to attending all 4 sessions. For more information, please contact Genevieve Berry at [email protected].  Trainer Laura MacLachlan, Psychotherapist, BSc., MCP, RP                   Laura MacLachlan is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She uses evidence-based interventions drawing from cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness, and intuitive eating, while liaising with other care providers to ensure a holistic approach to intervention. She is passionate about working with individuals and families affected by mood and anxiety disorders, emotional eating, and relationship difficulties. In her work with clients who struggle with emotional eating, recovery involves addressing the many issues that contribute to it, such as shame, relationship problems, perfectionism, and past traumas. When meeting first-time clients, Laura says, “I’m confident that together we can work to help equip you with the necessary tools to help you face and overcome the challenges you are facing. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or emotional eating, it is important that you know you don’t have to be alone in this journey.”  

  This is Part 9 of 9 of the Supporting Resilience in Children & Youth learning series.     DESCRIPTION: This 2-hour workshop is the ninth and last in the Supporting Resilience for Children and Youth series. This presentation will review use of early screening with children to identify potential developmental delay. We will review the domains of function necessary to screen, and how a wholistic approach to screening a child includes simultaneous screening of their parent and their environment. Participants will be introduced to a new validated screening tool for children ages 3-5 from high-risk backgrounds and learn by demonstration of the tool how screening can better identify and target interventions.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learn about screening tools to be used with children and high risk families Explain a new validated tool, Neurodevelopmental Ecological Screening Tool (NEST) designed specifically for young children from diverse backgrounds living in poverty     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: Carmela J. DeCandia, PsyD, is a licensed clinical child psychologist who has dedicated her career to advancing best practices and policies to support vulnerable children and families, and to improve the systems which serve them. In practice for nearly 30 years, her primary work focuses on building trauma-informed systems of care. Her specialties include: child and adolescent development, family homelessness,  addressing the impact of traumatic stress, program development and systems change, neurodevelopmental testing and family assessment. A compassionate clinician and effective leader, she is nationally recognized as a writer, advocate, and public speaker. She has led direct service and national agencies including St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center and The National Center on Family Homelessness. Currently, Dr. DeCandia is the Owner and President of Artemis Associates, LLC where she provides training and consultation to organizations  to enhance resilience for children, families, and their providers. In addition, she maintains a clinical practice in neurodevelopmental and psychological testing of children at Strong Roots Counseling center, and is the Principal Investigator on a NICHD funded project to develop the screening instrument - NEST Early Childhood. Dr. DeCandia has published extensively in academic journals and educational reports, and lectures on lifespan development and psychological testing at Boston College Graduate school in Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology. For her work, she was named the recipient of the 2016 Horace Mann Spirit of Service Award by Antioch University.      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.

  DESCRIPTION: We wrap up our webinar series about youth engagement by hearing directly from youth! This is your chance to ask them all the questions you still have about working and partnering with youth. Thank you for joining our mission to help make sure youth voice is included in the decisions and policies that impact them!   Wisconsin PATCH (Providers and Teens Connecting for Health) is a collaboration of youth and adults that believe programs and policies for youth should include youth. They encourage young people to raise their voices to create positive change, and have programs and resources to EDUCATE, ENGAGE, and EMPOWER others to do the same.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify successful ways to partner with youth in their mental health and healthcare Explore ways to include youth voice in decision and policy making     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.     PRESENTERS:   Panelists: PATCH Teen Educators   Erica Koepsel, MA   Erica Koepsel is the PATCH Director of Youth Engagement. With a Master of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and experience as a sexual health educator for diverse groups of youth in Topeka, KS, and Minneapolis, MN, Erica Koepsel joined the PATCH team in 2015 to continue her passion for improving health education for adolescents and young adults.  In her current role with PATCH, she enjoys combining her background in health education with advocacy while also working with Teen Educators to promote open and honest communication about tough topics.       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.

DESCRIPTION Stigma – which involves labeling, stereotyping, and discriminating – is a major barrier to mental health help-seeking, psychiatric service engagement, and full inclusion in society. Unfortunately, mental health stigma remains prevalent worldwide. In this webinar, we will discuss the multidimensionality of stigma (e.g., stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, social distancing, knowledge, etc.), along with the most recent research on mental health stigma prevalence and mental health stigma reduction programs. Throughout this 90-minute presentation, there will be a focus on intersectional stigma considerations and community-based research (participatory) approaches, as well as ways audience members can become involved in stigma reduction efforts.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Conceptualize and define stigma, particularly as it pertains to mental health and intersectionality Describe the research evidence of how stigma impacts people with mental health conditions worldwide Discuss efforts to combat stigma on societal and individual levels   PRESENTER Joseph S. DeLuca, Ph.D., is an NIMH-T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, specializing in psychosis-risk and the early stages of psychosis. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the City University of New York Graduate Center and completed his predoctoral internship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. DeLuca’s research and clinical interests include screening and treatment for psychosis-spectrum symptoms, particularly with youth and families, as well as stigma, the role of culture and context in psychosis, and the intersection of mental illness and the criminal justice system.     AUDIENCE Mental health professionals, mental health advocates, mental health graduate students, people with lived mental health experience, young people interested in mental health, and others who work with/on behalf of individuals diagnosed with mental illness   View Dr. DeLuca's previous Central East MHTTC-hosted webinars