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This 90 min webinar will discuss how to skillfully bring up race in your therapeutic encounters to meaningfully connect with your clients of color. ABOUT THIS EVENT Over the last few years, racial divisions have been explored more openly in the American mainstream. However, in most therapeutic relationships, clients of color are likely to not open up if their provider is of a different race. In a time when racial turmoil hits the news daily, worries about safety, belonging, inclusion, etc. are commonplace for both individuals as well as communities of color. When those worries are not expressed in therapeutic encounters, they become the elephant in the room. Learning to listen for the clues and skillfully bringing up race are opportunities to connect meaningfully with your clients of color and provide them with the high quality of care they deserve.   Learning Objectives: Increase the success rate of fair and impartial treatment Become better providers Decrease harm to marginalized communities   Handouts to accompany this webinar: 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Crossroads to Reinforcing Cycles in Relationships Poem: "PLEASE HEAR WHAT I’M NOT SAYING" by Cardinal Deardon   Other Events in This Series Do You See Me? Moving from Intolerance to Acceptance FACILITATOR Sherronda Jamerson, MA, CDP Sherronda Jamerson obtained a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology in 2012 from City University College in Seattle, WA, and became certified as a Chemical Dependency Professional in 2007. Her experiences include developing, implementing, and presenting EDI trainings to associations of healthcare professionals, healthcare providers, schools, and community-based organizations. She has also presented at state and national behavioral health conferences on the topics of DEI and Healthcare Equity. She presents with confidence and passion.    

  This is a closed event.   DESCRIPTION:   The goal of this webinar is to increase the awareness and abilities of mental health navigators in their use of cultural elements by promoting the use of culturally appropriate formulations when reaching out to Latinx presenting with psychological and mental health disorders. This webinar will provide training on integrating Latino cultural factors into the engagement and education of Latinx youths and families.      Learning Objectives Describe and discuss key cultural concepts central to understanding Latino expressions of distress, and appropriate responses to treatment. Identify, describe, and apply culturally informed diagnostic and treatment approaches to mental health disorders with Hispanic and Latinx clients. Identify specific elements of the Hispanic and Latino population that may need special attention to increase engagement.     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: Isa I. Vélez Echevarría, 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 communities of color 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.   Alfredo Cerrato   Alfredo Cerrato is the Senior Cultural and Workforce Development Officer for the Great Lakes Technology Transfer Centers, managed by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a nationally certified trainer on Culture: An Integral Part of Mental Health Services, Clinical Application of Cultural Elements in Mental Health Treatment for Hispanic and Latino Populations by the National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center in Puerto Rico, and a national trainer for the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) on cultural topics. Mr. Cerrato has 25 years of international relations experience and specializes in cross-cultural communications, conflict resolution, and process improvement. He has conducted advocacy, policy, and disaster relief work in Northern Ireland, Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka, and other locations across the globe.  His new focus here at home has been working with Hmong, Hispanic and Latino, and Native American communities through Intensive Training Assistance, curriculum development, and the NIATx Change Leader Academy.            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.

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: Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers,school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing mental health or addictions challenges or is in crisis.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learn methods to help adolescents with a mental health or addiction challenge.     CONTINUING EDUCATION: This training offers 6.5 continuing education hours for those who fully attend the training Category: Counselor I or II, Preventionist I or II, CARS I or II, CODP I or II, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS I or II, CPRS I or II, MAATP I or II, NCRS II, CFPP II, ATE, CVSS II Webcam must be turned on to receive CE certificates     SPEAKER INFO: Riley Cleary, MSW, Prevention Program Manager for IABH, works to develop, implement, and evaluate the association’s prevention, wellness, and leadership programs. Riley holds a Master of Social Work with a specialization in children and family from Loyola University Chicago.

Purpose of the meeting Continue to develop collaborations with Regional Centers to attend to the identified needs of Latino populations in each region.   Objectives   1. Train taskforce members on the Clinical Application of Cultural Elements in Treating Hispanic and Latino Populations curriculum. Offer a hands-on experience of the training to taskforce members. Increase the base knowledge of taskforce members on mental health issues and treatment with Latino clients.   2. Discuss specific training needs within each region.   3. Discuss the content of the Latino Youth Gangs: Prevention and Intervention Strategies curriculum. Provide taskforce members information on the curriculum which may be included in violence prevention efforts in their school districts.   Private event. By invitation only.

This presentation will dive into what it means to have culturally responsive services and key strategies for working with families of LGBTQ+ young people. Findings from a recent systematic review on cultural adaptations, as well as important insights from SAMHSA’s guide on Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations, will be shared. The presenters will be Angela Weeks (she/her) and Leah Love (she/her). Learn more and register for this session (scroll down to the "Live in December" section of the page for registration info).

Long COVID is used to describe the lingering symptoms that many are left managing long after recovering from the illness itself. Some of the symptoms include those related to depression, anxiety, fatigue, PTSD, and brain fog (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022).   The experience of these symptoms may affect attainment of important recovery goals, such as working, attending school, living independently, socializing, and overall emotional wellbeing.   Behavioral health practitioners are in key positions to support individuals to better manage the functional implications and impact of long COVID symptoms, particularly those related to emotional wellbeing and attainment of community goals. The techniques and supports used in psychiatric rehabilitation are designed to assist people in finding hope and purpose after loss and illness. This workshop will explore established psychiatric rehabilitation tools and strategies to support individuals in establishing recovery goals, learning skills, and developing supports to live a meaningful and purposeful life.   At the end of this two-part webinar, attendees will be able to: Define long COVID and its related symptoms and functional implications Review current research on the impact of long COVID on mental health Describe the benefits of using a recovery framework when addressing long COVID Explore psychiatric rehabilitation strategies that are assistive in the attainment of recovery goals despite symptoms of long COVID

Spirituality and religion can play a significant role in the promotion of health for patients from faith communities, yet these aspects of our patients' identity are often not integrated into their care. For example, many Muslim Americans believe their mental health issues may be linked to spiritual or metaphysical causes and seek clinicians to incorporate spirituality and religion into their treatment plans. However, current literature suggests that clinicians often feel inadequate at integrating religious and spiritual nuances into patient care. This workshop aims to provide clinicians the knowledge and framework to better address the needs of their Muslim patients. To facilitate this goal, this workshop will include research-informed, key concepts in improving clinical report with Muslim patients. Participants will leave this training with improved competency, comfort, and skill in meaningfully providing whole-person care for their Muslim patients with serious mental illness.   By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to: Describe the issues that marginalized Muslim patients may face, including discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, cultural background, or faith Discuss the unique issues and challenges for Muslim patients Identify successful counseling methods for Muslim students that implement culturally- and religiously-congruent techniques in clinical settings Demonstrate ways to meaningfully provide whole-person care for Muslim patients   Presenter: Dr. Rania Awaad M.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab as well as Stanford University's Affiliate Chaplain. In the community, she serves as the Executive Director of Maristan.org, a holistic mental health nonprofit serving Muslim communities and is the Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. In addition, she is faculty of Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College and The Islamic Seminary of America. She is also a Senior Fellow for Yaqeen Institute and the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding. Prior to studying medicine, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus, Syria, and holds certifications (ijaza) in Qur’an, Islamic Law, and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Follow her @Dr.RaniaAwaad

  DESCRIPTION: Cultural adaptations are systematic changes to existing treatment processes or protocols that incorporate the values, beliefs, assumptions, and language(s) of a culture or group for the purpose of making treatments more accessible, relevant, and effective (Bernal et al., 2009; Bernal & Domenech Rodríguez, 2012). Professional guidelines consider the best treatment to be one that reflects the client’s needs and expectations within their cultural context (American Psychological Association [APA], 2006). The main goals of the presentation are to help educators and supervisors train clinicians to culturally adapt existing evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for the Latinx populations they serve; describe an array of cultural adaptation models, frameworks, and methods; highlight the benefits and challenges of undertaking cultural adaptations; and provide recommendations and resources to culturally adapt and implement an existing EBT.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will recognize and acquire clinical skills to facilitate culturally responsive case conceptualization and treatment planning. Participants will identify various cultural adaption models and their applications for effective clinical practice with Latinx groups. Participants will integrate culturally specific information into cultural adaptation models for the effective cultural adaption of their evidence-based interventions.     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will be eligible to receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training. Certificates are managed by the hosting agency, ASPIN.     PRESENTER: Oscar Fernando Rojas Perez, PhD Dr. Rojas Perez is an associate research scientist at Yale University School of Medicine. He received his doctorate from the counseling psychology program at the University of Missouri and completed his pre-doctoral internship at La Clínica Hispana in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology. Broadly, his professional contributions focus on the development and cultural/linguistic adaptation of measures and interventions, Latinx immigrant well-being and trauma, multicultural responsive training, and public policy advocacy. Within this, he is interested in (a) identifying cultural strengths and methods of healing, (b) using culturally responsive approaches focus on equity and liberation, and (c) improving the implementation of mental health interventions. Rojas Perez’s work has been presented at multiple national and international conferences. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including three American Psychological Association fellowships, the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the National Latinx Psychological Association, and the Lauds and Laurels Distinguished Young Alumnus Award from the University of California Irvine. Rojas Perez is also an affiliate of the NIMH funded Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS Clinical and Health Services Research Core at Yale University and fellow of the NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute.    Clinically, he is licensed in the state of CT and has extensive experience providing evidence-based interventions (e.g., Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Prolonged Exposure Therapy) to a diverse client population (e.g., undocumented immigrants, refugee/asylum seekers, monolingual Spanish-speaker, etc.) in a variety of settings. Rojas Perez currently serves as the Senior Policy Advisor for the National Latinx Psychological Association.                 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.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2022 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT   Session 1 of 5 in the "Creating Safe Spaces for Peer Support Providers and Incorporating Anti-racist Practices in Peer Support Delivery" Series (view series page for full details) Creating Safe Spaces for Peer Support Providers and Incorporating Anti-racist Practices in Peer Support Delivery December 7, 2022: Kickoff Session   This learning series asks: How can we create spaces where all peer professionals feel safe? How do we support BIPOC peers and implement anti-racist practices within peer support?     In this kickoff session, join us in collaboration with peer support specialists who will speak to creating safe spaces for peer support providers within agencies. This series will open up opportunities to discuss ongoing support, career paths, antiracist practices, and how BIPOC peers can navigate the field. It will also offer a space to learn from other peer specialists.   Learning Goals Create specific avenues for peers who identify as BIPOC Implement ant-racist strategies within peer support delivery Identify career paths for peer specialists   Audience Peer support agencies and peer specialists who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color. We also welcome allies and other roles to help support the BIPOC peer workforce.    Facilitator Evelyn Clark, CPC Evelyn Clark is a Mexican-Native American woman who is passionate about racial equity, leadership development and peer support. She has nearly 14 years of experience serving young people and their families who were system involved. Evelyn is also a Certified Peer Counselor. She has dedicated her career to empowering young people and their families to get involved in this work. She is a proud recipient of the 2019 Peer Alternatives youth and young adult leadership award. Evelyn’s mission is to end racial and ethnic disparities within systems of care and to promote leadership opportunities for the BIPOC workforce.

NOTE: This event is specifically for Washington State attendees who are part of the behavioral health workforce.   This session is part of the Social Justice & Inclusion track of the Mental Health Institute. ABOUT THIS EVENT These days, harm reduction includes a broad set of compassionate and pragmatic approaches that aim to reduce substance-related harm and improve quality of life. Harm reduction started as a series of grass-roots community-led movements to advocate for equal rights to healthcare and housing for people who have been most impacted and marginalized by substance-related harm and HIV. Leaders of these movements over the past 4 decades have comprised a diverse group of people who use substances, communities of color and the LGBTQIA2+ communities. In this training, you will be introduced to the history of harm reduction and how its principles are based in racial, gender and social justice. You will also learn how to embody the principles of social justice in your work with clients and patients and how to engage in trauma-informed care.  A central focus of this work is building awareness of the prevalence of trauma, how trauma (including intergenerational/historical and secondary trauma) presents, and obtaining skills needed to address trauma in our work. 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. See more in the Social Justice & Inclusion Track HERE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE HERE   FACILITATORS Michele Andrasik, PhD, EdM Michele Andrasik works to address psychosocial and structural factors associated with HIV risk and STI disparities among marginalized communities in the US. Her efforts have focused on developing collaborative and reciprocal relationships between researchers, community members and organizations to address existing health disparities. In her work with the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) she works to improve behavioral risk assessment, enrollment, recruitment and retention in preventive HIV vaccine trials. Dr. Andrasik also works to address the impact of stigma on disparities across the HIV care continuum. Dr. Andrasik has a doctoral degree in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Miami and is an expert in Community-Based Participatory Research approaches and Qualitative methods. Prior to returning to graduate school, she worked as Director of AIDS services for a community-based organization with locations in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Currently, she is the lead Behavioral Scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s (FHCRC) HVTN, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington (UW), and Core Faculty in the FHCRC/UW Center for AIDS Research Sociobehavioral Prevention Research Core.   Seema L. Clifasefi, PhD, MSW Seema L. Clifasefi, PhD, is an associate professor and codirector of the Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center at the University of Washington-Harborview Medical Center. Her research lies at the intersection of substance use, mental health, criminal justice and housing policy. Since 2006, she has been part of several collaborative academic/community-based research partnerships evaluating the effects of individual and community-level harm reduction programs and interventions designed for people with lived experience of homelessness and substance use problems, including Housing First.       Susan E. Collins, PhD Susan Collins, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and faculty at Washington State University and the University of Washington School of Medicine. At Harborview Medical Center, she codirects the Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center with her colleague, Dr. Seema Clifasefi. Dr. Collins has been involved in substance use research, assessment and treatment for over 25 years and has disseminated this work in over 7 dozen book chapters, abstracts and peer-reviewed articles. In 2013, Dr. Collins received the G. Alan Marlatt Memorial Research Award for her contributions to alcohol research. In 2015, she was invited to speak on her work at the White House and was honored with the New Investigator Award for her Harm Reduction Treatment development in the University of Washington Science-in-Medicine Lecture Series. She also brings her own lived experience as a person in recovery from addictive behaviors and as a woman embedded in families with the intergenerational experience of substance use disorder and harm. Currently, she works with multidisciplinary research and clinical teams, community-based agencies, and people who use substances to codevelop a toolbox of evidence-based treatments that empower individuals to reduce their substance-related harm and improve their quality of life – even if they are not ready, willing or able to stop using.   VISIT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE MAIN PAGE  

Culture is an enduring element, a tradition that is embedded in every human thought, emotion, and behavior. Culture is an element that is often complex to assess as it is ever-changing as societal norms change. However, culture is the key factor that upholds normed belief patterns that maintain physical and psychological health and contribute to the tenacity of mental health disorders. This guide was developed for mental health care professionals interested in integrating the patient’s cultural traditions and beliefs into effective clinical treatment with Hispanics and Latinos. Overall Learning Goal: To develop knowledge and skill in formulating culturally informed mental health assessments and treatment plans for Hispanic and Latino clients.   By invitation only.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Session 2 of 3 in the "Fostering our Health Equity Literacy" training series (view series page for full details) Please note: We strongly recommend that those who wish to participate in Session 2 also attend Session 1. Session 1 will establish background that is necessary for Session 2.  What Does the Adaptation of CLAS Standards to School Mental Health Systems Look Like? The 14 standards that are listed after the primary CLAS standard are classified into three themes: Governance and Leadership, Communication and Language Assistance, and Engagement, Continuous Improvement and Accountability. In Session 2, we go deeper into the different standards, identifying elements that are essential to adapting these standards and exploring how they might be implemented in different systems settings. For example, how do you identify champions of the standards on the ground? How do you elicit feedback and adapt the standards to your context in a collective, collaborative way?     Fostering our Health Equity Literacy Exploring the CLAS Standards as a Blueprint for Education, Healthcare, and School Mental Health Systems Collaboration Session 1: November 29, 2022 An Introduction: How the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) Can Elevate Our School Mental Health Equity Commitments Session 2: December 6, 2022 A Deeper Dive into the CLAS Standards: Mapping Health Equity Literacy onto Our Education and School Mental Health Systems Session 3: December 13, 2022 Implementation and Sustainability: A CLAS Standards Learning Lab   LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TRAINING SERIES  

This 75 min webinar will discuss healthy boundaries and effective coping skills for those doing virtual crisis management and response work. ABOUT THIS EVENT This webinar will explore the unique issues facing those doing virtual crisis management and response work such as crisis lines via phone, text, email or chat. Practical information and tools will be shared to offer support to people in these roles. We also aim to better understand your experiences in this field to inform future training opportunities. Doing crisis line work can be extremely rewarding, and our field relies on countless people to serve as crisis staff answering phone calls and other messaging tools. The launching of the National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline heightened the need for staff and leadership who have a unique set of skills. This workforce helps in immediate situations, saves lives and connects people to needed services. It performs crucial crisis intervention, suicide prevention and brief supportive counseling to people in emotional distress. They provide consultation to determine what options are appropriate and triages for safety and further evaluations. Supervisors of crisis call centers provide real-time feedback to staff, ensure exceptional customer service and effective, efficient program operations as well as stepping in for more complex scenarios. All the while, everyone strives to provide a supportive, trauma-informed, and inclusive environment.  However, many factors contribute to why these roles are challenging. Staff face highly complex topics, severe distress and trauma which can affect their well-being. Job vacancies, insufficient resources, organizational culture and inadequate training can make a difficult role feel impossible. Professional distance and self-care can suffer when hearing crisis after crisis and is exacerbated by a climate unsupportive of staff wellness and by working extra shifts.  In this interactive presentation, we will cover topics related to the establishment and maintenance of healthy boundaries between yourself and the work, strategies for engaging active coping skills that don’t feel like more on your “to do list,” and the various stress response systems, including how to recognize and engage effective coping based on how your brain and body are responding to the stress of the work.     Goals:  Develop detailed understanding of the ways that you personally may be impacted by the stressors of virtual crisis work Understand how to create a plan for yourself in order to effectively manage stressors that you may be facing Begin to establish and maintain clear boundaries for yourself that act to protect you from additional burnout risks Outline participant needs and priorities for future trainings   Other Events in This Series When is the crisis really over? Resilience for in-person crisis and first responder staff and teams   Related Resources from Northwest MHTTC Provider Well-Being Resources FACILITATOR Kira Mauseth, PhD Dr. Kira  Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who splits her professional time between seeing patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates, teaching as a Senior Instructor at Seattle University and serving as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. She also serves on the state’s Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC). Her work and research interests focus on resilience and recovery from trauma as well as well as disaster behavioral health. She has worked abroad extensively in disaster response and with first responders and health care workers throughout United States. Dr. Mauseth also conducts trainings and provides presentations to organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities.  

About the Community of Practice:  In a crisis, school mental health leaders help a school community build a collective coping system; navigate overwhelming situations; and stay attuned to how various members are activated by different events, experience shared events differently, and have varying recovery and renewal needs. And, this work can be incredibly overwhelming, lonely, and isolating. It doesn’t have to be though: our greatest source of support comes from creating space to resource ourselves, resource each other, and to then resource the school communities we lead.   Join the Southeast MHTTC for the second session in the three-part coaching series for school leaders. Facilitated by the School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project, we are offering three sessions to engage in self & collective reflection. The series is an extended learning opportunity following Parts 1-6 of the collective trauma webinar series; you do not need to have attended all the webinars to attend the CoP, though it is highly recommended. You can view parts 1-6 here.   What can you expect from these CoP sessions? Application of theory, interactive breakouts, peer coaching, and bringing the frameworks to life (including workshopping how to translate framework language like “healing” into the contexts and communities in which you lead).   Session Overview:  Session 2 offers a deeper study into the fourth “R” of the crisis continuum: “Renewal.” Together, we explore how we might reimagine hurt and harm into healing. We will explore how to identify root causes of crisis, engage in collective storytelling, lead the redefinition of ourselves and our organizations, and repair (i.e., address harm that arises in crisis and post crisis).   Session Objectives:  Enhance knowledge, skills and capacities related to school crisis recovery & renewal leadership  Identify 1-3 practices to begin or continue implementing that strengthen a trauma-informed crisis leadership approach   Register for the other session Session 1: 11/29 from 12:00 - 1:00pm here Session 3: 12/13 from 12:00 - 1:00pm here

Anxiety can be present in all of us, but, for some, it can be a daunting hurdle to overcome each and every day. Event Description 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MT / 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders appear to be increasing.  This presentation will review the commonalities and differences between “anxiety” and “anxiety disorders,” and provide an overview of evidence-based practices related to diagnosis and treatment.  Trainer Andrew McLean                     Dr. McLean is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He obtained his medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, completed a psychiatry residency at the University of Wisconsin and an M.P.H. degree from the University of Minnesota. He has been recognized as a UND School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus, has received the American Psychiatric Association Bruno Lima award for outstanding contributions to Disaster Psychiatry, and has been conferred with numerous teaching excellence awards. Dr. McLean previously was the Medical Director of the ND Department of Human Services. He has served on numerous clinical, administrative and regulatory boards including medical licensing and professional health programs. He has lectured internationally on pertinent behavioral and public health issues. Dr. McLean has a particular interest in collaborative models of care. He also is interested in individual and community resilience.

The South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) invites select peer specialists from Region 6 to participate in this closed event. In this virtual training, participants will participate and provide feedback on the recently updated training developed by the MHTTC titled "Introduction to Healing Centered Virtual Facilitation." This training provides an overview of Healing-Centered Engagement principles and how those principles can be incorporated into virtual group sessions or meetings facilitated by peer specialists. This is the introductory training in a 2-part training series; in the second training (titled "Advanced Practice of Healing Centered Virtual Facilitation"), participants will have the opportunity to apply the skills and concepts learned in this introductory training.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Part 2 of 2 in the "Getting Grief-Ready at Work: A Starter Kit Workshop Series" (view series page for full details)   Part 2: Monday, December 5th, 2022 Implementation Science and Grief Readiness at Work: The Stages to Navigating and Confronting Loss at Work Being a Manager, Supervisor, or Leader in the Context of Loss Crafting a Grief Readiness Plan (including: Exploring your Bereavement Leave Policies Each session includes opportunities to engage in questions, discussion, and discourse with our faculty and each other.      About the Workshop Series The Pacific Southwest MHTTC team provides the mental health and school mental health workforces with evidence-based practices to inform their work in the field. In other words, we support those who are supporting, which in itself is an evidence-based approach. To address the need for evidence-based grief support in the mental health field, we published Fostering Grief Ready Workplaces: A Starter Kit for Mental Health and School Mental Health Leadership (March, 2022). This Starter Kit provides essential guidance so you and your organization can support a grieving workforce. This winter, join us to explore how school and school mental health leaders can utilize the Starter Kit in their own management, supervision, and leadership. For many, the winter holidays are a time when family and friends gather for celebration; as a result,it can be a particularly difficult time for those who are grieving, even if the death occurred more than a year prior. By exploring the Starter Kit, we can be ready and responsive, and help cultivate a grief-sensitive culture.   Part 1: November 28th, 2022 Part 2: December 5th, 2022 All workshops are from 3:30 - 5:00pm PT   LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TRAINING SERIES  

NOTE: This event is specifically for Washington State attendees who are part of the behavioral health workforce.   This session is part of the Co-occurring Disorders track of the Mental Health Institute. ABOUT THIS EVENT Peer Services and Peer Perspectives in Community Mental Health/Co-Occurring Treatment examines the relationship between peer centric direct service delivery, an overview of the historical and structural community context of peer services, and a look at peer advocacy as one of the primary motivators of structural service changes. 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 1-3p PT See more in the Co-occurring Disorders Track HERE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE HERE FACILITATOR Abbey Wellemeyer, Certified Peer Counselor and Recovery Coach, MPA Abbey Wellemeyer identifies as a person living in recovery from substance use disorder, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. After beginning her recovery journey Abbey chose to pursue a bachelor's degree in an area she felt would benefit her community: Elementary Education. During that time, she became interested in working in program planning and development, seeing it as a way to change and sculpt systems, thus completing a master's degree in Public Administration. Motivated by the meaningful work of reducing barriers to achieving healthy and safe lives and by working to increase the opportunities to access healthy and safe conditions for living, Abbey eventually became a Recovery Coach and Certified Peer Counselor finding an invaluable personal and professional niche working in behavioral health spheres.           VISIT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE MAIN PAGE

This is Week 8 of our Mindful Monday- Experiential Practices to Develop Personal Resilience micro-training series. Event Description 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. MT / 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. CT This series will expand on the evidence-based practices that have been introduced in prior series. Participants will have the opportunity to review and practice mindfulness-based exercises, led by a facilitator. Each month will feature a mindfulness theme with supportive practices. Participants can register for and attend any number of sessions. The same link will be used for all sessions. Upon completion of your registration, you will receive the session link in a confirmation email.    December 5th- Self-Compassion Trainer Christina Ruggerio, Masters of Counseling Psychology, Registered Psychoterapist

This 90-minute virtual consultation call with ACT teams and ACT stakeholders consists of a mini-didactic training on a topic of relevance and interest to ACT teams (at times circling back to topics related to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues as they come up), plus opportunities to pose consultation questions and learn from other ACT teams and their shared experiences within ACT. ABOUT THIS EVENT December's topic: "What Your ACT Daily Team Meeting May Reveal About Overall Practice" with Lorna Moser, PhD. Dr. Lorna Moser is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and the Director of the Institute for Best Practice, Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health.   “John is baseline."  “Dropped off meds to Evette. She’s fine.”    Extra credit for ACT teams who know why these responses in the ACT Daily Team Meeting may be problematic. The Daily Team Meeting is a critical component of a high-fidelity ACT Team. Within this meeting, the nature of information shared and how the time is used can reveal a lot about the overall operation of the team. In this presentation, we will present common daily team meeting missteps and the consequential connection to ACT practice.   Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a multidisciplinary, team-based model that provides intensive community-based and outreach-oriented services to people who experience the most severe and persistent mental illness. The vast majority also have a co-occurring substance use disorder and many experience comorbid medical illnesses as well as homelessness. This is a vulnerable population and their providers – ACT teams – are at elevated risk themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Northwest MHTTC is partnering with the Institute for Best Practices at the University of North Carolina to host and facilitate regular meetings for ACT teams.  Goals of the meetings are to: connect with one another share strategies and resources for adapting team practices and communications    facilitate connection to the most up-to-date resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.   For more information or questions, contact: Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine and Director of the Washington State Center of Excellence in First Episode Psychosis or Lorna Moser, PhD, Director of the Institute for Best Practice in the UNC Department of Psychiatry’s Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES FACILITATORS Lorna Moser, PhD Dr. Lorna Moser is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and the Director of the Institute for Best Practice, Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health.     Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD Dr. Monroe-DeVita is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Director, Washington State Center of Excellence in First Episode Psychosis.

NOTE: This event is specifically for Washington State attendees who are part of the behavioral health workforce.   This session is part of the Co-occurring Disorders track of the Mental Health Institute. ABOUT THIS EVENT This training will address the use of medication and helping the individual get the most out of medication use and wellness planning following treatment. 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 10a-12p PT See more in the Co-occurring Disorders Track HERE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE HERE FACILITATOR Jeffery Roskelley, LICSW Jeffery Roskelley is a licensed independent clinical social worker training and consulting for the SPIRIT (which stands for Supporting Psychosis Innovation through Research, Implementation and Training) Lab at the University of Washington. Jeff graduated from the University of Utah with a Master of Social Work degree in 2008, and has worked in several different settings including hospice, as a co-occurring assessment specialist at the University of Utah and as a co-occurring specialist for the Lake Whatcom PACT team in Bellingham WA, where he currently resides. Jeff’s area of specialty is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis and for Substance Use Disorder. Since 2013 he has been training Assertive Community Treatment Teams in WA state in co-occurring disorders treatment and cognitive behavioral techniques for severe mental illness. Jeff was trained and received consultation in CBTp with the original Washington state cohort in 2015, trained by Jennifer Gottlieb, PhD, from the Harvard Medical School and provided direct clinical CBTp counseling to clients at Sunrise Mental Health from 2015 to 2018, receiving supervision from Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, from the University of Washington. Currently, Jeff provides individual private counseling in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, addressing a wide range of clinical issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to obsessive compulsive disorder and psychosis. In addition, Jeff is a clinical supervisor for social workers. Finally, last but not least, Jeff is an ardent dog lover and a dabbler in chi gong.       VISIT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE MAIN PAGE    

The New Hampshire Behavioral Health Summit is a statewide event in NH for behavioral healthcare providers and organizations, including mental health and substance use disorders. New England MHTTC is proud to be co-sponsoring this event. Find us at our exhibit table to learn more about our resources!

This talk will review current knowledge on social isolation and loneliness for individuals with psychosis spectrum disorders and will discuss evidence-based strategies for addressing loneliness in treatment. New England MHTTC is co-sponsoring this event with MAPNET. Presenter: Jasmine Mote, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and Research Assistant Professor at Boston University. She has over ten years of experience working with clients across the psychosis spectrum, including clinical high risk, first episode, and adults with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. She is currently an outpatient therapist for Cambridge Psychology Group, specializing in CBT and ACT for people with mood, anxiety, psychosis-spectrum, and perinatal mental health concerns. Her research focuses on understanding and addressing the social and emotional difficulties of people living with serious mental illness, answering questions such as “How can we help people with serious mental illness feel less lonely? And “In what ways do people with serious mental illness experience emotion (in their minds, in their bodies) differently than others?” She received BA in Psychology from Oberlin College and a MA in Psychology and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

NOTE: This event is specifically for Washington State attendees who are part of the behavioral health workforce.   This session is part of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) track of the Mental Health Institute. ABOUT THIS EVENT The prevalence of anxiety disorders is higher in the IDD population than in the typically developing population of children and teens. Exposure is considered one of the most effective interventions for anxiety disorders and trauma-related mental health concerns. This training will provide participants with education about the need for exposure, as well as tools and strategies for effectively using exposure practices in therapy settings. 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 11a-1p PT See more in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Track HERE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE HERE FACILITATORS KJ Glaves, LMFT Katie Jo Glaves is a Marriage and Family Therapist and art therapist who works with neurodiverse children and families. She is a child mental health specialist. She also teaches at Antioch University Seattle. Her clinical interests include neurodiversity, OCD, family therapy and anxiety.            Jessica Peterson, PhD Jessica Peterson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital Autism Center. Dr. Peterson provides therapeutic services to autistic children and adolescents through the Autism Center’s Mood and Anxiety program and RUBI program for caregivers. She also participates in interdiscplinary evaluations at Seattle Children’s Autism Center. Dr. Peterson has special interests in diagnosis of autism and other developmental disabilities, mindfulness-based practices, and neurodiversity affirming intervention and training.      ChrisTiana ObeySumner ChrisTiana ObeySumner is a Black/ Indigenous, queer, non-binary, and multiply disabled person, community organizer and activist. They are CEO and principal consultant of Epiphanies of Equity LLC -- A social equity consulting firm that particularly specializes in social change, intersectionality, antiracism, and disability justice. For two decades, they’ve dedicated their life and career to amplifying the importance of social equity – defined as the lifelong work of deconstructing inequitable sociological impacts and products such as policies, institutions, cultures, biases, and constructs; and facilitating strategic and embodied pathways towards the construction of equitable processes, accountability structures, and outcomes.    Karís Casagrande, PhD Karís Casagrande (she/her), PhD, is a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow with the University of Washington Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program and the Seattle Children’s Autism Center. Clinically, she specializes in neurodevelopmental assessment, parent coaching models of intervention focused on behavior and social communication, and cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals with neurodevelopmental differences.  She is also engaged in community outreach and capacity-building research and programming to improve access to and quality of care for individuals with autism and their families in their home communities. Previously, she has worked with community organizations such as museums, theaters, and hotels to increase accessibility for individuals with sensory and developmental differences.   Marie Loeb, MSW, LICSW, LMHC, CMHS, DMHS  Marie Loeb, LICSW, LMHC, CMHS, DMHS, (she/they) is an Autistic, queer, polyamorous Clinical Social Worker who is committed to serving their community through direct practice, training, and advocating for policy change. Marie is the owner of Holistic Child and Family Practice where she works with individuals and families, is a practicum instructor for the University of Washington School of Social Work, supervises clinicians in and out of the practice, and works to build community through no cost neurodiversity-affirming consult groups and trainings. Holistic Child and Family Practice has a staff that is exclusively neurodivergent, and within this environment Marie developed a new modality, Empathetic Inquiry, which is a strengths-based approach where the client is centered as the expert of their own experience and utilizes the natural hyperempathetic talents of neurodivergent providers.   Jim Mancini, MS, CCC-SLP Jim Mancini, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of experience working with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities/autism and their families. He is currently the Director of the WA INCLUDE Collaborative, manages ECHO programs at the University of Washington and leads the Washington State Center of Excellence (COE) training program. He has special interest in diagnosis of autism and other developmental disabilities, building community through building relationships, parent and provider education and health equity for underserved communities. Jim loves gardening, backpacking and other outdoor adventures, music and spending time with his family.   Alana McVey, PhD Alana McVey, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Scholar jointly appointed at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Autism Center. Clinically, she provides evidence-based treatment of mental health concerns to autistic children, adolescents, and adults through the Autism Center's Mood and Anxiety Program. Dr. McVey's program of research centers on the redesign and implementation of evidence-based mental health treatments for autistic people in community settings. Her current project, funded by the Autism Intervention Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), is focused on redesigning Dialectical Behavior Therapy to treat suicidality in autistic young adults.     VISIT THE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE MAIN PAGE