Past Events

  Assessments are an integral part of the ACT program to consistently be able to meet your clients where they are at. Learn about the different types of assessments you will be conducting such as Brief Psychiatric Readiness Scale (BPRS), Comprehensive Assessment among others. This training has a direct focus on how assessments and their application fit into the ACT model. This specific understanding is crucial to the implementation and operation of a successful ACT Team.   Learn more about Implementing Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Kansas.    

Part 1 of our Neuro-Sequential Model in Education series.  Event Description This 4-part series will explore the impact stress has on learning and behavior. We will learn about the human stress response system and different ways it manages stress. We will also process through the four modes of human regulation and ways to promote them in the learning environment.     Learning Objectives Participants will be able to identify two ways humans regulate.  Participants will be able to create strategies for students that promote regulation.   Trainer Jessica Pfeiffer, PsyD., LCSW                     Dr. Pfeiffer is co-host of Education Suspended, a podcast focused on engaging in conversation with guests who are passionate about evolving our educational system. She is also the co-author of “Implications of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma through the Lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology”. Dr. Pfeiffer is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development.  She completed her undergraduate degree in Social Work at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. She received her Master of Social Work degree and Animal Assisted Social Work Certificate from the University of Denver. Dr. Pfeiffer received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in School Psychology at the University of Colorado, Denver. 

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  The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies will be hosting its 30th New England School of Best Practices conference. This popular five-day late summer (Aug 29-Sept 2) event gives addiction and behavioral health professionals the opportunity for in-depth study in areas of special interest. The program includes advanced clinical and administrative skilled-based treatment in best practices, evidence-based practices approaches, advanced prevention offerings, a psychologist track, current and emerging topics, and clinical supervision.   In order to meet your continuing education needs and ensure that this program will happen, we are offering the 30th Annual Best Practices School learning community online: Select from over 30 intensive courses: New Psychologist Track with CE Hours for Psychologists (further details on website) - Designed for psychologists and experienced counselors Advanced Prevention Track, including Advanced Ethics Clinical Supervision Foundations and Advanced Clinical Supervision Many additional courses for experienced clinicians, including Advanced Ethics, evidence-based practices, and current topics! Virtual courses will take place live by videoconference, allowing for participant interaction; In addition to courses: plenary sessions, virtual community, and more! Options are available to attend the full program, one day, or any number of days. Earn up to 26 contact hours during the week of the program, with the opportunity for 4.5 additional post-program hours in September. New Englanders: Scholarships are available from most New England states and a few other sources - Apply for a scholarship within your registration!   Find complete Virtual Best Practices course information, registration, and New England scholarship application information at the 2022 Best Practices School Website.     A Note about the 2022 New England Summer Programs: For over 50 years, we have welcomed new and returning Summer School participants to experience the unique learning environment of the New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, and, for 30 years the New England School of Best Practices. In 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we quickly pivoted to a virtual format to ensure that these schools continue. This year, for the safety of our Summer School and Best Practices School communities and to ensure their availability for all, we will again gather virtually. We understand that many attendees each year plan on the Summer School or the Best Practices School for their professional development, and many depend on the large number of contact hours offered for their credentialing. Addiction remains a critical issue, and our field's important work is needed more than ever. Thank you to our faculty, planners, state agency and state and regional training partners, and our School staff for their assistance in ensuring that a strong online program is available again this year...We are pleased to offer this Virtual 30th Anniversary New England School of Best Practices in Addiction Services!     Sincerely, Denise Adams and AEI Team AdCare Educational Institute of New England: https://neias.org 207-621-2549 [email protected]

This is Week 1 of our Mindful Monday- Experiential Practices to Develop Personal Resilience micro-training series. Event Description 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.    August 29th- Meditation for Monkey-Mind Trainer Christina Ruggerio, Masters of Counseling Psychology, Registered Psychoterapist

/*-->*/ /*--> This talk will review the team-based approach to medication management in early psychosis treatment, including the role of non-prescribers in supporting positive health behaviors for patients experiencing early-course psychosis. The speakers will present recent updates in our understanding of psychiatry for early-course psychosis and lead a discussion on medication management with two individuals with lived experience of psychosis. We welcome attendees to submit Q&A questions beforehand here: https://forms.gle/F4DSQW9dWEHi8W6z8   Matcheri Keshavan, MD is the Stanley Cobb Professor and Academic Head of the Harvard Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He has conducted early psychosis intervention and research for nearly three decades, and has published over 600 papers and 4 books on psychotic and related disorders. He edits the Elsevier journal Schizophrenia Research and is on the editorial Board of several other journals, including the Journal of Early Intervention in Psychiatry.   Dr. Schooler is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences Center, New York, NY.  She is a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum (CINP), the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Society.  Dr. Schooler has been President of the American Psychopathological Association and the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research, an elected Councilor of the CINP and a member of the SIRS Board of Directors.   Charles Stromeyer works in stocks investing, advising startup companies, & doing research in artificial intelligence. He has helped with pioneering multiple industries such as AI- based programmatic marketing, the intercloud & deep learning- based software coding assistants, & the startups he helped have since raised more than $6 billion in funding. He was awarded the Deval L. Patrick Commonwealth Innovation Award. Charles is also a member of the Consumer Advisory Board (or CAB) at the at the Psychosis Research Program of the MMHC Public Psychiatry Division of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. His hobbies include music, movies & neurobiology, and he especially enjoys mentoring young people, including 14 individuals in the Forbes 30 Under 30 lists.    Nate Schwirian is also a member of the CAB at MMHC. He has an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree from UMass Amherst and an Associate of Science degree in Biotechnology from MassBay Community College. He currently works with Tunefoolery Music (a group of musicians in mental health recovery), where he works as an audio technician, performer, and meditation group facilitator.      This webinar is part of an initiative by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC), which provides training, technical assistance, and tool and resource development to enable states and mental health practitioners to provide recovery-oriented practices within the context of recovery-oriented systems of care (see https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/new-england-mhttc/home).   This webinar will be co-hosted by the Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (MAPNET, www.mapnet.online).  

This workshop is designed to provide educators and school staff with a general understanding of what burnout is and why it matters to their personal and professional lives.  Event Description School staff are often far too familiar with the occupational challenges of functioning within an underfunded and overworked organizational system; however, those challenges have been magnified in recent years with the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers, administrators, and other school staff have been tasked with navigating the uncharted territories of virtual learning, social distancing, and threats to the emotional wellbeing of their students and colleagues. School staff may find themselves facing unprecedented stress leading to “burnout,” a syndrome conceptualized as physical or emotional exhaustion from chronic workplace stress. Teachers and staff facing burnout may feel energetically depleted, develop feelings of cynicism towards work, and become less effective in their occupational role.      Participants will be able to identify at least three factors that increase risk of burnout and a framework to identify the associated symptoms in their colleagues and themselves. Participants will walk away with several evidence-based strategies to combat burnout symptoms and increase their ability to effectively manage stressors.   Trainer Ashley Fortier, MA, Psy.D                     Ashley Fortier is a Psychologist Candidate in Colorado and currently serves as a Technical Assistance Associate within the Behavioral Health Program at WICHE. She works with various stakeholders across states and organizations in the West to further behavioral health initiatives. Her professional mission is to increase service efficacy, accessibility, and workforce capacity in rural and frontier regions. She collaborates on numerous research projects and publications in the areas of rural behavioral health, trauma-informed care, child and adolescent suicidology, and innovations in psychology practice. Previously, much of Fortier’s clinical experiences focused on delivering mental health services to survivors of trauma and abuse, patients with severe and persistent mental illness, incarcerated adults and juveniles, and those experiencing acute mental health crises. Fortier received her B.S. in psychology and criminal justice from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst as well as her M.A. and Psy.D. in clinical forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles.

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: There is no question that the experience of domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) is traumatic and, oftentimes, isolating. When survivors access services, this process can also be isolating, especially if those services are not culturally responsive. As mental health professionals, it is important to have an understanding of both the impacts of power and control dynamics as well as how social and cultural norms influence survivors’ and their families perceptions of these experiences. Service providers must be aware of how their biases may interfere with their ability to effectively engage with survivors. This session will define the core elements of culturally responsive services and identify examples of supportive approaches for survivors of DV and IPV.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Define culturally responsive services for DV and IPV survivors in mental health settings Identify at least two examples of culturally responsive approaches to support survivors of DV and IPV     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.      TRAINING RECORDINGS: Check out the recording of the first session in this two-part series! Let’s Talk about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Offering Accessible, Trauma-Informed, and Culturally Responsive Supports     SPEAKER:   Victoria “Tori” Wynecoop-Abrahamson (she/her) is a citizen of the Spokane Tribe located in Eastern Washington State and the Training and Technical Assistance Manager at the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health (NCDVTMH). She began her advocacy journey during her undergraduate career at Illinois College by establishing a sexual assault support group in response to the #MeToo movement. After graduation, she returned home to the Spokane Indian Reservation and worked as a Domestic Violence Advocate providing assistance to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence, stalking, and elder abuse. Assistance for survivors often included accessing resources for civil and criminal court cases, mental health support, and substance use services. This position encouraged Tori to pursue and complete a Master of Social Work at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Prior to joining NCDVTMH, Tori provided SAMHSA-funded training and technical assistance to tribal communities and nations with a focus on building program capacity and sustainability in the areas of suicide prevention, substance use, and mental health.  

The United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. and the New England MHTTC would like to invite you and your staff to attend the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance, a Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO webinar series. Native Psychological Brilliance refers to the intelligence, strengths, balance, innate resources, and resilience of Native people. This no-cost telehealth series will be held throughout 2022 on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 11:00 am Pacific/12:00 pm Mountain/1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. Each session will be one hour in length that will provide an opportunity for participants to:  Gain skills on strength-based approaches in partnership with Native People to enhance Native behavioral health,  Discuss ways that Native brilliance is demonstrated and supports behavioral health, and  Learn about Native brilliance examples to share with behavioral health and other health care staff, as well as with local Tribal Nation citizens.    In addition, the concept of Native psychological brilliance will be highlighted through Native music videos and Native spoken word performances as part of each session of the Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance series.    Who should attend? Tribal health directors, clinic staff, counselors, social workers, physicians, nurses, Tribal Epidemiology Center staff, and anyone supporting Tribal communities through the health or behavioral health sector are welcome to join. 

Being an educator is hard. Learn how to manage stress and use it for good.  Event Description Join fellow educators for this session on stress management.  Together, we will explore both the benefits and harmful effects of stress.  More importantly, we will discuss how to cope with stress and become more resilient! Trainer Geoff Gaukler                     Geoff Gaukler started in the field of education more than 25 years ago as a middle school math and social studies teacher.  He became a school counselor after spending more than a decade in the classroom.  After serving as a middle school and high school counselor for many years, Geoff went on to become the mental health coordinator for Grand Forks Public Schools in Grand Forks, ND.  Now, he is prepared to put his professional counseling license to use and will begin the next chapter of his career as a mental health provider at the Northern Prairie Community Clinic on the University of North Dakota campus.  Geoff and his wife, Monte, have a blended family with five children. 

  Mitigating bias in hiring and promoting practices in the behavioral health field is a priority.  Behavioral health practitioners are required now more than ever to pay closer attention to these challenges in the workplace. Join us for a discussion around increasing awareness, effectively navigating challenges, and moving towards action.   Learning Objectives:  Define what professionalism means to your organization and the origins of that definition. Identify strategies to make hiring practices more inclusive.   Presented By:  Dr. Anitra Warrior is the owner of Morningstar Counseling and Consultation in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is from the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. She earned her Ph.D. in counseling psychology in 2015 and has operated her clinic since 2012. Since receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Warrior has established four additional clinics that are now located throughout eastern Nebraska. Morningstar offers counseling on two college campuses, as well as in schools, communities, and other integrated care locations with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. Clinic sites are based on reservations and in rural and urban settings. Dr. Warrior specializes in treating trauma in children through the utilization of evidenced based practices that have been adapted to the American Indian population. Most recently, Morningstar has become a training site for doctoral candidates with the Munroe-Meyer Institute. This track will focus on integrated care on the reservation as well as provide additional clinical training opportunities in schools, colleges, and in the tribal communities.   Belinda Hinojos, Ph.D., received her bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of Kansas. She completed her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is a staff psychologist and training director with Morningstar. In this role, she provides mental health services to American Indian communities in Nebraska. This includes outreach and services to the Little Priest Tribal College and the Nebraska Indian Community College. Dr. Hinojos previously held the position of training director at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Throughout her career, Dr. Hinojos has focused on increasing access to quality mental health services for people of color. She began her work at UNL-CAPS as the Diversity Coordinator and Latinx Outreach Specialist. Prior to starting her doctoral program, Dr. Hinojos worked at a community mental health agency in Kansas City providing mental health services to the Latinx community. She is an active member of the National Latinx Psychological Association. She currently serves on the Standing Committee on Diversity through the Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies, in addition to the Training Advisory Committee for the Minority Fellowship Program through the American Psychological Association.   Learn more about this series: Leadership Institute Community of Practice   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.   Continuing Education (CE) credits 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. This activity has been approved for 1.0 credit hour of continuing education credit.    

  Exposure to traumatic and stressful events can impact the physical and mental health as well as overall well-being of families and providers of primary care. This 1-hour webinar will define and explore the impacts of trauma and ways health care organizations can provide trauma-informed care.   Objectives: Summarize foundational overview of traumatic life experiences and outcomes Discuss what it means to be trauma-informed in primary care Review trauma-informed principles and domains integral to healthcare organizations Identify strategies to successfully implement trauma-informed care   Presented by: Allison “Alli” Morton, PhD, LMHP, PLP Allison “Alli” Morton, PhD, LMHP, PLP, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She recently earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Texas Tech University and completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Morton provides clinical services in an integrated behavioral health clinic at Children’s Physicians Creighton. Her clinical and research interests center around the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices with children and adolescents, particularly in relation to trauma. Dr. Morton also has an active interest in promoting resilience following traumatic events and fostering use of positive parenting practices in primary care and outpatient settings.     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. 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. Continuing Education (CE) credits 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. This activity has been approved for 1.0 credit hour of continuing education credit.     Learn more about the series: Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Pediatric Integrated Primary Care    

Regardless of your personal experience with COVID, you've been impacted by it. Learn more during this Workshop Wednesday event.  Event Description COVID-19 changed how people access healthcare, how people receive healthcare, and how healthcare professionals deliver care. Regardless of your professional role during COVID-19 or your personal feelings about COVID, the pandemic has been a collective trauma in our history and the residue on health professionals is real. While trauma is often experienced individually, a collective experience has both protective and risk elements which will be articulated in this presentation. Placing your personal experience over the past couple of years in a larger perspective can facilitate a deeper understanding of both our own and others’ reactions, as well as discover effective strategies to heal and even grow from the events of the past couple of years.  Learning Objectives 1. Understand the experience of trauma, vicarious trauma, and secondary  stress as it relates to being a healthcare provider during the pandemic  2. Apply the principles of trauma exposure to understand the personal impact  on one’s mind, emotions, behaviors, and the body  3. Learn and practice self-regulation techniques to mitigate activation in the body.  Trainer Christine Runyan, PhD, ABPP    Christine Runyan is a clinical health psychologist, the Co-Founder of Tend Health, and  Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University  of Massachusetts Medical School. After starting her career as a psychologist in the US Air  Force, she focused her research, clinical service, and teaching on behavioral science in  family medicine as well as promoting models of integrated primary care. Dr. Runyan is also  a mindfulness teacher at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. At the  height of the pandemic, recognizing the undeniable need for expert mental health services  for healthcare professionals, she launched Tend Health. Tend Health provides specialized,  private, and accessible mental health care and education to healthcare professionals and  consultation to healthcare organizations willing to invest in their most precious resources.

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: This 2-hour workshop is the twelfth of a Trauma-Informed/Resiliency Series developed for leaders and organizations interested in cultivating and sustaining a trauma-informed culture. This presentation will revisit a concept introduced earlier in the workshop series, the “Messy Middle.” _When we move from the old way of doing practice to a new way of doing practice, we often encounter barriers. The messy middle can be extremely dysregulating. This makes it difficult, if not impossible, for critical thinking and creative problem solving to take place. It becomes uncomfortable and awkward to push through change, and the dysregulation will often have leaders and organizations retreat to the old way of practice because it feels safer and comfortable. This workshop will help attendees identify and apply techniques, strategies, and theories that have been introduced throughout the series to help regulate their organization.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Explain the importance of safety and trust within an organization. 2. Understand how to utilize creative solutions for dysregulation. 3. Gain insight into common challenges that they may encounter with their team during the messy “middle phase.” 4. Learn new objectives and strategies to help regulate the “Organizational Brain”     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance. Certificates are disseminated via email to all qualifying individuals approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the event or training.      PRESENTER: Chuck Price, M.S.   Although many consultants strive to create trauma-informed environments and guide leaders through culture change, very few have successfully led their organizations through this process. Bonafide experience is what sets Chuck Price and Blue Collar Consulting apart from the others. This experience, along with Chuck’s easy manner and ability to form authentic relationships, make Chuck a natural fit to help support you as you lead your agency’s transformation process. Chuck has filled leadership roles in several counties and private agencies throughout his 27-years working in child welfare and health and human services. Chuck’s career has been dedicated to making drastic improvements in the lives of children and families. He has been brave and selfless in his pursuit of excellence, often pioneering pathways not yet traveled by his peers. He has served in leadership roles within public and private agencies, in both urban and rural settings. All of this has provided him with a diverse perspective and the ability to quickly understand and relate to challenges faced by leaders.   As a DHHS Director, Chuck led his department on a successful and transformational journey from traditional compliance-based practice to becoming a legitimate trauma-informed agency. As a result of his work recruitment, retention, agency health, and case outcomes dramatically improved. Under his leadership, overall numbers of children living in congregate care were significantly reduced, and at one point even dropped to zero! Chuck's results and process gained recognition across the state, the country, and internationally.   Chuck started Blue Collar Consulting to broaden the impact of lessons learned so you don’t have to start at the beginning. His passion is to help support brave leaders in their professional growth and development, and to use his real-world experience to assist organizations in their trauma-informed cultural transformations. He also has a sweet spot for his two dogs, Brewer and Uecker, which might give away his other passion…Milwaukee Brewers baseball! Chuck lives in Central Wisconsin with his wife of 27 years. As a new member of the empty-nester club, he is free to travel, connect, and lead your transformational work, no matter where you are on your journey, or the map.

Las muertes por suicidio son la tercera causa de muertes violentas en Puerto Rico y constituyen un problema de salud pública al nivel mundial. En el 1976, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) define el suicidio como: "Todo acto por el que un individuo se causa a sí mismo una lesión, o un daño, con un grado variable de la intención de morir, cualquiera que sea el grado de intención letal o de conocimiento del verdadero móvil". Los datos indican que las muertes por suicidio pueden ocurrir a cualquier edad, y en 2019 fue la cuarta causa de muerte en el grupo de edad de 15 a 29 años en todo el mundo. En Puerto Rico, el grupo de edad de mayor incidencia en el 2021 fue el grupo de 40 a 59 años, seguido por el grupo de 20 a 39 años. Se reconoce que el suicidio resulta de la interacción de múltiples factores biológicos, psicológicos, sociales y culturales y por ello la OMS recomienda que las acciones para la prevención no deben enfocarse únicamente en los individuos o en su entorno familiar o laboral inmediato, sino que también en el apoyo comunitario y de las diferentes instituciones en todos los niveles (OMS, 2014). Es por eso, que la conferencia abordará temas relacionados al sector escolar, de salud, los medios de comunicación, profesionales de la salud mental y líderes comunitarios. El simposio ofrece la oportunidad de conocer acerca de conductas suicidas, factores de riesgo, factores protectores y estrategias efectivas de prevención y atención que diferentes profesionales pueden incorporar en su trabajo. Meta: Promover la prevención y atención efectiva de conductas suicidas en jóvenes y adultos en Puerto Rico a través de la educación multisectorial. Objetivos: Identificar factores de riesgo para conductas de riesgo (sociales, familiares, psicológicas) en jóvenes y adultos hispanos. Discutir factores protectores para conductas de riesgo en jóvenes y adultos hispanos. Promover el diálogo multisectorial para la prevención de conductas suicidas en jóvenes y adultos hispanos. Examinar modelos efectivos para la prevención y atención de conductas suicidas hispanos.   Descarge la agenda: Agenda   Si usted solicitó créditos de educación continua, por favor, complete la pre-prueba y pos-prueba pulsando en el enlace:    Pre-prueba   Pos-prueba   Plenaria: Uso de cannabis y conductas suicidas entre estudiantes de una muestra representativa en Puerto Rico Juan Carlos Reyes, EdD / Profesor y Director del Departamento de Bioestadística y Epidemiología de la Universidad de Puerto Rico El Dr. Juan Carlos Reyes posee un bachillerato en biología, una maestría en epidemiología y un doctorado en educación en ciencias de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Durante los últimos 30 años ha realizado investigaciones primero en el Instituto de Investigaciones de la Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción (ASSMCA) y posteriormente para el Centro de Estudios en Adicción (CEA) de la Universidad Central del Caribe. Como parte del equipo de investigadores del CEA ha fungido como analista, director e investigador principal de una diversidad de proyectos de investigación relacionados a la epidemiología del abuso de substancias y las enfermedades infecciosas tales como el VIH/SIDA, hepatitis C, HPV y otras enfermedades de transmisión sexual. En la actualidad, el Dr. Reyes se desempeña como Catedrático y Director del Departamento de Bioestadística y Epidemiología de la Facultad de Ciencias Biosociales y Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas e Investigador Asociado de la encuesta nacional Consulta Juvenil e investigador principal del estudio de usuarios de drogas en la zona rural de Puerto Rico (R01), auspiciado por el Instituto Nacional de Abuso de Drogas (NIDA) de los Estados Unidos. Además, el Dr. Reyes es profesor de métodos de investigación en el Programa de Ciencias de la Salud en Consejería en Abuso de Substancias de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad Central del Caribe. En el 2020 fui nombrado miembro del Puerto Rico Medical Task Force COVID-19, un grupo voluntario de científicos nombrados por la Gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vázquez-Garced cuya misión fue desarrollar las recomendaciones para la preparación, respuesta rápida y manejo en PR de la pandemia del virus COVID-19.   Panel: Rol de los medios de comunicación en la prevención del suicidio en Puerto Rico Moderadora: Darice Orobitg, PhD   Panelistas:   María Isabel Coss Guzmán, PhD La Dra. María Isabel Coss Guzmán posee un doctorado en psicología clínica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Como parte de su trabajo de disertación llevó a cabo una investigación sobre el nivel de aceptación social hacia familias no convencionales. Completó su internado en psicología clínica en el Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center en la ciudad de Nueva York, clínica de salud comunitaria adscrita a la red de hospitales públicos de Nueva York. Desde el año 2016, la Dra. Coss-Guzmán se desempeña como Psicóloga Consultora en la Comisión para la Prevención del Suicidio del Departamento de Salud, brindando asesoría en política pública en prevención de suicidio, diseñando y facilitando talleres sobre prevención de suicidio, asesorando sobre el Protocolo para la Prevención del Suicidio y publicando informes estadísticos mensuales sobre mortalidad por suicidio en Puerto Rico.         Patricia Landers, PsyD La Dra. Patricia Landers Santiago posee un Bachillerato en Artes con concentración en Ciencias Sociales General de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras. Completó cursos conducentes a una certificación como Maestra de Inglés Elemental. Obtuvo una Maestría en Educación con concentración en Psicología Escolar de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. Completó un Doctorado en Psicología Clínica en la Escuela de Medicina de Ponce, hoy conocida como Ponce Health Sciences University. Laboró por 16 años como maestra de inglés elemental para el Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico, específicamente en las escuelas elementales Julio Alvarado y Ramiro Colón Colón, ambas en Ponce. Actualmente, es Catedrática Asociada del Programa en Psicología Escolar adscrito a la Escuela Graduada en Educación de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. Cuenta además con su práctica privada como Psicóloga Escolar y Clínica en la ciudad de Ponce. Es pasada presidenta de la Asociación de Psicología Escolar de PR. Fue electa representante de Puerto Rico para la National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) para el término que comienza en verano 2022. Fue coordinadora general de la Convención 2020 y Co coordinadora de la Convención 2021 de la Asociación de Psicología de Puerto Rico (APPR). Actualmente, es la presidenta electa 2023 de la APPR. La Dra. Landers Santiago ha ofrecido talleres, conferencias y adiestramientos en temas relacionados al manejo de emociones, inteligencia emocional en el ambiente laboral y manejo efectivo del tiempo. Ha colaborado con el National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC, el Northeast and Caribbean ATTC y el Opioid Response Network ofreciendo talleres acerca del bienestar emocional en niños y adolescentes durante la pandemia por COVID 19, Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos e Intervención en crisis, entre otros. Además, participa constantemente como recurso especialista en salud mental en los medios noticiosos del país.   Israel Rodríguez Sánchez, PhD Israel Rodríguez Sánchez, es un periodista con más de 25 años de experiencia, especializado en asuntos de gobierno, procesos legislativos y campañas eleccionarias. Posee una maestría en Comunicación Pública de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras y un doctorado en Periodismo de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.  Durante 15 años, combinó la práctica profesional del periodismo en el diario "El Nuevo Día" con la docencia en la Escuela de Comunicación de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, donde se desempeñó como Coordinador del Programa de Información y Periodismo. Es autor del libro “Escándalo político y periodismo en Puerto Rico”, publicado por Ediciones Huracán. Actualmente, se desempeña como subeditor de noticias del periódico "El Nuevo Día".   Omaya Sosa Pascual Periodista investigativa y emprendedora con 20 años de experiencia, que trabaja actualmente como agente libre. Ha realizado trabajos para radio, Internet, televisión y por más de una década formó parte del equipo del diario El Nuevo Día. Es cofundadora del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, único medio sin fines de lucro dedicado al periodismo de investigación en el Caribe, y recientemente de dos medios de nicho: la revista náutica caribeña Por los Mares y la revista digital de salud mental es-mental.com. Sus escritos han sido publicados en diversos periódicos locales e internacionales y han sido galardonados por prestigiosas organizaciones periodísticas como el Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (2018), el Investigative Reporters and Editors (2019), el Global Editors Network (2019) y la Society for Professional Journalists (2019). Dedica parte de su tiempo a dar conferencias y entrenar futuros periodistas.   David Cordero, MSc Periodista multimedia e investigativo. Galardonado por la Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico y el Overseas Press Club, Capítulo de Puerto Rico. Obtuvo un título de maestría en Comunicaciones con énfasis en Innovación en Periodismo de la Universidad de Syracuse en Nueva York, y completó un bachillerato en Información y Periodismo de la Escuela de Comunicación de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Río Piedras, así como una segunda concentración en Ciencia Política. Inició su carrera como periodista en el periódico Diálogo, publicación de la UPR, y fue reportero nacional e internacional para Metro Puerto Rico/Metro World News. Actualmente labora como periodista investigativo de la Unidad de Investigación y Datos de El Nuevo Día/GFR Media. Es director de la región 1 -Puerto Rico, Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses y México- de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ).   Taller 1: Question. Persuade. Refer (QPR): Identificación y referido por riesgo suicida   Neriluz Maldonado, PhD / Consejera en Adicción, Consultora de Psicoterapia Familiar Sistémica / (EMDRIA Approved), Terapista Certificada (EMDRIA), Adiestradora en EMDR & G-TEP, Adiestradora Certificada en QPR   Taller 2: Tratamiento sensitivo con poblaciones que se identifican con géneros diversos y presentan conductas de riesgo suicida     Yovanska Duarte-Velez, PhD / Catedrática Auxiliar, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Comportamiento Humano Brown University La doctora Duarté-Vélez es egresada del Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras y formada en el Instituto de Investigación Psicológica (IPsi). La Dra. Yovanska M. Duarté-Vélez, Profesora Asistente del Departamento de Psiquiatría y Conducta Humana de la Universidad de Brown en Rhode Island, recibió la aprobación de una propuesta R01, por parte del Instituto Nacional de Salud y Disparidades de Minorías (NIMHD) para realizar un protocolo de Terapia Cognitivo Conductual (TCC) centrado culturalmente, para la ideación suicida y los intentos de suicidio entre los jóvenes latinos.      Taller 3: Intersección del consumo de sustancias y la conducta suicida   Elvin Hernández Crespo, MD, MPH / Practica Privada en Psiquiatría Departamento de Veteranos El doctor Hernández Crespo es psiquiatra de adultos, con una subespecialidad en psiquiatría de adicciones. Tiene más de diez años de experiencia como médico subespecialista. Completó su entrenamiento en medicina en la Escuela de Medicina del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Posteriormente completó su residencia en psiquiatría y su fellowship en psiquiatría de adicciones en Boston University Medical Center. Durante sus años de entrenamiento en Massachusetts, recibió una beca para completar el grado de maestría en salud pública de Boston University; su concentración fue en manejo de políticas salubristas. El doctor Hernandez ha participado como conferenciante en algunas convenciones en Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos. Además, ha participado en el entrenamiento de estudiantes, residentes de psiquiatría y fellows de psiquiatría de adicciones en los programas afiliados a la Universidad de Puerto Rico y Ponce Health Sciences University. Actualmente trabaja en la clínica de veteranos en Mayagüez y en su oficina privada en el pueblo de Añasco.     Taller 4: La población de adultos mayores y su riesgo a presentar conductas suicidas   Caroline Silva, PhD / Catedrática Auxiliar, Departamento de Psiquiatría Rochester University, Escuela de Medicina Caroline Silva, PhD, es catedrática auxiliar en el Departamento de Psiquiatría de la Facultad de Medicina y Odontología de la Universidad de Rochester. La Dra. Silva completó su bachillerato en psicología en la Universidad de Harvard y recibió sus grados de maestría y doctorado en Psicología Clínica de Florida State University. Completó su internado clínico en McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School y una beca postdoctoral NRSA (T32) en el Centro para el Estudio y Prevención del Suicidio en la Universidad de Rochester SMD. Su investigación ha examinado los factores de riesgo interpersonales para el suicidio a través de la lente de una teoría contemporánea del suicidio: la Teoría Interpersonal del Suicidio.  Dr. Silva ha examinado el papel de dos formas de desconexión social en el riesgo de suicidio entre las poblaciones de alto riesgo. Actualmente la investigación de Dr. Silva se centra en integrar la Teoría Interpersonal del Suicidio con los determinantes culturales de la salud para informar el desarrollo y la evaluación de las intervenciones de prevención del suicidio para los hispanos en riesgo.     Taller 5: Religión y espiritualidad como factores protectores de conductas suicidas entre jóvenes y personas adultas   Héctor Santos, MD, MHS, d.p. / Práctica Privada Es egresado de la Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, con especialidad en Pediatría. El doctor Santos es Miembro de la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría y tiene una Maestría en Ciencias de la Salud en Consejería de Abuso de Sustancias (MHS). Docente en diferentes universidades, colegios, residencias pediátricas y hospitales de salud mental. Actualmente es Profesor de Neurobiología de la Adicción y fue Coordinador de la Maestría en Ciencias de la Salud en Consejería de Abuso de Sustancias en la Universidad Central del Caribe también conocida como UCC. Forma parte del cuerpo docente de la Facultad como “Catedrático Auxiliar” del Departamento de Medicina Familiar de la Universidad Central del Caribe. También es profesor certificado en Medicina de Abuso de Sustancias CSuAM (Certificado en Medicina de Abuso de Sustancias). Prestó en el Servicio Militar en el Ejército de los EE. UU. (Cuerpo Médico) y fue Comandante en la Clínica de Salud del Ejército en Wildflecken, Alemania. Ordenado diácono permanente de la Iglesia Católica con preparación en teología en el Instituto Diaconal de la Diócesis de Caguas. Es el Coordinador del programa de tratamiento Renacer Cidreño, Ministerio de apoyo a las personas con trastornos relacionados con el consumo de sustancias.     Taller 6: Prevención de suicidio en hombres: Un asunto de humanidad   María Isabel Coss Guzmán, PhD / Psicóloga Clínica / Consultora Comisión para la Prevención de Suicidio Departamento de Salud La Dra. María Isabel Coss Guzmán posee un doctorado en psicología clínica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Como parte de su trabajo de disertación llevó a cabo una investigación sobre el nivel de aceptación social hacia familias no convencionales.  Completó su internado en psicología clínica en el Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center en la ciudad de Nueva York, clínica de salud comunitaria adscrita a la red de hospitales públicos de Nueva York. Desde el año 2016, la Dra. Coss-Guzmán se desempeña como Psicóloga Consultora en la Comisión para la Prevención del Suicidio del Departamento de Salud, brindando asesoría en política pública en prevención de suicidio, diseñando y facilitando talleres sobre prevención de suicidio, asesorando sobre el Protocolo para la Prevención del Suicidio y publicando informes estadísticos mensuales sobre mortalidad por suicidio en Puerto Rico.        Panel: La utilización de sustancias psicoactivas entre adolescentes como factores de predisposición para las conductas suicidas Moderadora: Edna Acosta, PhD   Panelistas:     Juan Carlos Reyes, EdD El Dr. Juan Carlos Reyes posee un bachillerato en biología, una maestría en epidemiología y un doctorado en educación en ciencias de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Durante los últimos 30 años ha realizado investigaciones primero en el Instituto de Investigaciones de la Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción (ASSMCA) y posteriormente para el Centro de Estudios en Adicción (CEA) de la Universidad Central del Caribe. Como parte del equipo de investigadores del CEA ha fungido como analista, director e investigador principal de una diversidad de proyectos de investigación relacionados a la epidemiología del abuso de substancias y las enfermedades infecciosas tales como el VIH/SIDA, hepatitis C, HPV y otras enfermedades de transmisión sexual. En la actualidad, el Dr. Reyes se desempeña como Catedrático y Director del Departamento de Bioestadística y Epidemiología de la Facultad de Ciencias Biosociales y Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas e Investigador Asociado de la encuesta nacional Consulta Juvenil e investigador principal del estudio de usuarios de drogas en la zona rural de Puerto Rico (R01), auspiciado por el Instituto Nacional de Abuso de Drogas (NIDA) de los Estados Unidos. Además, el Dr. Reyes es profesor de métodos de investigación en el Programa de Ciencias de la Salud en Consejería en Abuso de Substancias de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad Central del Caribe. En el 2020 fui nombrado miembro del Puerto Rico Medical Task Force COVID-19, un grupo voluntario de científicos nombrados por la Gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vázquez-Garced cuya misión fue desarrollar las recomendaciones para la preparación, respuesta rápida y manejo en PR de la pandemia del virus COVID-19.   Elvin Hernández Crespo, MD, MPH El doctor Hernández Crespo es psiquiatra de adultos, con una subespecialidad en psiquiatría de adicciones. Tiene más de diez años de experiencia como médico subespecialista. Completó su entrenamiento en medicina en la Escuela de Medicina del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Posteriormente completó su residencia en psiquiatría y su fellowship en psiquiatría de adicciones en Boston University Medical Center. Durante sus años de entrenamiento en Massachusetts, recibió una beca para completar el grado de maestría en salud pública de Boston University; su concentración fue en manejo de políticas salubristas. El doctor Hernandez ha participado como conferenciante en algunas convenciones en Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos. Además, ha participado en el entrenamiento de estudiantes, residentes de psiquiatría y fellows de psiquiatría de adicciones en los programas afiliados a la Universidad de Puerto Rico y Ponce Health Sciences University. Actualmente trabaja en la clínica de veteranos en Mayagüez y en su oficina privada en el pueblo de Añasco.   Eunice M Ortiz, BSW Eunice M. Ortiz Nieves, BSW Eunice Milagros Ortiz Nieves es una joven mujer, negra, trabajadora social y residente del municipio de Carolina. Se destaca por ser una joven activista comprometida con los derechos humanos, la justicia social y la equidad. Completó su Bachillerato en Artes con concentración en Trabajo Social en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras con distinción Magna Cum Laude. Fue Presidenta y Secretaria de la Asociación de Estudiantes de Trabajo Social. Ha participado en internados como el Luis A. Ferré en el Departamento de la Familia en la Unidad de Cuidado Sustituto y Adopción. Fue reconocida por la Asociación Nacional de Escuelas de Trabajo Social por su trabajo a favor de la integración de los derechos humanos al currículo de Trabajo Social. Ha participado en iniciativas dirigidas a combatir la violencia de género como la Campaña de los 16 días de activismo del Colegio de Profesionales del Trabajo Social de Puerto Rico y el Comité PARE (Comité para la Prevención, Apoyo, Rescate y Educación). Ha publicado columnas en diversos medios de comunicación sobre los recortes a la educación pública, la importancia de la reforma universitaria, la violencia intrafamiliar, la nueva generación de trabajadores sociales, la deuda pública, entre otros. Colabora en organizaciones como Impacto Juventud promoviendo la participación cívica y política de la juventud. Es co-fundadora de Lentes Claros un espacio de incidencia política y social por y para estudiantes y pertenece a la Comisión Permanente de Estudiantes del Colegio de Profesionales del Trabajo Social de Puerto Rico. Actualmente, se encuentra realizando un internado a través de la organización sin fines de lucro Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción (MPA), laborando en el tercer sector adelantando causas justas que construyan un Puerto Rico justo, participativo y solidario.  

The South Southwest MHTTC is pleased to host Lyn Legere who will be providing a presentation expertise on Recurrence of Use and Peer Certification Boards' rights and responsibilities. This is a closed meeting for the Peer Support Advisory Committee leaders in Region 6.  

Making lifestyle changes is hard for most people, but for those living with serious mental health conditions and taking antipsychotic medications, the risks of not living a healthy lifestyle are far greater.  This group is at greater risk of developing obesity and related health conditions like diabetes which contribute to substantial cardiovascular health disparities. This can result in an average life expectancy that is 20+ years shorter than the general population.  But there are proven things you can do to help people start and sustain healthy changes that can combat these risks.  This 1-hour course will review the specific risks to this group and explain proven approaches to lifestyle changes.  You will learn evidence-based skills and key components to help people identify and work towards their goals.  The course will describe effective strategies, motivational techniques and point to additional resources so you can learn more. Developed by the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Registration How to register for a course at HealtheKnowledge and how to get technical support  

The Psychiatrist’s Guide to Population Management of Diabetes is a 3-hour, self-paced course is designed for psychiatric prescribers who treat patients with serious mental illness, hosted on the HealtheKnowledge platform. The course aims to increase prescriber knowledge of and confidence in the identification and management of diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors. Based on a Population Management approach, this 3-module course will provide strategies to identify care gaps and stratify risks related to diabetes in a population with serious mental illness; address prevention of diabetes through strategies to support health behavior change that are feasible in specialty mental health settings; and describe treatment options for Type 2 diabetes, including goals of diabetes care for patients with serious mental illness. This online course was created by the Northwest Region 10 Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  Trainers This course is presented in three modules by: Lydia Chwastiak MD, MPH, a psychiatrist and internal medicine physician and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Chwastiak is also co-director of the Northwest MHTTC. Martha Ward MD, a psychiatrist and internal medicine physician, and Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine. Alyson Myers MD, a psychiatrist and endocrinologist and Associate Professor at the David and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine. Dr. Myers is also the Medical Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Unit at North Shore University Hospital. Registration How to register for a course at HealtheKnowledge and how to get technical support  

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) ePrimer is a 3-hour, self-paced course is open to all types of providers, hosted on the HealtheKnowledge platform. It is designed to serve as a primer in foundational concepts related to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its application to psychotic symptoms and experiences. Learners will start by testing their knowledge on a 30-item, adapted CBT quiz, and will then be guided to complete brief modules on the topics of: Psychosis education, CBT fundamentals, and Applying CBT to psychosis. Finally, learners will apply what they’ve learned to a practice and self-reflection exercise. Resources for further learning are provided.  This online course was created by the Northwest Region 10 Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  Physicians, physician assistants, primary care ARNPs, psychologists, and other health care providers may be eligible for CME or CEUs for completing the course.  Trainer Sarah Kopelovich, PhD University of Washington, School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Professor, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis Northwest MHTTC Role: Director of Training Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, is a forensically-trained, licensed clinical psychologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, based at Harborview Medical Center. Dr. Kopelovich is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and holds a Professorship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis. Her research aims to enhance implementation and dissemination strategies for psychosocial interventions indicated for individuals with Psychotic Spectrum Disorders. She leads the only CBT for psychosis Provider Network in the country, which has received continual state funding since 2015. She regularly conducts workshops, seminars, and professional consultation across the country for mental health practitioners in CBT for psychosis (CBTp) and CBTp-informed care; Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis and Assertive Community Treatment; and diagnostic, suicide, and violence risk assessment. Dr. Kopelovich is core faculty with the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and currently serves as the Director of Training. Registration How to register for a course at HealtheKnowledge and how to get technical support  

All Patients Safe is a three- or six-hour interactive self-paced training course designed to provide the necessary tools to medical providers for preventing and educating patients about suicide. This training is intended for medical professionals who work in a clinical setting in Alaska, Idaho or Oregon. ABOUT THIS EVENT The Northwest MHTTC is happy to partner with Forefront Suicide Prevention Center of Excellence at the University of Washington and provider networks to provide the All Patients Safe training to our region's workforce. All Patients Safe: Suicide Prevention for Medical Professionals will teach providers to: Understand their role in suicide prevention Integrate screening and assessment tools into their practice. Educate patients on keeping homes safe. Refer patients to additional resources. Follow up with those at risk for suicide. REGISTRATION Our apologies, we have reached maximum capacity for this training.   

Violence Risk Assessment & Management is a self-paced course that provides the necessary tools for clinicians to assess, manage, and stabilize threats of violence, hosted on the HealtheKnowledge platform. Concerns about violence risk frequently arise in clinical settings. There is often confusion among providers about the boundaries of confidentiality, when and how to invoke their professional obligation to protect or warn third parties, and how to balance therapeutics and public safety. This course addresses: Boundaries of confidentiality Clinicians’ duty to warn or protect potential victims Proven methods to assess and manage the risk of violence Each module of the course includes: Real case vignettes A 3-item assessment to guide your learning Interactive practical exercises with feedback A 3.0 hour certificate of completion is available. This online course was created by the Northwest Region 10 Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  Physicians, physician assistants, primary care ARNPs, psychologists, and other health care providers may be eligible for CME or CEUs for completing the course.  Trainers Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, a forensic clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine based at Harborview Medical Center  Dr. Katherine Michaelsen, a forensic psychiatrist at the Puget Sound Veterans Administration and Acting Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine Dr. Tobias Wasser, a forensic psychiatrist at Whiting Forensic Hospital and Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine   Registration How to register for a course at HealtheKnowledge and how to get technical support    

This 2-hour self-paced course is designed to introduce the evidence-based practice of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) for ACT team members, and those who oversee ACT teams at various levels (e.g., agency, state). Covering the origins and philosophy, and core elements of high-fidelity ACT, this course provides an overview for those new to the model or who have limited experience with ACT. It can also be used as a 'refresher' training for existing team members. The model is discussed in application through three fictional ACT service recipients, that have been informed by decades of experience by the course creators, Lorna Moser, PhD (UNC), and Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD (UW). . Learning Outcomes Describe how ACT originated within the mental health system Identify the population for whom ACT is intended to serve Name at least 4 key features of ACT     List at least four team member roles within a fully staffed ACT team Describe the importance of fidelity to the ACT model   Certificate of Completion/Contact Hours Available  Physicians, physician assistants, primary care ARNPs, psychologists, and other health care providers may be eligible for CME or CEUs for completing the course. Retain your Certificate of Completion and verify its suitability for CME/CEUS with your licensing/credentialing entity.  The University of Washington is an approved provider of continuing education for DOH licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychologists, chemical dependency professionals, nurses and physicians under the provisions of: WAC 246-809-610, WAC 246-809-620,WAC 246-811-200, WAC 246-840-210, WAC 246-919-460 and WAC 246-924-240.   Trainers     Lorna Moser, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Director of the Institute for Best Practice, Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health.         Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Co-Director of the SPIRIT Lab and the Washington State Center of Excellence in Early Psychosis.   This online course was created by the Northwest Region 10 Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Registration How to register for a course at HealtheKnowledge and how to get technical support Want more information? Visit the Northwest MHTTC's Resource Library and Websites by Topic  and sign up for our monthly newsletter for regular updates about events, trainings, and resources available to the Northwest region.

ABOUT THIS EVENT All Patients Safe - Suicide Prevention Training Scholarships Idaho's Suicide Prevention State Plan workgroup is pleased to launch this effort to support Idaho healthcare providers. Idaho is consistently among the states with the highest suicide rates. In 2019, Idaho had the 11th highest suicide rate in the U.S., with a rate of 20.4 per 100,00 people, more than 1.5 times the national average. The Northwest MHTTC is partnering with our Idaho colleagues to provide All Patients Safe training to a part of the region's workforce specifically based on the rates and prevalence of suicide. All Patients Safe is a three- or six-hour interactive, self-paced training course designed to provide the necessary tools to medical providers for preventing and educating patients about suicide. This course was developed in response to the public health crisis that is suicide; leading experts and health care organizations through Forefront Suicide Prevention (University of WA) collaborated to develop All Patients Safe: Suicide Prevention for Medical Professionals.  The 3-hour course is for everyone. It teaches you to: Understand your role in suicide prevention Effectively educate patients and clients on how to make their homes safer Integrate suicide prevention approaches into your personal and professional life The 6-hour course is for Medical Professionals. It contains all the content from the 3-hour course, plus how to: Integrate screening, safety, and assessment tools into your practice Advocate for protocol and practice changes to improve suicide prevention care Each self-paced training module includes: Real patient stories Model provider-patient interactions Interactive patient exercises with feedback 3 or 6 hours of complimentary CME and CNE credits available. Costs for access/CMEs are sponsored by the Northwest MHTTC for those who complete the course and evaluation.   REGISTRATION Our apologies, we have reached maximum capacity for this training. If you have questions, please email [email protected].