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For a full series description and/or to register for the other sessions in the series, please visit the series page.   Session 2 on July 27, 2022: You have what it takes! 8 step process for lasting change Lead participants in a discussion on “What it takes to change: 8 step process for lasting change” Invite participants to reflect on barriers that are impacting their mental health and well-being Invite participants to assess readiness to change and implement new transformational habits

Last month, to celebrate Pride season, we discussed how to better serve and support LGBTQ+ young people. We had conversations about proper pronoun usage and the spectrums of gender identity and orientation. Join us in July as we continue the conversation of affirming those who identify as LGBTQ+ and share ways to more effectively be an ally in our communities and organizations. We will focus on the coming out process, allyship, and ways to implement safe and inclusive spaces. These monthly forums are an opportunity to connect with others who share a passion for developmentally appropriate and appealing supports for youth and young adults. Maybe you're a peer support provider or a new professional with lived experience working in mental health advocacy. Whatever your role, if you are a young adult professional seeking to make peer-to-peer connections and develop your professional capacity, this learning community offers a space to learn with other mental health workforce professionals.   We hope you will join us for collective skill-building, engaging conversations, and networking with other young professionals.   Intended Audience This learning community is designed for young professionals working with youth and young adults of transition age.   About the Presenters   Kristin Thorp, MPP Youth Program Director, Youth MOVE National   Kristin has ten years of experience in advocacy and youth leadership and program development with a special focus on the mental health and criminal justice systems. She currently serves as a Youth Program Director, where she is a national technical assistance provider on the development, implementation, and sustainability of quality youth programming and supports organizations develop meaningful and mutual partnerships with youth, young adults, and system leaders to advance best practices for youth engagement. Kristin is an advisor on the System of Care Children’s Mental Health Initiative and supports the implementation of national evaluation efforts by conducting qualitative and quantitative research, utilizing data to determine and define technical assistance needs for grantee communities. Prior to joining Youth MOVE National, Kristin was the Continuous Quality Improvement Coordinator for Maine’s System of Care. In this role, she offered technical assistance, training, and consultation to government agencies, providers, and communities on incorporating and embedding trauma-informed principles and practices and developing a youth guided system. Kristin has utilized her own lived experience, passion, and expertise in the field of positive youth development to bridge multiple perspectives to promote trauma-informed approaches to recovery.    Te Jay McGrath, Youth Program Specialist, Youth MOVE National Te Jay brings many years of professional and lived experience to the Youth MOVE team. Not only has he directly served and supported many types of young adults, especially those experiencing homelessness, he has also worked on policy changes when it comes to LGBTQ+ initiatives, anti-bullying efforts, and public health inequities. Te Jay has been performing all around southern California as his drag persona, Tia Wanna, for over 9 years. Originally from Hawaii, Te Jay is a Korean American who now resides in Los Angeles, which he has called home for over a decade.  

  Implementing Assertive Community Treatment in Kansas: Shared Decision Making is a collaborative process that allows the clients and the providers to make healthcare treatment decisions together, considering the client’s strengths, values and preferences, while sharing the best information available in order to make an informed decision. In this training you will learn: What shared decision making entails (implementation, appropriate use, and barriers) Identify ways to include the client in the decision-making process    

Description: Schools and communities can mobilize and take action in the weeks, months, and years following community-wide trauma, adversity, or stressors. Undoubtedly, ongoing and future crises are likely to occur, so proactive planning and preparedness is best approached as an iterative, long-term process. This session will provide practical information about best practices and key resources to promote family-school-community collaboration for collective resilience during the long-term recovery and maintenance phase of an experience with collective trauma. We will share trauma training resources for school professionals and community members, explain strategies and complementary resources for data-driven, iterative learning and planning, and feature local and state examples in the Southeast and nationally.   Learning Objectives: Increase understanding of trauma training policies and resources for school professionals and community members during the recovery and maintenance period. Increase familiarity with strategies and resources for data-driven, iterative learning and planning for long-term recovery and maintenance of community preparedness. Promote cross-state networking and shared learning about strategies to promote recovery from community trauma and maintenance of proactive, data-driven preparedness for the long-term.   Speaker:                  Elizabeth Connors, PhD is an Assistant Professor at Yale University, Division of Prevention and Community Research and at the Child Study Center. She is also a faculty member with the University of Maryland National Center for School Mental Health, where she is the Director of Quality Improvement and a developer of The SHAPE System. Dr. Connors received her Ph.D. in Clinical Child and Community Psychology and her work focuses on improving access to high-quality mental health promotion, prevention and intervention services and supports for underserved children, adolescents, young adults and their families in critical access points such as schools and community settings.   Register for other sessions in this series and view recordings HERE!

Mordecai Dixon, from the South Southwest MHTTC, is the presenter at this Grand Round event for the Texas Department of State Health Services. This learning session is designed to provide update leaders at all levels of the organization on tenants of trauma informed practices drawing connection between trauma informed practices and attainment of mission critical goals. The session provides critical examination of the characteristics of trauma informed organizations and discusses the role of innovation in creating work place norms that engage and retain critical human capital, increase service outcomes and encourage cross functional, cross sector collaboration.  This presentation is closed to the public.

These three 90-minute sessions are part of our live learning community for Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) offered in collaboration with Oregon Family Support Network. ABOUT THIS EVENT In this live, virtual and interactive learning community we will engage in a collective dialogue around best practices for increasing suicide awareness and prevention strategies for families of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. Together over three 90-minute sessions we will increase our skills, knowledge, and abilities within the following topics from the family perspective.   Eligibility & Expectations: Our target audience is behavioral health and mental health providers, parents, caregivers, and forever people raising LGBTQ+ youth in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (HHS Region 10). These sessions will be interactive with everyone on camera/audio--plan on engaging! Please plan to attend all sessions as learning builds and space is limited. Learning Objectives: Identify and utilize all family life domains in suicide awareness and prevention work. Understand the value and need for cultural humility/responsiveness in supporting family suicide awareness and prevention. Increase knowledge of the 5 family protective factors and how each are used in suicide prevention. Develop engagement strategies with families and youth who have varying communications styles and needs. Learning Community Sessions: LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Awareness for Families: Beyond the Basics | Wednesday, July 27, 10:30am-12:00pm Pacific LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Prevention for Families: Resources for Resilience | Wednesday, August 3, 10:30am-12:00pm Pacific Cultural Humility in Family Suicide Awareness and Prevention Work: Shifting the System | Wednesday, August 10, 10:30am-12:00pm Pacific Resources: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Crisis Text Line LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources curated by the Northwest MHTTC Awareness and Information Resources on mental health, curated by the Oregon Family Support Network  Oregon LGBTQ Youth & Family Resources  Odyssey Youth Movement Fifteen Apps Parents Should Know About The 10 Life Domains Providing Affirming Care to the LGBTQ+ Community The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health Resources on stigma from the PTTC Network Q-Chat A Community for LGBTQ+ Teens LGBTQ2S Youth Suicide in Canada infographic The Wheel of Power & Privilege Gender Odyssey Conference  Mama Dragons. Aims to support, educate and empower mothers of LGBTQ children. Media Suggested by Learning Community Participants Far From the Tree documentary movie Disclosure documentary movie Transformer documentary movie Man Made documentary movie Depression: the secret we share. A TED Talk by Andrew Solomon Jeffrey Marsh: they are on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok YouTube series THESE/THEMS  Johann Hari's book Lost Connections Self-Care Self-Care for Families and Family Members The Trevor Project's Self-Care Guide 50 Simple Self-Care Practices for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul Spaces for LGBTQ+ Youth Lambert House in Seattle, WA Camp Ten Trees in Seattle, WA The REC Room. Free drop-in afterschool space for teens ages 12-18 in the Southern Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Olalla Center's Project Bravery, Oregon. Project Bravery is a safe, welcoming resource and support for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Lincoln City, OR and Toledo, OR. Bravery offers support groups, affirming mental health services, social connection, youth leadership opportunities, as well as other resources. Suicide Awareness & Prevention Suicide in America: Frequently Asked Questions Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know, from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ People, from the National LGBT Health Education Center QPR Institute. The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. Transgender-focused Trans Student Educational Resources Trans Lifeline Name and Gender Change ID Clinic, a monthly event from Gonzaga University School of Law's Center for Civil and Human Rights From the Oregon Family Support Network Oregon Family Support Network Protective Factors Family Prevention Form From the Family Acceptance Project The Family Acceptance Project: General Acceptance Poster (in English); visit the Family Acceptance Project website for posters in other languages and more information about the Family Acceptance Project The Family Acceptance Project: Conservative Acceptance Poster (in English); visit the Family Acceptance Project website for posters in other languages and more information about the Family Acceptance Project Webinar recordings from the Oregon Family Support Network & Northwest MHTTC Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Awareness for Families | Recorded Webinar Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention for Families | Recorded Webinar Family Peer Support trainings with Oregon Family Support Network: Family Partner Orientation and  Family Led Crisis Planning FACILITATOR Shawna Canaga Shawna Canaga is a Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Delivered Services Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN). OFSN is a family run organization that promotes mental, behavioral, and emotional wellness for families and youth through education, support, and advocacy. Shawna comes to this position with over a decade of experience supporting youth and families, and with lived experience as a mother of an adult child with complex mental health needs. Throughout both of these journeys Shawna has cultivated a passion for supporting family-driven and person-centered care within the youth and family serving systems.          

This is an all-day event on July 27th, 2022 running from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. MT/10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. CT.  Event Description This all-day workshop offers a trauma-informed lens that can help parents and caregivers or providers respond to the emotional needs of children, youth, and adults in their care, and foster meaningful relationships that contribute to resilience for trauma-impacted individuals. The workshop will build strategies for well-being and emotion-focused communications skills for those caring for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across a variety of settings.    The following topics will be covered during this workshop:    Trauma (what is it, prevalence, impact)  Signs of post-traumatic stress or other trauma-related reactions that might signal a need for intervention    Evidence-based mental health supports that can help families and individuals with I/DD dealing with post-traumatic stress (what are they, questions to ask when seeking services or making referrals).    Resilience (what is it, how can we cultivate it); Emphasis on the protective power of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships.    Overview of specific strategies for caregivers/adults who care for individuals with I/DD to build: Skills for self-care, emotional self-awareness, and regulation(parents/caregivers/providers) Skills for understanding and responding to child/youth/adult emotional needs:  Communicating about challenging topics (e.g. trauma, stressful events or family transition)  Addressing behavioral challenges  This training will be limited to 30 participants. Trainer Marcela Torres Pauletic, Ph.D.   Dr. Marcela Torres Pauletic is a clinical psychologist and Senior Research Associate from the Institute of Behavioral Science, Prevention Science Program, Center for Resilience and Wellbeing at CU Boulder. She has expertise in child social-emotional development, childhood trauma and resilience, and the protective role of relationships throughout the lifespan. Dr. Torres Pauletic regularly provides training and consultation to mental health professionals in evidence-based treatments for families experiencing trauma, and to educators, parents, and other children- and family-serving professionals in relationship-based strategies for building resilience.  

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Session 2 of 5 in the "Motivational Interviewing (MI) in July" training series (view series page for full details) The Pacific Southwest MHTTC is pleased to provide session 2 in this series on Motivational Interviewing to improve our school and mental health workforce skills. Motivational interviewing (MI) provides us with a way to have conversations about change. In this series, participants will learn the basics of how to apply MI to both typical and challenging clinical situations.  Session 2, Tuesday, 7/26: Trauma Informed Motivational Interviewing   Trauma-informed care has been implemented in many health care settings to help individuals overcome trauma and avoid being retraumatized. The values that form the basis of MI - collaboration, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment- are all consistent with the tenants of trauma-informed care, making MI an essential tool for providers. Compare the tenants of trauma-informed care and the spirit of MI in order to provide the most effective trauma-informed interventions Identify the MI skills promoting empathy that help clients feel empowered to make their own decisions about change Apply the MI skills of information exchange in order to provide clients with choice   Who is this series for? All sessions are open to anyone (mental health or school mental health professionals including counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, peer supporters, alcohol and drug counselors, mental health program administrators, MDs, nurses, and other allied health professionals). Our priority service areas are SAMHSA Region 9 states and territories, including: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Pacific Islands of American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.   When is the full this series? This series is offered July 25th-29th 2022, every day from 4pm-5:15pm PT (find your local time zone here) While each session is standalone, we highly recommend you attend Session 1 (Monday, 7/25) for an introduction to MI (unless you are familiar with MI). 6.5 CEUs are available through full participation in this series (you must attend all five sessions to access the CEs)   Learn more about the other sessions by clicking the links below:   Session 1 - Monday, 7/25: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Session 2 - Tuesday, 7/26: Trauma Informed Motivational Interviewing Session 3 - Wednesday, 7/27: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Motivational Interviewing Session 4 - Thursday, 7/28: Developmental Reflective Motivational Interviewing Session 5 - Friday, 7/29: Macro Motivational Interviewing: Integrating Individual Techniques for Socially Produced Trauma   Priming Resources for the Whole Series About MINT: Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers  Motivational Interviewing 13: Kristin Dempsey — C4 Innovations  Talking to Change: An MI Podcast. Episode 46: Reducing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue with Kristin Dempsey, EdD, and Ali Hall, JD  Talking To Change - A Motivational Interviewing Podcast    Faculty Dr. Kristin Dempsey, EdD is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and professional clinical counselor (LPCC). She has provided psychotherapy in the Bay Area for almost 25 years in public non-profits and county mental health settings, schools, and medical clinics. Her current psychotherapy practice is located in San Francisco and Burlingame. Dr. Dempsey's areas of clinical interest include treatments for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, complex trauma in childhood and adolescence, eating disorders, panic/anxiety, and behavioral challenges such as anger management and impulse control disorders. She has worked with adults, senior adults, transition age youth, adolescents, and children in individual, family, and group modalities. In addition to clinical work, Dr. Dempsey trains community behavioral health providers in a number of evidence based and promising practices. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and has experience teaching and training cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis (CBTp), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She is a master trainer for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST), and has been trained in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) to assess trauma impacts in youth and adults. Dr. Dempsey also provides additional programmatic consultation regarding behavioral health system redesign and implementation of evidence-based practices. Dr. Dempsey is engaged in behavioral health workforce development research and organizational change projects. She is especially interested in investigating and promoting best practices to recruit and retain underrepresented clinicians in the mental health and substance abuse treatment fields.  

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. 

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 class uncovers how our cultural identities and experiences shape the way we make meaning of the world and relate to others. Outcomes are usually improved when services are adapted to a person’s cultural needs and preferences. As such, effective workers can skillfully navigate cultural conversations, and form sustainable working relationships with the people they support. This training looks at practical strategies for learning about an individual within the context of their culture. One of the specific strategies is the DSM 5 Cultural Formulation tool.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Define culture, social location, and cultural humility Explore unacknowledged cultural differences and power differentials Consider how culturally responsive care can be used to address disparities Review strategies for asking about a person’s cultural identity and influences     CONTINUING EDUCATION: Registrants who fully attending this training will be eligible to receive 2.0 continuing education hours from the MN Board of Social Work and MN Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy. Certification will be sent by the host 2 weeks after the conclusion of the training.     SPEAKER: Jimmie Heags Jr., MA, LSC, LPCC, LADC, ACS is an adjunct instructor for the Training Institute. Jimmie's clinical work has been with mostly black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). He approaches his work with genuine curiosity, and feels honored to be trusted with their sacred thoughts and feelings. Jimmie is a trainer and consultant in Restorative Practices, Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) as well as other Social Emotional Learning (SEL) approaches. Prior to his work as an associate therapist, he served as an Adjunct Instructor for Adler Graduate School in their School Counseling Program.   He is part-owner of Canopy Mental Health & Counseling, a provider of culturally informed therapy services for historically under-served and marginalized populations in the Twin Cities. This work allows him to provide educators with social emotional interventions and provide clinical supervision for pre-licensed therapist candidates.   In his free time Jimmie serves as the chair of the Minneapolis NAACP Integrated Health committee.

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. PT [Find your local time zone here] Session 1 of 5 in the "Motivational Interviewing (MI) in July" training series (view series page for full details) The Pacific Southwest MHTTC is pleased to provide session 1 in this series on Motivational Interviewing to improve our school and mental health workforce skills. Motivational interviewing (MI) provides us with a way to have conversations about change. In this series, participants will learn the basics of how to apply MI to both typical and challenging clinical situations.  Session 1, Monday, 7/25: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence based practice that helps individuals have conversations about change. MI is used as an engagement tool to help promote focus, exploration, and goal development among individuals and help foster behavioral change.   Summarize the four components of the “spirit” of MI Define the four processes of MI Practice the five micro skills of MI Distinguish the difference between “preparatory” and “commitment” change talk Plan how to immediately use at least two MI skills in the current work environment   Who is this series for? All sessions are open to anyone (mental health or school mental health professionals including counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, peer supporters, alcohol and drug counselors, mental health program administrators, MDs, nurses, and other allied health professionals). Our priority service areas are SAMHSA Region 9 states and territories, including: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Pacific Islands of American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.   When is the full this series? This series is offered July 25th-29th 2022, every day from 4pm-5:15pm PT (find your local time zone here) While each session is standalone, we highly recommend you attend Session 1 (Monday, 7/25) for an introduction to MI (unless you are familiar with MI). 6.5 CEUs are available through full participation in this series (you must attend all five sessions to access the CEs)   Learn more about the other sessions by clicking the links below:   Session 1, Monday, 7/25: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Session 2 Tuesday, 7/26: Trauma Informed Motivational Interviewing Session 3 Wednesday, 7/27: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Motivational Interviewing Session 4 Thursday, 7/28: Developmental Reflective Motivational Interviewing Session 5 Friday, 7/29: Macro Motivational Interviewing: Integrating Individual Techniques for Socially Produced Trauma   Priming Resources for the Whole Series About MINT: Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers  Motivational Interviewing 13: Kristin Dempsey — C4 Innovations  Talking to Change: An MI Podcast. Episode 46: Reducing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue with Kristin Dempsey, EdD, and Ali Hall, JD  Talking To Change - A Motivational Interviewing Podcast    Faculty Dr. Kristin Dempsey, EdD is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and professional clinical counselor (LPCC). She has provided psychotherapy in the Bay Area for almost 25 years in public non-profits and county mental health settings, schools, and medical clinics. Her current psychotherapy practice is located in San Francisco and Burlingame. Dr. Dempsey's areas of clinical interest include treatments for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, complex trauma in childhood and adolescence, eating disorders, panic/anxiety, and behavioral challenges such as anger management and impulse control disorders. She has worked with adults, senior adults, transition age youth, adolescents, and children in individual, family, and group modalities. In addition to clinical work, Dr. Dempsey trains community behavioral health providers in a number of evidence based and promising practices. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and has experience teaching and training cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis (CBTp), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She is a master trainer for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST), and has been trained in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) to assess trauma impacts in youth and adults. Dr. Dempsey also provides additional programmatic consultation regarding behavioral health system redesign and implementation of evidence-based practices. Dr. Dempsey is engaged in behavioral health workforce development research and organizational change projects. She is especially interested in investigating and promoting best practices to recruit and retain underrepresented clinicians in the mental health and substance abuse treatment fields.  

This webinar explores LGBTQ youth suicide prevention from the family perspective. Offered in collaboration with Oregon Family Support Network. ABOUT THIS EVENT In this second session of Navigating the Tough Stuff we will address the topic of youth suicide prevention from the family perspective. We will explore together how the 5 Family Protective Factors framework can enhance our prevention efforts through identifying and building upon a family’s individual strengths and skills in each of the protective factor categories. Resources Oregon Family Support Network Protective Factors Family Prevention Form The Trevor Project's Self-Care Guide The Family Acceptance Project: General Acceptance Poster (in English); visit the Family Acceptance Project website for posters in other languages and more information about the Family Acceptance Project The Family Acceptance Project: Conservative Acceptance Poster (in English); visit the Family Acceptance Project website for posters in other languages and more information about the Family Acceptance Project Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know, from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB PreventionDivision of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control Suicide Risk and Prevention for LGBTQ People, from the National LGBT Health Education Center LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources curated by the Northwest MHTTC 50 Simple Self-Care Practices for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul Awareness and Information Resources Fifteen Apps Parents Should Know About The 10 Life Domains Self-Care for Families and Family Members Suicide in America: Frequently Asked Questions   FACILITATOR Shawna Canaga Shawna Canaga is a Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Delivered Services Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN). OFSN is a family run organization that promotes mental, behavioral, and emotional wellness for families and youth through education, support, and advocacy. Shawna comes to this position with over a decade of experience supporting youth and families, and with lived experience as a mother of an adult child with complex mental health needs. Throughout both of these journeys Shawna has cultivated a passion for supporting family-driven and person-centered care within the youth and family serving systems.          

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: DBT: Adolescent Adaption Part II is the seventh module in the series of eight DBT modules.  This module will continue to demonstrate how to adapt the DBT model to an adolescent population.  Both Parts I and II will cover the inclusion of caregivers and applying biosocial theory to adolescents and their families.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learn the basic components of Adolescent DBT, and ways in which it differs from regular DBT Learn about orienting adolescent clients and caregivers to treatment Learn how to run a multi-family skills training group Learn the new Walking the Middle Path skills module, and other skills additions to Adolescent DBT Learn how to run a stage 2 graduate group.     SPEAKER: Henry Boeh is a certified DBT clinician through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC), and a licensed psychologist. He works with both adult and adolescent clients and is the team leader of the Center for Behavioral Medicine Adolescent DBT Program, which is a certified DBT program through the DBT-LBC. Henry is passionate about delivering adherent and comprehensive DBT treatment, and teaching others to do the same.     CERTIFICATES: Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all participants who attend the training in full.   

  Learning Objectives: Discuss equity versus equality and how it is changing organizations Discuss advocacy in workplace culture and what organizations need to consider Discuss restorative justice and how it fits into workplace culture     Description:  Current political environment around equity and inclusion in the workplace has made it challenging for practitioners to provide effective evidence-based practices towards prevention, treatment, and recovery.  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.   Equity versus equality  Treatment courts  Advocacy for those harmed   Restorative Justice      Presented by: Shawn Sorrell currently serves as the Hennepin County Diversity Equity and Inclusion Department manager and Race Equity Advisory Council strategic liaison.  His prior Hennepin County service was as the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation Diversity and Equal Justice Unit Manager, former Lead Safety trainer and prior position as a Senior Human Resources Representative. HueLife consultant, providing training, professional development and other facilitation services to communities and organizations. His experiences includes consultation and collaboration with public and private entities to design and implement organizational change strategies and training programs. Current responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing county-wide strategic initiatives, develop and track metrics of progress of change and research best practices, benchmarks, and tools for summary reports and recommendations. He’s a Certified Technology of Participation Methods (ToPs) Facilitator/Trainer and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Qualified Administrator. HIs community and non-profit board participation consists of Avenues for Youth Board of Directors Vice-President, Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) Board of Directors member, Woodbury YMCA community board chair, Woodbury Public Safety Multicultural Advisory Committee member, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council member, Metro Urban Indian Directors Public Safety committee member, 4th District Courts Equal Justice Committee member and Nexus Community Partners Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) 2020-2021 Fellow.       In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Physicians The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.     Learn more about the series: Leadership Institute Community of Practice                      

Description This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) which is a neurodegenerative disease. This diagnosis, which can only be made after death, is associated with brain changes that have mixed features of Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. While CTE is thought of as a condition associated with sports, other common causes include domestic abuse, falls, and motor vehicle accidents. The presenter will discuss the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI), cognitive, behavioral and mood symptoms which accompany TBI, and the course and outcomes of CTE. Download Flyer   Learning Objectives Describe the epidemiology of TBI and common causes of CTE List the stages of CTE Discuss the impact of TBI on mood, behavior, and cognitive functioning Specify the association between CTE, suicide, and violence   Who Should Attend? Healthcare professionals, peer advocates, community activists, policymakers, lay public   Speaker Benjamin Roy, MD is the immediate past president of the Black Psychiatrists of America. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and served his internship in internal medicine at Harlem Hospital and a psychiatry residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital, both in New York, NY. He then completed a clinical fellowship in neuropharmacology at the National Institute of Mental Health and in neuroimmunology at the National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders and Stroke, NIH, both in Bethesda, MD. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Roy discovered human antibodies for endorphins and the opiate receptor in patients with psychiatric disorders and holds two US patents on methods of detecting certain antibodies in human body fluids. He has participated in numerous phase 2-4 clinical trials in neuropharmacology and neuroimmunology. He exposed the purpose of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment to develop syphilis diagnostic tests that were patented and commercialized.   Certificates of attendance are available upon request Requirement: Viewing 50% (30 minutes) or more of the live webinar  Emailed to attendees within 30 days after the webinar date  

This 75-minute webinar focuses on defining equity and examining actionable steps toward inclusive practices. Offered in collaboration with C4 Innovations. ABOUT THIS EVENT This webinar focuses on defining equity and examining actionable steps toward inclusive practices. The presenter will briefly review relationships between equity and organizational change and facilitate a space for open and productive dialogue that honors the narratives of people experiencing marginalization. A goal of the session is to pivot from performative and siloed diversity initiatives by starting with equity, leading to a more sustainable, authentic, and trauma-informed culture shift. We will review dominant culture and institutional biases that may uphold inequities and strategize around dealing with resistance to essential equitable practices. Learning Objectives: Define and provide tangible examples of equity. Assess our readiness to engage meaningfully in conversations around equity. Review common organizational pitfalls in implementing equitable practices. Assess what transformative change looks like in practice. FACILITATOR Ashley Stewart, MSW, PhD, LSW Ashley Stewart, PhD, MSW, LSW, received her PhD from The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, and her master’s at Columbia University. Dr. Stewart is Race-Equity Subject Matter Expert, Trainer & Curriculum Development Specialist at C4 Innovations. In this role, she provides technical assistance, training, and organizational support to national organizations, boards of directors, and behavioral health organizations on implementing anti-racist practices. She utilizes an equity-centered approach to ensure that diversity and inclusion efforts move forward and reduce harm to people marginalized by systems. Her work includes assessing the intersections of identity, structural oppression, wellness, and policy. In addition to the advanced study of the consequence and causes of identity-based oppression, Dr. Stewart supports implementing anti-oppressive practices in organizational, structural, programmatic, and interpersonal interventions.  

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: Recent research demonstrates that the prevalence of mental illness among racial and ethnic minorities has increased over the past three decades and particularly over the past 12 months. Yet, it has long been noted that major differences exist between males and females in rates of mental illness, mental health service utilization, and mental health outcomes. Given that African American males who occupy both racial and gender categories are known to be at high risk, what are the “clinical justice” implications for working with African American men and boys in the mental health field and behavioral health settings in general?     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: •           Explore how racial and gender disparities are created for African American males in the mental health field. •           Examine specific therapeutic techniques and procedures when working with African American males. •           Describe different levels of practitioner skills and goals when working with African American males.     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will be eligible to receive 1.5 hours of continuing education from Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services. Certificates are sent by the host to all qualifying individuals approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the event or training.      SPEAKER: Jewel Woods (MA, MSW, LISW-S) is the founder and clinical director of Male Behavioral Health, an outpatient mental health practice dedicated to addressing the mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs of men and boys. Under his leadership Male Behavioral Health. has grown to three state-wide offices and obtained several major community partnerships including with local school districts.  Jewel is a licensed independent social worker with training supervision designation who has over twenty years of advocacy working with and on behalf of diverse individuals and communities. Jewel has a Master of Arts in Sociology and a Masters degree in Social Work.  He is a former Ford Foundation New Voices Fellow, a past University of Chicago Minority Scholar Program recipient, and a select member of the Fragile Families Study at Columbia University.  Jewel has gained extensive expertise as a therapist working with men and boys for over two decades, and has established himself as an inspirational leader and speaker. He has presented at the United Nations and given talks at colleges and universities across the United States and Internationally. He is also an author and a gender analyst whose views on men and boys in American society have been featured on TV, national news & radio talk programs. His publications have been featured in both academic publications and popular new media including Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Ms Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Jewel previously served as the Executive Director of Renaissance Male Project Inc., providing overall vision and leadership as the CEO of a growing national organization. His distinguished role included designing and effectively implementing conferences, meetings, and other national events; providing fundraising leadership and board development; organizing and developing volunteer staff; as well as managing multiple initiatives, projects, and programs simultaneously.  His passion for eradicating domestic violence and human sex trafficking has made an impact on many lives. Professional, powerful, and genuine, Jewel Woods leads by example and encourages men and boys around him to improve their quality of life and to make a positive change in society.

For a full series description and/or to register for the other sessions in the series, please visit the series page.   Session 1 on July 20, 2022:  Wellness, where am I? Understand the impact of compassion fatigue on wellness Invite reflection on how compassion fatigue impacts our work and may reduce performance Cultivate at least three steps to increase energy, strengths, and self-leadership

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: During this presentation, we will recognize the prevalence and realize the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) so that we can respond in a trauma-informed way and resist re-traumatization. We will explore the way that trauma can shape learning and behavior while also discussing strategies for mitigating the potential impact.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: Recognize the prevalence and impact of trauma on youth. Identify appropriate trauma-informed strategies with youth. Determine how trauma-informed practices can support their organization/community.   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.    SPEAKER: Dr. Bobbie Downs, Ed.D is currently the Director of the Child Study Team, Related Services, and Educational Services Unit of Burlington County Special Services School District in New Jersey. As part of her job, she works with schools to provide special education services, crisis response, and professional development. Dr. Downs decided to pursue a career in education after serving as a teacher and administrator in a school for Sudanese refugees in Cairo, Egypt. Since that time, she served in the role of teacher and administrator at the Burlington County Alternative School. She is a certified mindfulness instructor for Mindful Schools and an instructor for Youth Mental Health First Aid. She is passionate about student/staff mental health, trauma-informed responses, and restorative practices. 

This event is part of our ongoing Workshop Wednesday series.  Event Description Clinical training around suicide most often emphasizes intervention efforts and prevention skills, but rarely includes information about how to manage the aftermath of a death by suicide. This webinar will focus on how to develop and implement plans for postvention, or what to do in the aftermath of a death by suicide. Our discussion will emphasize creating a plan, designating key tasks and assigning roles, how to effectively (and with less stigma) communicate about suicide, and how to transition from postvention back to prevention.   Trainer Keri Frantell, PhD Dr. Keri A. Frantell (she/her/hers) is licensed psychologist working with university counseling students. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. Her integrated program of practice, research, teaching, and advocacy centers on multiculturalism and social justice. In both research and clinical practice, she has extensive experience working with suicidality and LGBTQ+ populations. She has published on factors related to transgender suicidal ideation and attempts, bisexual oppression and the impact on mental and physical health, and the connection between religiosity and suicidality for LGB young adults.

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 ninth of a Trauma-Informed/Resiliency Series developed for leaders and organizations interested in cultivating and sustaining a trauma-informed culture. This presentation is intended to provide a framework for conducting an organizational assessment through the Trauma-Informed Lens.   As discussed during early workshops, the organization’s vision, mission, and values are crucial. These are not meant to merely hang on the wall of the organization or collect dust in an office. They should be living, breathing documents that give meaning to the organization’s purpose and provide significant support to the staff carrying out the organization’s mission. Evaluation is another key component of the trauma-informed approach. It allows us to look at the culture and climate of our organization, as well as its policies and procedures through the trauma-informed lens.   Participants will learn about an assessment tool that will help gather perceptions of the 5 guiding values and principles of a trauma-informed approach. Before diving into review of key policies and procedures in the next workshop, presenters will discuss the importance of assessing your organization’s vision, mission, and values. This will set the tone for future work around policy and procedure evaluation.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: Explain the importance of evaluating an organization’s vision, mission, and values. Identify the guiding values and principles of a trauma-informed approach and their practical application to assessing an organization. Understand how to utilize a tool for assessing an organization’s vision, mission, and values to determine if they are in alignment with trauma-informed approach. Gain insight into how clear mission, vision, and values are a support feature to staff.     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.

This training takes place on July 19th, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MT / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT.  Description Providers of all occupations render crucial care to individuals in high-stress environments. This presentation will provide foundational information for providers seeking to increase their skills in identifying when limits and boundaries are helpful and how to set boundaries on their personal and professional time. Trainer Julio Brionez, Ph.D.                     Julio Brionez, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. He primarily serves at the UWYO university counseling center and in his private practice, JB LLC. Dr. Brionez is a first-generation college student, identifies as Latino, male, and uses he/him pronouns. He specializes in the treatment and prevention of suicide and uses interventions from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive therapies.  

The Certified Personal Medicine Coach Train the Trainer prepares individuals who have been certified as Personal Medicine Coaches to become Certified Personal Medicine Coach Trainers (CPMC-T).  A CPMC-T is an expert in the practice of Personal Medicine.  They are the only people allowed to train Certified Personal Medicine Coaches.  A CPMC-T is also a champion in the power of Personal Medicine to transform lives and to transform mental health systems to a recovery orientation.  This is a closed training.  

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: Domestic Violence can impact a survivor’s sense of physical and emotional safety, their overall health, their capacity to function in daily life, as well as their ability to successfully navigate the available support systems and resources that can help them. In this webinar we define and explore the impacts of  intimate partner violence (IPV) and the lasting effects of individual, historical, and collective trauma. The session 1 discussion will include information about how IPV specifically impacts mental health, substance use, parenting, and community connection.     LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Discuss the impact of intimate partner violence and traumatic events Explain how coervice control impacts mental health Learn about a framerwork focused on increasing support while providing cultural responsive and trauma-informed sevices     CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.      PRESENTER: Cathy Cave, Senior Training Consultant, The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health   Cathy Cave has more than 30 years’ experience as an administrator, facilitator and consultant specializing in cultural inclusion, equity, anti-racism work and disparities elimination, trauma informed services and supports, organizational development, supervisory practice and leadership coaching within child welfare, juvenile justice, disaster response, health care, mental health, and substance use services. She is one of New York State’s early trauma champions, coordinating county collaboratives and clinical training trauma conferences. For the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, Cathy is engaged in internal and external planning, development, and change initiatives. She provides in-person and virtual training, TA, and curriculum development supporting programs, coalitions, other technical assistance centers, governmental bodies and community-based organizations. Since 2012 as a Senior Training Consultant with NCDVTMH, she utilizes her survivor, family, community and administrative perspectives to facilitate organizational change to improve service quality at local, state and national levels.