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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  

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    

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. Suicide is preventable. Overall, 64% of patients made some type of healthcare visit within one month before attempting suicide. 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 & evaluation. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Priority for access to this resource will be given to those who can register, complete the course, and complete the evaluation.   If you have questions, please email: [email protected] 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. Find all our events and trainings at www.mhttcnetwork.org/northwest.

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   Alaska, Idaho or Oregon If you work in Alaska, Idaho or Oregon please register using this link: https://redcap.iths.org/surveys/index.php?s=N34FKPDMFR   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.  

Virtual series via Zoom hosted by subject experts David Sullivan and Melissa Isaac with guest speakers on Reopening Strategies, Social-Emotional Learning, and Self-Care for Professionals. Sessions will consist of research and experience based knowledge from mental health and education professionals and provide a platform for open discussion and questions from the audience. Learning Objectives: Identify considerations of reopening Strategically plan and evaluate reopening environment Connect with other professionals in school mental health Support self-care in school professionals and their students Adapt Strategies to accommodate backslides and foster social emotional learning in K-12 Sessions held on August 5, 12, 19, and 20 at the times below: 3-4:30 ET . 2-3:30 CT . 1-2:30 MT . 12-1:30 PT . 11-12:30 AKT

The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) is working to make effective mental health services accessible to all students with school-based solutions that are cost-effective and sustainable. Through training and ongoing support, TRAILS partners with schools to implement school-appropriate mental health programs grounded in cognitive behavioral and mindfulness practices -- techniques proven to promote students’ social and emotional competencies and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Topics to be discussed include: ● Brief program history ● Multi-tiered approach to reach all students ● The TRAILS sustainability model: training + resources + support ● TRAILS replication and national scaling   CERTIFICATES Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all participants who attend the session in full.      LEARNING OBJECTIVES   Participants will learn how TRAILS programming can foster mental health awareness for all students, improve equity in mental health and healthcare access, and help schools more efficiently identify needing additional support and connect them to appropriate services.   PRESENTER   Elizabeth Koschmann, PhD, is a faculty member in the U-M Department of Psychiatry and the Director of TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) – a program that works to implement evidence-based mental health practices to K-12 schools. Elizabeth’s research is focused on identification of ways to improve community access to effective mental health care, particularly by training school professionals in best practices. Elizabeth’s area of clinical expertise is in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and PTSD in children and adolescents using cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices. She has worked extensively as a trainer and consultant for a variety of academic and community-based audiences, including providers working primarily with youth in foster care; and is a lead investigator on a number of state and federal research grants evaluating mental health implementation models.          

In this month's consultation call, our team will cover how to implement culturally responsive practices. This includes appropriate training for youth peers, necessary organizational practices and values, and addressing oppressive language or ideas. This will be our final consult call.  This call is offered in partnership with Pathways Research and Training Center (RTC) and the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center as one installment in a series of monthly consultation calls focused on "Advanced Topics in Strengthening Youth/Young Adult Peer Support." Each call has its own topic, in an area such as skill building, supervision, coaching and training, organizational policies and procedures, hiring and onboarding, and more. This series is intended primarily for peer support specialists, their supervisors, and administrators charged with implementing youth/young adult peer support. Learn more about the series here. Here's what you can expect from each consultation call: Focus on one topic such as skill building, supervision, coaching and training, organizational policies and procedures, hiring and on-boarding, and more Sharing a practical resource related to the meeting's topic, such as  a strategy, tool, set of research findings, or template Time for focused discussion in which attendees can ask questions and share knowledge and ideas relevant to the day’s topic, followed by an open discussion of any topic related to youth/young adult peer support To allow for interaction and discussion, registration will be limited. Register early to ensure your space! Trainer Caitlin Baird is a Project Manager and Trainer with Pathways RTC at Portland State University. Caitlin has experience working directly with transition-aged youth and young adults as a peer support specialist and as a supervisor for peer support specialists in wraparound and other mental health settings.       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.

The First Episode Psychosis (FEP) monthly mentoring call hosted by the South Southwest MHTTC provides technical assistance and an open discussion platform for mental health workers offering services for FEP and clinical high risk populations. For more information on how to join us for this call, please email us at [email protected].

The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.  This training is offered in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.   This workshop will explore the body, brain, and the individual behavioral responses that we develop. Understanding how our childhood environments affect us throughout our lives provides context for pain-based and other behaviors. This gives insights into how we can respond to change and the resources that people need to provide the support to heal and thrive.  In this presentation, participants will learn how their history is more than the accumulation of what has happened to them in the course of their lives, but also what has happened inside of them because of what has happened to them. Regulating a nervous system is hard, especially when that nervous system has experienced consistent adversity while going through key periods of development. This training describes the process of building new neuropathways for human beings. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of strategies to build their capacity for connecting, healing, and innovating. Developing this understanding leads to empathy and trauma-responsive approaches, which in turn helps us create calmer, safer, and more healing community resources and environments.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES Provide a basic understanding of how the nervous system and brain develop   Apply the Polyvagal Theory to trauma healing  Learn the basic starting points for self-awareness skill building  Utilize embodied healing practices   Implement resilience and resources building strategies that promote a mindset of discovery and innovation    CERTIFICATES Certificates of attendance will be available to all participants who attend the session in full.   SPEAKER Tyler Reitzner is a husband, a father, and an impassioned advocate for everyone's right to thrive. In long-term recovery from Developmental Trauma, which includes PTSD and substance use disorder, Tyler has put his experience to use in the field of family and community health. His professional life, recovery, and lived experience have given him a deep understanding of the influence that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have on our ability to work, grow, and have authentic relationships throughout life. He provides training and consulting services to help other professionals apply trauma-responsive insights to the work they do. Tyler was the Principal Consultant of Thriver Institute and the MN Node through the MN Association of Community Mental Health Programs. He is the former Executive Director of MN Trauma Project, an ACE Interface trained presenter, Minnesota Social Service Association Board Member, and Child Advocacy Studies Training trainer through the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Cohort. Tyler and his wife Bethany are happy parents to two boys, Logan and Lucas.  

Our staff will be presenting a workshop and/or poster as a part of this event. For more information, visit the  website: https://convention.apa.org/ Presentation: Spiritual Roundtable: Adapting Assessment and Psychological Practices with Native Communities.

The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. A trauma-informed approach to human services, and other systems, is a great foundation, but what if being “informed” is not enough? Mr. Price will discuss strategies and lessons learned to demonstrate the importance of leadership and support from administration in incorporating the culture shift of becoming trauma-Informed and beyond. Keeping in mind that the importance of a healthy workforce, Mr. Price will also talk about the implications and benefits of a healthy, regulated workforce. A trauma-informed approach is not just for the benefit of those we serve: it has to be a parallel process in our organizations and departments. Attending to this will help build regulated and resilient staff and will bring able to hope and energy to their professional and personal lives.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES A self-check of participants’ current well-being. Benefits of a trauma-informed workplace to employee well-being and outcomes for those they serve. Identify importance of health and well-being. Learn steps an agency/organization/department can take to recognize and contribute to employee well-being and health.   CERTIFICATES: Certificates of attendance will be available by email to all who attend the training in full.   SPEAKER   Chuck Price, M.S., is the founder/owner of Blue Collar Consulting where he is providing independent consulting in human service leadership, trauma-informed organizational culture and workforce well-being. Chuck was the past director of Waupaca County Department of Health and Human Services.  For 8 years he had led his department on a successful and transformational journey to become a trauma- informed agency, focusing on employee secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion satisfaction. Chuck has served in leadership roles within both urban and rural settings, providing great perspective in the work.     

Best Practices and Helpful Considerations for Responding to Traumatic Stress in Schools for School Staff; HHS Region 8 August 11, 2021 2:00 - 3:15 PM/MST | 3:00 - 4:15 PM/MST Registration is free and required. This session is available to individuals residing in HHS Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY). Certificates of Attendance will be available.   Trauma can result in immediate emotional and behavioral concerns, adversely impacting both staff and student mental health and the learning environment. The pandemic has added to these stress responses, with traumatic stressors including loss of loved ones, familial financial losses, isolation, loss of stability, perception of danger, and fear of the unknown. This training will address the adverse impact of traumatic stress on staff, including best practices and helpful considerations for use when responding to traumatic stress in schools. This training is for administrators, teachers, and support providers.    After attending this session, participants can expect to:   Increase their knowledge of the impact of traumatic stress.  Identify potential triggers and behaviors signaling traumatic stress.  Learn tips to manage and support behaviors at an individual and school-wide level.    Trainer  Erin Briley, MS, NCSP  Erin Briley is a Technical Trainer for the Mountain Plains MHTTC and works for WICHE’s Behavioral Health Program as a Research and Technical Assistant Associate. Ms. Briley’s primary role with the WICHE Behavioral Health Program involves assisting the creation and implementation of Psychology Internship Consortiums in rural western states and providing training and supports for school behavioral health. Ms. Briley has worked in schools for 20 years, serving primarily as a school psychologist and providing educational and behavioral health support for children ages 3 through 22. Erin earned her Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University, her Master’s in Counseling/School Psychology, and a Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis at California State University Los Angeles. She is currently earning her PhD (ABD) in Clinical Psychology.    

We are so pleased that after a short pause, our Region 9 is happy to welcome Region 6 for our School Mental Health Wellness Wednesdays are back. For the remaining program year, we offer three 60-minute virtual sessions for the school mental health workforce to connect, reflect, and support each other. The Wellness Wednesdays are led by Pacific Southwest MHTTC School Mental Health staff (Oriana Ides) and South Southwest MHTTC Resilience-Oriented, Healing-Centered staff (Nadia K. Maynard). Please note that Wellness Wednesdays are not a sequence; you can join some or all. Wednesday, August 11 SESSION THREE: Healthy and sustainable boundary setting How might we set healthy boundaries within our personal and professional lives to maximize holistic wellness in our school mental health work? AUDIENCE For state and local education agency education and behavioral health leaders, community-based organization staff, teachers, school site leaders, district administration, principals, school-based mental health staff, student support service providers, and anyone else who would like to join.    

Series Title: Creating Cultures of Staff Wellness for our Schools and Community Partners Intended Audience This series designed for educators, state and district leadership, student mental health staff on campus, and community mental health allies. Learning Objectives Participants who join this session will be able to: Recognize the value and urgency of leading initiatives that promote district and school’s cultures of wellness. Gain strategies to prevent chronic stress in the workplace. Identify policies and practices supporting cultures of wellness across the SE region. Access evidence-informed approaches to building systems and infrastructure for supporting staff wellness and collective care. Session overview Are school staff well positioned to care for students? Do your policies and procedures make collective care the norm? It is no secret that teachers and school staff are experiencing increasingly high levels of workplace stress. If not buffered, we know this stress has the potential to: (a) impact staff health in the short and long term, (b) increase district/agency expenses resulting from absenteeism and turnover, and (c) decrease student learning. As empirical evidence of these impacts sharpens focus on the issue, leaders are being called upon to create workplaces more aligned with fundamental human needs. This training will outline opportunities for leadership that work to buffer staff stress, as well as school-based, evidence-informed programs that promote staff wellness and care.  

Telebehavioral Health Services: Planning and Investing for the Future of Your Services The COVID-19 pandemic forced many mental health organizations to rapidly modify services that are typically provided in-person to remote delivery via telehealth. Now as social distancing restrictions are lifted, you have to decide how your services will look going forward. This series of 6 sessions will help you think about how telebehavioral health services could continue to be utilized, how to think about investing in telebehavioral health, and what you need to do now for long-term success. Intended Audience: Behavioral health administrators and organizational decision-makers. Dates: Wednesdays from 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET from July 14 – August 18 July 14 | Session 1: The future of telebehavioral health and digital mental health services July 21 | Session 2: The evidence-base for telebehavioral health and digital mental health services July 28 | Session 3: Return on Investment for telebehavioral health and digital mental health services August 4 | Session 4: Future planning and investment for telebehavioral health and digital mental health services August 11 | Session 5: What telebehavioral health and digital mental health infrastructure to build now and what can be built later August 18 | Session 6: Rollout Lessons: Recommendations for training, known issues with provider training, and lessons learned Each session will include a request for questions to be addressed in the presentation and time for questions and answers. Participants will receive a downloadable PDF of the presentation and access to the speaker for additional confidential questions. Presenter: Jay Ostrowski, MA, NCC, LPC-S, ACS, BC-TMH, is the CEO at Adaptive Telehealth. Mr. Ostrowski serves as a consultant providing training, consulting, and development services for telebehavioral health, telepsychiatry, telemental health, ambulatory telehealth, telehealth billing, population health, remote patient monitoring, and chronic care management. He also has expertise in telebehavioral health best practices and service delivery operations, HIPAA security, HIPAA-secure software applications, and telehealth regulations for all states and 8 professions. He has authored many peer-reviewed telebehavioral health trainings and founded the Board Certification in Telemental Health (BC-TMH). With a background in counseling psychology, Mr. Ostrowski develops products, services, and trainings on the clinical application of digital health products, services, and artificial intelligence.

Please join us for our monthly MHTTC webinar series. We will be featuring our special guest speaker: Ken Winters, PhD Please note your time zone: 1:00-2:00 ET . 12:00-1:00 CT . 11:00-12:00 MT . 10:00-11:00 PT . 9:00-10:00 AKT

For the final installment, Aleks Martin will highlight each of the topics covered, from the midst of the pandemic and to where we are now. Participants from previous webinars will have an opportunity to check-in on what worked or didn't work for them, and how these skill sets help them in ensuring "provider well-being" moves forward into the future. The Northwest MHTTC is excited to collaborate with Aleks Martin, MSW, LSWAIC, SUDP, to deliver a webinar and podcast series as part of our support for provider well-being. Find out more about the series here. Presenter Aleks Martin (S/he pronouns, but they is ok) has been in the health and social service field for over 20 years. Aleks was drawn to the LGBTQI2+ community in their mid-twenties working for a national HIV-prevention study with youth called, Young Asian Men’s Study (YAMS). This exposed them to the great work of HIV workers from other organizations and how community-based programs are critical in reaching out to the most vulnerable populations. During this time, they worked as a Disease Intervention Specialist with Public Health - Seattle & King County for 7 years, including working on the pilot study for the Rapid HIV Test Kit (then a 20-minute test). A big portion of their professional career was spent at Seattle Counseling Service, a behavioral health agency for the LGBTQ community. From 2003 to 2019, Aleks started as Database Manager, Health Educator, Program Coordinator to Chemical Dependency Counselor and Addictions Program Supervisor. This was the safe space where their yearning for higher education was cultivated so they could serve their community further. As a graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Social Work - Masters Program, Aleks developed their skills as a mental health clinician and social justice advocate. Aleks’ perspectives where shifted and allowed them to have a wider lens for diversity, inclusion and equity. Aleks was inspired to start a private practice to address the special needs of the LGBTQI2+ and BBIPOC (Black, Brown, Indigenous and People of Color), particularly Queer and Trans Asian and Pacific Islander people dealing with unique and special issues that intersect with race/culture and gender/sexuality like coming out, spiritual conflicts, cultural dissonance, gender transition, social navigation at work and other environments, interpersonal relationships from intimacy to friendships, understanding relationships with non-LGBTQI2+ partner(s), and so on. 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.

The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training in partnership with IABH for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. Many people who work in human services consider their work to be a "calling." Two occupational hazards, burnout and compassion fatigue/secondary trauma threaten to undermine that calling and diminish your effectiveness. Burnout is caused by feeling ineffective in your work and organizational/team stress. Compassion fatigue (also called secondary trauma/secondary PTSD) is caused by absorbing the traumatic stories and experiences of clients. Both occupational hazards can lead to a loss of energy, loss of hope, loss of enthusiasm, loss of idealism, spiritual distress, and decreased effectiveness. This virtual presentation focuses on how to prevent and recover from burnout and compassion fatigue. Emphasis will be placed upon: self-care; the four things high performers do to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue; how to maintain energy, reduce frustration in your clinical work and feel a greater sense of success.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Be aware of the four stages of burnout • Understand the differences between burnout and compassion fatigue • Evaluate your personal vulnerability for developing compassion fatigue • Be able to utilize 10 strategies to help prevent burnout and compassion fatigue • Have skills to reduce frustration in your clinical work • Be able to feel a greater sense of success in your work   CONTINUING EDUCATION 2 CEU hours to be approved through the Illinois Certification Board (ICB)/IAODAPCA and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: Registered Social Worker CE Sponsor (LCSW, LSW, LCPC, LPC), Psychologist CE Sponsor Fee: $20.00 Note: You may opt out of the CE hours.  For more information, please see the IABH registration page.   PRESENTER   Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC,Il State Project Manager for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC,  and PTTC,  is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands.      

The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. Student mental health support staff have been put in a uniquely difficult position as a result of COVID-19. Many experienced unprecedented professional challenges as they made contact with students and families, navigated unfamiliar technology, and helped their colleagues and students cope. Simultaneously, mental health professionals themselves may have experienced stress related to personal difficulties brought on by health risk or illness, loss of social connection, or competing demands of friends or family. For some, grief and traumatic stress are significant. Mental health professionals are likely to see continued high levels of stress, anxiety and depression in students and staff when school resumes in the fall. TRAILS (Transforming Research in Action to Improve the Lives of Students) will present evidence-based strategies that participants can utilize to support both their own self-care as well as the mental health and wellness of their students and fellow staff members.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES · Evidence-based self-care strategies to cope with challenging times both present and future · Caring for others in a time of crisis: Collective and vicarious trauma · Practicing what we preach: The importance of our own self-care   CERTIFICATES Certificates of attendance will be emailed to all participants who attend the session in full.      PRESENTER   Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry working with the TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) program. Natalie’s research is focused on improving access and delivery of effective mental health services for youth.  Natalie’s clinical expertise is in the treatment of depression and anxiety across the lifespan using cognitive behavioral therapy. She has worked as a trainer, coach, and consultant in a variety of settings                

Mindful Movement is a 30 minute meditation space for individuals to ground themselves, release any built up tension, prepare for the week ahead, etc.. It will be led by Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) (https://indigenouslotus.com/about) and is for all school personnel to attend and benefit from. The sessions will be recorded and can later be used in classrooms for teachers to use as a resource whenever needed. Tuesdays from 1:00-1:30pm CT Questions? Please email [email protected]

As anti-Asian violence continues on over a year since COVID-19 began, many Asian diasporic communities are living under fear and distress. Together, we’ll dive deep into understanding the ways that colonialism, scapegoating, the model minority myth, and fetishization perpetuate harm. As providers, let’s assess our areas of racial identity growth and identify ways to shift towards culturally affirming and responsive therapeutic practices. From a decolonial lens, we’ll explore ways to rehumanize, reconnect, reclaim, and reimagine mental health care for Communities of Color on Turtle Island.   This webinar will be recorded and presented in English, however captioning and other language interpretation services will be available upon request. Please contact [email protected] at least 7 days in advance to request them.   About the Presenter: Melody 盈希 Li, LMFT (they/佢/any) Melody is a queer therapist of Color, mental health liberation activist and keynote speaker. They founded Inclusive Therapists: a mental health directory and community that celebrates and centers people with marginalized identities (especially the BIPOC X 2SLGBTQIA+ intersection). Melody offers collective care and education focusing on decolonizing mental health and healing racialized trauma.