Emerging research suggests that the integration of religion/spirituality (R/S) into mental health treatment has the potential to improve client outcomes. This 90-minute training surveys principles and strategies of spiritual competency and explores spiritually-integrated treatment models and assessment tools. We will reflect upon our own attitudes, beliefs, and practices to discuss how these world views may impact therapeutic encounters. Finally, we will examine ethical boundaries and concerns t...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Join us for an informal, inclusive discussion about cultural humility, and how it fosters culturally-sensitive trauma-informed care. Research suggests that in a multicultural world where power imbalances exist, cultural humility is a process of openness, self-awareness, and incorporating self-reflection when interacting with diverse individuals. The results of [practicing] cultural humility are mutual empowerment, respect, optimal care, and lifelong learning. Cultural humility helps us better un...
Jul 02, 2021•53 min
There are currently over 52 million individuals over the age of 65 in the United States. Older adults are at increased risk for developing major neurocognitive disorders including Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Frontotemporal Dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that approximately 5.2 million Americans suffer from late onset Alzheimer’s Disease, which is the most common type of major neurocognitive disorder. While these diseases are characterized...
Jul 02, 2021•2 hr 38 min
This presentation highlights key Medi-Cal, Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) requirements, documentation tips, and issues commonly encountered by practitioners providing SMHS in Los Angeles County. This presentation also, provides a brief overview of the resources available to Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Directly Operated and Contracted providers, that support adherence to the documentation and claiming requirements associated with the provision of Medi-Cal, (SMHS)....
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Working with those that are Justice Involved and requiring mental health treatment requires a knowledge base on historical impacts that have led many to incarceration from structural racism within state and federal policies to the philosophical framework of prisons from Foucault. Bringing this to the present day, Telecare implements Recovery Centered Clinical Systems (RCCS) as a guide for the treatment of individuals with serious ...
Jun 23, 2021•2 hr 12 min
Palliative Care is an approach to providing care that aims at alleviating symptoms and other issues resulting from a life-threatening or life-altering illness in a holistic and patient-centered fashion. Historically, palliative care has not been utilized in the community mental healthcare setting. However, research supports the value of applying palliative care principles when caring for patients with co-morbid serious mental and medical illnesses with the aim of improving quality of life for th...
Jun 16, 2021•59 min
This dynamic, resourceful 2-part workshop will empower providers to bring art into their practice. Facilitators will share music-based techniques from their work at Urban Voices Project, Colburn School, and Creative Arts Therapies. We will explore musical ways to address Social Emotional Awareness (SEL), Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), nervous system resets, wellness practices for mind & body, and overall self-care. Music eases interpersonal connections because it reminds us who we are...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This dynamic, resourceful 2-part workshop will empower providers to bring art into their practice. Facilitators will share music-based techniques from their work at Urban Voices Project, Colburn School, and Creative Arts Therapies. We will explore musical ways to address Social Emotional Awareness (SEL), Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), nervous system resets, wellness practices for mind & body, and overall self-care. Music eases interpersonal connections because it reminds us who we are...
Jun 10, 2021•2 hr 40 min
The purpose of this training is to introduce treatment providers to the Justice Involved Mental Health (JIMH) population, specifically parolees, and how to provide effective treatment. It is our responsibility to keep the community safe with two primary goals in mind: reduce psychiatric hospitalizations and combat recidivism. There are several aspects regarding treatment provision for parolees to successfully accomplish these goals. The experience of incarceration is traumatic, as such our initi...
May 25, 2021•2 hr 43 min
The purpose of this training is to introduce treatment providers to the Justice Involved Mental Health (JIMH) population, specifically parolees, and how to provide effective treatment. It is our responsibility to keep the community safe with two primary goals in mind: reduce psychiatric hospitalizations and combat recidivism. There are several aspects regarding treatment provision for parolees to successfully accomplish these goals. The experience of incarceration is traumatic, as such our initi...
May 25, 2021•2 hr 44 min
Critical Time Intervention is an evidence-based practice that supports vulnerable populations through challenging times of transition. This model relies upon community integration, resource mobilization, and prioritizes transition-related activities. Transitions can include community reintegration after incarceration, moving from the streets to housing, and other changes that often impact those served by homeless outreach teams and Full Service Partnership programs. Participants can expect to le...
May 19, 2021•2 hr 49 min
Critical Time Intervention is an evidence-based practice that supports vulnerable populations through challenging times of transition. This model relies upon community integration, resource mobilization, and prioritizes transition-related activities. Transitions can include community reintegration after incarceration, moving from the streets to housing, and other changes that often impact those served by homeless outreach teams and Full Service Partnership programs. Participants can expect to le...
May 14, 2021•2 hr 52 min
Critical Time Intervention is an evidence-based practice that supports vulnerable populations through challenging times of transition. This model relies upon community integration, resource mobilization, and prioritizes transition-related activities. Transitions can include community reintegration after incarceration, moving from the streets to housing, and other changes that often impact those served by homeless outreach teams and Full Service Partnership programs. Participants can expect to le...
May 14, 2021•2 hr 37 min
Critical Time Intervention is an evidence-based practice that supports vulnerable populations through challenging times of transition. This model relies upon community integration, resource mobilization, and prioritizes transition-related activities. Transitions can include community reintegration after incarceration, moving from the streets to housing, and other changes that often impact those served by homeless outreach teams and Full Service Partnership programs. Participants can expect to le...
May 14, 2021•2 hr 45 min
Psychopharmacology for those that experience severe and persistent mental illness is a complex issue. In this training, we will begin by discussing the barriers to medication adherence. Specifically, the side effects of medications themselves, the historical impact of unethical medical practices and research, and the difficulties in building trust with our clients as a result. Acknowledging the common misbeliefs that are held about medications, which are often exacerbated by symptoms of mental i...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min
The purpose of this three hour live interactive training is to provide participants with a detailed overview of medications that have been shown to be effective as a component of the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders. Topics will include: the context for medication assisted treatment (positive and negative perceptions), the epidemiology of alcohol and opioid use and dependence (user demographics), a review of the various classes of opioids, an overview of each medication, its indicat...
Mar 29, 2021•2 hr 5 min
This 3-hour live virtual training will provide participants with introductory level instruction on stimulant use disorders. The training is intended for any clinicians and administrators who provide care to people who use central nervous system stimulants. The training will be divided into three sections. Part 1 will focus on Stimulants – What are they and who uses them?; Part 2 will focus on the Impact of Stimulant Use on the Brain and Body; and Part 3 will focus on Effective Treatment Approach...
Mar 22, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Motivational interviewing, a treatment approach developed by William Miller, has been well established as an effective way to promote behavior change in individuals across a range of health settings, including improving engagement and retention. This face-to-face training course requires previous training and experience using motivational interviewing techniques in clinical practice. This experiential MI Skill Development training will focus on ways to help clients engage in change talk in order...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This training is designed to assist both clinical and administrative staff in making the transition to the DSM-5. The DSM-5 revises the classifications and diagnostic criteria of substance use and psychiatric disorders with, in some cases, substantial reconceptualization from DSM-IV-TR; for example, the elimination of the multiaxial diagnostic system and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. This training will focus on a detailed overview of these changes, including a crosswalk from DSM...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 49 min
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has become a mainstay of evidence-based SUD treatment. The purpose of this three hour virtual live training is to provide participants with a detailed overview of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and relapse prevention (RP) strategies, the available resources and encourage use of these strategies in daily clinical practice. This training will be presented in three parts, covering (1) the underlying principles of CBT and RP, as behavioral interventions used in...
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 2 min
This training will provide information on the acute and chronic effects and consequences of psychoactive substances commonly used by clients, patients, and consumers. The training will introduce participants to the epidemiology, neurobiology, and behavioral indicators of substance misuse. This training will conceptualize Substance Use Disorder (SUD) diagnostic and assessment considerations in identifying functional impairments. The training will detail intoxication and withdrawal symptoms for a ...
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 1 min
This training will provide background information on the consequences of substances commonly used by consumers and will introduce participants to the epidemiology and prevalence, and neurobiology of co-occurring disorders. Participants will also learn about screening, assessment and diagnosis of co- occurring disorders, and how to develop behavioral intervention strategies for those with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and chronic medical conditions that frequently co-occu...
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 52 min
This training is designed to help mental health and homeless service providers guide discussion with clients and supervisees about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. It will increase participants’ understanding of potential factors related to vaccine hesitancy and highlight motivational interviewing skills to promote collaborative communication between providers and their clients and supervisees. The training will include an opportunity to apply motivational interviewing tools to vaccine-related co...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This 2-hour course will address strategies to stabilize vicious cycles that lead to imminent suicide risk. An organizing model will be presented to illustrate how perceptions of thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness can increase the desire to die. The model will also illustrate how an acquired capability to commit suicide can lead to more lethal attempts. Points within the model that present a risk for escalation will be discussed, with attention to risks within the LGBT+ c...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Anger, escalation, and conflict put the safety of our clients and others around them at risk and can lead to long-term interpersonal, legal, and health consequences. This 2-hour course will address strategies for preventing escalation, intervening with escalated clients, treating anger issues, and managing conflict. The training will introduce participants to validated measures for recognizing and measuring anger to assess both client risk and improvement throughout treatment. We will consider a...
Feb 04, 2021•2 hr 47 min
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to: Use different tools to manage projects and people; Know how to effectively direct employees from development to deliverable; Gracefully transition from clinician to supervisor.
Feb 02, 2021•57 min
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to: Identify kinds of dynamics in play in difficult work conversations; Identify our areas of sensitivity around difficult conversations; Prepare for and practice a difficult conversation.
Jan 28, 2021•53 min
Part 2 is focused on De-Escalation. This training is geared toward community/public mental health staff who provide services to individuals in field-based/outpatient mental health settings. This training reviews components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices. Common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to homeless, home visits and urban crime-ridden communities are to be covered. Also included are best practices f...
Jan 26, 2021•54 min
This training is geared toward community/public mental health staff who provide services to individuals in field-based/outpatient mental health settings. This training reviews components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices. Common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to homeless, home visits and urban crime-ridden communities are to be covered. Also included are best practices for personal space awareness, situati...
Jan 26, 2021•2 hr
By the end of this training, attendees will be able to: Apply communication strategies to the comprehensive planning and implementation of meetings; Employ facilitation practices to conduct effective, time-bound, and task-focused meetings; Reiterate meeting outcomes, action items, and staff assignments to enforce ongoing communication and collaboration outside the meeting setting.
Jan 26, 2021•57 min
