Presented by Danielle Cameron, ACSW, MSW. Understanding the Stress Response is a training geared towards developing a better comprehension of how and why we respond to stress in certain ways. The training starts with a description of thevarioustypes of stress that most people experience. Two key components of the brain's stress response system (amygdala and hypothalamus) are introduced.Two important chemicals that are involved in the stress response -adrenaline and cortisol are also discusse...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this training, attendees will learn how to create a mission and vision for themselves and their work. They will also learn about the importance of setting strategic aims that will help them to set goals and prioritize their workload.
Jan 08, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast This training was designed to take a closer look at the target population HOME serves and to discuss which individuals would be a good fit for the Outpatient Conservatorship Pilot.
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD. This ninety-minute training will use a videotaped vignette and a series of dialogic sessions to explore a complicated clinical dilemma encountered by one homeless outreach team. Learners will be encouraged to identify the core ethical and legal dilemmas raised by the scenario including the tension between beneficence and autonomy and the mandate to offer treatment to individuals in the least restrictive environment. Additional issues raised by the scenari...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Julea McGhee, MD, MPH. Understanding the symptoms of psychosis are a crucial part of outreach and engagement, especially with those that are experiencing homelessness. In this training, we will focus first on assessing psychosis, in particular as to how it impacts ones speech, behavior, thought processes, and decision making. We will also highlight the importance of noting ones appearance, behavior, and environment when engaging in street outreach as another core component of assess...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Jean Lundquist, LCSW. Crisis Intervention is a clinical skillset that is even more pertinent during the current COVID-19 climate. This training will detail the utilization of the Roberts 7 Stage Model for Crisis Intervention in the context of telehealth. We will also focus on evidence based practice interventions to supplement the model. Finally, we will take time to discuss application of the model within your practice, cultivating a space of shared learning.
Nov 16, 2020•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Jake Rostovsky, MA, LMFT. While many mental health clinicians and social service workers would like to think they are able to work with the transgender and non-binary (TGNB) community, there is often a lack of knowledge around what is considered "best practice. Affirmative care goes beyond being "knowledge" about a clients TGNB status. This training will give an overview of terminology used within the community, mental health disparities affecting the population and k...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Jake Rostovsky, MA, LMFT. While many mental health clinicians and social service workers would like to think they are able to work with the transgender and non-binary (TGNB) community, there is often a lack of knowledge around what is considered "best practice. Affirmative care goes beyond being "knowledge" about a clients TGNB status. This training will give an overview of terminology used within the community, mental health disparities affecting the population and k...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Jake Rostovsky, MA, LMFT. While many mental health clinicians and social service workers would like to think they are able to work with the transgender and non-binary (TGNB) community, there is often a lack of knowledge around what is considered "best practice. Affirmative care goes beyond being "knowledge" about a clients TGNB status. This training will give an overview of terminology used within the community, mental health disparities affecting the population and k...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Aydin Olson-Kennedy, LCSW. Are you interested in writing surgical letters of support for your client's but unsure if you're qualified? Or maybe you're uncertain about what needs to be included in letters, or perhaps you feel conflicted about the role of informed consent and your professional liability. If so, this workshop is for you. To better understand the current requirements for letters, we will begin by looking at the past and how letters of recommendation from men...
Oct 05, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Monique Padilla, LMFT. This series of trainings begin by outlining the AOT statute, criteria, referral process, and components for outreach and engagement for FSP providers. During Part 2, there will be an emphasis on processes for enrolled clients, from AOT specific measures to navigation of levels of care. The final training will detail how to draft declarations, progress reports, and testimony for court proceedings that interact with AOT clientele. This three part training will u...
Oct 02, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Monique Padilla, LMFT. This series of trainings begin by outlining the AOT statute, criteria, referral process, and components for outreach and engagement for FSP providers. During Part 2, there will be an emphasis on processes for enrolled clients, from AOT specific measures to navigation of levels of care. The final training will detail how to draft declarations, progress reports, and testimony for court proceedings that interact with AOT clientele. This three part training will u...
Oct 02, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Monique Padilla, LMFT. This series of trainings begin by outlining the AOT statute, criteria, referral process, and components for outreach and engagement for FSP providers. During Part 2, there will be an emphasis on processes for enrolled clients, from AOT specific measures to navigation of levels of care. The final training will detail how to draft declarations, progress reports, and testimony for court proceedings that interact with AOT clientele. This three part training will u...
Oct 02, 2020•2 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Jean Lundquist, LCSW. Working with trauma in our clinical practice can often feel overwhelming. Many clinicians are taught to cope with the intense feelings that arise within trauma work through self-care activities at home. CE-CERT, the Components for Enhancing Clinician Engagement and Reducing Trauma, is a model comprised of five elements built on evidence based actions and skills to fully engage in the therapeutic process and dynamically address painful feelings that naturally ar...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Linda P. Boyd, MN. Please note that our trainings on Grave Disability are a 4 part series. This is Part 4 in the series.
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Maggie Mullen, LCSW. Learn the basics of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment that teaches clients how to become more mindful while simultaneously working on improving interpersonal relationships, tolerating distress, and regulating intense emotions. We'll explore the evidence-base for DBT, treatment principles and assumptions, and the four skills modules. You'll be introduced to practical applications of DBT through didactic presentation, discussi...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Maggie Mullen, LCSW. Learn the basics of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment that teaches clients how to become more mindful while simultaneously working on improving interpersonal relationships, tolerating distress, and regulating intense emotions. We'll explore the evidence-base for DBT, treatment principles and assumptions, and the four skills modules. You'll be introduced to practical applications of DBT through didactic presentation, discussi...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Julea McGhee, MD, MPH. This training presents how to dynamically communicate and advocate for clients with providers that are part of the 5150 process (law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, and hospital staff) to ensure that transitions within levels of care are supported. There is an emphasis on language within the 5150 documentation to be considered for hospitalization and next steps to ensure that your team is prepared for client discharge.
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD. This training continues to build the clinical knowledge base to effectively assess, document, and collaborate with other systems of care that involve grave disability. An ethical framework for how providers evaluate for grave disability, highlighting alternative placements for treatment to maintain the clients self-determination whenever possible is examined.
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Ana Stefancic, PhD. This training will explore how multi-disciplinary, community-based teams, such as Full Service Partnerships (FSP), can adopt recovery-oriented practices and support client choice and self-determination among persons with mental illness while maintaining provider responsibility. Examples from research conducted with FSPs and other behavioral health agencies will be used to describe program practice and the multi-level factors that influence program approach and se...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Maggie Mullen, LCSW. In this training, participants will learn the basics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), a collaborative, evidence-based therapy that reduces the distress associated with the symptoms of psychosis and improves overall functioning. This presentation will introduce you to practical applications of CBTp through discussion, video clips, and opportunities to practice.
Jul 16, 2020•3 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L. This training will provide an overview of best practices for assessment and intervention targeting activities of daily living for people served by intensive community mental health services. The training will review the importance of targeting living skills and participation to promote recovery and will introduce an occupational therapy framework for understanding function and participation. Trainees will also be introduced to an occupational therapy p...
Jul 16, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L. This training will provide an overview of best practices for assessment and intervention targeting activities of daily living for people served by intensive community mental health services. The training will review the importance of targeting living skills and participation to promote recovery and will introduce an occupational therapy framework for understanding function and participation. Trainees will also be introduced to an occupational therapy p...
Jul 16, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Christina Ortiz, PsyD. This training provides an overview of suicide prevention tailored for youth and families. Participants learn about the nature of suicide, suicide-related statistics, risk factors, and warning signs of suicide. The overview also covers risk assessment, how to help a youth thinking about suicide, and information on available resources for intervention and postvention are covered.
Jul 16, 2020•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Marietta Watson, LMFT. In this era of COVID-19 we are often providing services remotely, which can present challenges as we seek to build and maintain rapport with new and ongoing clients. This training focuses on the practical application of fundamental engagement approaches, strategies, and skills while using telehealth modalities. We will review some advantages of using the phone or video for sessions, and also explore ways that barriers can be an opportunity for building a deepe...
Jul 16, 2020•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Leeav Sofer and Kate Richards Geller. This special musical event will focus on empowering individuals to find their voice battling many cultural, ingrained stigmas of I cant sing. With mindful practices and song, we will also address the theme of empowering providers to bring music and art into their practice both for self-care as well as for their clients, even if they are feeling that they lack the tools to do so. Finally, we will explore how this theme doubles as a means to unlea...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Scott Hunter, MD. This training is tailored for interactions with younger populations to engage in a dynamic and open dialogue regarding cannabis use. The importance of building the skills, spirit, and strategies of Motivational Interviewing are discussed with case examples. Providing psychoeducational information in reflective ways are explored. There is also an emphasis on goals and values to guide the change talk that is foundational within Motivational Interviewing.
Jun 25, 2020•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM. Medications for alcohol use disorder and medications for opioid use disorder are underutilized in mental health settings. This presentation will provide an overview of the medications used to treat alcohol use disorder and the medications used to treat opioid use disorder with a focus on the utilization of these medications within community mental health settings specifically including assertive community treatment / full service partnership programs. ...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and Stephanie Moon, OTD, OTR/L. This training will explore considerations for supporting previously unhoused or unstably housed individuals in transitioning into and staying in housing. Housing retention needs, barriers, and strategies will be reviewed, informed by core clinical approaches of recovery-oriented care, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction, as well as the Housing First model.
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Presented by Lisa Davis, PhD, LCSW. Identifying and claiming our own and our clients core values is a process that can help set the stage for engaging in a meaningful and impactful helping relationship. This training will focus on two levels of values clarification, identifying and connecting with our own values as practitioners along with uncovering and joining with clients core values as a means of developing a therapeutic alliance and leverage for change. We will explore ways in which behavio...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
