Presented by Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW. In this training we will focus on the core components of self-compassion (self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness), what gets in the way of practicing self-compassion, and taking the time together to implement a variety of exercises to enhance our own practice.
Presented by Bryan Sykora, ACSW. In this presentation, participants will learn about The Office of Diversion and Re-Entry (ODR) diversion programs, and about collaborating with ODR to provide mental health treatment care for our homeless, seriously mentally ill, justice involved individuals.
Presented by Daniel Puneky, MD. In this course, we will review the appropriate pronouns and language to use when addressing transgender individuals and discuss the role of the social determinants of health (social, economic, physical, environments, etc.) in leading to poorer mental and physical health outcomes for transgender individuals. Next, we will define systematic and structural violence and identify how those affect health outcomes of transgender individuals. Lastly, as a group, we will e...
Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW & David Haynik, LCSW. FSP Training Collaboratives: Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is focused on expanding the practice, knowledge, and skill of social workers, case managers, peer specialists, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work in Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs in Los Angeles County. The course introduces the neurochemical stress response system (NSRS) to participants in a manner that is easy to understand and relate to. This system is then exp...
Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW & David Haynik, LCSW. FSP Training Collaboratives: Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is focused on expanding the practice, knowledge, and skill of social workers, case managers, peer specialists, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work in Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs in Los Angeles County. The course introduces the neurochemical stress response system (NSRS) to participants in a manner that is easy to understand and relate to. This system is then exp...
Presented by Jennifer Alquijay, PsyD. Many if not most LGBTQI+ youth and adults risk (or have experienced) rejection from their families, churches and spiritual communities, and even some institutions that they may choose for their secondary education. In addition, adults often can face continued discrimination in both housing and employment, health care, and blatant societal rejection, which are compounded in communities of color. This multi-level risk for rejection increases the mental health ...
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.
Presented by Dorit Saberi, PhD. Drawing from the latest research and intervention, this course will address compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in the COVID-19 era by introducing elements of Positive Psychology to help rewire the brain for happiness. The curriculum will utilize research regarding burnout and concepts from the study of neuroplasticity presenting a rationale for rewiring the brain for happiness in addition to evidence based curriculum from Martin Seligmans PERMA model, Christi...
Presented by Helle Thorning, PhD and Paul Margolies, PhD. The Full Service Partnership (FSP) approach is evolving over time with a focus on interprofessional team collaborations. This presentation highlights the vision for interprofessional team collaboration within the context of FSP going forward. By focusing on developing a shared vision for the FSP team guiding principles, services provided, roles of team members, and daily team functioning learners will see how this approach will come to li...
Presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW, Joanna Berton Martinez MPH, and Lisa Davis, PhD. Collaborators: Shoshanna Scholar, La Tina Jackson, Erica Shehane, David Haynik. This training provides an in-depth guide to the Harm Reduction approach, beginning with the framework of dignity of risk. There is a focus on Motivational Interviewing interventions including PACE, OARS, and Stages of Change. Practical case application is utilized to emphasize the ability to roll with res...
Presented by Urban Voices' Leeav Sofer. About Urban Voices: Urban Voices Project creates supportive community spaces with music to bridge vulnerable individuals to a sense of purpose and improved health. UVP engages men, women and families across the greater Los Angeles area with music workshops in partnership with social, civic and healthcare organizations. Our outreach ensemble performances shift the narrative and perception of homelessness in todays society.
Presented by Domenique Harrison, MA, MPH. Recognizing and Challenging Implicit Bias is an evidence-based, educational training that includes interactive group discussions, videos, and activities. Participants will learn to define implicit bias, start to identify their own biases, mitigate the unintended effects of such biases, and distinguish its connection to racism and micro aggressions in today's society. Participants will also discern the impact of biases on cultural minority and majorit...
Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and David Haynik, LCSW. The training provides a theoretical framework of Recovery Oriented Care that is specifically targeted to the unique needs of Full Service Partnership programs. Using current literature, various models of recovery oriented care are reviewed and synthesized toprovide acohesive understanding of how recovery orientedcareisappliedin real-world clinical scenarios.Thetrainerswill explain how conceptssuch as hope, purpose, autonomy, andconnecti...
Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and David Haynik, LCSW. The training provides a theoretical framework of Recovery Oriented Care that is specifically targeted to the unique needs of Full Service Partnership programs. Using current literature, various models of recovery oriented care are reviewed and synthesized toprovide acohesive understanding of how recovery orientedcareisappliedin real-world clinical scenarios.Thetrainerswill explain how conceptssuch as hope, purpose, autonomy, andconnecti...
Presented by Sarah Hunter, PhD. This presentation will provide background about and motivation for performing continuous quality improvement. A brief introduction about the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach will be given along with case examples. An opportunity to design a PDSA cycle for use in FSP settings will be given.
Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW. This presentation discusses the practice of radical acceptance, a distress tolerance and emotional regulation skill, and component of reality acceptance from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Discussion will include the application of radical acceptance in coping with uncertainty, especially as it relates to experiences that many are faced with during the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall aim of the training is to provide an approach that supports provider well-bein...
Presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD. This presentation discusses the possible uses of imaginative states of mind (reverie, daydreaming, night dreaming, fantasy, imagery, etc.) in weathering crises and recovering from trauma. In particular, it discusses the role of imagination as a tool for orienting positively toward the future in ways that build vitality, courage, and community in the present.
Presented by Julea McGhee, MD, MPH. This course gives a detailed overview of psychosis and guidance on how to interact with people experiencing psychosis.
Presented by Lisa Davis, PhD, LCSW. This course discusses key concepts including emotional self-regulation, behavioral regulation, and mindfulness skills; learn about mindfulness practices that support self- regulation and wellbeing; review the importance of developing a self-care action plan.
Devin Flaherty, PhD and Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD discuss disregard in the context of different populations and how it comes to be.
Presented by Bita Mesri, MA. This training will cover basic psychotherapy techniques with a focus on motivational interviewing. Bita will primarily use role-plays to practice skills (e.g., validating individual without colluding with delusion) and will also cover how to balance a non-judgmental stance of patients' current situations with the simultaneous desire to help them change in the future.
Presented by Grant Hovik, MA. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has become a mainstay of evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in addition to broad applications in mental health treatment. This interactive presentation will provide participants with a detailed overview of how to use CBT with their clients who have co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. In addition to reviewing the fundamentals of CBT for SUD, providers currently using CBT for mental health disor...
Presented by Xavier Cagigas, PhD and Paola Suarez, PhD. This workshop will consist of 3 parts providing participants with an overview of the relevant issues in meeting the unique cultural and linguistic assessment needs of Latina/o patients. First, common cultural competence models will be revisited through the lens of cultural humility and the emerging structural competence framework. Participants will then be introduced to various assessment strategies that incorporate both bilingual and monol...
Presented by Thomas Strouse, MD. Dr. Strouse will review the current status of cannabis legalization around the country and address the current science regarding the risks to individuals known to be associated with cannabis use/abuse, with an emphasis of impacts on the developing brain, intellectual and school functioning, and psychosis risk. Participants will also learn about the scientific evidence on therapeutic effects of cannabinoids and what the public health data shows in terms of motor v...
Presented by Steve Marder, MD. This presentation will provide an overview of the evidence supporting pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia and related psychotic illnesses. This will include a review of the medication options and their side effects. It will address the challenges in engaging people with these illnesses during the first years of illness including the problem of poor treatment adherence. It will focus on strategies for shaping relationships in which clinicia...
Presented by Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD. Dr. Ijadi-Maghsoodi reviews the principles of trauma-informed care when working with under-resourced populations.
Presented by Philip D. Harvey, PhD. In this presentation, participants will learn about the background on disability and its determinants in severe mental illness, the benefits of computerized cognitive training (CCT), the benefits of combined skills training and CCT, and technology-based skills training in order to reduce access limitations across healthcare systems.
Presented by Marcelo Cavalheiro, PhD. The RCCS strives to support people in recovery from serious mental illness in two distinct but complementary ways. The Culture is focused on the recovery environment including individuals served, staff and the interpersonal relationships that create a supportive program setting. It is made up of five awarenesses which help cultivate an environment where recovery can grow and thrive. The Conversations are focused on the individual. It encompasses five compone...
Presented by Jeanne Miranda, PhD. This training will cover the basics of CBT for anxiety disorders which includes behavioral activation, as well as cognitive strategies for controlling anxiety. Also, Dr. Miranda will review exposure for anxiety disorders and the impact of CBT on suicidality.
Presented by Lonnie Miller. In this session, participants will learn about the 3 levels of verbal de-escalation.
