Monday, July 19, 2021 12:00 p.m. ET
Webinar 1, An Introduction to the Science of the Positive, will highlight how positive factors impact culture and experience. Those of us who work as health and safety professionals can sometimes become so focused on the problems we are trying to reduce that we forget to identify and cultivate the strengths and protective factors that keep our communities strong. The Science of the Positive reverses this problem-centered frame, and focuses on growing the healthy, positive, protective factors that already exist in our communities. The other webinars in this series include –
- Webinar 2: Introduction to Positive Community Norms
Monday, August 16, 2021 12:00 p.m. ET
- Webinar 3: Applying the Science of the Positive in Strategic Communications
Monday, September 20, 2021 12:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 4:00 p.m. ET
During this webinar we will highlight the importance of family members having active participation, and an active role, in the design of their mental health crisis plan. Together we will focus on how the family and youth perspective, lived experience, and culture can guide efficacious holistic crisis planning within all 12 life domains.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET
This webinar will cover evidence-based strategies for integrating controlled substance risk assessment into the dental practice and other clinical practices where providers and providers-in-training from diverse healthcare professions care for patients. Attendees will learn to: review the prevalence of substance misuse and abuse among dental patients, reduce risk by doing a brief structured assessment, recognize comorbid patient risk factors, use state prescription drug monitoring programs, and collaborate with other healthcare colleagues. This activity was developed to meet the needs of dentists and all interprofessional healthcare providers or clinical administrators and healthcare teams.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET
In Part 1 of this behavioral health lecture series, the presenters will review the merging traditional and clinical models used to treat indigenous populations. Discussion will include what story is, historical context, explaining the issues related to effectively engaging with indigenous populations, and a statistical analysis addressing the issues of this continually evolving concern.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET
This webinar introduces the Self-assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART), a quality improvement tool that aims to meet the needs of the American Association for Community Psychiatry in facilitating organizational change in community behavioral healthcare. This session starts with a review of previously described health inequity frameworks, highlighting their strengths and their limitations related to addressing structural racism in community behavioral health practice. The webinar then will introduce the key components of the SMART, describing the process in developing this organizational tool based on key inequity issues that are most relevant to community mental health practice.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET (webinar) & 2:00 p.m. ET (discussion)
After assessing readiness and fit and developing a comprehensive implementation plan for teleservices that considers site-specific opportunities, resources, and barriers, treatment courts may shift focus to delivery of the intervention(s). Part 3 of this three-part Virtual Learning Community will provide detailed guidance on the many considerations for effective implementation of treatment court services delivered in virtual formats, including both court proceedings and treatment services.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 2:00 p.m. ET (webinar) & 3:00 p.m. ET (discussion)
Various strategies have emerged to integrate 911 call centers with crisis lines and to engage crisis care resources to respond first. In addition, the National Suicide Hot Line Designation Act (2020), established a three-digit phone number (988) to access trained mental health counselors to address calls regarding suicide and crisis. This law requires all phone providers to implement the 988 call service by July 2022. The earlier that conversations take place between existing 911 call centers and crisis service providers, the more smoothly the transition and coordination of response will be. Presenters will discuss current integration strategies as well as the implications for implementation of 988 nationwide.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET
Family psychoeducation is an evidence-based treatment for individuals with psychotic disorders. In this free introductory presentation, we will review the common elements of family psychoeducation and benefits of this intervention. We will also discuss specific considerations for clinicians providing family psychoeducation to relatives of individuals early in the course of a psychotic disorder.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 5:00 p.m. ET
As the losses mount with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people are feeling a range of emotions. Confusion, fear, anger, and sadness are strong, as is grief. Grief usually takes shared public forms, but during the pandemic, there are constraints. In this online seminar we present materials about grief in general and grief in the circumstances of the pandemic.
Friday, July 23, 2021 10:00 a.m. ET
This 2-hour interactive webinar will identify the dynamics of intimate partner violence, support resources and advocacy, explore how an on-site safety plan can be helpful for victims, and inform on culture and trauma informed strategies that support Latina victims of intimate partner violence.
Friday, July 23, 2021 12:00 p.m. ET
Bipolar disorder has the highest rates of alcohol and other substance use disorders among all the entities that constitute the severe mental illness category. This webinar will describe the epidemiology and strength of association of concurrent bipolar and alcohol use disorders, summarize the clinical outcomes when such comorbidity is present, and discuss the different FDA-approved pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments for the management of alcohol use disorder, and how to combine them with the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Friday, July 23, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET
This roundtable discusses the role of champions, facilitators, barriers and how to assess readiness when implementing a MOUD program. The goal of the PCSS Clinical Roundtable is to support interactions among addiction experts and health professionals. Take advantage of these unique opportunities to engage your peers and get your questions answered.
Monday, July 26, 2021 6:00 p.m. ET
This workshop will describe ethics and boundaries in the context of youth peer support, identify the ethical responsibilities of a peer provider, and discuss strategies to make skilled judgments related to privacy and confidentiality, boundaries of dual relationships, informed consent, mandated reporting, and more. Attendees will come away with a clear understanding of the ethics, guidelines, and boundaries that are essential in youth peer support work.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 12:30 p.m. ET
This webinar will seek to describe the complex dilemma families find themselves in when a loved one has traumatic brain injury (TBI) and further when that loved one develops the additional problem of substance use disorder (SUD). The impact of SUD on TBI recovery will be reviewed as well as the impact of SUD on ongoing cognitive and physical rehabilitation. Models of family therapy will be described taking into account the complexity of working with a person who has the combined problem of TBI and SUD.
Thursday, July 29, 2021 4:00 p.m. ET
Inhalant abuse hasn’t really been on the mainstream radar for prevention for a while, as rates for U.S. youth have been relatively low and relatively stable. New 2020 data from Monitoring the Future shows a potential uptick in the use of inhalants among 8th graders. Are you prepared to help your coalition learn the basics so that they can be on the lookout for this in your community? This webinar will provide inhalant abuse facts and prevention tips, along with a look at the new data.
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