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New Publication Alert: Cultural adaptation and preliminary evaluation of the psychosis REACH family intervention in Pakistan
A recent article published in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health discusses how Psychosis Recovery by Enabling Adult Carers at Home (Psychosis REACH) has been adapted, delivered, and evaluated in Lahore, Pakistan. The study describes the cultural adaptation...
Recent Webinar – Addressing Early Psychosis Needs in Rural America: What We’ve Learned from States in the Rural Early Psychosis Learning Collaborative
Addressing Early Psychosis Needs in Rural America: What We’ve Learned from States in the Rural Early Psychosis Learning Collaborative Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph.D. - SPIRIT Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington David...
From Theory to Therapy: The Evolution of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis in U.S. Mental Health Care
The past five years have reflected a sea change in American psychiatric leadership promoting improvedaccess for people with serious mental illness to psychotherapy that has been driven by research, education, and advocacy. Yet, in routine care settings across the...
Upcoming Webinar—Cultivating the Village: A Discussion on Suicide Prevention with Youth of Color
We are excited to to share an upcoming webinar offered by UW Forefront Suicide Prevention. When: July 9th 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST Where: Online, Register now to secure your spot! Suicide is a complex, multifaceted issue affecting youth, and a leading cause of death...
Honoring Voices, Inspiring Change: World Schizophrenia Day 2025
On World Schizophrenia Day, we’re proud to share a special newsletter created by the SPIRIT Center in collaboration with our incredible community. This project features powerful interviews with individuals with lived experience of psychosis and their caregivers,...
World Schizophrenia Day
Dear SPIRIT Community, As we come to the end of Mental Health Month, we aim to recognize and destigmatize psychosis in all its forms. May 24th is World Schizophrenia Day, a time dedicated to raising awareness and promoting care for this mental illness that affects...
New Podcast Episode: Project ECHO
New Podcast Episode: Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an evidence-based continuing education model that uses technology to deliver specialized training in under-resourced settings. The UW SPIRIT Center was the first team in the world to...
Congratulations to Emma Parrish! Recent Joseph Becker Research Awardee
Congratulations to Emma Parrish, MS of the UW Psychology Residency General Adult Track for being selected as the winner of this year's Joseph Becker Research Award. Emma is mentored by Dr. Sarah Kopelovich on a research...
Exciting News: ACT and CBTp Practice & Resource Guides Are Here!
We’re thrilled to announce that the ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) and CBTp (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis) Practice & Resource Guides are now available online as interactive Flipbooks! These guides are the culmination of dedication,...
New Interview Alert!
SPIRIT Center Co-Director Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita was recently interviewed along with collators from the UW School of Social Work, Drs. Denise Walker and Ryan Petros, about their pilot study of an innovative treatment for cannabis use disorders among young people...
Black History Month
Dear SPIRIT Community, As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor the rich and diverse contributions of Black individuals to our world. This month serves as a reminder of the resilience, creativity, and strength of the Black community throughout history. At the...
New Publication Alert!
A recent article published in APA PsycNet discusses the role of psychologists in Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) teams for early psychosis care, and presents a suggested model for implementation. It considers current challenges for CSC teams and proposes 4...
SAMHSA National Recovery Month
Dear SPIRIT Community, Established in 1989 by SAMHSA, National Recovery Month is dedicated to celebrating the journey of recovery, promoting evidence-based treatment approaches, and acknowledging the strength of those in or seeking recovery from mental and/or...
New Publication Alert!
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has published their most recent version of "Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation," a practical guide in the field of mental health treatment. Dr. Maria...
BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month
Dear SPIRIT Community, July is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as National Minority Mental Health Month. Our backgrounds, cultures, and experiences permeate all facets of life—including our mental health and...
New Publication Alert!
The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions published our analysis of the first application of Project ECHO's model to psychological treatment and the treatment of psychosis. Here we report out on the CBT ECHO Clinic model and learner and patient...
Featured Podcast: The Science and Experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
APA's Medical Mind Podcast is a podcast about innovation in mental health care from the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Sarah Kopelovich joined this special episode of The Medical Mind and discussed the science behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). To...
Talk Therapies Take On a Vital Role in Treating Schizophrenia
A March 2023 issue of Scientific American features an article by Professor Matthew Kurtz of Wesleyan University on the role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in treating medication-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia. The full article can be accessed on the...
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita looks back on 30 years of ACT in a presentation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Featured Article: Patients experiencing psychosis benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy in Washington state
The CBT Care Pathway was recently featured on the UW Medicine Newsroom and the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law (CMHPL) News, UW Medicine. Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, Timothy Miller, program director at South Sound Behavioral Hospital, and Linda McFadden,...
CBTp services at Sound Behavioral Health: second year of sustainment
Sound Behavioral Health, with locations across King County, joined the CBTp Provider Network in 2020. Ten intrepid clinicians across 3 Sound locations dedicated themselves to a year-long intensive training program. Now in its second year of sustainment, CBTp is...
Published Article: Training and Supporting Healthcare Leadership During the COVID Pandemic
The Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is a SAMHSA-funded center within the @UWSPIRITLab that provides training and technical assistance to the SMI-serving provider workforce. The @NWMHTTC has trained thousands of providers since it launched 4 years...
New Team Member: Trez Buckland!
The SPIRIT Center is thrilled to announce that we have officially added a new member, Helen "Trez" Buckland, to our Psychosis REACH Training team! Trez has been part of Psychosis REACH since our inaugural and in-person training in WA state in 2019. She was a member...
Schizophrenia and the Family: Learning to Communicate
Understanding the challenges to meaningful conversations.
Featured Article: 4 Good Reasons to Break up With Your Therapist
UW SPIRIT Center colleague Mollie Forrester, LICSW, explains how to end therapy if treatment goals are not being met.
May 24th 2022: World Schizophrenia Day
Dear friends, colleagues, and community, Multiple international health organizations honor May 24th as World Schizophrenia Day. It is a time to celebrate the resilience of the people who carry a diagnosis of schizophrenia and to reflect on everything that...
Featured Article: Dismantling Racial Inequities in Early Psychosis Family Psychoeducation
A recently published article in Psychiatric Services by authors Jada Gibbs, Sydney Kriegsman, and Hannah Brown reports on the effects of systemic racism on psychosis risk and perpetuating factors. The article examines racial disparities in family psychoeducation...
Burnout and Resilience
On January 24th and 25th our team at the SPIRIT Center brought together members of the Washington State CBTp Provider Network to address the feeling of burnout that many of us are experiencing during these unprecedented times. This didactic was developed and...
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery
The University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting a psychology postdoctoral fellow in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery for Academic Year 2022. Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling...
Special Issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal: Service Workers’ Well-Being
The well-being of the psychiatric rehabilitation workforce is a growing concern. In the past year, topics related to burnout and wellness have taken on a more urgent tone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent special section of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal...
The SPIRIT Center is Now Hiring a Program Manager
The SPIRIT Center is looking for enthusiastic and motivated professional looking to apply their skills to help us organize and market trainings offered by the SPIRIT Center.
The SPIRIT Center is Now Hiring an Administrative Assistant
The SPIRIT Center is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated professional looking to expand their career as an Administrative Assistant for the SPIRIT Center.
16th Annual Psychotic Disorders Conference
The 16th Annual Psychotic Disorders Conference is scheduled for October 26th, 2021. This free event will take place virtually from 10:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time and will include presentations from 4 speakers over the topics of: The impact of poverty on brain...
Psychotherapy Said to Be Key to Successful Psychosis Treatment
A recent article published in Psychiatric News supports the use of psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in treating psychosis. Dr. Sarah Kopelovich comments on the barriers that exist to accessing this treatment, specifically lack of training and...
New Web Series from the American Psychiatric Association
APA has partnered with the Morehouse School of Medicine African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence to develop the Striving for Excellence educational series: Addressing Mental Health Disparities Among African Americans/Blacks Through Patient Care. The...
Family Interventions for Psychosis
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich was recently interviewed by Alexis Pellek on the need for family interventions for psychosis. In this interview Dr. Kopelovich discusses how the Psychosis REACH training attempts to address this need. She also discusses the newly published...
CBT-informed Skills Training for Families Caring for a Loved One with Psychosis
The Ohio State University EPICENTER recently held a Psychosis Speaker Series which included a number of presentations by experts in the field. Dr. Sarah Kopelovich was one of these speakers, and presented on Psychosis REACH, a training in CBT-informed skills for...
Routine Administration of CBTp as the Standard of Care for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Psychosis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) convened a one-day expert panel meeting on Friday, May 17, 2019, entitled “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Persons with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.” The meeting was attended by...
Mental Health Awareness Month
Friends, colleagues, and community, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and, in 2021, it finds us after a year of unprecedented stress, sacrifice, and resilience. So many of us are feeling the strain of these unusual times. Mental Health Awareness Month is an...
Integrating Race and Culture in Evidence-Based Treatments Webinar
Integrating race and culture in evidence-based treatments should be at the center of our work. The recent racial uprising has thrust the importance of discussing the impact of racism on everyone’s lives. This webinar will focus on how to consider race and culture...
Telehealth Learning Series for SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Providers
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network partnered with other state and federal entities for a Telehealth Learning Podcast Series. The series can be accessed here:...
CBT for Serious Mental Illness in High Security Settings
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich presented the third and final webinar in the three-part Forensic Mental Health Webinar Series hosted by the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. Titled "Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Serious Mental Illness in High Security...
Introduction to CBT for Psychosis
Kate Hardy, Clin.Psych.D and Paul French are leading a 3-hour introductory training in CBT for psychosis (CBTp) on Thursday, May 13th, 2021. In this training attendees will learn about the rationale for CBTp along with the key features associated with it. Only a...
Register for the WA Behavioral Healthcare Conference!
Jennifer Blank, Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, and Trez Buckland presented on Psychosis REACH, a training for families and caregivers of loved ones with psychosis, at the Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference on June 16th. This presentation provided an overview of the...
New Webinars: Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings
Drs. Lydia Chwastiak and Sarah Kopelovich presented two webinars on the Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings on February 25th and March 4th, 2021. In Dr. Chwastiak's presentation, which focuses specifically on the medical management of psychosis, you...
New Directions in CBT Webinar Series
This webinar series will touch on a number of topics, including forming an alliance with a person experiencing psychosis, normalization of psychosis, essential elements of CBTp, and more! This webinar series is intended for mental health professionals wishing to...
PASS-SIG Student Poster Award
Congratulations to Elizabeth Nutting, MPH, who recently graduated from the University of Washington, for winning the Student Poster Award at this year's Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Special Interest Group's (PASS-SIG) Poster Expo! She presented on her...
CBT for Psychosis: Evaluating the Science and Addressing the Practice Gap
Grand Rounds, Oregon Health and Science University: On December 1st, 2020, Dr. Sarah Kopelovich presented on "CBT for Psychosis: Evaluating the Science and Addressing the Practice Gap." Click here to view this...
Mothers of the Mentally Ill (MOMI)
Mothers of the Mentally Ill (MOMI) is a Washington State grassroots group founded by Jerri Clark advocating for improved treatment access for family members suffering from Serious Mental Illness (SMI). MOMI's Vision: We want laws and treatment options that provide...
Webinar on Current Trends in Assertive Community Treatment Research & Practice
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita delivered a two-hour keynote presentation during an online webinar on “Current Trends in ACT Research & Practice,” with the St. Louis Regional Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health on January 19, 2021. Following the keynote, a...
New Team Member: Trez Buckland!
The SPIRIT Center is thrilled to announce that we have officially added a new member, Helen "Trez" Buckland, to our Psychosis REACH Training team! Trez has been part of Psychosis REACH since our inaugural and in-person training in WA state in 2019. She was a member...
Schizophrenia and the Family: Learning to Communicate
Understanding the challenges to meaningful conversations.
Featured Article: 4 Good Reasons to Break up With Your Therapist
UW SPIRIT Center colleague Mollie Forrester, LICSW, explains how to end therapy if treatment goals are not being met.
May 24th 2022: World Schizophrenia Day
Dear friends, colleagues, and community, Multiple international health organizations honor May 24th as World Schizophrenia Day. It is a time to celebrate the resilience of the people who carry a diagnosis of schizophrenia and to reflect on everything that...
Featured Article: Dismantling Racial Inequities in Early Psychosis Family Psychoeducation
A recently published article in Psychiatric Services by authors Jada Gibbs, Sydney Kriegsman, and Hannah Brown reports on the effects of systemic racism on psychosis risk and perpetuating factors. The article examines racial disparities in family psychoeducation...
Burnout and Resilience
On January 24th and 25th our team at the SPIRIT Center brought together members of the Washington State CBTp Provider Network to address the feeling of burnout that many of us are experiencing during these unprecedented times. This didactic was developed and...
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery
The University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting a psychology postdoctoral fellow in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery for Academic Year 2022. Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling...
Special Issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal: Service Workers’ Well-Being
The well-being of the psychiatric rehabilitation workforce is a growing concern. In the past year, topics related to burnout and wellness have taken on a more urgent tone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent special section of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal...
The SPIRIT Center is Now Hiring a Program Manager
The SPIRIT Center is looking for enthusiastic and motivated professional looking to apply their skills to help us organize and market trainings offered by the SPIRIT Center.
The SPIRIT Center is Now Hiring an Administrative Assistant
The SPIRIT Center is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated professional looking to expand their career as an Administrative Assistant for the SPIRIT Center.
16th Annual Psychotic Disorders Conference
The 16th Annual Psychotic Disorders Conference is scheduled for October 26th, 2021. This free event will take place virtually from 10:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time and will include presentations from 4 speakers over the topics of: The impact of poverty on brain...
Psychotherapy Said to Be Key to Successful Psychosis Treatment
A recent article published in Psychiatric News supports the use of psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in treating psychosis. Dr. Sarah Kopelovich comments on the barriers that exist to accessing this treatment, specifically lack of training and...
New Web Series from the American Psychiatric Association
APA has partnered with the Morehouse School of Medicine African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence to develop the Striving for Excellence educational series: Addressing Mental Health Disparities Among African Americans/Blacks Through Patient Care. The...
Family Interventions for Psychosis
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich was recently interviewed by Alexis Pellek on the need for family interventions for psychosis. In this interview Dr. Kopelovich discusses how the Psychosis REACH training attempts to address this need. She also discusses the newly published...
CBT-informed Skills Training for Families Caring for a Loved One with Psychosis
The Ohio State University EPICENTER recently held a Psychosis Speaker Series which included a number of presentations by experts in the field. Dr. Sarah Kopelovich was one of these speakers, and presented on Psychosis REACH, a training in CBT-informed skills for...
Routine Administration of CBTp as the Standard of Care for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Psychosis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) convened a one-day expert panel meeting on Friday, May 17, 2019, entitled “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Persons with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.” The meeting was attended by...
Mental Health Awareness Month
Friends, colleagues, and community, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and, in 2021, it finds us after a year of unprecedented stress, sacrifice, and resilience. So many of us are feeling the strain of these unusual times. Mental Health Awareness Month is an...
Integrating Race and Culture in Evidence-Based Treatments Webinar
Integrating race and culture in evidence-based treatments should be at the center of our work. The recent racial uprising has thrust the importance of discussing the impact of racism on everyone’s lives. This webinar will focus on how to consider race and culture...
Telehealth Learning Series for SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Providers
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network partnered with other state and federal entities for a Telehealth Learning Podcast Series. The series can be accessed here:...
CBT for Serious Mental Illness in High Security Settings
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich presented the third and final webinar in the three-part Forensic Mental Health Webinar Series hosted by the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. Titled "Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Serious Mental Illness in High Security...
Introduction to CBT for Psychosis
Kate Hardy, Clin.Psych.D and Paul French are leading a 3-hour introductory training in CBT for psychosis (CBTp) on Thursday, May 13th, 2021. In this training attendees will learn about the rationale for CBTp along with the key features associated with it. Only a...
Register for the WA Behavioral Healthcare Conference!
Jennifer Blank, Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, and Trez Buckland presented on Psychosis REACH, a training for families and caregivers of loved ones with psychosis, at the Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference on June 16th. This presentation provided an overview of the...
New Webinars: Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings
Drs. Lydia Chwastiak and Sarah Kopelovich presented two webinars on the Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings on February 25th and March 4th, 2021. In Dr. Chwastiak's presentation, which focuses specifically on the medical management of psychosis, you...
New Directions in CBT Webinar Series
This webinar series will touch on a number of topics, including forming an alliance with a person experiencing psychosis, normalization of psychosis, essential elements of CBTp, and more! This webinar series is intended for mental health professionals wishing to...
PASS-SIG Student Poster Award
Congratulations to Elizabeth Nutting, MPH, who recently graduated from the University of Washington, for winning the Student Poster Award at this year's Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Special Interest Group's (PASS-SIG) Poster Expo! She presented on her...
CBT for Psychosis: Evaluating the Science and Addressing the Practice Gap
Grand Rounds, Oregon Health and Science University: On December 1st, 2020, Dr. Sarah Kopelovich presented on "CBT for Psychosis: Evaluating the Science and Addressing the Practice Gap." Click here to view this...
Mothers of the Mentally Ill (MOMI)
Mothers of the Mentally Ill (MOMI) is a Washington State grassroots group founded by Jerri Clark advocating for improved treatment access for family members suffering from Serious Mental Illness (SMI). MOMI's Vision: We want laws and treatment options that provide...
Webinar on Current Trends in Assertive Community Treatment Research & Practice
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita delivered a two-hour keynote presentation during an online webinar on “Current Trends in ACT Research & Practice,” with the St. Louis Regional Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health on January 19, 2021. Following the keynote, a...
Collaborative care may also be a strategy to increase behavioral health workforce capacity in rural health centers
As anxiety and depression rise in the country, primary care clinics, especially in rural areas, are facing increased patient needs. One way to address this is to bolster healthcare providers’ ability to diagnose and treat patients with common mental health...
Innovative intervention for depression and diabetes holds promise for integrating care in low resource settings
An article published today in JAMA compared a collaborative care model with usual care in 404 patients with diabetes and moderate-to-severe depression in 4 diabetes clinics in India. Dr. Chwastiak was one of three Principal Investigators on the INDEPENDENT...
National Academies convene expert panel in forum to expand knowledge about effective integrated care interventions
Dr. Chwastiak was one of six national experts on integrated care who presented a virtual workshop on defining the essential components of care for people with mental health and substance use disorders in the primary care setting for three illustrative conditions...
Now Available! NAMICon 2020 Workshops and Presentations
The presentations and workshops from this year's NAMI National Convention are now available to view online! To access these videos and accompanying slide decks, visit NAMI's 2020 Virtual NAMICon Sessions page. Click below to directly access Dr. Sarah Kopelovich's...
COVID-19 Resources
Recognizing that the COVID-19 crisis has had adverse effects on the mental health community, the SPIRIT lab has gathered a number of resources to help. See below for resources for mental health providers, consumers of mental health services, and caregivers...
Group CBTp Training
The University of Washington CBTp implementation team held another group CBTp training in February, 2020! This training was attended by 23 providers from several locations across Washington State, and was led by Dr. Eric Strachan. These providers have now joined...
What is Psychosis?
Around 100,000 people in the United States experience psychosis for the first time each year. So what is psychosis? What are some signs and symptoms of psychosis? How is it treated? Click the link below to learn how the National Institute of Mental Health responds...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis Orientation and Skills Training
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an individualized, evidence-based intervention for adults with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The primary goals of CBTp are to reduce the distress...
Advances in Cognitive Therapy: CBT for psychosis and the North American CBT for Psychosis Network
A recent article written by Drs. Sally Riggs, Sarah Kopelovich, and Jennifer Gottlieb in the Advances in Cognitive Therapy newsletter, discusses how the North American CBT for Psychosis Network (NACBTpN) is working to further the availability of CBT for psychosis...
Upcoming Webinar Provding an Overview of Plans to Expand Community-Based Mental Health Treatment
"A panel of state agencies will discuss Governor Jay Inslee’s plan to create community capacity for treatment of civilly committed people with serious mental illness, during a webinar from 2 to 3 p.m. January 17. Gov. Inslee's 2019-2021 state operating and capital...
High-Yield Cognitive Behavioral Techniques for Psychosis for Psychiatric Care Providers
Join us in a two-day workshop for psychiatric care providers to learn about the empirical support of CBTp as well as skills and strategies to better engage clients experiencing psychosis. This workshop will be facilitated by CBTp expert Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, PhD...
Shattering a Stereotype
A few months ago three clinicians from Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane, WA facilitated their first fully independent training at FBH. Now Frontier has shared their experience with CBTp in their monthly magazine! Click the link below to learn about CBTp, its...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: Understanding the Basics, a webinar by Sarah Kopelovich, PhD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis is a psychotherapeutic treatment for psychotic symptoms with a broad base of evidence supporting its effectiveness. Despite being included in national treatment guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia spectrum...
Free Webinar on CBT for Psychosis: February 14th, 2019
Please join the American Psychiatric Association and National Alliance on Mental Illness as they host Dr. Sarah Kopelovich for a 1-hour webinar on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis on February 14, 2019. This free webinar is suitable for all mental health...
Stepped Care as an Implementation and Service Delivery Model for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
Cognitive behavioral therapy for schizophrenia spectrum disorders is an evidence-based treatment that is recommended by United States schizophrenia treatment guidelines. Based on recent estimates, only 0.3% of individuals with a primary psychotic disorder are able...
CBTp-Trained Clinician Provided Guest Lecture to Gonzaga University Master of Arts Students
Stephani Carlton, a CBTp-trained clinician at Frontier Behavioral Health, recently provided a guest lecture to Gonzaga University Master of Arts in Marriage and Family, Clinical Mental Health, and School Counseling students on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for...
Launch of Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness Initiative
In July 2018, APA was awarded a $14.2 million grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support the Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness (CSS-SMI) initiative. The initiative supports implementation of...
THE PACT ECHO CLINIC HAS LAUNCHED
Wednesday, August 8, 2018The University of Washington’s Evidence Based Practices for Adults team held its first PACT ECHO Clinic. PACT teams, or Programs of Assertive Community Treatment, provide community-based support to individuals with serious...
Psychosis Is Way More Common—and Treatable—than You Think
Right as Rain by UW Medicine interviewed Dr. Kopelovich and published an online newsletter article on psychosis, possible causes, treatment, and trajectory of those with psychosis. News Link → Psychosis Is Way More Common—and Treatable—than You...
2018 Washington State Mental Health Summit
In May 2018, the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences hosted the 2018 Washington State Mental Health Summit. Nearly 400 people from the state of Washington attended, including teachers, legislators, providers, activists, academics and insurers.
Former SPIRIT Center member receives 2018 Beck Institute Student Scholarship
Rosie Peterson, a former Research Coordinator in the Evidence Based Practices for Adults Lab, recently received a full tuition scholarship from the Beck Institute to attend the Graduate Student Workshop: CBT for Depression and Suicide. Rosie is a Clinical...
CBTp team trains providers at Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling Services
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, Dr. Eric Strachan, and Jeff Roskelley travelled to Colville, Washington April 17-19, 2018 to train a new cohort of CBTp providers at Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling Services (NEWACS). Ten providers were trained in Low-Intensity,...
