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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...
A Technology-Assisted Life of Recovery from Psychosis
Developments in digital health technologies have the potential to expedite and strengthen the path towards recovery for people with psychosis. This perspective piece provides a snapshot of how a range of digital technologies can be deployed to support a young...
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...
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...
Statewide Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis Through a Learning Collaborative Model
Few CBTp implementation studies have applied a framework to CBTp implementation. The authors adapted the Learning Collaborative model in an attempt to promote adoption of CBTp in community mental health clinics across a large, populous state with poor access to...
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...
Emotional fMR Auditory Paradigm Demonstrates Normalization of Limbic Hyperactivity After Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Auditory Hallucinations
Researchers investigated the possible effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for auditory hallucinations on activation within the brain. They compared 17 patients with schizophrenia who received CBT for auditory hallucinations, 24 receiving treatment as...
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,...
The First Episode Psychosis ECHO Clinic has Launched!
The University of Washington First Episode Psychosis team held its first FEP ECHO Clinic in February 2018. The clinic follows the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Model. The team is using state-of-the-art telehealth technology and clinical...
Implementing Illness Management and Recovery Within Assertive Community Treatment: A Pilot Trial of Feasibility and Effectiveness
OBJECTIVE In a pilot feasibility and effectiveness study, illness management and recovery (IMR), a curriculum-based program to help people with serious mental illness pursue personal recovery goals, was integrated into assertive community treatment (ACT) to improve...
CBTp Stepped Care at Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care
The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis Implementation Team co-facilitated a CBTp Stepped Care Training with Valley Cities CBTp trainers. The training was attended by providers from Valley Cities, Harborview Medical Center, and Sea Mar Community Health...
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich recently named the Professor in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, was recently appointed the Professorship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis. Established through private philanthropy, the Professorship will enhance the University of Washington’s ability to recruit and retain distinguished...
ABCT 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California
The UW Project Team disseminated project findings at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California.
NAVIGATE Start-Up Training 2017
On October 16th-17th, 2017, the University of Washington team hosted a NAVIGATE start-up training at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Tacoma International Airport. NAVIGATE trainers Susan Gingerich, MSW, Shirley Glynn, PhD, Piper Meyer-Kalos, PhD, and Delbert...
Washington State Mental Health Summit
On October 5th, 2017, over 100 leaders in education, business, policy, health care, academia and philanthropy spent the day discussing innovative ways to transform mental health care in Washington State. Sponsored by Chad's Legacy Project and hosted by the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, five workgroups presented ideas on innovative mental health solutions to complex issues facing Washington State.
2017 NAMI Washington State Conference
On Sunday, September 17, 2017, Sarah Kopelovich, PhD presented Statewide Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: Training Providers, Shaping Systems at The National Alliance on Mental Illness State Conference in Olympia, WA.
MetaECHO 2017
On September 15, 2017, Eric Strachan, PhD presented Process Evaluation of an Innovative ECHO for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis in Washington State at the 2017 MetaECHO Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference brings together a number of people from many different domains, including health policy experts, government officials, academic leaders, project funders, and Project ECHO's global replication partners.
Dr. Monroe-DeVita featured on new UW Medicine health periodical
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita talks about the importance of early intervention in the treatment of psychosis and the creation of the Early Psychosis Intervention Program at the new UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center.
4th Biennial Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
On September 8th, 2017, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich presented Providers as co-reviewers in fidelity assessments of assertive community treatment (ACT) teams: Establishing feasibility and acceptability at The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration.
2017 Washington State Behavioral Healthcare Conference
On June 15th and 16th, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich attended the 28th annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Vancouver, Washington and presented on new initiatives related to New Journeys and CBTp.
CBTp Stepped Care at Frontier Behavioral Health
The CBTp project team traveled to Spokane, Washington to provide a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Frontier Behavioral Health. Three cohorts of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp. These providers will participate in the CBTp ECHO Clinics starting June 2017.
Welcome New Journeys Sites!
The Division of Behavioral Health and Resources selected two additional New Journeys sites (for a total of five sites in the state). The new sites are Behavioral Health Resources: Great Rivers in Hoquiam, WA and Community Services North West in Vancouver, WA. Hiring, start-up and kick-off training will begin Summer 2017.
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
Michael McDonell, Dunni Oluwoye and Sarah Kopelovich presented at the 16th Biennial International Congress on Schizophrenia Research.
The New CBTp ECHO Clinics Have Launched!
Two new teleconsultation clinics launched in February that aim to help community mental health providers in rural and underserved areas deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp).
CBTp Stepped Care at Sea Mar Community Health Centers
The CBTp project team provided a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Seattle, WA, where groups of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp.
Project ECHO Immersion Training
The UW CBTp team traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to participate in the 3-day Project ECHO Immersion Training.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention
The UW project team presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 50th Annual Convention in New York City, New York.
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Maria Monroe-DeVita, Michael McDonell, Emily Leickly, Roselyn Peterson, MacKenzie Hughes, Shannon Blajeski, Jeffery Roskelley, Sarah Kopelovich
Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2015
The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) represents a burgeoning effort to advance the innovation and rigor of implementation research and is uniquely focused on bringing together researchers and stakeholders committed to evaluating the implementation of complex evidence-based behavioral health interventions.
New Journeys Network Kicks Off Demonstration Sites
The University of Washington’s Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy (PBHJP), along with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) spearheaded a “Kick Off” event for two new Demonstration Sites to the New Journeys Network. New Journeys is the name for Washington State’s transdisciplinary team-based approach to treating adolescents and young adults experiencing symptoms of first episode psychosis (FEP).
ACT and recovery: What we know about their compatibility
ABSTRACT While assertive community treatment (ACT) is a widely implemented evidence-based practice, the extent of its recovery orientation has been debated. A literature search identified 16 empirical articles studying recovery and ACT. These 16 studies were...
A comparison of assertive community treatment fidelity and person-centered medical home standards
OBJECTIVE This study compared program measures of assertive community treatment (ACT) with standards of accreditation for the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) to determine whether there were similarities in the infrastructure of the two methods of service...
The First Episode Psychosis ECHO Clinic has Launched!
The University of Washington First Episode Psychosis team held its first FEP ECHO Clinic in February 2018. The clinic follows the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Model. The team is using state-of-the-art telehealth technology and clinical...
CBTp Stepped Care at Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care
The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis Implementation Team co-facilitated a CBTp Stepped Care Training with Valley Cities CBTp trainers. The training was attended by providers from Valley Cities, Harborview Medical Center, and Sea Mar Community Health...
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich recently named the Professor in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, was recently appointed the Professorship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis. Established through private philanthropy, the Professorship will enhance the University of Washington’s ability to recruit and retain distinguished...
ABCT 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California
The UW Project Team disseminated project findings at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California.
NAVIGATE Start-Up Training 2017
On October 16th-17th, 2017, the University of Washington team hosted a NAVIGATE start-up training at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Tacoma International Airport. NAVIGATE trainers Susan Gingerich, MSW, Shirley Glynn, PhD, Piper Meyer-Kalos, PhD, and Delbert...
Washington State Mental Health Summit
On October 5th, 2017, over 100 leaders in education, business, policy, health care, academia and philanthropy spent the day discussing innovative ways to transform mental health care in Washington State. Sponsored by Chad's Legacy Project and hosted by the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, five workgroups presented ideas on innovative mental health solutions to complex issues facing Washington State.
2017 NAMI Washington State Conference
On Sunday, September 17, 2017, Sarah Kopelovich, PhD presented Statewide Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: Training Providers, Shaping Systems at The National Alliance on Mental Illness State Conference in Olympia, WA.
MetaECHO 2017
On September 15, 2017, Eric Strachan, PhD presented Process Evaluation of an Innovative ECHO for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis in Washington State at the 2017 MetaECHO Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference brings together a number of people from many different domains, including health policy experts, government officials, academic leaders, project funders, and Project ECHO's global replication partners.
Dr. Monroe-DeVita featured on new UW Medicine health periodical
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita talks about the importance of early intervention in the treatment of psychosis and the creation of the Early Psychosis Intervention Program at the new UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center.
4th Biennial Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
On September 8th, 2017, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich presented Providers as co-reviewers in fidelity assessments of assertive community treatment (ACT) teams: Establishing feasibility and acceptability at The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration.
2017 Washington State Behavioral Healthcare Conference
On June 15th and 16th, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich attended the 28th annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Vancouver, Washington and presented on new initiatives related to New Journeys and CBTp.
CBTp Stepped Care at Frontier Behavioral Health
The CBTp project team traveled to Spokane, Washington to provide a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Frontier Behavioral Health. Three cohorts of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp. These providers will participate in the CBTp ECHO Clinics starting June 2017.
Welcome New Journeys Sites!
The Division of Behavioral Health and Resources selected two additional New Journeys sites (for a total of five sites in the state). The new sites are Behavioral Health Resources: Great Rivers in Hoquiam, WA and Community Services North West in Vancouver, WA. Hiring, start-up and kick-off training will begin Summer 2017.
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
Michael McDonell, Dunni Oluwoye and Sarah Kopelovich presented at the 16th Biennial International Congress on Schizophrenia Research.
The New CBTp ECHO Clinics Have Launched!
Two new teleconsultation clinics launched in February that aim to help community mental health providers in rural and underserved areas deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp).
CBTp Stepped Care at Sea Mar Community Health Centers
The CBTp project team provided a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Seattle, WA, where groups of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp.
Project ECHO Immersion Training
The UW CBTp team traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to participate in the 3-day Project ECHO Immersion Training.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention
The UW project team presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 50th Annual Convention in New York City, New York.
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Maria Monroe-DeVita, Michael McDonell, Emily Leickly, Roselyn Peterson, MacKenzie Hughes, Shannon Blajeski, Jeffery Roskelley, Sarah Kopelovich
Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2015
The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) represents a burgeoning effort to advance the innovation and rigor of implementation research and is uniquely focused on bringing together researchers and stakeholders committed to evaluating the implementation of complex evidence-based behavioral health interventions.
New Journeys Network Kicks Off Demonstration Sites
The University of Washington’s Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy (PBHJP), along with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) spearheaded a “Kick Off” event for two new Demonstration Sites to the New Journeys Network. New Journeys is the name for Washington State’s transdisciplinary team-based approach to treating adolescents and young adults experiencing symptoms of first episode psychosis (FEP).