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The UW SPIRIT Center and Northwest MHTTC
The MHTTC Network was a collaborative effort of 10 Regional Centers and a Network Coordinating Office. This work was supported by grant SM 081721 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It provided support for resource development, training and technical assistance, and workforce development in the mental health field. You can access some of the many resources generated from this project below.
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- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
- ACT Psychiatric Care Provider Series
- Cardiovascular Health for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness - Dr. Martha Ward
- Pharmacologic Considerations for ACT Team Prescribers: Focus on Clozapine and Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medications (LAIs) - Dr. Donna Rolin, Dr. Robert Cotes
- Updating Substance Use Disorder Care in the Age of Fentanyl and Stimulants: Implementation of Harm Reduction and Treatment - Dr. Jeremy Weleff, Dr. Tumenta Terence
- What Makes ACT Psychiatry the Best Job on the Planet! - Dr. Ann Hackman, Dr. Steve Harker
- Cardiovascular Health for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness - Dr. Martha Ward
- ACT Team Leader Series
- “We are not going to fail”: ACT Team Leaders Focus on Team Well-Being - Lynette M. Studer PhD MSW LCSW, Maria Monroe-DeVita PhD, Mimi Choy-Brown PhD MSW
- Keeping our ACT Together: Team Leader Challenges & Strategies in Sustaining ACT - Lynette M. Studer PhD MSW LCSW, Maria Monroe-DeVita PhD, Mimi Choy-Brown PhD MSW
- The Pivotal Role of ACT Team Leaders - Lynette M. Studer PhD MSW LCSW, Maria Monroe-DeVita PhD, Mimi Choy-Brown PhD MSW
- “We are not going to fail”: ACT Team Leaders Focus on Team Well-Being - Lynette M. Studer PhD MSW LCSW, Maria Monroe-DeVita PhD, Mimi Choy-Brown PhD MSW
- National ACT Consultation Call Presentations
- ACT as part of the Crisis Response System: Upstream and Downstream Points of Intervention - Chris Fournier, MA, LCMHC
- ACT Clients and High-Risk Behaviors: Our Role in Supporting Them Through the Their Recovery Journey - Melissa Maxey LISW-S LE
- ACT Team Panel: Collaborative Engagement within ACT
- ACT Team Panel: Giving and Celebrating During the Holidays
- Being Too Assertive or Not Assertive Enough: Navigating an Important but Challenging Space within ACT - Lorna Moser PhD
- Benchmarking ACT Service Recipient Circumstances and Experiences - – Lorna Moser PhD, Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD
- Building Engagement and Understanding through the ACT Comprehensive Assessment - Maria Monroe-DeVita PhD
- Caring with intention: For yourself, your clients, and your coworkers - Michelle P. Salyers PhD
- Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) - Eric Granholm PhD
- Expanding Perspectives on Treatment: Community Participation Is Medical Necessity - Dr. Mark Salzer
- Finding Stability: Navigating Cravings in the Midst of Psychosis - Amanda Kantaras
- Forensic ACT (FACT) Panel Discussion - Liz Middleton, Randy Plante, Robyn Wheeler, Steve Harker
- Let’s Talk ACT Peers -- Panel Discussion
- More on Psychosis REACH: A Novel CBT-informed Care Approach for Working with Families and Natural Supports - Lorna Moser PhD, Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD
- OCEACT ACT Nursing Onboard Training - Heidi Herinckx MA, Juli Templeton RN BSN QMHP TTS
- Principles and Practices of Risk Assessment: Introducing the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) - Sarah Desmarais PhD
- Psychosis REACH: A CBT-informed Care Approach for Families and Caregivers - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Risk Assessment and Management in the Context of ACT - Sarah Desmarais PhD
- Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for Schizophrenia with David Penn
- Tools and Strategies for Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBT-p) within ACT Teams - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Using CBT to Collaboratively Improve Relapse Prevention Planning with your Clients - Jen Gottleib PhD
- What Your ACT Daily Team Meeting May Reveal About Overall Practice - Lorna Moser PhD
- ACT as part of the Crisis Response System: Upstream and Downstream Points of Intervention - Chris Fournier, MA, LCMHC
- ACT Psychiatric Care Provider Series
- Behavioral Health Supervisors & Leadership
- Conscious Leadership and Advocacy in Mental Health Through a Polyvagal Lens - Rebekah Demirel, L.Ac, MPCC
- From Coworker to Supervisor: Tips to transition effectively - Bianca Andrews
- Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care For Supervisors & Leadership - Kira Mauseth, PhD
- Holistic Leadership Mindset: Creating Cultures of Wellness, Compassion, & Growth - Lamarr Lewis, MA, LAPC, CPRP
- Leader Kaleidoscope for Multicultural Supervisors: Supporting Our Teams - Aleks Martin, LSWAIC, SUDP
- Organizational Culture Change: Facilitating the Development of Healthy Working Teams - Kira Mauseth, PhD
- Staff Kaleidoscope for Multicultural Providers: Perspective on Our Field - Aleks Martin, LSWAIC, SUDP
- Strengthening Clinical Supervision in Mental Health Care - Minu Ranna-Stewart, LICSW, & Naomi Leong, LMHC
- Wisdom to Know the Difference: A Webinar for Supervisors - Rebekah Demirel, L.Ac, MPCC
- Conscious Leadership and Advocacy in Mental Health Through a Polyvagal Lens - Rebekah Demirel, L.Ac, MPCC
- Crisis Topics
- "LEND A HAND": A Crisis Management, Triage and De-escalation Model - Kira Mauseth PhD
- 988 in Washington State: Sharing the Journey - Lucilla Mendoza MSW CPP, Rochelle Williams MS, Tina Orwall MSW, Vicki Lowe
- Behavioral Health Crisis Response Systems Webinar Series
- Creating and Sustaining High Quality Crisis Services: Lessons from Arizona - Margie Balfour MD PhD
- Designing and Implementing Ideal Behavioral Health Crisis Systems - Ken Minkoff MD
- Implementing New Crisis Services: The View from the Ground Up - Michael Flaum MD
- Creating and Sustaining High Quality Crisis Services: Lessons from Arizona - Margie Balfour MD PhD
- Culturally Informed Crisis Support: Themes for Behavioral Health Intervention - Kira Mauseth PhD, Salsabiel Alzubaidi MA
- De-Escalation & Personal Safety Through a Trauma-Informed Lens - Martin Reinsel LMHC
- De-escalation: How to Approach Volatile Behavior in a Clinical Setting - Lonnie Nelson PhD
- Disaster Behavioral Health Team to Poland and Ukraine for Crisis - Kira Mauseth PhD
- International Ties: Disaster Behavioral Health with a Global Lens - Kira Mauseth PhD
- Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: An Overview - Kristie Ebi PhD MPH, Susan Clayton PhD, Sherilee Harper MSc PhD
- Psychological First Aid Webinar Series
- Psychological First Aid for Leadership - Michele Bedard-Gilligan PhD & Emily Dworkin PhD
- Psychological First Aid for Service Providers - Michele Bedard-Gilligan PhD & Emily Dworkin PhD
- Psychological First Aid for Leadership - Michele Bedard-Gilligan PhD & Emily Dworkin PhD
- Responding to Disasters: Principles and Considerations for Behavioral Health - Kira Mauseth PhD
- "LEND A HAND": A Crisis Management, Triage and De-escalation Model - Kira Mauseth PhD
- Cultural Considerations and Equity Topics
- American Indian & Alaska Native Communities
- Addressing Barriers and Highlighting Innovations in Telebehavioral Health - Chris Fore PhD, Melody McKee MS SUDP, Cara Towle MSN RN MA et al
- Cultural Adaptation of a Suicide Prevention Trial for Indian Country - Lonnie Nelson PhD
- Cultural Elements of Native Mental Health with a Focus on Rural Issues - Raymond Daw MA
- Introduction to Telebehavioral Health - Chris Fore PhD, Melody McKee MS SUDP, Cara Towle MSN RN MA et al
- It Takes a Village: Psychiatric Services at the Lummi Nation - George Van, MD, Jessica McLendon CMA, and Cedric Robertston
- Addressing Barriers and Highlighting Innovations in Telebehavioral Health - Chris Fore PhD, Melody McKee MS SUDP, Cara Towle MSN RN MA et al
- Anti-Racist and Equity Topics
- Developing Anti-Racism Strategies in Behavioral Health Agencies - Ashley Stewart MSW PhD
- Do You See Me? Moving from Intolerance to Acceptance - Sherronda Jamerson MA CDP
- Do You See Me?: Silence vs. Voicelessness - Sherronda Jamerson MA CDP
- Equity, Recovery, & Resilience - Ashley Stewart MSW PhD
- Leadership and Hiring with a Culturally Appropriate and Affirming Lens - Bianca Andrews
- Practical steps to address bias, privilege and discrimination as a behavioral health professional - Bianca Andrews
- Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care - Pamela Collins MD MPH
- So You Want to Be an Ally - Sherronda Jamerson MA CDP
- Social Justice and Inclusion - Akansha Vaswani-Bye PhD and Sarah Fikre
- Talking About Equity in Action - Ashley Stewart MSW PhD
- Truth, Trauma and Equity-Informed Solutions - Ashley Stewart MSW PhD
- When Race/Racism is the Elephant in the Room: How to Bring Up Race in Therapeutic Conversations and Not Come Undone - Sherronda Jamerson MA CDP
- White Trauma - Sherronda Jamerson MA CDP
- Developing Anti-Racism Strategies in Behavioral Health Agencies - Ashley Stewart MSW PhD
- Culturally Responsive Practices
- Cultural Humility and Responsiveness as a Mental Health Professional - Lamarr Lewis MA LAPC CPRP
- Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Care for Early Psychosis - Jorge Ramirez Garcia, PhD
- Integration of NCLAS in Health Services Delivery - Suganya Sockalingam PhD and Scott van Loo MA
- South Asian America: Considerations for Mental Health Practitioners - Atrayee Mukherjee M.S.Ed. LMHCA
- Cultural Humility and Responsiveness as a Mental Health Professional - Lamarr Lewis MA LAPC CPRP
- Hispanic & Latinx Communities
- Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): Addressing Mental Health Needs Among Latina Immigrant Women in Washington State - India Ornelas PhD
- Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients: Assessing the Cultural Adaptation Needs of the Organization and Clinician - Michelle Evans, DSW LCSW CADC
- Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients: Incorporating Strategies to Effectively Engage Hispanic and Latinx Clients - Michelle Evans, DSW LCSW CADC
- Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients: Understanding the Cultural Needs of the Hispanic and Latinx Client - Michelle Evans, DSW LCSW CADC
- Suicide-related risk in Latinx/Hispanic Youth - Lillian Polanco-Roman PhD
- Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): Addressing Mental Health Needs Among Latina Immigrant Women in Washington State - India Ornelas PhD
- LGBTQIA+ Communities
- LGBTQIA2S+ Inclusion in Clinical Practice - Li Brookens LCSW CGP, Virginia Sanford LPC, The Umbrella Collective
- Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Awareness for Families - Shawna Canaga Peer Family Support Specialist
- Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention for Families - Shawna Canaga Peer Family Support Specialist
- Queer and Trans Youth Mental Health: Trauma-Informed & Anti-Racist Co-Conspiratorship - Ryan Kim Tieu LCSWA
- Queering Supervision - Leah Post LICSW MSW MPH
- Substance Use: Working with Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations - Leah Post LICSW MSW MPH
- Transgender Mental Health: Co-Conspiratorship - Ryan Kim Tieu LCSWA
- LGBTQIA2S+ Inclusion in Clinical Practice - Li Brookens LCSW CGP, Virginia Sanford LPC, The Umbrella Collective
- American Indian & Alaska Native Communities
- Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Psychosis
- Brief Behavioral Skills Modules
- Behavioral Activation - Kari Stephens PhD, Patrick Raue PhD
- CBT for Anxiety (CBT-A) - Kari Stephens PhD, Patrick Raue PhD
- DBT Distress Tolerance Skills - Kari Stephens PhD, Patrick Raue PhD
- Behavioral Activation - Kari Stephens PhD, Patrick Raue PhD
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and CBT for Psychosis (CBTp)
- Clinical Innovations National Series: Telehealth and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Essentials of Care for Supporting Individuals with Serious Mental Illness - Jeffery Roskelley LICSW, Melvin LaBelle III LMHC, Sarah Kopelovich PhD, Shannon Stewart LMHC
- Group CBTp by Teletherapy - Tania Lecomte PhD
- Clinical Innovations National Series: Telehealth and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Brief Behavioral Skills Modules
- Forensic Mental Health
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Serious Mental Illness in High Security Settings - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Forensic Mental Health Practice and Training: Expanding Programming in Washington - Jennifer Piel MD JD
- Your Role in Advancing Evidence-Informed, Behavioral Health Policymaking - Jennifer Piel MD JD
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Serious Mental Illness in High Security Settings - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Integrated Care
- Integrated Care Webinar Series
- Achieving Healthy Weight for Mental Health Consumers - Gail Daumit MD
- Advancing Equity in Cancer Care for People with Mental Illness - Kelly Irwin MD
- Good News for Our Patients Who Smoke - A. Eden Evins MD MPH
- It Takes a Village: Psychiatric Services at the Lummi Nation - Robertson, Vana and McLendon
- Primary Care Behavioral Health Strategies Serving Rural Populations - Phillip Hawley PsyD
- Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care - Pamela Collins MD MPH
- Stigma Reduction Among People with HIV to Improve Health Outcomes - Deepa Rao PhD MA
- Achieving Healthy Weight for Mental Health Consumers - Gail Daumit MD
- Psychosis in Primary Care (UW PACC–ECHO)
- Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings: Medical Management of Psychosis - Lydia Chwastiak MD MPH
- Management of Psychosis in Primary Care Settings - Sarah Kopelovich PhD
- Sexual Health: An Essential Part of Recovery
- Discussing & Documenting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Dayna Morrison BA MPH, Rachel Greim MPH
- PrEP Talk: Enabling Mental Health Professionals to Lead in Prevention - Joanne Steckler MD MPH
- Sexual Health: An Essential Part of Recovery Introduction - Laurie Sylla MHSA, Lydia Chwastiak MD MPH
- The Syndemic of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Behavioral Health Disorders - Tim Menza MD PhD
- Discussing & Documenting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Dayna Morrison BA MPH, Rachel Greim MPH
- Integrated Care Webinar Series
- Peer Support Topics
- Additional Peer Support Topics
- Listening to Voices of Lived Experience in Recovery - Ken Kraybill MSW, Racquel Garcia CEO HardBeauty
- Peers Supporting People in Times of Crisis - Arianna Melinger, Heliana Ramirez, Kelechi Ubozoh, et al
- Supervising Peer Recovery Support Professionals - Heath Hayes
- Listening to Voices of Lived Experience in Recovery - Ken Kraybill MSW, Racquel Garcia CEO HardBeauty
- In Partnership with Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon
- Common Ground — Mental Health and Addiction Peers - Adrienne Scavera, Janie Gullickson MPA HA
- Oral Health and the Peer-Supported Recovery Journey - Janie Gullickson MPA HA, Kevin Fitts, Reina Bower
- Pandemic Pivots: Lessons Learned in Peer Suppor - Adrienne Scavera, Reina Bower, Terry Leckron Myers
- Peer Delivered Services: A Broad Exploration - Adrienne Scavera, Janie Gullickson MPA HA
- The Parallel Process: Trauma-Informed Considerations for Individuals and Organization - Kristin Griffey PSS PWS CRM
- The Role of Peer Support and Pain Education in the Integrated Primary Care Team in Pain Treatment - Marikos, Stern
- Common Ground — Mental Health and Addiction Peers - Adrienne Scavera, Janie Gullickson MPA HA
- In Partnership with Oregon Family Support Network
- Family Peer Support Series with Oregon Family Support Network - Candace Arnold, Shawna Canaga
- More than a DSM Code: Addressing Stigma Experienced by Families - Carol Dickey MBA MS
- Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention for Families - Shawna Canaga
- Wraparound Family Partner Orientation - Candace Arnold
- Family Peer Support Series with Oregon Family Support Network - Candace Arnold, Shawna Canaga
- In Partnership with Pat Deegan and Associates
- A Recovery-Oriented Approach to Professional Boundaries - Pat Deegan PhD
- Navigating Risk: The Dignity of Risk and the Duty to Care - Pat Deegan PhD
- Recovery-Oriented Practice Webinar Series Session 1: Navigating Risk: The Dignity of Risk and the Duty to Care - Pat Deegan PhD
- Recovery-Oriented Practice Webinar Series Session 2: A Recovery-Oriented Approach to Professional Boundaries - Pat Deegan PhD
- Recovery-Oriented Practice Webinar Series Session 3: The Journey to Use Meds Optimally to Support Recovery - Pat Deegan PhD
- Recovery-Oriented Practice Webinar Series Session 4: The Journey to Use Meds Optimally to Support Recovery - Pat Deegan PhD
- Supervising Peer Specialists: How supervision can help peer specialists remain peer when working on clinical teams - Pat Deegan PhD
- The Journey to Use Meds Optimally to Support Recovery - Pat Deegan PhD
- The Role of the Peer within a Clinical Team - Pat Deegan PhD
- What does lived experience really mean and why is it important? - Pat Deegan PhD
- A Recovery-Oriented Approach to Professional Boundaries - Pat Deegan PhD
- In Partnership with Pathways Research and Training Center at Portland State University
- Decision Points in Your Agency: What to Consider When Working with Youth Peers - Caitlin Baird, Maria Hermsen-Kritz
- Youth Peer Support Webinar Series: Recruitment and Hiring for Youth Peer Support Specialists - Caitlin Baird, Maria Hermsen-Kritz
- Youth Peer Support Webinar Series: Retaining and Growing the Youth Peer Support Workforce - Caitlin Baird, Maria Hermsen-Kritz
- Youth Peer Support Webinar Series: Supporting Youth Peers During COVID-19 - Caitlin Baird, Maria Hermsen-Kritz
- Decision Points in Your Agency: What to Consider When Working with Youth Peers - Caitlin Baird, Maria Hermsen-Kritz
- Additional Peer Support Topics
- Provider Well-Being Recordings
- Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care For Staff - Kira Mauseth PhD
- Healthy Teams: Dynamics and Tactics for Successful Working Groups with Dr. Kira Mauseth - Kira Mauseth PhD
- Living with Chronic Pain as a Healthcare Provider with Ahmad Bennett - Ahmad Bennett MA LMFTA MHP
- Provider Well-being series with Aleks Martin
- Provider Well-being series with C4 Innovations
- Safe, Sane, and Stable in Turbulent Times - Rebekah Demirel L.Ac MPCC
- Staff Kaleidoscope for Multicultural Providers: Perspective on Our Field - Aleks Martin LSWAIC SUDP
- We Make The Path By Walking series with Rebekah Demirel
- When is the crisis really over? Resilience for crisis line staff and teams - Kira Mauseth PhD
- When is the crisis really over? Resilience for in-person crisis and first responder staff and teams - Kira Mauseth PhD
- Wisdom to Know the Difference for Direct Service Providers - Rebekah Demirel L.Ac MPCC
- Wisdom to Know the Difference: For Staff - Rebekah Demirel L.Ac MPCC
- Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care For Staff - Kira Mauseth PhD
- Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- Co-occurring Disorders: Compassionate Care for Healing and Recovery - Elizabeth Black LADC
- Harm Reduction 101 - Haven Wheelock
- Healthy Connections to Overcome Addictions - Mike Grant LCSW, Yassine Diboun
- Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Awareness for Families - Shawna Canaga Peer Family Support Specialist
- Opioid Overdose Prevention - Alison Newman MPH
- Opioids, Overdose and Naloxone Administration - Sean Hemmerle
- Supporting Caregivers in OUD Recovery and Promoting Prevention in Youth - Jim Leighty MSW LICSW, Margaret Kuklinski PhD
- The More the Merrier? THC Potency in the Legalization Era (offered in collaboration with the Northwest PTTC) - Bia Carlini PhD MPH, Dr Michael McDonell, Liz Wilhelm CPP
- Co-occurring Disorders: Compassionate Care for Healing and Recovery - Elizabeth Black LADC
- Suicide Awareness, Intervention and Prevention
- Maximizing Therapeutic Alliance in Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment - Katherine Comtois PhD MPH
- Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Awareness for Families - Shawna Canaga Peer Family Support Specialist
- Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention for Families - Shawna Canaga Peer Family Support Specialist
- Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals: Lessons from Idaho - Ali Shields LMSW, Ben Skaggs LCSW, Betsy Hammar MS, Jennifer Tachell M.Ed./Ed.S
- The Impact of Mental Health First Aid - Breann Vandenberg
- Maximizing Therapeutic Alliance in Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment - Katherine Comtois PhD MPH
- Tenants' Rights
- Behavioral Health and Tenants’ Rights - Kranzler, Powell, Burton
- Landlord Behavior and Behavioral Health: Dealing with Difficult Landlords - Elizabeth Powell, Kasey Burton
- Making Room for Mental Health: Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications in Housing - Elizabeth Powell, Kasey Burton
- Service Animals, Behavioral Health, and Housing - Kasey Burton
- When Mental Health and Housing Subsidies Clash - Elizabeth Powell, Kasey Burton
- Behavioral Health and Tenants’ Rights - Kranzler, Powell, Burton
- Trauma-Informed Care
- A Framework for Whole-Person Care in Behavioral Health - Ken Kraybill MSW
- Lessons in Survival and Healing: Understanding the Difference and Why It Matters - Elaine Walters MS
- Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) - Emily Dworkin PhD, Kristen Lindgren PhD, Michele Bedard-Gilligan PhD
- Trauma-Informed Decision-Making for Mental Health Professionals - Rebekah Demirel L.Ac MPCC
- Trauma-Informed Supervision & Resilience - Rebekah Demirel L.Ac MPCC
- Trauma-Informed Systems of Care: How to See Your Setting Through a Survivor’s Eyes - Lonnie Nelson PhD
- A Framework for Whole-Person Care in Behavioral Health - Ken Kraybill MSW