It is estimated that one in five youth will suffer from some type of mental health disorder by age 18. Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders, affecting 31.9% of youth, and is often associated with other mental health concerns like depression and suicide (Merikangas, 2010). There are modular youth treatments that build youth skills to address these concerns. This training will provide resources to mental health and school professionals on identifying anxiety in youth and understanding different symptoms as they relate to typical developmental trajectory. The training will also provide strategies to address worry in youth, especially youth of color, with free resources to help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders. An important emphasis will focus on culturally adaptive anxiety and how to best meet youth needs. TRAINING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify signs of anxiety in students 2. Understand developmentally appropriate anxiety, stress, and worry symptoms 3. Provide practical tips to assessing and addressing anxiety 4. Distinguish clinical anxiety from worry in youth 5. Address developmental and cultural adaptations to anxiety treatment

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This training will discuss strategies to identify patients experiencing a stimulant overdose and will focus on particular strategies for the care of a patient experiencing an acute psychosis secondary to psychostimulant ingestion. The warning signs of psychostimulant overdose and strategies to mitigate the harm associated with it will be discussed. De-escalation of patients experiencing psychosis secondary to psychostimulant intoxication in the clinic and community setting will be reviewed. Objectives: - Summarize the role of psychostimulants in the overdose epidemic and recognize population disparities. - Recognize differences in the neurobiological response of different stimulant use. - Identify commonly used stimulants and their routes of use. - Identify overamping events in the community and hospital setting and recognize strategies that might be used as effective de-escalation techniques for this population Justin Alves, MSN, FNP-BC, ACRN, CARN, CNE (he/him) Clinical Nurse Educator Justin is a clinical nurse educator with Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, where he contributes to peer-reviewed publications, evidence-based clinical guidelines, development and delivery of continuing education programs, and other resources for providers supporting patients with substance use disorders. He has expertise in infectious diseases and their co-occurrence with substance use disorders, community outreach, and harm reduction. He currently sits on the stimulant work group for the Opioid Response Network (ORN), the advisory board of the New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and the item writing committee for the Addictions Nursing Certification Board (ANCB). He also holds certification as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse (CARN).

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About This Webinar

Mobile health apps (apps) are playing an increasingly important role in healthcare. Discover how these innovative tools empower Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to lead data-driven discussions, drive personalized care and help improve outcomes. In this interactive webinar, you will learn about the types and features of apps, the latest research on their potential benefits, and the challenges facing wider adoption. Through real-life case studies, learn the art and science of integrating apps into clinical practice. Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of personalized nutrition care and evolving realm of digital health!

Learning Objectives:

• Identify benefits of mobile health apps for promoting positive health behaviors and enhancing clinical practice

• Review potential challenges including privacy, security and safety that may limit adoption

• Discuss strategies for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to integrate apps into clinical practice

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FRIDAY NIGHT GUEST LECTURE SERIES 2023-24

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This presentation will focus on South Korean television series known as “K-drama,” a genre that tells stories in 16-20 one-hour episodes. The stories focus on individuals in crisis, who resolve their issues in several steps that lead to a deeper engagement with their friends and family. This “team” then is able to tackle larger problems of the society. This optimistic drama form offers insight, drawn from the syncretic philosophical and religious traditions of Korea, into the recovery of individuals and groups, from an array of traumas and social upheavals. Implications for cross-cultural understanding and considerations for US mental health systems will be discussed.

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This webinar will deepen understanding of the connection between Black American life experience and the social and political determinants of health and mental health. Assessment resources will be provided which will help the clinician correlate clinical presentation and recovery with mitigating social variables. In addition, the presenter will review evidence based clinical as well as political interventions and practices. This webinar is in recognition of International Quality of Life Month (January), which celebrates living at maximum physical, mental, emotional and social capacity.

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In the year 2000, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act was passed at the federal level redefining human trafficking in the United States and initiating new efforts to address human trafficking. Since then, many new federal and state laws, policies, funding streams, and projects have been adopted in an effort to create and support a comprehensive system of care to identify and provide short and long term services for children and adults who have experienced human trafficking. Mental health providers are a vital part of that comprehensive system of care. This presentation will provide foundational information on human trafficking pertinent to clinicians, identification and reporting considerations, and resources to support this work. It will also highlight a recent project aimed at integrating policies, practices, and strategies addressing mental and behavioral health and human trafficking.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in criminal justice settings as an important public health problem. With intent to attend to this complex problem, research has consistently and strongly advocated for increased awareness of TBI in criminal justice populations due to the ever-increasing prevalence rates (e.g., 25-87%) and, importantly, the indicated implications for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals with a history of TBI’s.

During this MHS Public Safety Webinar, Dr. Danielle Ciccone-Coutre, PsyD, ABPP, will provide a general overview of TBI to promote the recognition of trauma and its potential structural impacts on the brain. Identification of typical versus atypical recovery trajectories will be explored with a comparison made of general and criminal justice populations. Potential short and long-term functional impairments will be discussed.

Our presenter will also provide a review of the extant literature on TBIs in criminal justice, with specific attention paid to those individuals with a history of sex offenses. Finally, Dr. Ciccone-Coutre will suggest aspirational yet practical steps to promote the consideration of this oftentimes overlooked health issue by highlighting its importance as a responsivity issue (based on the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model).

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Historically, eating disorders have been considered as a “female” issue. Although there has been a growth in the research body addressing eating disorders in males, symptoms presentation, clinical assessment and treatment are some of the aspects that we have adopted and applied from the research primarily conducted with females. Working with Latino males adds another level of complexity as cultural factors could play a unique role in the eating disorder presentation, and therefore affecting the assessment and treatment. This webinar is designed to discuss the cultural values that are important in our intervention approach when working with Latino males.

Learning Objectives:
1. To identify cultural values and other relevant factors to be considered when working with Latino males.
2. To discuss cultural considerations that are suggested during the assessment and treatment of Latino males.

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An every-other-month continuing education series -- a free forum for clinical supervisors to learn, network, and share historical and innovative practices in clinical supervision for mental health professionals. The focus will include a combination of theory and practice. Each month an expert supervisor will facilitate a lecture and discussion. Guest presenters will include allied professionals representing counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and psychology. Continuing Education credits will be offered for behavioral health clinicians

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Presented by Wei-Chin Hwang, Ph.D., the purpose of this course is to discuss how culture influences mental health processes and identify areas for cultural adapting psychotherapy when working with Asian heritage populations. In doing so, Dr. Hwang provides a top-down and bottom-up framework that can be used to culturally tailor treatments. Concrete examples of how to adapt CBT, prolonged exposure therapy, and cognitive processing therapy will be provided. The goal of this workshop is to gain both breadth and depth of understanding, as well develop practical skills and clinical tools to use with diverse populations.

• Learning Objectives •

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the rationale and need for culturally adapting psychotherapy.
2. Identify the domains in which culture affects mental health.
3. Utilize top-down and bottom-up conceptual frameworks to culturally adapt evidenced-based clinical interventions and improve clinical effectiveness when working with diverse populations.

Course Duration: 1-hour

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Societal stereotyping around gender roles and behaviors can undermine the healthy expression of masculinity. Incompatible societal definitions of masculinity are leading not only to more mental health problems but also significant substance use issues among men. Join clinician and educator Damir Utrzan, PhD, to examine historical, social and political constructs of masculinity and identify factors that can contribute to ineffective coping and behavioral health problems. For example, discordant definitions of masculinity can manifest as emotional immaturity and the inclination to favor short-term pleasure over long-term consequences. In addition to reviewing timely and concerning trends, Dr. Utrzan will discuss mental health and substance use treatment considerations.

Objectives

• Understand the differences between sex and gender

• Describe the conceptual framework of masculinity and male roles

• Identify factors that contribute to ineffective coping

• Outline considerations in treating mental health and substance use disorders

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Yasmin Roberts Memorial Lecture - "Journeying Toward Racial Equity in North American Psychoanalysis" - Dorothy Evans Holmes, PhD, ABPP, FABP (Live

Race as a lens through which we achieve psychoanalytic understanding is not universally valued or adopted in institutional psychoanalysis. There is either -or-ism-either we are psychoanalysts who stay true to our traditions, or we threaten, weaken, dilute, or confuse the identity by errantly venturing into the social realm. Because of this persistent bifurcation, there is no widely accepted set of standards regarding race in psychoanalysis: for study in institutes, for professional practice, for scholarly inquiry, for admission and retention, or for career progression. The presentation will critique this current situation by examining how it came to be, the stubborn resistances to change, and will discuss how it will be challenged, with a focus on the work of the Holmes Commission. The talk will offer a view of how psychoanalysis will be strengthened when and if it adopts a “yes and” point of view that recognizes considerations of race as an essential additional element of psychoanalysis.

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Pretrial risk assessment instruments are used in many jurisdictions to inform decisions regarding pretrial release and conditions. However, concern has been expressed regarding the use of these instruments in that they may be contributing to worsened pretrial outcomes. However, there are many misconceptions about pretrial risk assessment instruments themselves, the scientific evidence regarding their predictive validity, impact on pretrial decision-making, and their use in practice.

Dr. Sarah L. Desmarais, Senior Vice President and incoming President at Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), and Dr. Samantha A. Zottola, Research Associate at Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), will review pretrial risk assessment instruments, including a brief background on their history and development. Dr. Desmarais and Dr. Zottola will discuss the empirical evidence regarding their predictive validity and impact on decision making, including performance across subgroups defined by race, ethnicity, and gender.

Our presenters will also touch on the role of pretrial risk assessment instruments in current pretrial reform efforts, including recommendations for how their use may support, rather than detract from the goals of increasing equity, promoting transparency, and reducing unnecessarily restrictive conditions. You will receive 1.5 Continuing Education Credits upon completion of this webinar. Register Here

This workshop will provide an overview of School- Related Anxiety and School Refusal and introduce participants to play therapy techniques that are effective in assessing for and addressing this complex and increasingly common issue. Register here: TeleMental Health Training - Play Therapy for School-Related Anxiety, School Phobia, and School Refusal, Live Online Webinar, 8/20/21, 1-4:30pm EST

Every day, our brains bring together information from our bodies and environments to control our eating behavior. In turn, eating, or not eating, influences our brains' self-control circuitry. Extremes in the control of eating behavior, as well as other non-food-related behaviors, characterize individuals with bulimia nervosa. Dr. Berner will discuss how self-control goes awry in bulimia nervosa; describe how these disturbances could promote symptoms like binge eating, purging, and dietary restriction; and review how disruptions in self-control circuitry may help us predict clinical outcome and develop new treatments. Register here: Registration (gotowebinar.com)

Presented by Kristi Pruiksma, PhD, the purpose of this course is to provide mental health professionals who provide care to veterans and their families with tips for starting Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) sessions. Providers will learn the structure and goals of CPT sessions and how to prepare for them. Additionally, this course will teach providers techniques for increasing patients’ homework compliance and how to manage crises.

• Learning Objectives •

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify considerations for when to stick to the protocol or when to adjust the session content.
2. Implement techniques for increasing patient compliance for practice assignments.
3. Identify patient crises and manage crises through sessions on protocol or off-protocol.

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Presented by Vanessa Jacoby, PhD, the purpose of this course is to educate mental health professionals, including family members, in evidence-based treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The course will discuss best practices for conducting a family session with a significant other and/or children. The course will also discuss how to utilize family involvement to increase treatment engagement and overall outcomes.

• Learning Objectives •

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify goals of conducting a family session.
2. Implement psychoeducation about PTSD and PTSD Treatment with family members to support the individual‚ and engagement in evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
3. Apply best practices to facilitate talking with children about trauma and PTSD.
4. Evaluate, identify, and implement family-level goals throughout individual treatment for PTSD.
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Join us to learn from The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (2021 Awards of Excellence, Innovation at Work winner) on how organizations can continue a path of innovative excellence. Learn how the Harris Center used technology to enable greater extension and reach of mental health collaboration with law enforcement, increasing the safety of consumers and first responders while decreasing and preventing unnecessary transports to hospitals and jails. Join the discussion to get an understanding of lessons learned continuing on a path of innovation and how organizations can continue to find innovative solutions to unique challenges. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Among individuals with psychotic disorders, cognitive impairment is among the strongest determinants of the ability to function in the community. Dr. McCleery will review the major areas of research in this area, including efforts to better understand the prevalence of cognitive problems, aspects of cognition that are impacted by psychotic illness, and the developmental course of cognitive impairment. Treatment approaches that aim to improve cognitive performance also will be discussed. Register here: Registration (gotowebinar.com)

There is broad recognition that behavioral health crises have reached epidemic proportion, with drug overdoses and suicides having overtaken traffic accidents as the two leading causes of death among young Americans ages 25-44. The COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the dramatic need for behavioral health services, including crisis services. Yet very few communities in the United States have a behavioral health crisis system that would be considered excellent, let alone ideal. However, important changes are underway to transform the system to better meet the needs of people in crisis. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom