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UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSidewalk Stories TrailerAt PMHP, we're honored to share a new narrative podcast of 10 episodes titled Sidewalk Stories, inspired by real-life relationships between an unhoused person and their mental health outreach provider on the Los Angeles County Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement team, known as HOME. Though identifying details have been changed, the heart of these stories remains intact. We aim to shine a light on their tireless work and amplify their voices to raise awareness, break down stigma, and highlight a crisis affecting cities across the country. Their work is a beautiful reminder that by offering a helping hand, a listening...
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UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipMoral Distress in the Daily Practices of Case ManagementPresented by Paul Brodwin, PhD. In this session, participants will review the recurring ethical issues faced by case managers who work with people with severe mental illness, learn the definitions of "ethical dilemma" and "moral distress," and how to distinguish between them in practice, and lastly, through interactive case studies, gain experience in recognizing and resolving ethical concerns about boundaries, equity, and the gap between personal ideals and workplace realities.
2023-08-031h 34UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProvider Wellbeing & Self-Care: Creating a Wellness Plan in Uncertain TimesPresented by Chelsea Simms, LCSW, MSW. This training discusses the concepts of uncertainty, rumination, and self-care. The presenter discusses how uncertainty and rumination contribute to an increase in anxiety and stress.
2023-06-1452 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHarm Reduction Training Collaborative Part 3Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and Chelsea Simms, LCSW, MSW. This training focuses on expanding the practice, knowledge, and skills of social workers, case managers, peers, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work in Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs in Los Angeles County. The training builds on the prior FSP Training Collaborative series topics (recovery-oriented and trauma informed care) to provide education on harm reduction principles and practice.
Part 3: Focuses on harm reduction’s practical application. Topics will include safer substance use strategies and resources, overdose prevention, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and COVID-19 considerations.
2023-05-082h 49UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCBT for Psychosis: Introduction and Practical ApplicationsPresented by Chelsea Simms, LCSW, MSW. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy’s utilization for treatment of psychosis is becoming more integrated into mental health care. This training will focus on symptomatology associated with the experience of psychosis, interventions that emphasize the core practices of CBT, and also third wave CBT techniques for those with severe and persistent mental illness.
2023-01-191h 27UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDe-escalation: Prevention, Intervention, and AfterwardPresented by Scott Fairhurst, PhD. Client escalation can put the safety of clients who are agitated and others around them at risk of harm and lead to both short- and long-term consequences. This training is designed for participants to learn about the phenomenon of escalation and to learn strategies for prevention, intervention, and resolving conflict. This training will address the cognitions, emotions, and actions of clients who are escalating and the cognitions of intervening professionals, particularly around the assessing of dangerousness. We will look at diversity issues and how these may contribute to escalation. Prevention strategies will be covered...
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UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipGrave Disability Part 1: Understanding Grave DisabilityUnderstanding Grave Disability, presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD, reviews the concepts that inform decision-making about whether an individual meets criteria for grave disability. The course briefly addresses the history and intent of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and the development of community-based mental health treatment. The course reviews the kinds of scenarios in homeless outreach that can lead a team or outreach specialist to consider whether an individual is gravely disabled. It discusses strategies to assess for grave disability and to confirm or disconfirm whether grave disability is an appropriate determination. The course is intended for any homeless outreach worker...
2021-12-091h 22UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCognitive Behavioral Therapy and Relapse Prevention StrategiesCognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has become a mainstay of evidence-based SUD treatment. The purpose of this three hour virtual live training is to provide participants with a detailed overview of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and relapse prevention (RP) strategies, the available resources and encourage use of these strategies in daily clinical practice. This training will be presented in three parts, covering (1) the underlying principles of CBT and RP, as behavioral interventions used in the treatment of substance use disorders; (2) the specific elements of CBT in including practice with specific interventions (e.g., trigger-thought-craving-use sequence; drug refusal skills; abstinence violation syndrome...
2021-02-252h 02UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSubstance Use Disorders 101 (SUD 101)This training will provide information on the acute and chronic effects and consequences of psychoactive substances commonly used by clients, patients, and consumers. The training will introduce participants to the epidemiology, neurobiology, and behavioral indicators of substance misuse. This training will conceptualize Substance Use Disorder (SUD) diagnostic and assessment considerations in identifying functional impairments. The training will detail intoxication and withdrawal symptoms for a range of commonly-misused substances and provide information on medical consequences of use.
2021-02-252h 01UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipMI Techniques for Discussing COVID-19 Vaccination with Clients and ColleaguesThis training is designed to help mental health and homeless service providers guide discussion with clients and supervisees about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. It will increase participants’ understanding of potential factors related to vaccine hesitancy and highlight motivational interviewing skills to promote collaborative communication between providers and their clients and supervisees. The training will include an opportunity to apply motivational interviewing tools to vaccine-related conversations through interactive exercises.
2021-02-181h 14UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSubstance Use Disorders 101 (SUD 101)This training will provide information on the acute and chronic effects and consequences of psychoactive substances commonly used by clients, patients, and consumers. The training will introduce participants to the epidemiology, neurobiology, and behavioral indicators of substance misuse. This training will conceptualize Substance Use Disorder (SUD) diagnostic and assessment considerations in identifying functional impairments. The training will detail intoxication and withdrawal symptoms for a range of commonly-misused substances and provide information on medical consequences of use.
2021-02-112h 01UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDe-escalation of Suicidal Thoughts and BehaviorsPresented by Scott Fairhurst, PhD. This training addresses strategies to stabilize vicious cycles that lead to imminent suicide risk. An organizing model is presented to illustrate how perceptions of thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness can increase the desire to die. The model also illustrates how an acquired capability to die by suicide can lead to more lethal attempts. Points within the model that present a risk for escalation are discussed, with attention to risks within the LGBTQ+ community. Strategies, that can either prevent hospitalization or can provide stabilization while waiting for an ambulance, are offered for facilitating the client’s de...
2021-02-091h 17UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDe-escalation of Anger-Driven RiskAnger, escalation, and conflict put the safety of our clients and others around them at risk and can lead to long-term interpersonal, legal, and health consequences. This 2-hour course will address strategies for preventing escalation, intervening with escalated clients, treating anger issues, and managing conflict. The training will introduce participants to validated measures for recognizing and measuring anger to assess both client risk and improvement throughout treatment. We will consider anger management aspects of three different evidence-based practices that are designed for aggression, depression, and traumatic stress. Finally, this training will attend to the increased risk that client intensity...
2021-02-041h 46UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHow to Successfully Transition from Clinician to SupervisorBy the end of this training, attendees will be able to: Use different tools to manage projects and people; Know how to effectively direct employees from development to deliverable; Gracefully transition from clinician to supervisor.
2021-02-0257 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipIdentifying the Dynamics around Difficult ConversationsBy the end of this training, attendees will be able to: Identify kinds of dynamics in play in difficult work conversations; Identify our areas of sensitivity around difficult conversations; Prepare for and practice a difficult conversation.
2021-01-2953 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSafety and Crisis Prevention Intervention and Response Part 2Part 2 is focused on De-Escalation. This training is geared toward community/public mental health staff who provide services to individuals in field-based/outpatient mental health settings. This training reviews components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices. Common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to homeless, home visits and urban crime-ridden communities are to be covered. Also included are best practices for personal space awareness, situational awareness, and exploring the different stages of a crisis, warning signs, assessment, decision making, communication, and the appropriate interventions to use during each crisis stage. Additional topics...
2021-01-2654 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSafety and Crisis Prevention Intervention and Response Part 1This training is geared toward community/public mental health staff who provide services to individuals in field-based/outpatient mental health settings. This training reviews components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices. Common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to homeless, home visits and urban crime-ridden communities are to be covered. Also included are best practices for personal space awareness, situational awareness, and exploring the different stages of a crisis, warning signs, assessment, decision making, communication, and the appropriate interventions to use during each crisis stage. Additional topics include self-care and self-monitoring strategies...
2021-01-262h 00UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHow to Facilitate Effective MeetingsBy the end of this training, attendees will be able to: Apply communication strategies to the comprehensive planning and implementation of meetings; Employ facilitation practices to conduct effective, time-bound, and task-focused meetings; Reiterate meeting outcomes, action items, and staff assignments to enforce ongoing communication and collaboration outside the meeting setting.
2021-01-2657 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCBT for Psychosis: Symptom Specific InterventionsCognitive Behavioral Therapy’s utilization for treatment of psychosis is an evidence-based treatment that is becoming an integral part of mental health care. This training will focus on symptom specific treatments in correlation to CBT for Psychosis, specifically hallucinations, delusions, and negative symptoms. We will discuss addressing maladaptive thoughts and belief systems by identifying core beliefs and schemas that impact cognitive distortions and in turn worsen negative self-talk. There will also be an emphasis on third-wave CBT techniques, including Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness approaches. Practical application, case consultation, and vignettes will all be interspersed th...
2021-01-151h 31UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipUnderstanding the Stress ResponsePresented by Danielle Cameron, ACSW, MSW. Understanding the Stress Response is a training geared towards developing a better comprehension of how and why we respond to stress in certain ways. The training starts with a description of the various types of stress that most people experience. Two key components of the brain's stress response system (amygdala and hypothalamus) are introduced. Two important chemicals that are involved in the stress response - adrenaline and cortisol – are also discussed. Participants will learn how to recognize the stress that they are currently dealing with and develop strategies to reduce the impact of those stres...
2021-01-131h 26UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipGoal Setting, Decision Making, and PrioritizationIn this training, attendees will learn how to create a mission and vision for themselves and their work. They will also learn about the importance of setting strategic aims that will help them to set goals and prioritize their workload.
2021-01-0844 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHOME Target Population & Conservatorship Pilot CandidatesThis training was designed to take a closer look at the target population HOME serves and to discuss which individuals would be a good fit for the Outpatient Conservatorship Pilot.
2021-01-061h 22UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipFSP Training Collaboratives: Harm Reduction Part 2Part 2 will begin with a review of the stages of change model and Motivational Interviewing, as critical for continued engagement and goal-setting with clients around substance use. These are contextualized as two components of a Harm Reduction Psychotherapy approach, which the training will proceed to expand on by teaching harm reduction and CBT-based skills via a clinical scenario. Participants will learn about concepts such as “dignity of risk” and Abstinence Violation Effect, and their implications for goal-setting and referral to treatment. This training acknowledges the challenges of working with individuals who are subject to significant risk, and will explore tech...
2020-12-113h 09UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCreative Interventions & Common Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Work w/ Those w/ Severe Mental IllnessPresented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD. This ninety-minute training will use a videotaped vignette and a series of dialogic sessions to explore a complicated clinical dilemma encountered by one homeless outreach team. Learners will be encouraged to identify the core ethical and legal dilemmas raised by the scenario including the tension between beneficence and autonomy and the mandate to offer treatment to individuals in the least restrictive environment. Additional issues raised by the scenario include the ethical implications of using lies, manipulation, and police power in order to achieve therapeutic aims. Learners will also gain an understanding of processes...
2020-12-081h 08UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipFSP Training Collaboratives: Harm Reduction Part 1 by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and David Haynik, LCSWOn Day 1, this course begins by defining harm reduction and describing its historical, cultural, and political context in the HIV/AIDS crisis and the evolution of criminalization of drugs in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the War on Drugs’ role in furthering systemic racism and stigma. Various theoretical understandings of and treatment approaches to substance use will be reviewed in comparison to harm reduction’s principles and aims. From this background, the subjectivity and socially constructed nature of commonly stigmatized or “risky/high risk” behaviors are examined. Considerations for field-based work with systems-involved, rights-restricted, and unhoused clients...
2020-12-082h 51UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipStrategies for Assessment and Engagement of Homeless Individuals With Psychosis Presented by Julea McGhee, MD, MPH. Understanding the symptoms of psychosis are a crucial part of outreach and engagement, especially with those that are experiencing homelessness. In this training, we will focus first on assessing psychosis, in particular as to how it impacts one’s speech, behavior, thought processes, and decision making. We will also highlight the importance of noting one’s appearance, behavior, and environment when engaging in street outreach as another core component of assessment. Engagement strategies are emphasized, with an empathetic and person-centered lens to steadily build rapport. Practical application, case consultation, and video examples will be ut...
2020-12-011h 20UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipRecovery Oriented Transitions from FSP by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhDThis 90-minute training focuses on how clients transition out of intensive clinical programs like FSP. It examines the layered issues underlying transitions out of intensive programs, from a graduation when a client’s goals have been achieved to a disengagement in which a client may have an ambivalent separation from the program. It will review the scientific literature on transitions from Assertive Community Treatment and Intensive Case Management programs, discuss strategies for decision-making about transitions, and identify what is known and unknown about transitions. Then the training will review a best practice approach – a so-called Mock Discharge -- for expl...
2020-11-161h 08UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCrisis Intervention and TelehealthPresented by Jean Lundquist, LCSW. Crisis Intervention is a clinical skillset that is even more pertinent during the current COVID-19 climate. This training will detail the utilization of the Roberts 7 Stage Model for Crisis Intervention in the context of telehealth. We will also focus on evidence based practice interventions to supplement the model. Finally, we will take time to discuss application of the model within your practice, cultivating a space of shared learning.
2020-11-161h 48UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipWorking with the Transgender and Non-Binary Population Part 3: Treatment Considerations Throughout the LifespanPresented by Jake Rostovsky, MA, LMFT. While many mental health clinicians and social service workers would like to think they are able to work with the transgender and non-binary (TGNB) community, there is often a lack of knowledge around what is considered "best practice. Affirmative care goes beyond being "knowledge" about a client’s TGNB status. This training will give an overview of terminology used within the community, mental health disparities affecting the population and key affirmative treatment practices. You will also leave with action items to help identify areas in your workplace in which you can implement change tha...
2020-10-151h 17UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipWorking with the Transgender and Non-Binary Population Part 2: Working with Microaggressions, Privilege and Minority StressPresented by Jake Rostovsky, MA, LMFT. While many mental health clinicians and social service workers would like to think they are able to work with the transgender and non-binary (TGNB) community, there is often a lack of knowledge around what is considered "best practice. Affirmative care goes beyond being "knowledge" about a client’s TGNB status. This training will give an overview of terminology used within the community, mental health disparities affecting the population and key affirmative treatment practices. You will also leave with action items to help identify areas in your workplace in which you can implement change tha...
2020-10-151h 26UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipWorking with the Transgender and Non-Binary Population Part 1: An Overview of the Community, Mental Health Disparities and TreatmentPresented by Jake Rostovsky, MA, LMFT. While many mental health clinicians and social service workers would like to think they are able to work with the transgender and non-binary (TGNB) community, there is often a lack of knowledge around what is considered "best practice. Affirmative care goes beyond being "knowledge" about a client’s TGNB status. This training will give an overview of terminology used within the community, mental health disparities affecting the population and key affirmative treatment practices. You will also leave with action items to help identify areas in your workplace in which you can implement change tha...
2020-10-151h 26UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipWriting Letters of Support for Transgender & Non-binary IndividualsPresented by Aydin Olson-Kennedy, LCSW. Are you interested in writing surgical letters of support for your client's but unsure if you're qualified? Or maybe you're uncertain about what needs to be included in letters, or perhaps you feel conflicted about the role of informed consent and your professional liability. If so, this workshop is for you. To better understand the current requirements for letters, we will begin by looking at the past and how letters of recommendation from mental health providers began. We will define what it means to be a "qualified mental health provider" in this context, what...
2020-10-052h 02UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipAssisted Outpatient Training (AOT) 101 Training: Part 3Presented by Monique Padilla, LMFT. This series of trainings begin by outlining the AOT statute, criteria, referral process, and components for outreach and engagement for FSP providers. During Part 2, there will be an emphasis on processes for enrolled clients, from AOT specific measures to navigation of levels of care. The final training will detail how to draft declarations, progress reports, and testimony for court proceedings that interact with AOT clientele. This three part training will utilize skill building activities, comprehensive quizzes, and dynamic discussion to ensure that these key learning objectives are met.
2020-10-021h 45UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipAssisted Outpatient Training (AOT) 101 Training: Part 2Presented by Monique Padilla, LMFT. This series of trainings begin by outlining the AOT statute, criteria, referral process, and components for outreach and engagement for FSP providers. During Part 2, there will be an emphasis on processes for enrolled clients, from AOT specific measures to navigation of levels of care. The final training will detail how to draft declarations, progress reports, and testimony for court proceedings that interact with AOT clientele. This three part training will utilize skill building activities, comprehensive quizzes, and dynamic discussion to ensure that these key learning objectives are met.
2020-10-021h 31UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipAssisted Outpatient Training (AOT) 101 Training: Part 1Presented by Monique Padilla, LMFT. This series of trainings begin by outlining the AOT statute, criteria, referral process, and components for outreach and engagement for FSP providers. During Part 2, there will be an emphasis on processes for enrolled clients, from AOT specific measures to navigation of levels of care. The final training will detail how to draft declarations, progress reports, and testimony for court proceedings that interact with AOT clientele. This three part training will utilize skill building activities, comprehensive quizzes, and dynamic discussion to ensure that these key learning objectives are met.
2020-10-022h 20UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipEnhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma: Utilizing the CE-CERT Model CoursePresented by Jean Lundquist, LCSW. Working with trauma in our clinical practice can often feel overwhelming. Many clinicians are taught to cope with the intense feelings that arise within trauma work through self-care activities at home. CE-CERT, the Components for Enhancing Clinician Engagement and Reducing Trauma, is a model comprised of five elements built on evidence based actions and skills to fully engage in the therapeutic process and dynamically address painful feelings that naturally arise when working with those that have experienced trauma. In this training, we will employ these five elements through skill-building activities and active discussion.
2020-09-261h 06UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipGrave Disability Part 4: Options Under the LPS ActPresented by Linda P. Boyd, MN. Please note that our trainings on Grave Disability are a 4 part series. This is Part 4 in the series.
2020-09-221h 22UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDialectical Behavior Therapy: Practical Applications Part 2Presented by Maggie Mullen, LCSW. Learn the basics of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment that teaches clients how to become more mindful while simultaneously working on improving interpersonal relationships, tolerating distress, and regulating intense emotions. We'll explore the evidence-base for DBT, treatment principles and assumptions, and the four skills modules. You'll be introduced to practical applications of DBT through didactic presentation, discussion, video clips, and opportunities to practice using case examples.
2020-09-051h 21UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDialectical Behavior Therapy: Practical Applications Part 1Presented by Maggie Mullen, LCSW. Learn the basics of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment that teaches clients how to become more mindful while simultaneously working on improving interpersonal relationships, tolerating distress, and regulating intense emotions. We'll explore the evidence-base for DBT, treatment principles and assumptions, and the four skills modules. You'll be introduced to practical applications of DBT through didactic presentation, discussion, video clips, and opportunities to practice using case examples.
2020-09-051h 21UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipGrave Disability Part 3: Successfully Navigating Involuntary TreatmentPresented by Julea McGhee, MD, MPH. This training presents how to dynamically communicate and advocate for clients with providers that are part of the 5150 process (law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, and hospital staff) to ensure that transitions within levels of care are supported. There is an emphasis on language within the 5150 documentation to be considered for hospitalization and next steps to ensure that your team is prepared for client discharge.
2020-08-281h 22UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipGrave Disability Part 2: Clinical Assessment and Management of Grave Disability Presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD. This training continues to build the clinical knowledge base to effectively assess, document, and collaborate with other systems of care that involve grave disability. An ethical framework for how providers evaluate for grave disability, highlighting alternative placements for treatment to maintain the client’s self-determination whenever possible is examined.
2020-08-191h 09UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProblem-Solving Therapy Part 2 by David Haynik, LCSWProblem-Solving Therapy (PST) is a flexible and adaptable approach to assist individuals in coping with a wide-range of problems. There is increasing evidence to demonstrate its effectiveness for a variety of populations and settings. This course will provide participants with an overview of the evidence and then focus on how it is delivered to service recipients in the Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs across LA County. The training will walk through the treatment strategy to include assessment, application of PST, psycho-education, use of PST Toolkits, and tips for adaptation. The training will provide participants with opportunities to apply PST...
2020-08-191h 33UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProblem-Solving Therapy Part 1 by David Haynik, LCSWProblem-Solving Therapy (PST) is a flexible and adaptable approach to assist individuals in coping with a wide-range of problems. There is increasing evidence to demonstrate its effectiveness for a variety of populations and settings. This course will provide participants with an overview of the evidence and then focus on how it is delivered to service recipients in the Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs across LA County. The training will walk through the treatment strategy to include assessment, application of PST, psycho-education, use of PST Toolkits, and tips for adaptation. The training will provide participants with opportunities to apply PST...
2020-08-191h 49UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipClient Choice and Provider Responsibility in Mental Health ServicesPresented by Ana Stefancic, PhD. This training will explore how multi-disciplinary, community-based teams, such as Full Service Partnerships (FSP), can adopt recovery-oriented practices and support client choice and self-determination among persons with mental illness while maintaining provider responsibility. Examples from research conducted with FSPs and other behavioral health agencies will be used to describe program practice and the multi-level factors that influence program approach and services.
2020-08-041h 07UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: The Basics of Practical ImplementationPresented by Maggie Mullen, LCSW. In this training, participants will learn the basics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), a collaborative, evidence-based therapy that reduces the distress associated with the symptoms of psychosis and improves overall functioning. This presentation will introduce you to practical applications of CBTp through discussion, video clips, and opportunities to practice.
2020-07-162h 32UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipPsychosocial Rehabilitation – Enhancing Living Skills for Meaningful Participation Part IIPresented by Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L. This training will provide an overview of best practices for assessment and intervention targeting activities of daily living for people served by intensive community mental health services. The training will review the importance of targeting living skills and participation to promote recovery and will introduce an occupational therapy framework for understanding function and participation. Trainees will also be introduced to an occupational therapy perspective for modifying environments and tasks to enhance the performance of daily living skills.
2020-07-162h 16UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipPsychosocial Rehabilitation – Enhancing Living Skills for Meaningful Participation Part IPresented by Antoine Bailliard, PhD, OTR/L. This training will provide an overview of best practices for assessment and intervention targeting activities of daily living for people served by intensive community mental health services. The training will review the importance of targeting living skills and participation to promote recovery and will introduce an occupational therapy framework for understanding function and participation. Trainees will also be introduced to an occupational therapy perspective for modifying environments and tasks to enhance the performance of daily living skills.
2020-07-162h 01UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipYouth Suicide Assessment and Prevention TreatmentPresented by Christina Ortiz, PsyD. This training provides an overview of suicide prevention tailored for youth and families. Participants learn about the nature of suicide, suicide-related statistics, risk factors, and warning signs of suicide. The overview also covers risk assessment, how to help a youth thinking about suicide, and information on available resources for intervention and postvention are covered.
2020-07-161h 39UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipPrinciples of Engagement via TelehealthPresented by Marietta Watson, LMFT. In this era of COVID-19 we are often providing services remotely, which can present challenges as we seek to build and maintain rapport with new and ongoing clients. This training focuses on the practical application of fundamental engagement approaches, strategies, and skills while using telehealth modalities. We will review some advantages of using the phone or video for sessions, and also explore ways that barriers can be an opportunity for building a deeper connection with those we serve. Since FSP practitioners use a collaborative team approach, we will also look at engagement skills as...
2020-07-162h 27UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipUnleashing Invisible VoicesPresented by Leeav Sofer and Kate Richards Geller. This special musical event will focus on empowering individuals to “find their voice” battling many cultural, ingrained stigmas of “I can’t sing”. With mindful practices and song, we will also address the theme of empowering providers to bring music and art into their practice both for self-care as well as for their clients, even if they are feeling that they lack the tools to do so. Finally, we will explore how this theme doubles as a means to unleash the voice of the oppressed.
2020-07-101h 23UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSafety and Crisis Prevention Intervention and Response by La Cena L. Jones, LMFTThis training is geared toward community/public mental health staff who provide services to individuals in field-based/outpatient mental health settings. This training reviews components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices. Common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to homeless, home visits and urban crime-ridden communities are to be covered. Also included are best practices for personal space awareness, situational awareness, and exploring the different stages of a crisis, warning signs, assessment, decision making, communication, and the appropriate interventions to use during each crisis stage. Additional topics include self-care and self-monitoring strategies...
2020-07-092h 09UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipAccessing DMH Services and Understanding Grave Disability by La Tina Jackson, LCSW and Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD
2020-06-262h 09UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipMotivational Interviewing for Adolescents and Young Adults Using CannabisPresented by Scott Hunter, MD. This training is tailored for interactions with younger populations to engage in a dynamic and open dialogue regarding cannabis use. The importance of building the skills, spirit, and strategies of Motivational Interviewing are discussed with case examples. Providing psychoeducational information in reflective ways are explored. There is also an emphasis on goals and values to guide the change talk that is foundational within Motivational Interviewing.
2020-06-2544 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipAlcohol Use Disorder & Opioid Use Disorder Medication Treatments in Community Mental Health SettingsPresented by Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM. Medications for alcohol use disorder and medications for opioid use disorder are underutilized in mental health settings. This presentation will provide an overview of the medications used to treat alcohol use disorder and the medications used to treat opioid use disorder with a focus on the utilization of these medications within community mental health settings specifically including assertive community treatment / full service partnership programs. Given that mental health clinicians are in an optimal position to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder in clinical practice, and given that clients seen in...
2020-06-251h 23UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHelping Clients Transition to and Sustain HousingPresented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and Stephanie Moon, OTD, OTR/L. This training will explore considerations for supporting previously unhoused or unstably housed individuals in transitioning into and staying in housing. Housing retention needs, barriers, and strategies will be reviewed, informed by core clinical approaches of recovery-oriented care, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction, as well as the Housing First model.
2020-06-251h 28UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipValues Clarification: A Tool for Engaging with Clients in Difficult CircumstancesPresented by Lisa Davis, PhD, LCSW. Identifying and claiming our own and our clients’ core values is a process that can help set the stage for engaging in a meaningful and impactful helping relationship. This training will focus on two levels of values clarification, identifying and connecting with our own values as practitioners along with uncovering and joining with clients’ core values as a means of developing a therapeutic alliance and leverage for change. We will explore ways in which behaviors that often seem problematic among clients may represent the expression of underlying values that can be claimed and refram...
2020-06-101h 13UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProvider Welbeing & Self-Care: Practicing Self Compassion in Trying TimesPresented by Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW. In this training we will focus on the core components of self-compassion (self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness), what gets in the way of practicing self-compassion, and taking the time together to implement a variety of exercises to enhance our own practice.
2020-06-1051 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipThe Office of Diversion and Re-entry: How We Can Collaborate with FSP TeamsPresented by Bryan Sykora, ACSW. In this presentation, participants will learn about The Office of Diversion and Re-Entry (ODR) diversion programs, and about collaborating with ODR to provide mental health treatment care for our homeless, seriously mentally ill, justice involved individuals.
2020-06-101h 05UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHealth and Well-being of Transgender IndividualsPresented by Daniel Puneky, MD. In this course, we will review the appropriate pronouns and language to use when addressing transgender individuals and discuss the role of the social determinants of health (social, economic, physical, environments, etc.) in leading to poorer mental and physical health outcomes for transgender individuals. Next, we will define systematic and structural violence and identify how those affect health outcomes of transgender individuals. Lastly, as a group, we will evaluation areas of need in the transgender population and the role of FSP teams.
2020-06-091h 42UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipTrauma-Informed Care (FSP Training Collaboratives) Part 2Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW & David Haynik, LCSW. FSP Training Collaboratives: Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is focused on expanding the practice, knowledge, and skill of social workers, case managers, peer specialists, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work in Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs in Los Angeles County. The course introduces the neurochemical stress response system (NSRS) to participants in a manner that is easy to understand and relate to. This system is then expanded to demonstrate how human responses to stress, fear, and trauma can be life-saving as well as problematic. The course looks at a continuum of responses from motivating...
2020-06-082h 39UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipTrauma-Informed Care (FSP Training Collaboratives) Part 1Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW & David Haynik, LCSW. FSP Training Collaboratives: Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is focused on expanding the practice, knowledge, and skill of social workers, case managers, peer specialists, psychologists, and psychiatrists who work in Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs in Los Angeles County. The course introduces the neurochemical stress response system (NSRS) to participants in a manner that is easy to understand and relate to. This system is then expanded to demonstrate how human responses to stress, fear, and trauma can be life-saving as well as problematic. The course looks at a continuum of responses from motivating...
2020-06-082h 34UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipLGBTQI+ and Full Service Partnerships: What do Providers Need to Know?Presented by Jennifer Alquijay, PsyD. Many if not most LGBTQI+ youth and adults risk (or have experienced) rejection from their families, churches and spiritual communities, and even some institutions that they may choose for their secondary education. In addition, adults often can face continued discrimination in both housing and employment, health care, and blatant societal rejection, which are compounded in communities of color. This multi-level risk for rejection increases the mental health risk for suicide, substance abuse, and high risk sexual behaviors significantly, and also increases avoidance of accessing mental health resources sooner. Participants will obtain an overview of...
2020-05-291h 22UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCrisis Intervention Over the PhonePresented by Jean Lundquist, LCSW. Crisis Intervention is a clinical skillset that is even more pertinent during the current COVID-19 climate. This training will detail the utilization of the Roberts 7 Stage Model for Crisis Intervention in the context of telehealth. We will also focus on evidence based practice interventions to supplement the model. Finally, we will take time to discuss application of the model within your practice, cultivating a space of shared learning.
2020-05-291h 38UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipPositive Psychology & Well-Being for Clinicians & ConsumersPresented by Dorit Saberi, PhD. Drawing from the latest research and intervention, this course will address compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in the COVID-19 era by introducing elements of Positive Psychology to help “rewire” the brain for happiness. The curriculum will utilize research regarding burnout and concepts from the study of neuroplasticity presenting a rationale for rewiring the brain for happiness in addition to evidence based curriculum from Martin Seligman’s PERMA model, Christine Neff - self-compassion, and other concepts of gratitude, Angela Duckworth- Grit, Resilience and Well-Being.
2020-05-192h 24UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipFSP Team Functioning: Supervision and the Interprofessional Team: Adapting to the Current RealitiesPresented by Helle Thorning, PhD and Paul Margolies, PhD. The Full Service Partnership (FSP) approach is evolving over time with a focus on interprofessional team collaborations. This presentation highlights the vision for interprofessional team collaboration within the context of FSP going forward. By focusing on developing a shared vision for the FSP team guiding principles, services provided, roles of team members, and daily team functioning learners will see how this approach will come to life. We will also discuss a learning collaborative for FSP team supervisors that will be developed and begin later this year.
2020-05-1955 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipUsing a Harm Reduction Approach to Address COVID-19 with Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Presented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW, Joanna Berton Martinez MPH, and Lisa Davis, PhD. Collaborators: Shoshanna Scholar, La Tina Jackson, Erica Shehane, David Haynik. This training provides an in-depth guide to the Harm Reduction approach, beginning with the framework of dignity of risk. There is a focus on Motivational Interviewing interventions including PACE, OARS, and Stages of Change. Practical case application is utilized to emphasize the ability to roll with resistance, often through discovery and utilization of the client’s values.
2020-05-191h 22UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSpring Forward: A Celebration of Empowerment Through Music Presented by Urban Voices' Leeav Sofer.
About Urban Voices:
Urban Voices Project creates supportive community spaces with music to bridge vulnerable individuals to a sense of purpose and improved health. UVP engages men, women and families across the greater Los Angeles area with music workshops in partnership with social, civic and healthcare organizations. Our outreach ensemble performances shift the narrative and perception of homelessness in today’s society.
2020-05-1253 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipRecognizing and Challenging Implicit BiasPresented by Domenique Harrison, MA, MPH. Recognizing and Challenging Implicit Bias is an evidence-based, educational training that includes interactive group discussions, videos, and activities. Participants will learn to define implicit bias, start to identify their own biases, mitigate the unintended effects of such biases, and distinguish its connection to racism and micro aggressions in today's society. Participants will also discern the impact of biases on cultural minority and majority groups and gain practical tools to raise their awareness of their biases.
2020-05-041h 26UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipRecovery-Oriented Care Part IIPresented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and David Haynik, LCSW. The training provides a theoretical framework of Recovery Oriented Care that is specifically targeted to the unique needs of Full Service Partnership programs. Using current literature, various models of recovery oriented care are reviewed and synthesized to provide a cohesive understanding of how recovery oriented care is applied in real-world clinical scenarios. The trainers will explain how concepts such as hope, purpose, autonomy, and connection have specific applications to serving those with serious mental illness, substance use challenges, and lacking basic needs (e.g., housing, employment). The trainers will provide research, case vi...
2020-04-302h 35UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipRecovery-Oriented Care Part IPresented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW and David Haynik, LCSW. The training provides a theoretical framework of Recovery Oriented Care that is specifically targeted to the unique needs of Full Service Partnership programs. Using current literature, various models of recovery oriented care are reviewed and synthesized to provide a cohesive understanding of how recovery oriented care is applied in real-world clinical scenarios. The trainers will explain how concepts such as hope, purpose, autonomy, and connection have specific applications to serving those with serious mental illness, substance use challenges, and lacking basic needs (e.g., housing, employment). The trainers will provide research, case vi...
2020-04-302h 34UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipContinuous Quality Improvement: Performing Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles to Improve Patient OutcomesPresented by Sarah Hunter, PhD. This presentation will provide background about and motivation for performing continuous quality improvement. A brief introduction about the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach will be given along with case examples. An opportunity to design a PDSA cycle for use in FSP settings will be given.
2020-04-271h 00UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHarm Reduction in the Context of COVID-19Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW. This presentation discusses the practice of radical acceptance, a distress tolerance and emotional regulation skill, and component of reality acceptance from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Discussion will include the application of radical acceptance in coping with uncertainty, especially as it relates to experiences that many are faced with during the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall aim of the training is to provide an approach that supports provider well-being as well as a skill that can be used and taught to clients.
2020-04-1650 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProvider Wellness and Self-Care: Imagination as a Resource in CrisisPresented by Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD. This presentation discusses the possible uses of imaginative states of mind (reverie, daydreaming, night dreaming, fantasy, imagery, etc.) in weathering crises and recovering from trauma. In particular, it discusses the role of imagination as a tool for orienting positively toward the future in ways that build vitality, courage, and community in the present.
2020-04-1451 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipUnderstanding the Stress Response by David Haynik, LCSWUnderstanding the Stress Response is a 1.5 hour course providing participants with a deeper understanding of stress and how our bodies respond. We’ll take a detailed look at a couple of those responses to explore their intent. Finally, we’ll discuss how we consciously react to stress responses and identify opportunities to lessen the negative impact.
2020-04-131h 16UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHow to Interact with People Experiencing PsychosisPresented by Julea McGhee, MD, MPH. This course gives a detailed overview of psychosis and guidance on how to interact with people experiencing psychosis.
2020-04-1351 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipSafety and Crisis Prevention Intervention and Response by La Cena L. Jones, LMFTThis training is geared toward community/public mental health staff who provide services to individuals in field-based/outpatient mental health settings. This training reviews components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices. Common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to homeless, home visits and urban crime-ridden communities are to be covered. Also included are best practices for personal space awareness, situational awareness, and exploring the different stages of a crisis, warning signs, assessment, decision making, communication, and the appropriate interventions to use during each crisis stage. Additional topics include self-care and self-monitoring strategies...
2020-04-101h 43UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProvider Wellbeing & Self-Care: Mindfulness-Based Self-RegulationPresented by Lisa Davis, PhD, LCSW. This course discusses key concepts including emotional self-regulation, behavioral regulation, and mindfulness skills; learn about mindfulness practices that support self- regulation and wellbeing; review the importance of developing a self-care action plan.
2020-04-0358 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProvider Wellbeing & Self-Care: Radical Acceptance by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSWGain a deeper understanding of radical acceptance to better manage uncertainty and other challenging experiences related to the circumstances of the Coronavirus outbreak, and apply these skills to ourselves personally and to our work serving clients. Training updated: September 2021
2020-04-0352 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDiscussion on DisregardDevin Flaherty, PhD and Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD discuss disregard in the context of different populations and how it comes to be.
2020-04-0141 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipFundamentals of PsychotherapyPresented by Bita Mesri, MA. This training will cover basic psychotherapy techniques with a focus on motivational interviewing. Bita will primarily use role-plays to practice skills (e.g., validating individual without colluding with delusion) and will also cover how to balance a non-judgmental stance of patients' current situations with the simultaneous desire to help them change in the future.
2020-04-0150 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders: Applications for Integrated TreatmentPresented by Grant Hovik, MA. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has become a mainstay of evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in addition to broad applications in mental health treatment. This interactive presentation will provide participants with a detailed overview of how to use CBT with their clients who have co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. In addition to reviewing the fundamentals of CBT for SUD, providers currently using CBT for mental health disorders will learn how to apply these skills with clients who are also using substances. Participants will learn from trainer demonstrations, role plays to practice CBT...
2020-04-011h 35UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipProviding Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessments for Latina/o PatientsPresented by Xavier Cagigas, PhD and Paola Suarez, PhD. This workshop will consist of 3 parts providing participants with an overview of the relevant issues in meeting the unique cultural and linguistic assessment needs of Latina/o patients. First, common cultural competence models will be revisited through the lens of cultural humility and the emerging structural competence framework. Participants will then be introduced to various assessment strategies that incorporate both bilingual and monolingual assessment frameworks. Finally, case examples that illustrate differential outcomes from adopting this framework will be discussed.
2020-04-011h 53UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipHoarding Disorder: Practical Interventions for Service Professionals by Danielle Schlichter, PsyDThis presentation will explore the basics of Hoarding Disorder, such as its symptoms, criteria for diagnosis, and its neurological and genetic components. We will then look at ways of assessing its severity and determining the level of insight and readiness for treatment of the client. From there we will be introduced to intervention techniques for both resistant and non-resistant clients with the goal of improving the client’s health and safety in the home.
2020-04-011h 10UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipLGBTQI+ and FSP: What Do Providers Need to Know? by Jennifer Alquijay, PsyDMany if not most LGBTQI+ youth and adults risk (or have experienced) rejection from their families, churches and spiritual communities, and even some institutions that they may choose for their secondary education. In addition, adults can often face continued discrimination in both housing and employment, health care, and blatant societal rejection, which are compounded in communities of color. This multi-level risk for rejection increases the mental health risk for suicide, substance abuse, and high risk sexual behaviors significantly. It also increases avoidance of accessing mental health resources sooner. Participants will obtain an overview of some of these disparities, explain...
2020-04-0149 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipMedical and Recreational Cannabinoid Use: Toxicity, Safety, and Efficacy by Thomas Strouse, MDPresented by Thomas Strouse, MD. Dr. Strouse will review the current status of cannabis legalization around the country and address the current science regarding the risks to individuals known to be associated with cannabis use/abuse, with an emphasis of impacts on the developing brain, intellectual and school functioning, and psychosis risk. Participants will also learn about the scientific evidence on therapeutic effects of cannabinoids and what the public health data shows in terms of motor vehicle safety, non-behavioral health effects, the impacts of cannabis legalization on opioid overdose deaths, and impacts on prescription patterns in states with cannabis...
2020-04-0142 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipChallenges in Managing Patients with PsychosisPresented by Steve Marder, MD. This presentation will provide an overview of the evidence supporting pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia and related psychotic illnesses. This will include a review of the medication options and their side effects. It will address the challenges in engaging people with these illnesses during the first years of illness including the problem of poor treatment adherence. It will focus on strategies for shaping relationships in which clinicians and patients collaborate in managing the person’s illness.
2020-04-0140 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipTrauma-Informed Care for ProvidersPresented by Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD. Dr. Ijadi-Maghsoodi reviews the principles of trauma-informed care when working with under-resourced populations.
2020-04-0127 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipDisability Reduction Through Cognitive Training & Skills Focused InterventionsPresented by Philip D. Harvey, PhD. In this presentation, participants will learn about the background on disability and its determinants in severe mental illness, the benefits of computerized cognitive training (CCT), the benefits of combined skills training and CCT, and technology-based skills training in order to reduce access limitations across healthcare systems.
2020-04-0150 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipRecovery Centered Clinical Services (RCCS): Culture as the Primary InterventionPresented by Marcelo Cavalheiro, PhD. The RCCS strives to support people in recovery from serious mental illness in two distinct but complementary ways. The Culture is focused on the recovery environment including individuals served, staff and the interpersonal relationships that create a supportive program setting. It is made up of five “awarenesses” which help cultivate an environment where recovery can grow and thrive. The Conversations are focused on the individual. It encompasses five components which focus on awakening and enlivening recovery within the individual. This presentation will focus on The Culture, but will briefly address The Conversations.
2020-04-011h 38UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCognitive Behavioral Therapy: Treating Anxiety and SuicidalityPresented by Jeanne Miranda, PhD. This training will cover the basics of CBT for anxiety disorders which includes behavioral activation, as well as cognitive strategies for controlling anxiety. Also, Dr. Miranda will review exposure for anxiety disorders and the impact of CBT on suicidality.
2020-04-0151 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipVerbal De-Escalation: How to Make It WorkPresented by Lonnie Miller. In this session, participants will learn about the 3 levels of verbal de-escalation.
2020-04-011h 14UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipTeams that Thrive: Critical IngredientsPresented by Lisa Davis, LCSW, PhD, Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth Mackey, MSW. Building teams that thrive is essential for both job satisfaction and achieving recovery-related treatment goals in community mental health. This presentation outlines five key ingredients that play a vital role in ensuring optimal team functioning. Through interactive exercises, we will demonstrate some of the common pitfalls in team processes as well as ways of promoting the five factors to build teams with shared purpose, connection and positive results.
2020-04-0135 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipCase Conferencing Best Practices and Innovative Treatment Approaches for Complex CasesPresented by Jean-Marie Alves-Bradford, MD and Michele Renfrow, PhD. This session will provide an overview of how multidisciplinary case conferencing can provide an opportunity for strategic discussions to ensure an organized approach to provision of care. Tools for implementing, enhancing and sustaining effective team-based conferences will be provided. In depth case conceptualization will be demonstrated along with innovative strength-based treatment planning.
2020-04-0134 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipMental Health Services for Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment and Co-Occurring Mental IllnessPresented by Janet Anderson Yang, PhD, ABPP. This session will briefly outline different types of cognitive impairment often found among older adults. Since mental health services for persons with “dementia” or cognitive impairment cannot be billed for, the presenter will describe Medi Cal regulations regarding billing for mental health services for persons with cognitive impairment who also have a co-occurring mental illness. Mental health interventions for these persons will also be discussed.
2020-04-0146 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipConservatorship: An OverviewPresented by Gilda Ramos, MPAThe purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of conservatorship, including differences in the referral process for each type of conservatorship, general effects conservatorship has on individuals, and advantages/disadvantages of conservatorship.
2020-04-0134 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipWhy Am I Burned Out and What Can I Do About It?Presented by Gary Morse, PhD. This session will help participants to better understand burnout among mental health professionals with a heavy emphasis on assisting each person to identify their own personal triggers and warning signs of burnout and—most importantly—to develop a personal plan to prevent or reduce burnout and improve wellness. Participants will be exposed through both didactic presentation and especially through participatory exercises to a range of possible strategies (drawing heavily from third-generation cognitive behavioral and positive psychology methods) to prevent and reduce burnout. By the end of the session, participants will have the opportunity to draf...
2020-04-011h 58UCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipValidating the Many Forms of Inner Self-DefensePresented by Fable the Poet. During this session, attendees will navigate the dramatic adolescence of an inner city teen that was molded around substance abuse, physical trauma, and how he learned how to cope with stressors using violence. You will hear about his life pre-diagnosis, post-diagnosis, and about his road to recovery along with the ways he learned to cope with stressors in a world that fails to validate the struggles of the marginalized. Fable the Poet's session is followed by his lunch time performance.
2020-04-0145 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipTranscending Principles of Street Medicine and Its Role in HealingPresented by Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C. The fundamental approach of Street Medicine is to engage people experiencing homelessness exactly where they are and on their own terms to maximally reduce or eliminate barriers to care access and follow-through. This lecture will describe the fundamental principles of street medicine and its role as an instrument of peace to an excluded population. How to maximize provider scope of practice and patient outcomes will be discussed, as well as practical approaches to care in specific disease processes.
2020-04-0143 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipIndividualized Placement and Support (IPS): A Brief OverviewPresented by Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD. This session will give an overview of the history, development, clinical principles, and research on IPS Supported Employment. It will also cover worldwide dissemination and adaptations for new populations.
2020-04-0149 minUCLA Public Mental Health PartnershipWorking with Difficult-to-Engage Clients on Skid RowPresented by Anthony Ruffin. In this session, participants will learn what does and doesn't work in high need, densely populated areas like Skid Row. Participants will also learn strategies on how to safely and successfully engage clients who are severely mentally ill and who have avoided services in the past.
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