Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Lea en español March 15, 2023Events, opportunities and resourcesThe Child and Family Behavioral Health (CFBH) unit at Oregon Health Authority (OHA) focuses on children, and young people through age 25 and their families. For youth, families and community: Discover opportunities give us your thoughts and opinions, get support, training and to connect with each another. For providers: Find trainings and opportunities to connect with other system providers and peers. In this issue ... A Time for Families As a family member, being able to talk directly to people who have the power to change policies and influence direction is important advocacy. A Time for Families is that chance: It is an open forum that has been running for over a year, giving opportunity for direct communication between parents, family members and Chelsea Holcomb, director of the CFBH. This drop-in is informal and hosted by, Chelsea Holcomb and Hilary Harrison, our System of Care policy strategist, who is also a family member. Often family peers come with family members to ensure that they feel comfortable and see a familiar face. Join us Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. Join by computer or other mobile device Join by phone: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 161 993 2307, Passcode: 676907 Please contact hilary.harrison@oha.oregon.gov if you have questions or need interpretation services. Warmline Reach Out Oregon, funded by OHA as part of Oregon Family Support Network, has a warm line at 833-732-2467, a website, a chat room for any family member needing support and a weekly virtual support group. System of Care Learning Collaborative Every second Tuesday of the month, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN), Youth Era, OHA and the System of Care Advisory Council facilitate a conversation for people involved in Oregon’s local System of Care (SOC). The SOC Learning Collaborative is an engaging space for anyone involved with SOC to openly discuss challenges, solutions, gain a deeper understanding of SOC values and build a community with folks across Oregon. Attendees are encouraged to bring their questions to the collaborative and get support from each other. OHA, Youth Era and OFSN attend as consultants and trainers to offer additional and specific support outside of the collaborative. Contact Christy Hudson at christy.j.hudson@oha.oregon.gov for more details. Advanced skills trainings, Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP)These trainings are for mental health providers serving those struggling with suicidal thoughts, ideation or behaviors. Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT) ABFT is an empirically informed family therapy model specifically designed to target family and individual processes associated with adolescent suicide and depression. - April 24-26, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Register by following this link.
These trainings can be accessed at no cost by contacting Maria Gdontakis Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org or by visiting the (AOCMHP) training web page. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor Training for Bilingual Spanish Candidates AOCMHP is hosting a MHFA instructor training, with grant funding from OHA. This train the trainer event will be held April 24-26th in Salem, Oregon. This instructor training will be in English, with opportunity for candidates to get the Spanish designation to be able to offer Spanish MHFA trainings. They are recruiting candidates that are bilingual Spanish behavioral health staff and includes peers. - Dates: April 24-26
- Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
- Location: Salem, OR; venue TBD
- Cost: Free. Hosted by AOCMHP with funding from OHA (valued at $2,500) to train 16 candidates.
This is an interest form and doesn't guarantee attendance. Seats are limited for this training. We will send a confirmation email for those approved to attend. Please ensure you can attend all dates of the training and seek supervisor approval when necessary. Candidates are required to attend all three days. There is some online self-paced pre-work required prior to attending. Once candidates successfully complete program, they will be equipped to conduct the MHFA training. If you have any questions, please email Maria Gdontakis Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org. Free Youth SAVE Community Trainings AOCMHP is offering several Youth SAVE (Suicide Assessment in Various Environments) trainings at no cost (normally a $250 value) as a part of a statewide effort to expand training capacity. These two-day virtual training sessions are held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Pacific Time (both days). These trainings are youth-provider focused suicide intervention trainings for anyone with some behavioral health experience (e.g., peers, QMHAs). The training offers 7.25 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) continuing education credits (CEUs) and they meet the Adi’s Act training requirements. Several more trainings are coming soon. If you have any question about the training, please contact Tim Glascock Statewide ASIST/Youth SAVE Coordinator at tglascock@aocmhp.org. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Trainer Learning Collaborative Every third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m., AOCMHP hosts a BIPOC Trainer Learning Collaborative. This space is dedicated to BIPOC instructors, trainers and facilitators who focus on mental health, suicide prevention, and opioid misuse. The collaborative is facilitated by Multnomah County Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Canada Taylor Parker, and African Americans Reach & Teach Health (AARTH) Lead Program Coordinator Angeilea' Yancey-Watson. Learn how to identify and decrease barriers to access to trainings and overall healthcare. The discussions focus on: - Best practices for optimizing trainings
- Networking with other BIPOC instructors/facilitator
- Increasing accessibility to relevant community-based trainings
- Other topics and discussions to support Oregon trainers
Click here to join the Zoom meeting. Contact facilitators Canada Taylor Parker at canada.taylor.parker@multco.us or Angeilea' Yancey-Watson at angeileay@aarth.org with any questions. To be added to the calendar invite, please email Maria Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy certification trainingTrauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment to help children and adolescents recover after trauma. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple and complex trauma experiences. This is a structured, short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in eight to 25 sessions with the child/youth and caregiver. Dr. Alicia Meyer, a national trainer in TF-CBT and a global trainer in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, is offering several two-day online trainings from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for clinicians to become certified. The training is free for people sponsored by OHA; for others it is $500. OHA sponsored participants can sign up under the OHA Registration section of the website (scroll to the last section of page). To qualify as an OHA sponsored participant you must work in Oregon and hold a license or certification (e.g. QMHP, LCSW, LPC, LPC-A, etc.). Upcoming training dates: For more information, including prerequisites and required reading materials, visit Dr. Meyer’s website. The prerequisite TF-CBT course costs $35, offers 11 continuing education units and must be completed prior to the two-day training. If you have any questions about the training, please contact tfcbt@aliciasplace.org. Collaborative Problem SolvingOHA funded The Child Center to help families strengthen positive relationships and build the skills needed for success at home, at school, in the community and throughout life. Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) is a philosophy based on the understanding that youth with challenging behaviors may be having delays in the development of skills in five different areas which are needed to adaptively solve problems and make decisions in their lives. CPS works to strengthen existing skills and teach them skills to do better in their environment; the philosophy is that “Kids do well if they can.” The Child Center: - Offers free CPS classes to people throughout Oregon. Sessions are once a week for eight weeks.
- Is focused on providing services to seven regions in Oregon that have limited mental health provider resources.
For more information, please visit The Child Center’s website and share widely with families and communities. Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal MeansOregon CALM (OCALM) is an Oregon-adapted curriculum of the national CALM (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) course. OCALM is a 6-hour training developed to assist health care and direct service providers in approaching lethal means counseling with an informed, collaborative, and respectful attitude. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide — and their families — to reduce access. Oregon CALM has been adapted from the National CALM curriculum to incorporate components of Addressing Firearm Safety with Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Couse for Healthcare Providers in Rural Areas and research with Oregon rural firearm owners. Oregon CALM is a suicide prevention training that is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication. After completing this course, you will: - Understand why means matter, as evidenced by local and national data and current relevant research
- Know the most effective and culturally appropriate ways to address lethal means with firearms owners
- Have increased confidence in conducting lethal means counseling related to firearms, medications, and other means with clients at risk of suicide
Audience:This training is not intended for the general public. Oregon CALM is developed to assist health care and direct service providers who work with individuals who may be at risk of suicide: - Primary care & physical health providers
- Mental and behavioral health providers
- Peer support workers
- Case managers
- Social service professionals
These trainings are being offered as part of OHA’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant from the CDC. To learn more about the Oregon CALM training, visit: http://www.aocmhp.org/oregon-calm-ocalm/ To find some current available OCALM trainings, follow this link. To learn more or to access the national CALM training, follow this link. Please contact Kris Bifulco at AOCMHP for more information at kbifulco@aocmhp.org. Question Persuade Refer (QPR):QPR Training for Trainers Virtual training Sign up Lines for Life Events | Eventbrite Contact QPR@linesforlife.org for more information. Sources of StrengthVirtual Info Sessions (Elementary and Secondary models): - April 6, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- Register by following this link.
Elementary Coaches training - April 19-20 (Centennial School District, registration coming soon)
Register for all sessions and find more information at the Sources of Strength website. Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training – wait list open:OHA and Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) is offering a training for Veterans, Military Members, Veteran Service Officers, Military family members, and Mental Health Practitioners who work with Veterans to become instructors to conduct Veteran Mental Health First Aid Courses. This course is currently full. However, if you go to the application you will be added to the waitlist and will be informed of future trainings. Overview: The instructor training is designed for Veterans and Military members to receive training to conduct Mental Health First Aid Courses. To obtain instructor certification, individuals are required to complete the 3.5-day instructor training program offered by the national authorities of Mental Health First Aid USA. Only participants who have been present for the entire 3.5-day training will be considered for certification as instructors. Individuals will receive a Mental Health First Aid Instructor Application to complete after registering. Individuals will be advised when they are approved as an Instructor Candidate. - The training is full. To join the waitlist and to hear about future trainings, fill out this registration form.
- When: Tuesday April 4 to Friday April 7
- Hours: 8 to 5 p.m. each day, ending 1 p.m. Friday
Breakfast is served at 8 a.m. and training starts at 8:30 a.m. - Where: The Graduate, 66 East 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401; Phone: 541-342-2000
- Travel and lodging: Hotel rooms are blocked at The Graduate. Hotel and travel assistance available with prior approval. Lodging is covered for Veteran Instructor Candidates (use group code AOCMHP). Please contact Maria Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org to obtain prior approval before booking, or if you have any questions.
- Cost: Free ($2,500 value). Breakfast and lunch provided. Each participant will be provided a copy of Mental Health First Aid manual and teaching materials.
- Facilitators: National Mental Health First Aid USA Facilitators.
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