Motivational Interviewing and Matching Stages of Change | Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network

Motivational Interviewing and Matching Stages of Change | Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network

Motivational Interviewing and Matching Stages of Change – Webinar Part 1: Thursday, May 21, 2020 9:45 a.m. EDT Part 2: Thursday, May 28, 2020, 10:00 a.m. EDT Part 3: Thursday, June 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. EDT This is the first of a three-part training that will provide attendees with the foundational elements of motivational interviewing and the stages of change model, demonstration and practice of skills and strategies to implement motivational interviewing in their work, and approaches to match their interventions to their participant’s stage of change. Your one-time registration will register you for all three sessions.

Emerging Trends in Substance Use – Webinar Wednesday, May 21, 2020 12:00 p.m. EDT This two-hour webinar will review information on trends in substance use, especially in light of COVID-19. Some drug use has increased, while some has decreased. This webinar will provide information on the rise in alcohol use and methamphetamines, information on heroin use, the high rates of relapse for people in recovery, and the ways in which people in recovery are maintaining their sobriety.

Recovery in the Hispanic and Latinx Community: What is the Understanding of Recovery in the Hispanic and Latinx Community and How Can We Support It – Webinar Thursday May 21, 2020 1:00 p.m. EDT This webinar series will introduce you to recovery from a serious mental illness (SMI) and many of the evidence-based and promising practices that support recovery. This session focuses on recovery in the Hispanic and Latinx Community.

Mental Health Mutual Support Calls for Thriving at Work during COVID-19 for Mental Health Supervisors – Virtual Learning Discussions Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:00 p.m. EDT These one-hour virtual learning discussions are for mental health supervisors who want to share experiences, exchange resources, and ask and answer questions of and for each other. These calls will be facilitated by knowledgeable leaders in the field, but we also want to benefit from your experience and expertise.

Understanding Grief and Increasing Wellness: Trauma-Informed Learning for Early Childhood Educators Series – Webinar Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:00 p.m. EDT The third session in this series will focus on the grief that different traumatic experiences can trigger, including the current pandemic. By understanding that the experience of grief can be used to build resilience, this session provides participants with tools needed to build and cultivate resilience within themselves. Other topics that will be covered include: The stages of grief and variability within those stages; The developmental psychology of grief; and Strategies for building and promoting resilience practices that foster connection and wellness among children, staff, and communities.

Risk and Protective Factors in the Latinx Community – Webinar Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:00 p.m. EDT In this webinar, we will explore risks and protective factors and the impact they have on youth in our community. We will explore the intersection of these factors in the Latinx community and how we might be able to build protective factors in our homes, classrooms, programs, and local communities.

Cognitive Skills Training to Improve Quality of Life for People with Severe and Persistent Psychiatric Disorders – Webinar Thursday, May 21, 2020 3:00 p.m. EDT Cognitive impairments, like difficulty paying attention or remembering, are common among people with severe mental illnesses. The presentation will provide an update on efficacious, feasible, and scalable strategies to address cognitive health in people with psychiatric illnesses. It will focus on cognitive skills training as a recovery oriented, strengths-based behavioral intervention that empowers autonomous learning, and helps people engage with their community in ways that are personally meaningful.

Cycles of Isolation: Risk Factors of Isolation and Protective Strategies in a Socially Distant Epoch – Webinar Thursday, May 22, 2020 2:00 p.m. EDT Join us to discuss the risk factors associated with isolation, how isolation leads to the use of substances, and how that use of substances leads to further isolation. We will discuss some protective and preventive strategies we can implement when our normal modes of prevention are unavailable to us, like during the social distancing procedures of COVID-19.