Teen Mental Health First Aid Preparation and Learning Collaborative: Apply by January 17

The Great Lakes MHTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

 

PLEASE APPLY BY JANUARY 17.

 

DESCRIPTION:

Recognizing that teens prefer to share their problems with peers, teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) teaches teens in grades 10-12 how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms mental illnesses and substance use disorders among their friends. The training gives teens the skills to have supportive conversations with their friends and get a responsible trusted adult to take over as necessary. Implementing tMHFA requires several commitments from sites before providing the curriculum to teens connected to their schools and organizations.

This learning collaborative aims to increase capacity for schools and youth-serving organizations to teach young people how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in their friends and peers. Participating in the tMHFA Preparation and Learning Collaborative offers sites technical support, strategic planning, and facilitation of conversations with stakeholders.

All high schools may submit an application.  20 people from 10 high schools (2 people per school) will be admitted.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Prepare to attend a tMHFA Instructor training being hosted in June 2022
  • Reduce barriers and increase readiness to roll out tMHFA in your high school
  • Increase capacity for schools to teach young people how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in their friends and peers

 

 

DATES:

All sessions will be held from 10:00-11:00am Central.

  • February 21, 2022
  • March 14, 2022
  • April 4, 2022
  • April 25, 2022
  • May 16, 2022
  • June 6, 2022

 

 

SPEAKER INFO:

 

Jill Kluesner

Jill Kluesner (Pronunciation: K-l-ee-s-n-er) MA, CRC (she/her/hers) is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, instructional designer, National Trainer, and public health programming consultant. She has 15+ years of experience working as a provider, advocate, educator, and published author. Jill has significant experience developing, testing and implementing new public health education initiatives. Her most recent work experience in this area includes designing teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) in-person, hybrid, and virtual curricula alongside Mental Health First Aid USA. Additionally, Jill co-created processes and materials for the virtual and in-person train-the-trainer for teen Mental Health First Aid. In the state of Iowa, she is revered as a leader in community mental health education, as evidenced by creating the path for increasing statewide mental health literacy efforts, providing 200+ Mental Health First Aid courses. Partnering with the University of Iowa, Jill has been an integral part of the redesign of the statewide Peer Support Specialist and Family Peer Support Specialist training curricula. In addition to curriculum development and redesign, Jill provides training program evaluations to monitor and ensure quality programming and fidelity.

 

 

Soumya Palreddy

Soumya (pronunciation: SOH-myuh) Palreddy, PhD, is an anti-bias anti-racism educator in progress, National Trainer, and licensed psychologist. Bringing warmth, creativity, and energy, she provides training in cultivating and centering equity within schools and organizations. Additionally, Soumya is a National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid (teen, youth, adult), a medical consultant for Social Security Administration, and a curriculum developer for nationally recognized mental health public education programs and train- the-trainers. As a National Trainer, Soumya has trained thousands of MHFA Instructors and First Aiders over the last 6 years and currently provides consultation and mentoring to MHFA Instructors in a variety of settings. Previously, Soumya served as an Associate Director at University Health Services at University of Wisconsin–Madison, sitting on the leadership team for the mental health division.

Starts: Jan. 17, 2022 12:01 am
Ends: Jan. 17, 2022 11:59 pm
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