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The Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is on HealtheKnowledge!
By partnering with this resource, we're expanding our reach and providing even more courses for healthcare and behavioral health professionals. These interactive modules cover important topics and trainings that strengthen professional and personal competencies, and are rooted in evidence-based practices. Learn more about our courses below.
COURSE: Integrated Pediatric Primary Care: A Primer Series
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This course series seeks to provide training for providers who may want to fill this practice gap by providing education on the practice of integrated behavioral health care and in advertising more intensive training and technical assistance available through the Mid-America MHTTC. These modules will discuss practical aspects of integrating into a primary care clinic, which will be relevant for behavioral health and medical/primary care providers, as well as providing guides for specific clinical presentations and how treatment can be approached in the primary care setting.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Professionals and students in psycholgy, counseling, social work, and other behavioral health professions, as well as primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants and nurses.
LENGTH (Hours): 4
MODULES:
Adolescent Depression
This 1 hour course provides an overview of adolescent depression including prevalence, risk factors, and recent trends. It then addresses screening, assessment and treatment of adolescent depression in pediatric integrated primary care.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This 1-hour module provides an overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder among children and adolescents, including diagnostic features, prevalence, and course. It addresses identification of pediatric OCD in primary care, including brief assessment strategies, and evidence-based treatment appropriate for use in integrated primary care.
The Case for Managing Pediatric Behavioral Health Concerns in Primary Care
This 1-hour course provides an overview of both pediatric primary care services and behavioral health services, and makes a case for integration in the pediatric integrated primary care setting.
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Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
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COURSE: New Employees in Mental Health Services: A Training Series
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This training series is developed in a partnership of Iowa Regional Mental Health Directors, Thresholds, Inc. and the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, to prepare the workforce to set a foundation to work with clients with serious mental illnesses. In particular, this 7-part series provides evidence-based content on Trauma Informed Care, Cultural Competency, Motivational Interviewing, De-Escalation, Self-Care, Shared Decision Making, and Recovery Oriented Care. Each training provides the learner with a foundation for effective practice and establishes a starting point for further learning.
TARGET AUDIENCE: New employees in mental health programs
LENGTH (Hours): 3.5
MODULES:
Trauma Informed Service Delivery (EBP)
This module prepares the learner to engage with clients living with mental illnesses in a trauma informed manner. Participants will learn to:
Cultural Humility and Competence (EBP)
This module prepares the learner to engage with clients living with mental illnesses in a culturally competent and humble manner. Participants will learn to:
Motivational Interviewing (EBP)
This module teaches the evidence-based practice of motivational interviewing including stage-based treatment and how to use micro-skills to respond to change or sustain talk. Participants will learn to:
Crisis Prevention & De-escalation
This module prepares the learner to effectively engage with clients who are experiencing a crisis. Participants will learn to:
Self-care
This module prepares the learner to take on the role of the helper. Participants will learn to:
Shared Decision Making
This module prepares the learner to effectively collaborate with clients on their treatment. Participants will learn to:
Recovery Oriented Care
This module teaches the learner about the foundation of recovery and their role in assisting people with mental illness in the process. Participants will learn to:
COURSE: Behavioral Health and Substance Use Awareness in the Workplace
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MODULES:
Mental Health Awareness
Mental health training in the workplace can be “culture changing”. The goal of such trainings should be to open conversations about mental health, to normalize its prevalence in the workplace; and to equip people with tools to create a safe, engaged, productive workplace. This course is designed to educate people on common mental illnesses, symptoms and behaviors associated with mental health conditions. In addition, we focus on stigma surrounding mental health and serious mental illness and how to combat it as well as how to approach people experiencing difficulty with their mental health. The aim of mental health awareness training is to help participants recognize potential signs of distress. The idea is not for them to become experts in mental health, but to identify if someone may need support, to express empathy and point the individual towards potential resources.
Overcoming Stigma
Stigma is when someone views you in a negative way because you have a distinguishing characteristic or personal trait that's thought to be, or actually is, a disadvantage (a negative stereotype). Unfortunately, negative attitudes and beliefs toward people who have a mental health condition are common. In this session we will focus on ways to overcome the stigma and the resulting barriers to getting help, as well as steps to cope with stigma.
The Recovery Model
People with mental health and substance use conditions can and do recover. In this session we will explore the recovery model and its individualized approach. We will discuss the basics of recovery—principles, philosophy, practices and how to demonstrate empathy and collaboration in building a culture that is conducive to recovery.
Mental Health Crisis and De-Escalation
This session will train employees to recognize and engage individuals with mental health conditions and substance use issues in the workplace. Being able to provide them with resources to seek care, or help fellow employees seek care is critical. In this session participants will be equipped with tools to create a safe, engaged, productive workplace.
Substance Use Awareness
Substance misuse is estimated to cost society $400 billion each year in health care costs, lost productivity, and criminal justice costs. “More than 10 million full-time workers in our nation have a substance use disorder—a leading cause of disability—and studies have demonstrated that prevention and treatment programs for employees with substance use disorders are cost effective in improving worker productivity.” In this session, participants will learn about the effects of substance misuse in the workplace, learn ways to approach a coworker or employee that is dealing with addiction and the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
Behavioral Health and Substance Use Prevention
Substance use and mental health conditions can make daily activities difficult and impair a person’s ability to work, interact with family and fulfill other major life functions. Prevention focuses on helping individuals develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to make good choices or change harmful behaviors. In this session participants will learn the importance of prevention and increase awareness of key factors that contribute to problems and crises associated with behavioral health conditions.