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Mid-America MHTTC Newsletter |
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Greetings,
Happy New Year! Last year was a difficult one, and we hope the dawn of 2021 brings you a dash of optimism.
In our January newsletter, you will find teasers for the return of familiar series and information regarding our upcoming learning community for integrated care providers. You can also learn all about our new trainer, Marla Smith, who joined our serious mental illness program in November.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions.
Best wishes,
The Team at the Mid-America MHTTC
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UPCOMING EVENTS & TRAINING |
We hope to connect with you through one of our events! |
Well-Being Wednesdays: Connecting Meaningfully With Others
12-12:30 p.m. Jan. 13 | ONLINE
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Avenue Scholars Technical Assistance
Jan. 14 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
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Serious Mental Illness: Motivational Interviewing TA
Jan. 14 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
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Serious Mental Illness: Motivational Interviewing TA
Jan. 20 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
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Supporting School Mental Health During a Pandemic Professional Learning Community
1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 20 | ONLINE
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Family Peer Support: Being Part of the Mental Health Team
12-1 p.m. Jan. 21 | ONLINE
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Avenue Scholars Technical Assistance
Jan. 28 | ONLINE
Program Limited to Select Participants
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Coming Home to Primary Care: Pediatric Integrated Health
Building an Equitable Workforce in Pediatric Integrated Care
12-1 p.m. Jan. 29 | ONLINE
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Permanent Supportive Housing: A Monthly Series
12-1 p.m. Feb. 4 | ONLINE
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HOLIDAYS & COMMEMORATIONS |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Jan. 18 |
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Apply by Friday, Jan. 15, for integrated care peer learning community |
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This 6-month learning community will provide the opportunity for behavioral health team members in integrated pediatric primary care settings to problem-solve how to sustain integrated practices while managing the impacts of COVID-19 on children, adolescents, families, and clinical practice. The learning community will begin to meet in early 2021.
Submit your application by 5 p.m. Central Time next Friday. You may access the application here.
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Coming Home to Primary Care series returns Jan. 29 |
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In this session, speakers will describe the two-fold workforce development needs for creating mental health equity in integrated primary care: creating an equitable workforce and training for creating equitable clinical structures.
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Continuing education credits are available.
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Permanent supportive housing webinars coming soon |
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A series on the evidence-based permanent supportive housing model kicks off 12-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, with a webinar presenting barriers and solutions to housing the aging homeless population.
Permanent supportive housing offers safe and stable housing environments with voluntary and flexible supports and services to help people manage serious, chronic issues such as mental and substance use disorders, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA.
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Our first webinar will feature Dennis Culhane, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania. His presentation is entitled "The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness: Could Housing Solutions Be Funded by Avoidance of Excess Shelter, Hospital, and Nursing Home Costs?". Attendees will: |
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- Learn about the aging of the adult homeless population due to the late baby boomer cohort effect;
- Learn about the health, shelter and nursing home costs associated with elderly homelessness and projected growth in those costs out to 2030;
- Learn about the potential housing solutions that could match the needs of this population;
- Learn about the potential for cost-offsets associated with housing placement and the potential ROI of investing in housing solutions;
- Learn about the partnerships that would be required to actualize those investments.
Additional webinars are on the way. To keep up-to-date, bookmark this page. |
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ICYMI: Family Peer Support: Being Part of the Mental Health Team |
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To view the webinar, watch the video embedded above or click here.
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Marla Smith, M.S., LMHP, LMHC
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Marla Smith is a trainer for the Mid-America MHTTC's serious mental illness program. Marla earned her master's degree in youth and family services from Bellevue University and is licensed in both Nebraska and Iowa as a mental health counselor. She joined our team in November.
"I am looking forward to building lasting relationships with those within the region to help facilitate change in how we work with those in need," she says.
Prior to her role with the Mid-America MHTTC, Marla’s focus was cultivating awareness of and providing education about clients identified as having complex needs. Marla coordinated training regarding behavioral health while also providing hands on coaching to those working with persons with severe mental illness in the habilitation and waiver homes throughout the nine counties of Southwestern Iowa. Marla is also the senior C3 de-escalation instructor for Southwest Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services.
She has learned over the years that it is essential to connect with the people she serves and communicate in a respectful and trauma-informed manner to help facilitate change.
In her spare time, Marla enjoys learning new skills, spending time with her family, and expanding her culinary knowledge.
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Each newsletter we shed light on an exceptional contributor to Mid-America MHTTC's mission. |
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The Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is a SAMHSA-funded program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Mid-America MHTTC provides training in evidence-based practices to the four-state area of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. |
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