March 2023

Hello, March!

Here in the Midwest, we're hoping to soon welcome spring with open arms —though with our weather luck, we might have to see a few more flurries first. While Midwest weather might not be dependable, one thing you can depend upon is our robust supply of mental health resources.

This March, we're excited to present two new webinars — Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Model Overview, Evolution and What's Ahead and Screening for Autism in Pediatric Primary Care. Both of these opportunities are free, and qualify for continuing education credit.

Read on to learn more about these events, as well as other MHTTC resources.

Sincerely,

The Team at the Mid-America MHTTC

The first webinar in our Moving Towards Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Webinar Series launches soon! CCBHC Model Overview, Evolution, and What's Ahead, presented by Angela Schindler-Berg, will identify the core areas of a CCBHC, describe what makes them different from traditional delivery models, and dissect the most recent national data and outcomes. 

All webinars in the series will qualify for continuing education credit, and are free to attend. 

To learn more about the series and register for the webinar, visit the series homepage below.

Screening for Autism in Pediatric Primary Care is the latest addition to our Tele-Behavioral Health Consultation (TBHC) Primary Care Webinar Series.

This webinar, which takes place March 21, will cover the symptoms of autism in pediatric populations, as well as identify validated and reliable screening tools. It will also discuss the challenges of screening for autism, and solutions to improve screening rates.

Read the course description and objectives below:

"At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:

• Recall the red flags of autism spectrum disorder in the infant and toddler age group.
• Review DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder in the pediatric population. 
• Identify valid and reliable autism spectrum screening tools for infants, toddlers, school age and adolescent age group. 
• Discuss challenges, barriers, and potential strategies to incorporate autism spectrum disorder screening in the primary care setting. 

Presented by: Terri Matthews, PhD, APRN-NP, BCBA-D"

Continuing education credit is available! To register for this free webinar, click the link below.

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Adult Resilience Curriculum (ARC) for Health Professionals | Full series | Enduring continuing education credits available! 

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Integrated Pediatric Primary Care: A Primer Series | HealtheKnowledge modules

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Women's History Month

National Social Work Month

Nebraska Statehood Day - March 1

World Teen Mental Wellness Day - March 2

Caregiver Appreciation Day - March 3

School Social Work Week - March 5-11

Purim - March 6-7

Holi - March 8

International Women's Day - March 8

Sleep Awareness Week - March 12-18

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 20

Spring Equinox - March 20

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week - March 20-25

World Down Syndrome Day - March 21

Ramadan Begins - March 23

National Physicians Week - March 25-31

Epilepsy Awareness Day - March 26

World Autism Acceptance Week - March 27-April 2

Doctors' Day - March 30

World Bipolar Day - March 30

Transgender Day of Visibility - March 31