Happy March! Here in Omaha, our team has finally seen some sunshine after a long wintry stretch. We're welcoming this turn of the weather as a sign that spring is indeed around the corner.

In addition to this bright news, this month we are excited to announce the launch of a huge new branch of our training and technical assistance: professional well-being. Read on for more information about this timely new programming area, as well as new well-being resources in development.

Of course, we also have several excellent webinars coming up, including:

You can learn more about these upcoming webinars using the links above and calendar information below. If you have any questions, please reply to this email.

Be well,

Join us for an informational 101 on our approach to supporting health care workers: The Adult Resilience Curriculum for Health Professionals.

To view the webinar, watch the video embedded above or click here.

A Roadmap for Rural Permanent Supportive Housing, the next webinar in our permanent supportive housing series, airs 1:30-2:30 p.m. Central Time on March 18. You can register for the webinar here.

Jennifer Lopez, a permanent supportive housing consultant with 22 years of experience in the field of affordable housing and homelessness programming, will present the webinar.

This webinar will share best practices and lessons learned about creating permanent supportive housing programs for rural communities that meet SAMSHA fidelity guidelines. The presentation covers the philosophy, funding, and solutions for program challenges and potential next steps for interested communities.

This webinar is brought to you by the Mid-America MHTTC in collaboration with the Iowa Mental Health and Disabilities Services (MHDS) regions.

To view the webinar, watch the video embedded above or click here.

Dr. Anitra Warrior is the owner of Morningstar Counseling and Consultation in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is from the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 2015 and has operated her clinic since 2012. Since receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Warrior has established four additional clinics that are now located throughout eastern Nebraska. Morningstar offers counseling on two college campuses, schools, communities and in integrated care with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. Clinic sites are based on reservations and in rural and urban settings. Dr. Warrior specializes in treating trauma in children through the utilization of evidenced based practices that have been adapted to the American Indian population. Most recently, Morningstar has become a training site for doctoral candidates with the Munroe-Meyer Institute. This track will focus on integrated care on the reservation as well as provide additional clinical training opportunities in schools, colleges, and in the tribal communities.

Kay Bond, PhD, LP, is the co-founder of Tidal Integrated Health, Inc., and co-director of Behavioral Pediatrics in Primary Care at NOVA Behavioral Healthcare Corporation in Goldsboro, N.C. Dr. Bond is passionate about providing high-quality behavioral health services to young people and their families in rural, low-income, and underserved communities. She is also an experienced behavioral health supervisor. Most recently, Dr. Bond established two pediatric integrated behavioral health clinics designed to increase children’s access to behavioral health treatment and reduce the stigma involved in participating in therapy. Dr. Bond’s clinical and research interests include sleep, elimination disorders, and disruptive behavior and noncompliance. Dr. Bond is also interested in integrating behavioral health into primary care practices and clinical supervision. She earned her Ph.D. in Pediatric School Psychology at East Carolina University in 2016, and she completed her internship and fellowship in Behavioral Pediatrics/Integrated Primary Care at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2018.

To view last month's webinar, Addressing Linguistic Diversity in Pediatric Integrated Care, watch the video embedded below or click here.

Sara Wise, PhD, PLP, is a trainer on the Mid-America MHTTC's school mental health team. Dr. Wise graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 with a PhD in school psychology and completed her internship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), where she received specialized training in integrated behavioral health care for youth and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in an acute inpatient setting. She continues her postdoctoral clinical training in this setting.

Based in Iowa City, Dr. Wise is our liaison with the Iowa school mental health community, and she conducts virtual trainings with districts across our region.

"After being in a clinical setting for the last couple of years, it’s been so nice to get the chance to work with educators again," she says. "We’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with some truly amazing teams on their efforts to support each other and the students they serve. I’m also grateful to be working with such a dedicated group of people at the Mid-America MHTTC."

At the end of a long day, Dr. Wise says that a big bear hug from her dog helps her relax. On weekends, she likes to play board games and “cook” with her 3-year-old daughter.

"This usually involves dunking some combination of fruits, dry beans/pasta, and toy dinosaurs into bowls of water and stirring vigorously with a large wooden spoon," she says.

Mid-America MHTTC | 402.552.7697 | MHTTCnetwork.org/midamerica

Not yet subscribed? Opt in to our email list.