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Feb. 15, 2023
Events, opportunities and resources:
A Time for Families
As a family member, being able to talk directly to people who have the power to change policies and influence direction is important advocacy. A Time for Families is that chance: It is an open forum that has been running for over a year, giving opportunity for direct communication between parents, family members and Chelsea Holcomb, director of the CFBH. This drop-in is informal and hosted by Chelsea Holcomb and Hilary Harrison, our System of Care policy strategist, who is also a family member. Often family peers come with family members to ensure that they feel comfortable and see a familiar face.
Join us Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m.
Join by computer or other mobile device
Join by phone: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 161 993 2307, Passcode: 676907
Please contact hilary.harrison@dhsoha.state.or.us you have questions or need interpretation services.
Warmline
Reach Out Oregon, funded by OHA as part of Oregon Family Support Network, has a warm line at 833-732-2467, a website, a chat room for any family member needing support and a weekly virtual support group.
System of Care Learning Collaborative
Every second Tuesday of the month, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN), Youth Era and OHA facilitates a conversation for people involved in Oregon’s local System of Care (SOC). The SOC Learning Collaborative is an engaging space for anyone involved with SOC to openly discuss challenges, solutions, gain a deeper understanding of SOC values and build a community with folks across Oregon. Attendees are encouraged to bring their questions to the collaborative and get support from each other. OHA, Youth Era and OFSN attend as consultants and trainers to offer additional and specific support outside of the collaborative.
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Meeting ID: 995 6012 8631 Passcode: 947033
Contact Christy Hudson at christy.j.hudson@dhsoha.state.or.us for more details.
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT): Overview of Behavioral Health Policy Change
On Jan. 1, coverage for Oregon Health Plan (OHP) changed; under the federal EPSDT benefit, OHA and coordinated care organizations (CCOs) must cover all medically necessary and medically appropriate services for OHP-enrolled children and youth until their 21st birthday. This means that some services for children under 21 that were historically not covered may now be covered if determined to be medically necessary and medically appropriate for the individual child.
On Feb. 15, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., OHA will be hosting a call that will provide an overview of the EPSDT policy change for OHP members, and its implications for Behavioral Health (BH) and Behavior Rehabilitation Service (BRS) providers.
Advanced skills trainings, Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP)
These trainings are for mental health providers serving those struggling with suicidal thoughts, ideation or behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training (DBT)
DBT is a highly useful treatment for multi-diagnostic individuals with problems of emotion dysregulation. Recent studies have shown that DBT skills, when provided in the context of a comprehensive DBT program, are highly effective at reducing suicidal behaviors and improving treatment outcomes.
- March 2, 3, 6, and 7; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Register by following this link.
Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
ABFT is an empirically informed family therapy model specifically designed to target family and individual processes associated with adolescent suicide and depression.
- April 24-26, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Register by following this link.
These trainings can be accessed at no cost by contacting Maria Gdontakis Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org or by visiting the (AOCMHP) training web page.
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Trainer Learning Collaborative
Every third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m., AOCMHP hosts a BIPOC Trainer Learning Collaborative. This space is dedicated to BIPOC instructors, trainers and facilitators who focus on mental health, suicide prevention, and opioid misuse. The collaborative is facilitated by Multnomah County Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Canada Taylor Parker, and African Americans Reach & Teach Health (AARTH) Lead Program Coordinator Angeilea' Yancey-Watson. Learn how to identify and decrease barriers to access to trainings and overall healthcare.
The discussions focus on:
- Best practices for optimizing trainings
- Networking with other BIPOC instructors/facilitator
- Increasing accessibility to relevant community-based trainings
- Other topics and discussions to support Oregon trainers
Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Contact facilitators Canada Taylor Parker at canada.taylor.parker@multco.us or Angeilea' Yancey-Watson at angeileay@aarth.org with any questions.
To be added to the calendar invite, please email Maria Pos at mpos@aocmhp.org.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) certification training
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment to help children and adolescents recover after trauma. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple and complex trauma experiences. This is a structured, short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in eight to 25 sessions with the child/youth and caregiver.
Dr. Alicia Meyer, a national trainer in TF-CBT and a global trainer in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, is offering several two-day online trainings from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, for clinicians to become certified in TF-CBT treatment. The training is free for people sponsored by OHA; for others it is $500.
Upcoming training dates, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day:
- March 15-16, 2023
- June 1-2, 2023
For more information, including prerequisites and required reading materials, visit Dr. Meyer’s website. The prerequisite TF-CBT course costs $35, offers 11 continuing education units and must be completed prior to the two-day training.
Collaborative Problem Solving
OHA funded The Child Center to help families strengthen positive relationships and build the skills needed for success at home, at school, in the community and throughout life.
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) is a philosophy based on the understanding that youth with challenging behaviors may be having delays in the development of skills in five different areas which are needed to adaptively solve problems and make decisions in their lives. CPS works to strengthen existing skills and teach them skills to do better in their environment; the philosophy is that “Kids do well if they can.”
The Child Center:
- Offers free CPS classes to people throughout Oregon. Sessions are once a week for eight weeks.
- Is focused on providing services to seven regions in Oregon that have limited mental health provider resources.
For more information, please visit The Child Center’s website and share widely with families and communities.
Oregon Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
Oregon CALM (OCALM) is an Oregon-adapted curriculum of the national CALM (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) course. OCALM is a 6-hour training developed to assisthealth care and direct service providers in approaching lethal means counseling with an informed, collaborative, and respectful attitude. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide — and their families — to reduce access.
Oregon CALM has been adapted from the National CALM curriculum to incorporate components of Addressing Firearm Safety with Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Couse for Healthcare Providers in Rural Areas and research with Oregon rural firearm owners. Key concepts are conveyed through Oregon-specific research, video demonstrations, and practice scenarios. Oregon CALM is a suicide prevention training that is neither anti-gun nor anti-medication. Given the focus on lethal means counseling, course content and discussions will cover these topics in depth.
After completing this course, you will
- Understand why means matter, as evidenced by local and national data and current relevant research
- Know the most effective and culturally appropriate ways to address lethal means with firearms owners
- Have increased confidence in conducting lethal means counseling related to firearms, medications, and other means with clients at risk of suicide
Audience: This training is not intended for the general public. Oregon CALM is developed to assist health care and direct service providers who work with individuals who may be at risk of suicide:
- Primary care and physical health providers
- Mental and behavioral health providers
- Peer support workers
- Case managers
- Social service professionals
These trainings are being offered as part of OHA’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant from the CDC. To learn more about the Oregon CALM training, visit: http://www.aocmhp.org/oregon-calm-ocalm/
To learn more or to access the national CALM training, follow this link.
Please contact Kris Bifulco at AOCMHP for more information at kbifulco@aocmhp.org
Question Persuade Refer (QPR):
QPR Training for Trainers
Virtual training
- Tuesday, Feb. 21, 9 to 11 a.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 23, noon to 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sign up at Lines for Life Events | Eventbrite
Contact QPR@linesforlife.org for more information.
Sources of Strength
Virtual Info Sessions (Elementary and secondary models):
- April 6, 8 to 9 a.m.
- Register by following this link.
Elementary Coaches training
- April 19-20 (Centennial School District, registration coming soon)
Training for Trainers for Middle, High, and Post-secondary School programs
- Feb. 27-March 2, in Ashland, OR
Register for all sessions and find more information at the Sources of Strength website.
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