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Northwest MHTTC


    • Feb 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 58 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Putting It Together

    Do You See Me?: Silence vs. Voicelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 24:27


    Sherronda Jamerson joins us to discuss racial trauma and how it can compromise clinical discussions and outcomes. For more information please visit: Do You See Me?: Silence vs. Voicelessness | Recorded Webinar

    A Framework for Community Action: The Seven Vital Conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 26:33


    Chris Kelleher joins us to discuss a framework for addressing the social determinants of health, and how it can help conceptualize holistic individual and community well-being. For more information please visit: The Seven Vital Conditions for Health and Well Being: A Framework for Community Action in Skagit County | Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network

    Addressing Mental Health Needs Among Latina Immigrant Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 16:35


    Dr. India Ornelas sheds light on the Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA) program, including efforts to disseminate this culturally grounded and community-based intervention to Latinas living in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. 

    Supporting Caregivers in OUD Recovery and Promoting Prevention in Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 18:59


    Margaret Kuklinski, PhD and Jim Leighty, MSW, LICSW from the Northwest Center for Family Support (NCFS) discuss the importance of braiding recovery and treatment support for caregivers with opioid use disorder (OUD), including prevention for their children.

    Behavioral Health and Tenants' Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 16:16


    We welcome Elizabeth Powell, Kasey Burton, and Andra Kranzler from the Tenant Law Center to discuss tenant rights related to behavioral health issues.

    Healthy Teams: Dynamics and Tactics for Successful Working Groups

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 19:25


    We welcome back Dr. Kira Mauseth to hear what it means to be part of a healthy team and how we can improve the workplace without doing 'more', even under high-stress conditions.

    Disaster Behavioral Health with a Global Lens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 21:20


    Join us as we speak to Dr. Kira Mauseth about disaster behavioral health and considerations for personal and professional preparedness.

    Physical Activity to Improve Mental Health in Adolescents

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 13:18


    Hear about how 206 South co-founder Adrianna Kara was able to translate a tumultuous childhood and high ACE score into building a community center where she mentors youth, and travels the country teaching weightlifting.

    The Impact of Mental Health First Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 23:45


    Hear from Breann Vandenberg, a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor from a rural community in Oregon who works in agriculture. Breann shares her first exposure to MHFA, her experience starting MHFA in her area, how it combats stigma and why this training is so effective.

    Trauma-Informed Systems of Care: How to See Your Setting Through a Survivor's Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 19:43


    We welcome back Dr. Lonnie Nelson to discuss how to make clinical and legal environments and processes feel safer and more welcoming to individuals with a history of trauma.

    De-escalation: How to Approach Volatile Behavior in a Clinical Setting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 18:16


    We speak with Dr. Nelson about de-escalation in clinical settings using principles of rapid rapport building.

    Trauma-Informed Decision-Making for Mental Health Professionals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 14:37


    Rebekah Demirel joins us to discuss decision-making through a trauma-informed lens, as well as how we can carry this resilience into our practice as mental health professionals.  

    More than a DSM Code: Addressing Stigma Experienced by Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 21:31


    Carol Dickey joins us to discuss how the stigma attached to mental health disorders is entrenched within the child-serving systems and extends to the family members of children living with complex behavioral health challenges.

    Responding to Disasters: Principles and Considerations for Behavioral Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 19:05


    We welcome back Dr. Kira Mauseth to discuss best practices for addressing behavioral health in the context of natural and human-caused disasters as well as critical incidents. 

    The Geography of Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 17:18


    We speak with Jennifer Springsteen about grief and the importance of tending to it as mental & behavioral health professionals.

    Crisis Work: Hope (4/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 16:21


    Dr. Kira Mauseth breaks resilience down into four "ingredients" we can practically employ in our professional and personal lives. This episode focuses on the fourth ingredient: Hope.

    Crisis Work: Adaptability (3/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 19:04


    Dr. Kira Mauseth breaks resilience down into four "ingredients" we can practically employ in our professional and personal lives. This episode focuses on the third ingredient: Adaptability.

    Crisis Work: Connection (2/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 15:10


    Dr. Kira Mauseth breaks resilience down into four "ingredients" we can practically employ in our professional and personal lives. This episode focuses on the second ingredient: Connection.

    Crisis Work: Purpose (1/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 14:29


    Dr. Kira Mauseth breaks resilience down into four "ingredients" we can practically employ in our professional and personal lives. This episode focuses on the first ingredient: Purpose.

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    Suicide Prevention Efforts in Idaho

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 26:26


    Learn how healthcare clinicians in Idaho are addressing the state's high suicide rate-- the 11th highest suicide rate in the U.S in 2019-- by building resilient individuals and communities.

    Queer and Trans Youth Mental Health with Ryan Kim Tiêu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 21:07


    In this episode, we speak about queer and transgender youth mental health with Ryan Tieu, who brings their professional experience as a social worker and lived experiences as a first-generation immigrant, queer, transgender, and young person of color.

    So You Want to Be an Ally

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 22:00


    We welcome back Sherronda Jamerson to discuss the challenging and emotional question, what does it mean to be an ally?

    Resilience for In-person Crisis and First Responder Staff and Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 18:56


    In this episode, we speak with Dr. Kira Mauseth about the reality of crisis work, its emotional and physiological impacts and strategies to build resilience.

    988 and Native & Strong Lifeline

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 2:15


    We speak with Washington State Representative Tina Orwall, Lucilla Mendoza (WA Health Care Authority) and Rochelle Williams (Volunteers of America Western Washington) about the launch of the nationwide 988 crisis line launch and the Native and Strong Lifeline, which is the Nation's first crisis line dedicated to serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities and is staffed by Native crisis counselors.

    Do You See Me? Moving from Intolerance to Acceptance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 16:36


    In this episode we speak with Sherronda Jamerson about unconscious or unspoken racism and how it compromises clinical discussions and outcomes.

    When Race/Racism is the Elephant in the Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 18:33


    We speak with Sherronda Jamerson about how to have difficult conversations around race and racism in the workplace and therapy space.

    Crisis Line Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 12:51


    We speak with Dr. Kira Mauseth about workplace stress and trauma for those working on crisis lines. She also offers strategies on how to manage the impact of these on your wellbeing.

    Intersectionality of the Transitioning Veteran

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 15:06


    In this episode, we speak Ahmad Bennett, MA, MHP, LMFTA, a former US Naval Officer about veterans issues, intersections of identity, transitioning into civilian life and how we can be most effective in supporting those who have served.

    Social Justice and Inclusion in the Mental Health Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 38:40


    We talk with Dr. Akansha Vaswani-Bye and Sarah Fikre about their experiences, career paths thus far and what inspires and motivates them to keep pushing for a more equitable landscape in the mental health field. They also discuss how the track in the Mental Health Institute will help providers understand that by taking a Social Justice and Inclusion approach to mental health care, we can challenge these disparities and inequities in order to provide the most effective and culturally appropriate care for our patients. Listen to learn about the available sessions in the Social Justice and Inclusion Track, how Akansha and Sarah became involved in this work, and what their hopes are for the Mental Health Institute.

    Essentials of Care for Supporting Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 64:08


    In this extended interview, the SPIRIT Lab team at UW share their insights about workforce needs and training supports for effectively helping people living with serious mental illness.

    Opiod Overdose Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 14:19


    We speak with Alison Newman, of Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) at the University of Washington about common myths around overdose, harm reduction and what to do if you see someone experiencing an overdose.

    Talking About Equity in Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 10:09


    We speak with Ashley Stewart, PhD, MSW, LSW, about defining equity and examining actionable steps toward inclusive practices.

    Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention for Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 14:40


    In this episode, we speak with Shawna Canaga, Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Delivered Services Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN) about suicide prevention for LGBTQ people and their families.

    Truth, Trauma and Equity-Informed Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 10:23


    We speak with Ashley Stewart, MSW, PhD, LSW, about equity, intergenerational trauma, and strategies to enhance racially equitable standards of practice.

    Co-Occurring Disorders: Compassionate Care for Healing and Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 11:29


    In this episode, we speak with Elizabeth Black, MRC, LADC, about the importance of understanding how each disorder impacts the other is imperative to providing effective interventions.

    Navigating the Tough Stuff: LGBTQ Suicide Awareness for Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 10:18


    We speak with Shawna Canaga about increadsing LGBTQ youth suicide awareness from the family perspective. Offered in collaboration with Oregon Family Support Network.

    Integration of NCLAS in Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 14:01


    We speak with Suganya Sockalingam, PhD and Scott van Loo, M about the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards (NCLAS) and how they can be adapted for healthcare systems and educational systems providing school mental health.

    Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients: Incorporating Strategies to Effectively Engage Hispanic and Latinx Clients | Part 3/3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 10:01


    In this third epsiode on the topic of Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients, we discuss cultural needs and treatment adaptations that can best serve the Hispanic and Latinx populations with Michelle Evans, DSW, LCSW, CADC.

    Supervising Peer Specialists: How supervision can help peer specialists remain peer when working on clinical teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 15:00


    In this episode we speak with Patricia Deegan, PhD, discussing the unique and unduplicated contribution of peer specialists working as members of clinical teams, in particular, issues around supervision.

    Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients: Assessing the Cultural Adaptation Needs of the Organization and Clinician | Part 2/3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 9:54


    In this episode, we continue our discussion with Michelle Evans, DSW, LCSW, CADC, around cultural needs and treatment adaptations that can best serve the Hispanic and Latinx populations, with a focus on how to assess the organizational environment to identify cultural adaptation needs.

    Wisdom to Know the Difference for Supervisors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 19:15


    From a Supervisory perspective, Rebekah Demirel of Trauma Integration Programs, discusses how we can view decision-making through a trauma-informed lens and explore our own personal history, psycho-neuro patterns, and habitual thought processes to build new decision making paths and lead a team from the heart.

    Leader Kaleidoscope for Multicultural Supervisors: Supporting Our Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 11:23


    We speak with Aleks Martin, social worker and LGBTQIA2S+ activist, about how supervisors of behavioral health/mental health providers can focus on the diversity of their team through the lens of race, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, class, and other "-isms" through compassion and understanding, and challenge our socially conditioned approaches to our practices not just with our clients, but with our fellow professionals.

    Staff Kaleidoscope for Multicultural Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 12:15


    We speak with Aleks Martin, MSW, LSWAIC, SUDP, about the term 'kaleidoscope' and how it applies to being a mental health provider from their race, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, class, and other "-isms" that break the community apart.

    The Role of the Peer within a Clinical Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 12:31


    In this episode, Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph.D, speaks with Patricia Deegan, Ph.D, about the role of the Peer within a clinical team.

    Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients: Understanding the Cultural Needs of the Hispanic and Latinx Client | Part 1/3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 9:52


    In this episode, we speak with Michelle Evans, DSW, LCSW, CADC.about establishing respectful relationships with our Hispanic and Latinx clients.

    Wisdom to Know the Difference for Direct Service Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 22:31


    We talk with Rebekah Demirel of Trauma Integration Programs, how we can view decision-making through a trauma-informed lens and explore one's own personal history, psycho-neuro patterns, and habitual thought processes to build new decision making paths towards a more stable and dependable foundation of clarity and heart.

    Homelessness + Mental Health: Providers with Lived Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 14:46


    We speak with Steven Samra, MPA, Senior Associate, C4 Innovations and Will Connelly, CEO, Park Center about their lived experience of homelessness, mental health issues, the complex web of homelessness, and how that informs what they do.

    Cultural Elements of Native Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 13:14


    In this episode we speak with Raymond Daw, MA, Diné (Navajo) about the disparaties Native populations in rural areas suffer from, and cultural elements that can help improve mental health for Native people living in these rural areas.

    Disaster Behavioral Health Health Support Team to Poland for Ukraine Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 16:43


    Dr. Kira Mauseth discusses her upcoming trip to the Poland/Ukraine border to deliver train-the-trainer curriculum on disaster behavioral health response and training, and her experience in the field.

    Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care for Staff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 14:43


    We talk to Dr. Kira Mauseth about supports for behavioral healthcare providers in addressing grief, loss, and bereavement.

    Grief, Exhaustion, and Finding Vitality in Behavioral Health Care for Supervisors & Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 14:57


    We talk to Dr. Kira Mauseth about the impact of long-term, pandemic and other life stressors, and how they affect us as supervisors and leaders in the mental health field.

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