In this illuminating session, we are honored to host Lane Krumpos, an expert from Community School Consulting, and Evelyn Clark, the dedicated NTTAC PACT lead. Together, Lane and Evelyn will guide participants through a comprehensive exploration of innovative strategies to foster mental wellness within the realms of treatment and care. Drawing upon Lane's wealth of experience and insights, attendees will gain valuable perspectives on community-driven approaches to mental health. Delve into thoughtful discussions and practical applications as our special guests share their collective expertise. This session promises to be an empowering experience, equipping you with tangible tools to enhance mental well-being within your respective domains. Join us in this collaborative endeavor to create environments that prioritize mental wellness, amplifying the impact of our collective efforts. Let's navigate the intricate landscape of mental health together, inspired by a shared commitment to … [Read more...] about Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT): Looking Beyond Therapy: Redefining Health Through Holistic Wellness
Systems Collaboration
An Ex-Corporate Professional Turned Wellness Advocate. A Lived Experience Perspective.
Nieisha Deed is a powerful emerging voice and leader in Boston's mental health and wellness space. She works fiercely to advocate for mental wellness in Boston’s Black community. She is the visionary and creator behind PureSpark, an organization committed to instilling hope for those who experienced mental disturbance by introducing traditional and nontraditional mental health therapy options. As a person living with bipolar disorder, Nieisha understands all too well how important access to holistic support services and community are to one’s mental wellness. As a Black woman, Nieisha is a community builder and disruptor in the mental health and wellness space. During this session, attendees learn from a lived experience perspective about how someone may develop a mental health disorder, and how, with proper treatment and community support, they are able to overcome. Attendees will be able to explore various treatments including, but not limited to, psychiatric inpatient, group … [Read more...] about An Ex-Corporate Professional Turned Wellness Advocate. A Lived Experience Perspective.
Family Exchange – How Centering on Equity Improves Engagement with Families
Are you a family leader with lived experience as a primary caregiver of a child, youth or young adult with mental health or substance use need who is working in a role that fosters and supports family engagement in agency practice and policy decisions? Are you interested in connecting with other family leaders working in similar roles to expand and enhance your skills and knowledge? Whether you are new to your role or you have been in the family movement for many years, the Family Exchange is a peer networking group to share experiences, innovative and effective practices, skills and knowledge, solution to barriers and challenges, and key information supporting your role as family leaders. Session Objectives:• Recognize how our assumptions about families impacts equity during the intake process• Identify how our values mold the decision-making process when engaging families• Identify how culture is central to the decision-making process in choosing to access support … [Read more...] about Family Exchange – How Centering on Equity Improves Engagement with Families
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Creating Educational Environments for Every Child
Join us as we instructionally guide participants in using the transformative power of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to surge student engagement, leading to increases in equity and inclusion for ALL. Experience SEL as the common thread that ties all the systems together within the educational model of a Multi-tiered Interconnected Systems Framework (MT-ISF) and how it allows for ALL students to receive what they need to define and reach their success. Gain immediate skills to leverage SEL as the gateway to equity and lowering disproportionate outcomes while concurrently increasing student achievement and their positive social-emotional health.Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is not one more thing on our plate, it is the plate that carries all the sustenance we need to reach and teach all students. It is an essential element within any System of Care (SOC). The MT-ISF as an SOC is foundationally rooted in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (connected Mental/Behavioral Health practices), … [Read more...] about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Creating Educational Environments for Every Child
Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) – Minding Your Business- Reaping the Rewards of Family Engagement
MINDING YOUR BUSINESS: Reaping the rewards of family engagement! While over 30 years of research cite the benefits of family engagement, providers, program staff and policymakers often describe a variety of challenges in connecting with the very people they serve. What have they got to lose? Positive outcomes from engaging families relate to far more than the child and family arenas. From early access to workforce retention, and clinical results to system stewardship, join us to explore the rewards you may be missing and ways to get the results you’re looking for! General PACT Description: The mental health system is vast, complex, and often confusing. Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) is a free monthly series where you can ask anything that’s on your mind of a mental health clinician and peer support! Whether you have a question of general nature or you work in the field, PACT is open to anyone and held on every third Thursday at 2:30-3:30 pm ET, hosted virtually by the … [Read more...] about Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) – Minding Your Business- Reaping the Rewards of Family Engagement