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SUMMARY:MACMH | Breaking Barriers: Addressing Mental Health Stigma in Communities of Color
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMental health is a universal issue\, yet for many people in communities of color\, accessing mental health care remains an uphill battle. Cultural stigma\, rooted in deeply held beliefs\, historical trauma\, and the intersections of systemic racism\, shape how mental health is perceived and addressed. In this dynamic session\, we will delve into the unique challenges faced by people of color when it comes to mental health\, and explore how cultural narratives\, combined with societal discrimination\, create a complex landscape of silence and hesitation around mental health care. \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand how cultural factors in communities of color contribute to mental health stigma and impact help-seeking behavior.\nIdentify strategies for creating inclusive\, culturally competent mental health services by addressing cultural stigma\, systemic racism\, and societal distrust.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nRosilynn Morris\, MSW\, LICSW is a private practice therapist and owner of Find Your Piece\, PLLC located in Minnesota. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker\, Rosilynn wholeheartedly believes in the transformative power of therapy. Rosilynn specializes in providing culturally responsive\, social-justice oriented trauma therapy to individuals of all ages. \nRosilynn received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of St. Thomas and is a MN Board Approved Supervisor. She is certified in DC:05 and trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) from an Indigenous lens\, which integrates mind\, body\, and spirit. Rosilynn is also a vetted therapist by Foster Adopt Minnesota \nRegister Through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-breaking-barriers-addressing-mental-health-stigma-in-communities-of-color/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
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SUMMARY:MACMH | Fatphobia: The Socially Acceptable Bias
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nFatphobia\, or weight-based discrimination\, is a pervasive issue that affects many aspects of life\, from healthcare and media representation to relationships and finances. This presentation aims to explore the complexities of fatphobia\, its origins\, and the profound effects it has on individuals from youth into adulthood and society as a whole. \nWe will begin by defining fatphobia and distinguishing it from related concepts like body positivity and other biases. Fatphobia encompasses negative attitudes and discriminatory practices that marginalize people based on their body size. These can range from overt acts like derogatory comments to subtler forms\, such as biased medical treatment or harmful media portrayals. \nThe presentation will explore how fatphobia has become normalized and perpetuated in society through factors like capitalism\, media influence\, and historical contexts. We’ll also discuss its impacts on mental and physical health\, including higher rates of anxiety\, depression\, and poor healthcare outcomes. Finally\, we will share actionable steps to challenge biases and promote inclusivity\, with tools like the Health at Every Size framework to help foster empathy and support equity in our communities. \nLearning Objectives\n\nRaise awareness of the pervasiveness and normalization of fatphobia.\nExplore how stigma and bias perpetuate fatphobia and related disorders.\nUnderstand the link between fatphobia and mental health.\nProvide strategies to challenge fatphobia in personal and professional settings.\nIntroduce Health at Every Size as a framework for supporting all body types.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nNathalie\, a dedicated psychotherapist with M Health Fairview and LynLake Centers for Wellbeing\, brings compassion and expertise to her practice. With a background in trauma work\, crisis intervention\, EMDR\, and therapy\, she finds purpose in helping others heal and find peace. As a passionate public speaker\, she advocates against fatphobia\, weight bias and leverages her platform to promote inclusivity\, acceptance\, and mental well-being. Nathalie has an educational background that includes a bachelor’s degree in business and human resources\, and two master’s degrees\, one in human resources and most recently in social work. \nRegister Through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-fatphobia-the-socially-acceptable-bias/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250409T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250409T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20250324T193512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T193512Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH | Building Workforce Resilience: Reflective Practice Supervision to Enhance Organizational Health
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nReflective Practice Supervision\, delivered in individual and group formats\, has been shown to offer a critical buffer for staff of many different roles and professional backgrounds to secondary traumatic stress and other workplace stressors\, while increasing staff retention and engagement. Participants will gain concrete tools for Reflective Practice implementation and will help participants offer this powerful support within their organizations. \nReflective Practice has been found to be an effective model of supervision across many fields in health care\, law\, and mental health and behavioral health. Anyone providing supervision can benefit from this training\, and those who have advanced training in clinical supervision will benefit as well. \nRegister Through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-building-workforce-resilience-reflective-practice-supervision-to-enhance-organizational-health/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20250214T161221Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH Developmental Repair and the Intersection of Culture\, Race\, Trauma\, and Systems
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nIn order to help a young person heal from toxic stress we must hold in mind the core components of Developmental Repair (stress biology\, attachment\, family culture) while honoring the family and community’s experience of culture\, race\, and interactions with systems. In 2017\, Washburn Center and Northside Achievement Zone began formally training NAZ partners in the model bringing Dr. Anne Gearity’s concepts of joining and making sense to early childhood spaces. Each provider who uses these tools to increase emotional and behavioral regulation brings their own lived experiences to the relationship with young children and their families. When providers and caregivers are grounded in the principals of Developmental Repair and trust each other’s intentions\, we can work within and across cultures to serve the various needs of our scholars/clients. \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand how unlearning assumptions about family culture can lead to better connections.\nIdentify ways adult/provider’s lived experience impacts how they take a child’s perspective.\nLearn how the intersection of racialized trauma\, development\, family\, and system impact scholar/client well-being.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nChantell Johnson\, MSW Candidate\nCommunity Wellness Program Manager & Family Academy Facilitator\, Northside Achievement Zone \nLauren W. Nietz\, MSW\, LICSW\nDirector of the Training Institute and Clinical Development\, Washburn Center for Children \nRegister Through MACMH 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-developmental-repair-and-the-intersection-of-culture-race-trauma-and-systems/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Culture,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240730T144329Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH Empowering Refugee Youth: Harnessing Interpersonal Neurobiology to Navigate Trauma
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nInterpersonal neurobiology will be introduced as a framework by which clinicians and educators can understand how to work best with refugee youth with trauma backgrounds. The biology of trauma and relationships within the context of refugee experiences will be addressed in depth. \nThis training will address school-aged children and adolescents and is appropriate for Juvenile/Restorative Justice\,  social services professionals\, school system professionals\, and mental health professionals. \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will learn how interpersonal neurobiology conceptualizes the human experience within the context of trauma and development.\nParticipants can apply key principles of interpersonal neurobiology when working with refugee youth.\nParticipants will be able to articulate and identify interventions that promote healthy functioning in refugee youth with trauma backgrounds.\n\nAbout the Trainer\nZamzam Dini\, LAMFT is a trauma therapist and licensed associate marriage and family therapist. She is also a PhD candidate in Family Social Science\, specializing in Couple and Family Therapy at the University of Minnesota. Zamzam’s research focuses on refugee trauma and the intergenerational transmission of trauma in refugee family systems. Zamzam is also a second-generation Somali refugee. \nRegister at MACMH\nThere is 3 hours of CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-empowering-refugee-youth-harnessing-interpersonal-neurobiology-to-navigate-trauma/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240910T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240910T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240730T150023Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis training will focus on Secondary Trauma/Compassion Fatigue\, Mental Illness\, PTSD\, & Pathology of Secondary Trauma and will cover plausible interventions that can assist with lessening the distress associated with Secondary Trauma and Helper Resources. \nLearning Objectives\n\nDefine Secondary Trauma\nAssessing the severity of secondary trauma\nTreatment of secondary trauma\n\nAbout the Trainer\nMy name is Irwin Thompson\, LICSW. I am an African American Mental Health Therapist; The client population/s I serve are predominately African American Individuals and Groups. I work with Children\, Adolescents\, and Adults; and I provide culturally specific services to African American Individuals and Groups. Some of the topics I address when working with African American Individuals and Groups are: Loss of Language\, Re-connecting to an Intellectual Heritage\, Black Pain\, and De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness. \nRegister at MACMH\nThere is 2 CEHs available. \n 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-secondary-trauma-compassion-fatigue/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240619T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240619T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240502T193206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T193206Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH "What A Shame!" Using Ancient Wisdom to Increase Resiliency and Reduce Shame
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis workshop offers a comprehensive exploration of shame\, resilience\, and neurochemical responses\, providing practical tools and strategies for professionals in diverse fields. Participants will gain insights into the cultural and developmental dimensions of shame\, as well as evidence-based techniques for promoting resilience and reducing shame in various settings. Attendees will earn continuing education credits\, including cultural competency\, by actively engaging in discussions\, applying theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios\, and acquiring actionable skills to enhance their practice. \nCentral to the workshop is an exploration of the neurochemical responses associated with shame and resilience. Participants will discover how activities targeting dopamine\, serotonin\, oxytocin\, endorphins\, and cortisol can influence emotional regulation and promote resilience. By understanding these neuro-chemical pathways\, attendees will be empowered to design personalized sensory diets and interventions tailored to their own needs or the needs of those they support. \nIn addition to theoretical insights\, this workshop offers practical tools and resources for immediate application. Participants will leave equipped with quick-reference strategies for de-escalation\, calming\, and resilience-building\, as well as a deeper appreciation for the role of compassion\, connection\, and self-regulation in fostering shame-free environments. \nThis training is suited for school system professionals including social workers and counselors\, parents\, and caregivers. \nLearning Objectives\n\nKnowledge Acquisition: Participants will be able to articulate the relationship between trauma\, culture\, and shame\, as demonstrated through examples provided during the presentation.\nNeurochemical Understanding: Participants will be able to identify specific activities related to dopamine\, serotonin\, oxytocin\, endorphins\, and cortisol\, showcasing an understanding of how these neurochemicals impact emotional regulation and resilience.\nPractical Application: Participants will design their own sensory diet based on a quick screening metric provided during the session\, demonstrating the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practical interventions aimed at promoting resilience and reducing shame.\nCultural Competency and Adaptation: Participants will develop culturally and developmentally appropriate strategies for addressing shame in various environments (e.g.\, school\, home\, workplace)\, reflecting an understanding of the diverse needs and experiences of individuals from different backgrounds and demographics.\n\nAbout the Trainer\nTascha Just\, MS\, Ed.S merges 20 years of psychology expertise to foster resilience across generations. With Black\, Indigenous\, and Scandinavian heritage\, she transforms learning into multicultural opportunities of growth and understanding. A visionary at the helm of SEL Academy\, Tascha stands out as a trailblazer in the field of social-emotional learning. Through innovative training and coaching\, Tascha has shaped the minds \nof both educators and mental health professionals. Her extensive experience as a School Psychologist and Behavior Analyst further underscores her expertise in developing comprehensive programs that cater to diverse cognitive and behavioral needs. A holder of advanced degrees in School Psychology and a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice\, Tascha’s academic prowess is matched only by her commitment to fostering inclusive and supportive learning environments. Her leadership in SEL Academy is not just a role but a testament to her dedication to transforming educational and therapeutic practices for holistic development. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis training is expected to be approved for two hours of cultural competency content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-what-a-shame-using-ancient-wisdom-to-increase-resiliency-and-reduce-shame/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240607T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240607T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240502T193838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T193838Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH Chronically Online: Understanding and Supporting Youth in Today's Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nWhen young people don’t see the need to access the internet carefully\, they may experience harm or exploitation with lasting negative impacts. Presenters will discuss what youth are currently using to connect online\, the impact of youth accessing pornography\, and share tangible tips on supporting youth by engaging in open conversations about safe social media use and equip them with critical thinking skills to safely navigate the digital landscape. \nMany adults\, whether parents\, caregivers or youth service professionals\, struggle to understand how youth are currently accessing the internet and what that can all encompass. Every adult can benefit from learning more about what youth are doing online and how we can support them in making safer and healthier decisions in their online interactions. This training is suited for school system professionals\, parents\, and caregivers. \n*Content Warning: Discussions of youth accessing pornography & other adult content \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand what youth are currently using to connect online and the impact of youth accessing pornography.\nGain tangible tips on supporting youth by engaging in open conversations about safe social media use and equip them with critical thinking skills to safetly navigate the digital landscape.\n\nAbout the Trainer \nCarly Hiti is the Safe Harbor Youth Advocate at a sexual assault program in Duluth\, MN. Carly provides supportive services to youth who have experience sexual violence including childhood sexual abuse\, sex trafficking\, and sexual exploitation. She has experience working with homeless and runaway youth involved in child protection matters in a shelter setting. Carly has been a certified Sexual Assault Advocate since 2016\, is certified in providing Youth Mental Health First Aid\, and frequently collaborates with prosecution\, child protection\, law enforcement\, and juvenile corrections to connect and support youth in a variety of settings. \nRegister through MACMH\nThere is two continuing education credits provided in this training.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-chronically-online-understanding-and-supporting-youth-in-todays-digital-age/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Multidisciplinary teams
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240501
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240111T204821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T204821Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH Child & Adolescent Conference
DESCRIPTION:Conference Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health is hosting their conference this year. They welcome teachers\, therapists\, psychiatrists\, counselors\, social workers\, infant and early childhood professionals\, health care workers\, parents and all others who support children prenatal to age 24. \nFeatured Speakers\n\nBrittany Clausen – Founder & Visionary Strategist of Envision Greatness\nSue Abderholden – Executive Director of NAMI Minnesota\nPatty Wetterling – Co-founder of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center\nFarah Harris\, MA\, LCPC – Founder & CEO of WorkingWell Daily\nBrandon Jones\, MA – Executive Director of MACMH\nLiz Franklin\, MSW\, LICSM – Senior Manager of Community-Based Mental Health Services at Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)\nDr. Jazlynn Paige\, PhD\, NCSP – Founder of Paige Psychological Counseling\n\nRegister through MACMH\nEarly Bird Registration ends on March 29\, 2024\nThe Child & Adolescent conference is designed to meet continuing education requirements for many disciplines. Certificates will be provided after completing their evaluation following the conference.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-child-adolescent-conference/
LOCATION:Duluth Entertainment Convention Center\, 350 Harbor Drive\, Duluth\, MN\, 55802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240313T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240313T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240111T210456Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH DSM-5-TR Updates for Child & Adolescent Assessment: Application and Future Direction
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThis presentation will highlight DSM-5-TR changes to diagnostic criteria relevant for youth. It will consider the impact of these changes on clinical practice. It will also explore advantages and disadvantages of our existing diagnostic system and discuss the future of dimensional diagnostic approaches – including proposed evaluation methods and cultural considerations. \nThis training is for professionals in education\, mental health\, health care\, and students. \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand changes to DSM-5-TR relevant for youth.\nIdentify advantages and disadvantages of the DSM-5-TR diagnostic system.\nLocate and use various evaluation methods.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nDr. Adrienne VanZomeren\, Ph.D.\, LP\, is a clinical psychologist and owner of AVZ Psychology LLC – a private practice focused on diagnostically complex assessment\, and evidence-based psychotherapy for teens and young adults with anxiety\, depression\, obsessive-compulsive disorder\, chronic pain\, and other conditions. She also currently serves part-time as a member of the diagnostics team at Groves Learning Organization. Additionally\, she creates and delivers didactic workshops for pre-doctoral psychology interns. Formerly\, she taught undergraduate courses at the University of St. Thomas\, Century College\, and the University of Minnesota and contributed to developmental psychopathology research. She has also served as the content creator and facilitator for a local nonprofit. A former college athlete and biologist\, Dr. VanZomeren has also taught yoga and served in various roles outside of clinical psychology throughout her life. Dr. VanZomeren earned her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development and completed her clinical internship at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital. She is deeply committed to collaborative\, integrative\, and personalized clinical care as well as evidence-based assessment\, treatment\, and instruction. She views her work as an opportunity to translate information into digestible formats that can have broader impacts on collective mental health. As a first-generation college student born in Detroit\, MI\, Dr. VanZomeren is a proponent of diversity\, equity\, and inclusion in education and mental health care. \nRegister through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-dsm-5-tr-updates-for-child-adolescent-assessment-application-and-future-direction/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240305T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240305T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240111T205551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T205551Z
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SUMMARY:Healing-Centered Engagement: Compassion\, Connection\, Community\, Curiosity\, and Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a training opportunity with Dr. LaVerne Xilegg Demientieff\, LCSW\, statewide trainer\, and a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. \nThis training will introduce you to the 5C’s of Healing Centered Engagement\, which are significant beliefs and practices related to healing and wellness learned from and modeled by Alaska Native Elders. As you do good work in your life and job\, consider reflecting on how these 5C’s can impact and support relationships with colleagues\, clients\, friends\, relatives\, as well as yourself. Stress and trauma inhibit learning and move us from our thinking brain into our emotional brain\, which makes it difficult to concentrate\, remember things\, make decisions\, and connect. When we learn about how stress and trauma impact our mind and body\, we are more compassionate with ourselves and others. When we are curious about what causes pain and grief\, we can help to create a connection and ceremony for healing. Healing happens when we are fully in our bodies and in relationship with others and our community. There are strategies for success we can utilize to create a community of care and feelings of belonging\, which allow us to learn and engage together at the highest levels. \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will understand the ways in which toxic stress and unresolved trauma impact relationality and connectedness.\nParticipants will learn about and participate in strategies for creating healing-centered engagement within their work and life.\nParticipants will recognize how cultural and traditional practices can be utilized today for healing and wellness.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nDr. LaVerne Xilegg Demientieff is Deg Xit’an (Dene) and her family is originally from Holy Cross and Anvik\, Alaska. She grew up in Nenana and Anchorage and now lives in Fairbanks\, working as a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks\, Bachelor of Social Work program\, where she has taught since 2006. She is also a licensed master social worker through the State of Alaska. LaVerne is a statewide trainer on historical trauma and historical wellness\, adverse childhood experiences\, trauma-informed care\, healing-centered engagement\, and cultural strength and resilience. She is very active in learning and teaching her Deg Xinag language. She is deeply committed to exploring the connection between language & well-being and practicing compassionate\, healing-centered language learning and revitalization. \nLaVerne’s research interests include focusing on how cultural and traditional practices contribute to individual\, family\, group & community resilience\, health\, healing\, and wellness\, specifically with the Indigenous people of Alaska. She works closely with many social service agencies and Tribal organizations in Alaska to support their efforts towards healing-centered engagement within the organization as well as with their clients and communities. She works closely with Elders in research and teaching and is transformed and healed by their compassionate wisdom daily. \nTwo quotes from Elders that have inspired and ground her are: “Learning is healing” and “Take care of the old person we are going to become.” \nRegister through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/healing-centered-engagement-compassion-connection-community-curiosity-and-ceremony/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Culture,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240111T205643Z
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SUMMARY:MACMH A Personal & Professional Perspective on Transitions: Supporting Queer and Trans Youth
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training opportunity with Iggy Gehlen\, Marketing\, Communications & Development Manager at Annex Teen Clinic. \nMinnesota is portrayed as a friendly place and a refuge as legislation passed in neighboring states becomes increasingly hostile to queer and trans people. But while legal protections remain strong in Minnesota\, workplace practices\, soft skills\, and social norms still leave a lot to be desired. These gaps in care are even harder to bridge for those with less resources and autonomy\, such as young people. This session will provide concrete steps\, clear language\, and general advice you can use to make your practices\, physical space\, and policies accessible and welcoming to queer and trans community members. \nThis training will address working with clients of all ages\, primarily with a focus on teens and young adults. This training is for professionals working in education\, healthcare\, mental health services\, social services\, and family members. \nLearning Objectives\n\nTo increase understanding of the cultural and societal experiences of queer and trans people in the United States.\nTo allow opportunities to examine current perceptions\, standards\, and practices for interfacing with and caring for queer and trans youth.\nTo provide tangible actions and skills people can use to increase accessibility and cultural competency of care in organizations and systems.\n\nAbout Presenter\nIggy Gehlen (he/him) is a queer and trans man with years of experience in the fields of public health\, public policy\, and nonprofit management. His expertise lies in strategic planning\, equity and access\, marketing and communications\, and data and evaluation. He hopes to support local organizations and communities by promoting equity and access in all that we do and ensuring everyone who engages with us feels safe\, informed\, and empowered. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis webinar is expected to be approved for 1.5 hours of cultural competency content\, one hour of ethics content\, and 0.2 hours of clinical content. \n 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-a-personal-professional-perspective-on-transitions-supporting-queer-and-trans-youth/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Equity,Investigation,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240108T224732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T224732Z
UID:10000637-1707469200-1707476400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:MACMH Growing the Strengths of Youth: A Trauma-Sensitive Strength-Based Approach to Youth Development
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nToday’s youth report increasing levels of stress\, anxiety\, and depression\, leading to a crisis in well-being. Youth need opportunities to identify and develop their strengths and fill their toolboxes with skills to handle life stressors. Research has indicated that youth who can name their strengths and values and affirm their positive characteristics have reduced stress levels and an increased positive outlook on life. They can aspire to growth and well-being with positive experiences to develop these skills for resilience. In this session\, adults working with youth will learn how stress affects learning and the importance of connecting with students using positive characteristics. Participants will actively participate in activities they can take and use to teach youth the skills needed to lessen the stressors in their lives and identify their innate strengths. \nThis training will address working with clients between the ages of six-year-old to adulthood. \nLearning Objectives\n\nIdentify the three levels of stress and recognize the effects of stress on the systems of the body\nDemonstrate one or more tools used for self-regulation\nIdentify strength-based strategies to assist youth in increased well-being\n\nAbout the Presenter\nKathy Magnusson\, M.Ed.\, is the visionary founding director of Wildewood Learning\, a speaking and training company. As a respected speaker\, trainer\, and educator\, Kathy has made a global impact by working with educators and youth service professionals worldwide. Kathy holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Minnesota and is a licensed middle and high school teacher. Over the years\, she has pursued advanced training in trauma-sensitive practices\, non-violent communication\, and strengths-based education and leadership. \nAs a certified Sources of Strength trainer\, Kathy has been instrumental in promoting mental health and well-being in youth. Additionally\, she has been an approved expert trainer and course writer through Archive\, delivering training to early childhood educators and daycare professionals in northwestern Minnesota since 2020. With a career spanning over 25 years\, Kathy has dedicated herself to supporting young people and those who serve them. Her top five Strengths of Connectedness\, Input\, Learner\, Ideation\, and Arranger have driven her transformative work. One of Kathy’s primary missions is to create safe and effective learning environments that draw upon the strengths of both adults and youth. Her tailored\, trauma-informed\, strengths-based approach provides individuals with the knowledge and tools to uncover their unique brilliance. \nBeyond empowering others\, Kathy focuses on supporting education and youth service professionals in developing their own emotional intelligence and communication skills to foster positive relationships. She firmly believes that a ripple effect occurs when perceptions change\, transforming the learning experience for all involved. Kathy lives on a farm in northern Minnesota with her husband and has four young adult children. When she is not hanging out with her family or dogs\, you can find Kathy in her “calm place\,” serenely kayaking or relaxing with a good book at the family lake cabin. \nRegister through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-growing-the-strengths-of-youth-a-trauma-sensitive-strength-based-approach-to-youth-development/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240202T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20240108T225359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240108T225359Z
UID:10000628-1706864400-1706871600@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:MACMH Building Cultural Competency: Understanding & Treating Mental Health for Hmong in America
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a training opportunity with Maria Moua\, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Maria Moua Therapy LLC. \nThe Hmong are a growing population in the United States\, with approximately 90\,000 living in Minnesota. Most have immigrated since the mid-1970s from Southeast Asia to escape the effects of the Vietnam War. Historically\, the Hmong people struggle with intergenerational trauma\, poverty\, and persecution. This workshop is a comprehensive\, in-depth assessment of the Hmong American community\, their uniqueness as a culture\, their societal struggles\, and their mental health issues. Furthermore\, this course will also invite participants to become multilingual in their ability to treat patients\, as they also become more self-aware of their own cultural biases along with the biases of others. This workshop will advocate for cultural humility\, recognizing the value in each culture’s strengths\, utilizing them in the appropriate opportunities to endorse collaboration across all races\, ethnicities and nationalities. Finally\, effective and culturally competent applicational strategies will be introduced and discussed. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nTo gain an in-depth and comprehensive knowledge and awareness of the unique cultural/societal issues that the Hmong community in the United States has\, which also impacts their mental health\nTo be able to identify strengths in the Hmong community with regards to addressing mental health concerns.\nTo be able to provide effective and culturally competent strategies in helping the Hmong and their families to appropriately deal with mental health\, relational\, and societal issues.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nMaria Moua is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is also a certified perinatal/postpartum counselor. As a first-generation American born in the United States and a daughter of Hmong refugee immigrants\, she is passionate about working in the community and helping people strive and grow into their best potential. She’s been practicing in the mental health field for over 13 years\, with a foundation of her work being in intensive in-home family-systems therapy\, multisystemic therapy\, and Children’s Crisis. Maria is also the coordinator for the Hmong MFT Support Group. Maria currently runs her private practice\, Maria Moua Therapy LLC. \nRegister through MACMH0\nThis webinar is expected to be approved for four hours of cultural competency content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/macmh-building-cultural-competency-understanding-treating-mental-health-for-hmong-in-america/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Culture,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231205T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231205T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20231005T161133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T161133Z
UID:10000537-1701779400-1701786600@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Social and Emotional Development During Infancy and Childhood
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training with Julie Koritz.  This training will explore various stages of social and emotional development during infancy and toddlerhood. Examine trust vs. mistrust\, communication with the baby\, stranger anxiety\, social referencing\, bonding and attachment and peer relationships. Learn various ways to enhance infants and toddlers social and emotional development through a variety of activities. This training is open for all professionals and will address working with children ages from birth to three years old. \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to describe the importance of attachment in the early years.\nParticipants will be able to describe 3 activities to enhance social and emotional development.\nParticipants will learn the importance of “serve and return.”\n\nAbout the Trainer\nJulie Koritz is an early childhood specialist who has over 30 years of experience working with young families and children. Her work has focused on working with diverse families who have young children with multiple risk factors. She has her M.Ed in family education\, her undergraduate degree in child and family studies\, is a licensed parent educator and has her infant-early childhood mental health endorsement. Some of her experience includes facilitating parenting groups and parent-child interaction\, leading home visits\, training early childhood professionals and devising and teaching classes. \nRegister through MACMH\nThe following boards have provided CEHs approval: \n\nMN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy – LPC\, LPCC\nMN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy – LADC\nMN Board of Marriage & Family Therapy\nMN Board of Social Work\nMN Board of Psychology\n\nThe following boards do not require pre-approved CEHs. CEHs should be approved upon independent submission to your board: \n\nMN Board of Education\nMN Nursing Board\nND Board of Social Work\n\nProfessionals in other related disciplines\, as well as those working outside of Minnesota\, can submit CEH certificates to their corresponding boards for independent approval. \nA certificate of attendance will be provided to all registered training attendees. Boards may request attendance records at any time. We will track who watched the recording as a live webinar and also for those who watch the recording within 45 days of the live webinar event.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/social-and-emotional-development-during-infancy-and-childhood/
LOCATION:Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health\, 23 Empire Drive\, Suite 1000\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T163000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20231003T175855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T175855Z
UID:10000527-1700137800-1700152200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Behaviorism: Shifting the Lens When Assessing and Supporting Behaviors
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) will present a live webinar with Connie Persike\, MS\, CCC/SLP\, Speech Pathologist and Educational Consultant at Supportable Solutions. Many professionals are working tirelessly to shift the behavioral paradigm away from the traditional behavioral approach and toward what current relational and neuroscience research has taught us. When we know better\, we do better! Let’s use that information to redesign tools we frequently use in schools and community settings today – functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral intervention plans. If you are struggling with these processes and if they do not align with your current philosophy and belief system\, then this workshop is for you! Participants will get a deep dive into how to make these common processes more trauma-sensitive\, neurodiversity-affirming\, and aligned with current research. The intended audience is for administrators\, occupational therapists\, speech pathologists\, educators\, clinicians\, community support members\, parents\, schools\, psychologists\, and social workers. \nThree Learning Objectives\n\nParticipants will describe what a functional behavioral assessment is and when it is needed.\nParticipants will describe the brief history of the functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral intervention plan.\nParticipants will describe at least 5 shifts to align functional behavioral assessments and behavior support plans with current knowledge and research.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nConnie Persike is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. As founder of Supportable Solutions\, she brings 20+ years of experience in educational settings to provide insight\, guidance\, coaching\, and support to school districts\, agencies\, and families across Wisconsin — and throughout the country. Connie holds a certificate in instructional coaching\, positive education\, and applied educational neuroscience. She created an innovative process to assess behavior\, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity-affirming approach. Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities. \nRegister via MACMH\nThis training is approved for three hours of clinical content and is anticipated to be approved for one hour of ethics and three hours of cultural competency content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/beyond-behaviorism-shifting-the-lens-when-assessing-and-supporting-behaviors/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20231003T175651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T175651Z
UID:10000526-1700038800-1700049600@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Sensory Processing and Mental Health: A Trauma Informed Approach
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) presents a training opportunity with Jessica Villery\, OTS\, OTR/L\, Occupational Therapist at PrairieCare and Instructional Support Staff at University of Minnesota. This training is suited for juvenile/restorative justice professionals\, education professionals\, Health Care professionals\, and mental health professionals and will address working with children at six-years-old to adults. \nSensory Processing and Mental Health teaches participants the basics of sensory processing differences and how they impact daily functioning. These concepts will be related to various common mental health diagnoses\, life circumstances\, and impact on behavior. This presentation will promote an understanding of preventative strategies and optimize function for children with sensory processing differences and mental health challenges to create a positive and predictable environment. Participants increase their understanding of Winnie Dunn’s theory of sensory processing including eight sensory systems\, realistic interventions to promote improvement in daily functioning\, and the connection between sensory processing challenges and common mental health disorders. The information in this presentation aims to assist educators in reducing behavioral challenges rooted in sensory processing differences\, improving their ability to anticipate the needs of students before behaviors become disruptive to classroom functioning\, and build confidence in addressing sensory needs of all students. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand The Trauma-Informed Mindset and How it Relates to Sensory Processing\nExplore The 4 Sensory Processing Quadrants\nExplore The 8 Sensory Systems\nDiscover Realistic Interventions\nUnderstand Sensory Processing in Relation to Cognition\nUnderstand Sensory Processing in Relation to Common Mental Health\n\nAbout the Presenter\nJess is an occupational therapist who has worked in outpatient pediatrics\, school-based practice\, and currently in mental health\, partial hospitalization and academia. Her areas of specialty include sensory processing differences\, trauma informed care\, challenging behaviors\, mental health\, neurodivergence\, and program development. She is currently the occupational therapist at PrairieCare Mankato and provides instructional support for professional development and program development courses in the occupational therapy department at University of Minnesota on the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses. In her free time\, she enjoys crafting (quilting\, stained glass\, and crocheting)\, gardening\, spending time with her husband and pets\, and spending time with friends. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis training is approved for 2.5 hours of clinical content and is anticipated to be approved for 0.5 hours of cultural competency content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/sensory-processing-and-mental-health-a-trauma-informed-approach/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Forensic Interview,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20231003T175613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T175613Z
UID:10000525-1699533000-1699540200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Facts\, Strategies\, and Personal Insights from Youth with Lived Experience
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) presents a training opportunity with Kendra Gludt\, MPH\, Director of National Programs at Proof Alliance\, and Marissa Lang\, a Senior Program Manager at Proof Alliance and a Proof Alliance Youth Panel member. This training is suited for every profession to join and will address working with early childhood to young adults. \nThis presentation will present information on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)\, address common misunderstandings\, and offer practical strategies. Learn how prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development and how to use this information to improve outcomes for individuals with FASD. Youth with FASD will also share their personal stories and advice based on their experiences. \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand how prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development.\nAcquire strategies to help individuals with FASD.\nLearn approaches from FASD self-advocates with lived experience.\n\nAbout the Presenters\nKendra Gludt\, MPH\, is the Director of National Programs at Proof Alliance\, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and supporting all those impacted. In the 16 years that she has worked at Proof Alliance\, Kendra has worked with many partnering agencies including clinics\, treatment centers\, county systems\, and social service agencies\, helping them change their practices to recognize and respond to FASD. Kendra is currently on the faculty of the SAFEST Choice Learning Collaborative\, a HRSA-funded program that aims to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and improve outcomes for children with FASD. \nMarissa Lang has over 20 years working in the field of FASD. She began her career screening adjudicated youth for FASD through a federal grant project at Hennepin County Juvenile Corrections in Minnesota\, followed by 18 years at Proof Alliance. In her role as Senior Program Manager at Proof Alliance\, she is responsible for the development and implementation of programming for individuals with an FASD\, and their families. She is also involved in the public policy work at Proof Alliance to help create long-term systemic change. Marissa is passionate about empowering youth using a strength-based approach and providing families critical skills to support loved ones with an FASD. \nRegister through MACMH\nThere are two CEHs available for this training.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/understanding-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-facts-strategies-and-personal-insights-from-youth-with-lived-experience/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Forensic Interview,Medical,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230927T171019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T171019Z
UID:10000523-1698409800-1698417000@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Using the FRAME: A Pre-Diagnostic Lens to Help Us Better Understand Our Clients Experience
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training with Carol F. Siegel\, PhD\, LP\, a clinical psychologist. This training is best suited for mental health professionals (psychologists\, psychiatrist\, counselors\, therapists)\, social services professionals\, and students and will address working with adults\, but can be applied to working with children. \nIn the mental health field\, we are trained to think diagnostically\, inquire about symptoms\, listen carefully\, and find a diagnosis that accurately captures our client’s difficulties. This presentation will introduce a different starting point with clients\, a way to uncover factors that may be contributing to symptoms but are not necessarily indicative of mental illness. By using the FRAME\, clinicians and clients can identify these factors together\, consider their impact\, and pinpoint changes that can be made.  In this presentation\, the FRAME will be explained\, and participants will have the opportunity to observe its application as well as practice using it themselves. \nLearning Objectives\n\nLearn the definition of infant/early childhood mental health\nName at least 3 guiding principles of infant/early childhood mental health\nUnderstand the necessity of reflection in infant/early childhood work\n\nAbout the Presenter\nCarol F. Siegel\, PhD\, LP is a licensed clinical psychologist in Minneapolis\, MN and faculty member in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Master’s Program at the University of Minnesota. She sees parents and children in her private practice. Her primary clinical focus is parent psychotherapy and issues encountered by parents with complex histories\, including depression\, stress\, adoption\, foster care\, trauma\, abuse or neglect. She is a frequent presenter on issues related to infant mental health and parenting\, such as attachment\, stress and trauma\, and reflective consultation. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis webinar is approved for two hours of clinical content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/using-the-frame-a-pre-diagnostic-lens-to-help-us-better-understand-our-clients-experience/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230927T170844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170844Z
UID:10000522-1698237000-1698247800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Addressing Bullying through Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Relationship Driven Practices
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training opportunity with Deborah Cavitt\, MS\, Project Director at MACMH. This training is a great opportunity for educators\, parents/caregivers\, and other professionals working directly with children and youth (early childhood to young adulthood). \nBeing bullied significantly harms a child’s ability to flourish both in school and in the community. This presentation examines the devastating harm impacting young people who are bullied\, and offers prevention and intervention strategies to minimize bullying in schools and the community.  Feeling safe and supported in school is essential to a child’s social\, emotional\, behavioral and academic development. Bullying threatens a student’s civil rights and is often a form of discrimination based on multiple factors such as race\, national origin\, disabilities\, sexual orientation\, gender identity\, family income\, and more. Schools should use an upstream approach to prevent and reduce the incidences of bullying and have a plan in place to address bullying. Prevention practices should include weaving social emotional learning into the curriculum.  Bullying interventions must include positive behavioral expectations and restorative justice based on inclusion and respect. \nLearning Objectives\n\nTo understand the nature of bullying\, its effects on children’s mental health\, and how to prevent bullying.\nTo incorporate social emotional learning to create safe and caring school environments.\nTo actively teach kindness\, emotion regulation\, and collaborative problem solving.\nTo create a school wide plan to eliminate exclusion and build positive social networks within schools.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nDeborah Cavitt is an advocate\, trainer\, and project director for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). Cavitt gives presentations and works on projects with schools\, children\, youth\, parents and professionals to increase understanding and reduce the stigma related to mental health disorders. As a parent coach and advocate\, she helps families navigate systems on their journey of raising a child with mental health challenges. Deborah has a master’s degree in human services with specializations in mental health and substance use counseling and a bachelor’s degree in education. Before joining MACMH\, she worked as a prevention specialist and grant coordinator for a substance abuse treatment agency in Iowa City. Preceding her mental health and substance use prevention work\, she was a teacher for over twenty years\, working on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota. \nRegister through MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/addressing-bullying-through-social-emotional-learning-and-restorative-relationship-driven-practices/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230927T170613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T170613Z
UID:10000521-1697533200-1697551200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Child Psychological Maltreatment: Identification to Intervention
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training opportunity with Marla R. Brassard\, PhD\, Professor Emerita\, Columbia University and Stuart N. Hart\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus\, Indiana University-Pursude University-Indianapolis. \nChild psychological maltreatment (CPM) is the most prevalent form of abuse and neglect\, produces the longest lasting and widest array of negative developmental consequences\, receives the least adequate societal intervention across all tiers\, and is given the least attention in the education and training of those responsible for ensuring the safety\, resilience and wellbeing of children. The forms of CPM (i.e.\, terrorizing\, spurning\, isolating\, corrupting/exploiting\, emotional unresponsiveness\, and medical/mental health/educational neglect) occur as stand-alone maltreatment and also in interaction with other maltreatment types in ways that represent the proverbial “keys in the dark\,” arguing that genuine progress will not be made in reducing any violence against children without consideration of CPM. \nThe workshop will cover four main topics\n\nWhat is child psychological maltreatment (CPM)\, why is it so bad\, and when does poor parenting cross the line into CPM? Presenters will use vignettes from real CAC and child welfare cases to illustrate the difference between CPM and poor parenting and then ask participants to make their own judgements on additional cases for group discussion.\nHow to effectively intervene in the moment when you observe poor parenting that might be CPM if sufficiently chronic or severe. Regardless of whether the observed parental behavior rises to a level of reportable maltreatment there are usually things a clinician can do to intervene in the moment. A qualitative study dealing with observed worrying caregiver behavior by mandated reporters will be explored to illuminate intervention options\, the nature of observer interventions and their implications. General principles of effective observer interventions will be presented. Then 3-4 cases will be presented for discussion by audience members in terms of what they might have done or typically do to address the types of situations presented in the moment and what they have found to be effective in practice.\nWhat are the features of effective prevention and interventions programs for CPM? This topic will be presented with participant discussion of existing programs in Minnesota that have these or related features. Among the considerations will be (a) a new CPM decision-making model for child protective services which includes definition\, caregiver act and harm standards\, and (b) interventions options for primary prevention as well as risk-group\, and maltreated populations.\nHow might CPM education be effectively implemented and integrated in Minnesota child services programs and sectors? Participants will be asked to formulate plans for initial and continuing CPM education within their professional sectors and systems of child/family services.\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to describe the different types of psychological maltreatment articulated in the Guidelines for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment.\nParticipants will be able to generate and judge the applicability of a variety of possible approaches to intervention when they suspect or witness child psychological maltreatment.\nParticipants will be able to describe interventions for CPM in Minnesota applicable at levels of general population\, at-risk population and maltreated population.\nParticipants will be able to formulate plans for initial and continuing CPM education within their professional sectors and systems of child/family service\n\nPreparation\nThis program includes a 1 hour video overview on child psychological maltreatment for viewing by all participants at their convenience in the week(s) prior to a 4 hour in-person interactive workshop. \nAbout the Presenters\nMarla R. Brassard\, PhD\, is Professor Emerita in the School Psychology Program at Teachers College\, Columbia University. She is a licensed psychologist retired after 40 years as professor and director of clinical training in PhD and EDM programs in school psychology. Her current research is on a) interventions to improve professional skills in confronting poor parenting and PM in child welfare and early education settings\, b) changing social norms around parenting and CPM on the internet\, and c) discerning the unique effects of CPM relative to other forms of maltreatment. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association & Past President of the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs. She co-wrote the APSAC Guidelines for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment. \nStuart N. Hart\, PhD\, is Principal of Strategic Initiatives for the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD)\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada\, an affiliate of Royal Roads University; Professor Emeritus\, School of Education\, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; and Co-Founder and Executive Board member of the Psychological Maltreatment Alliance (www.psychologicalmaltreatment.org).  He is a licensed psychologist\, health provider status – Indiana\, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has worked in higher education\, public and private schools\, a children’s hospital\, a correctional institution\, government\, and private practice. He has been president of the International School Psychology Association\, National Association of School Psychologists (USA)\, National Committee for the Rights of the Child (USA)\, and the Indiana Psychological Association. He was a member of the NGO Advisory Committee for the UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children\, co-chaired the drafting committee for the UN’s General Comment 13\, The Right of the Child to Freedom from all forms of Violence\, and has co-chaired multiple programs for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on advancing accountability to the children’s rights. He co-directed the NCCAN/HHS project to develop operational definitions of emotional abuse\, the first international conference (1983) and the global summit (2019) on psychological maltreatment. He is on the editorial board for Child Abuse and Neglect – The International Journal; was editor and contributor to the UNESCO publication\, “Eliminating corporal punishment: The way forward to constructive child discipline” (2005); and was an editor and contributor to the International Handbook on Child Rights and School Psychology (2020). He has conducted research\, presented\, and published extensively on psychological maltreatment of children and on children’s rights. He is a Guardian ad Litem in Florida. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis training is approved for four hours of clinical content and is anticipated to be approved for four hours of supervision\, and four hours of cultural competency content. \nLunch is included
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/child-psychological-maltreatment-identification-to-intervention/
LOCATION:Washburn Center for Children & Training Institute\, 1100 Glenwood Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T153000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230627T162752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T162752Z
UID:10000471-1692189000-1692199800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Key Warning Signs of Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention Best Practices in Children & Youth
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Assiociation for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a workshop with Deborah Cavitt\, MS. \nAttendees will learn strategies\, interventions\, accommodations and modifications to help students flourish emotionally and socially in school settings and in the community. The presenter will describe signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and youth\, including developmental differences from infant and early childhood through transition age youth. Resources will be shared to help educators\, families and other professionals connect children and youth with appropriate levels of care when needed. A comprehensive school wide toolkit for prevention\, intervention and postvention of suicide will be discussed and shared with participants. \nThis workshop meets the state requirements for educator re-licensure. This workshop is for educators\, parents/caregivers\, other professionals working directly with children & youths and will address children and youths between prenatal to young adults. \nAbout the Presenter\nDeborah Cavitt is an advocate\, trainer\, and project director for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). Cavitt gives presentations and works on projects with schools\, children\, youth\, parents and professionals to increase understanding and reduce the stigma related to mental health disorders. As a parent coach and advocate\, she helps families navigate systems on their journey of raising a child with mental health challenges. Deborah has a master’s degree in human services with specializations in mental health and substance use counseling and a bachelor’s degree in education. Before joining MACMH\, she worked as a prevention specialist and grant coordinator for a substance abuse treatment agency in Iowa City. Preceding her mental health and substance use prevention work\, she was a teacher for over twenty years\, working on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota. \nRegister through MACMH\n3 CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/key-warning-signs-of-mental-illness-and-suicide-prevention-best-practices-in-children-youth/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230627T150758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T150758Z
UID:10000469-1691670600-1691677800@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Enhancing Self-Esteem in Young Children
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a in-person training opprotunity with Julie Koritz on enhaving self-esteem in young children. This training will explore self-esteem and learn how we have an impact on it\,  examine various ways to enhance and strengthen the self-worth of children and recognize tools for understanding self-concept dos and don’ts to increase children’s self-esteem. This training is for early childhood professional/educators\, education professionals\, family members\, healthcare professionals\, social services professionals\, and students\, and will address children ages between 0 to eight. \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to define self-esteem.\nParticipants will be able to identify 3 self concepts dos and don’ts.\nParticipants will be able to describe 3 ideas that they can use in their teaching.\n\nAbout the Trainer\nJulie Koritz is an early childhood specialist who has several years of experience working with young families and children. Her work has focused on working with diverse families who have young children with multiple risk factors. She has her M.Ed in family education\, her undergraduate degree in child and family studies\, is a licensed parent educator and has her infant-early childhood mental health endorsement.  Some of her experience includes facilitating parenting groups and parent-child interaction\, leading home visits\, training early childhood professionals and devising and teaching classes. \nRegister through MACMH\nOnly 40 seats are avialable. 2 CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/enhancing-self-esteem-in-young-children/
LOCATION:Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health\, 23 Empire Drive\, Suite 1000\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230627T164232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T164232Z
UID:10000472-1691152200-1691159400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Providing Mental Health Services to Sub-Saharan African Families & Refugee Families in USA
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is presenting a training with Dr. Richard Oni and Dr. Toulope Ola. \nPeople from sub-Saharan Africa throughout the world experience certain universal mental health disorders. What differs is the nature of their symptoms and the way these disorders are expressed. Providers need to see mental health disorders through the eyes of African cultural perspective. This training is for any professionals. \nLearning Objectives\n\nBe able to identify three sources of stress that many African immigrants and refugees experience that affect their mental health.\nIdentify five components of culturally responsive assessment strategies of African migrants and refugees’ mental health disorders.\nIdentify three ways in which immigration processes affect the mental health of African immigrants and refugees in the United States of America.\n\nAbout our Presenters\nDr. Richard Oni\, Director of Training & Services\, Progressive Individual Resources Inc\, received his Ph.D. in Mental Health Management from the Union Institute & University\, Cincinnati\, Ohio\, 1994. He is currently a private consultant\, and the Clinical Director and Co-founder of Progressive Individual Resources providing multicultural mental health services to families of new immigrants in the State of Minnesota. His areas of proficiencies include training\, evaluation\, assessment and public policy. Dr. Oni has developed and given numerous workshops and lectures nationally and internationally on mental health and special education. He has worked extensively to support Behavioral Aide services in Minnesota and has developed a leading training curriculum in the field. He has held numerous appointments. He was appointed by the Governor Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities from 1995 to 2001\, Member of the State of Minnesota Children’s Subcommittee\, Member of the Cultural Advisory Council on State Special Education\, Member of Minnesota Task Force on Refugees and Immigrants Issues\, and Member of the Quality Peer Review of the State of Minnesota Day Treatment Programs. Finally\, Dr. Oni has developed and presented many trainings to new African immigrant parents on Social Services/Welfare issues and corrections. Dr. Oni has been an active member of the American Correctional Association since April 1996 till date. \nTolulope Monisola Ola\, PhD\, MPH; Founder & Executive Director\, Restoration for All (REFA) Inc.\, MN\, is the Founder and Executive Director of Restoration for All Inc\, a nonprofit organization with the mission to nurture and empower individuals\, organizations\, and communities to renew\, discover and restore their culture of well-being. She is a Mental Health Practitioner\, African Storyteller\, and an advocate for cultural healing through mind\, body\, and spirit practices. She is a Co-chair for the Mental Health and Wellness Action Team of Ramsey County Public Health. She is an entrepreneur and a social researcher with several journal articles\, book chapters\, and two books to her credit and has presented extensively on the role of culture in improving mental health and well-being at local\, state\, national\, and international conferences. She has expertise in public health and rights-based responses to chronic diseases and their psychosocial impacts on immigrants and refugees from Africa. She is a public health expert with experience in empowering and mobilizing communities to bring about social change through health education\, sensitization\, and advocacy to create an environment that is physically\, socially\, and culturally inclusive. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis training is approved for 2 hours of Cultural Competence\, 2 hours of Ethics\, and is anticipated to be approved for 2 hours of Clinical Content
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/providing-mental-health-services-to-sub-saharan-african-families-refugee-families-in-usa/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Culture,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230627T150324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T150324Z
UID:10000462-1690966800-1690977600@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Adoptive Youth & Parents in Therapy: Wisdom and Skills for Respectful Practice
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a training event on adoptive youth and parents in therapy: wisdom and skills for respectful practice with Krista Nelson\, LICSW\, LMFT\, and Wenedy Baker\, Co-founder of Family Circle Counseling. \nTherapy for adoptive children and their parents is not generic. It takes specific knowledge of and sensitivity to the lived challenge of being an adopted person in Minnesota. This workshop is a three-part dialogue about what makes the adoption of mental health unique; clinical decisions in specific case examples; and what modalities to use and when. \nOur dialogue will highlight how to navigate relational expectations through developmental stages; address grief and loss that both child and adult face in forming a family; work with differences in class\, culture\, race\, and mismatch of expectations; build emotional safety; move through attachment rupture and repair; and finally when and how to “talk about” adoption and identity as youth claim their own while remaining loyal to many. \nThis training is for mental health professionals with family members\, educational and social service professionals\, and students are welcome to participate. This training will address \nLearning Objectives\n\nParticipants will be able to identify unique/specialized aspects and clinical themes of adoption-focused therapy and how to work with these.\nParticipants will understand the reasoning behind the use of various therapeutic modalities.\nParticipants will develop an understanding of the unique aspects of the use of self in adoption-specific therapy in supporting relational repair\, identity development\, cultural diversity\, trauma reprocessing\, and felt sense of safety.\n\nAbout the Presenters\nKrista Nelson\, LICSW\, LMFT has thirty years of post-master’s experience working with children and parents who are coping with attachment loss\, trauma and family changes\, especially with youth who entered a family through adoption.  She is co-founder of Family Circle Counseling in St. Paul\, MN and led the Wilder Foundation’s Attachment and Trauma Training program from 2001 to 2017.  Krista is a frequent speaker at statewide mental health conferences on issues of attachment and trauma. She continues to co-facilitate the popular MN ADOPT parent workshop Surviving and Thriving Beyond the RAD Diagnosis.  Krista is an attachment focused family therapist with advanced training in EMDR\, Theraplay and Emotion Focused Couples Counseling who loves the balance of doing therapy with playful children\, teens\, adult adoptees\, parents and couples in their quest for healing. \nWendy Baker is the co-founder of Family Circle Counseling\, in St. Paul\, MN\, a family focused group practice\, with particular dedication to adoptive and foster care families and their unique and potentially complex\, intensive therapeutic needs. Prior to her founding of Family Circle Counseling\, Wendy worked within Wilder Foundation Residential Treatment\, providing individual and family therapy and supervising direct care staff.  She is a graduate of the University of Washington’s Developmental Psychology program and received her MSW from the University of Minnesota. Wendy has over 40 years of clinical experience with children\, families and individuals of all ages. She specializes in clinical work with survivors of complex trauma healing from developmental and relational wounds such as childhood neglect\, physical & sexual abuse and attachment traumas/disruptions. She has advanced professional training in the areas of attachment; complex trauma; child development; play therapy; infant-early child therapy; expressive and family therapies. Specifically in the use of EMDR\, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy\, Theraplay\, Play Therapy\, Art Therapy\, Sandtray and Emotion Focused therapy methods. \nWendy is also a seasoned educator. She has been the lead trainer for the post-graduate certification course at the University of Minnesota (PACC) Permanency and Adoption Clinical Competency (PACC) for the past 13 years. She also provides professional supervision and consultation around adoption\, attachment and complex trauma work and conducts parent and professional training through NACAC and MACMH and in the schools on attachment; trauma; approaches for working with attachment challenged adolescents; and attachment assessment. Wendy has also conducted seminars for members of the judiciary on the impact of divorce on children and the best interests of the child in adversarial divorce/custody proceedings. She has also been an adjunct faculty member at University of St. Thomas teaching Master’s Level Graduate School courses in Clinical Social Work. \nRegister through MACMH\nThis training is approved for one hour of cultural competence and is anticipated to be approved for three hours of clinical content. \n 
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/adoptive-youth-parents-in-therapy-wisdom-and-skills-for-respectful-practice/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230522T205101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T205101Z
UID:10000447-1690459200-1690468200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Karen Culture Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a presentation presented by Clara Tunwin\, program director for Karen Organization of Minnesota’s community health and social services\, and by Hsa Hser Khum\, a community health educator. This presentation will explore the history\, background and culture of the Karen community in Minnesota\, including the refugee experience and issues and barriers related to services. General information about mental health problems and substance use among youth and adults in Minnesota will also be discussed. \nThis presentation is for mental health professionals and healthcare professionals. This training is anticipated to be approved for 1.5 hours of Cultural Competence Content. \nLearning Objectives\n\nTo become familiar with Karen people\nAwareness of barriers\nTo become familiar with resources for Karen clients\n\nRegister via MACMH
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/karen-culture-presentation/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Culture,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230522T205252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T205252Z
UID:10000448-1689856200-1689863400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Teens\, Depression & Self-Harm: What We Know and What We Can Do
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a training presented by Sam Marzouk\, PhD\, LP\, Clinical Psychologist and Owner at Promethean Psychology. Given the compelling evidence that depression prevalence rates are rising among teenagers\, there is a stronger than ever-need for public awareness and support. This training will begin by providing a closer look at the precise nature of adolescent depression\, differentiating between normal mood fluctuations and clinically significant depression among teens. Common signs across multiple domains (e.g.\, home\, school\, etc.) will also be explored and discussed. An overview will be provided of the treatment approaches for adolescent depression with the most empirical support. In line with this\, this presentation will also describe “quick tips” providers can supply to families to help alleviate symptoms\, especially while waiting for more specialized treatment. Finally\, ample time will be spent demystifying non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (e.g.\, cutting) and discussing what the research tells us is the best way for parents to respond to this frightening behavior. This training is open to all professions and addresses adolescents ages 12 – 19. \nLearning Objectives\n\nDifferentiate between normal adolescent mood fluctuations and clinically significant depression\nContrast adolescent depression with adult depression for the purpose of illuminating the unique signs and symptoms of adolescent depression\nDescribe the evidence base for current depression treatment approaches for adolescents\nDefine non-suicidal self-injuries behavior and provide strategies for providers to share with families\n\nAbout the Presenter\nDr. Sam Marzouk is a clinical child and adolescent psychologist and owner of Promethean Psychology\, a private psychology practice in the Edina\, Minnesota area. Dr. Sam sees children and adolescents of all ages for a variety of psychosocial concerns\, although he primarily specializes in working with adolescent males. In addition to his routine clinical work\, Dr. Sam regularly provides workshops\, trainings and talks to mental health professionals\, schools\, pediatricians and other pediatric medical providers on topics relevant to child and adolescent mental health. He is also a contributing author to the Minnesota Pediatrician\, a quarterly educational newsletter of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Sam has written on a variety of topics including pediatric depression\, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). \nRegister via MACMH\nThis training is anticipated to be approved for two hours of Cultural Competence Content and two hours of Clinical Content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/teens-depression-self-harm-what-we-know-and-what-we-can-do/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230428T190557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T190557Z
UID:10000444-1688115600-1688126400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nMinnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a training opportunity presented by Arielle Handevidt\, MA\, IMH-E\, Director of Early Childhood at Northside Achievement Zone and Lauren Moberg\, MA\, LMFT\, IMH-E\, Infant & Early Childhood Director at Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. \nWhen infants are born into this world\, they come with a brain that is ready to learn through relationships. For those of us that choose to work with these infants and young children\, we must understand the importance of holding a specialized set of skills to support their development through the context of relationships with their families. During this workshop\, the presenters will dive into the definition of Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)\, begin to understand how IECMH principles inform our work\, and better understand the importance of reflection in our work. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nLearn the definition of infant/early childhood mental health\nName at least 3 guiding principles of infant/early childhood mental health\nUnderstand the necessity of reflection in infant/early childhood work\n\nRegister via MACMH\nThis training is anticipated to be approved for Develop Credit and approved for 3 CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/introduction-to-infant-early-childhood-mental-health/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T143000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230428T190535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T190535Z
UID:10000435-1687437000-1687444200@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:The Shift From Control to Connection: Parental Mediation Strategies That Support Digital Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) is hosting a training presented by Erin Walsh\, CO-Founder at Spark & Stitch Institute. \nWhile dominant media narratives paint a simple equation that teens + screens = negative outcomes\, the latest data point to a much more complicated picture. Unfortunately\, this simplistic messaging too often positions parents simply as “on-off” regulators of adolescent media use and can lead to restrictive mediation strategies that backfire as children grow older. The nuances in the relationship between screen time and mental health require that helping professionals\, caring adults and caregivers increase their knowledge of these issues and build a mediation toolkit that responds to the developmental needs of adolescents as well as the complexity of the digital world that young people are growing up in. \nThis workshop will briefly review some of the key takeaways in the research about screen time and mental health and explore why restrictive mediation strategies alone are insufficient to reduce harm and strengthen resilience. Participants will be asked to connect the dots between the developmental tasks of adolescents and the digital dilemmas and opportunities they navigate daily. Time will be spent reviewing additional effective mediation strategies that center adult-child connections\, communication and compassion. Reflection prompts and Q&A will help participants make meaning of their learning. \nThis training is for everyone from all professions and will address early childhood to adolescence age. \nLearning Objectives\n\nReview key research takeaways on the relationship between screen time and adolescent mental health and wellbeing.\nExplain parental mediation strategies and their impact on exposure to risk and adolescent risk behaviors.\nIdentify strategies associated with successful parental/adult mediation that are developmentally appropriate for tweens and teens.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nErin Walsh is a parent\, speaker\, educator and writer. She has worked with communities across the country who want to better understand child and adolescent development and cut through conflicting information about kids and technology. Erin and her father\, Dr. David Walsh\, started together at the National Institute on Media and the Family before creating Spark & Stitch Institute in 2019. In addition to writing articles for several organizations including Bolster Collaborative and Psychology Today\, she co-authored the 10th Anniversary Edition of the national bestseller Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen. Her signature down-to-earth approach and sense of humor helps families and educators engage in complicated topics and leave feeling capable and motivated. She has consulted with schools\, school districts\, parent groups and other youth serving organizations throughout North America on issues related to digital media\, parenting\, and social emotional development. \nRegister via MACMH\nThis training is anticipated to be approved for 0.5 hours of Cultural Competence Content and approved for 2 CEHs.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/the-shift-from-control-to-connection-parental-mediation-strategies-that-support-digital-wellbeing/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Online Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T163000
DTSTAMP:20260615T174843
CREATED:20230207T201917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T224722Z
UID:10000406-1681389000-1681403400@minnesotachildrensalliance.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Behaviorism: Shifting the Lens When Assessing and Supporting Behaviors
DESCRIPTION:Training Overview\nThe Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) will present a live webinar with Connie Persike\, MS\, CCC/SLP\, Speech Pathologist and Educational Consultant at Supportable Solutions. Many professionals are working tirelessly to shift the behavioral paradigm away from the traditional behavioral approach and toward what current relational and neuroscience research has taught us. When we know better\, we do better! Let’s use that information to redesign tools we frequently use in schools and community settings today – functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral intervention plans. If you are struggling with these processes and if they do not align with your current philosophy and belief system\, then this workshop is for you! Participants will get a deep dive into how to make these common processes more trauma-sensitive\, neurodiversity-affirming\, and aligned with current research. The intended audience is for administrators\, occupational therapists\, speech pathologists\, educators\, clinicians\, community support members\, parents\, schools\, psychologists\, and social workers. \nThree Learning Objectives\n\nParticipants will describe what a functional behavioral assessment is and when it is needed.\nParticipants will describe the brief history of the functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral intervention plan.\nParticipants will describe at least 5 shifts to align functional behavioral assessments and behavior support plans with current knowledge and research.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nConnie Persike is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. As founder of Supportable Solutions\, she brings 20+ years of experience in educational settings to provide insight\, guidance\, coaching\, and support to school districts\, agencies\, and families across Wisconsin — and throughout the country. Connie holds a certificate in instructional coaching\, positive education\, and applied educational neuroscience. She created an innovative process to assess behavior\, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity-affirming approach. Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities. \nRegister via MACMH\n4 CEHs and includes 3 hours of clinical content.
URL:https://minnesotachildrensalliance.org/training/beyond-behavorism-shifting-the-lens-when-assessing-and-supporting-behaviors/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Children's Advocacy Centers,Mental Health,Multidisciplinary teams,Trauma-Informed Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health":MAILTO:info@macmh.org
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