DMH UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOur mission: In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Public Mental Health Partnership at UCLA aims to realize a vision for excellence in care for vulnerable populations that incorporates typically marginalized perspectives and builds capacity to foster health equity.
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Providing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessments for Latina/o Patients
April 01, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBPresented by Xavier Cagigas, PhD and Paola Suarez, PhD. This workshop will consist of 3 parts providing participants with an overview of the relevant issues in meeting the unique cultural and linguistic assessment needs of Latina/o patients. First, common cultural competence models will be revisited through the lens of cultural humility and the emerging structural competence framework. Participants will then be introduced to various assessment strategies that incorporate both bilingual and m...
Providing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessments for Latina/o Patients by Xavier Cagigas, PhD and Paola Suarez, PhD
April 01, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBThis workshop will consist of 3 parts providing participants with an overview of the relevant issues in meeting the unique cultural and linguistic assessment needs of Latina/o patients. First, common cultural competence models will be revisited through the lens of cultural humility and the emerging structural competence framework. Participants will then be introduced to various assessment strategies that incorporate both bilingual and monolingual assessment frameworks. Finally, case examples...
Hoarding Disorder: Practical Interventions for Service Professionals by Danielle Schlichter, PsyD
April 01, 2020 19:50 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBThis presentation will explore the basics of Hoarding Disorder, such as its symptoms, criteria for diagnosis, and its neurological and genetic components. We will then look at ways of assessing its severity and determining the level of insight and readiness for treatment of the client. From there we will be introduced to intervention techniques for both resistant and non-resistant clients with the goal of improving the client’s health and safety in the home.
LGBTQI+ and FSP: What Do Providers Need to Know? by Jennifer Alquijay, PsyD
April 01, 2020 18:58 - 49 minutes - 90 MBMany if not most LGBTQI+ youth and adults risk (or have experienced) rejection from their families, churches and spiritual communities, and even some institutions that they may choose for their secondary education. In addition, adults can often face continued discrimination in both housing and employment, health care, and blatant societal rejection, which are compounded in communities of color. This multi-level risk for rejection increases the mental health risk for suicide, substance abuse,...
Medical and Recreational Cannabinoid Use: Toxicity, Safety, and Efficacy by Thomas Strouse, MD
April 01, 2020 18:51 - 42 minutes - 79.8 MBPresented by Thomas Strouse, MD. Dr. Strouse will review the current status of cannabis legalization around the country and address the current science regarding the risks to individuals known to be associated with cannabis use/abuse, with an emphasis of impacts on the developing brain, intellectual and school functioning, and psychosis risk. Participants will also learn about the scientific evidence on therapeutic effects of cannabinoids and what the public health data shows in terms of mot...
Challenges in Managing Patients with Psychosis by Steve Marder, MD
April 01, 2020 18:44 - 40 minutes - 75.6 MBThis presentation will provide an overview of the evidence supporting pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia and related psychotic illnesses. This will include a review of the medication options and their side effects. It will address the challenges in engaging people with these illnesses during the first years of illness including the problem of poor treatment adherence. It will focus on strategies for shaping relationships in which clinicians and patients collaborate...
Challenges in Managing Patients with Psychosis
April 01, 2020 18:44 - 40 minutes - 75.6 MBPresented by Steve Marder, MD. This presentation will provide an overview of the evidence supporting pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia and related psychotic illnesses. This will include a review of the medication options and their side effects. It will address the challenges in engaging people with these illnesses during the first years of illness including the problem of poor treatment adherence. It will focus on strategies for shaping relationships in which clin...
Trauma-Informed Care for Providers by Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD
April 01, 2020 18:36 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBThis session will review the principles of trauma-informed care when working with under-resourced populations, and will practice applying these techniques together.
Trauma-Informed Care for Providers
April 01, 2020 18:36 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBPresented by Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD. Dr. Ijadi-Maghsoodi reviews the principles of trauma-informed care when working with under-resourced populations.
Disability Reduction Through Cognitive Training & Skills Focused Interventions
April 01, 2020 18:25 - 50 minutes - 90.4 MBPresented by Philip D. Harvey, PhD. In this presentation, participants will learn about the background on disability and its determinants in severe mental illness, the benefits of computerized cognitive training (CCT), the benefits of combined skills training and CCT, and technology-based skills training in order to reduce access limitations across healthcare systems.
Disability Reduction Through Cognitive Training & Skills Focused Interventions by Philip D. Harvey, PhD
April 01, 2020 18:25 - 50 minutes - 90.4 MBIn this presentation participants will learn about the background on disability and its determinants in severe mental illness, the benefits of computerized cognitive training (CCT), the benefits of combined skills training and CCT, and technology-based skills training in order to reduce access limitations across healthcare systems.
Moral Distress in the Daily Practices of Case Management by Paul Brodwin, PhD
April 01, 2020 18:15 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBIn this session, participants will review the recurring ethical issues faced by case managers who work with people with severe mental illness, learn the definitions of "ethical dilemma" and "moral distress," and how to distinguish between them in practice, and lastly, through interactive case studies, gain experience in recognizing and resolving ethical concerns about boundaries, equity, and the gap between personal ideals and workplace realities.
Recovery Centered Clinical Services: Culture as the Primary Intervention by Marcelo Cavalheiro, PhD
April 01, 2020 18:09 - 1 hour - 67 MBThe RCCS strives to support people in recovery from serious mental illness in two distinct but complementary ways. The Culture is focused on the recovery environment including individuals served, staff and the interpersonal relationships that create a supportive program setting. It is made up of five “awarenesses” which help cultivate an environment where recovery can grow and thrive. The Conversations are focused on the individual. It encompasses five components which focus on awakening and...
Recovery Centered Clinical Services (RCCS): Culture as the Primary Intervention
April 01, 2020 18:09 - 1 hour - 67 MBPresented by Marcelo Cavalheiro, PhD. The RCCS strives to support people in recovery from serious mental illness in two distinct but complementary ways. The Culture is focused on the recovery environment including individuals served, staff and the interpersonal relationships that create a supportive program setting. It is made up of five “awarenesses” which help cultivate an environment where recovery can grow and thrive. The Conversations are focused on the individual. It encompasses five c...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Treating Anxiety and Suicidality
April 01, 2020 17:58 - 51 minutes - 34.1 MBPresented by Jeanne Miranda, PhD. This training will cover the basics of CBT for anxiety disorders which includes behavioral activation, as well as cognitive strategies for controlling anxiety. Also, Dr. Miranda will review exposure for anxiety disorders and the impact of CBT on suicidality.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Treating Anxiety and Suicidality by Jeanne Miranda, PhD
April 01, 2020 17:58 - 51 minutes - 34.1 MBThis session will cover the basics of CBT for anxiety disorders which includes behavioral activation, as well as cognitive strategies for controlling anxiety. Finally, we will consider exposure for anxiety disorders. In addition, we will consider the impact of CBT on suicidality.
Verbal De-Escalation: How to Make It Work
April 01, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBPresented by Lonnie Miller. In this session, participants will learn about the 3 levels of verbal de-escalation.
Verbal De-Escalation: How to Make It Work by Lonnie Miller
April 01, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBIn this session, participants will learn about the 3 levels of verbal de-escalation.
Teams that Thrive: Critical Ingredients
April 01, 2020 17:39 - 35 minutes - 66.5 MBPresented by Lisa Davis, LCSW, PhD, Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth Mackey, MSW. Building teams that thrive is essential for both job satisfaction and achieving recovery-related treatment goals in community mental health. This presentation outlines five key ingredients that play a vital role in ensuring optimal team functioning. Through interactive exercises, we will demonstrate some of the common pitfalls in team processes as well as ways of promoting the five factors to build tea...
Teams that Thrive: Critical Ingredients by Lisa Davis, LCSW, PhD, Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth Mackey, MSW
April 01, 2020 17:39 - 35 minutes - 66.5 MBBuilding teams that thrive is essential for both job satisfaction and achieving recovery-related treatment goals in community mental health. This presentation outlines five key ingredients that play a vital role in ensuring optimal team functioning. Through interactive exercises, we will demonstrate some of the common pitfalls in team processes as well as ways of promoting the five factors to build teams with shared purpose, connection and positive results.
Case Conferencing Best Practices and Innovative Treatment Approaches for Complex Cases by Jean-Marie Alves-Bradford, MD and Michele Renfrow, PhD
April 01, 2020 17:32 - 34 minutes - 61.5 MBThis session will provide an overview of how multidisciplinary case conferencing can provide an opportunity for strategic discussions to ensure an organized approach to provision of care. Tools for implementing, enhancing and sustaining effective team-based conferences will be provided. In depth case conceptualization will be demonstrated along with innovative strength-based treatment planning.
Case Conferencing Best Practices and Innovative Treatment Approaches for Complex Cases
April 01, 2020 17:32 - 34 minutes - 61.5 MBPresented by Jean-Marie Alves-Bradford, MD and Michele Renfrow, PhD. This session will provide an overview of how multidisciplinary case conferencing can provide an opportunity for strategic discussions to ensure an organized approach to provision of care. Tools for implementing, enhancing and sustaining effective team-based conferences will be provided. In depth case conceptualization will be demonstrated along with innovative strength-based treatment planning.
Mental Health Services for Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment and Co-Occurring Mental Illness by Janet Anderson Yang, PhD, ABPP
March 31, 2020 23:36 - 46 minutes - 87.4 MBThis session will briefly outline different types of cognitive impairment often found among older adults. Since mental health services for persons with “dementia” or cognitive impairment cannot be billed for, the presenter will describe Medi Cal regulations regarding billing for mental health services for persons with cognitive impairment who also have a co-occurring mental illness. Mental health interventions for these persons will also be discussed.
Mental Health Services for Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment and Co-Occurring Mental Illness
March 31, 2020 23:36 - 46 minutes - 87.4 MBPresented by Janet Anderson Yang, PhD, ABPP. This session will briefly outline different types of cognitive impairment often found among older adults. Since mental health services for persons with “dementia” or cognitive impairment cannot be billed for, the presenter will describe Medi Cal regulations regarding billing for mental health services for persons with cognitive impairment who also have a co-occurring mental illness. Mental health interventions for these persons will also be discus...
Conservatorship: An Overview by Gilda Ramos, MPA
March 31, 2020 23:26 - 34 minutes - 62.9 MBThe purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of conservatorship, including differences in the referral process for each type of conservatorship, general effects conservatorship has on individuals, and advantages/disadvantages of conservatorship.
Conservatorship: An Overview
March 31, 2020 23:26 - 34 minutes - 62.9 MBPresented by Gilda Ramos, MPAThe purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of conservatorship, including differences in the referral process for each type of conservatorship, general effects conservatorship has on individuals, and advantages/disadvantages of conservatorship.
Why Am I Burned Out and What Can I Do About It? by Gary Morse, PhD
March 31, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThis session will help participants to better understand burnout among mental health professionals with a heavy emphasis on assisting each person to identify their own personal triggers and warning signs of burnout and—most importantly—to develop a personal plan to prevent or reduce burnout and improve wellness. Participants will be exposed through both didactic presentation and especially through participatory exercises to a range of possible strategies (drawing heavily from third-generatio...
Why Am I Burned Out and What Can I Do About It?
March 31, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBPresented by Gary Morse, PhD. This session will help participants to better understand burnout among mental health professionals with a heavy emphasis on assisting each person to identify their own personal triggers and warning signs of burnout and—most importantly—to develop a personal plan to prevent or reduce burnout and improve wellness. Participants will be exposed through both didactic presentation and especially through participatory exercises to a range of possible strategies (drawin...
Validating the Many Forms of Inner Self-Defense by Fable the Poet
March 31, 2020 23:13 - 45 minutes - 83.6 MBDuring this session, attendees will navigate the dramatic adolescence of an inner city teen that was molded around substance abuse, physical trauma, and how he learned how to cope with stressors using violence. You will hear about his life pre-diagnosis, post-diagnosis, and about his road to recovery along with the ways he learned to cope with stressors in a world that fails to validate the struggles of the marginalized. Fable the Poet's session is followed by his lunch time performance.
Validating the Many Forms of Inner Self-Defense
March 31, 2020 23:13 - 45 minutes - 83.6 MBPresented by Fable the Poet. During this session, attendees will navigate the dramatic adolescence of an inner city teen that was molded around substance abuse, physical trauma, and how he learned how to cope with stressors using violence. You will hear about his life pre-diagnosis, post-diagnosis, and about his road to recovery along with the ways he learned to cope with stressors in a world that fails to validate the struggles of the marginalized. Fable the Poet's session is followed by h...
Transcending Principles of Street Medicine and Its Role in Healing
March 31, 2020 23:03 - 43 minutes - 78.4 MBPresented by Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C. The fundamental approach of Street Medicine is to engage people experiencing homelessness exactly where they are and on their own terms to maximally reduce or eliminate barriers to care access and follow-through. This lecture will describe the fundamental principles of street medicine and its role as an instrument of peace to an excluded population. How to maximize provider scope of practice and patient outcomes will be discussed, as well as practical...
Transcending Principles of Street Medicine and Its Role in Healing by Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C
March 31, 2020 23:03 - 43 minutes - 78.4 MBThe fundamental approach of Street Medicine is to engage people experiencing homelessness exactly where they are and on their own terms to maximally reduce or eliminate barriers to care access and follow-through. This lecture will describe the fundamental principles of street medicine and its role as an instrument of peace to an excluded population. How to maximize provider scope of practice and patient outcomes will be discussed, as well as practical approaches to care in specific disease p...
Individualized Placement and Support (IPS): A Brief Overview
March 31, 2020 22:54 - 49 minutes - 90 MBPresented by Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD. This session will give an overview of the history, development, clinical principles, and research on IPS Supported Employment. It will also cover worldwide dissemination and adaptations for new populations.
Individualized Placement and Support (IPS): A Brief Overview by Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD
March 31, 2020 22:54 - 49 minutes - 90 MBThis session will give an overview of the history, development, clinical principles, and research on IPS Supported Employment. It will also cover worldwide dissemination and adaptations for new populations.
Working with Difficult-to-Engage Clients on Skid Row by Anthony Ruffin
March 26, 2020 18:26 - 46 minutes - 87.5 MBIn this session, participants will learn what does and doesn't work in high need, densely populated areas like Skid Row. Participants will also learn strategies on how to safely and successfully engage clients who are severely mentally ill and who have avoided services in the past.
Working with Difficult-to-Engage Clients on Skid Row
March 26, 2020 18:26 - 46 minutes - 87.5 MBPresented by Anthony Ruffin. In this session, participants will learn what does and doesn't work in high need, densely populated areas like Skid Row. Participants will also learn strategies on how to safely and successfully engage clients who are severely mentally ill and who have avoided services in the past.