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Mental Health Matters Breakfast: Pathways to Resilience
The Help Group will be hosting its first annual Mental Health Matters Breakfast honoring LACDMH’s Director, Lisa Wong with the Spirit of Hope Award in observance of National Mental Health Awareness Month. With a longstanding track record of disseminating evidence-based best practices to clinicians, The Help Group’s breakfast is designed to increase awareness and communal collaboration to address some of the key issues impacting mental health in our schools and communities.
Join us for a morning of insightful presentations led by mental health experts as we delve into strategies to foster resilience in trauma-informed care; identify, assess, and respond to early warning signs of suicide risk in adolescence; and support clinicians and educators who are impacted by trauma with strategies for self-care in order to develop psychological resilience.
When: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Where: The Help Group’s Autism Center – 13164 Burbank Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA
Cost: Free
Continuing Education: 2.5 hours of continuing education programming is available for Psychologists, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs, Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Guest Check-In and Classic Breakfast Assortment
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Breakfast Program
Culturally-Responsive, Trauma-and Healing-Informed Schools
Audra Langley, PhD,
Professor, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
Endowed Director, UCLA TIES for Families
Co-Director, UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families
Adolescent Suicide Assessment and Early Steps in Prevention and Intervention
Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW,
Lead Community Mental Health Trainer, DMH + UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
A Personal Story of Resilience:
This compelling presentation highlighting The Help Group’s Full Service Partnership Program features a powerful individual and family story of resilience and hope.
Spirit of Hope Award
Presented to Lisa Wong, PsyD,
Director, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Resiliency, Secondary Trauma and the Importance of Taking Care of Ourselves
Stephen P. Hydon, EdD, MSW
Professor of Social Work Practicum Education
Director, Social Work in Schools/PPSC Programs
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Presentations will be followed by Q&A’s
Presentations
Audra Langley, Ph.D.
Presentation Description
This presentation will discuss the prevalence and impact of childhood trauma and an overview of creating culturally responsive, trauma- and healing -informed school communities. Examples from evidence-based mental health interventions in schools will be provided.
Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the ways in which trauma exposure can impact students in schools.
- Describe pillars of trauma-informed schools.
- Explain examples of evidence-based components of school-based trauma interventions.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Adolescent Suicide Assessment and Early Steps in Prevention and Intervention
Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW
Presentation Description:
Numerous studies have highlighted a concerning surge in the mental health challenges facing youth in recent years. As part of this growing concern, rates of suicide risk and completed suicides in adolescents have also increased. As of 2021, suicide was the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-14 and the third leading cause of death for youth ages 15-24 (CDC, 2021). It is vital that providers working with these age groups are equipped with tools for handling crises of this nature. This training will describe the current scope of youth suicide in the United States through statistics. Participants will review tools for identifying warning signs and risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. This training will highlight multiple age-appropriate tools for assessing suicide risk as well as ways to leverage protective factors and preventative interventions.
Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Discuss warnings signs and risk factors for youth suicide.
- Identify age-appropriate tools for assessing suicide risk in youth.
- Distinguish protective factors and age-appropriate preventative interventions for suicide risk in youth.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Resiliency, Secondary Trauma and the Importance of Taking Care of Ourselves
Stephen P. Hydon, Ed.D., MSW
Presentation Description
This presentation will explore the conditions of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and its risk factors for individuals working in schools and community mental health. It will also describe how STS can impact individuals professionally and personally across six life domains. The session will also explore concepts of resiliency and ways to mitigate the impact of STS through individual, group and organizational wellness.
Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify the risk factors and conditions of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and the professional and personal impact this condition has across seven life domains.
- Describe ways to thrive, and factors used to mitigate the impact of STS across multiple life domains of wellness.
Level of Instruction: Introductory
Speaker Bios
About Audra Langley, PhD
Audra Langley, Ph.D. is a Professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and a Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Langley is Co-Director of the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families. She is also Director of UCLA TIES for Families, an innovative interdisciplinary program for children in foster care, kinship care or adopted through foster care (ages birth to 25) and their families in Los Angeles County and was Director of Training for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network-funded Center for Resiliency, Hope and Wellness in Schools for 20 years. Dr. Langley’s body of community participatory partnered research seeks to center racial equity in increasing access to trauma- and healing informed mental health and wellbeing interventions for under-resourced and minoritized children, including those in schools and involved with the child welfare system. She is the author of 5 evidence-based interventions, including Bounce Back: Elementary School Intervention for Childhood Trauma, Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET), and the 2nd version of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS).
About Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW
Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience in the fields of mental health and education. Danielle is currently a Lead Community Mental Health Trainer with the DMH + UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership, specializing in trainings focused on supporting the mental health of children and families through direct practice and collaboration across systems. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Psychology and American Studies & Ethnicity from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Science degree in Education focusing on early childhood education from CUNY Hunter College, in addition to a Master of Social Welfare degree focusing on child and family services from UC Berkeley. She worked as an elementary school teacher with the Teach for America program in Harlem, New York and used her psychology background to support the academic and social emotional development of students. She subsequently worked as a School Social Worker and Counselor in schools in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas, using clinical interventions, case management, training, and consultation to foster resiliency and wellness in children, families, and educators. She is passionate about viewing mental health through a social justice lens and advocates for the use of trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practices.
About Stephen Hydon, EdD, MSW
Stephen Hydon, Ed.D., MSW, is a Professor of Social Work Practicum Education at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, where he serves as the Director of the School and Educational Settings specialization program. His focus areas are in child welfare, secondary traumatic stress, sports and social work and social work practice in schools. Dr. Hydon led the co-development of an on-line educator curriculum on secondary traumatic stress (statprogram.org), funded by SAMHSA. He has been a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and has trained globally on secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, educator resilience and the evidenced based intervention, Psychological First Aid: Listen, Protect, Connect, Model, and Teach. He is a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), the Trauma and Services Adaptation Center for Resiliency, Hope and Wellness in Schools, and the National Center for Diversity, Equity, and Wellness in Schools.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education
For Professionals Seeking Continuing Education Credit
According to the guidelines set forth by accrediting organizations, attendance for professionals seeking credit at this in-person event, must check-in prior to the opening breakfast program and must checkout at the conclusion of the event to track attendance. At the end of the event, all participants will be asked to provide feedback through an online evaluation. Continuing Education Certificates will be e-mailed to the registrant following the event.
PSYCHOLOGISTS
The Help Group is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Help Group maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The courses of this conference are eligible for up to 2.5 hours of live programming and 2.5 continuing education credits.
SOCIAL WORKERS & THERAPISTS
The Help Group is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. The Help Group maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. The courses of this conference meet the qualifications for 2.5 hours of live programming and 2.5 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. (Provider #64310)
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
This conference meets the qualifications for 2.5 hours of live programming and 2.5 continuing education credits for Speech-Language Pathologists as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. (Provider #PDP86).
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
The Help Group is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 2512. This Live Professional Development Activity format is offered for 2.5 hours of live programming and .25 CEUs at intermediate educational levels, in the categories of OT Foundational Knowledge.
(AOTA) to assign continuing education units for occupational therapists. The assignment of AOTA CE units does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. (Provider #6193)
CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE
The Help Group provides Certificates of Attendance at the conclusion of the day’s program for attendees.
*Breakfast welcome and Award program are not counted toward CE credit.
If you have questions about continuing education, please contact:
events@thehelpgroup.org or call (818) 779-5210.
Registration
For More Information, Please Contact:
Cindy Bassman at: events@thehelpgroup.org or (818) 779-5210
POLICIES
Accessibility: The Help Group is committed to making this event accessible to all individuals. If you anticipate needing assistance, please contact events@thehelpgroup.org, no later than Friday, April 26.
Grievances: The Help Group complies with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. To address a grievance for this program, or to view The Help Group’s grievance policy in its entirety. Please email: events@thehelpgroup.org
Financial Disclosure Statement: The Help Group is a community Mental Health Provider for Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and has received no funding for this event from LACDMH. There are no other financial relationships relevant to this event, or to the speakers of this event, to disclose.