Category Archives: Training

100 JUHS District Students Get Trained on Youth Mental Health First Aid

Posted on by

Through an ongoing partnership with Jefferson Union High School District, a total of 100 student peers have been trained from three high schools in the district, including Westmoor High School, Jefferson High School and Terra Nova High School.

YMHFA 1

Through collaboration with school counselors and peer resource teachers, Behavioral Health And Recovery Services (BHRS), Office of Diversity and Equity, was able to train students on how to identify the unique warning signs and risk factors of a mental health challenge in a young person and discuss how to help a peer when in distress. Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) instructors were able to adapt the YMHFA curriculum to fit the needs of students and incorporated activities regarding healthy coping skills and self-care.

YMHFA 2

1 in 5 youth will experience a mental health challenge in their lifetime. YMHFA is an 8-hour public education training program designed for any adult or student peer working with or assisting young people, ages 12-24. In 2013, San Mateo County BHRS, Office of Diversity and Equity, partnered with the County Office of Education to begin offering this training to all schools throughout the county. Classroom teachers, school site administrators, school office personnel, coaches, bus drivers, afterschool providers, parents, teacher’s aides, school health aides, yard duty staff, crossing guards, peers and other school personnel are strongly encouraged to become Youth Mental Health First Aiders.

YMHFA 3

For more information about YMHFA, visit http://smchealth.org/bhrs/ode/CommunityEd#YMHFA or contact Natalie Andrade at nandrade@smcgov.org or 650-372-8548.

 

 

BHRS Training Update

Posted on by

This BHRS training update provides information on upcoming BHRS trainings, updates on the rescheduling of WRAP and ASIST, DSM 5 training follow-up, reminder to pre-register for all BHRS trainings, reminder to complete spirituality survey, and information about outside trainings.

UPCOMING BHRS TRAININGS

2-23-16: SMMC Grand Rounds–Bridging Spirituality Within Clinical Practice Panel Discussion.  This training is sponsored by the BHRS Spirituality Initiative (12:15pm-1:30pm in Room 100, 225 37th Avenue, San Mateo)

2-25-16: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Training (registration is full)

2-25-16 and 2-26-16: ASAM training (application period has ended)

3-3-16: Native American Mental Health Training (register on LMS www.smcgov.org/lms or contact kwestrick@smcgov.org  if you do not have an LMS account)

Read more

Feb 23 BHRS Grand Rounds: Bridging Spirituality within Clinical Practice – Panel Discussion

Posted on by

Panelists:

  • William S. Kruse, Consultant, San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and Alameda County Behavioral Health; Consultant, City of Berkeley Behavioral Health
  • Dr. Barbara Yates Weissman, Senior Faculty, San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
  • Dr. Paul Yang, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Medicine
  • Dr. Farah Zaidi, San Mateo County Psychiatry Resident
  • Renee Pryor-Johnson, Nationally Certified Addiction Counselor

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
12:15 – 1:30 PM
225 West 37th Avenue – Multipurpose Room 100, San Mateo

See the flyer for more info.

February 17 Educational Lecture: Little Injuries with Big Implications – Surviving the Child Abuse Workup as a Medical Provider

Posted on by

The San Mateo Medical Center Invites You To Attend an Educational Lecture/Grand Rounds: Little Injuries with Big Implications: Surviving the Child Abuse Workup as a Medical Provider.

Featuring: John Stirling, MD, Center for Child Protection, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose.
When: Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: San Mateo Medical Center,222 West 39th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403, 2nd Floor, Education Room 1

Download the flyer for more info.

ODE Welcomes Three New Interns

Posted on by

The San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) Office of Diversity and Equity (ODE) is happy to share that we have three Mental Health Interns for this fiscal year.

Our interns have passion, personal experience and work experience in advancing equity, wellness and recovery for culturally diverse and underserved communities.  Our interns and their respective work areas include:

Angelica Delgado – Workforce Education & Training | Suicide Prevention Martha Gonzalez – Mental Health First Aid | Digital Storytelling        Mayra Gonzalez – Parent Project | Health Ambassador Program

IMG_6445(L-R: Martha Gonzalez, Mayra Gonzales and Angelica Delgado)

About the Internship Program

The ODE Internship Program is designed to provide work opportunities and practical learning experience for undergraduate college and graduate students in order to enhance their academic preparation and expose them to public service at the county level. This program is offered every fiscal year from September to June. Interns work 16-20 hours per week and are paid with a stipend funded by the Mental Health Services Act.

About the Office of Diversity and Equity

The Office of Diversity and Equity is dedicated to addressing health disparities, health inequities and stigma in the areas of mental health and substance use, and supporting wellness and recovery among underserved, unserved, and inappropriately served communities in San Mateo County. ODE works to achieve these goals by promoting cultural competence and cultural humility, which are rooted in principles of social justice. To learn more about ODE’s work, visit http://www.smchealth.org/bhrs/ode

 

December 8th Grand Rounds: Increased Cardiometabolic Risk in the Severely Mentally Ill: Why Is This Population Especially Vulnerable and What Can Clinicians Do About It?

Posted on by

San Mateo County Psychiatric Grand Rounds

Date: Tuesday, December 8th
Time: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Health Services Building – Multipurpose Room 100
225 37th Avenue, San Mateo

Presented by: John Trepanowski, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Meta-Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford, California

and

Faith Rohlke, M.D.
Psychiatry Resident – PGY2
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Service
San Mateo County, California

Flyer: Psych Grand Rounds December 2015

Open to public. Questions? Call 650-573-2530

Adolescent Depression: What We All Should Know – November 16

Posted on by

A free community event open to the public co-hosted by the  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the UCSF Depression Center

Adolescent Depression: What We All Should Know
Monday, November 16, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
UCSF Parnassus Campus, Cole Hall Auditorium, 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco

Keynote Address
Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and Vice Chair of Psychology for the UCSF Department of Psychiatry.  He is a world-renowned scholar and clinician whose work includes The Triple Bind: Saving our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures. He will discuss the everyday challenges teens face and how these challenges influence their mental health.

Presentations:

Adolescent depression and anxiety: Who is at risk and why?
Kaja LeWinn, ScD, is an epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and studies how social factors shape the risk for adolescent depression.

What does depression look like in the brain?
Olga Tymofiyeva, PhD, is a brain imaging specialist who develops and applies novel MRI techniques that help us understand the structure and function of the brain.

Current treatment strategies and future directions
Eva Henje Blom, MD, PhD, is a specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry and teacher of contemplative practices. She has developed the novel treatment model (TARA), based on the neuroscience of adolescent depression.

For more info and to register visit: depressioncenter.ucsf.edu/2015

September 8th Grand Rounds: The Impaired Provider

Posted on by

San Mateo County Psychiatric Grand Rounds

Date: Tuesday, September 8th
Time: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
1300 South El Camino Real – Room 114,  San Mateo
“THE IMPAIRED PROVIDER”

Presented by: Farah Zaidi, M.D.
Psychiatric Resident, PGY3
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
San Mateo County, California

Flyer: Psych_Grand_Rounds_September_2015

Open to public. Questions? Call 650-573-2530

April 14th Grand Rounds: Neuropsychiatry Updates on Seizure Disorders (Epileptic and Non-Epileptic)

Posted on by

San Mateo County Psychiatric Grand Rounds

Date: Tuesday, April 14th
Time: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: 225 West 37th Avenue – Multipurpose Room 100, San Mateo

“NEUROPSYCHIATRY UPDATES ON SEIZURE DISORDERS”
(EPILEPTIC AND NON-EPILEPTIC)

Presented by: Sepideh Bajestan, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neuropsychiatry Assistant Fellowship Director
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University, Stanford , California

Flyer: Psych Grand Rounds April 2015

Open to public. Questions? Call 650-573-2530

The Lived Experience Academy is Back in Action!

Posted on by
LEA Refresher Course Graduates and Facilitators. Bottom left: Janet Stoller, Robert Ortiz, Kathy Mackin, Alan Cochran. Top left: Cindy Robbins-Roth, Lee Harrison, Katy Davis, and Kim Westrick

LEA Refresher Course Graduates and Facilitators. Bottom left: Janet Stoller, Robert Ortiz, Kathy Mackin, Alan Cochran. Top left: Cindy Robbins-Roth, Lee Harrison, Katy Davis, and Kim Westrick

The BHRS Lived Experience Academy (LEA) is having an exciting winter and spring! We received a 6-month grant from CalMHSA to boost our speakers’ bureau efforts toward reducing stigma. With these funds, we hosted a 3-session refresher course for our Lived Experience Academy graduates in February. Currently, we are in the middle of a new 5-session academy with 16 participants (both clients and family members) from around the county. Participants are learning the skills to share their stories of recovery from mental health and substance use conditions. They will then become part of our speakers’ bureau and will be paid to speak at various BHRS events and trainings. Their energy and courage is very inspiring and has made for a positive community-building and learning environment. There has also been enthusiastic participation from our dedicated group of facilitators that includes both staff and past LEA graduates. Special thanks to Lee Harrison, Cindy Robbins-Roth, Renee Harris, Jairo Wilches, Holly Severson, Alan Cochran, Kathy Mackin, Kim Westrick, Marisol Solis, and Hiba AbuDamous for your hard work and dedication. In April, 6 LEA graduates will participate in a 3-day digital storytelling workshop and will then present their digital stories throughout the month of May in multiple mental health awareness events.

 

For more information on the Lived Experience Academy, you can contact Katy Davis at kdavis@smcgov.org or Kim Westrick at c_kwestrick@smcgov.org.

« Older Entries Recent Entries »