Putting It Together

We speak  with Sherronda Jamerson about how to have difficult conversations around race and racism in the workplace and therapy space.

We speak with Dr. Kira Mauseth about workplace stress and trauma for those working on crisis lines.  She also offers strategies on how to manage the impact of these on your wellbeing.

In this episode, we speak Ahmad Bennett, MA, MHP, LMFTA, a former US Naval Officer about veterans issues, intersections of identity, transitioning into civilian life and how we can be most effective in supporting those who have served.

We talk with Dr. Akansha Vaswani-Bye and Sarah Fikre about their experiences, career paths thus far and what inspires and motivates them to keep pushing for a more equitable landscape in the mental health field. They also discuss how the track in the Mental Health Institute will help providers understand that by taking a Social Justice and Inclusion approach to mental health care, we can challenge...

In this extended interview, the SPIRIT Lab team at UW share their insights about workforce needs and training supports for effectively helping people living with serious mental illness.

We speak with Alison Newman, of Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) at the University of Washington about common myths around overdose, harm reduction and what to do if you see someone experiencing an overdose.

We speak with Ashley Stewart, PhD, MSW, LSW, about defining equity and examining actionable steps toward inclusive practices.

In this episode, we speak with Shawna Canaga, Family Support Specialist and the statewide Peer Delivered Services Trainer for Oregon Family Support Network (OFSN) about suicide prevention for LGBTQ people and their families.

We speak with Ashley Stewart, MSW, PhD, LSW, about equity, intergenerational trauma, and strategies to enhance racially equitable standards of practice.

In this episode, we speak with Elizabeth Black, MRC, LADC, about the importance of understanding how each disorder impacts the other is imperative to providing effective interventions.

We speak with Shawna Canaga about increadsing LGBTQ youth suicide awareness from the family perspective. Offered in collaboration with  Oregon Family Support Network .

We speak with Suganya Sockalingam, PhD and Scott van Loo, M about the  National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards (NCLAS)  and how they can be adapted for healthcare systems and educational systems providing school mental health.

In this third epsiode on the topic of Increasing Cultural Connection with Hispanic and Latinx Clients, we discuss cultural needs and treatment adaptations that can best serve the Hispanic and Latinx populations with Michelle Evans, DSW, LCSW, CADC.

In this episode we speak with Patricia Deegan, PhD, discussing the unique and unduplicated contribution of peer specialists working as members of clinical teams, in particular, issues around supervision.

In this episode, we continue our discussion with Michelle Evans, DSW, LCSW, CADC, around cultural needs and treatment adaptations that can best serve the Hispanic and Latinx populations, with a focus on how to assess the organizational environment to identify cultural adaptation needs.

From a Supervisory perspective, Rebekah Demirel of Trauma Integration Programs , discusses how we can view decision-making through a trauma-informed lens and explore our own personal history, psycho-neuro patterns, and habitual thought processes to build new decision making paths and lead a team from the heart.

We speak with Aleks Martin, social worker and LGBTQIA2S+ activist, about how supervisors of behavioral health/mental health providers can focus on the diversity of their team through the lens of race, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, class, and other "-isms" through compassion and understanding, and challenge our socially conditioned approaches to our practices not just with our clients, but...

We speak with Aleks Martin, MSW, LSWAIC, SUDP, about the term 'kaleidoscope' and how it applies to being a mental health provider from their race, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, class, and other "-isms" that break the community apart.

In this episode, Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph. D, speaks with Patricia Deegan, Ph. D, about the role of the Peer within a clinical team.

In this episode, we speak with Michelle Evans, DSW, LCSW, CADC.about establishing respectful relationships with our Hispanic and Latinx clients.

We talk with Rebekah Demirel of Trauma Integration Programs, how we can view decision-making through a trauma-informed lens and explore one's own personal history, psycho-neuro patterns, and habitual thought processes to build new decision making paths towards a more stable and dependable foundation of clarity and heart.

We speak with Steven Samra, MPA, Senior Associate, C4 Innovations and Will Connelly, CEO, Park Center about their lived experience of homelessness, mental health issues, the complex web of homelessness, and how that informs what they do.

In this episode we speak with Raymond Daw, MA, Diné (Navajo) about the disparaties Native populations in rural areas suffer from, and cultural elements that can help improve mental health for Native people living in these rural areas.

Dr. Kira Mauseth discusses her upcoming trip to the Poland/Ukraine border to deliver train-the-trainer curriculum on disaster behavioral health response and training, and her experience in the field. 

We talk to Dr. Kira Mauseth about supports for behavioral healthcare providers in addressing grief, loss, and bereavement.