NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

OASAS COVID-19 Guidance Documents Q&A webinar
2021-10-13 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
OASAS COVID-19 Guidance Documents Q&A webinars. Please see below for the webinar information.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 9-10 am:
Link:

https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=md95f13d40138ff6a32c8edcab782b6b5

CORE Services Implementation Overview
2021-10-05 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
October 5, 2021, 2:30 pm- 4:00 pm: CORE Services Implementation Overview
o Audience: BH HCBS Program Staff
o Description: NYS OMH and OASAS will offer a detailed presentation on the CORE Services implementation plan.

Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services Webinar: Intro to Core Services
2021-10-01 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Attn: Adult Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) Providers, Health Homes and Care Management Agencies (CMA), Medicaid Managed Care Health and Recovery Plans (HARP) and HIV Special Needs Plans (HIV SNP)
Please save the date for two Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services webinars:
* October 1, 2021, 10:30 am- 11:00 am: Introduction to CORE Services
o Audience: Behavioral Health Executive Leadership, including CEOs, COOs, CPOs, CFOs, and other Senior Staff
o Description: Bob Myers (OMH) and Pat Lincourt (OASAS) will share New York State’s vision for Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services with Executive Agency Leadership. This webinar is intended to introduce the new programmatic and business opportunities for behavioral health agencies, including BH HCBS providers, outpatient clinics, housing and residential providers, and care management agencies.

Stronger Together: An Action Plan for a DEIB Culture
2021-08-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Trainers: Christina Pearl, MAOL and Jennifer Loughran, LMSW
(NYS Council, Horizon Health Services)
Wednesday, August 25 (10-11am)
Funded by: SAMHSA

Horizon’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging team has spearheaded a “Stronger Together” campaign that has become a pillar of support for staff’s mental health needs by confronting institutional racism through the cultivation of a new era of awareness, civility, respect, understanding and inclusion in the workplace and community. This workshop presents their initiatives of the past year—ranging from anti-racism and social justice book clubs to topical panel discussions with staff.

How to Promote Staff Wellness
2021-08-18 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Trainers: Ed Chichon, Libby Pfonner, Tara McPherson, Tarah Frey
(NYS Council, Cazenovia Recovery)
Wednesday, August 18 (10-11am)
Funded by: SAMHSA

Easy challenges can make small but significant differences in people’s lives. This workshop will focus on how Cazenovia Recovery promotes staff wellness via simple tests that focus on heart-health activities, nutrition, gratitude and other topics. Encouraging staff to complete health- and wellness-related tasks for points can be fun and incentives like wellness debit cards provide tangible rewards for purposeful progress.

Innovative and Engaging Total Wellness Activities
2021-08-11 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Trainers: Caitlin Roeder, LCSW and Diana Rizzo, MPA
(NYS Council, Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling Services Inc)
Wednesday, August 11 (10-11am)
Funded by: SAMHSA

The pandemic has forced organizations to reconsider how they think about and promote employee wellness. This workshop presents a variety of initiatives that have successfully engaged staff this past year. Ideas range from scavenger hunts that encourage staff to build camaraderie outside of work-related tasks; CEO/CFO fireside chats and Town Halls that provide staff an opportunity to connect with and ask questions of management; and “Thank You” campaigns that explicitly acknowledge staff for their hard work and dedication during the pandemic.

NYS Health Foundation: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of ﻿New Yorkers During COVID-19
2021-08-05 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
New York State has made significant progress against the coronavirus pandemic in recent months. But as the State begins to return to life as it once was, many New Yorkers will not. The impact of the pandemic’s loss of life, prolonged economic hardship, and societal upheaval has had—and will continue to have—a profound impact on the mental health of New Yorkers.

A recent report from NYSHealth examines rates of anxiety and depression in New York State by race and ethnicity, age, income, food security status, and COVID-19 vaccination status from the start of the pandemic through May 2021, using weekly self-reported survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The report contrasts recent improvements in mental health with persistent disparities by race, income, and food scarcity status.

Please join NYSHealth for a webinar with Lisa Furst, L.M.S.W., M.P.H., Chief Program Officer, Vibrant Emotional Health, and Sophie Wheelock, M.P.H., Policy and Research Associate, NYSHealth. The panelists will discuss the report’s findings, including key disparities and the continued need for mental health services across New York State. They will also provide recommendations on strategies that can be implemented to improve the emotional wellbeing of all New Yorkers.

Webinar Date:
Thursday, August 5, 2021
12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

The webinar will feature a short discussion followed by audience Q&A.

OASAS COVID Guidance Info Session
2021-07-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
OASAS has released new COVID-19 guidance document posted here.
Two informational sessions will be held to give providers/programs an opportunity to ask any questions.

Wellness for Essential Workers and Older Adults
2021-07-28 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Trainers: Michelle Matics, MHA, CALA, CDP, Angel Santini, and Gabriela González, MA
(NYS Council, Acacia Network)
Wednesday, July 28 (10-11:30am)
Funded by: SAMHSA

Acacia has launched a series to nurture the physical, mental and socio-emotional wellness of essential workers and older adults (ages 60+) to address these groups’ specific vulnerabilities to feelings of isolation and despair. They engaged seniors enrolled in their Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly (IPRHE) Senior Centers, the majority of whom were accustomed to attending in-person activities on a daily basis. The Virtual Wellness Series consists of weekly workshops and events through a virtual platform, with topics including physical fitness, relaxation, mindfulness, music and dance, among others.

OASAS COVID Guidance Info Session
2021-07-27 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
OASAS has posted a new COVID-19 guidance document posted here.
Two informational sessions will be held to give providers/programs an opportunity to ask any questions.

NYS Health: Implementing an Equitable Telehealth Model
2021-07-22 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the deep inequities present within our health care system, particularly for underserved and historically marginalized communities. As the rise of telehealth solutions accelerated during the pandemic, New Yorkers with financial means and technological capabilities were better able to quickly adopt digital tools for meeting their health care needs.

Telehealth services remain inaccessible to and underutilized in many communities with rural, low-income, and minority populations—some of those most impacted by chronic disease and by COVID-19. Addressing these inequities will require reaching patients (both those who have and those who have not participated in telehealth), understanding their priorities, and providing them with culturally and linguistically competent services.

Please join us for a discussion with Shoshanah Brown, Founder/CEO at AIRnyc, to learn more.

Webinar Date:
Thursday, July 22, 2021
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The webinar will feature a short discussion followed by audience Q&A.

Promoting Health Equity through Primary Care Innovation in Medicaid Managed Care
2021-07-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Over half of individuals in the U.S. covered by Medicaid come from communities of color. The program also insures over 10 million people with disabilities. As a result, state Medicaid agencies and their partners can play a major role in advancing health equity and improving primary care for communities across the country that experience inequities in care and services.
This webinar, made possible by The Commonwealth Fund, will explore how state health equity goals can be advanced by Medicaid-led efforts that promote equity through their managed care programs, as well as at the provider-level through initiatives that are supported by broader delivery system and payment reforms. The 60-minute event includes perspectives from Michigan’s Medicaid director and representatives from Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, a community health center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Health care policymakers, state officials, and other interested stakeholders are invited to join this event.

Increasing Financial Sustainability through Endowments and Philanthropy
2021-07-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Financial sustainability is fundamental to your organization’s ability to carry out its mission and continue to serve the community for many years to come.

On July 15, join Grassi’s Nonprofit advisors and special guest, Walter Dillingham, to explore how endowments and expanded philanthropic efforts can help your organization achieve greater impact, recover from COVID-19 losses and rebuild with a more sustainable financial model. Topics of conversation will include:

Endowment concepts and best practices
Types of endowments and benefits for utilization within your organization
Strategies for navigating the changing landscape of endowments
Approaches for growing your endowment portfolio

United Hospital Fund’s Annual Medicaid Conference
2021-07-15 09:30 - 16:00 UTC
The 2021 Medicaid Conference will be presented as a live webcast, from 9:30am to 4:00pm, with a break for lunch.
Opening Keynote: State of the State of New York Medicaid
Brett Friedman, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Medicaid Counsel in the Office of Health Insurance Programs, New York State Department of Health
Panel: Medicaid’s Role in Providing Holistic Health Care for People
Experiencing Homelessness in New York
Moderator: Bonnie Mohan, Executive Director, The Health and Housing Consortium, Inc.
Afternoon Keynote: To Be Announced
Panel: Addressing Community Needs through Medicaid
Co-moderators:
Kishor Malavade, MD, Vice Chair and Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Family Health, Maimonides Medical Center
Shari Suchoff, Vice President, Population Health Policy and Strategy, Maimonides Medical Center
More information on our website here.
Contact: info@uhfnyc.org

Stronger Together: An Action Plan for a DEIB Culture
2021-07-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Trainers: Christina Pearl, MAOL and Jennifer Loughran, LMSW
(NYS Council, Horizon Health Services)
Wednesday, July 14 (10-11:00am)
Funded by: SAMHSA

This year the nation demanded a call to action against racism. Horizon acknowledged their responsibility to raise the bar on accountability and identify real solutions as an organization. Horizon’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) team created a “Stronger Together” campaign to cultivate a new era of awareness, civility, respect, understanding and inclusion in our workplace and community. This workshop will describe the initiatives they have undertaken in this area including: the Life As Affinity Group, Social Justice and Anti-Racism book clubs, Summer Racial Equity Journey for Employees and the Internal Ignite presentations and Panel Discussions with Staff.

Innovative & Engaging Total Wellness Activities
2021-07-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Trainers: Caitlin Roeder, LCSW and Diana Rizzo, MPA
(NYS Council, Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling Services Inc)
Wednesday, July 7 (10-11:00am)
Funded by: SAMHSA

This workshop will focus on a variety of initiatives that were most successful engaging staff during the pandemic, including:

scavenger hunts that encourage staff to connect with each other and have fun;
CEO/CFO “fireside chats” and Town Halls that provide staff an opportunity to ask questions and connect with management; and
consistent efforts to acknowledge staff for hard work and dedication during the pandemic, including a “Thank You” campaign for RNs and residential staff.

Practical Approaches to Supervising Behavioral Health Staff Working Remotely or in Hybrid Settings
2021-06-15 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Behavioral health staff face new challenges, anxiety, and risk of burnout as they attempt to deliver the best care possible to clients in care settings impacted by the pandemic. That’s true whether staff members work remotely or in emerging hybrid environments in which care is provided both virtually and face-to-face. Supervisors play a critical role in helping staff work through stressful logistical, clinical, and even personal situations so that the focus remains on the client.
During this webinar, HMA behavioral health experts will offer practical approaches to managing staff in both virtual and hybrid settings, helping to ensure staff members remain productive, appreciated, supported, and focused on improving client outcomes.
Learning Objectives

Understand how the stresses of the pandemic, including social distancing, loss, and the challenges of staying connected to friends and family, have impacted the mental health of clients and providers.
Identify practical approaches to remote staff supervision, including huddles, group and individual supervision, and tactics for successful conference calls.
Learn how supervisors and staff can work together to manage work/life boundaries, especially given the need to oversee staff working in a combination of settings, including the home, and the complexities of vaccination disclosure.

Understanding Suicide Risk Among Children and Pre-teens: A Synthesis Workshop
2021-06-15 12:30 - 14:00 UTC
On June 15, 2021, NIMH is conducting a synthesis workshop culminating the work of three research roundtables focused on understanding suicide risk and risk trajectories among children and pre-teens, including groups with recent increases in risk.
The synthesis workshop will summarize the state of the science and highlight research priorities related to this critical topic. The goal of the series is to ultimately inform identiﬁcation of at-risk youth and timing and targets for intervening.

OMH Children and Family Access Forum
2021-06-04 15:30 - 17:00 UTC
As children, adolescents, and their families have been acutely affected by COVID-19 both directly and indirectly, with disproportionate impact on families and communities of color and low-income families and communities, NYS OMH invites stakeholders to join a focus group.
This forum is to address an acute change reported across the state, an increasing level of presentations of children and adolescents in CPEPs, ERs and Inpatient.
The focus of this is to come together to identify approaches to understand these changes and to bring system resources to bear to help improve flow through the system, diversion and discharge options.
Target Audience: individuals who can comment on the presentation of children and youth in emergency and crisis settings and potential ways to address this challenge.
Please come prepared to share your thoughts and experiences.

National Council: Telehealth for Substance Use Services During COVID-19
2021-05-11 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Adapting to telehealth services can pose unique challenges and opportunities for mental health and substance use treatment organizations working with adults and adolescents. Effectively delivering Screening, Brief Intervention and Treatment for substance use challenges via telehealth can improve access to treatment, patient engagement and overall health outcomes, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Join us for our webinar, “Telehealth for Substance Use Services During COVID-19,” on Tuesday, May 11, from 3 – 4 p.m. ET in partnership with SBIRT Oregon, as we explore best practices, evidence-based approaches and practical tips for providing virtual screening.

OMH Feedback Sessions on Supplemental Block Grant and FMAP Opportunities - CNY Region
2021-04-30 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The Office of Mental Health will be hosting feedback sessions designed to gather information and ideas from system stakeholders regarding how it should utilize supplemental block grant and enhanced FMAP funds associated with the December 2020 federal deal that included COVID relief resulting in increased allocations of federal funds to SAMHSA, as well as enhanced FMAP rates to eligible states, Additional MH block grant funds are being provided to best meet unmet prevention, treatment and recovery needs for New Yorkers with or at risk of serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance.

Please note that there will be additional funds (beyond the funding available through the December 2020 deal) via the American Rescue Plan that passed in early February 2021. OMH anticipates additional funds from that deal that will surpass the funds available from the first deal.

These meetings are an important opportunity for our members to weigh in and provide concrete suggestions that align with the rules regarding how these funds can be used.

OMH Feedback Sessions on Supplemental Block Grant and FMAP Opportunities - WNY Region
2021-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

OMH Feedback Session Planned for Care Recipients and their Families
2021-04-28 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Recent federal legislation provides supplemental funding to mental health services through time-limited expansions of federal funding.

The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking feedback from people who are current or former service recipients and their families to identify opportunities for how to best use these funds to meet prevention, treatment, and recovery support needs. Specifically, we will focus on crisis, children’s, and adult community-based services. Feedback from this session will inform planning for the use of this funding.
For additional information about this new federal funding and the feedback OMH is seeking to aid in the planning process, please visit: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/planning/cmhsbg-fmap/index.html
Recipients of services and their families who are unable to attend this feedback session or wish to provide written feedback, are invited to do so via an online email submission form: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/email/compose_mail.php?tid=IA_planning_1
We look forward to your feedback and participation.

Re-Engineering Treatment One Step At A Time: ASAM Level Of Care Certification
2021-04-28 13:00 - 14:30 UTC
This webinar will discuss a joint initiative between The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) regarding level of care certification. The certification will reshape addiction treatment by providing an independent assessment of a treatment program’s ability to deliver services consistent with The ASAM Criteria®. Increasing patient access to evidence-based addiction treatment is critical to overcoming the devastating and deadly challenges of addiction.
This certification gives patients, loved ones, payors, and regulators the knowledge that a given treatment program is capable of administering evidence-based addiction treatment that is appropriately matched to a patient’s individual needs.

OMH Feedback Sessions on Supplemental Block Grant and FMAP Opportunities - NYC Region
2021-04-26 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

OMH Feedback Sessions on Supplemental Block Grant and FMAP Opportunities - LI Region
2021-04-20 12:00 - 14:00 UTC

OMH Feedback Sessions on Supplemental Block Grant and FMAP Opportunities - Hudson River Region
2021-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hudson River Region

Person-Centered Practice and Cultural Humility (5)
2021-04-02 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
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Event Description:
As part of the Person-Centered Planning Comprehensive System Transformation Statewide Training Initiative, the New York State Department of Health – in partnership with Support Development Associates (SDA) and Public Consulting Group (PCG) – is pleased to offer this virtual training opportunity. Person-Centered Practice and Cultural Humility (Module 6) is a 2-hour interactive virtual training that will define culture and cultural humility and their connection to home and community-based services. The trainers will share person-centered skills that are helpful in exploring culture with a person who is receiving services and supports. After the training, participants will be able to:

Describe cultural humility and how it applies to home and community-based services and supports
Identify key aspects of person-centered cultural humility in order to provide services and supports in line with the HCBS Final Rule
Engage in action learning and raising awareness around people’s values and lived experiences
Understand the difference between Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence
Identify available resources for further learning

This training topic is ideal for those who provide, oversee, receive, or support people who receive person-centered supports and services and have a base of knowledge in person-centered thinking, and, want to understand the connections between person-centered practices and cultural humility.

Space for this training session is limited, so please do not register for this session unless you plan to attend. If you have registered but you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration using the link provided in your registration confirmation email.

Person-Centered Practice and Cultural Humility (4)
2021-04-01 09:00 - 11:00 UTC

Person-Centered Practice and Cultural Humility (3)
2021-03-29 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
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Event Description:
As part of the Person-Centered Planning Comprehensive System Transformation Statewide Training Initiative, the New York State Department of Health – in partnership with Support Development Associates (SDA) and Public Consulting Group (PCG) – is pleased to offer this virtual training opportunity. Person-Centered Practice and Cultural Humility (Module 6) is a 2-hour interactive virtual training that will define culture and cultural humility and their connection to home and community-based services. The trainers will share person-centered skills that are helpful in exploring culture with a person who is receiving services and supports. After the training, participants will be able to:

Describe cultural humility and how it applies to home and community-based services and supports
Identify key aspects of person-centered cultural humility in order to provide services and supports in line with the HCBS Final Rule
Engage in action learning and raising awareness around people’s values and lived experiences
Understand the difference between Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence
Identify available resources for further learning

This training topic is ideal for those who provide, oversee, receive, or support people who receive person-centered supports and services and have a base of knowledge in person-centered thinking, and, want to understand the connections between person-centered practices and cultural humility.

Space for this training session is limited, so please do not register for this session unless you plan to attend. If you have registered but you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration using the link provided in your registration confirmation email.
