Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Private training and discussion session with psychologists.

Description: Dr Fulton will review the rationale for including family in mental health and substance use care as well as empirically supported options for supporting people affected by a loved one's substance use.  Applications and resources for common co-occuring conditions (e.g. psychosis) will also be discussed.

Presentation in collaboration with Natasha Edney at the British Columbia Adaptive Mentorship Network Annual Summit (offered through Pain BC).

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine the value of self-awareness, vulnerability and other factors, with the aim to foster practitioner resilience

2. Discuss and acknowledge the challenges as practitioners who work with chronic pain, mental health and substance use, with the intention of improving self-care and improved patient outcomes.

3. Discuss and discover what can build and support practitioner resilience.

Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

A private event for medical professionals on Motivational Interviewing (2.5days).

Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Presentation as part of a larger symposium at the Canadian Psychological Association’s Annual conference:

Abstract:

Many people across health, housing and other social systems work with people experiencing concurrent disorders (CDs). However, there are few evidence-based, low- or no-cost educational resources available to support their work. The British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use Services Centre for Learning developed a novel online learning program to enhance professional helpers’ competency in working with people experiencing CDs. The curriculum was developed in partnership of people with lived and living experience with CDs, family members, and Indigenous partners. Content development partners also included diverse helping (nurses, social workers, psychologists, researchers, physicians, etc.) and online learning development professionals. The curriculum went fully live in November 2023 and is freely accessible at no cost to any helping professional, regardless of jurisdiction. It is focused on enhancing key foundational competencies for any helper to know in order to best support people with CDs, regardless of setting (urban, rural; primary, tertiary care; physical vs more mental health-focused services). Over 1200 people have registered for accounts across diverse helping roles: admin, therapy and treatment, and clinical leadership. Program evaluation data on completion rate, satisfaction and qualitative data will be presented.

Clinical Discussant in panel discussion for the Justice, Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion Executive. Presentation at the Canadian Psychological Association convention in Ottawa, ON. Other panel members include:

Etinosa Oliogu

Juliana Khoury

Emily Winters

Ashley Balsom

Dr. Amanda Uliaszek

Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Private training event for medical professionals.

Learning Objectives:

 By the end of this talk participants will be able to:

• Understand the CBT conceptualization in the maintenance of substance use disorders

• Explain key intervention strategies used during CBT for substance use disorders

• Access evidence based resources for further information on this approach

Ongoing mentorship meetings for primary care professionals as part of the Pain BC Adaptive Mentorship Network for Pain, Mental Health and Substance Use.

Find out more and apply to be a mentor or mentee here: https://painbc.ca/adaptive-mentorship

Part 2 of a private workshop for primary care professionals based on Motivational Interviewing skills and applications:

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to

1) Describe the latest evidence and theory in understanding "resistance"

2) Identify common challenges in their work related to ambivalence, discord, or other barriers

3) Examine practical options for how to respond give their unique role, setting, time pressures, and other constraints

Private motivational interviewing training for health professionals. 3- day event

Private motivational interviewing training for health professionals. 3- day event

A private workshop for primary care professionals:

Learning objectives:

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

1) Understand the challenge of behavior change

2) Explain the utility of Motivational Interviewing in supporting behavior change

3) Identify real-life, concrete options to apply elements of Motivational Interviewing to daily practice

Private motivational interviewing training for health professionals. 3- day event

Supervision is considered the foundation of establishing competence in therapy.  Despite an increasing focus and attention to this area, few psychologists have had any formal training in supervision.  Many of us rely on supervising how we ourselves were supervised.  What are the “best practice” recommendations for supervising CBT?  This workshop will review key literature and resources for providing CBT supervision.  There will be a focus on practical recommendations for how you can set learners up for success while ensuring high quality client care.  Essential safeguards against ethical and regulatory complaints will also be discussed.

"Our paths to recovery are as unique as our fingerprints." – Chris Lamoureux

Recovery from mental health and substance use is an ongoing and non-linear journey. Each person's path towards recovery looks different and is defined by that individual. Join us on October 18th from 2:00-3:30PM PST to "Demystifying Recovery" as we unpack the complex topic of recovery with our three subject matter experts who each bring diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Our host, Victoria Maxwell, will be leading this upcoming webinar session, along with our three subject matter experts coming from diverse backgrounds and experiences:

• Dr. Heather Fulton, Registered Psychologist

• Rumel (Rick) Johal, Senior Lead of Provincial Education, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

• Chris Lamoureux, Leader of Patient Experience and Community Engagement, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Register for this event here.

Website for more information about this webinar series.

A presentation that is part of the British Columbia Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO.

This presentation will explore trust barriers to care as well as the roles and responsibilities of care providers.

Register for this event here.

Invited presentation to BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Allied Health Community of Practice team.

Learning objectives:

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Describe the rationale and utility of family inclusion in substance use disorder treatment approaches

• Outline the CRAFT approach, methods, and empirical support

• Access ongoing resources for professional training in CRAFT

• Share additional CRAFT resources with relevant clients

• Contrast CRAFT with similar, family-based training approaches for severe mental illness: namely Psychosis REACH and LEAP

Presentation to UBC Psychiatry Residents as part of CBT training course.

 By the end of this talk participants will be able to:

• Understand the CBT conceptualization in the maintenance of substance use disorders

• Explain key intervention strategies used during CBT for substance use disorders

• Access evidence based resources for further information on this approach

A private learning event for a Clinical Psychologist audience.

Event description:

Supervision is considered the foundation of establishing competence in therapy.  Despite an increasing focus and attention to this area, few psychologists have had any formal training in supervision.  Many of us rely on supervising how we ourselves were supervised.  What are the “best practice” recommendations for supervising CBT?  This workshop will review key literature and resources for providing CBT supervision.  There will be a focus on practical recommendations for how you can set learners up for success while ensuring high quality client care.  Essential safeguards against ethical and regulatory complaints will also be discussed. 

Invited Presentation to the British Columbia Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO

ECHO aims to build capacity among clinicians, care providers and those working with individuals with mental health and substance use issues to provide better services in all parts of B.C.  Each session starts with a 15-minute talk led by an expert, followed by a real case presentation brought forward by a participant. In addition to attending sessions, ECHO participants have access to an online resource library and a shared community of practice, and recommendations created through the collaborative case discussion that can be used to support people in a range of services and settings. This means that the learning catalyzed by ECHO continues after the session is over, supporting participants as they apply these new skills and ideas in practice, in a process of continuing professional development. 

Register for future sessions here: http://www.bcmhsus.ca/health-professionals/education-development/provincial-mental-health-substance-use-echo