Pathways Transition Training Partnership YTP CoP PSU RTC Promoting Positive Pathways to Adulthood Pauline Jivanjee, M. Carolina Gonzalez-Prats, and Eileen Brennan June 1, 2016

Focus of Pathways Training Support service providers working with young people (14-29) with serious mental health conditions, and their families. Provide specialized, research-based, interactive training experiences. Move participant knowledge and skill development into improved practices.

The Pathways Transition Training Is designed to: strengthen staff’s skills in identifying youth, young adult, and family strengths, working with young people in culturally responsive ways that: strengthen their sense of empowerment and competence, build or strengthen relationships with allies and supporters, and ultimately work toward recovery from mental health difficulties.

The Training Experience Access free online training. Engage in hour-long learning experiences including video segments, interactive exercises, and a brief knowledge check. Print out a certificate of completion (or CEU) at the end of each module. Engage in team-based learning using Pathways Transition Training Toolkit.

Ten Hour-Long Training Modules Module 1 - Partnering with Youth and Young Adults Module 6--Providing Individualized and Developmentally Appropriate Services Module 2 – Promoting Recovery Module 7—Developing Healthy Relationships Module 3 – Increasing Cultural Awareness and Building Community Support Module 8—Planning Partnerships with Providers of Other Services and Collaborating to Bridge Service Gaps Module 4 – Fostering Resilience and Family Supports Module 9—Promoting Support from Family, Peers, and Mentors Module 5 - Promoting Cross-Cultural and Intergenerational Relationships Module 10—Using Evidence-supported Practices and Individualizing Interventions

Module 1: Partnering with youth and young adults Objectives: To be familiar with core competencies for effective practice with youth and young adults with mental health conditions. To understand the challenges facing young people engaged in mental health services. To know the principles of positive development and empowerment for youth. To build and sustain trusting relationships with youth and young adults. To meet young people’s self-identified needs.

Module 2: Promoting recovery Objectives: To understand the meaning of recovery for youth and young adults in the transition years (14-29) who have mental health conditions. To partner with young people to identify and implement preferred strategies for wellness and recovery. To find reliable information about mental health and effective treatments and judge their quality. To engage in shared decision making with youth, young adults, and families.

Module 3: Increasing cultural awareness and building community support … for diverse young people with mental health conditions Objectives To understand the continuum of cultural awareness and development of cultural responsiveness. To gain self-awareness, getting past stereotypes and biases. To be aware of the diversity of Native American communities and issues affecting Native young people in their historical and community contexts. To appreciate Native American ethnic and cultural identity development. To address oppression and trauma with Native American young people. To build support for Native American young people.

Module 4: Fostering resilience and family supports for diverse young people Objectives: To be aware of the risks, resilience, and protective factors in African American and Black communities. To understand the processes of racial identity development and racial socialization. To appreciate the diversity of African American and Black young people and their families and mental health disparities. To address oppression and trauma with African American and Black youth. To gain skills for increasing youth resilience. To build support for African American and Black young people and their families.

Module 5: Promoting cross-cultural and intergenerational relationships … with diverse young people Objectives: To appreciate the diversities within the Hispanic or Latino community and the immigration experience. To be aware of mental health disparities affecting Hispanic or Latino youth and young adults and their families. To understand ethnic and cultural identity development, bicultural development, and intergenerational relationships in Hispanic or Latino families. To address oppression and trauma with Hispanic or Latino youth and families. To gain skills for working cross-culturally and building support for Hispanic or Latino young people and their families. To consider the implications of this learning for work with immigrants of other cultures.

Neuroscience and trauma-informed care Objectives: Module 6: Providing individualized and developmentally appropriate services: Neuroscience and trauma-informed care Objectives: To gain understanding of brain development and functioning during emerging adulthood. To gain knowledge of the neurobiology of traumatic stress. To gain skills for basing services on individual needs and trauma informed care. To engage young people in leadership and system change who have had experiences of trauma.

Module 7: Supporting healthy relationships Objectives: To support emerging adults as they develop and maintain healthy personal relationships in different life domains. To work with young people engaged in romantic relationships. To address issues of stigmatization and its effects on relationships, including ensuring personal safety. To meet the specific needs of young people who identify as Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex or two-spirit.

Module 8: Planning partnerships and collaborating to bridge service gaps Objectives: To know about the gaps in services for youth and young adults with mental health needs. To understand the challenges to collaboration and partnerships. To gain skills for collaboration and partnerships. To engage and support youth to meet their needs. To better assist young adults who are seeking accommodations. To support youth to be advocates.

Module 9: Promoting support from family, peers, and mentors Objectives: To collaborate with young people to identify their preferred supports for community living and participation. To promote and enhance family support. To connect with community supports, including support from adult allies, faith communities, and online support. To work with formal and informal mentors to support achievement of young people’s goals. To access and partner with peer support providers.

Module 10: Using evidence-supported practices and individualizing interventions Objectives: To locate, adapt, and incorporate new knowledge to build services that are evidence-based. To understand the distinctive and common features of best practices based on positive youth development. To adapt services based on cultural preferences and individual circumstances of emerging adults. To develop knowledge and skills to evaluate and improve programs in partnership with young people.

Introduction to some of our presenters See video trailer at: http://pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu/proj-pttp

The Pathways Transition Training Toolkit The Toolkit offers: Scenarios, Video segments, Role plays, Discussion questions, and Debriefing guides to apply new learning to real-life situations. Select the exercises that represent similar situations to those addressed by your program. http://pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu//pdf/projPTTP-toolkit.pdf

Data collection system Collects all data in online format through Qualtrics surveys. Permits ongoing monitoring of participation of individuals by group for each module. Keeps track of Continuing Education Certificates for those who successfully complete a module and request one. Allows anonymity of responses while allowing tracking of individuals across time.

Your Questions?

See Pathways website: pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu Questions: More information See Pathways website: pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu Questions: Email Pauline Jivanjee at: jivanjee@pdx.edu or 503-725-5015