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Featured Webinar

Transforming Community Mental Healthcare: How to Grow the Youth & Young Adult Peer Support Workforce

October 20, 2022
Antonia Barba, LCSW, Vanessa Klodnick, PhD, LCSW, and Michelle R. Munson, Ph.D., LMSW

In this webinar the presenters described the history of youth & young adult peer support & key principles drawing from child peer mentoring and adult peer support models. Identified critical elements of youth & young adult peer support & their tension(s) with current community mental health settings. And discussed emerging best practices for supporting and growing the youth & young adult peer workforce.

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Past Webinars

Employment:

Pathways to Self Sufficiency: Career & Technical Education for Youth with Emotional Disturbances
April 22, 2022
Marsha Ellison, PhD, Colleen McKay, PhD
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Closed-captioned transcript

Supporting Youth Vocational Goals with Mental Health and Vocational Rehabilitation Collaboration: Implications for the Present
June 30, 2020
Maryann Davis, Ph.D., Nancy Koroloff, Ph.D., & Anwyn Gatesy-Davis
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CART transcript
webinar comments

Re-Conceptualizing & Boosting Engagement for Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Needs in Community-Based Services
November 19, 2019
Vanessa Klodnick
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Preventing Disability among Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions
May 31, 2018
Michelle G. Mullen
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Behavioral Health Disorders and Employment for Justice Involved Adolescents
April 18, 2018
Edward Mulvey and Carol Schubert
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Employing Young Adult Peer Support Workers: A Toolkit for Providers
May 11, 2017
Jonathan Delman & Vanessa Klodnick
Webinar Slides
Toolkit

Employment and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: Increasing Employment and Career Opportunities
June 28, 2016
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) webinar
Jonathan Delman

Research-based Employment Supports for Youth with Chronic Mental Health Disabilities
October 8, 2015
Webcasts with VCU Center on Transition Innovations
Maryann Davis

Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence as a Predictor of Young Adult Employment Outcomes
August 5, 2015
Kathryn Sabella and Maryann Davis

Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE)
March 2015
Marsha Ellison, Sloan Huckabee, Rachel Stone, and Michelle Mullen

The Employment Market for Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: Barriers and Solutions
February 10, 2015
Lisa M. Smith and Charles Lidz

Transitions RTC Research Webinar Series: IPS Supported Employment for Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Four RCTs
May 7, 2013
Gary Bond, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center

Employment/Education:

Going Virtual: How 3 Young Adult-Focused Services Pivoted to Virtual Platforms in 2020
June 24, 2021
Paul Cherchia, LMHC, Dorothy Hutchinson, ScD, Debbie Nicolellis, MS, CRC, CPRP, Vanessa Klodnick, PhD, & Rebecca Johnson, MA, LCPC
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Virtual Best Practice Guide for Youth Young Adult Community Mental Health Providers

Best Practices for Transition Planning for High School Students with Mental Health Conditions
September 12, 2019
Marsha Langer Ellison, Ph.D. and Laura Golden

Navigating School & Work with a Serious Mental Health Condition
Sept 14, 2017
Kathryn Sabella, Laura Golden, and Emma Pici D'Ottavio

Adapting IPS for Young Adults: The Thresholds Study
Aug 13, 2015
A webinar by Marsha Ellison, Gary Bond, and Vanessa Vorhies-Klodnick
Transcript

Promoting Successful Transitions for Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions
October 9, 2014
Mary Wagner and Lynn Newman

Education:

Academic Coaching for College Students with Mental Health Conditions by Peer Students: Pilot Results
January 18, 2022
Maryann Davis, PhD, Paul Cherchia, LMHC, Dorothy Hutchinson, ScD
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Q&A for Supporting College Students with Mental Health Conditions in the Wake of COVID-19 Webinar
April 2, 2020

Supporting College Students with Mental Health Conditions in the Wake of COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Michelle Mullen, MS, CRC, CPRP
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CART Transcript
Resources for Supporting Students during COVID

Are You a College Student with a Mental Health Condition? Managing the Wake of COVID: Strategies & Tools to Finish Your Semester
April 16, 2020
Michelle Mullen, MS, CRC, CPRP
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CART Transcript
Handout

The College Years: How Students with Lived Experience Navigate Academics and Mental Health Management
October 10, 2018
Amanda Costa, Laura Golden and Ian Lane
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Supporting the Education of Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: State of the Practice - part 2
January 26, 2016
Michelle Mullen, Kathleen Biebel, Marsha Ellison
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Supporting the Education of Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions: State of the Science - part 1
January 7, 2016
Marsha Ellison, Michelle Mullen, and Kathleen Biebel
Webinar Slides

Needs and Supports for Pursuing Postsecondary Education and Training for Youth with Psychiatric Disabilities
October 1, 2015
Webcasts with VCU Center on Transition Innovations
Maryann Davis

Promoting Successful Transitions for Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions
May 14, 2014
Mary Wagner, Lynn Newman