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The First Episode Psychosis ECHO Clinic has Launched!
The University of Washington First Episode Psychosis team held its first FEP ECHO Clinic in February 2018. The clinic follows the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Model. The team is using state-of-the-art telehealth technology and clinical...
CBTp Stepped Care at Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care
The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis Implementation Team co-facilitated a CBTp Stepped Care Training with Valley Cities CBTp trainers. The training was attended by providers from Valley Cities, Harborview Medical Center, and Sea Mar Community Health...
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich recently named the Professor in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, was recently appointed the Professorship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis. Established through private philanthropy, the Professorship will enhance the University of Washington’s ability to recruit and retain distinguished...
ABCT 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California
The UW Project Team disseminated project findings at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California.
NAVIGATE Start-Up Training 2017
On October 16th-17th, 2017, the University of Washington team hosted a NAVIGATE start-up training at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Tacoma International Airport. NAVIGATE trainers Susan Gingerich, MSW, Shirley Glynn, PhD, Piper Meyer-Kalos, PhD, and Delbert...
Washington State Mental Health Summit
On October 5th, 2017, over 100 leaders in education, business, policy, health care, academia and philanthropy spent the day discussing innovative ways to transform mental health care in Washington State. Sponsored by Chad's Legacy Project and hosted by the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, five workgroups presented ideas on innovative mental health solutions to complex issues facing Washington State.
2017 NAMI Washington State Conference
On Sunday, September 17, 2017, Sarah Kopelovich, PhD presented Statewide Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: Training Providers, Shaping Systems at The National Alliance on Mental Illness State Conference in Olympia, WA.
MetaECHO 2017
On September 15, 2017, Eric Strachan, PhD presented Process Evaluation of an Innovative ECHO for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis in Washington State at the 2017 MetaECHO Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference brings together a number of people from many different domains, including health policy experts, government officials, academic leaders, project funders, and Project ECHO's global replication partners.
Dr. Monroe-DeVita featured on new UW Medicine health periodical
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita talks about the importance of early intervention in the treatment of psychosis and the creation of the Early Psychosis Intervention Program at the new UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center.
4th Biennial Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
On September 8th, 2017, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich presented Providers as co-reviewers in fidelity assessments of assertive community treatment (ACT) teams: Establishing feasibility and acceptability at The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration.
2017 Washington State Behavioral Healthcare Conference
On June 15th and 16th, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich attended the 28th annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Vancouver, Washington and presented on new initiatives related to New Journeys and CBTp.
CBTp Stepped Care at Frontier Behavioral Health
The CBTp project team traveled to Spokane, Washington to provide a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Frontier Behavioral Health. Three cohorts of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp. These providers will participate in the CBTp ECHO Clinics starting June 2017.
Welcome New Journeys Sites!
The Division of Behavioral Health and Resources selected two additional New Journeys sites (for a total of five sites in the state). The new sites are Behavioral Health Resources: Great Rivers in Hoquiam, WA and Community Services North West in Vancouver, WA. Hiring, start-up and kick-off training will begin Summer 2017.
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
Michael McDonell, Dunni Oluwoye and Sarah Kopelovich presented at the 16th Biennial International Congress on Schizophrenia Research.
The New CBTp ECHO Clinics Have Launched!
Two new teleconsultation clinics launched in February that aim to help community mental health providers in rural and underserved areas deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp).
CBTp Stepped Care at Sea Mar Community Health Centers
The CBTp project team provided a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Seattle, WA, where groups of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp.
Project ECHO Immersion Training
The UW CBTp team traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to participate in the 3-day Project ECHO Immersion Training.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention
The UW project team presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 50th Annual Convention in New York City, New York.
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Maria Monroe-DeVita, Michael McDonell, Emily Leickly, Roselyn Peterson, MacKenzie Hughes, Shannon Blajeski, Jeffery Roskelley, Sarah Kopelovich
Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2015
The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) represents a burgeoning effort to advance the innovation and rigor of implementation research and is uniquely focused on bringing together researchers and stakeholders committed to evaluating the implementation of complex evidence-based behavioral health interventions.
New Journeys Network Kicks Off Demonstration Sites
The University of Washington’s Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy (PBHJP), along with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) spearheaded a “Kick Off” event for two new Demonstration Sites to the New Journeys Network. New Journeys is the name for Washington State’s transdisciplinary team-based approach to treating adolescents and young adults experiencing symptoms of first episode psychosis (FEP).
The First Episode Psychosis ECHO Clinic has Launched!
The University of Washington First Episode Psychosis team held its first FEP ECHO Clinic in February 2018. The clinic follows the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Model. The team is using state-of-the-art telehealth technology and clinical...
CBTp Stepped Care at Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care
The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis Implementation Team co-facilitated a CBTp Stepped Care Training with Valley Cities CBTp trainers. The training was attended by providers from Valley Cities, Harborview Medical Center, and Sea Mar Community Health...
Dr. Sarah Kopelovich recently named the Professor in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, was recently appointed the Professorship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis. Established through private philanthropy, the Professorship will enhance the University of Washington’s ability to recruit and retain distinguished...
ABCT 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California
The UW Project Team disseminated project findings at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 51st Annual Convention in San Diego, California.
NAVIGATE Start-Up Training 2017
On October 16th-17th, 2017, the University of Washington team hosted a NAVIGATE start-up training at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Tacoma International Airport. NAVIGATE trainers Susan Gingerich, MSW, Shirley Glynn, PhD, Piper Meyer-Kalos, PhD, and Delbert...
Washington State Mental Health Summit
On October 5th, 2017, over 100 leaders in education, business, policy, health care, academia and philanthropy spent the day discussing innovative ways to transform mental health care in Washington State. Sponsored by Chad's Legacy Project and hosted by the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, five workgroups presented ideas on innovative mental health solutions to complex issues facing Washington State.
2017 NAMI Washington State Conference
On Sunday, September 17, 2017, Sarah Kopelovich, PhD presented Statewide Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: Training Providers, Shaping Systems at The National Alliance on Mental Illness State Conference in Olympia, WA.
MetaECHO 2017
On September 15, 2017, Eric Strachan, PhD presented Process Evaluation of an Innovative ECHO for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis in Washington State at the 2017 MetaECHO Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference brings together a number of people from many different domains, including health policy experts, government officials, academic leaders, project funders, and Project ECHO's global replication partners.
Dr. Monroe-DeVita featured on new UW Medicine health periodical
Dr. Maria Monroe-DeVita talks about the importance of early intervention in the treatment of psychosis and the creation of the Early Psychosis Intervention Program at the new UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center.
4th Biennial Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
On September 8th, 2017, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich presented Providers as co-reviewers in fidelity assessments of assertive community treatment (ACT) teams: Establishing feasibility and acceptability at The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration.
2017 Washington State Behavioral Healthcare Conference
On June 15th and 16th, Drs. Maria Monroe-DeVita and Sarah Kopelovich attended the 28th annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Vancouver, Washington and presented on new initiatives related to New Journeys and CBTp.
CBTp Stepped Care at Frontier Behavioral Health
The CBTp project team traveled to Spokane, Washington to provide a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Frontier Behavioral Health. Three cohorts of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp. These providers will participate in the CBTp ECHO Clinics starting June 2017.
Welcome New Journeys Sites!
The Division of Behavioral Health and Resources selected two additional New Journeys sites (for a total of five sites in the state). The new sites are Behavioral Health Resources: Great Rivers in Hoquiam, WA and Community Services North West in Vancouver, WA. Hiring, start-up and kick-off training will begin Summer 2017.
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
Michael McDonell, Dunni Oluwoye and Sarah Kopelovich presented at the 16th Biennial International Congress on Schizophrenia Research.
The New CBTp ECHO Clinics Have Launched!
Two new teleconsultation clinics launched in February that aim to help community mental health providers in rural and underserved areas deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp).
CBTp Stepped Care at Sea Mar Community Health Centers
The CBTp project team provided a 2.5 day CBTp Stepped Care Training at Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Seattle, WA, where groups of providers received training in low-intensity, group, or high-intensity individual CBTp.
Project ECHO Immersion Training
The UW CBTp team traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to participate in the 3-day Project ECHO Immersion Training.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 50th Annual Convention
The UW project team presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 50th Annual Convention in New York City, New York.
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Washington State’s Adapted Service Delivery Model for Young Adults Experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Year 1 Pilot Site Results
Maria Monroe-DeVita, Michael McDonell, Emily Leickly, Roselyn Peterson, MacKenzie Hughes, Shannon Blajeski, Jeffery Roskelley, Sarah Kopelovich
Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2015
The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) represents a burgeoning effort to advance the innovation and rigor of implementation research and is uniquely focused on bringing together researchers and stakeholders committed to evaluating the implementation of complex evidence-based behavioral health interventions.
New Journeys Network Kicks Off Demonstration Sites
The University of Washington’s Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy (PBHJP), along with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) spearheaded a “Kick Off” event for two new Demonstration Sites to the New Journeys Network. New Journeys is the name for Washington State’s transdisciplinary team-based approach to treating adolescents and young adults experiencing symptoms of first episode psychosis (FEP).