COVID-19 Related Resouces for Behavioral Health Practitioners
(found at the Center for Practice Innovations)

Please Note: Access to the Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) Learning Community is available at no cost to OMH-licensed, OASAS-certified programs, and NYS VA programs in New York State (or any other not for profit behavioral health agency/program serving individuals in NYS) that wish to benefit from the online training and supports.

• Team-based Care: Establishing a Team-Oriented Culture in Your Organization 
• Treatment of Trauma 
• FIT Module 20: CBT for Treating Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma-Related Problems 
• FIT & TCTTAC: Tobacco and Vaping and COVID-19 
• FIT: Helping People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic (webinar) 
• FIT: Helping People with Co-Occurring Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic (tip sheet) 
• Telehealth Tips: Helping People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• SP-TIE: Telehealth with Suicidal Clients During the COVID-19 Crisis 
• Telehealth Tips: Managing Suicidal Clients During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Trauma-Informed Approach 
• Wellness Self-Management COVID19 Lessons
• Trauma Informed and DBT Skills for Coping: Managing Trauma and Emotional Escalation – Part 1
• Trauma Informed and DBT Skills for Coping: Managing Trauma and Emotional Escalation – Part 2
• Trauma Informed and DBT Skills for Coping: Managing Trauma and Emotional Escalation – Part 3
• ACT Telehealth Guidance for Managing ACT Participants Who Express Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• ACT: Assessing and Addressing Violence Risk – Telehealth Considerations
• ACT Team Wellness
• ACT Pronouns Matter
• ACT Knowledge Exchange: How Do We Best Engage with ACT Participants in NYS Shelters During COVID-19 – Part 1
• ACT BBME Training (Breath-Body-Mind Elements): Tools for Calm-Alert Wellbeing
• Are we Trauma-Informed Practitioners? (available as a live presentation to agencies upon request, please reach out to CPI’s ACT Institute to inquire (actinst@nyspi.columbia.edu): This presentation includes the integration of social justice issues with Trauma Informed Care practices.  The presentation establishes that we cannot provide trauma care without understanding the person's sociopolitical background. Social determinants are reviewed and analyzed carefully.  
• ACT Core Manual:  Principles and Person-Centered Treatment Planning: This manual includes a slide deck and resources for face-to-face training of behavioral health team members. It includes information on race, culture, and social determinants. https://practiceinnovations.org/Products
• ACT Supervision Guidelines: Supervisors of interprofessional teams may not have the knowledge and content expertise to provide supervision for all disciplines on their team.  Moreover, finding ways in which to address expectation of competencies of cultural humility towards an anti-racist practice can pose challenges to the supervisor.  This set of supervisory guidelines lay out 1) expectations for job performance within the scope of practice for supervisors/team leaders, MD/NP, Nurse, vocational specialists, family specialists, substance abuse specialists and peer specialists 2) and identify opportunities for trainings where there is a gap.  
  https://rfmh.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/curriculum/072ca377-50b4-4cf2-b8bf-150e5d141b70#t=1

COVID-19 Related Resources for Behavioral Health Practitioners

(found at: the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center of New York (MCTAC), the Community Technical Assistance Center of New York (CTAC), the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), NY State Office of Mental Health (OMH), National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the American Lung Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Nurses Association, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the Early Psychosis Intervention Network)

Telehealth Guidance 

• Best Practices for Telehealth 
• Virtual Group Therapy 
• From In-Person to On-Screen: Best Practices in Telemental Health with Children & Adolescents 
• Online Meeting Facilitation: Tips for More Efficient and Fun Virtual Meetings 
• Essential Tips for Tele-Behavioral Health Engagement (4.1.20 
• Providing Services Telephonically: Tips for Family and Youth Peer Support Providers (4.8.20) 

Leadership and Supervision 

• Leadership in Times of Crisis: Building the Skills for Successful Leadership (5.14.20) 
• Conversations with Dr. Tony with Dr. Courtney Holmes: Providing Remote Supportive Supervision 
• Leadership in Times of Crisis: Building the Skills for Successful Leadership (5.14.20) 
• Conversations with Dr. Tony with Dr. Courtney Holmes: Providing Remote Supportive Supervision 

Working with Children and Youth 

• Coping with Crisis During COVID-19 Pt 4: Attending to the Safety of Children 
• Helping Children Adjust to the New Normal Pt 1: Integrating Trauma-Informed and Resilience Building Practices as Students Return to School 
• Helping Children Adjust to the New Normal Pt 2: Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions for Students Returning to School with Mental Health Difficulties 
• Assessment and Treatment for Childhood Grief and Loss 
• Helping Students Embrace a Resilient Framework: The Interaction of Trauma and Grief in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Providing Services Telephonically: Tips for Family and Youth Peer Support Providers (4.8.20) 
• Supporting Children with Grief and Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

General Counseling and Coping Guidance                      

• OMH/OASAS Vaccine Information Informational Videos
• Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Identifying and Assisting the Most Vulnerable and Socially Isolated Adults Struggling with Behavioral Health Problems 
• Conversations with Dr. Tony: Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Understanding and Applying the Principles and Practices of Resilience to Meet the Challenge (4.9.20) 
• Helping Families with Children and Youth Build Resilience in the Era of COVID-19 - Part 1: What We Say and How We Say It Matters 
• Helping Families with Children and Youth Build Resilience in the Era of COVID-19 - Part 2: Building Resilient-Coping in Families 
• Supporting Family and Youth Peer Advocates During COVID-19 
• Wellness Self-Management for the COVID-19 Crisis 
• 3 DBT Skills for Coping with the Coronavirus Crisis 
• Understanding the Process of Bereavement: Responding to the Loss of Clients and Staff During These Difficult Times 
• Coping with Crisis During COVID-19 Pt 3: Applying Psychological First Aid 
• Coping with Crisis During COVID-19 Pt 1: Crisis and Safety Planning via Telehealth for Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm 
• Peers Supporting Participants Coping with Thoughts of Suicide

Intimate Partner Violence 

• Coping with Crisis During COVID-19 Pt 2: Assessing and Responding to the Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID-19: Notes from the Field 

Essential Workers in Healthcare Resources

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital and Health System Leaders
• Self-Care for Health Care Workers 
• Taking Care of Your Emotional Well-Being: Tips for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 
• Grief and Loss in the Workplace During COVID-19 

Billing and Regulatory Guidance

• https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/guidance/