DMH + UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership (PMHP)


About


In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Public Mental Health Partnership at UCLA aims to realize a vision for excellence in care for vulnerable populations that incorporates typically marginalized perspectives and builds capacity to foster health equity.

The PMHP focuses training and technical assistance resources on two DMH programs, Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) and Full Service Partnerships (FSP) serving individuals 18 years and over. Both programs serve individuals with serious mental illness and both address the challenges of chronic homelessness.

  • Enhanced Illness Management and Recovery (E-IMR) Foundations

    Prerequisite: Introduction to Enhanced Illness Management and Recovery (E-IMR) Developed by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Practice Transformation and in consultation with experts, Enhanced Illness Management and Recovery (E-IMR) is an enhanced version of IMR, an approach developed to support individuals with mental illness in their recovery. E-IMR incorporates integrated dual disorder treatment (IDDT) principles into the IMR intervention to better serve individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness and a co-occurring substance use disorder (COD). Practitioners across a range of service lines ...  View more

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  • Safety and Crisis Prevention Intervention and Response

    This training focuses on components pertinent to safety practices and crisis intervention/prevention practices for field-based mental health and homeless outreach service providers, including preventing a crisis, recognizing a crisis, responding to a crisis, and following up on a crisis. This training also covers common issues associated with providing mental health services in street-based outreach to the homeless, home visits, and urban crime-ridden communities. This training will also describe best practices for identifying and managing issues related to personal space awareness, situational awareness, and exploring the different ...  View more

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Learning Communities


Join our learning communities below, where you can connect with peers, ask questions, and provide advice.

FSP Foundations Learning Community

The FSP Foundations Learning Community is a resource and discussion page dedicated to those enrolled in the FSP Foundations Learning Pathway.

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FSP Psychiatrist/Nurse Practitioner Learning Community

A Learning Community for psychiatrists and nurse practitioners working on multidisciplinary teams to serve individuals with severe mental illness in Los Angeles County.

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FSP Supervisor Learning Community

The FSP Supervisor Learning Community is an add-on resource to the weekly FSP Supervisor Learning Exchange hosted by the UCLA + DMH Public Mental Health Partnership. This space is for participants to connect with other FSP supervisors between meetings, find resources shared by PMHP, and post information helpful to other supervisors.

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Los Angeles County Field-Based Case Manager Learning Community

The LA County Field-Based Case Manager Learning Community is a resource and discussion page dedicated to those providing case management services, and complements its biweekly virtual learning exchange.

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Training Calendar


Check out our calendar below for upcoming trainings!

Recent Trainings

Suicide Prevention

 Virtual Training

Running Effective Groups

 Virtual Training

Stages of Change

 Virtual Training

Workplace Politics

 Virtual Training

FSP Transitions in Care

 Virtual Training

Trauma Stewardship

 Virtual Training

Excel 202

 Virtual Training

Excel 101

 Virtual Training

Domestic Violence

 Virtual Training

Housing First

 Virtual Training

Team


Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD

Danielle Cameron, LCSW, MSW

Julie Cohen, LMFT

Lisa Davis, PhD, LCSW

Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW

Larry Fernandez, LCSW, MSW

David Haynik, LCSW

Jean Lundquist, LCSW

Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW

Hanna Mark, PhD

Stephanie Moon, OTD, OTR/L

Vanessa Porea, LPC, APCC, NCPRSS

Chelsea Simms, LCSW, MSW