Pacific Southwest MHTTC No-Cost Training

Advancing Leadership of Early Career Mental Health Professionals: Achieving Change Using Adaptive Leadership

1.5 Day Workshop

Thursday, August 1 - Friday, August 2, 2019

Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Arizona

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Workshop Description

Are you a just starting your career in the mental health field and ready to lead positive change? Do you see yourself as a champion for youth and young adult health and wellness? This 1.5 day leadership training uses the adaptive leadership model to advance the capabilities of young adults serving in new or early career professional roles in the mental and behavioral health system (e.g., engagement, peer support, advocacy). Participants will identify individual capacity to lead and develop a sense of their personal leadership style. Participants will develop strategies for personal leadership potential.

Outcomes:

• Understand how personal values, culture, and lived experiences shapes one’s approach to leadership and ability to connect with others.
• Identify individual strengths and how to apply those strengths in leadership roles.
• Recognize the strengths others have and how to build on those to develop meaningful partnerships. 
• Understand what it means to be an effective leader and identify resources and supports needed to be become an effective leader.

Intended Audience:

- Young adults of transition age (18-30 years) who are professionals, paraprofessionals (volunteers, advocates, champions) of youth/young adult mental health (mh)
        - Youth peer providers – individuals providing mh peer support services)
        - Lived-experience mental health workforce members (inclusive of those working in mental/behavioral health who have lived experience, whether or not their position calls for it)
- Young adults of transition age (18-30 years) who are considering joining the mh workforce

Additional Information

• Participants will be on their own for food as federally funded projects do not allow food to be provided. 
• Participants are responsible for expenses and coordination of their own travel accommodations.  
• Hotel lodging at the federal government rate is available at the Renaissance Hotel. Reserve your room here by July 15th: https://book.passkey.com/go/CARSEvent.  Rooms are subject to availability.
• *Onsite parking: Valet for 0-3 hours = $12, 3-6 hours = $19, 6+hours = $35

*A limited number of parking vouchers are available if the cost is a barrier to participation

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