Our upcoming General Meeting speakers are with El Camino Hospital’s Scrivner Center for Mental Health and Addiction Services. Brianne Baker, LMFT, is Adult Outpatient Manager and Laura Tannenwald, LMFT, is Senior Program Therapist of Addiction Services. They will talk about the impacts of vicarious trauma and what you can do about it. The pandemic has…
Dr. Leanne Williams, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, will be presenting “Personalized Treatments for Mood Disorders.” Through the advancements in neuroscience, neuroimaging, technology and digital innovation, researchers have been able to better understand the brain, detect mental disorders, tailor interventions and promote wellness. Dr. Williams will discuss the…
We’re starting our Fall lineup with the Interim and Deputy Directors of SCC Behavioral Health Services and Valley Medical Center’s COO-Behavioral Health Services. They will discuss how COVID-19 has affected the mental health system and its programs, and how they are working together to improve systems of care. Sherri Terao, Interim Director, Santa Clara County…
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Meet Lesa Pescali in an “ASK THE THERAPIST” Teleconference Lesa has her Master’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling and Education from Santa Clara University. For the past 16 years she has been working with clients suffering from neurological disabilities as well as veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental health conditions. Lesa also works with families…
Dr. Matt Lilly will provide an overview of schizophrenia, with a focus on its potential causes, risk factors, and treatment options. A question and answer period will follow. Dr. Lilly hails from Newfoundland, Canada, where he completed his medical school and psychiatry residency training, followed by a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic…
At our first general meeting of 2020, we will hear about the Crisis Stabilization Unit and Blackbird House. On Jan. 14, 2020 our presenters will be Bindu Khurana-Brown, LMFT, manager of the Crisis Stabilization Unit; along with William Couch Jr., Peer Support Lead, and Tamra Chavez, Director, at Blackbird House. The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU),…
The speaker for our November General Meeting is Brianne Baker, LMFT, Adult Outpatient Manager at El Camino Hospital’s new Scrivner Center. She will tell us about Motivational Interviewing, discussing how this approach is used to engage people in making behavior changes that support health and wellness. Motivational Interviewing was created by William Miller and Stephen…
The speakers for our October General Meeting are Lorraine Zeller and Larry Powell. Lorraine Zeller, CPRP is a Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Mental Health Peer Support Worker and ACCESS CA Ambassador. Lorraine will share results of a statewide survey measuring factors important to clients in their recovery, the use of recovery outcomes data in…