DJJ Mental Health Training Team

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DJJ Mental Health Training Team

• July 2008

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Dedicated Mental Health Training Team

• Lloyd Davis, Ph.D., Senior Supervising
  Psychologist
• Candi Faupell, Instructional Designer
• Jim Anderson (RA), Instructional Designer
• Maureen Autar, Staff Services Analyst
• Wanda Cox, Office Technician
• Vacant 2 psychologist positions

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DJJ Mental Health Training Team Vision
We are committed to be a premiere agent of change
and excellence for the DJJ
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DJJ Mental Health Training Team Mission
We provide assessment, training, and staff
development opportunities utilizing
evidence-based interventions.
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Training Team Objectives

• Train staff on new Mental Health Policies
• In conjunction with other training teams (e.g.,
  Reform/IBTM), provide training, coaching,
  consultation, and follow-up in various
  evidenced-based interventions
• Routinely assess and respond to mental health
  training needs throughout DJJ

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Current Priority Projects
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Process Integrating Evidenced Based Practices
into Policy Training
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Training Process

• Analyze, design, and develop training
• Implement training of facility and mental health
  staff

• Integrate training into clinical and routine
  activities
• Encourage cross-disciplinary mentoring

• Evaluate effectiveness of training
• Review documentation for best practices
• Routinely contact stakeholders

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Develop Training for Two Audiences
Integrate training as much as possible
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Future Training Opportunities and Venues

• Academy
• Orientations
• Classroom training
• Regularly scheduled meetings
• Mentoring
• On-the-job coaching
• Peer evaluations

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Future Training Opportunities and Venues(cont.)

• Quarterly publications by DJJ Mental Health
  Training Team
• Reinforcement for adhering to training and
  being a professional role model

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QUESTIONS?

• DJJ Mental Health Training Team

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Long-Term Training Implementation
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Phase I

• Select staff to receive in-depth training
• These staff will become primary trainers
  ofnon-clinical staff
• Psychiatrist and psychologist receive in-depth
  clinical training in evidence based treatments
  for high frequency disorders found in the DJJ
  population
• Train all staff having direct contact with youth
• Train all managers and support staff

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Phase II and III

• Continue disseminating specialized evidence based
  treatment skills
• Expand specialized evidence based treatments
  throughout the DJJ system

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Current Training Offerings by IBTM

• Motivational Interviewing
• (3 days and 2 additional days 6-months later)
• Aggression Replacement Training
• Suicide Risk Awareness
• Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution

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Motivational Interviewing

• A collaborative, not prescriptive approach
• Client centered with a focus on ambivalence and
  change talk
• Can be used as pretreatment or to enhance
  treatment
• Clinician training must include ongoing feedback
  and coaching.

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Aggression Replacement Training

• Skillstreaming
• (behavioral component)
• Anger Control Training
• (emotional component)
• Moral Reasoning Training
• (cognitive component)

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Crisis Management Training

• Pre-escalation planning and action
• Intervention
• Debrief and document

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Education
• Identify, evaluate, and change dysfunctional
  thinking