George, Bhatt, Pagdon: ESMI TTA Center - Resources & Tools on Shared Decision Making - 2024 FEP

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐒𝐌𝐈 𝐓𝐓𝐀 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫): 𝐓𝐀 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 📌
Members of the new SAMHSA funded National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI TTA Center) will (1) present an overview of the ESMI TTA Center’s work and activities and (2) provide practical tools, tips, and resources on Shared Decision Making in the context of working with people with early serious mental illnesses.
𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 ✅
1. Identify the resources and capabilities available through the ESMI TTA Centers for providers, policy makers, individuals, and families.
2. Understand what shared decision making is and how to do it.
3. Appreciate developmental considerations related to shared decision making.
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞, PhD. (she/her) is a Principal Research Associate at Westat with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and more than 20 years of experience in mental health, early intervention, and public-sector behavioral health services for youth and young adults. Her work spans technical assistance, program evaluation, and the translation of clinical research to inform practice and behavioral health policy. Dr. George has played key roles on federally funded projects focused on early psychosis for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), which have involved working with early psychosis researchers, providers, advocacy groups, and service recipients and their families to advance early intervention services across the country. She currently serves as the Project Director for the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI TTA Center).
𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐯𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭, M.D. (she/her) is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist and Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her role spans the General Adult Psychiatry Division, Child Psychiatry Division, and Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Division. Dr. Bhatt specializes in early psychosis evaluation and treatment. She currently provides clinical care in both the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital Child INSPIRE early psychosis clinic and the Stanford Health Care INSPIRE clinic. She contributes to early psychosis program development in California (through EPI-CAL) and nationally (through PEPPNET/Westat). She is also co-chair of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Adolescent Psychiatry Committee and Early Psychosis work group. 
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐧, BA (she/they), is a joint masters/doctoral student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is a former Research Coordinator for EPINET New York State Psychiatric Institute. Shannon also does ongoing work with the EPICAL network. She is someone with lived experience of psychosis and has a background in peer support. She is the co-creator of Psychosis Outside the Box and is currently serving as the Vice President of lived experience research within IEPA. Within her graduate program, she studies under Dr. Nev Jones and is currently focusing on a qualitative in-depth examination into peer support nationwide.
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📌
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00:00 Intro - Preethy George
01:42 Introduction & Resources from the ESMI TTA Center
21:52 Intro - Apurva Bhatt & Shannon Pagdon
24:02 Developmentally Appropriate Shared Decision Making
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