MHFA9 - Implementation Wins: Growing from Challenges and Struggles

Sunday, April 30, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: 502 A, Level 2, LACC

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

Rachel Taube, MSW (she/her/hers)

Project Director
Mental Health First Aid Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri

Slides

Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

Megan Clifford, LCSW_R

Founder
Wellness Associates of Greater Rochester LLC.
Rochester, New York
JG

Joe Gratzel, MDiv (he/him/his)

1. Outreach and Training Coordinator 2. Principal
1. Preferred Behavioral Health Group 2. Next Level Training and Consulting Group, LLC
Brick, New Jersey
Candace Alba-Marshall (she/her/hers)

Project Support Coordinator I
Mental Health First Aid Missouri/MIMH/UMSL
St. Louis, , Missouri
Isaac S. Sandidge, MA

Mental Health First Aid Missouri Program Manager
Missouri Institute of Mental Health
Brighton, Illinois

It takes commitment, planning, organization and communication to pull off a successful MHFA course. From the time the organization says “yes” until the course starts, there are many things you can do to set yourself up for success. Learn from the mistakes we’ve made as we’ve implemented and grown over the years. Leave with practical strategies to grow the number of First Aiders you teach, your program’s reach and your efficiency.

Learning Objectives:

Identify scalable strategies to create buy-in and set expectations with an organization hosting a training.
Discover strategies to build partnerships with clients and other Instructors.
Systematize communication and organizational processes to streamline course logistics.