Webinars

Integrating Race and Culture in Evidence-Based Treatments

Led by Dr. Won-Fong Lau Johnson, PhD and featuring panelists Laura Escalona-Flores, MSW/LICSW (school-based mental health manager at Neighborcare Health), Seema Mhatre, LICSW/MPH (licensed clinical social worker at Odessa Brown-Clinic at Seattle Children’s Hospital), and Rickey “Deekon” Jones (founder and CEO of New Developed Nations).

Rising to the Challenge: How State-University Partnerships Strengthen Health Policy

Sponsored by the Evidence-Based Practice Institute and the UW CoLab, this webinar focuses on the role of state-university partnerships in evidence translation to inform policy decision making and to improve population health. Panelists describe their experience and how these partnerships have led to cross-disciplinary research, strengthened state and agency relationships, and engaged scholarship. They also expand on the value of these partnerships to state institutions, policymakers, researchers, Medicaid enrollees, and the larger community.

Evidence-based practices and telehealth for youth

COVID-19 has required a swift transition to providing behavioral health services remotely via telehealth. With this transition, many questions arise around the impact of telehealth on the therapeutic process, including alliance, engagement and use of specific evidence-based practice elements. This webinar will provide a brief review of the literature on effectiveness of telehealth with children and then move to specific guidance around how providers can leverage the telehealth platform to build treatment alliance and engagement, as well as how to implement evidence based practices. Real world examples from WA state community providers will be included throughout . CoLab researchers Dr. Georganna Sedlar and Dr. Lindsey Weil lead the presentation.

Special Program: Dr. Kim Dumont & Dr. Vickie Ybarra

Topic: What Does the evidence say about strategies for Producing Useful Research Evidence and Using it in Impactful Ways

Presented by Dr. Kim Dumont, Senior Program Officer at the William T. Grant Foundation with Dr. Vickie Ybarra, Director of the Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability at DCYF as discussant. Co-hosted by the CoLab (previously SAJE) and the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ).

Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

Dr. Sarah C. Walker speaking at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: Grand Rounds Series