Innovative Leadership Strategies for Mental Health Professionals – Part 1: Before the Storm

Leading mental health organizations, programs, and initiatives can prove challenging in the best of times. Meeting the needs of clients in the diverse Pacific Southwest while effectively navigating the field’s evolving best practices, policies, and funding requires innovative, resilient, and adaptable leadership at all levels. COVID-19’s impact on both personal and professional lives exacerbates the need for these skills.

The Adaptive Leadership Framework facilitates evolution and growth in response to change and challenge. Join the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC), c0-directed by Change Matrix, to explore the principles of Adaptive Leadership and how you can apply the framework to lead more effectively.

Learning Objectives for the 3-Part Series:
During this three-part series, participants will:

• Learn the principles of Adaptive Leadership and how to implement them in mental health work.
• Identify strategies for engaging others to initiate, make, and sustain change.
• Apply Adaptive Leadership principles to “weather the storm,” lead effectively, and prioritize well-being during challenging times.

Part 1: Before the Storm

Adaptive Leadership is a leadership model that assists mental health providers and organizations in adapting and functioning effectively in times of change. The Adaptive Leadership model facilitates evolution and growth in response to a changing and challenging mental health environment. Adaptive leaders engage others to identify and, through collective will, change values, beliefs, and practices. This session covers the principles of Adaptive Leadership and provides attendees with strategies for progressing their work through challenges while addressing their own mental well-being.

Interested in attending the other sessions in this series? You can register here:

• Part 2: During the Storm
• Part 3: After the Storm

Presenters:

• Suganya Sockalingam, PhD, Change Matrix Founding Partner
• Tonicia Freeman-Foster, EdD, CDP, Change Matrix Change Specialist

Register now for this event with the Pacific Southwest MHTTC!