Linda C Williams & Sharhonda Webster: Centering Human Connection in Leadership - 2024 FEP Conference

𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 📌
Team dynamics can impact the care that is provided to young people in early psychosis programs. Fostering a positive dynamic can be challenging, and there are few trainings and resources to support early psychosis team leads in leadership and team dynamics. During this panel, early psychosis team leaders, Sharhonda Webster and Linda C Williams, will discuss how positive team dynamics can support individuals with early psychosis. They will discuss the potential impact of leadership styles and the importance of individualizing your leadership approach to each staff member, incorporating individual differences and culture. They will use their experience as team leaders to discuss considerations for managing team conflict, incorporating diverse perspectives, and changing team culture.

𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 ✅
1. Understand how team dynamics can influence client care
2. Identify multiple considerations for early psychosis team leaders
3. Discuss how individual differences of team members can be incorporated to foster positive team dynamics

𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐂 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, LPC (she/her), Clinical Program Coordinator at the Spindletop Center in Beaumont, Texas. I received my calling to help others who experienced mental health issues in 2007 where I was part of a wonderful ministry serving the homeless called the Archangels Motorcycle Ministry. There I would speak face-to-face with those who needed mental health assistance but all I could do was provide them with resources. I wanted to do more so I went back to college to finish my educational journey. I started my professional journey working in mental health in 2014. I began my service work with children and adults with IDD ending in 2016, then with adults in the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) ending 2018, with the Mobil Crisis & Outreach Team (MCOT) ending in 2021, and finally with the FEP unit known in the company as the Early Onset Program (EOP). 

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, LPC, (she/her) is a visionary leader who is passionate about serving and empowering vulnerable and at-risk individuals. She is the Coordinated Specialty Care Team Lead at Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare. She is an advocate for individuals who have been impacted by systematic oppression and committed to building environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Her focus is on creating and building leaders who will positively impact the world, and being able to walk alongside them as they flourish. One of her favorite quotes that she lives by is “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King Jr.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📌
Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare: https://tcbhc.org/
Spindletop Center https://www.spindletopcenter.org/
Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression (SAMA): https://satorilearning.com/courses/
OnTrackNY Shared Decision-Making Videos: https://ontrackny.org/video-library
Managing Conflict on Interdisciplinary Teams: https://mhttcnetwork.org/event/managi...

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𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦: https://sites.utexas.edu/mental-healt...
𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦:    • 2024 First Episode Psychosis Conferen...  

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:28 Sharhonda Webster
00:03:35 Linda C Williams
00:06:22 Leadership Styles
00:11:32 What Does a Positive Team Dynamic Look Like?
00:21:01 How Diversity Impacts Client Experience
00:27:05 How to Help Team Members Work Together
00:34:52 Helping Team Members with Mental Health Struggles
00:39:52 Building Trust Through Breaking Bread
00:42:19 Challenges & Successes on Teams
00:50:48 Strategies for Staff Development

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