Practical for Your Practice

Your hosts are back for season 8 of P4P! This season we’ll have more conversations with experts in the field of evidence-based practice. But we want to get back to the personal stories behind their professional accomplishments. This season we’ll highlight the “impactful moments” that shaped them and keep them engaged in this difficult work. We’re kicking off the season by sharing our own impactful moments. Listen in as we discuss the unexpected interactions that uncovered our own biases and changed our perspectives about clinical practice.

Calls-to-action:
Notice your own “impactful moments” and call on them when the work gets hard
Notice when you might be catastrophizing and use those impactful moments to recalibrate
Share your impactful moment in the comments or via https://www.speakpipe.com/cdpp4p
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After 11 episodes of talking about the “sins” of evidence-based practice, we’re wrapping up season 7 by finding out “what’s in the box?” Our guests this season have covered a wide range of topics related to EBPs, including reducing suicide risk, and working with maternal mental health, OCD, and nightmare disorders. While the individual topics may have spanned the broad field of clinical practice, there was a surprising amount of overlap in the “sins” that our guests have encountered. On our final episode of season 7, your P4P hosts notice the common themes between these sins and which ones we’d invite to our own private awards show. Tune in to find out who the nominees are!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Provider Self-Assessment Checklist (PSAC): A checklist your hosts created based on the “sins” discussed this season. It’s a quick way to check in on your own knowledge and comfort in broad areas of evidence-based practice.

Calls-to-action:
Use the Provider Self-Assessment Checklist to assess your own vulnerability to EBP “sins”
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The world feels a bit cray-cray right now and your hosts are feeling fatigued, on edge, and crispy. We took a moment to ask, “how are you really doing?”, and didn’t allow each other to answer “fine.” It’s a challenge for many of us in the helping professions to acknowledge our own distress, make time for self-care, and accept help from others. On this episode, we practice what we preach by acknowledging how stress is affecting our personal and professional lives. We explore what gets in the way of good self-care and how we’ve tried to be authentically and imperfectly present with ourselves, each other, and the people we help.

In this episode of Practical for Your Practice, hosts Jenna Ermold and Carin Lefkowitz sit down with Dr. Randy Martin, Clinical Director of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for the New York Presbyterian Hospital System. Despite being a fixture in most large organizations, EAPs often remain "under the radar" for many behavioral health providers. Dr. Martin demystifies the "ABC of EAPs," explaining how these programs serve as the "mental health equivalent of a primary care physician" by providing short-term counseling, assessment, and organizational support.
The conversation explores the parallels between EAP work and military mental health, the importance of proactive outreach during life transitions, and how providers can partner with EAPs to expand their own practices.
Dr. Randy Martin is a highly accomplished licensed psychologist and Clinical Director of the New York Presbyterian Hospital System’s Employee Assistance Program. As a dynamic thought leader, executive, and training specialist, he has impacted the productivity and profitability of Fortune 1000 companies, educational institutions, and healthcare systems through psychoeducational webinars, seminars, and on-site crisis management interventions. A frequent media contributor seen on CNN Radio and in the Wall Street Journal, Randy is a recognized expert in short-term counseling, assessment, and organizational wellness. His career is defined by a passion for mentoring professionals and improving client well-being, earning him the Caron Foundation’s EAP Award.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA): Link to EAPA Website

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In this episode, hosts Jenna Ermold and Carin Lefkowitz welcome Adrienne Griffen, an "accidental advocate" and Executive Director of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA). A Naval Academy graduate and former intelligence officer, Adrienne shares her powerful personal journey of navigating postpartum depression while holding high-level security clearances – and why it took six months to finally get the help she needed.
The conversation dives deep into the unique "triple threat" of stigma facing military women: the pressure of the warrior ethos, the upheaval of the military lifestyle, and the vulnerabilities of the perinatal period. Adrienne adds to our collection of EBP “sins” and provides practical actionable intel and valuable resources. Whether you are a civilian or military provider, this episode offers a roadmap for moving beyond "baby blues" to provide comprehensive, life-saving support for military-connected families.

Adrienne Griffen, MPP, is an advocate and nationally-recognized expert in the field of maternal mental health. She is a sought-after speaker and educator, using her lived experience to engage audiences on issues surrounding the mental health and wellbeing of our nation’s mothers.
Adrienne is the Executive Director of Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (mmhla.org), a nonprofit organization leading efforts to improve maternal mental health in the United States. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy and has a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (24/7 voice and text support in English and Spanish).
Postpartum Support International (PSI): postpartum.net – Includes specialized support groups for military families.
Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA): mmhla.org – Advocacy and policy for maternal mental health.

Calls-to-action:
Review the information provided on mmhla.org especially the MOMs Act
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