Synergy in Action: Bringing Concepts Beyond DEI into the Mental Health Workplace

Join us to learn how to integrate DEI with wellbeing into the very fabric of mental health workplaces through the powerful concept of “Synergy”. This experiential webinar will demonstrate creativity and agency to cultivate a more supportive and effective system for both the workforce and those they serve.

Synergy is the energy that we feel when we just know that healing is happening. According to Dr. Richard Katz, “Synergy is out there. The universe is synergistic. We just haven’t learned to open ourselves to it.”

The goals of this webinar are to:

• increase understanding about the concept of Synergy, a philosophy of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion integrated with Wellbeing, 
• exemplify taking responsibility for wellness at each level of a mental health system – from clients to the workforce to the system as a whole. 
• learn how to nurture Synergy in action in our current mental health care systems, 
• and identify ways we can collectively work towards transforming mental health care towards more Synergistic approaches in each of our contexts.

Participants will learn about the definition and history of the concept of synergy, including the major strands of synergy in action, and discuss examples of synergy in action on individual, interpersonal, and collective levels.  Participants will be able to interact with the presentation through discussion questions throughout. 

This event is open to all!

Tuesday, January 14, 2024
10:00 am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00 pm ET

About Stepped Care Solutions

Stepped Care Solutions (SCS) is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization, and the creators of Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0©) – an innovative and transformative model that leverages collaborative efforts and technology to transform mental health and substance use health systems for better access and outcomes. SCS exists to help organizations and communities reframe, rethink, and redesign the delivery of mental health care services.

Bolstered by principles and driven by evidence, SCS collaborates with government, business, health care, and more, to promote and implement an equitable and visionary approach to mental health care, and ensure every individual receives care that is uniquely suited to their needs.

Recommended reading: 

Stepped Care 2.0: The Power of Conundrums 1st ed. 2023 Edition

Indigenous Healing Psychology: Honoring the Wisdom of the First Peoples 2017

Synergy, Healing, & Empowerment: Insights from Cultural Diversity

Defining Synergy | Dr. Gillian Berry(video)

Speaker Information

Dr. Gillian Berry, Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development

Dr. Gillian Berry is Senior Advisor of Culture & Workforce Development at Stepped Care Solutions. She is a published author and a clinical social worker, with over 35 years of experience as an educator and practitioner. She has overseen the counseling and psychological services at George Washington University, leading a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals through the implementation of the Stepped Care 2.0 approach into their service delivery. She has been a faculty member at the University of Botswana’s Department of Social Work Southern Africa and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her clinical interests are strongly influenced by her grandfather’s Indigenous philosophy, and she provides short-term solution-focused services/therapy from this perspective.

Dr. Catie Greene, Faculty of Culture & Workforce Development

Catie Greene, PhD, LPC is a counselor educator and supervisor.  Catie has worked as a clinician in college counseling centers and group practice, and an educator in Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate programs for over 11 years and joined Stepped Care Solutions as a faculty consultant on synergy, beyond diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2020. Catie’s research and practice is grounded in Relational Cultural Theory.