Find opportunities to learn more about trauma-informed care

 
January 13th - February 10th
Parent Advocacy Training is partially funded by the Southeast Child Abuse Prevention Council and the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund.  This virtual training will occur on Mondays from 6:30PM - 8:30PM starting on January 13th - February 10th.   The program is designed to focus on skills that strengthen parents' ability to advocate for their children in a variety of settings.

January 13th
Responding to Resistance and Focusing on Change.  This virtual training will occur from 9AM - 12:15PM. Motivational interviewing is an approach that promotes self-awareness and intrinsic motivation in a person. Resistance arises as a normal, expected dynamic within conversations exploring any change process. Participants will learn to distinguish the types of resistance (discord from sustain talk) and practice strategic responses to skillfully respond without increasing resistance. They will be able to identify when to transition to the task of focusing, highlight specific considerations and learn how to apply various tools to assist in establishing focus. Continuing education is available.

 January 14th
Practical Documentation Skills for Peer Recovery Supporters.  This virtual training will occur from 9AM - 11AM. Certified Peer Recovery Supporters are a valuable addition to the behavioral health workforce. By sharing their lived experiences with mental health and/or substance use, peer supporters are uniquely positioned to connect with individuals and enhance their recovery in ways that may not be possible for other professionals due to their role and/or ethical guidelines. While peer supporters may naturally draw on their lived experiences to inspire hope and resilience in the individuals with whom they work, completing effective, timely documentation may not come as easily. Since peer recovery support is a Medicaid-billable service, it is imperative that the peer workforce gain the necessary skills for completing effective, timely documentation to ensure legal and ethical compliance and reimbursement. 

January 17th
Foundations of Trauma Informed Care - Key Concepts and Core Principles.  This virtual training will occur from Noon - 2PM. A history of trauma is extremely common in individuals presenting for mental health and/or substance use disorders treatment. A trauma-informed approach seeks to raise awareness about trauma among all behavioral health caregivers. This training will review key concepts and core principles of trauma-informed care and trauma-sensitive care and will explore how individuals can integrate these principles into their own approaches as Behavioral Health Providers, Programs, Agencies, and related Systems of Care.

January 21st
Foundations of Person Centered and Recovery Orientated Treatment Planning.  9AM - 11AM. This free & online workshop will explore the difference between traditional provider driven and person-driven approaches to care. Shared decision making will be explored as a foundation of recovery planning. This foundation engages individuals in their recovery and avoids the potential for traumatizing individuals through a disempowering prescriptive process. Provider responsibilities in promoting an engaging versus traumatizing recovery planning process will be identified.

January 21st
Labor Trafficking:  Understanding the Hidden Exploitation.  Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing criminal enterprises plaguing our world today. While human trafficking has existed in all parts of the world as an unseen crime for centuries, it is becoming more widely recognized in the United States with a particular emphasis on sex trafficking. Understanding that both sex and labor trafficking exist and even co-exist in some various forms of exploitation, it is imperative that not only research but awareness and a better understanding of the issue of labor trafficking is performed to truly help address the complex, multi-faceted needs of human trafficking survivors.

January 23rd
Free, online training 10AM - Noon: - Register by 21 January
Working with Families in Crisis:  Shifting the Focus from Problems to Potential.  Anyone who has worked with families knows it can be messy! Those who avoid working with families often do so for that very reason. The “messiness” is exacerbated when a family member is in crisis. Most professional helpers are trained to assess the strengths and needs of individuals and have limited training in recognizing the power and potential of the family system to support and sustain positive change. When family members are viewed primarily as contributors to the problem, their potential for solution-building and ongoing support is minimized. This training will help participants switch their focus from viewing the client or family members as the problem to recognizing the power of interactional patterns within the family system as points of intervention. This focus switch has the power to reduce judging and blaming individuals and uncover under-recognized connections within the family system.

January 23rd
Free, online training 10AM - Noon
Cultural Humility & Responsiveness in Behavioral Health Care.  This interactive virtual training will review practical tools and strategies that can be used to identify and diffuse personal bias and address dynamics of communication, to inform on cultural humility as a practice to increase patient care and wellness in a culturally responsive and respectful manner.

January 24th
Free, online training 10AM - 1:15PM:  Register by January 22nd.
Supporting LGNTQIA+ Individuals in Crisis.  Building on the foundation of a previous training, “Keeping Up with Best Practices for Treating LGBTQIA+ Youth in Ohio,” this training expands the framework for engaging and supporting LGBTQIA+ youth in the state. It addresses new ethical and legislative considerations impacting care, examines the post-election rise in LGBTQIA+ youth’s reliance on crisis services, and provides guidance for supporting third-party callers assisting LGBTQIA+ youth in crisis. Additionally, it offers strategies for evaluating and vetting resources beyond phone-based support and explores ways to navigate complex barriers caused by provider discrimination against LGBTQIA+ populations. This course equips participants with tools to refine their practice techniques while adhering to their scope of practice, ensuring effective and affirming care for LGBTQIA+ youth.

January 28th
Free, online training 1PM - 3PM.  
Effective Sharing of 'Lived Experience' while Maintaining Boundaries.  This interactive learning community conversation supports the work of peers and the use of their valuable experience. 

January 29th
Free, online training 9AM - 12:15PM.  Register by January 27th.
Supporting First Responders.  First responders—police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical personnel—face unique challenges in their line of duty. The nature of their work regularly places them in high-stress situations, exposing them to traumatic events that can impact their mental and emotional well-being. As helping professionals, understanding the distinct needs of this population is crucial for providing effective support and treatment. This webinar is designed to equip mental health practitioners, counselors, social workers and other allied professionals with the knowledge and tools to work effectively with first responder clients. This session delves into the unique characteristics, cultural norms and occupational hazards that define the first responder community and are needed to create stronger therapeutic alliances. One of the highlights of this webinar is the introduction to the PEACE Resilience Model, which is specifically designed for clients that will encounter ongoing trauma exposure. Above all, the training explores how to be a more effective support for those who dedicate their lives to serving others.

January 30th
Free, online training 1PM - 3PM
Foundations of Trauma-Informed Care:  Key Concepts and Core Principles.  A history of trauma is extremely common in individuals presenting for mental health and/or substance use disorders treatment. Attention to trauma issues occurs on a continuum ranging from trauma-informed to trauma-sensitive to trauma-integrated. A trauma-informed approach seeks to raise awareness about trauma among all behavioral health caregivers. A trauma-sensitive approach promotes screening and treatment methods that take past trauma into account without re-traumatizing the client and fully integrates trauma issues into all aspects of care delivery especially through the use of specific models used to treat trauma. This training will review key concepts and core principles of trauma-informed care and trauma-sensitive care and will explore how individuals can integrate these principles into their own approaches as Behavioral Health Providers, Programs, Agencies, and related Systems of Care. This workshop will address the issue of trauma as it affects individual clients, clinicians, and systems of care.

January 30th
Free, online training 2PM - 3PM
Prevention & Parenting Across the Lifespan:  Equipping Caregivers.  Adult-Supervised drinking during adolescence increases the risk for alcohol misuse. The series looks at opportunities to prevent substance misuse during adolescence and college-age years. This webinar discusses ways that parents teach their children skills to equip them for their future, and how teaching the right skills can impact future problems.