Find opportunities to learn more about trauma-informed care
June 2025
June 16th
9am - 12:15pm
Overview of Harm Reduction for Substance Use
While historical substance use treatment models have emphasized abstinence as the goal, we have learned through research and from those with lived experience, about the complex relationship people have with substance use, beginning with their first use through many possible intervention points. Harm reduction acknowledges this complexity and offers ways to reduce the risk of mortality and other negative outcomes of substance use. Harm reduction is not only a single set of interventions, but an overall approach and philosophy that values the voices of those with lived or living experience of substance use. Harm reduction addresses inequalities in the treatment of and resources available for those who use substances and seeks to eliminate the stigma that continues to exist toward those who use substances and the stigma within treatment policies and procedures.
June 16th
11am - 1pm
Building Engagement Through Skilled Listening
This interactive learning community conversation deconstructs the art of listening to its core elements and provides opportunities for listening practice and reflection.
June 16th - 19th
8am - 12pm
SHIELD 2025: Paving the Way to Care
June 16th: Paving the Way to Care for Patients
June 17th: Paving the Way to Care for Caregivers
June 18th: Paving the Way to Care for the Community
June 19th: Paving the Way to Care for the Organization
Cleveland Clinic established this one-of-a-kind healthcare forum to explore the evolving social dynamics shaping patient care, caregiving and clinical workspaces. Engage with industry experts in meaningful discussions and get essential takeaways on managing societal factors that influence healthcare delivery beyond physical care and disease management. S.H.I.E.L.D.® (Safety in Healthcare Through Information, Education and Learning Development) 2025 will focus on safety, emergency preparedness, care equity, mental well-being, social health determinants and more.
In healthcare, ensuring patient safety remains a paramount challenge, often due to professional practice gaps. These gaps can stem from outdated methods, insufficient training, and a lack of integration of innovative solutions. By adopting cutting-edge technologies, enhancing educational opportunities, and fostering continuous professional development, we can significantly reduce these gaps. Innovations such as electronic health records, simulation-based training, and advanced monitoring systems can transform safety practices. Concurrently, a robust framework for continuous education ensures that healthcare professionals remain adept with the latest advancements. Together, these efforts pave the way for a safer, more efficient healthcare system.
June 16th, June 30th, July 17th
1pm- 2:30pm
Workforce Development Webinar Series:
Webinar 1: Foundation in Planning & Education (June 16th)
Evidence-based policies and programs, environmental strategies, implementing programs with fidelity, and direct service delivery.
Webinar 2: Building Communication and Community Engagement Skills (June 30th)
Principles of effective communication, community organization for prevention, and strategies for stakeholder engagement.
Webinar 3: Advocacy, Ethics, and Sustainability in Prevention (July 17th)
Prevention ethics, environmental approaches, capacity building, readiness for prevention, and sustainability of efforts.
June 16th & 17th
1pm - 5pm (must attend both days)
Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
The Ohio Statewide TIC Collaborative is offering an amazing opportunity to enroll in this innovative course, FREE to any leadership and service providers in Ohio so you can develop your leadership skills. By embedding emotional intelligence as a trauma-informed practice, participants learn to navigate stress, model healthy communication, and respond to workplace challenges with empathy - creating environments where both staff and clients feel safe, seen, and supported. This training offers an innovative approach by linking staff well-being directly to improved client care, recognizing that when leaders support their teams through emotional intelligence, they reduce burnout and turnover, leading to more consistent, high-quality services for clients.
June 17th
8:45am - 3pm
Face the Fight: Crisis Response Planning (CRP) for Suicide Prevention
Crisis Response Planning (CRP) is a strategy designed to assist an individual who might be at risk for suicide by offering alternative self-selected actions and activities they can use in times of crisis. Peers, friends, family, and clinical provider can support the planning process and provide solid options which they can utilize during different phases of a suicidal crisis. This workshop is designed to enhance individuals’ knowledge about CRP for managing acute suicide risk, and to increase their ability to administer this intervention confidently and competently with at-risk individuals.
June 17th
9am - 11am
I’m Not Trained To Do This: Motivational Interviewing for Those Supporting Clinical Services
Non-clinical roles such as billing, custodial services, HR, and customer service often face challenges in motivating individuals, managing difficult interactions, and navigating workplace dynamics. Despite not providing direct clinical care, these staff members frequently interact with clients, family members, and colleagues who may be experiencing high stress, frustration, or emotional distress. They may encounter challenges when enforcing policies, struggle with de-escalating tense situations, or feel unequipped to engage effectively with individuals facing substance use or mental health challenges. This training is designed to help non-clinical staff enhance communication and support behavior change using Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques. Participants will learn core MI concepts, including person-centered skills like open-ended questions, affirmations, active listening, and summarizing, and explore how these can be applied in their specific roles. Through practical exercises and real-world scenarios, attendees will gain effective tools to foster rapport, motivate others, and handle workplace challenges with empathy and improved communication, ultimately creating a more supportive and productive work environment.
June 17th
10am - 12pm
Leveraging Alliances and Cross-System Collaboration in Preventive Care
Considering the multi-faceted impact of substance use disorder on a person’s life, it follows that cross-agency collaboration would be an effective strategy in supporting those living with substance use disorder. From partnerships with child welfare systems and criminal courts, we will discuss how creating a web of support is an important goal for substance use treatment providers. This event highlights research and data related to the efficacy of cross system collaboration and organizational partnering in Substance Use Treatment.
June 17th
11am - 4pm
Crisis Response Planning Workshop
Crisis Response Planning is a strategy designed to assist an individual who might be at risk for suicide by offering alternative self-selected actions and activities that they can use in times of crisis. Peers, friends, family, and clinical providers can support the planning process and provides solid options which they can utilize during different phases of a suicidal crisis. This workshop is designed to enhance individuals’ knowledge about crisis response planning (CRP) for managing acute suicide risk, and to increase their ability to administer this intervention confidently and competently with at-risk individuals.
June 17th
12pm - 1pm
Substance Use, Overdose, and Brain Injury: Integrating Trauma Informed, Person Centered Care
Northeast Medical University Deflection ECHO
June 17th
12pm - 3:15pm
Collaboration in Action: An Introduction to Integrated Care
To address the complexity and interconnectedness of mental health, substance use and physical health concerns, integrated care models have been increasingly adopted and implemented across healthcare systems. Through collaboration, personalized care and increased accessibility, providers can improve the quality of life for those receiving services. The adoption of integrated care practices has resulted in notable improvements in health outcomes, patient satisfaction, and engagement. Furthermore, it has strengthened care coordination, promoted cost efficiency, expanded access to care, reduced health disparities, and facilitated better management of chronic conditions. This training will focus on integrated care in behavioral health, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills to implement holistic, person-centered care.
June 17th
1pm - 4:15pm
Leadership Development: Elevate Your Prevention Leadership Impact!
Level up your key leadership skills and learn how to enhance your existing leadership abilities that will help you to realize greater organizational impact. This is an opportunity to learn from seasoned, certified coaches — who currently serve and have served in a variety of leadership positions themselves — to help you realize your leadership potential and hone your leadership style, thereby expanding your impact in prevention. Leadership development will give you a solid foundation in understanding and utilizing time-tested techniques, helping you to build stronger relationships and stronger teams.
June 17th
3pm - 4:30pm
Bridging across political differences and reducing polarization
Engaging in the public policy process can help build the power necessary to change community conditions that shape health and well-being. In this webinar, we’ll introduce a tool to help people with different backgrounds, values and perspectives engage in productive conversations with decision makers. This approach from Voices for Healthy Kids fosters connection, authenticity and trust. Allyson Frazier, national senior director of Voices for Healthy Kids, will share ways to better understand and engage with people who hold conservative values. Biz Harris, executive director of the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance, will describe how her organization has used the tool to reduce polarization and find common ground to improve health and equity.
June 18th
9am - 3:30pm
In-person event
Hocking County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Logan, OH 43138
Community Reinforcement And Family Training (CRAFT)
Historically, substance use treatment providers often conveyed to concerned friends and family members a sense of helplessness, suggesting minimal or no action could be taken to assist their loved one's entry into treatment or reduce their substance use. This left many concerned significant others (CSOs) feeling powerless, with their loved one's substance use adversely affecting their own wellness and mental health. This training aims to provide participants with insight into these historical responses and present an alternative approach through the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) model.
June 18th
11:30am - 1pm
Power in Participation: Strategies for Engaging & Retaining Coalition Members
Community coalitions are only as strong as their membership. Building a coalition with dedicated and engaged members is essential to implementing and sustaining your successful prevention efforts. In this 90-minute webinar, we will explore strategies to increase the number of engaged coalition members and how to keep them engaged over the long term.
June 18th
10am - 11am
Prevention Action Alliance’s advocacy webinar provides updates on events, bills, and legislation, as well as other prevention and wellness advocacy-related activities within the state and federal government.
June 18th
12pm - 1:15pm
Treating Substance Use Disorder in People Experiencing Homelessness
As part of the twice-monthly SUD Care Continuum ECHO® series, Daniel Rodrigues, LICSW, PMH-C will present a didactic on treating substance use disorder in people experiencing homelessness. The didactic will be followed by a de-identified patient case presentation from an ECHO® participant, and recommendations from the panel of experts and attendees.
June 18th
12pm - 1:30pm
An Overview of Adaptive Disclosure-Enhanced - A Flexible Cross-Cutting Treatment for Moral Injury
In this webinar, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of Adaptive Disclosure-Enhanced (AD-E), which is an evidence-based, structured, cross-cutting, experiential psychotherapy designed to address chiefly target moral injury. AD-E builds upon the original Adaptive Disclosure framework by integrating letter-writing, mindfulness, and loving-kindness meditation. AD-E prioritizes functional recovery through daily reparative activities aimed at restoring faith in humanity or one’s own humanity and fostering valuing and valued social connections and kindred activities. By the end of this session, participants will understand the social-functional model of morality, moral behavior, and moral injury, understand the symptoms of moral injury and how to assess them, and gain a session-by-session understanding of how Adaptive Disclosure-Enhanced can serve as a versatile and compassionate treatment for moral injury.
June 18th
12:30pm - 2pm
Catalyzing Community Change: The Evidence2Success Action Guides
How do different parts of a community come together to make change? Specifically, how do resident youth and families, public systems, and private and non-profit community-based entities support youth thriving over the long term? Since 2012, six communities have approached these questions using the Evidence2Success Framework, a coalition-led approach that prioritizes data use and community voice in decision-making, evidence-based program selection, and strategic finance planning to generate sustainable benefits. A five-part action guide series, Guiding Collective Change, shares data-backed key benefits and practical advice for approaching collaborative work. A panel shares experiences, practical tips, and resources from multiple viewpoints.
June 18th
12:30pm - 2pm
Bridging the Gap: MOUD Access in Rural Communities
Rural communities face unique barriers in accessing effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), including limited provider availability, stigma, and geographic isolation. This webinar will explore how medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can be delivered in rural settings through a combination of clinical innovation, community collaboration, and policy advocacy. Participants will explore examples of how integrated clinical services and medical intervention can improve overall treatment outcomes. The presentation will also emphasize the role of addiction professionals in addressing stigma and systemic issues in rural communities. Practical tools, real-world examples, and strategies for engaging rural communities will be shared to help participants advocate for person-centered, recovery-oriented care in their own settings.
June 18th
1pm - 4:15pm
Preventing Underage Access: Conducting Compliance Checks in Your Community
This beginner-level training equips prevention professionals with the knowledge and skills to implement compliance checks as an evidence-based strategy to prevent underage access to alcohol and tobacco products. Participants will explore the rationale behind compliance checks, learn the phases of the process—from planning and recruitment to evaluation—and understand legal and ethical considerations. The session emphasizes building community partnerships, supporting underage volunteers, and using data to measure impact. Through discussions and interactive activities, attendees will gain practical tools to advocate for and conduct effective compliance checks, fostering safer communities and reducing youth substance use. P5
June 18th
2:30pm - 4pm
In this community of practice, the facilitator will walk participants through self-care activities, providing tools for use in other settings. The session will include small group discussion and other self-care activities. The CoP will include small breakout sessions with discussions of real-life scenarios.
June 18th
7:30pm - 8:30pm
The Secret of Success: From Symptoms to Insights on Your Mental Health
Join us for this free webinar where we'll take a deep dive into how to assess symptom severity, frequency, compare their presentation to baseline behaviors, assess objectively if medications are impacting symptoms in the way they're supposed to, and more.
Parents, learn how to become a citizen scientist, ready to accurately and objectively track your child's mental healthcare journey. Providers, learn how you can follow your clients in real time when they're not in your office and access this accurate, up to date, and objective information on how they're managing at home.
June 19th
9am-12:15pm
Many people intuitively believe in preventing individuals from experiencing the burdens of mental illness and substance use disorders, but they often do not know how to engage in those activities in a meaningful way. To further the confusion, what people tend to believe are effective prevention strategies are quite ineffective, and at times, can have unintended consequences, including harmful effects. Grounded in effective prevention research, this session will define effective prevention strategies as well as describe some common ineffective prevention strategies. Participants will learn the significance of prioritizing prevention strategies that are evidence and research-based, and that utilize best practice models, frameworks, and theories. Further, the reason why well-meaning people engage in ineffective prevention strategies will be presented to tease out the nuances for why this happens. Lastly, case studies will assist attendees in understanding how we – as prevention advocates – can respond to those well-meaning people by educating them about effective prevention strategies without thwarting their desire to meaningfully help individuals and communities. P6
June 20th
10am - 12pm
Reducing the Harm of Alcohol Use
Current research findings have highlighted various factors associated with the steady increase in alcohol consumption over the last several years. The pandemic has forced the American population to deal with unprecedented challenges, and many have turned to alcohol to deal with the stress of an unfamiliar and unstable environment. A major portion of these persons don’t meet the criteria of Alcohol Use Disorder, but are at risk of developing serious health problems and other psychosocial consequences.
This interactive webinar will present on the risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption, the impact of alcohol on the body, identify tools and approaches for screening alcohol use, and harm reduction strategies to address risk behavior.
June 20th
10am - 1:15pm
Strengthening Crisis Response Through 911 and 988 Interoperability
As communities strengthen their crisis response systems, interoperability between 9–1–1 and 9–8–8 is essential to ensuring that people receive the most appropriate care. This training will provide an in-depth examination of both systems, their roles within the crisis continuum and strategies for fostering effective collaboration. The training will also describe best practices for developing policies, protocols and procedures for call transfers between the two systems. Drawing on Clear Pathways’ work with 9–1–1 and 9–8–8 call centers in Ohio, participants will explore real-world examples and engage in activities to deepen their understanding of key concepts, common challenges and practical solutions related to 9–1–1 and 9–8–8 interoperability. TR1
June 23rd
12pm - 2pm
Documentation for Behavioral Health Professionals - The Basics
Documentation is a critical and necessary component when providing behavioral health services. However, documentation can be a challenge for providers due to a lack of training, high levels of direct service provision, time constraints and regulatory mandates and insufficient supervision to address documentation deficits. Effective documentation ensures reimbursement for services, contributes to high quality care and can protect against litigation in the event of a high-risk incident. The timely and accurate documentation of services allows for seamless, up-to-date and clinically detailed communication between internal and external integrated care providers.
June 23rd
1pm - 2:30pm
Strengthening Established Peer Recovery Organizations
This Community of Practice (CoP) is a dedicated space for established Peer Recovery Organizations to collaborate, learn, and strengthen their organizational capacity through shared experiences and best practices.
Peer Recovery Organization leaders and staff are encouraged to come and discuss any current challenges and participate in sharing solutions.
June 24th
9am - 12:15pm
Overview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has helped people with a wide range of illnesses and behaviors achieve relief, remission and/or recovery. The practice involves working with people to increase their understanding of how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors play a key role in their reactions to stressful life events. CBT has substantial empirical evidence of its effectiveness for people with substance use disorders.
June 24th & 27th
10am - 11:30pm
Group Facilitation Skills for Alcohol & Other Substance Use Counselors (2-part webinar)
This interactive learning community conversation focuses on the development of groups and the use of groups as a method of intervention. Emphasis will be placed on group work vs. case work in a group, and the skills necessary to facilitate groups. Prior group facilitation experience is a plus and is not required.
June 24th
12pm - 2pm
While the involvement of families in a person’s substance use disorder (SUD) treatment can be a critical factor in their recovery, it often comes with challenges. Families affected by SUD frequently struggle with communication breakdowns, stigma, unresolved trauma, and setting healthy boundaries with their loved ones all of which can hinder treatment engagement and long-term recovery. Providers can find it difficult to integrate family support effectively due to clients’ hesitation to involve family, lack of their own training, or other barriers such as lack of transportation and childcare. However, research shows that involving families can significantly improve treatment retention, reduce relapse rates, and enhance overall well-being. This training equips providers with evidence-based strategies to navigate these challenges, helping them foster healthier family dynamics, strengthen support systems, and ultimately improve recovery outcomes.
June 24th
1pm - 4:15pm
Performance Reviews: How to Create a Culture of Feedback
Too often, performance reviews are a non-concept and/or non-standardized, whereby managers/supervisors are left to their own devices to create and maintain an employee review process that is not evenly administered with all employees throughout a prevention organization. How can you motivate and inspire employees in this manner? Well, simply stated—you can’t. Understanding techniques for effectively creating and conducting performance review will help you apply a fair and effective review process that will better motivate your teams and keep your employees and Human Resources department on the same page. PS1
June 24th
1pm - 3pm
Introduction to the Nurtured Heart Approach
The Southeast Trauma-Informed Care Collaborative (SETICC) invites teachers, caregivers, and those working with children in SE Ohio to join this FREE introduction to the Nurtured Heart Approach. The Nurtured Heart Approach®(NHA), created by Howard Glasser, is a strength based, relationship focused methodology founded strategically in "The 3 Stands™" for helping children (and adults) build Inner Wealth™ and use their intensity in successful ways. It has become a powerful way of
awakening the inherent greatness in all children while facilitating parenting, direct service, and classroom
success. The essence of NHA is a set core of methodologies originally developed for working with
the most difficult children. It has a proven impact on every child, including those who are challenged behaviorally, socially, and academically! Those participating in this introductory training will have the opportunity to join a 6-hour virtual certification training that will be on September 17, 2025.
June 25th
6pm
Truth, Trauma, and Transformation: Reclaiming Justice Through Community and Policy
The Bail Project, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Innocence Project of Florida, Equal Justice USA
June 25th
1pm - 2pm
Advancing Recovery Evidence and Research Learning Community Series
The Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS) is hosting a virtual learning community series focused on building individual and organizational capacity for program evaluation in recovery settings.
This free five-part series is open to staff at recovery organizations, peer specialists, individuals with lived or living experience, community partners, evaluators, and others who are interested in strengthening their understanding of program evaluation practices.
Each session will last one hour and include interactive discussion and practical tools you can apply in your work. Participants are expected to attend all five sessions. (June 25th, July 9th, Aug 13th, Sept 10th, Oct 8th)
June 26th
11am - 1pm
Firearms are the most used means in veteran suicide. Lethal means safety, an evidence-based intervention, focuses on how to improve the voluntary secure storage of firearms and other lethal means to help reduce suicidal behavior. Increasing the time and space between when suicidal thoughts occur and accessing lethal means has the potential to be lifesaving. This workshop is designed for peers, friends, family, and clinical providers of veterans to enhance their knowledge about engaging in lethal means safety conversations.
June 26th
1pm - 4:15pm
Overview of Principles of Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Nationally, mortality rates associated with substance use disorders (SUD) continue to occur at unprecedented rates. Facing these devastating effects in our communities, now more than ever the field of substance abuse treatment continues to evolve towards more effective means of service delivery. In doing so, professionals are tasked with incorporating the best available knowledge associated with favorable healthcare treatment outcomes while ensuring adherence to the core principles which anchor successful programming. The core principles presented in this workshop reflect interdisciplinary guidance on the topic originally developed and endorsed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and likewise supported in materials created and disseminated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
June 26th
2:15pm - 5:15pm
Grant Writing for Prevention Professionals: Tips for Surviving a Group Grant Writing Process
Many people serve as the sole grant writer for their prevention organization. However, many more people write grants in a team environment. While working with a team can ease the burden of the grant writing workload, it also comes with its own challenges (and personalities!). However, there are some very tangible ways to offset the challenges and capitalize on the benefits. This session for intermediate prevention professionals will discuss the varying team dynamics that come into play during a grants team process and offer helpful suggestions, best practices, and tips for collaborative success that will ensure you get the grant written, written well, and out the door on time, without you wanting to pull out your hair!
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June 27th
12:30pm - 2pm
Treatment and Recovery for Adolescents with Opioid Use Disorder
One in 80 adolescents and young adults aged 12-17 years (“youth”) in the United States has an opioid use disorder (OUD). Without effective treatment, youth with OUD are at risk for developing lifelong addiction and experiencing associated harms, including overdose. This presentation will review the epidemiology of substance use and overdose among US youth, review evidence-based strategies to prevent OUD, and delineate screening, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery supports to promote the health and well-being of youth with OUD.
June 30th
1pm - 4:15pm
Right or Wrong? The Ethics of Harm Reduction
The United States has historically utilized abstinence-based approaches to treating substance use, which can make the adoption of harm reduction interventions feel counterintuitive when working with individuals whose goals do not align with complete abstinence. Despite having a strong evidence base, there remains hesitancy, discomfort, even dismissal of the use of harm reduction interventions in substance use treatment. But why? This workshop will specifically explore the intersection of ethics and harm reduction and challenge participants to explore their own values and beliefs when working with individuals who use substances.
June 30th
1pm - 4:15pm
The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (OCDPB) Code of Ethics for Prevention Professionals and Prevention Scope of Practice differs from other disciplines. This training will review, discuss, and apply the requirements to ensure prevention practitioners are operating within the guidelines.
July 2025
Coming Soon!