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Training Calendar

This training calendar is designed to be a statewide resource about the latest training opportunities in mental health and substance abuse recovery across Washington State. Most of these trainings are organized by outside organizations, so make sure to scroll down on the page of the training you’re interested in if you have questions or need to contact someone about the training. We invite you to learn about upcoming events and/or request that your training event be added to the calendar!

Suicide Assessment, Screening, and Referral (3 CEs)

How do you determine if someone is suicidal and what can you do to help? About this Event Thursday, June 3, 2021 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm Suicide Assessment, Screening & Referral (3 CEs) This condensed version of the popular 6-hour training focuses on recognizing warning signs, suicide safety assessment, and safety planning. You’ll also receive information about how to access and find appropriate resources to help keep individuals safe. Meets state requirements for certified counselors, chemical dependency professionals, chiropractors,...

$65

Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Treatment (6 CEs)

How do you determine if someone is suicidal and what can you do to help? About this Event Wednesday 9, 2021 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Treatment (6 CEs)In this training, you’ll learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and assess the safety challenges of suicide and suicidal behavior. We’ll explore approaches to suicide management that anyone can use to more effectively communicate with individuals in crisis. Meets state requirements for social workers, mental...

$130

De-Escalation

How can we create a work environment that is mutually respectful to employees and customers? About this Event De-escalation 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. In order to provide quality customer service and meet the needs of customers, we want to learn skills of how to treat them with dignity and respect, even when a situation is tense. In this training, you will learn practical tools to monitor your own reactions when situations intensify. You will learn both verbal and non-verbal...

$65

Compassion Fatigue

Compassion Fatigue is often seen as "the cost of caring." If you are caring for another person, this training is for you! About this Event Compassion Fatigue Tuesday, June 22, 2021 6:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Compassion Fatigue is a term used to describe the psychological, emotional, and physical costs of working in one of the helping professions, such as healthcare, education, mental health, disaster relief, law enforcement, hospice care, and social and environmental justice. The individuals involved in these...

$65

Applied Suicide Skills Intervention Training (ASIST) 12.5 CEUs

Trusted by professionals. Learnable by anyone. LivingWorks' ASIST is the world's leading suicide intervention workshop About this Event Thursday & Friday, July 1-2, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Two-day attendance is required for certificates and CEUs. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training | ASIST (12.5 CEUs) Crisis Connections is proud to offer the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), an internationally recognized workshop using evidence-based best practices. ASIST provides practical training for caregivers of all kinds including first responders, mental...

$199 – $249

De-escalation

In order to provide quality customer service and meet the needs of customers, we want to learn skills of how to treat them with dignity and respect, even when a situation is tense. In this training, you will learn practical tools to monitor your own reactions when situations intensify. You will learn both verbal and non-verbal techniques to ease volatile encounters and practice these in the training. The training introduces ways to establish boundaries and awareness of the environment, while...

$65

Compassion Fatigue

This is a 3-hour class. Compassion Fatigue is a term used to describe the psychological, emotional, and physical costs of working in one of the helping professions, such as healthcare, education, mental health, disaster relief, law enforcement, hospice care, and social and environmental justice. The individuals involved in these and other similar professions pay a high emotional price because trauma can be contagious – especially for the highly empathetic, who are likely to choose professions where they will be always...

$65

NAMI Family Support Group (FSG) Leader Training

NAMI FSG is a support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. For more information or to register, please click here.

Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Treatment (6 CEs)

This is a 6-hour training. Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Treatment (6 CEs)In this training, you’ll learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and assess the safety challenges of suicide and suicidal behavior. We’ll explore approaches to suicide management that anyone can use to more effectively communicate with individuals in crisis. Meets state requirements for social workers, mental health professionals, nurses, marriage and family therapists, naturopaths, osteopathic health professionals, physicians, assistants, and psychologists. Because this class awards CEs, trainees...

$130

Posting a training event

We encourage providers, state agencies, and consumer advocacy organizations to send us your training opportunities. To request that your training event be added to the calendar, please contact Alison Avery at aavery@thewashingtoncouncil.org and include the following information:

  • Date
  • Title
  • Location
  • Brief summary
  • Contact information
  • Copy of the flier or registration brochure