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!
The conference is free of charge and open to people in recovery from mental health and/or substance use issues, their family members, students, and service providers participating in publicly funded behavioral health services in King County. For more information, please CLICK HERE.
This 8-hour class is for adults who regularly interact with adolescents 12 to 18. Youth Mental Health First Aid will improve your knowledge of mental health and substance use problems, and will teach you how to connect youth with care when needed. Students will gain skills on how to help an adolescent in crisis or who is experiencing a mental health challenge. Similar to traditional first aid and CPR, mental health first aid is help provided to a person developing...
Culturally Relevant Frameworks for Understanding the Impact of Trauma Experienced by African American Males Understanding trauma through an Africana Paradigm Understanding race-based schemas and connection to trauma Understanding the neurobiological impact when engaging issues of race and oppression The historic and current trauma experienced by African American/Black males An Ecological System approach to trauma and the connection with systems of oppression affecting African American/Black males Culturally relevant healing techniques that incorporate “Trauma-Informed” interventions For more information or to register, please CLICK...
Increase skills to aid the healing of trauma impacts among African American/Black males Revisit the Africana Paradigm Viewing trauma through the Africana Paradigm Increasing our knowledge about the impact of Posttraumatic Slave Syndrome African American/Black males healing from the impact of Posttraumatic Slave Syndrome by centering African American/Black experience Managing racial trauma through recoding race-based schemas Using an Africana framework when assessing African American/Black male’s reaction to traumatic events Keys to developing positive African American/Black male masculinities Facilitating African American/Black...
Completion of the 4-hour in-person course as well as a 4-hour online follow-up allows physicians to prescribe buprenorphine for office-based treatment of opioid use disorder. ARNPs and PA-Cs require an additional 16 hours of training. CME is approved by American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) or American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Other interested professionals, such as team members and chemical dependency counselors, are also welcome to attend and learn more about buprenorphine as space allows. Medical residents from any...
The WRAP® Refresher is a interactive course co-facilitated by the Copeland Center Advanced Level Facilitators to sharpen and expand facilitation skills to further engage groups in the Wellness Recovery Action Planning. Through attendance in this course WRAP Facilitators will: Recognize expanded options on how to give effective group introductions. Identify additional knowledge areas, values and ethics of WRAP. Apply at least one new skill to sharpen and expand group facilitation skills. Develop new and creative approaches to facilitation to accommodate...
Greater Columbia/Yakima Certified Peer Counselors must document their work, but that documentation must be done in a way that is consistent with their unique role. This workshop helps peer support workers understand requirements of Medicaid and the Washington Administrative Codes, focusing on the type of documentations most often required by CPCs. Expect a simple but thorough method, with lots of practice. For more information, please CLICK HERE.
Ecological approach to healing from trauma Revisit the impact of trauma from an Africana framework Trauma experienced by African American/Black males and the impact on the community Healing the trauma experienced by African American/Black males and Criminal Justice System Key components for Trauma-Informed ways of healing for African American/Black males that influences community healing African American/Black males and the connection to family leading to cultural ways of healing from trauma Transference, countertransference and managing fear when working with African American/Black...
Join us for the 3rd annual Washington Certified Peer Conference in Seattle, WA. Improve your skills and learn about advocacy, co-occurring disorders, suicide prevention, transformation, career development, Supportive Housing and Supported Employment, youth leadership and more! For more information, please CLICK HERE.
This conference is designed to support working Certified Peer Counselors. We are looking for dynamic presenters, including peers, with experience, skill, and expertise in peer support to present at the 2018 Conference. Please come and share what you have learned about being a successful peer supporter! For more information, please CLICK HERE.
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:
