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!
Keys to Success: Ethics and Boundaries for Peer Support Counselors is a free, dynamic, interactive workshop designed for Peer Support Counselors in any role. Seating is limited, pre-registration is required. Employed certified peer specialists will be given first priority. For more information, click here!
Mt. Vernon, WA Attend this combined 4 hour class and learn First Aid, CPR and AED. Class includes the training guide. Earn a 2-year completion card through ASHI, American Health and Safety Institute. Infant and child CPR are included For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
Family, Men and Trauma 103 March 12, 2018 (9a-4:30p) Water Resources Education Center. 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661 6 CE hours pending NBCC Approval Changing the Rules—How to Treat the Family with Male Abuse Survivors Understand the needs of male survivors Understand the needs of families of male survivors Understanding and healing the relationships Understanding the high risk of suicide, substance abuse, and juvenile delinquency in male survivors Structure of family treatment with a male survivor as the...
For individuals, peer supporters, and families, this is a unique opportunity to learn about changes coming to the behavioral system in your area and how you can have a voice. Please register at the link on the flyer. (If the link does not work, copy and paste it into your browser). There are a number of these events statewide, so please look for an event convenient to you. For more information, please click here.
Co-occurring Disorders Training for Peer Support Counselors is interactive and provides useful tools for Peer Counselors working with people who experience co-occurring disorders – the coexistence of both a mental health and a substance use disorder. Seating is limited, pre-registration is required. Employed certified peer specialists will be given first priority. For more information, click here.
WHEN: Last Monday of every other month beginning March 26th, 2018 9 AM to 10 AM WHO: Peers who are working in peer support positions WHAT: We will discuss topics that working peers have requested, such as: Communication Skills Youth and Family Peer Support WRAP – Wellness Recovery Action Plans Coping Skills Documentation For more information, please CLICK HERE. Register for this event at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1615052128685868545
For individuals, peer supporters, and families, this is a unique opportunity to learn about changes coming to the behavioral system in your area and how you can have a voice. Please register at the link on the flyer. (If the link does not work, copy and paste it into your browser). There are a number of these events statewide, so please look for an event convenient to you. For more information, please click here.
Everett, WA Attend this in-depth Anger Management course and learn skills that can be used to reduce conflicts with co-workers, family and friends. In this interactive course, receive instruction and do exercises to understand the roots of anger and develop the skills to successfully deal with anger. Participants will: • Gain a better understanding of emotions • Be able to evaluate your pattern of expressing anger and the underlying emotion, as well as, identify your learned patterns of behavior •...
Mt. Vernon, WA Spend five days learning to become a WRAP Facilitator. This course is designed to help you become a powerful change agent as a WRAP Facilitator. For more information, CLICK HERE. Requirements for Seminar 2 training: Participants must have completed a Seminar 1 introduction to WRAP or have taken an eight-week class and be using their own personal WRAP. WRAP facilitator training is limited to peers only. For a full schedule of Holding the Hope 2018 Certified Peer Counselor Training...
Save the date! On Friday at 11AM both Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Inaba will participate in an informal plenary session discussing changes in treatment and the profession from Haight Ashbury to the present. Their observations of changes in treatment and access from their travels across the country as well as from their leadership during the first drug explosion and will provide an unique perspective beyond the science they lecture on. We have 2 new additions to the program: Cheryl Strange,...
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:
