What is the difference between Burnout & Compassion Fatigue? How do you prevent and recover from it? About this event This training includes a 2-hour bonus video. Link to video will be sent after registration. 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...

Location: Online via Zoom Brief summary: This is an infant mental health training designed for mental health professionals (see WAC 246-341-0515). This training is sponsored by the Washington State Health Care Authority. Free attendance is open ONLY to mental health providers accepting Medicaid. This training provides history and background around the need and development of a specialized diagnostic classification system for infancy and early childhood, approaches in diagnosis from an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health perspective which is developmentally informed, relationship-based, contextual...

Location: Online via Zoom Brief summary: This is an infant mental health training designed for mental health professionals (see WAC 246-341-0515). This training is sponsored by the Washington State Health Care Authority. Free attendance is open ONLY to mental health providers accepting Medicaid. This training provides history and background around the need and development of a specialized diagnostic classification system for infancy and early childhood, approaches in diagnosis from an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health perspective which is developmentally informed, relationship-based, contextual...

Location: Online via Zoom Brief summary: This is an infant mental health training designed for mental health professionals (see WAC 246-341-0515). This training is sponsored by the Washington State Health Care Authority. Free attendance is open ONLY to mental health providers accepting Medicaid. This training provides history and background around the need and development of a specialized diagnostic classification system for infancy and early childhood, approaches in diagnosis from an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health perspective which is developmentally informed, relationship-based, contextual...

Location: Online via Zoom Brief summary: This is an infant mental health training designed for mental health professionals (see WAC 246-341-0515). This training is sponsored by the Washington State Health Care Authority. Free attendance is open ONLY to mental health providers accepting Medicaid. This training provides history and background around the need and development of a specialized diagnostic classification system for infancy and early childhood, approaches in diagnosis from an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health perspective which is developmentally informed, relationship-based, contextual and culturally...

Because the WBHC is virtual this year and has conference sessions on Wednesday, Law & Ethics will take place the week prior to the WBHC. Law & Ethics will occur in 2 virtual sessions, on Monday, June 6 & Tuesday, June 7, 2022, from 9 am to 12:15 pm. You must attend BOTH sessions in their entirety to receive the 6 CE clock hours; the $175 registration fee for Law & Ethics includes both sessions. Details on how to log into...

Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake (formerly Hotel RL) 2300 Evergreen Park Dr SW, Olympia, WA Join us in person in Olympia, or virtually online, on September 17th to learn about new approaches, new findings, policy updates, raise awareness, and be in community with mental health advocates! EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AUGUST 28TH! Scholarships are available the deadline to apply is EXTENDED to August 26th, click here to access the form. REGISTER TODAY! Preview of Conference Sessions: Keynote Welcome from U.S....

Thursday, September 29, 12 pm - 5 pm & Friday, September 30,  8 am - 1 pm (PT) This 2-half day virtual conference will explore the intersectionality of substance use disorders, mental health, and social justice. The event is designed to empower individuals and teams who want to advance health equity and support diversity and inclusion in behavioral health care. The conference is an opportunity to connect with others and join in a meaningful conversation about healing racial trauma, dismantling...

Through Ignite Pongo, attendees will learn and practice Pongo techniques for facilitating powerful personal poetry that inspires healing, growth, and community. In this immersive training, attendees will hone their skills as a Poetry Mentor, learn how to remove barriers to self-expression, and encourage honesty from survivors of difficult life experiences. Pongo has 27 years of experience in successfully providing therapeutic poetry programming to vulnerable youth. Our poetry mentorship programming is proven to inspire healing among youth who are coping with...

Title: Pongo’s Certification Pilot Program Deadline: March 31, 2023 Location: Virtual Brief summary After nearly three decades of leading healing youth poetry programming in the Seattle area, Pongo is ready to share its tried-and-true techniques with educators, clinicians, and community leaders from across the country. Pongo’s certification pilot program will empower individuals with the tools and support to create new poetry writing projects using its proven, trauma-informed poetry writing methodology. As a result, Pongo will create a national network of...