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!
This is an online discussion about maintaining one's peer values, perspective, and identity while working with people who are mostly non-peers. Please be prepared to use your phone to ask questions. We will do this in a talk radio type of format. People will use the "raise hand" function and we will unmute your line and call out your name. This will not be an anonymous event. Click here for more information.
NAMI Family-to-Family is a signature education program for families, partners and friends of people living with serious mental illness. In order to become a Family to Family teacher for your affiliate you must be age 18 or over and have a loved one who is affected by mental illness. Click here for more information.
Youth and Families involved in multiple systems want to hear your personal story of hope! If you and or your family have been on a journey of recovery for a year or more this training may be for you! Click here for more information. Listings on this training calendar do not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Washington Council for Behavioral Health (the Council). The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not...
This course is for those who are court ordered for anger management or who are interested in learning coping skills to overcome their anger. Attend this in-depth Anger Management course and learn skills that can be used to reduce conflicts with co-workers, family and friends. Click here for more information.
17 SEMINARS COMPLETED WITH 142 PARTICIPANTS SINCE 2013 This course will include research information from agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for an in-depth look at the prevalence of suicide, the warning signs, symptoms of depression, and risk factors. Case examples, stories, research articles, and interviews with professionals will be presented throughout the training with opportunities...
NASW Washington State Chapter is pleased to offer this popular course to social workers seeking to become licensed. The Licensure Examination Preparation Course will assist social workers in their preparations to take either the clinical or advanced ASWB exam that is required for social work licensure in the State of Washington and most other states. The course was extensively revised and updated in 2012. The course retains its well received approach of emphasizing three elements as significantly contributing to a...
Please Note: It is advisable that you take this course NO MORE than 90 days prior to taking the exam! NASW Washington State Chapter is pleased to offer this popular course to social workers seeking to become licensed. The Licensure Examination Preparation Course will assist social workers in their preparations to take either the clinical or advanced ASWB exam that is required for social work licensure in the State of Washington and most other states. The course was extensively revised...
Peer support workers use their lived experience and specialized training to guide, support, and educate people in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders and/or mental health challenges. In this virtual event, SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) team will talk about defining peer support roles and providing supervision to peer support staff to successfully incorporate peer support services into an organization. Click here for more information.
How do you navigate microaggressions - those words and actions that offend or hurt, even though they may be unintended? Learn some of the obstacles of authentic conversations, as well as practical strategies for what to do or say when you are the target of, witness to, and agents of microaggressions. Click here for more information.
In Our Own Voice is a unique public education presentation that offers insight into the hope and recovery possible for people living with mental illness. Participants will learn to put together their story as part of the In Our Own Voice presentation program, with the ability to return to their community and provide presentations at a variety of organizations. Download In Our Own Voice Application
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:
