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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!

Networks for Life-Youth Suicide Prevention

This training is made possible by support from the Cambia Health Foundation Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Washington youth between 10 and 24 years old. In Washington there are nearly twice as many suicides as homicides in this age range. Networks for Life aids adults in building the capacity to identify and appropriately respond to adolescent stress, depression, and suicidal thinking. Participants will be better able to recognize adolescent stressors that may lead to thoughts of suicide...

2021 NAMI Washington State Conference: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

The COVID19 pandemic put the world as we know it into Isolation. Isolation from family, friends, and colleagues. For those who could, consigned to work at home, or in near-empty office buildings. For those who couldn’t work from home – the anxiety and stress of moving through a world that was shut down, and honestly, dangerous to one’s physical health. Constrained from gatherings, and confused about the level and intensity of our emotional reactions to this turbulent time.   People...

$5 – $50

Networks for Life-Youth Suicide Prevention

This training is made possible by support from the Cambia Health Foundation Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Washington youth between 10 and 24 years old. In Washington there are nearly twice as many suicides as homicides in this age range. Networks for Life aids adults in building the capacity to identify and appropriately respond to adolescent stress, depression, and suicidal thinking. Participants will be better able to recognize adolescent stressors that may lead to thoughts of suicide...

NAMI Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Leader Training

NAMI P2P is a peer-led recovery education course open to any person with a serious mental illness. For more information or to register, please click here.

NAMI Family to Family (F2F) Leader Training

NAMI F2F is an educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. For more information or to register, please click here.

Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Treatment (6 CEs)

This training is on the WA State Department of Health’s Model List for Suicide Prevention Training for Health Professionals and is approved by the Medical Commission. It has also been approved for six (6) CEs for Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Social Workers. WMHCA Provider #1305. This 6-hour course covers clinical issues of suicidality, theories, models, assessment, and treatment options.  There are ethical debates at the heart of the treatment of suicidality. Although this...

$130

Compassion Fatigue Prevention & Recovery for Professional Sustainability

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 reaching out a hand to...

$65

Networks for Life-Youth Suicide Prevention

This training is made possible by support from the Cambia Health Solutions Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Washington youth between 10 and 24 years old. In Washington there are nearly twice as many suicides as homicides in this age range. Networks for Life aids adults in building the capacity to identify and appropriately respond to adolescent stress, depression, and suicidal thinking. Participants will be better able to recognize adolescent stressors that may lead to thoughts of suicide...

Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Treatment (6 CEs)

This training is on the WA State Department of Health’s Model List for Suicide Prevention Training for Health Professionals and is approved by the Medical Commission. It has also been approved for six (6) CEs for Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Social Workers. WMHCA Provider #1305. This 6-hour course covers clinical issues of suicidality, theories, models, assessment, and treatment options.  There are ethical debates at the heart of the treatment of suicidality. Although this...

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