- YOUTH Focused Suicide Assessment & Intervention Training
A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
DATE/TIME: June 11-12, 2024, 9:00am - 12:30pm each day (Must attend both days to complete training)
LOCATION: Online/Zoom
AUDIENCE: The training is for mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents. Audience is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
TRAINER: Cris Rita, MA
DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk and protective factors for youth populations. There will also be discussion about how to ask about suicide with a client, and ways to practice self-care or encourage colleagues if a client dies by suicide.
CE CREDIT: 6 CE’s available for ACBH and contracted ACBH providers/CBOs.
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- Suicide Rates For Individuals Who Are Incarcerated
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Friday, May 31, 2024, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: Alameda County Health Behavioral Health (BHD) Staff; BHD Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff; Community-Based Organizations.
TRAINER: Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD, HSP
DESCRIPTION: This training aims to discuss recent literature on the increased rates of suicide and factors that increase the risk of suicide within this demographic, as well as targeted intervention techniques catered to this population. The goal of this training is to raise awareness of an overlooked population, all with insights from a correctional psychologist with a decade of experience working with justice-involved individuals.
CE CREDIT: 3.5
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- Decolonizing How We Serve Asian American Clients
A message brought to you by Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 30, 2024, 10:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACHBHD trainings are for Alameda County Health Behavioral Health Department staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Michael Liao
DESCRIPTION: Decolonizing How We Serve Asian American Clients: Strategies for Interpersonal, Organizational, Cultural, and Structural Change
CE CREDIT: 3 CEs, Includes 1hr. Prep. Reading & 2hrs. Workshop
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- Update on Medications for Tobacco Cessation
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBHD SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or clinical staff of Alameda County Public Health Department-contracted provider
organizations and Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH)-contracted substance use treatment and mental health programs.
TRAINER: Dr. Robin Corelli, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and Vice Chair for Professional
Affairs, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn about the six FDA-approved medications used to treat tobacco use disorder. Attendees will
learn dosing and administration best practices, including evidence-based approaches for combination pharmacotherapy,
including applications for populations with underlying behavioral health conditions.
CE CREDIT: 1
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- ADULT Mental Health First Aid Training
A message brought to you by ACBHD Training Unit
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 13, 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm
LOCATION: Zoom, consisting of live webinar with online pre-course independent study
AUDIENCE: This training is best suited for NON-Clinically licensed staff. Administrative staff and others who serve clients in Alameda County are especially encouraged to attend.
TRAINER: MHFA certified instructors from Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (CSS).
DESCRIPTION: MHFA teaches a five-step action plan to provide initial help and support to someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
Participants will be able to gain confidence to be there for a friend, family member, or colleague. Mental Health First Aid was designed for the general public to receive basic mental health information, reduce stigma, and enhance the safety net within our communities.
Participants who complete the full course will receive a certificate from the National Mental Health First Aid organization, good for 3 years.
Please NOTE: Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour national certification course. The first 2 hours is completed PRIOR to class as independent study, then there is 6 hours of training online, in a live training. Due to class size limitations, please sign up with the intent & commitment to complete both the
pre-coursework and in-person sessions.
CE CREDIT: 0
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- Update on Medications for Tobacco Cessation
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBHD SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or clinical staff of Alameda County Public Health Department-contracted provider
organizations and Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH)-contracted substance use treatment and mental health programs.
TRAINER: Dr. Lisa Kroon, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Vice Dean of Clinical Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of
California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn about the six FDA-approved medications used to treat tobacco use disorder. Attendees will
learn dosing and administration best practices, including evidence-based approaches for combination pharmacotherapy,
including applications for populations with underlying behavioral health conditions.
CE CREDIT: 1
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- What more can we do to help all clients recover from tobacco use challenges?
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBHD SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 6, 2024, 9:00am – 10:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: This training is designed for physicians and psychiatrists at Alameda County Public Health Department-contracted provider
organizations and Alameda County Behavioral Health-contracted substance use treatment and mental health programs. However, all staff are
welcome to attend.
TRAINER: Catherine McDonald, MD, MPH
DESCRIPTION: The critical importance of improving tobacco treatment in behavioral health settings will be presented. Evidence-based strategies
will be reviewed, including the 5 A’s for treating tobacco use, system protocols and procedures, and new ways to make it easier for clients to
recover, including reduce-to-quit and maintenance therapy. The significance of smoke-free housing in assisting clients in starting a tobacco
recovery journey and staying recovered will also be addressed.
CE CREDIT: 1.5
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- Suicide Assessment and Intervention Adult Focus (Two-Day, online training)
A message brought to you by ACBHD Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
DATE/TIME: Part 1: Monday, May 6, 2024 AND Part 2: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 9:00am - 12:30pm (both days)
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with adults experiencing a suicidal crisis. This training is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral
Health, contracted Provider Staff and contracted CBOs.
TRAINERS: Staff of Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (CSS)
DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including
didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore
their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. The workshop will address
common myths and perceptions about suicidal behavior, and cover suicide statistics,
trauma, and suicide theory with an emphasis on Thomas Joiner’s model. Risk factors,
warning signs, and protective factors will be introduced for adult populations.
Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to
screening tools that aid in determining risk.
CE CREDIT: 6
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- Structural Competency Workshop
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 9:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINERS: Margaret Mary Downey, Leanne Marcotrigiano, Katerina Melino
DESCRIPTION: This training promotes health equity and appropriate patient care.
CE CREDIT: 3 CE Credits: 1 Hr. Prep, 2 Hrs. Workshop
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- Tobacco Treatment in Primary Care and Behavioral Health Setting
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBHD SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10:00am – 11:00am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or clinical staff of Alameda County Public Health Department-contracted provider organizations and
Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH)-contracted substance use treatment and mental health programs.
TRAINER: Dr. Maya Vijayaraghavan, Director of the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
DESCRIPTION: This training will provide an overview of the epidemiology of tobacco use in the United States, cover information on tobacco
treatment approaches for the general population and those with behavioral health conditions, and review workflows and policy approaches to
addressing tobacco use.
CE CREDIT: 1
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- Intermediate Motivational Interviewing Skills for Professionals Working in Law Enforcement & Juvenile Justice
A message brought to you by ACBHD Training Unit and A Better Way
DATE/TIME: Monday, April 22, 2024; 9:00am – 4:00pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom (pre-registration required)
AUDIENCE: ACBHD Staff and contracted CBO staff. Those working in the juvenile justice system are especially encouraged to attend.
TRAINER: Sarah Solis, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: This 6-hour course will focus on enhancing existing Motivational Interviewing skills.
Participants will identify situations in which they are likely to fall back into the fixing reflex and the ways in which they have further integrated the Spirit of MI.
The training group will examine more nuanced forms of change talk and the use of complex reflections to consolidate client motivation.
Each participant will act as the provider in at least one breakout room and will receive a feedback count of utilized MI skills and a reflection to question ratio.
CE CREDIT: 6 CEs available for: LCSW, LMFT, LEP, LPCC, PsyD, PhD, RN, CADC, and Certified Peer Specialists
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- Youth Mental Health First Aid
A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 28, 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm
LOCATION: Online, live webinar (*see note below for pre-requisite work)
AUDIENCE: This training best suited for NON-Clinical staff. Administrative support staff and paraprofessionals who serve clients in Alameda County are especially encouraged to attend.
TRAINERS: MHFA certified instructors from Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (CSS).
DESCRIPTION: Mental Health First Aid YOUTH version introduces adults who work with youth to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches participants how to help an adolescent in crisis or who may be experiencing a mental health challenge.
This eight-hour course includes a five-step action plan to provide initial help and support to an adolescent or young adult who may be experiencing a crisis. Participants will be able to gain confidence to be there for a youth in need of support, friend, family member, or colleague.
CE CREDIT: Continuing Education (CE) credit for clinicians is not available for MHFA courses.
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*NOTE: This course is a national certification that requires two parts; two hours of pre-course work, and then the online, live course. Please register with the intent to fulfill both components.
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness: A Focus On African American Adolescents And Experienced Trauma
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Friday, March 22, 2024, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINER: Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD, HSP
DESCRIPTION: Recent literature has focused on the impact that homelessness has
on youth, as well as those around them. Through the means of a lively
discussion and dialogue, this training aims to help the participants
grasp concepts related to the often-inevitable generational trauma
youth have, as well as the compounding trauma African American
youth may encounter while experiencing homelessness. Additionally,
trauma-focused interventions will be provided.
CE CREDIT: 3.5 CEs
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- Cultural Humility: Working In Partnership With Providers And Clients
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 9:00am - 12:00pm
LOCATION: 5th Floor Gail Steele Conference Room, Alameda County Behavioral Health 2000 Embarcadero Ave, Oakland
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and it’s contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Dr. Melanie Tervalon
DESCRIPTION: Cultural Humility Principles: lifelong process of critical self-reflection, redress power imbalances, develop partnerships with communities and advocate and maintain institutional accountability.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Community Engagement And Participatory Approaches To Improving Community Health
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Julia Chinyere Oparah
DESCRIPTION: This training aims to deepen participants’ understanding of participatory approaches to improving community health.
The training introduces participants to the concept of research justice as a tool for gaining insight into the health
needs of marginalized community members while also accelerating community engagement. Participants will explore
the role of power and inequality in relationships between practitioners and community members and will develop
skills related to collaborative inquiry and co-design of health equity initiatives. The workshop addresses the Enhanced National CLAS Standard 12 and 13: Partner with the community to design, implement, and evaluate policies, practices, and services to ensure cultural and linguistic appropriateness.
CE CREDIT: 3 CEs
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- Developing Effective Communication Strategies for Crisis Intervention in Behavioral Health
A message brought to you by ACBH Workforce and Training Unit
DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 29, 2024, 9:15am - 4:15pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom (pre-registration required)
AUDIENCE: ACBH and contracted CBO clinical staff.
TRAINER: Marya Wright, MSW
DESCRIPTION: The workshop will cover key concepts related to crisis intervention, including common crisis situations, reactions to crisis, and the role of communication in crisis intervention. Participants will learn about different types of communication, including verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening skills, and empathy and rapport building.
The course will also cover ethical considerations related to crisis intervention, including confidentiality, privacy, and professional boundaries.
CE CREDIT: 6 CEs available for: LCSW, LMFT, LEP, LPCC, PsyD, PhD, RN and CADC
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- Financial Understanding and Wellness, Estate planning, Wills and Trust
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Cathy Jackson-Gent
DESCRIPTION: Understanding why the financial gap exists. Explore key elements for financial success, such as; Define generational wealth, Identify ways to protect what you own, Steps to building an estate.
Learning outcomes include learning more about: Budgeting, Goal Setting and Credit.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Community Based Learning: Holding Space For Race And Other Considerations In The Counseling Field
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 26, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
LOCATION: Online, via Zoom
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINERS: Mahesh Francis and Iesha Brooks
DESCRIPTION: This training is specifically tailored to support therapists and mental health counselors working with Black clients.
This training goes beyond traditional cultural competence training and delves into the nuanced intersections of race, identity, and mental health.
Participants will gain insights into the impact of racial trauma and develop practical strategies for fostering a safe and affirming therapeutic space. This training enhances counselors’ ability to navigate and support the diverse experiences of Black clients, ultimately enriching the rapport and clinical alliance and promoting improved outcomes.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Environmental Impacts On African Americans Mental Health
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Friday, February 23, 2024, 9:00am – 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINERS: Delane Casiano, MD & Karriem Salaam, MD
DESCRIPTION: This course will examine historic and contemporary effects of environmental injustice, and climate change on mental health and well-being in BIPOC communities and strategies to mitigate these impacts while promoting wellness, mental health, and resilience in this population.
CE CREDIT: 3.5
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- Helping Behavioral Health Clients Succeed with Tobacco Treatment Medication
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBH SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 9:00am – 10:15am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or Clinical Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH)- funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
TRAINER: Cathy McDonald, MD, MPH, Lifelong Tobacco Treatment Training Program
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn about tobacco treatment medication and behavior modification and how to explore these treatment options with clients and successfully address tobacco use disorder.
Participants will also learn simple ways to help clients manage the common pitfalls of tobacco treatment medication.
CE CREDIT: Under pending approval for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s, LEP’s, and SUD Counseling Staff
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- RESCHEDULED DATE: Feb 21 - Tackling Tobacco Together • February 2024
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBH SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 1:00pm – 4:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or Clinical Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH)- funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
TRAINER: Tara Leiker, Ph.D., Lifelong Tobacco Treatment Program
DESCRIPTION: A Deep Dive into Tobacco Cessation Treatment Within Priority Populations
CE CREDIT: 3
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- Introduction to Family-Based Treatment for Treating Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
A message brought to you by Child and Young Adult System of Care
DATE/TIME: February 14, 2024 - April 10, 2024, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (8 sessions)
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: Alameda County ACBH outpatient clinicians (County, Community-Based Organizations, Mental Health Network) working directly with clients who exhibit signs and symptoms of eating disorders are highly encouraged to attend.
TRAINER: Helen Savin, LCSW, Eating Disorder Consultant
DESCRIPTION: This training offers up to 12 hours of instruction designed for outpatient clinicians to learn and practice principles of Family Based Treatment (FBT) to treat children and adolescents with eating disorders.
CE CREDIT: Up to 12 CE credits
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- Self-Awareness, Self-Care and Emotional Intelligence
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Jennifer James Muhammad, Life Coach and Strategist
DESCRIPTION: Learning Outcomes: Self assessment, Engage in productivity planning and Understanding life design
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Turning Your Dreams Into Achievable Goals
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Donna Quarles, Certified Life Coach
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to make achievable goals to turn dreams into reality and how to create an action plan and break it down into manageable bite sized pieces to achieve success.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Tobacco 101 and Tobacco Use Disparities
A message brought to you by Lifelong Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Training Program and ACBH SUD Services
DATE/TIME: Friday, February 2, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or Clinical Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH)- funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
TRAINER: Tara Leiker, Ph.D., Lifelong Tobacco Treatment Program
DESCRIPTION: This 1-hour training will provide an introduction to tobacco use and basic treatment possibilities. It will take a deeper look into disparities that exist within tobacco use in California, and specifically Alameda County.
Participants will learn about health literacy and disparities in tobacco use and control and how to integrate this knowledge with best practices into a standard delivery of care.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Cultural & Community: An Indigenous Perspective on Healing from Historical & Contemporary Trauma
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 10:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Dr. Anton Treuer
DESCRIPTION: Join celebrated Native American racial equity educator and scholar, Anton Treuer, for a deep dive into community-defined healing practices and strategies
for mental health and addiction recovery, with a special focus on practices to help address historical and contemporary trauma.
Treuer is Ojibwe, from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. His groundbreaking scholarship and service as a spiritual leader in Native spaces has equipped him with an authentic perspective on the most important work of our time and our individual and collective quest for healing. The session thus addresses directly the National CLAS Standards Principal Standard 1: “Provide effective, equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.”
CE CREDIT: 3 CEs, includes one-hour of preparatory reading and 2-hours of workshop time.
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- AATA Training: Self-Care Perimenopause and Menopause among Black Women
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Friday, January 26, 2024, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Karinn Glover, MD, MPH
DESCRIPTION: This course will address some basic biological changes that are part of the normal life cycle for
women and will explore some of the mental health challenges that are part of this process for Black women.
CE CREDIT: 3.5 CE Hours
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- Self Care Becoming the Best You
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Dr. Renisha Coleman
DESCRIPTION: Self-care is equally important for men and women. This training course will bring awareness to self-care and how practicing self-care can help you to improve and maintain good mental health.
You will learn how self-care can positively impact your mental well-being, including activities that promote wellness that can lead you to a healthier and more balanced life.
You will leave this training understanding why you should start or continue practicing self-care to become your best.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Community Based Learning: Design Love & Life In 5 Shifts
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online via Eventbrite
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Julius Jackson
DESCRIPTION: The webinar emphasizes the importance of activating loving experiences, short-circuiting negative experiences, and understanding one's true power in love.
The three I's (Immediate, Inspired, Intelligent) are presented as keys to unlock divine action and create a life of fulfillment and purpose.
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- Financial Understanding and Wellness
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online via Eventbrite
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Cathy Jackson-Gent
DESCRIPTION: Understanding why the financial gap exists. Explore key elements for financial success, such as budgeting,
goal setting, spending types, credit and strategies.
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- Community Based Learning For Self Assessment; Productivity Planning; Understanding Life Design
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 14, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Jennifer James Muhammad
DESCRIPTION: Wellness in the Workplace: Self assessment; Engage in productivity planning; Understanding life design
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Community Based Learning: Financial Understanding and Wellness
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Monday, December 11, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Cathy Jackson-Gent
DESCRIPTION: Understanding why the financial gap exists. Explore key elements for financial success, such
as budgeting, goal setting, spending types, credit and strategies.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Community Based Learning: Self-Care Leadership Development
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Alicia Jacobs
DESCRIPTION: (1) To use business acumen and teaming skills to deploy strategic and tactical skills for
individual and workforce growth and transformations to optimize desired performance. (2) To align individuals with their personal mission, vision, values, and goals to achieve
desired personal outcomes. (3) To empower individuals to chart their personal and career paths and receive recognition for their talents.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- Community Based Learning Online: Strategies for Reentry
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Saturday, December 2, 2023, 10:00am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Dr. Stacy Thompson
DESCRIPTION: Strategies for Reentry, Formerly Incarcerated And Justice System Impacted: (1) Formulate an action plan to a successful journey towards life goals.
(2) Identify the tools and resources needed to reach those goals.(3) Build a comprehensive model of productivity and support in line with a viable life-plan, which can be duplicated and institutionalized.
CE CREDIT: N/A
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- African American Technical Assistance Training Program (AATA) - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Friday, December 1, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINER: Skyler Jacksin, PhD.
DESCRIPTION: This course will provide an overview of (1) the mental health disparities that shape the lives of African American LGBTQ+ individuals,
(2) the role of stigma (e.g., racism, heterosexism, intersectional stigma) in shaping the mental health outcomes of African American LGBTQ+ people, and
(3) best practices in intervening to support stigma coping, mental health, and resilience among African American LGBTQ+ people.
CE CREDIT: 3.5
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- Returning Citizens Virtual Series - Family & Children
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINERS: ACBH & Health & Human Resource Education Center (HHREC)
DESCRIPTION: This virtual training/panel discussion has been created to explore it's impact on the health and well being of our community!
This episode will address how mass incarceration impacts family & children. We will explore the short and long-term effects of parental separation, financial strain, education disruption, and the emotional and mental health challenges. As with all episodes we will employ an expert panel to seek strategies and solutions for service providers and those directly impacted.
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- Holiday Blues & Suicide Prevention Awareness
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE: Saturday, November 11, 2023, 11am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
SPEAKER: Ms. Lynette Mackey
DESCRIPTION: Alameda County Behavioral Health Community Based Learning: Holiday Blues & Suicide Prevention Awareness
CE Credits: N/A
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- Black Man It's OK To Cry
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services, Health Equity Division
DATE: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 11am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Chaplain Sheree’ Lewis
GUEST SPEAKERS: Justinian Constantine & Pastor Kevin D. Hurd
DESCRIPTION: Alameda County Behavioral Health Community Based Learning: BLACK MAN, IT’S OK TO CRY. YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO GRIEVE!
CE Credits: N/A
View FLYER.
Click HERE to register.
Join HERE.
- Returning Citizens Virtual Series
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE: Thursday, October 26, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINERS: Michael Bennett and Succatti Shaw
DESCRIPTION: This virtual training/panel discussion has been created to explore it's impact on the health and well-being of our community!
CE Credits: N/A
Click HERE to register via Eventbrite.
- African American Technical Assistance & Training Program
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE: Friday October 27, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Register FREE via Eventbrite (Zoom Link will be sent after registration)
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINERS: Delane Casiano, MD. and Karriem Salaam, MD.
DESCRIPTION: This course will examine factors that contribute to anxiety disorders among African American youth and young adults along with clinical strategies to promote wellness, mental health, and resilience in this population.
CE Credits: 3.5
See FLYER for details.
Click HERE to register.
- Law & Ethics for County Healthcare Providers
A message brought to you by ACBH Workforce, Education, and Training
DATE/TIME: Friday, October 27, 2023, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Online, live webinar (for webinar, use Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or Edge as your browser)
AUDIENCE: This is a collaborative training for Alameda County’s HCSA agency and its departments, including: Office of Agency Director, Behavioral Health, Public Health, and Environmental Health. Direct service staff, contracted providers, and contracted CBO staff who work with PHI are especially encouraged to attend.
TRAINER: Garrett Law LLP – Linda J. Garrett, Esq. and Andrew Garrett, Esq.
DESCRIPTION: This 6-hour web-based workshop will review new legislation that affects healthcare providers in California, or their patients/clients. It will also alert participants to changes in the law that directly impacts involuntary “hold” patients’ Due Process rights when they have not been released from a hold after 72 hours.
Finally, we will look at the perils of social media for healthcare providers when anything work-related is posted, and best practices for disengaging with difficult patients.
CE CREDIT: 6 CEs will be available for BBS-licensed clinicians, RNs, SUD counselors, Ph.D., PsyDs
CME CREDIT: A maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for MDs/Dos
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION.
- Multi-County Suicide Prevention Summit 2023
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE/TIME: Thursday, September 28, 2023, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cpIyolcUT_-Vij7k6IhGPw
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Contact: Lisa Crossley for more information: lcrossley@fresnocountyca.gov
DESCRIPTION: Please see the information attached and below regarding a virtual Multi-County Suicide Prevention Summit that is free for county staff, taking place Thursday, September 28th. You can register via the link below. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Crossley at lcrossley@fresnocountyca.gov. Thank you to Fresno County for sharing this great event!
Registration for the Multi-County Suicide Prevention Summit on Thursday September 28th is now open. This all-day virtual summit is FREE. Six (6) Continuing Education Units will be available at no cost for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs, as well for substance use counselors eligible for (CCAPP) continuing education courses. To secure your spot, register for this event by clicking the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cpIyolcUT_-Vij7k6IhGPw
CE CREDIT: Free Continuing Education Credits are Available!
CLAS STANDARDS: This Training meets one of the CLAS Standards, but does NOT offer Continuing Education Units
REGISTRATION LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cpIyolcUT_-Vij7k6IhGPw
- Mental Health Services With Latinx Populations: An Antiracist And Intersectional Approach
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE/TIME: Monday, October 16, 2023, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom: Webinar Registration - Zoom
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Dr. Laura Minero
DESCRIPTION: An Antiracist and Intersectional Approach will address the psychological impact of systemic discrimination on Latinx people at the intersection of race/ethnicity, immigration, and sexual identity. This workshop will guide attendees in examining their own axis’s of privilege and oppression and how to actively reduce power dynamics inherent to provision of mental health services with Latinx communities. Finally, the workshop will introduce liberation as a framework for addressing the ongoing radical healing practices that can support Latinx communities.
CE CREDIT: 3 CEs, includes one-hour of preparatory reading and 2-hours of workshop time.
See FLYER
- Community Based Learning: Returning Citizens Series - Housing, Homelessness & Hope
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE/TIME: September 28, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
LOCATION: See Flyer for Registration Information
AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and contracted provider staff.
PANELISTS: Michael Bennett and Succatti Shaw
DESCRIPTION: This virtual training panel discussion has been created to explore it's impact on the health and well being of our community!
Join us for this episode on the topic of housing, homelessness, and hope. Panelists, Michael Bennett and Succatti Shaw will share their personal journey as it relates to housing costs and homelessness and its impact on individuals who have previously been incarcerated. There will also be an interactive audience/panel discussion exploring solutions and actions that can be taken to address this extremely critical issue.
CE CREDIT: No CE Credits, Satisfies CLAS Requirements
See FLYER for details and registration information.
- Liberty Leadership Training
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE/TIME: October 11, 18, 25 & November 1, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
LOCATION: Oakstop – 274 14th Street – Downtown Oakland
AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Nikole Lim
DESCRIPTION: Groundbreaking Liberatory Leadership Certificate Program Offered by Internationally known Freely in Hope
SESSIONS COVER:
- Emotional Safety in Leadership
- Transformational Leadership
- Appreciative Leadership
- Sustaining Leadership
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
- Gain leadership skills that promote individual and collective well-being
- Explore organizational development practices that foster healthy organizations
- Learn how to prevent sexual abuse and establish communal care, shared values, and effective cultures in their organizations and communities at large
CE CREDIT: N/A
See FLYER for details and registration information.
- Registration Still Open: September Older Adult Training & Virtual Workshop - Space Available!
A message brought to you by ACBH Older Adult Division
DATES: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 and Thursday, September 21, 2023, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day
LOCATION: Via Zoom
AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, contracted provider staff and the residents of Alameda County.
TRAINERS: Vanessa Baker, LMFT – Older Adult System of Care director and a variety of others listed on the flyer
DESCRIPTION: This two-day training will enrich participants’ understanding of the major mental health conditions and substance use concerns
facing older adults, as well as the importance of promoting mental wellness and resilience. Attention will be paid to the importance of screening, assessment, and
evidence-based interventions, emphasizing integrated care. The group will learn about self-care and hear from a speaker with lived experience.
CE CREDITS: 6 CE credits per day, for a maximum of 12 CEs. Please see the flyer for details.
For more information, please see the FLYER.
- Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Responsive Practices in Working with Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Clients
A message brought to you by H.E.D., Office of Ethnic Services
DATE: Thursday, August 31st, 2023, 10:00am - 12:00pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff
TRAINER: Ritchie Rubio, PhD.
DESCRIPTION: This training aims to deepen the participants’ understanding of the needs and cultural context of
behavioral health clients who identify as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI), within a trauma-informed lens.
This training discusses areas for cultural adaptation when working with AANHPI clients using a combination of top-down and bottom-up frameworks,
and ecological models. This workshop also addresses the National CLAS Standards’ “Principal Standard 1: Provide effective, equitable, understandable,
and respectful quality care and responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.
CE Credits: 3 CEs, includes one-hour of preparatory reading and 2-hours of workshop time.
REQUIRED PRE-READING
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
- CLAS Standards And Stigma Discrimination Reduction In Behavioral Health
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with Adèle James, MA, CPC.
In this training you will have an opportunity to Identify impacts of racism on mental health and CLAS Standards that can be applied to improving client services and outcomes.
Please share this information with others who would benefit.
DATE: Thursday, July 20, 2023, 10:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations, ACBH Contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff and Community Members.
TRAINER: Adèle James, MA, CPC
DESCRIPTION: This webinar will explore impacts of mental illness and racial identity
stigma in accessing mental health care. We will also discuss what holds
behavioral health providers back from addressing these issues in sessions
with clients, particularly from racial/ethnic groups, and strategies for
countering stigma, prejudice, and discrimination against people with
mental illness.
CE Credits: 3
REQUIRED PRE-READING
For more information, please see the ANNOUNCEMENT, register and share with others.
- Knowing The Traumatized Afghan Refugee - Part II
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with Dr. Khalil and Saema Rhamany on “Knowing the Traumatized Afghan Refugee, Part II”.
This intensive workshop is focused on addressing the mental health problems manifested by the Afghan refugees residing in Alameda County aimed at enhancing clinical/professional
interventions. Please share this information with others who would benefit.
DATE: July 14th, 2023, 9am - 2pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations, ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff and general public
TRAINERS: Dr. Khalil Rhamany, PhD, PsyD and Dr. Saema Rhamany PhD
DESCRIPTION: This is an intensive two-part hybrid workshop series focused on addressing the mental health problems manifested by the Afghan refugees residing in Alameda County aimed at enhancing clinical/professional interventions.
CE Credits: 3.5
For more information and to register please see the Announcement.
- PEERS Presents an Online Webinar: Healing From Our Past & Expectations: Examining Asian American Culture, Mental Health, & Wellness Practices
A message brought to you by PEERS and ACBH Training Unit
PEERS invites providers from Alameda County for an in-depth and thoughtful overview on mental health, culture, and best practices for the Asian American community.
DATE: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023, 11am - 1pm
LOCATION: Online
Please see the FLYER for details and presenter bios.
- When One Plus One Equals Three: The Illusion Of Co-Occurring Disorders
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training on the evidence-based update on the diagnosis and treatment for patients with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD)
and mental health disorders, with a focus on both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions, and the role played by systemic racism in this endeavor.
DATE: Friday, June 23rd, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff
TRAINER: Lester E. Love, MD
DESCRIPTION: Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training on the evidence-based update on the diagnosis and treatment for patients with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders, with a focus on both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions, and the role played by systemic racism in this endeavor.
For more information and to register please see the announcement.
CE Credits: 3.5
For more information and to register please see the Announcement.
- What’s Going On?! And How to Help: Black Racial Stress, Trauma and Healing
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training discussing the impact of institutional and systemic racism, as well as implicit bias on the experience of Black identified community members.
This two-hour interactive training workshop will allow attendees to consider their own identity and how it interacts with the provision of effective services to Black individuals, families, and communities.
In addition, to identifying strategies to engage this population and enhance their cross- cultural communication skills.
DATE: Thursday, June 8th, 2023, 10:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff
TRAINER: Kristee Haggins, PH.D.
DESCRIPTION: This two-hour interactive training workshop introduces participants to racial stress, trauma and healing with a lens focused on the Black experience. Participants will learn about the
impact of institutional and systemic racism, as well as implicit bias on the experience of Black identified community members. Attendees consider their own identity and how it interacts with the provision of effective services to Black individuals, families, and communities.
CE Credits: 3
For more information and to register please see the Announcement.
- Knowing The Traumatized Afghan Refugee
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with Dr. Khalil Rhamany on “Knowing the Traumatized Afghan Refugee” on June 2nd and June 28th from 9am to 2pm. This intensive two-part hybrid workshop series focused on addressing the mental health problems manifested by the Afghan refugees residing in Alameda County aimed at enhancing clinical/professional interventions.
DATE: Part I - June 2nd, 2023 & Part II - July 14th, 2023, 9am - 2pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations, ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff and general public
TRAINERS: Dr. Khalil Rhamany, PhD, PsyD and Dr. Saema Rhamany PhD
DESCRIPTION: This is an intensive two-part hybrid workshop series focused on addressing the mental health problems manifested by the Afghan refugees residing in Alameda County aimed at enhancing clinical/professional interventions.
CE Credits: 3.5
For more information and to register please see the Announcement.
- LGBTQIA+ Health Equity And Cultural Humility
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join in an upcoming with Koby Rodríguez, Chief Program Officer at the Sacramento LGBTIA+ Community Center in a discussion examining the ways in which,
systems of care can provide a more affirming approach to service delivery for LGBTIA+ community members.
DATE: Thursday, June 22, 2023, 10:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff
TRAINER: Koby Rodríguez
DESCRIPTION: This training will discuss issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community, specifically in California; examining the ways in which systems of care can provide a more affirming approach to service delivery to community members.
CE Credits: 3
For more information, please see FLYER.
- Law and Ethics Training for Mental Health Practice
A FREE training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
DATE/TIME: Friday, June 23rd, 2023, 9:00am to 4:30pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom (pre-registration required)
AUDIENCE: ACBH and contracted CBO clinical staff
TRAINER: Daniel Taube, J.D., Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION: Meeting ethical and legal standards is foundational in the provision of competent mental health and recovery service. Many dimensions of these standards are clear and have remained constant over the years. Yet others continue to evolve, and social workers and mental health professionals (MHPs) routinely confront complex and ambiguous ethical and legal situations.
Some of the take-aways that participants will learn include:
- Describe elements of an ethical approach to challenging racism and oppression in clinical practice
- Identify steps in reduce risks of a licensing board action
- Recognize issues in providing cross-jurisdictional telehealth during COVID-19
- Summarize three developments in limitations on confidentiality in California
CE CREDIT: 6 CEs available for: LCSW, LMFT, LEP, LPCC, PsyD, PhD, RN and CADC
This Law and Ethics course meets and exceeds the Board of Psychology's mandated ethics and law update requirement, and the Board of Behavioral Sciences 6-hour update requirement.
See FLYER for more details.
- Deconstructing Gang Culture In African American Adolescents
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE/TIME: Friday, May 19th, 2023, 9:00am to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Virtual
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINER: Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD, HSP
DESCRIPTION: This course will present core concepts as to why African American adolescents appear to be more prevalent in gangs, and this training will focus not only in identifying these reasons but will also focus on insights from a communal perspective. In addition, the course will offer interventions geared toward African American youth who may be at a higher risk for gang involvement.
CE CREDIT: 3.5
For more information, please see the ANNOUNCEMENT, register and share with others.
- Connecting The Dots: Historical Trauma, Toxic Stress, And Indigenous Communities
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 18th, 2023, 10:30am to 12:30pm
LOCATION: Virtual
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider Staff.
TRAINER: Lindsey McMurin
DESCRIPTION: This training will discuss six eras of Historical Traumas in Indigenous communities, four major components of Historical Trauma Intervention and health concerns of Native American nations by identifying; possible interventions that are culturally responsive.
CE CREDIT: 3
REQUIRED PRE-READING
For more information, please see the ANNOUNCEMENT, register and share with others.
- ADULT Mental Health First Aid Training
A message brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
May 25, 2023, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Online (plus 2-hour commitment to complete online pre-course work, due by Thurs. May 11th)
AUDIENCE: ng best suited for NON-Clinically licensed staff. Administrative staff and others who serve clients in Alameda County are especially encouraged to attend.
TRAINER: MHFA-certified instructors from Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (CSS)
DESCRIPTION: Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives a general overview of how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use disorders. Six (6) hours of training is completed via an online live class, and 2 hours is completed PRIOR to class as independent study. Due to class size limitations, it is important to sign up with the intent to complete both the pre-MHFA teaches a five-step action plan to provide initial help and support to someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Participants will be able to gain confidence to be there for a friend, family member, or colleague. Mental Health First Aid was designed for the general public to receive basic mental health information, reduce stigma, and enhance the safety net within our communities. Participants who complete the full course will receive a certificate from the National Mental Health First Aid organization, good for 3 years.
Registration: please go to https://bit.ly/ACBH_AdultMHFAmay25th
View FLYER for details and registering information.
- Introduction To Family-Based Treatment For Treating Eating Disorders In Children And Adolescents
A message brought to you by Child and Young Adult System of Care
Registration is open for an introductory training course to learn and practice principles of Family Based Treatment to treat children and adolescents with eating disorders.
The course will occur over eight (8) one-and-a-half hour sessions, offering up to 12 hours of instruction and CE credits designed for clinicians.
Please respond promptly if interested because spaces in the training are limited.
DATE/TIME:
May 24, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
May 31, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
June 7, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
June 14, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
June 21, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
June 28, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
July 5, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
July 12, 2023, 1pm to 2:30pm
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: Alameda County ACBH outpatient clinicians (County, Community-Based Organizations, Mental Health Network) who work directly with clients who exhibit signs & symptoms of Eating Disorders are highly encouraged to attend.
TRAINER: Eating Disorder Consultant, Helen Savin, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: This training offers up to 12 hours of instruction designed for outpatient clinicians to learn and practice principles of Family Based Treatment (FBT) to treat children and adolescents with eating disorders.
CE CREDITS: Up to 12 CE credits available
See FLYER for details.
- Suicide Assessment and Intervention - Adult Focused
A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit
DATE/TIME: April 26 and April 27, 2023, 9:00am to 12:30pm (Both days)
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
AUDIENCE: Mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with adults or older adults. This training is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health, contracted Provider Staff and contracted CBOs.
TRAINER: Cris Rita, MA, CSS’s Community Education Coordinator & Lead Instructor
DESCRIPTION: This workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. It will address common myths and perceptions about suicidal behavior. Risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors for adult and older adult populations will be introduced. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk, including how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
CE CREDIT: This course meets the requirements for 6 hours of CE credit, including Psychologists.
See FLYER for registration link and details.
- Substance Use Among Black Youth: Understanding the Influence of Social Determinants of Mental Health
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
DATE: Friday, Apr 21, 2023,
9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINERS: Dr. Salaam and Dr. Casiano
DESCRIPTION: This course will examine factors that contribute to mental health and substance use problems among Black youth exposed to school and community violence and clinical strategies to promote wellness, mental health and resilience in this population.
CE Credits: 3.5 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, and Psychologists
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
- Training UPDATE: Assembly Bill 541 – Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings
A message brought to you by Life Long Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Program
DATE/TIME: April 26th, 2023, 10am-11am
LOCATION: Virtual
AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or Clinical Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
TRAINERS: Patricia Sanchez, MPH
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn more about the new Assembly Bill 541 which requires all behavioral health agencies to screen and assist clients with tobacco use disorder. Attendees will learn more about the research that supports the benefits of quitting tobacco in behavioral health populations, tobacco treatment best practices and resources such as group curriculum and the Kick It California Helpline.
CE Credits: 1 CE credit available via Lifelong
To REGISTER, please go to: April 26 Registration Link
See FLYER for more information.
Please contact Linda Nguyen if you have any questions about this training: Lnguyen@lifelongmedical.org, Program Coordinator, Tobacco Treatment Program
Reminder per BHIN-22-024: SUMMARY OF AB 541:
AB 541 requires a licensed and/or certified SUD recovery or treatment facility to conduct an assessment of tobacco use at the time of the resident or client’s initial intake. The assessment shall include questions recommended in the most recent version of the DSM under Tobacco Use Disorder, or similar evidence-based guidance, for determining that an individual has a tobacco use disorder.
COMPLIANCE: The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9, Section 10567, and the Alcohol and/or Other Drug Program Certification Standards, Section 7020 requires licensed and/or certified SUD recovery or treatment facilities to complete a client health questionnaire for all residents and clients. The Client Health Questionnaire and Initial Screening Questions (DHCS 5103) form has been updated and may be used to meet the requirements of AB 541. Any licensed and/or certified SUD recovery or treatment facility that fails to adhere with this information notice shall be cited effective July 1, 2022.
- RESCHEDULED DATE: Friday, April 7, 2023; 10am-1pm
Collaborative and Culturally Responsive Case Planning for Professionals Working with Spanish-Speaking Families *Presented in Spanish*
A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way, Inc.
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINERS: Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: In this workshop, participants will review effective case planning in bilingual service delivery. Participants will practice how to engage Spanish Speaking clients and families in their native language to increase the partnership with the family as the services are in a language they are most comfortable with, but also to provide services that culturally responsive.
CE Credits: 3 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, and Psychologists
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
- Geriatric Mental Health Among African Americans
A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with African American Technical Assistance. This training will discuss approaches to mental illness, particularly anxiety disorders, depression, and psychotic disorders. After completion of this training, you will be able to: identify assessment tools to assess mental health conditions and signs of cognitive impairment; describe ways to address elder abuse; and core concepts of psychopharmacology for elders.
Friday, March 24, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINERS: Karinn Glover, MD, MPH
DESCRIPTION: This course will present core concepts of geriatric mental health but will do so with an emphasis on older adults of African American and Caribbean-American background. There will be some discussion of approaches to mental illness, particularly anxiety disorders, depression, and psychotic disorders. There will be some exploration of cognitive disorders and substance use disorders as well. Special attention will be paid to elder abuse and support for caregivers.
CE Credits: 3.5
For more information and to register please see the flyer.
- Student And Faculty Mental Health: How It Impacts African American Students
A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Friday, February 24, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINERS: Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam, MD
DESCRIPTION: Please join the Office of Ethnic services and African American Pathways to Wellness in an upcoming training with Karriem Salaam, MD and Delane Casiano, MD. This training will discuss ways to support mental health in Black youth and increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers.
This training will discuss ways to support mental health in Black youth and increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers. You will be able to:
- Identify social determinants of mental health that influence school/community violence.
- Describe three programs to augment hope and resilience in BIPOC youth exposed to school/community violence.
- Discuss risk factors and strategies for mitigating violence in school/community.
CE Credits: 3.5
See FLYER for details and registration.
- Applying Updated Information from the DSM-5-TR in work with Adults and Older Adults
A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 9:00am - 4:30pm
AUDIENCE: This course is most appropriate for licensed Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
TRAINER: Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: The DSM-5-TR (text revision) was recently updated and now includes changes in criteria to diagnoses and new diagnoses. Learn about the DSM, new and updated diagnoses, and how these changes may impact the diagnoses most commonly used with adults. Also learn how the DSM addresses cultural considerations in diagnosing.
CE Credits: 6 for BBS licensed clinicians, BRN nursing, and CCAAP/Addiction Professionals
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and additional CE information.
- Preventing, De-Escalating, & Managing Aggressive Behavior in Behavioral Health Settings
A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
AUDIENCE: This course is appropriate for ALL classifications of Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
TRAINER: Ian Brennan
DESCRIPTION: Course emphasis is placed on exercising self-control and systematically utilizing the least restrictive measures versus attempts to externally control others. Content will cover: strategies that most reliably stimulate rational-thought, with an emphasis on choices and curiosity; communication missteps on the part of the speaker that unwittingly intensify rather than help calm situations; communication elements that must be in place in order for a sender’s message to be received as intended; and exploration of the core basis of arguments on the part of both parties.
CE Credits: 4, for BBS licensed clinicians, BRN nursing, and CCAAP/Addiction Professionals
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and additional CE information.
- Applying Updated Information from the DSM-5-TR in work with Children, Adolescents, and Transition Aged Youth
A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
Thursday, March 30, 2023, 9:00am - 4:30pm
AUDIENCE: This course is most appropriate for licensed Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
TRAINER: Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: The DSM-5-TR (text revision) was recently updated and now includes changes in criteria to diagnoses and new diagnoses. Learn about the DSM, new and updated diagnoses, and how these changes may impact the diagnoses most commonly used with children and teens. Also learn how the DSM addresses cultural considerations in diagnosing.
CE Credits: 6 for BBS licensed clinicians, BRN nursing, and CCAAP/Addiction Professionals
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and additional CE information.
- Black History Month Community Based Learning
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic Services and The Community Based Learning training program in a series of five trainings on mental health wellness during Black History Month. flyer for training descriptions and links to register.
- Session 1: Wellness NOW: Where Do We Need To Get To?
Black Men Speak
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 10–11:30am
- Session 2: Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Coalition-Building
Rev. Dr. Toni Dunbar and Rev. Floyd Thompkins
Monday, Feb. 20, 10–11:30am
- Session 3: DeColonizing the Psyche; Restoration and Renewal
Dr. Amber McZeal
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1–2:30pm
- Session 4: Recognizing and Reducing Stress Symptoms
LaFreshia “Free” Brown, LPCC, CADC
Thursday, Feb. 23, 10–11:30am
- Session 5: Blessed not to be Stressed
Pastor Maria Reems
Friday, Feb. 24, 10–11:30am
Please see the flyer for training descriptions and links to register.
- Collaborative and Culturally Responsive Case Planning for Professionals Working with Spanish-Speaking Families *Presented in Spanish*
A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way, Inc.
Monday, February 13th, 2023; 10am-1pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
TRAINER: Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: In this workshop, participants will review effective case planning in bilingual service delivery. Participants will practice how to engage Spanish Speaking clients and families in their native language to increase the partnership with the family as the services are in a language they are most comfortable with, but also to provide services that culturally responsive.
CE Credits: 3 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, and Psychologists
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
- Defining Your “New Normal” - Strategizing for the Post-Pandemic in the Workplace and Beyond
A message brought to you by HCSA Human Resources in partnership with ACBH Training
Tuesday, March 14, 2023; 9:00am-2:00pm
LOCATION: Virtual - Online via Zoom - link to be sent prior to meeting
AUDIENCE: This training is only for HCSA permanent, part-time and temporary employees (including Provisional, Project and TAP employees assigned to HCSA departments). The course content is applicable for clinical, consumer, administrative, managerial, program and support staff.
TRAINERS: Ellen Muir, LCSW, ORSCC, and Betsy Baum Block, MPP, CPCC, ORSCC, PCC.
DESCRIPTION: The worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic coupled with stay-at-home orders, increased demands on workers to care for family members, economic hardships, national and international political tensions and more, pushed workers and those they serve to struggle with how to navigate the rapid changes to their daily lives. The Post-Pandemic fallout continues as organizations try to navigate return to office vs work from home scenarios and the impact of uncertain economic conditions are felt. As the world experiences declining COVID-19 rates, new complexities take its place. Defining your “new normal” can be a confusing concept, layered with personal and professional concerns. This course will help participants understand and create the conditions for change in the workplace and the impact of all these world events on ourselves, our colleagues and the communities we serve.
CE Credits: 4.5
Please note: There is a registration fee for this training and the departments will be billed for their confirmed attendees. Therefore, managers and supervisors must approve their staff’s registration on the Learning Management System (LMS). Registrants who decide not to attend must cancel their registration by 02/28/2023 by contacting HCSALearningCenter@acgov.org to avoid being charged for the training. Departments will be charged for attendees who fail to notify HCSA HR about their cancellation or do not attend the training.
Registration capacity is limited and open until filled based on confirmation of registration by supervisor in the LMS.
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
- Student and Faculty Mental Health: How it Impacts African American Students
A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
Please join the Office of Ethnic services in an upcoming training with Karriem Salaam, MD and Delane Casiano, MD. This training will discuss ways to support mental health in Black youth, social determinants of mental health that influence school/community violence and ways to increase collaborations between schools and mental health providers. Please share this information with those who would benefit.
DATE: February 24, 2023; 9am-1:30pm
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINER: Karriem Salaam, MD and Delane Casiano, MD
DESCRIPTION: This course describes how to develop opportunities for mental health, wellness, hope, and resilience among black youth. As well as increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers. The goal of this course is to enhance overall professional growth and improve clinical skills to help support mental health in Black youth who are at risk for exposure to school and community violence.
CE Credits: 3.5
For more information and to register please see the announcement.
- Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPT)
A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit
Dear Staff, please note the time correction and number of CEs available for the CPT training on February 6 & 8, 2023. The correct time is 10am - 3pm each day, for a total of 8 CEs.
February 6 & 8, 2023; 10am-3pm (must attend both days for CE credit)
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and it’s contracted provider/CBO staff.
TRAINER: Christine Valdez, Ph.D, Psychology
DESCRIPTION: This course will review the definition of trauma and PTSD, summarize statistics on trauma and survivor demographics to reduce implicit bias and provide recommendations for assessing PTSD. The Social Cognitive Theory of PTSD will be presented to contextualize the purpose of Cognitive Processing Therapy. The 12 sessions of Cognitive Processing Therapy will be presented with case examples and experiential exercises to understand the process of Cognitive Processing Therapy from client and provider perspectives.
CE Credits: 8 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, SUD providers, and RNs
See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
- Upcoming ACBH Trainings for Jan. and Feb. See What's Onboard!
A list of Trainings brought to you by ACBH Training Unit
Three Trainings in January and Four in February!
LOCATION: Online
AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
DESCRIPTION: ACBH Workforce & Training Unit invites you see what's onboard for trainings in January and February 2023. There are some exciting offerings! Come join us for a training! (Supervisor approval required prior to registering.)
See FLYER for details and Dates.
- Friday, January 27th, 2023, 9am-1:30pm
Emergency Room: How it Impacts Healthcare Disparities in African Americans
A FREE training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
TRAINER: Phillip Murray MD, MPH
LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
DESCRIPTION: This course describes the current mental health care system in which African Americans have been more likely to utilize the emergency department as a source of care. Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with Dr. Phillip Murray. This training will discuss outpatient factors that can improve emergency psychiatry use and criteria related to the legal history for involuntary commitment. Please share this information with those who would benefit. For more information and to register please see the announcement.
CE Credits: 3.5
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- 2023 Mental Health/SUD Brown Bag Series
FREE trainings brought to you by Quality Assurance
Who should attend: Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) providers, Quality Assurance Lead Staff, Directors, Managers and Supervisors.
Description: This is an open forum. The meeting allows ACBH Quality Assurance staff to share information about new or upcoming changes to processes and policies that impact the providers. It is also an opportunity for providers to get clarification about existing processes related to Medi-Cal and ACBH requirements.
Dates and Times: 3rd Thursday of each month from 12-1 p.m.
Sessions:
- January: January 19th, 2023
- February: February 16th, 2023
- March: March 16th, 2023
- April: April 20th, 2023
- May: May 18th, 2023
- June: June 15th, 2023
- July: July 20th, 2023
- August: August 17th, 2023
- September: September 21st, 2023
- October: October 19th, 2023
- November: November 16th, 2023
- December: December 21st, 2023
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- Friday February 24th, 2023, 10am-11am
Assembly Bill 541 – Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings
A FREE training brought to you by Alameda County Public Health and Behavioral Health Departments, in contract with Lifelong Medical Care, Tobacco Treatment Program
TRAINER: Patricia Sanchez, MPH
LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
AUDIENCE: Administrative and Clinical Staff of ACBH-funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn about the new Assembly Bill 541 which requires all behavioral health agencies to screen and assist clients with tobacco use disorder. Attendees will learn about the research that supports the benefits of quitting tobacco in behavioral health populations, tobacco treatment best practices and resources such as group curriculum and the Kick-It-California Helpline.
Registration is essential, deadline by Thursday February 23rd, 2023
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ab-541-treating-tobacco-dependence-in-behavioral-health-settings-virtual-tickets-482717148987
Questions? See flyer or Contact Linda Nguyen lnguyen@lifelongmedical.org
- Provision of Mental Health Services With Latinx/Latiné Populations: An Intersectional And Inclusive
A training brought to you by Office of Ethnic Services
DATE: Friday, December 16, 2022, 10:30AM - 12:30PM
LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
TRAINERS: Diana Lemos, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION: The workshop will critically examine: the different terminologies used to describe the Latinx/Latiné populations, and why it is important to understand these differences from an intersectional and inclusive perspective. This workshop will also examine how this knowledge can be utilized to create more equitable mental health service delivery practices when working with Latinx/Latine populations. Please note that this course is 2 hrs Live Training and 1 hr of REQUIRED pre-reading for CE credit.
CE CREDITS:: 3
See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.
- Monday, January 23, 2023, 9:15am – 4:15pm
Understanding Motivational Interviewing – MI 101
A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
AUDIENCE: County ACBH staff and ACBH-Contracted provider clinical staff
TRAINERS: Sarah Solis, LCSW
DESCRIPTION: This 6-hour course provides attendees with a foundational understanding of Motivational Interviewing. Attendees will learn to assess client/family motivation around change and examine how to use Motivational interviewing open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS) to further enhance or consolidate this momentum. Attendees will leave with the ability to differentiate between sustain-talk, discord, and change-talk, resulting in increased treatment planning efficacy. The day will culminate with practice creating change plans.
See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.
- Friday, January 27, 2023; 9:00am – 12:10pm
Trauma-Informed and Trauma-focused Interventions using Telehealth, for Adult Clients
A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Seneca Family of Agencies
LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
AUDIENCE: County ACBH staff and ACBH-Contracted provider clinical staff
TRAINERS: Ritchie Rubio, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
DESCRIPTION: The goal of this training is for participants to distinguish among some of the most commonly used and widely researched trauma-informed and trauma-focused interventions in working with clients who present with acute, chronic, or complex trauma. The training will primarily expand the participants’ clinical skills of telehealth adaptations of trauma-focused and trauma-informed interventions. It will also increase the participants’ competencies in integrating telehealth adaptations of some culturally-adapted trauma-focused interventions in their clinical work with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients. Finally, the training will culminate in the participants’ development of a tentative plan to implement trauma focused telehealth tools in their clinical practice and/or behavioral health programs.
CE CREDITS:: 3
See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.
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