The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency is looking for qualified individuals to provide training opportunities for possible future training events. Specifically, professionals who could provide teaching experiences in the areas of Case Management, Healthy Cooking/ Healthy Eating Habits, treating adolescents with co-occurring disorders, health issues for the aging Behavioral Health population and early childhood Behavioral Health issues/treatment. Some trainings will require educational credentials for the allowance of CEU’s for licensed Psychologists, Social Workers and LCPCs. Please send information to: aac-lbha-connect@aacounty.org.
Achieving Social Justice for Black and Brown Minds: What Mental Health Clinicians/Teachers Need to Know
Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
6:00 PM-9:30 PM ET
CEUS available
Black and Brown boys and girls in our society are faced with racism daily, resulting in some cases, fear, anxiety, and even Race-Based Trauma. As an advocate for children, therapists need to be well informed about racism, social injustice, and the impact these have on the lives of the children served.
Directive play therapy approaches will be presented to connect with, impart empathy, healing, and empowerment. Participants attending this play therapy workshop will be exposed to art, music and bibliotherapy.
Objectives:
Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S
This training is designed for mental health professionals working with children and youth and teachers.
Sponsored by: Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars
Price: $78.00
Contact:
For questions, please contact Sonia Hinds
240-535-1433
cbps2006@gmail.com
Posted: 02/01/2023
Beyond Cutting: An In-Depth Look at Self Injury and Suicide
Friday, February 10th, 2023
9:00 AM-4;30 PM ET
6 CEUS
Self-injury, also known as self-harm, or self-mutilation, refers to individuals who intentionally and repeatedly inflict physical harm on themselves. It is estimated that two million people in the United States engage in self-injury.
The method most often employed is cutting, but self-injury can also include hair pulling, head banging, and interfering with wound healing. This workshop will examine the various forms of self-injury that go beyond cutting.
In addition, this webinar will examine the differences and similarities between self-injurious behavior and suicidal ideations and attempts. Keen attention will be placed on identifying assessment and treatment barriers including, but not limited to, understanding differential diagnosis.
Participants will discuss issues including differential diagnosis, forms of injury, risk factors, brain development, comorbidity, nonsuicidal self-injury diagnosis, assessments, and treatment modalities. Case scenarios will be presented and discussed to further enhance the learning experience.
Trainer: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C
Ms. Cruz is a bilingual (Spanish/English) clinical and forensic social worker who has worked with children, adolescents and families for over eighteen years. Ms. Cruz was employed for ten years, as a forensic social worker at the Office of the Public Defender in Montgomery County. In addition from 2000-2014 she worked as an emergency room and psychiatric social worker. She has extensive experience in inpatient psych and partial hospitalization psych programs. Ms. Cruz specializes in criminal defense mitigation, dual diagnosis, crisis intervention, addiction, trauma and working with diverse ethnic groups.
this training is designed for Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists.
Sponsored by: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Price: $150.00
Posted: 02/01/2023
Situational Awareness
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
12:30 PM-2:00 PM ET
CEUS available
See "Learn More" below for CEU information. Check with your board for eligibility.
Situational awareness helps you make careful, safe decisions when faced with a potentially unsafe scenario.In this interactive Situational Awareness webinar will learn:
How to calmly make decisions when faced with an unsafe situation.
How to act proactively to keep yourself safe.
How to mentally prepare and develop a mindset of awareness.
Safety tips to help your agency prepare.
Trainer: Jim Holler
Jim Holler is an internationally known trainer on Situational Awareness Safety, Vicarious Trauma, Child Safety, Crimes Against Children, and more.
Jim is the founder and board president of the Adams County Children’s Advocacy Center in Gettysburg, PA and past board president of the Wetzel-Tyler County, WV Child Advocacy Center in Paden City, WV and the Board Chair of the Adams County Domestic Violence Shelter (Survivors Inc.) in Gettysburg, PA.
Jim served as Chief of Police and Fire Marshal for Liberty Township, Adams County, PA for 16 years. In 2005 he became an Internet Crimes Against Children Investigator, and started the first task force in Adams County.
This training is for those who serve clients in their homes, at hotels, or other potentially volatile locations such as shelters, treatment facilities, and encampments.
Sponsored by: The Convene Training + Resilience Community
Price: $10 per person (special rates for organizations sending more than 50 staff)
Contact:
For questions, please contact Josh Dye
President & Founder
Convene Training + Resilience Community
612-481-8059
Josh@ConveneLLC.org
Posted: 01/27/2023
Relational Trauma Repair (RTR) Sociometrics Certificate
Thursday, April 13th-Friday, April 14th, 2023
9:00 AM-5:00 PM ET
14 CEs available
The RTR Sociometrics Certificate is designed to provide treatment professionals with the necessary skills and instruction to properly facilitate several of the therapeutic processes outlined in Tian Dayton's latest book, Sociometrics: Embodied, Experiential Processes for Healing Trauma and Addiction.
Over the course of five modules, participants will get in-depth guidance on how to use basic sociometry and psychodrama techniques, spectrograms, locograms, floor checks, timelines, and experiential letter writing with the clients they serve.
Learning Objectives
Training Location: Tuerk House Main Campus - Weinberg Wing Dining Hall, 730 N. Ashburton Street, Baltimore, MD 21216.
Please note that completion of the two-day training is only one of the requirements to qualify for the RTR Sociometrics Certificate.
This training is for addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals that are interested in RTR Sociometrics. This training can be applied towards completion of the RTR Sociometrics Certificate.
Sponsored by: NAADAC and Tian Dayton, PhD, TEP
Price: $250-$300
Contact:
For questions, please contact Jessica O’Brien, LCSW, CASAC, Director of Training and Professional Development, at jobrien@naadac.org or 703-253-3893.
Posted: 01/19/2023
Thursday, February 2nd-Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
3:00 PM-4:00 PM ET
CEUS are not offered for this series
These webinars will showcase the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) consumer protection tools and materials. Frontline staff and volunteers can use Your Money, Your Goals resources to help underserved consumers meet their financial goals by increasing their knowledge and skills and help people to better understand and assert their rights in the financial marketplace and to avoid predatory actors and scams.
The materials covered in these sessions are available for free in print, electronic, and video formats.
Sponsored by: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email YourMoneyYourGoals@cfpb.gov.
Persons who need a reasonable accommodation to participate should call (202) 435-9336, (855) 233-0362, (202) 435-9742 (TTY), or email CFPB_ReasonableAccommodations@cfpb.gov at least ten business days prior to the webinar.
Posted: 01/18/2023
Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults - The Role of Technology, Affirmative Practice and Trauma-Informed Care
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET
1 CE
This presentation will address the consistent and emerging mental health disparities faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ+) youth and young adults.
Participants will learn the role of technology on the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults and how to integrate into practice as well as the competencies and conditions for affirmative clinical practice. Many clinicians receive little or no clinical training in supporting the needs of LGBTQ+ Youth in graduate school or beyond, and this unique training offers the specific and emergent strategies to enable competent work with these populations.
Presenter: Shelley L. Craig, PhD, RSW, LCSW, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, University of Toronto, Canada.
Note attendees will need to create a free account to register for this training.
Sponsored by: Sheppard Pratt
Price: Free
Posted: 01/17/2023
Trauma Informed Therapy for Mental Health Professionals
March 24th, 2023
8:30 AM-4:00 PM ET
CEs available
In this workshop, attendees will learn about trauma and its manifestations in neurobiology, emotions and behaviors. Discussions include the universal mechanisms for healing trauma and touch on the different trauma treatments. In addition, there will be a review of the evidence base and efficacy for each treatment, helping you decide the best fit for both providers and clients.
After attending this course, participants will be able to:
Understand DSM-5 Classification of Trauma & Stressor-related disorders, including definition of a trauma and 5 clusters of PTSD
Explain the neurobiology of trauma and PTSD, as well as emotional and behavioral sequelae
Understand a transtheoretical perspective of trauma-focused treatment
Explain the universal mechanisms that treat PTSD
Identify various treatment modalities for trauma treatment with a review of the evidence base for each. (ie Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, IFS, EMDR, etc.)
Presenter: Eva Chiriboga, Psy.D.
Maryland CEU Institute/Optimal Life Solutions, LLC is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners (under the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) for continuing education credits. See "Learn More" below for CEU information for other professionals.
Course Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Psychologists, Addictions Counselors, other mental health professionals.
Sponsored by: Maryland CEU Institute
Price: $110-$145
Contact:
For questions, please email info@marylandceu.com.
Posted: 01/05/2023
Maryland and Delaware Stronger Communities: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention Conference
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
8:30 AM-4:30 PM ET
Location: UMBC Campus, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250.
The goal of this conference is to raise awareness about LGBTQ suicide risk, bring research findings to the attention of professionals and the public, and explore strategies for LGBTQ suicide prevention in local communities.
The agenda includes plenary and breakout sessions that feature national and local experts on LGBTQ mental health and suicide risk and will be focused on making mental health, suicide prevention, and education an LGBTQ community priority.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers for the event:
Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D - Understanding and Preventing Suicide in LGBT+ Communities
Jody Herman, Ph.D - Suicide Risk and Prevention Among Transgender People
Chris Bright, Director of Public Training, The Trevor Project - Supporting LGBTQ Youth Mental Health with The Trevor Project
This conference is open to all interested in the topic, CEs will be available for Mental Health Professionals.
Sponsored by: The Maryland and Delaware Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide prevention
Price: $25.00 (Free for UMBC Students and Faculty)
Contact:
For questions, please contact Kat Olbrich, email kolbrich@afsp.org or call 202-770-8973.
Posted: 01/13/2023
The Ethical Issues Impacting the Therapeutic Relationship for In-person and Telehealth Practice
Friday, March 24th, 2023
9:00 AM-12:15 PM ET
3 Ethics CEs
The beginning stage of social work intervention sets the foundation for the therapeutic relationship, establishes clear roles, and covers ethical issues and establishes professional boundaries of practice. This essential component of social work practice is further complicated when services are delivered through telehealth.
The workshop will explore ethical topics and identify new strategies to respond to the challenges that telehealth present. The ethical topics include Informed Consent, Rights of Minors, Establishment of a Social Media Policy, Confidentiality of Mental Health information, and Reporting Harm and Maltreatment Requirements.
The workshop will also include recent National NASW guidance for telehealth and for navigating these complicated times. Ethics content covered includes: COMAR 10.42.03.03; COMAR 10.42.10; and NASW Code of Ethics (2021).
Instructor:
Gisele Ferretto, MSW, LCSW-C has over 35 years of social work experience in both clinical and macro practice areas. Her areas of expertise include: policy and leadership development, field education, child welfare practice, professional ethics, supervision, confidentiality, and curriculum development. Ms Ferreto is considered a subject matter expert on the issue of confidentiality in social work practice. Most recently she was a contributing author for the Confidentiality and Information Utilization NASW Policy Statement recently published in Social Work Speaks 12th Edition: National Association of Social Workers Policy Statements 2021–2023. She once served on the Maryland Legislative Summer Study Committee that first established the language for the law that governs both health and behavioral health records for the state (Md. Health-General Code Ann. § 4-301 et seq.)
This training is intended for Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists.
Sponsored by: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Price: $70.00-$90.00
Posted: 01/11/2023
Supervisors as Leaders
Thursday, February 23rd-Friday, February 24th 2023
9:00 AM-4:30 PM ET
12 Supervision CEs
This two-day workshop exposes supervisors to critical knowledge and skills, situational scenarios, and strategies for effective leadership. Participants will examine issues related to workplace culture, climate, and personal differences that institutionalize various types of behavior and interactions. Participants will explore how to maximize different types of training for improved results.
Instructor:
Pamela Love Manning, PhD., MSW, MBA
Pamela Love Manning is a leadership consultant, expert trainer, and life coach. As the President of DP Love Enterprises, she has more than 15 years experience working with senior executives, managers, and boards of directors, and working with women with complex trauma histories. Pamela worked for as an administrator for the Family Welfare Research and Training Department at the University of Maryland School of Social Work for ten years. She was responsible for human resources activities, contract administration, procurement, development and implementation of policies and procedures, and supervision of professional and support staff. Pamela has facilitated in-person and virtual training nationally for social workers and other human services professionals, public defenders, opportunity youth, women's groups, small business counselors, and returning citizens.
She has also provided training consultations and evaluation of program outcomes. Pamela has taught social work, psychology and family studies courses for a number of universities in Maryland and for the University of Southern California's Virtual Academic MSW Program. Pamela has a B.S. in Applied Psychology, an MSW, an MBA, and a PhD with a focus on transfer of training.
This workshop is designed for human service supervisors and managers who are new to supervision or have some supervisory experience and would like to sharpen their supervisory skills.
Sponsored by: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Price: $260.00-$280.00
Posted: 01/11/2023
Co-Occurring Disorders Training Series 2023
Dates Vary
Times Vary
CEUS vary
The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Evidence Based Practice Center has released their Co-Occurring Disorders training schedule for 2023 (with more courses to be added later in the year).
See "Learn More" below for information about these trainings including CEU details and registration instructions. All are free and held virtually.
Included in the "Learn More" link is information about:
The Co-Occurring Disorder (COD) Intensive Training Series:February-May
The DBT Skills Mini Series: February
The State-Wide COD Community of Practice Series: Every Month
Wellness Wednesdays: Every Month
Screening Tools/ASAM Trainings: Quarterly beginning in February
ACT COD Training Series: February- March
Conversations with ACT COD-Specialists: Every Month
These trainings are open to those working in the Maryland Public Behavioral Health System.
Sponsored by: University of Maryland School of Medicine Evidence Based Practice Center
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email Stephanie Legalo at slagalo@som.umaryland.edu.
Posted: 01/06/2023
Helping the Helpers and Those They Serve
Thursday, January 12th and Thursday, February 9th, 2023
5:00 PM-6:00 PM ET
January 12: Reinforcing Effective Self-Concept Versus Self-Sabotaging.
Presenter: LaTanya Eggleston, MA.
February 9: Good Grief! What Everyone Should Know About Grief.
Presenter: Alana Iglewicz, MD.
CMEs will be available at no cost, as will Participant Certificates, which for other disciplines may qualify for CEUs or other continuing education credit, although these are not approved for CEUs by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners. Participants should check with their certifying organizations to see how these would apply.
These webinars are for Maryland’s behavioral health and medical health care workers of all
disciplines, whether working in community or hospital settings.
They are designed to enhance both health care worker self-care and resultantly the care they provide, as health care workers combat numerous stressors including the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice issues, and other stressors that can potentially impact delivered care.
Sponsored by: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and MedChi
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, or if you are interested in delivering a presentation, being a moderator, or have
self-care topics/presenters to suggest, contact Steve Whitefield at steven.whitefield@maryland.gov.
Posted: 01/09/2023
Person Centered Care Treatment Plan (PCCP) Key Concepts
Thursday, January 5th-Thursday, March 9th, 2023
1:00 PM-2:30 PM ET
CEUS available
Over and above the treatment plan’s role in getting authorizations for services, Person-Centered Care treatment plans become roadmaps, guiding service interventions and serving as useful tools for exploring when and why course corrections may be advised.
This series of 90-minute webinars is designed to enhance treatment planning, using those plans as a useful tool to keep work on track in day to day meetings and interventions.
Each week will include a deep-dive into a component of the treatment plan with a special focus on how to engage consumers in the exploration and development of the plan.
If you are new to training in PCCP, weeks one through seven builds off each other and cover all the core components of a Person-Centered assessment and treatment plan. If you have some experience or training in PCCP, join just the topics where you would like a refresher or further study.
Week One: A Recovery Journey Needs a Destination - Using recovery-oriented language to craft actionable long-term treatment goals that connect to the guiding visions to inspired work.
Week Two: Building your Foundation - Accurate and effective assessments provide the foundation for treatment planning. Learn skills and strategies for gathering data in intake assessments and ongoing reassessments.
Week Three: Roadblocks Along the Path - Exploring Barriers and challenges that have prevented consumers from achieving their goals.
Week Four: A Hand Up - Working with consumers, teams and natural supports to make use of the people, personal attributes and resources in their corners.
Week Five: From Assessment to Planning - Pulling data gathered from formal assessments and day to day interactions together and making that data useful.
Week Six: Steps Along the Path - Taking big picture treatment goals and breaking them down into actionable, achievable steps.
Week Seven: What Can We Do - Matching the steps consumers are taking with the interventions (i.e. services and supports) we can provide.
Week Eight: Using Your Map - Strategies for letting the plan guide meetings and make contact noting quicker, clearer, more targeted and more efficient.
Week Nine: Special Topic – Using Functional Assessment Data
For program staff who complete the DLA20* as part of PBHS PRP, RRP, ACT and Mobile Treatment Teams, how can the rational for the ratings inform problem-solving interventions to address barriers/challenges and how areas of strengths might be leveraged to make progress?
Week Ten: Special Topic - For behavioral health professionals who are not trained clinicians, translating clinical jargon into real-usable language for better engagement with consumers.
Sponsored by: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email Kristen Wright at kris.wright@som.umaryland.edu.
Posted: 12/27/2022
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy- Essential Skills and Clinical Applications
Thursday, February 23rd and Friday, February 24th, 2023
8:30 AM-4:00 PM ET
Maryland CEU Institute/Optimal Life Solutions, LLC is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a highly effective form of therapy that is used to treat a wide range of clinical issues.
This two-day workshop will provide an overview of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), an evidenced based practice for mood, substance use, and borderline personality disorders. DBT has 4 core skill modules: Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Mindfulness.
This will include a review of DBT’s Bio Social Theory, individual and group strategies, and stages of DBT treatment. Attendees will also learn strategies and interventions for interfering mood symptoms, managing emotions, improving relationships with others, and Mindfulness.
This workshop is designed for any therapist or mental health professional who would like to learn why and how the skills taught in DBT work and how to apply these skills with their most challenging clients.
Target Audience: Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Psychologists, Addictions Counselors, other mental health professionals.
Sponsored by: Maryland CEU Institute
Price: $239-$299, see "Learn More" below
Contact:
For questions, please email info@marylandceu.com.
Posted: 12/14/2022
Multiple Dates Available
Multiple Times Available
The DLA-20 functional assessment fulfills the Maryland Medicaid requirement for a core standardized assessment tool. This training session or an equivalent training session delivered by a credentialed trainer approved by MTM Services is a requirement for all Maryland-based provider agency staff who perform assessments on adults who receive MTS, ACT, PRP, or RRP services within the Public Behavioral Health System (PBHS).
The DLA–20 is a copyrighted tool available for use after a 3.5-hour training conducted by a credentialed trainer approved by MTM Services.
This training is offered on multiple dates from January 2023-March 2023.
PLEASE NOTE THAT TRAINING SESSIONS ARE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DESIGNATED STAFF OF MARYLAND-BASED PROVIDER AGENCIES THAT ARE LICENSED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (BHA) UNDER COMAR (CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS) 10.63 AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM TYPES:
Sponsored by: The BHA and The University of Maryland School of Medicine Training and Evidence-Based Practice Centers The Maryland BHA and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Training and Evidence-Based Practice Centers
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email Kris Wright at kris.wright@som.umaryland.edu.
Posted: 12/13/2022
NADAAC Virtual Summit: Engagement in the Black Community
Thursday, February 9th-Friday, February 10th, 2023
!2:00 PM-5:00 PM ET
Up to 8 CEUS
This event will feature prominent industry professionals discussing critical issues in the Black community relevant to treatment and recovery. Topics include:
This summit seeks to foster diversity, openness, and inclusion within the recovery community, and highlight some of the unique needs and traits of this identified group.
This event is open to all Behavioral Health professionals.
Sponsored by: NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
Price: Free (Note costs associated if seeking CEUS in "Learn More" Below)
Contact:
For questions, please call NADAAC at 703-741-7698.
Posted: 11/30/2022
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