ACT – DHS Training

Events in April 2024

1:00 pm: Leadership Series: Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors.

1:00 pm: Mental Health in the Somali Community

9:00 am: The Brain and Body Impact (BDNF - Brain derived neurotropic growth factor) - Managing Cognitive Deficits Through Exercise

9:00 am: Mental Health and the Hmong Community

1:00 pm: Leadership Series: Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors.

1:00 pm: Mental Health in the Somali Community

9:00 am: The Brain and Body Impact (BDNF - Brain derived neurotropic growth factor) - Managing Cognitive Deficits Through Exercise

9:00 am: Mental Health and the Hmong Community

1:00 pm: Leadership Series: Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors.

1:00 pm: Mental Health in the Somali Community

9:00 am: The Brain and Body Impact (BDNF - Brain derived neurotropic growth factor) - Managing Cognitive Deficits Through Exercise

9:00 am: Mental Health and the Hmong Community

Name: Mental Health and the Hmong Community
Start: 2024-05-02T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-05-02T12:00:00+00:00
Location: Virtual Location

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
April 9, 2024

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Trainers: Julie Duncan and Alyssa Conducy

ACT Team leaders have a unique challenge of both leading and managing within a highly structured and demanding model of care. Throughout this six part leadership training series, team leaders will gain skills needed to self-assess their teams' current practices in relation to ACT fidelity, problem solve and identify solutions to their team specific barriers, and build continuous quality improvement plans.

Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors. This session will focus on the anchoring the teams work through intentional integration of therapy, enhancing the clinical practices by all team members and the structured use of psychiatric rehabilitation practices.

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Virtual Location

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
April 16, 2024

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Trainer: Layla Abdi, LICSW

This training is for professionals working with Somali immigrants. The goal is to Increase awareness of diversity, expand cultural awareness, competency and improve quality of services for this population, by understanding more of their cultural background and needs. Understand importance of working effectively with appropriate interpreters to reduce disparity in mental health service delivery.

Objectives:

Increase awareness of Somali population

- Improve quality of service delivery by understanding needs through a cultural lens

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Virtual Location

9:00 am – 12:00 pm
April 23, 2024

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This training will benefit teams by providing education on best practices for non-medication-based treatment of schizophrenia.

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 9 am-noon

Trainers: Dr. Steve Harker, Melanie Weixel, RN

Objectives:

Participants will gain knowledge in how to treat cognitive deficits through the intentional use of aerobic exercise. Participants will learn how to apply this information into their health coaching interventions.

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Virtual Location

9:00 am – 12:00 pm
May 2, 2024

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Trainer: Dr. Alissa Vang

Date: Thursday, May 2, 9-noon

Who are the Hmong and why is it important for us as service providers to be familiar with the Hmong? Review history, statistics and demographics of the community. Explore common healing practices and beliefs. Explain views of mental illness and mental health providers in the Hmong community.

Objectives:

Increase awareness of Hmong population
Improve quality of service delivery by understanding needs through a cultural len

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9 1:00 pm: Leadership Series: Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors. 1:00 pm: Leadership Series: Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors. 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 9, 2024 Click here to register for this training. Trainers: Julie Duncan and Alyssa Conducy ACT Team leaders have a unique challenge of both leading and managing within a highly structured and demanding model of care. Throughout this six part leadership training series, team leaders will gain skills needed to self-assess their teams' current practices in relation to ACT fidelity, problem solve and identify solutions to their team specific barriers, and build continuous quality improvement plans. Part 4: Clinical and Rehabilitative Anchors. This session will focus on the anchoring the teams work through intentional integration of therapy, enhancing the clinical practices by all team members and the structured use of psychiatric rehabilitation practices. Click here to register for this training. Virtual Location Read more

16 1:00 pm: Mental Health in the Somali Community 1:00 pm: Mental Health in the Somali Community 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm April 16, 2024 Click here to register for this training. Trainer: Layla Abdi, LICSW This training is for professionals working with Somali immigrants. The goal is to Increase awareness of diversity, expand cultural awareness, competency and improve quality of services for this population, by understanding more of their cultural background and needs. Understand importance of working effectively with appropriate interpreters to reduce disparity in mental health service delivery. Objectives: Increase awareness of Somali population Improve quality of service delivery by understanding needs through a cultural lens Click here to register for this training. Virtual Location Read more

23 9:00 am: The Brain and Body Impact (BDNF - Brain derived neurotropic growth factor) - Managing Cognitive Deficits Through Exercise 9:00 am: The Brain and Body Impact (BDNF - Brain derived neurotropic growth factor) - Managing Cognitive Deficits Through Exercise 9:00 am – 12:00 pm April 23, 2024 Click here to register for this training. This training will benefit teams by providing education on best practices for non-medication-based treatment of schizophrenia. Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 9 am-noon Trainers: Dr. Steve Harker, Melanie Weixel, RN Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge in how to treat cognitive deficits through the intentional use of aerobic exercise. Participants will learn how to apply this information into their health coaching interventions. Click here to register for this training. Virtual Location Read more