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Professional Training

Offering an array of topics designed to enhance educational and skill development. 

Topics for training include Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, and many other topics. 

These trainings are free for RADIAS Health Employees. If you are not an employee of RADIAS Health – please click here and use these forms to register for the training.

Events in November 2024

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November 4, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Applied DBT Skills


November 4, 2024

 

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Trainer: Laura Lynett, LPCC, DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician

 

This course will highlight several of the skills taught in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. We will follow a fictional client throughout the training and participant will discuss ways this client can utilize the skills discussed. It is recommended that participants take the Introduction to Borderline Personality Disorder and DBT training or have a basic understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder and DBT prior to taking this training.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to name the skills training modules used in DBT

Participants will have a basic understanding of the types of skills taught in DBT

Participants will be able to provide basic coaching around skill use

Participants will be able to practice skill use and coaching during the training

 

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November 5, 2024(1 event)

8:30 am: Motivational Interviewing


November 5, 2024 November 6, 2024


This in person training is currently full.  Please check the calendar for additional trainings.


 

Trainers: Fran Lesicko, MA, LP

This training allows participants to learn and practice the evidence based practice of motivational interviewing.

1. Participants will be able to describe the following motivational strategies and techniques: Reflection, Affirmation, Summary, and Open-ended Questions.
2. Participants will learn how to identify, elicit and respond to Change Talk
3. Participants will learn effective ways to provide information.


 

RADIAS Main Office Conference Room 3.35
166 4th Street Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 291-1979
November 6, 2024(1 event)

8:30 am: Motivational Interviewing


November 5, 2024 November 6, 2024


This in person training is currently full.  Please check the calendar for additional trainings.


 

Trainers: Fran Lesicko, MA, LP

This training allows participants to learn and practice the evidence based practice of motivational interviewing.

1. Participants will be able to describe the following motivational strategies and techniques: Reflection, Affirmation, Summary, and Open-ended Questions.
2. Participants will learn how to identify, elicit and respond to Change Talk
3. Participants will learn effective ways to provide information.


 

RADIAS Main Office Conference Room 3.35
166 4th Street Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 291-1979
November 7, 2024(1 event)

9:00 am: Person-Centered Thinking, Planning and Client Rights: Whose Goal is it, Anyway?


November 7, 2024

Click Here to Register for this training.

 

Trainer: Brooke Schultz, LICSW Associate Director of Clinical Services

Length: 3.0 training hours

The concept of Person-Centered Care is integral to how RADIAS approaches work we do with people we serve. This training provides a broad overview of the Person-Centered Approach in supporting persons served.

 

Participants will be able to:

 

    • Understand the context of person-centered care in Minnesota's systems

 

    • Be aware of examples of person-centered language (as well as language to avoid)

 

    • Practice using several tools to provide a person-centered approach

 


Click Here to Register for this training.

Virtual Location
November 8, 2024
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November 10, 2024
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November 18, 2024(1 event)

9:00 am: Crisis Intervention and De-escalation: Being Effective while Keeping Yourself Safe


November 18, 2024

 

Click Here to Register for this IN PERSON training.

 

Trainers: Jessica Metkowski-Gulden, LPCC, ACT Manager, Kelsey Gries, FACT Practitioner

 

This training will provide an overview of crisis prevention, intervention, and de-escalation strategies through early intervention and nonphysical methods for preventing and managing individuals experiencing a crisis. The course will include discussion of: the crisis development model, staff's attitudes and approaches, non-verbal communication, verbal intervention, precipitating factors of a crisis, importance of developing rapport and knowing clients' history, environmental assessment, rational detachment, and follow up after a crisis. Staff will also learn personal safety techniques in the event a strike or grab occurs during a crisis situation. A post-test will be given to all participants at the end of this training.

 

Click Here to Register for this IN PERSON training.

November 19, 2024(1 event)

8:30 am: Treating Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Together: What You Need to Know (IDDT)


November 19, 2024 November 21, 2024

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Trainers:  Brooke Schultz, LICSW Associate Director of Clinical Services, Kellie Geisler, LPCC, TCM Manager

 

This is a three-day training. Participants can take one or all days of the training, however, we highly encourage staff to attend all three days to get the best amount of knowledge and experience out of this training. You will receive information about illicit substances, their impact on the brain when a person also has a mental illness, and how to intervene during the stages of change. Instructors use a variety of large and small group exercises during all days of this training.

Objectives:


  • Participants will be able to identify various illicit substances and prescription medications that are commonly misused

  •  Participants will become aware of assessment tools and clinical criteria to identify substance use disorders

  • Participants will be able to list various harm reduction strategies

  • Participants will be able to identify how mental illness and substance use disorders are inter-related and will receive basic information about brain chemistry as it relates to substance use disorders.

  • Participants will be able to identify stages of change and stages of treatment

  •  Participants will review and identify appropriate interventions for each stage of change

  • Participants will become familiar with basic concepts of Motivational Interviewing

  • Participants will have the opportunity to create a treatment plan based on diagnostic information and scenarios.


Click Here to Register for this training.

November 20, 2024(1 event)

8:30 am: Treating Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Together: What You Need to Know (IDDT)


November 19, 2024 November 21, 2024

Click Here to Register for this training.

 

Trainers:  Brooke Schultz, LICSW Associate Director of Clinical Services, Kellie Geisler, LPCC, TCM Manager

 

This is a three-day training. Participants can take one or all days of the training, however, we highly encourage staff to attend all three days to get the best amount of knowledge and experience out of this training. You will receive information about illicit substances, their impact on the brain when a person also has a mental illness, and how to intervene during the stages of change. Instructors use a variety of large and small group exercises during all days of this training.

Objectives:


  • Participants will be able to identify various illicit substances and prescription medications that are commonly misused

  •  Participants will become aware of assessment tools and clinical criteria to identify substance use disorders

  • Participants will be able to list various harm reduction strategies

  • Participants will be able to identify how mental illness and substance use disorders are inter-related and will receive basic information about brain chemistry as it relates to substance use disorders.

  • Participants will be able to identify stages of change and stages of treatment

  •  Participants will review and identify appropriate interventions for each stage of change

  • Participants will become familiar with basic concepts of Motivational Interviewing

  • Participants will have the opportunity to create a treatment plan based on diagnostic information and scenarios.


Click Here to Register for this training.

November 21, 2024(1 event)

8:30 am: Treating Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Together: What You Need to Know (IDDT)


November 19, 2024 November 21, 2024

Click Here to Register for this training.

 

Trainers:  Brooke Schultz, LICSW Associate Director of Clinical Services, Kellie Geisler, LPCC, TCM Manager

 

This is a three-day training. Participants can take one or all days of the training, however, we highly encourage staff to attend all three days to get the best amount of knowledge and experience out of this training. You will receive information about illicit substances, their impact on the brain when a person also has a mental illness, and how to intervene during the stages of change. Instructors use a variety of large and small group exercises during all days of this training.

Objectives:


  • Participants will be able to identify various illicit substances and prescription medications that are commonly misused

  •  Participants will become aware of assessment tools and clinical criteria to identify substance use disorders

  • Participants will be able to list various harm reduction strategies

  • Participants will be able to identify how mental illness and substance use disorders are inter-related and will receive basic information about brain chemistry as it relates to substance use disorders.

  • Participants will be able to identify stages of change and stages of treatment

  •  Participants will review and identify appropriate interventions for each stage of change

  • Participants will become familiar with basic concepts of Motivational Interviewing

  • Participants will have the opportunity to create a treatment plan based on diagnostic information and scenarios.


Click Here to Register for this training.

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