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.
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
This is a Two-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.
This is a Two-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.
Trainers: Alyssa Conducy, LICSW and Julie Duncan, MA, LP
Associate Directors of Clinical Services Length: 6.5 Training hours
This course will provide participants with an overview of trauma including the impact on the brain, body, and lives of the individuals who experience it. We will discuss the prevalence of trauma and common trauma responses. We will review characteristics of trauma informed providers the principles of trauma informed care. This training includes practice techniques for use with individuals you serve.
Objectives:
· Have an understanding of trauma and trauma reactions
· Have the ability to identify and implement trauma informed service delivery strategies.
Alyssa has over 25 years of experience working in behavioral health, including direct service delivery, systems planning, and program management at both the County and non-profit level. She has provided training to services teams and organizations within the metro area, as well as presenting at several national conferences. Training topics have included Trauma Informed Care, Crisis Assessment and Intervention, Ethics, and a variety of topics related to the delivery of Psychiatric Rehabilitation services. Within her current role, Alyssa oversees a variety of programs spanning from ACT and First Episode Psychosis programs to Waivered services and housing support services. She is a trained ACT (TMACT) Fidelity Reviewer.
Julie has over 25 years of experience working in behavioral health in various leadership, project management, project development, and training roles. She has conducted clinical trainings since 2004. Currently she provides several clinical trainings to RADIAS staff on a recurring basis. Training topics include Trauma Informed Care, Civil Commitment, Family Psychoeducation, and Compassion Fatigue. She has presented at the Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs Annual Conference in Duluth. Julie has been an ACT Team Leader and oversees ACT teams in her current role at RADIAS. She is a trained ACT Fidelity Reviewer.
