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.
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.
Participants will increase their understanding of the definitions related to the LGBTQ+ community
Participants will review terminology pertaining to sex, gender identity, gender expression, gender role, and orientation - and the impacts on the lives of people who identify as LGBTQ+
Participants will become familiar with historical events pertaining to mental health, historical criminalization, social rights movements, and civil rights within the U.S.
Participants will gain understanding of current events
Participants will review common barrier and corresponding interventions pertaining to social, medical and systemic factors
Participants will become familiar with some of the health care services in the LGBTQ+ community
Participants are encouraged to explore their own biases related to this subject
Participants are encouraged to consider their role as an ally or as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and their work with individuals served
Participants will have a better understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder, and will be able to outline the philosophy and foundation of DBT.
Participants will learn and practice validation strategies to assist people who experience significant dysregulation.
This course will provide a basic understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder. It will outline the philosophy and foundation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and highlight the skills and practice relevant to the participants’ practice. Participants will work together to determine validation strategies and practice/role play them.
Brooke has worked in the behavioral health services since 1994 in various roles, including supportive housing, case management, therapy, program management, clinical supervision, and agency leadership. Brooke has provided trainings within and outside of RADIAS since 2007. Topics have included Conceptualization of Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Concepts of Person-Centered Planning, Treating Co-Occurring Disorders, Fundamentals of Mental Illness, and Compassion Fatigue.
Laura has worked for RADIAS Health since 2007. She worked with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, and other diagnoses, for 9 years in the RADIAS Health RSS program. She has provided adherent individual and group Dialectical Behavioral Therapy since 2015 through RADIAS Health’s DBT program. Laura also provides outpatient therapy and leads several outpatient therapy groups, including an advanced, aftercare DBT group for clients who have graduated from an adherent DBT program. Laura is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™. Laura co-facilitates the Introduction to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills training and leads the Applied DBT Skills training.
Let's face it - everybody has heard of this thing called CBT. Now is your chance to learn about what it actually is and ask the questions you were afraid to ask. Trust us, you're not the only one only pretending to know what the cognitive loop or cognitive restructuring is - this training will be open to all questions!
Objectives:
Participants will learn how the cognitive loop and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are related to one another.
Participants will have an understanding of the role of CBT in treating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.
Participants will be able to describe core concepts and how to apply CBT principles in their work, including how to form a basic CBT case conceptualization.
Participants will have an understanding of cognitive restructuring and the ABC framework.
Rob has worked with RADIAS Health for 16+ years and currently works as a therapist on the Ramsey Blue ACT Team. He has experience working in ACT as a therapist for 8+ years and also worked in the RSS program in both supervisory and counseling capacities for 8+ years. He has been licensed as an LPCC for 9+ years and has been doing trainings within and outside of RADIAS Health for 4+ years. Topics include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Illness Management and Recovery, Motivational Interviewing within ACT, and Non-violent Crisis De-Escalation.
Training participants will explore the concepts of both compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction. We will learn how recognize signs and symptoms, and do our own assessment. Participants will leave the training with their own self-care plan.
