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 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. In addition to direct service staff, this training is also recommended for Program Coordinators. This course is introductory level.
Objectives
Participants will have an understanding of trauma and trauma reactions
Participants will have the ability to identify and implement trauma informed service delivery strategies within their role as an ACT Team Member.
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.
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.
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